The laird of the boot [graphic].

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Description

Title
The laird of the boot [graphic].
Published / Created
[after 1763]
Publication Place
England
Publisher
publisher not identified
Abstract

"Satire on the influence of Lord Bute on the young George III, showing the king and queen, as a lion and lionness, in a coach decorated with thistles, driven at speed by Princess Augusta with Bute at her feet whipping on the horses and throwing out coins; Britannia has fallen and is about to be run over by the coach. Henry Fox rides postillion, asking for instructions from Bute who replies that the route is "through [the Princess of] Wales". A Scots footman warns that William Pitt is following; Pitt and Newcastle gallop after the coach while Cumberland has been thrown from the "H[anove]r" horse". Lord Mansfield and another Scottish peer (identified in the verses below as "Jockey Americanus") ride beside the coach "to guard 'em along". A group of Scotsmen in the foreground cheeer Bute on. Etched title and three columns of verse below."--British Museum online catalogue, description of alternate state

Description
Title etched above image.
Plate numbered '30' in upper right corner.
Two columns of verse below image: See the coach fill'd with Scotish thanes, a female managing the reins ...
Restrike of no. 3898 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 4
Temporary local subject terms: Dismemberment of the British Empire -- Vehicles: coach.
Provenance
Suckling; May 1956;
Extent
1 print : plate mark 9.6 x 12.2 cm, on sheet 12 x 15 cm
Language
English

Collection Information

Repository
Lewis Walpole Library
Call Number
762.00.00.51.2

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Genre
Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1762
Etchings England London 1762
Book illustrations
Material
etching ; and wove paper.
Resource Type
still image
Subject (Name)
Augusta, Princess of Wales, 1719-1772
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820
Charlotte, consort of George III, King of Great Britain, 1744-1818
William Augustus, Prince, Duke of Cumberland, 1721-1765
Holland, Henry Fox, Baron, 1705-1774
Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792
Pitt, William, Earl of Chatham, 1708-1778
Mansfield, William Murray, Earl of, 1705-1793
Newcastle, Thomas Pelham-Holles, Duke of, 1693-1768
Subjects
Augusta, Princess of Wales, 1719-1772 > Caricatures and cartoons
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820 > Caricatures and cartoons
Charlotte, consort of George III, King of Great Britain, 1744-1818 > Caricatures and cartoons
William Augustus, Prince, Duke of Cumberland, 1721-1765 > Caricatures and cartoons
Holland, Henry Fox, Baron, 1705-1774 > Caricatures and cartoons
Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792 > Caricatures and cartoons
Pitt, William, Earl of Chatham, 1708-1778 > Caricatures and cartoons
Mansfield, William Murray, Earl of, 1705-1793 > Caricatures and cartoons
Newcastle, Thomas Pelham-Holles, Duke of, 1693-1768 > Caricatures and cartoons
England > 1762
England > London > 1762

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Identifiers

Orbis Record
8523437
Object ID (OID)
10713046

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