The green bag, it's contents & all it's appendages are insufficient to turn the scale of public opinion [graphic]
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Description
- Title
- The green bag, it's contents & all it's appendages are insufficient to turn the scale of public opinion [graphic]
- Alternative Title
- Green bag, its contents and all its appendages are insufficient to turn the scale of public opinion
- Creator
- Heeston, active 1820, printmaker
- Contributor
- Fores, S. W., publisher.
- Published / Created
- July 11, 1820.
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Pubd. by S.W. Fores, 41 Piccadilly
- Abstract
-
"A hand, 'Manus Populi', extends into the design from the upper margin, holding a chain from which hangs a pair of scales. On one (right), close to the ground, sits the Queen, hands crossed on her breast, saying: "My innocence will support me & my Country will protect me-- 10 Great Men against one unprotected Woman are fearful odds." The other scale, high in the air, is completely filled by a green bag, see British Museum Satires No. 13735, from the mouth of which emerges the head of George IV, crowned. Attached to the beam, by a rope round his neck, hangs a military officer, holding a huge key; as a makeweight he dangles vainly against the left side of the King's bag. Three men standing below pull at the scale, trying to drag it down: they are Sidmouth (left), a judge in back view (? Leach), and Castlereagh (right), who says: "We cannot do it, and I told you so at first, & if she opens her bag we shall be stifled all of us." The King looks down at them with a distressed expression, saying: "Pull you lubbers.""--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
-
Title etched below image.
Date precedes publisher's statement in imprint.
Sheet trimmed to plate mark. - Provenance
- A.R. Heath; May 2019.
- Extent
- 1 print : sheet 35.2 x 26 cm
- Language
-
English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- 820.07.11.01+
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1820
Etchings England London 1820
Watermarks (Paper) J. Whatman 1818
Watermarks (Paper) J. Whatman Turkey Mill 1819
Annotations (Provenance) 19th century - Material
- etching ; and laid paper hand-colored.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Geographic)
- England.
- Subject (Name)
-
Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830
Sidmouth, Henry Addington, Viscount, 1757-1844
Castlereagh, Robert Stewart, Viscount, 1769-1822
Leach, John, 1760-1834 - Subject (Topic)
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Politicians
Military officers
British
Keys (Hardware)
Scales
Bags - Subjects
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Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821 > Caricatures and cartoons
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830 > Caricatures and cartoons
Sidmouth, Henry Addington, Viscount, 1757-1844 > Caricatures and cartoons
Castlereagh, Robert Stewart, Viscount, 1769-1822 > Caricatures and cartoons
Leach, John, 1760-1834 > Caricatures and cartoons
Politicians > England
Military officers > British
Keys (Hardware)
Scales
Bags
England > 1820
England > London > 1820
J. Whatman > 1818
J. Whatman Turkey Mill > 1819
19th century
Gee, Ernest R., 1878-1956 > Ownership
Gladstone, W. E. (William Ewart), 1809-1898 > Ms. notes
Gladstone, Robertson, 1805-1875 > 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
- 14104022
- Object ID (OID)
- 16740493