Neddy's black box containing what he does not value three skipps of a louse / [graphic]

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Title
Neddy's black box containing what he does not value three skipps of a louse / [graphic]
Creator
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
Contributor
Fores, S. W., publisher.
Published / Created
[30 January 1789]
Publication Place
London
Publisher
Pubd. 30 Janry., 1789, by S. Fores, No. 3 Picadilly [sic]
Abstract

"Burke kneels before a throne, from which the Prince of Wales has risen, eagerly holding out his hands for the head of Charles I which Burke proffers in a round box inscribed 'Treasury Box'; he says, "My Liege I told them in the House no day so proper to settle the Regency as Charles's Martyrdom". Sheridan stands behind Burke, leaning eagerly forward, and saying with a sinister scowl: "I too am for Dispatch such days best suit our Purpose"; from his pocket hangs a paper: 'Horn Tooke's Letter on the Princes Marriage' ('Prince' appears to have been scored through) ..."--British Museum online catalogue

Description
Title etched below image.
Printmaker identified in the British Museum catalogue as Rowlandson imitating James Sayers's signature.
Two lines of text below title: "Why not debate it on Friday, I say it is the only day in the year on which it ought to be debated (Charles's martyrdom) and carried up in the black box." Vide Mr. Burk-s speech on Tuesday last.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Temporary local subject terms: Emblems: Prince of Wales's feathers -- Treasury boxes -- Allusion to Prince of Wales's letter on Regency restrictions, 30 Dec. 1788 -- Speeches: Burke's in the House of Commons, Jan. 27, 1789 -- Satire on Regency resolutions -- Regency crisis, 1788 -- Thrones -- Execution of Charles I, Jan. 30, 1649 -- Literature: Tooke, John Horne, A letter to a friend on a reported marriage ... .
Watermark: fleur-de-lis on crowned shield with initials G R below.
Mounted to 28 x 37 cm.
Provenance
Alfred Bowditch Collection; Dec. 1966;
Extent
1 print : sheet 24.6 x 35 cm
Language
English

Collection Information

Repository
Lewis Walpole Library
Call Number
789.01.30.01+ Impression 1

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Genre
Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1789
Etchings England London 1789
Watermarks (Paper)
Material
etching ; and laid paper hand-colored.
Resource Type
still image
Subject (Name)
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830
Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797
Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816
Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649
Subjects
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830 > Caricatures and cartoons
Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797 > Caricatures and cartoons
Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816 > Caricatures and cartoons
Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649 > Caricatures and cartoons
England > 1789
England > London > 1789
Riviere & Son > Binding
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley > Ownership
Harvey, Francis > Ownership

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Identifiers

Orbis Record
7720926
Object ID (OID)
10731091

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