The man wots got the whip hand of 'em all [graphic].
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Description
- Title
- The man wots got the whip hand of 'em all [graphic].
- Creator
- Heath, William, 1795-1840, printmaker
- Contributor
- McLean, T. publisher.
- Published / Created
- [30 May 1829]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Pub. May 30th, 1829, by T. McLean, 26 Haymarket ...
- Abstract
-
"A hand printing-press of metal (a Stanhope Press), supported on the stout legs of a man in breeches which seem to belong to a John Bull, puts to flight mere pigmy humans: two flee to the right, one propelled by a kick from a huge buckled shoe; two others have fallen. Two levers or handles serve as arms; one has a hand which grasps a giant pen, the feather entwined with three serpents which spit flame at the departing legs and cocked hat of Wellington, who, kicked into the air, disappears behind the upper right margin of the design. Another pair of legs, with the black stockings and buckled shoes of Eldon, project from the upper left margin; beside them a single leg and a broom indicate the departing Brougham. A second lever supports a print, 'The Man Wot Drives The Sovereign', copied from British Museum satires no. 15731; a flame issues from the press, threatening to scorch or destroy the print. The press is topped by a cap of Liberty inscribed 'Free Press' and encircled with a wreath. A little demon (a printer's devil) rushes towards the press from the left, holding up a big ink-ball."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
-
Title etched below image.
Attributed to William Heath in the British Museum catalogue.
Imprint continues: ... sole publisher of P. Pry caricatu[...].
This image was possibly published in Paul Pry, a newspaper dedicated to exposing political corruption and religious fraud. William Heath often worked with Thomas McLean and is well known for his caricatures and satirical imagery. - Provenance
- From the collection of Louis Phillipe, duc d'Orleans and later King of the French, with his stamp (illegible) on verso. Andrew Edmunds; October 2018.
- Extent
- 1 print : plate mark 34.9 x 25.2 cm, on sheet 39.8 x 27.9 cm
- Language
-
English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- 829.05.30.01+
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Caricatures and cartoons
Pictorial works
Satires (Visual works) England 1829
Etchings England London 1829
Stamps - Material
- etching ; and wove paper hand-colored.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Geographic)
- Great Britain.
- Subject (Name)
-
Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852
Eldon, John Scott, Earl of, 1751-1838.
Brougham and Vaux, Henry Brougham, Baron, 1778-1868. - Subject (Topic)
-
Free press and fair trial
Wit and humor, Pictorial
John Bull (Symbolic character)
Arcimboldesque figures
Demons
Kicking
Liberty cap
Printing presses - Subjects
-
Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852 > Caricatures and cartoons
Eldon, John Scott, Earl of, 1751-1838
Brougham and Vaux, Henry Brougham, Baron, 1778-1868
Free press and fair trial > Great Britain
Wit and humor, Pictorial
John Bull (Symbolic character)
Arcimboldesque figures
Demons
Kicking
Liberty cap
Printing presses
England > 1829
England > London > 1829
Louis Philippe, King of the French, 1773-1850 > Stamp
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
- 13844639
- Object ID (OID)
- 16704599