Love and law i.e. a venial misfortune, or, Crim-con modifyd [graphic].
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Description
- Title
- Love and law i.e. a venial misfortune, or, Crim-con modifyd [graphic].
- Alternative Title
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Crim-con modifyd
Crim-con modified - Creator
- Williams, Charles, active 1797-1830, printmaker
- Contributor
- Tegg, Thomas, 1776-1846, publisher.
- Published / Created
- [2 May 1813]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Pubd. May 2d, 1813, by T. Tegg, 111 Cheapside
- Abstract
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"A handsome rakish-looking man (left) puts his arms round the waist of a good-looking young woman, who draws away from him. Their words, in large labels above their heads, are from verses in the 'Examiner', 10 Jan. 1813 (by Tom Moore) [reprinted, 'The Twopenny Post-Bag', 1813, pp. 83-5, with an additional verse by the lady on 'an old Marquis [Headfort], in mischief grown hoary']: He (the first and last of four verses): "Come fly to these arms, nor let beauties so bloomy To one frigid owner be tied, The Prudes may revile, and the old ones look gloomy, But dearest we've Law on our side. . . . And ev'n should our sweet violation of duty By cold blooded jurors be tried, They can but bring it in, a "Misfortune" my beauty As long as we've Law on our side." She: "Hold! Hold my good Sir! go a little more slowly For grant I thus guiltily sigh'd, Such sinners as we are a little to lowly To hope to have Law on our side. Had you been a great Prince, to whose star shining oe'er 'em, Then people should look for thier [sic] guide, Then your Highness (and welcome) might kick down decorum, You'd always have Law on your side. . . . But for you Sir Crim Con. is a path full of troubles, By my advice therefore abide And leave the pursuit to those princes and nobles Who have such a Law on their side." On the right the Prince walks off in back view between Lady Hertford and Ellenborough, in wig and gown. He takes Ellenborough's left arm, his left arm is round Lady Hertford, whose right arm is round the Prince, her profile turned possessively towards him. Ellenborough declaims: "Too busy Senates with an over care, "To make us better than our kind can bear, "Have dash'd a spice of Envy in the laws, "And straining up to high have spoil'd the cause; "Yet some wise Nations break the cruel chains, "And own no laws but those which Love ordains." On the ground behind the group are two papers, one below the other and showing only the left margin: 'Trial / Mar[quis of Headfort] / Crim / Decem / -Dam / £20,00 .. Above it: "L'Amour par tyrannie obtient "ce qu'il demande, "S'il parle il faut ceder; Obeir "s'il commande "Et ce Dieux [sic], tout aveugle, et tout "enfant qu'it [sic] est, "Dispose de nos cœurs, quand et "comme il lui plait".--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
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Title etched below image.
Printmaker from British Museum catalogue.
Three lines of quoted text (from King Lear, IV. vi.) following title: "Plate sin with gold, "and the strong lance of justice hurtless breaks, "arm it in rags, a pigmy's straw doth pierce it.
Plate numbered "195" in upper right corner.
Plate from: Woodward, G.M. Caricature magazine, or Hudibrastic mirror. London : Thomas Tegg, [1808?], v. 3.
Also issued separately.
"Price 1/ cold."--Following imprint.
Temporary local subject terms: Male costume, 1813 -- Female costume, 1813.
In contemporary hand, in ink at top of print: 151. - Extent
- 1 print : plate mark 24.5 x 35 cm, on sheet 25 x 36 cm
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- 813.05.02.01+
- Collection Title
- V. 3. Caricature magazine, or, Hudibrastic mirror.
- Collection / Other Creator
- Woodward, G. M. (George Moutard), approximately 1760-1809.
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1813
Etchings England London 1813
Annotations (Provenance) 19th century - Material
- etching ; and wove paper hand-colored.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Name)
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Ellenborough, Edward Law, Baron, 1750-1818
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830
Hertford, Isabella Anne Ingram-Seymour-Conway, Marchioness of, 1760-1834 - Subjects
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Ellenborough, Edward Law, Baron, 1750-1818 > Caricatures and cartoons
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830 > Caricatures and cartoons
Hertford, Isabella Anne Ingram-Seymour-Conway, Marchioness of, 1760-1834 > Caricatures and cartoons
England > 1813
England > London > 1813
19th century
Johnstone, Henry Arthur > 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
- 8259329
- Object ID (OID)
- 10941250