The fall of the Wolsey of the Woolsack [graphic].
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Description
- Title
- The fall of the Wolsey of the Woolsack [graphic].
- Creator
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
- Contributor
- Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher.
- Published / Created
- [24 May 1792]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Pubd. May 24th, 1792, by H. Humphrey, No. 18 Old Bond Street
- Abstract
-
"Thurlow, seated on the Woolsack, and George III who stands on the extreme left, tug at the bag of the Great Seal, while Pitt and Grenville (right) attempt to dislodge the Chancellor. The King, in profile to the right, tugs with both hands, saying, "What! What! What! - pull against me Neddy? pull against me? - no! no! no! - 'twont do! Neddy! 'twont do! leave go! leave go! Neddy - dont put me in a passion Neddy - but leave go Neddy - " Thurlow, holding one tassel, says: "Take it ingrate! - and then farewell, - O damnation I've touched the highest point of all my greatness - damnation And from that full meridian of my glory - damnation I haste now to my setting - I shall fall - damnation Like a bright exhalation in the evening - damnation And no man see me more - Damnation! O damnation" Pitt, kneeling on one knee, tugs with both hands at the back of the woolsack, saying, "Yeo! Yeo! - this one pull more Billy-Ranger, and we shall secure every thing into our own Family, and then leave me alone to take a pull at Old Nobbs [the King], & John Bull." Grenville, also on one knee, pulls with both hands at the Chancellor's wig; he says, "Bravo! Cousin Billy! - pull away! - now again! - I have a mighty fancy for this Wig! I think it would add dignity to my Ranger, & Secretaryship!"."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
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Title etched below image.
Printmaker from British Museum catalogue.
Sheet partially trimmed within plate mark.
Temporary local subject terms: Allusion to Cardinal Thomas Wolsey, 1475-1530 -- Nicknames: 'Old Nobbs' (George III) -- Expressions of speech: George III's 'what, what, what' -- Government officials: chancellor -- Dismissals: Thurlow's dismissal from Chancery, 1792 -- Great Seal -- Tug-of-war -- Containers: woolsack.
Mounted to 30 x 40 cm. - Provenance
- Frederick B. Daniell & Son ; Oct. 1962 ;
- Extent
- 1 print : sheet 26 x 36 cm
- Language
-
English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- 792.05.24.02+
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Caricatures and cartoons
Humor
Satires (Visual works) England 1792
Etchings England London 1792 - Material
- etching ; and wove paper hand-colored.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Name)
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George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820
Pitt, William, 1759-1806
Grenville, William Wyndham Grenville, Baron, 1759-1834
Thurlow, Edward Thurlow, Baron, 1731-1806 - Subject (Topic)
-
Great Britain
Politics and government - Subjects
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George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820 > Caricatures and cartoons
Pitt, William, 1759-1806 > Caricatures and cartoons
Grenville, William Wyndham Grenville, Baron, 1759-1834 > Caricatures and cartoons
Thurlow, Edward Thurlow, Baron, 1731-1806 > Caricatures and cartoons
Great Britain > Politics and government > 1789-1820 > Humor
England > 1792
England > London > 1792
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
- 7816635
- Object ID (OID)
- 10732784