The times, or, A view of the old house in Little Brittain with nobody going to Hannover. [graphic]
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Description
- Title
- The times, or, A view of the old house in Little Brittain with nobody going to Hannover. [graphic]
- Alternative Title
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View of the old house in Little Brittain
View of the old house in Little Britain - Creator
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
- Contributor
- Humphrey, William, approximately 1740-approximately 1810, publisher.
- Published / Created
- [23 January 1784]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Pubd. Ian. 23, 1784, by W. Humphrey, No. 227 Strand
- Abstract
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"On the right is 'The old Building', an inn of old-fashioned construction with a projecting upper story and attic, representing Great Britain or the Constitution. On the left is the king, apparently asleep, driving off to Hanover in a coach with a crown on its roof. Two men and a barefooted woman who holds up two naked infants kneel beside the coach in attitudes of despairing entreaty. In the upper left corner of the print, above the coach, an eye looks towards the 'Old House' labelled, 'Turn out those Robbers and repair the House'. The robbers in possession are members of the Coalition. The lowest story, stone-built and solid but sinking beneath the weight of the upper floors, is inscribed 'Public Credit', a large padlocked gate being inscribed 'Funds'. Outside it sits Fox, in the form of a fox, on a stone inscribed 'Protector'; he points towards the padlock. A chain attached to his waist is attached to a curving pillar, inscribed 'Coalition', which is the bending support of a balcony. Beside him, seated on a turnstile, is North saying, "Give me my Ease And do as you Please". On the other side of the gateway the crown stands on a block inscribed 'To be Sold'. The first floor is supported by two massive beams or props, one, 'The Lords', being intact (indicating the part taken by the Lords in rejecting the India Bill), the other, 'Prerogative of the Crown', is almost chopped through by one of two lawyers in a first-floor window inscribed 'ye two Lawyers'; he sits with one leg over the sill wielding an axe. Beside him projects from a beam the sign of the house, 'Magna Charta', a torn document with a pendant seal; the signboard is dropping down. He is Lee the Attorney-General, pilloried for his speech on the East India Company's Charter, see British Museum Satires No. 6364, &c. Next him is another lawyer, who shakes his clenched fist towards 'Magna Charta'. He is perhaps James Mansfield (1733-1821) who succeeded Lee as Solicitor-General (Nov. 19) on the death of Wallace. The first-floor balcony, an excrescence on the original structure supported by the pillar Coalition, extends round the corner of the house above Fox and North. It is filled with revellers: a harlequin leans over it, next him is Burke, who blows a long trumpet from which issue the words 'Sheridan Sheridan Sheridan dan Sheridan', pointing towards a group on his left which includes a man (Sheridan?) flourishing a bottle and dressed as a clown or zany (cf. British Museum Satires No. 7273), and two women, one of whom resembles the Duchess of Devonshire. Beside her a large flag projects from the balcony, 'Man of the People'; on it is a fox's brush. On the rails of the balcony is a placard 'Here's the Whore of Babylon the Devil and the Pope'. The wall behind is inscribed 'The old Building'. The projecting windowless attic or cornice is divided, in front of the house into partitions numbered from 1 to 10. Round the corner (right) the wall is inscribed 'The accursed 10 years American War fomented by opposition and misconducted by a timid Minister'. The roof is composed of stones or large irregular slates, on each of which is the word 'Tax', showing that the security of the house is endangered by the weight of taxes. On it sits a bird, probably a raven of ill omen."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
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Title etched below image.
Printmaker from British Museum catalogue.
Letter "S" in "Strand" in imprint is etched backwards.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Mounted to 29 x 46 cm. - Extent
- 1 print : sheet 26 x 44 cm
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- 784.01.23.01+ Impression 1
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1784
Etchings England London 1784 - Material
- etching ;
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Geographic)
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Great Britain
England - Subject (Name)
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George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820
Lee, John, 1733-1793
Mansfield, James, Sir, 1733-1821
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806
North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792
Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797
Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816
Cavendish, Georgiana Spencer, Duchess of Devonshire, 1757-1806 - Subject (Topic)
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Politics and government
Taverns (Inns)
Foxes
Clowns
Carriages & coaches - Subjects
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George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820 > Caricatures and cartoons
Lee, John, 1733-1793 > Caricatures and cartoons
Mansfield, James, Sir, 1733-1821 > Caricatures and cartoons
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806 > Caricatures and cartoons
North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792 > Caricatures and cartoons
Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797 > Caricatures and cartoons
Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816 > Caricatures and cartoons
Cavendish, Georgiana Spencer, Duchess of Devonshire, 1757-1806 > Caricatures and cartoons
Great Britain > Politics and government > 1760-1789
Taverns (Inns)
Foxes
Clowns
Carriages & coaches > England > 18th century
England > 1784
England > London > 1784
Riviere & Son > Binding
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley > Ownership
Harvey, Francis > Ownership
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
- 6964246
- Object ID (OID)
- 10727388