The political mouse-trap, or, A great ***** in an uproar : addressed to the rat-killer of St. James's. A new song, to the tune of, There was an old woman at Grimstone
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Lewis Walpole Library > The political mouse-trap, or, A great ***** in an uproar : addressed to the rat-killer of St. James's. A new song, to the tune of, There was an old woman at Grimstone
Description
- Title
- The political mouse-trap, or, A great ***** in an uproar : addressed to the rat-killer of St. James's. A new song, to the tune of, There was an old woman at Grimstone
- Alternative Title
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Great ***** in an uproar
Great house in an uproar - Contributor
- Sumpter, Edward, active 1763-1787, publisher.
- Published / Created
- [1763]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Sold by E. Sumpter, three doors from Shoe-Lane, Fleet-Street
- Abstract
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"Satire on Samuel Martin's duel with Wilkes. On the left, two Scotsmen support Lord Sandwich who is holding up a copy of Wilkes's Essay on Woman saying, "This will do for him I warrant ye". In front of them the diminutive figure of Samuel Martin fires a shot at a mouse representing Wilkes. In the centre, behind Martin, a group of four men express their horror at the Essay: Kidgell proclaiming, "I'll publish a Narrative about it", Bishop Warburton holding up a copy and condemning it as blasphemy, and Lord Lyttleton crying, "O 'tis so shocking I can't bear it." In the centre, a Scot (Bute?) wearing a bonnet with a feather draws his sword at the mouse. To the right, Britannia, naked to the waist, swoons as a rat representing Bute attacks her heart; she is attended by Newcastle, Temple, Pitt and Cumberland. Engraved inscriptions and speech-balloons, letterpress title and verses in two columns, and one vertical and one horizontal segment of type ornament."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
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Caption title in letterpress below image plate mark (17.5 x 23.5 cm).
Publication date from British Museum catalogue.
Two columns of verse in letterpress below title, separated vertically with an ornamental border. When a certain great ***** was alarm'd at a mouse, they vow'd that they'd quickly ***** him ...
Publisher's advertisement below verses, following imprint: ... where may be had, The British antidote to Caledonian poison, 2 vols. Price 5s. - Provenance
- Suckling; November 1958;
- Extent
- 1 print : sheet 41 x 26 cm
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- 763.12.06.01+ Impression 1
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1763
Etchings England London 1763
Broadsides
Poems
Publishers' advertisements England London 1763 - Material
- etching & engraving ;
- Subject (Name)
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William Augustus, Prince, Duke of Cumberland, 1721-1765
Martin, Samuel, -1788.
Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792
Pitt, William, Earl of Chatham, 1708-1778
Temple, Richard Grenville-Temple, Earl, 1711-1779
Newcastle, Thomas Pelham-Holles, Duke of, 1693-1768
Wilkes, John, 1725-1797
Warburton, William, 1698-1779
Lyttelton, George Lyttelton, Baron, 1709-1773 - Subject (Topic)
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Britannia (Symbolic character)
Clergy - Subjects
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William Augustus, Prince, Duke of Cumberland, 1721-1765 > Caricatures and cartoons
Martin, Samuel, -1788
Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792 > Caricatures and cartoons
Pitt, William, Earl of Chatham, 1708-1778 > Caricatures and cartoons
Temple, Richard Grenville-Temple, Earl, 1711-1779 > Caricatures and cartoons
Newcastle, Thomas Pelham-Holles, Duke of, 1693-1768 > Caricatures and cartoons
Wilkes, John, 1725-1797 > Caricatures and cartoons
Warburton, William, 1698-1779 > Caricatures and cartoons
Lyttelton, George Lyttelton, Baron, 1709-1773 > Caricatures and cartoons
Britannia (Symbolic character)
Clergy
England > 1763
England > London > 1763
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- Access
- Public
- Rights
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Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 8478562
- Object ID (OID)
- 10713222