S. Alan Gardiner. Covent Garden [graphic].
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Description
- Title
- S. Alan Gardiner. Covent Garden [graphic].
- Alternative Title
- Sir Alan Gardiner, Covent Garden
- Creator
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
- Published / Created
- [ca. June 1796]
- Publication Place
- [London]?
- Publisher
- publisher not identified
- Abstract
-
"Sir Alan Gardner (left) in naval uniform, bends forward to cut off, with a sickle inscribed 'Loyalty', the head of Fox, which is planted in the ground like some monstrous vegetable, the hair terminating in leaves. One of these Gardner holds, saying, "My Life and Services are ever devoted to my King & Country". Fox says: "I was always a Staunch Friend to the Crops and Sans Culottes but this damn'd Crop is quite unexpected". Gardner stands on 'Constitutional Ground'. Behind him stands Britannia, towering above him, and holding a laurel wreath over his head; she says: "Go on, Britain approves and will protect you!" On her spear is the cap of Liberty. More 'venemous' democrats are being drawn towards flames by the Devil (right), a figure like that of BMSat 6283. He puts his trident-like rake in the neck of Horne Tooke, who has a reptilian body with a barbed tail and feline claws, saying, "Long look'd for come at last Welcome thou Staunch Friend and faithful Servant, enter thou onto the Hot-bed prepared for thee." Tooke, his head in profile to the right, says, "Now will no prospering Virtue gall my jaundiced Eye - nor people foster'd by a belov'd Sovereign and defended by the Wisdom of his Counsellors. - To Anarchy & Confusion I will blow my Horne, and wallow in every thing that's damnable". The Devil clutches in the talons of his right foot the head of Thelwall, who says, "This will not Tell well." His left foot tramples the neck of Hardy, who says, "I was Fool Hardy". In the background is a man-of-war, Queen, her flag inscribed 'June Ist'. Below the title: 'Weeds carefully eradicated, & Venemous Reptiles destroy'd \ by Royal Patent \ God save the King.'"--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
-
Title from item.
Temporary local subject terms: Royal Navy: "Queen".
Watermark: Strasburg lily.
Mounted to 31 x 49 cm. - Provenance
- Alfred Bowditch Collection ; Dec. 1966 ;
- Extent
- 1 print : plate mark 24 x 35.3 cm, on sheet 27 x 40 cm
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- 796.06.00.02
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1796
Etchings England London 1796
Watermarks (Paper) - Material
- etching ; and laid paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Geographic)
- Great Britain.
- Subject (Name)
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Great Britain. Parliament
Gardner, Alan Gardner, Baron, 1742-1809
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806
Tooke, John Horne, 1736-1812
Thelwall, John, 1764-1834
Hardy, Thomas, 1752-1832 - Subject (Topic)
-
Elections, 1796
First of June, Battle of the, 1794
Trials (Treason)
Britannia (Symbolic character)
Liberty cap
Devil
Wreaths - Subjects
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Great Britain. Parliament > Elections, 1796
Gardner, Alan Gardner, Baron, 1742-1809 > Caricatures and cartoons
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806 > Caricatures and cartoons
Tooke, John Horne, 1736-1812 > Caricatures and cartoons
Thelwall, John, 1764-1834 > Caricatures and cartoons
Hardy, Thomas, 1752-1832 > Caricatures and cartoons
First of June, Battle of the, 1794
Trials (Treason) > Great Britain
Britannia (Symbolic character)
Liberty cap
Devil
Wreaths
England > 1796
England > London > 1796
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
- 8081779
- Object ID (OID)
- 10952940