A rough sketch of the times as deleniated [sic] by Sir Francis Burdett [graphic].
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Description
- Title
- A rough sketch of the times as deleniated [sic] by Sir Francis Burdett [graphic].
- Alternative Title
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Rough sketch of the times as deleniated by Sir Francis Burdett
Rough sketch of the times as delineated by Sir Francis Burdett - Creator
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
- Contributor
- Tegg, Thomas, 1776-1846, publisher.
- Published / Created
- [9 May 1819]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Pubd. May 9th, 1819, by Thos. Tegg, No. 111 Cheapside
- Abstract
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"Burdett, young and handsome, stands between two contrasted men. He takes the left hand of a stout good-looking fellow: 'The Genius of Honour and Integrity', and points with a gesture of dismissal to 'The Monster of Corruption', a hideous and grotesque old man who departs to the right, clutching money-bags. Above Burdett's head: 'Look here upon this picture, and on this, And then Judge for Yourselves'. He wears a ribbon like a Garter ribbon inscribed 'MAGNA CHARTA Bill of Rights'. Against the head of 'The Genius of Honour' are inscriptions: 'A sound Mind'; 'An Eye ever watchful to the Welfare of his fellow Citizens.'; 'A Tongue that never belied a good Heart'. On his shoulder: 'A Shoulder that never shrinks in trouble'. A placard across his chest: 'An Upright Breast and an Honest Heart'. On his paunch: 'A Lover of Peace and Plenty A Plain Liver'. His pocket: 'Pocket ever open to the Necessities of his Fellow Creatures'. Knee: 'A Knee to Religion'. Leg: 'Legs ever steady in his Country Cause'. In his right hand, inscribed 'Hand of Justice', he holds a paper: 'A Staunch Supporter of the Bill of Rights An Advocate for a Fair Representation of the People An Enemy to Bribery and Corruption'. 'The Monster' has a large grotesque head; his bald scalp is inscribed 'Professions and Promises'; the eye-socket is covered with a white disk: 'An Eye to Interest'; his projecting nose: 'A Scent for Interest'; his projecting toothless jaw: 'A Mouth of Guile'. He wears a 'Collar of Corruption'. The arm: 'Arms of Power'; hand: 'Hands of Extortion', holding a bag: 'Pensions Reversions Perquisites of Office'. In the left hand: 'Bag of Bribery'. On his chest: 'A Cringinge Soul'. On his paunch: 'Pampered Appetite'. His coat-pocket bulges with 'Secret Service Mony'. His right leg: 'Legs of Luxury'; his left thigh: 'A Rotten Borough'; shoe: 'Feet of Connivance'."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
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Title etched below image.
Printmaker from British Museum catalogue.
Reissue, with publication year "1810" altered to "1819" in imprint statement. See British Museum catalogue.
Plate from: Woodward, G.M. Caricature magazine, or Hudibrastic mirror. London : Thomas Tegg, [1808?], v. 1.
"Price one shilling couloured [sic]."
Leaf 15 in volume 1. - 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
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- Folio 75 W87 807 v.1
- Collection Title
- V. 1. 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 1810
Etchings England London 1819 - Material
- etching ; and wove paper hand-colored.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Name)
- Burdett, Francis, 1770-1844
- Subjects
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Burdett, Francis, 1770-1844 > Caricatures and cartoons
England > 1810
England > London > 1819
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
- 12836912
- Object ID (OID)
- 16192699