More economy, or, A penny saved a penny got [graphic].
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Description
- Title
- More economy, or, A penny saved a penny got [graphic].
- Alternative Title
- Penny saved a penny got
- Creator
- Heath, William, 1795-1840, printmaker
- Contributor
- Tegg, Thomas, 1776-1846, publisher.
- Published / Created
- [8 April 1819]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Pub. April 8th, 1819, by T. Tegg, 111 Cheapside
- Abstract
-
"The Duke of York rides a velocipede (see British Museum Satires No. 13399), taking long strides, on a country road from London, indicated by St. Paul's, the Monument, &c. in the background, towards Windsor Castle on a hill (left). He wears a mitre and surplice with regimentals and jackboots. He turns his head to address John Bull (right), a paunchy 'cit' who stands stolidly, his hands resting on a stout stick: "You see Johnny I dont like to Squander away your money I won't have any more Clarks I wont go to Valencienes any more Ill run nothing but real Dandies there's a Saveing for you Johnny only £10000 a year for hearing the Doctors Reports & pay all my Traveling Expences I gave Mr Johnston £8 for this Charger the Cheapest I could get theres Economy for you you'l live in Clover now." John answers, with protruding underlip: "Dang it Mistir Bishop thee art saveing indeed thee used to ride in a Coach and Six now I pay thee 10.000 a year more thee art Rideing a wooden Horse for all the world Like a Gatepost"."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
-
Title etched below image.
Printmaker from British Museum catalogue.
Plate numbered "340" in upper right corner.
Plate from: Woodward, G.M. Caricature magazine, or Hudibrastic mirror. London : Thomas Tegg, [1808?], v. 5.
Watermark: 1817.
Leaf 50 in volume 5. - Provenance
- Bound in the set of five volumes, formerly owned by Henry Arthur Johnstone. Binding: red morocco with his initials stamped in gold on the front cover in a shield with crossed swords and three floral stamps above and one below; also four floral stamps on spine with volume number and spine title in gold: The caricature magazine. Leather endpapers with his ex libris blind stamped on front flyleaf -- a boat with large sail, with a cutout in the shape of the sun in upper left. Myers; May 1942.
- Extent
- 1 print : plate mark 24.8 x 36 cm, on sheet 25.6 x 42 cm
- Language
-
English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- Folio 75 W87 807 v.5
- Collection Title
- V. 5. Caricature magazine, or, Hudibrastic mirror.
- Collection / Other Creator
- Woodward, G. M. (George Moutard), approximately 1760-1809.
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1819
Etchings England London 1819
Watermarks (Paper) 1817 - Material
- etching ; and wove paper hand-colored.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Name)
- Frederick Augustus, Prince, Duke of York and Albany, 1763-1827
- Subject (Topic)
- John Bull (Symbolic character)
- Subjects
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Frederick Augustus, Prince, Duke of York and Albany, 1763-1827 > Caricatures and cartoons
John Bull (Symbolic character) > Caricatures and cartoons
England > 1819
England > London > 1819
1817
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
- 12899861
- Object ID (OID)
- 16192615