Razor's levée, or, [The] heads of a new wig ad-----------n on a broadbottom [graphic]
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Description
- Title
- Razor's levée, or, [The] heads of a new wig ad-----------n on a broadbottom [graphic]
- Alternative Title
-
Heads of a new wig ad-----------n on a broadbottom
Heads of a new wig administration on a broad bottom - Creator
- Sayers, James, 1748-1823, printmaker
- Contributor
- Cornell, Thos., active 1780-1792, publisher.
- Published / Created
- [21 April 1783]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Published 21st April 1783 by Thomas Cornell, Bruton Street
- Abstract
-
Heads of the members of the new ministry stand on wig blocks in a barber's shop. The barber washes his hands in a bowl attached to a double stand with the bewildered looking head of Lord North and the happily smiling one of Charles Fox on it. Behind them stand blocks with the heads of the Duke of Portland, Lords Cavendish, Stormont (David Murray), Carlisle, and Admiral Keppel. Samuel House, a well known Fox supporter, and a plebeian politician, is seated, with his tankard in his hand, in a chair placed next to Keppel's head. The head of Burke behind him wears an unhappy expression, perhaps at the distance between him and the other cabinet members. Behind the barber on the floor lie the discarded heads of former ministers, the Duke of Grafton, Lord Shelburne, and Dundas. Above on the wall are mirror images of Charles I and Cromwell, ready to embrace each other. "A new Map of Great Britain and Ireland" above the fireplace is torn between Ireland and the British Isle on which the name 'England' is conspicously absent below Scotland and Wales
- Description
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Title etched below image.
Signed with the monogram of James Sayers.
Mounted on page 27. - Provenance
- Charles W. Traylen; May 1960;
- Extent
- 1 print : plate mark 27.8 x 40 cm, on sheet 33 x 45 cm
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- Folio 75 Sa85 782 (Oversize)
- Collection Title
- Leaf 16. Folio album of 144 caricatures.
- Collection / Other Creator
- Sayers, James, 1748-1823.
- Collection Date
- [London], [between 1782 and 1810]
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1783
Etchings England London 1783
Annotations (Provenance)
Watermarks (Paper) - Material
- etching with stipple and drypoint ; and laid paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Geographic)
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Great Britain
England
London - Subject (Name)
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Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649
Cromwell, Oliver, 1599-1658
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806
North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792
Portland, William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, Duke of, 1738-1809
Cavendish, John, Lord, 1732-1796
Mansfield, David Murray, Earl of, 1727-1796
Carlisle, Frederick Howard, Earl of, 1748-1825
Keppel, Augustus Keppel, Viscount, 1725-1786
Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797
House, Samuel, -1785
Grafton, Augustus Henry Fitzroy, Duke of, 1735-1811
Melville, Henry Dundas, Viscount, 1742-1811
Lansdowne, William Petty, Marquis of, 1737-1805
Norton, Fletcher, 1716-1789
Dunning, John, Baron Ashburton, 1731-1783 - Subject (Topic)
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Politics and government
Barbers
Barbershops
Boxes
Wigs
Maps - Subjects
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Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649 > Caricatures and cartoons
Cromwell, Oliver, 1599-1658 > Caricatures and cartoons
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806 > Caricatures and cartoons
North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792 > Caricatures and cartoons
Portland, William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, Duke of, 1738-1809 > Caricatures and cartoons
Cavendish, John, Lord, 1732-1796 > Caricatures and cartoons
Mansfield, David Murray, Earl of, 1727-1796 > Caricatures and cartoons
Carlisle, Frederick Howard, Earl of, 1748-1825 > Caricatures and cartoons
Keppel, Augustus Keppel, Viscount, 1725-1786 > Caricatures and cartoons
Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797 > Caricatures and cartoons
House, Samuel, -1785 > Caricatures and cartoons
Grafton, Augustus Henry Fitzroy, Duke of, 1735-1811 > Caricatures and cartoons
Melville, Henry Dundas, Viscount, 1742-1811 > Caricatures and cartoons
Lansdowne, William Petty, Marquis of, 1737-1805 > Caricatures and cartoons
Norton, Fletcher, 1716-1789 > Caricatures and cartoons
Dunning, John, Baron Ashburton, 1731-1783 > Caricatures and cartoons
Great Britain > Politics and government > 1760-1789
Barbers
Barbershops > England > London > 1780-1790
Boxes
Wigs
Maps
England > 1783
England > London > 1783
Eldon, John Scott, Earl of, 1751-1838 > Ownership
Sayers, James, 1748-1823 > 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
- 6814716
- Object ID (OID)
- 16194389