The new country dance as danced at C**** July the 30th 1766 [graphic].
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Description
- Title
- The new country dance as danced at C**** July the 30th 1766 [graphic].
- Alternative Title
- New country dance as danced at Court July the 30th 1766
- Contributor
- O'Neale, Jefferyes Hamett, -1801.
- Published / Created
- [5 September 1766]
- Publication Place
- London?
- Publisher
- publisher not identified
- Abstract
-
"Satire on the end of Lord Rockingham's administration shown as a dance at court. The verses below describe the protagonists who have been numbered in pen and ink: in the centre, Princess Augusta (1) dances with Lord Bute (2) their joined hands holding a leading string attached to Pitt (3) with a gouty leg who leans on his crutch, adorned with a coronet, as he converses with America, a half naked native American woman holding a bottle of rum. To the left of the Princess, stand Charles Townshend (4), holding a weathercock, beside his partner Britannia standing on her head, her shield and spear fallen on the ground. Further left, Lord Northington (5) robed as Lord President of the Council holds a glass of wine towards his elaborately dressed young woman (6; identified by Stephens as Betty Careless, although she had died in 1752). On the right, Henry Fox (7) dances with the devil; behind him are a Frenchman saying he will not pay the Canada Bills recompensing Britain after the Seven Years' War, and a Spaniard saying he will not pay the Manilla Ransom, a sum of two million dollars offered to Britain by the governor of Manilla when the city was captured. At far left, the king (8) plays the fiddle accompanied by two Scottish bagpipers. Wilkes (9) flies above, a copy of his Essay on Woman in his pocket, bound for Paris on a broomstick with a witch who says she will take him anywhere but to Scotland; he defecates on the head of Lord Bute. In the foreground stand four politicians: Temple (10) saying that he will get Francis Hayman to paint the scene for his garden at Stowe; Newcastle (11) wearing spectacles; Rockingham (12) wearning boots and carrying a riding whip; Winchilsea (13). Verses below in six columns, each with the chorus, "Doodle doodle doo""--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
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Title etched at bottom of image.
"The devil seems to have been inspired by the work of Jefferyes Hamett O'Neale and other facial types echo those in prints designed by him"--Curator's comments, British Museum online catalogue registration no.: 1868,0808.4386.
Publication date based on advertisement in The Public advertiser, Sept. 4, 1766.
Description based on an imperfect impression; sheet trimmed within plate mark at bottom resulting in loss of text below image, including distribution information and price from lower right corner. For missing text, see British Museum online catalogue.
Figure numbered '6' is most likely a depiction of Fanny Murray.
Mounted to 28 x 43 cm. - Provenance
- Peter Murray Hill, November 1964; Note on mounting board: Earl of Cork's collection.
- Extent
- 1 print : sheet 22 x 34 cm
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- 766.09.05.01+
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1767
Etchings England London 1767 - Material
- etching ; and laid paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Name)
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George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820
Augusta, Princess of Wales, 1719-1772
Charles III, King of Spain, 1716-1788
Louis XV, King of France, 1710-1774
Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792
Pitt, William, Earl of Chatham, 1708-1778
Holland, Henry Fox, Baron, 1705-1774
Townshend, Charles, 1725-1767
Northington, Robert Henley, Earl of, 1708?-1772
Newcastle, Thomas Pelham-Holles, Duke of, 1693-1768
Rockingham, Charles Watson-Wentworth, Marquis of, 1730-1782
Temple, Richard Grenville-Temple, Earl, 1711-1779
Winchilsea, Daniel Finch, Earl of, 1689-1769
Wilkes, John, 1725-1797
Murray, Fanny, 1729-1778
Hayman, Francis, 1708-1776. - Subject (Topic)
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Influence
Britannia (Symbolic character)
Alcoholic beverages
Brooms & brushes
Crutches
Devil
Eyeglasses
Prostitutes
Symbols
Weather vanes
Witches - Subjects
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George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820 > Caricatures and cartoons
Augusta, Princess of Wales, 1719-1772 > Caricatures and cartoons
Charles III, King of Spain, 1716-1788 > Caricatures and cartoons
Louis XV, King of France, 1710-1774 > Caricatures and cartoons
Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792 > Influence
Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792 > Caricatures and cartoons
Pitt, William, Earl of Chatham, 1708-1778 > Caricatures and cartoons
Holland, Henry Fox, Baron, 1705-1774 > Caricatures and cartoons
Townshend, Charles, 1725-1767 > Caricatures and cartoons
Northington, Robert Henley, Earl of, 1708?-1772 > Caricatures and cartoons
Newcastle, Thomas Pelham-Holles, Duke of, 1693-1768 > Caricatures and cartoons
Rockingham, Charles Watson-Wentworth, Marquis of, 1730-1782 > Caricatures and cartoons
Temple, Richard Grenville-Temple, Earl, 1711-1779 > Caricatures and cartoons
Winchilsea, Daniel Finch, Earl of, 1689-1769 > Caricatures and cartoons
Wilkes, John, 1725-1797 > Caricatures and cartoons
Murray, Fanny, 1729-1778 > Caricatures and cartoons
Hayman, Francis, 1708-1776
Treaty of Paris (1763 February 10)
Britannia (Symbolic character)
Alcoholic beverages
Brooms & brushes
Crutches
Devil
Eyeglasses
Prostitutes
Symbols
Weather vanes
Witches
England > 1767
England > London > 1767
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
- 8422819
- Object ID (OID)
- 10713310