The caricaturers stock in trade [graphic]
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Description
- Title
- The caricaturers stock in trade [graphic]
- Creator
- Mansell, William, 1750-1820, printmaker
- Contributor
- Humphrey, William, approximately 1740-approximately 1810, publisher.
- Published / Created
- [26 March 1786]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Pub. 26 March 1786 by W. Humphrey, Lancaster Court
- Abstract
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"Design in an oval. Thirteen heads arranged in four rows, the first, second, and fourth having three heads, the third four. In the uppermost row the Prince of Wales (left) and the King (right) face each other in profile; the likeness between them is stressed. Between and slightly above them is Queen Charlotte, in profile to the left, her hair inscribed 'Queen of hearts', cf. British Museum Satires No. 6978. In the next row Fox, full-face, is the central head of the design; Mrs. Fitzherbert (left) (unrecognizable) wears a low crown inscribed 'Queen would be', and the feathers of the Prince of Wales; George Hanger, in profile to the left, wears the large cocked hat made familiar by British Museum Satires No. 6924, &c. The next four heads are (left to right): Mrs. Siddons, wearing a low crown inscribed 'Queen Rant', looking wildly over her shoulder to the right; Burke, wearing spectacles and a cap or turban, his back turned to Pitt who is in profile to the right; on the left in profile to the right is the Duchess of Devonshire, wearing a low crown and a collar which are inscribed 'Queen of Fox'. In the lowest row the central figure is the broad back of North wearing his ribbon; on the left is Mrs. Abington, a ribbon in her much-curled hair inscribed 'Queen Scrub' (see British Museum Satires No. 7053); on the right, in profile to the left, is the Duke of Richmond."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
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Title etched below image.
Initials "W.M." identified in British Museum catalogue as those of William Mansell.
Characters identified in pencil. - Provenance
- Rickman; June 1958.
- Extent
- 1 print : plate mark 174 x 163 mm, on sheet 241 x 220 mm
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- 786.03.26.01
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Caricatures and cartoons
Caricatures
Satires (Visual works) England 1786
Aquatints England London 1786 - Material
- aquatint wtih stipple ; and laid paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Name)
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Charlotte, consort of George III, King of Great Britain, 1744-1818
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830
Abington, Mrs., 1737-1815 (Frances Barton),
Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797
Devonshire, Elizabeth Cavendish, Duchess of, 1758-1824
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806
Fitzherbert, Maria Anne, 1756-1837
Hanger, George, 1751?-1824
North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792
Pitt, William, 1759-1806
Richmond, Charles Lennox, 3d Duke of, 1735-1806
Siddons, Sarah, 1755-1831 - Subjects
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Charlotte, consort of George III, King of Great Britain, 1744-1818 > Caricatures and cartoons
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820 > Caricatures and cartoons
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830 > Caricatures and cartoons
Abington, Mrs., (Frances Barton), 1737-1815 > Caricatures and cartoons
Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797 > Caricatures and cartoons
Devonshire, Elizabeth Cavendish, Duchess of, 1758-1824 > Caricatures and cartoons
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806 > Caricatures and cartoons
Fitzherbert, Maria Anne, 1756-1837 > Caricatures and cartoons
Hanger, George, 1751?-1824 > Caricatures and cartoons
North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792 > Caricatures and cartoons
Pitt, William, 1759-1806 > Caricatures and cartoons
Richmond, Charles Lennox, 3d Duke of, 1735-1806 > Caricatures and cartoons
Siddons, Sarah, 1755-1831 > Caricatures and cartoons
England > 1786
England > London > 1786
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
- 7692931
- Object ID (OID)
- 10728093