The seizure or give the devil his due being No. I of a sett [sic] of political prints call'd The opposition, the publication of which will be regularly continued evry [sic] Tuesday by I. Williams next the Mitre Tavern, Fleet Street. [graphic]
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Lewis Walpole Library > The seizure or give the devil his due being No. I of a sett [sic] of political prints call'd The opposition, the publication of which will be regularly continued evry [sic] Tuesday by I. Williams next the Mitre Tavern, Fleet Street. [graphic]
Description
- Title
- The seizure or give the devil his due being No. I of a sett [sic] of political prints call'd The opposition, the publication of which will be regularly continued evry [sic] Tuesday by I. Williams next the Mitre Tavern, Fleet Street. [graphic]
- Alternative Title
-
Excise
Resignation - Contributor
- Williams, John, fl. 1760-1814, publisher.
- Published / Created
- [1763]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- J. Williams
- Abstract
-
"Two-part satire on the resignation of Lord Bute, April 1763. On the left is a scene of execution, headed "Excise", with Bute, identified by his plaid waistcoat, hanging from an apple tree (referring to the Cider Bill), a devil sitting on the branch above him wears a large boot (a pun on Bute) on one leg, the other ending in a claw; two men below exult. In the centre a man (evidently another representation of Bute as he wears a large boot on one leg and on the other leg wears a garter lettered "Honi ..." as in the scene on the right) lies across a fire while another pumps a pair of bellows to fan the flames; three farmers standing behind the fire and another to the right rejoice at Bute's downfall. On the right, another devil reciting the proverb, "Harm watch, Harm catch", one leg ending in a hammer, sits on top of a gallows from which hangs a fox (Henry Fox) wighted down by money bags tied around his neck. On the right is a scene set in a grand interior, headed "Resignation, in which Princess Augusta sprawls weeping in a chair her breasts partly exposed while a devil delves into Bute's breeches as he drags him through a door through which flames and smoke can be seen, the Duke of Cumberland brandishes a sword in his right hand and pushes Bute with his left; he is encouraged by a nephew, Edward, Duke of York, at lower right, a lusty goat, one of whose hands is a claw, looks on with pleasure."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
-
Title etched below image, between the verses.
Two images on one plate, each with caption title above.
Eight lines of verse under each image: With greater joy, his L- see, like Judas hanging on a tree ...
Temporary local subject terms: Laws & statutes: Cyder Act, 1763 -- Bute's resignation, April 8, 1763.
Watermark.
Subjects identified below plate mark in an unknown hand. - Provenance
- Suckling.
- Extent
- 1 print : plate mark 22.5 x 37.1 cm, on sheet 25 x 39 cm
- Language
-
English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- 763.04.08.01+ Impression 1
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1763
Etchings England London 1763
Watermarks (Paper)
Annotations (Provenance) - Material
- etching with roulette ; and wove paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Name)
-
Augusta, Princess of Wales, 1719-1772
William Augustus, Prince, Duke of Cumberland, 1721-1765
Edward Augustus, Prince, Duke of York and Albany, 1739-1767
Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792
Holland, Henry Fox, Baron, 1705-1774 - Subjects
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Augusta, Princess of Wales, 1719-1772 > Caricatures and cartoons
William Augustus, Prince, Duke of Cumberland, 1721-1765 > Caricatures and cartoons
Edward Augustus, Prince, Duke of York and Albany, 1739-1767 > Caricatures and cartoons
Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792 > Caricatures and cartoons
Holland, Henry Fox, Baron, 1705-1774 > Caricatures and cartoons
England > 1763
England > London > 1763
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 8475290
- Object ID (OID)
- 10713181