Charles the Third, King of all the Orkneys and would be monarch of the East, or, The effects of a bad conscience [graphic].
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Description
- Title
- Charles the Third, King of all the Orkneys and would be monarch of the East, or, The effects of a bad conscience [graphic].
- Alternative Title
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Charles III, King of all the Orkneys and would be monarch of the East
Effects of a bad conscience - Contributor
- Fores, S. W., publisher.
- Published / Created
- [16 June 1784]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Pubd. June 16th, 1784, as the act directs, by S. Fores, 3 Piccadilly
- Abstract
-
"Fox, dressed as a Tudor monarch, starts from a low couch on which he has been lying, his eyes staring in horror. In his right hand he grasps a sword inscribed 'Injustice'. Round his neck, on a ribbon inscribed 'Order of Blacklegs', is a medallion bearing a dice-box and dice. At his feet is a helmet (right) with a closed visor inscribed 'Helmet of Unrighteousness', and various documents inscribed respectively 'Petn Kirkwa[ll]' ; 'Westminster Election'; 'Private list 2500 bad votes on my side of the Question'; 'Ways and means P-- W-- [Prince of Wales] Newmar[ket] Brooks's--Dutchess--North--D-- de Chart[res] &c. &c. &c. &c'; 'India Bill For the better security Of power to me and my Friends'. Fox wears a ruff, slashed doublet and trunk-hose, an ermine-bordered cloak, and slashed shoes. A curtain hangs on each side of the couch; it partly conceals (left) a framed portrait-head of the Duchess of Devonshire in profile to the right, wearing at her breast a 'Fox' favour. Above the design is etched: 'If we be conquerd, Let men conquer us, And not these Bastard Britons, whom my Father Has in their own Land, Cheaten, spurn d and trod 'on And left them on record an Heir of Shame. Are these men fit to be the Heirs of England?'"--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
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Title etched below image.
Temporary local subject terms: Emotions -- Male costume: Tudor dress -- Allusion to gambling -- Tassels -- Curtains -- Allusion to William Shakespeare, Richard III, v. 3.
Partial watermark bottom center of sheet: fleur-de-lis.
Mounted to 33 x 40 cm. - Provenance
- Alfred Bowditch Collection; December 1966;
- Extent
- 1 print : plate mark 27.8 x 30.2 cm, on sheet 30.0 x 38.0 cm
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- 784.06.16.01+
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Parodies, imitations, etc
Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1784
Etchings England London 1784
Stipple engravings England London 1784 - Material
- etching and stipple engraving ; and laid paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Geographic)
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England)
London. - Subject (Name)
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
Cavendish, Georgiana Spencer, Duchess of Devonshire, 1757-1806
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806
Great Britain. Parliament
East India Company. - Subject (Topic)
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Elections, 1784
Fear
Draperies
Picture frames
Political elections - Subjects
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 > Parodies, imitations, etc
Cavendish, Georgiana Spencer, Duchess of Devonshire, 1757-1806 > Caricatures and cartoons
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806 > Caricatures and cartoons
Great Britain. Parliament > Elections, 1784
East India Company
Fear
Draperies
Picture frames
Political elections > England) > London
England > 1784
England > London > 1784
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
- 7665027
- Object ID (OID)
- 10727864