[Heads of the Mutiny Bill] [graphic]
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Description
- Title
- [Heads of the Mutiny Bill] [graphic]
- Alternative Title
- Cui bono, publico bono
- Creator
- Sayers, James, 1748-1823, printmaker
- Contributor
- Cornell, Thos., active 1780-1792, publisher.
- Published / Created
- [the] 9 February 1784.
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Published [as] the act directs by Thos. Cornell, Bruton Street
- Abstract
-
On a long table representing the table at the House of Commons, lie the heads of Charles Fox (left) and Lord North (right) brought in according to the mock decision of the House inscribed above the image. There is no background, but the upper part of the design is covered by an inscription: 'Cui bono, publico bono. Die Lunae 9 Februarii 1784. In a Committee on the Sense of the Nation - Moved That for preventing future Disorders and Dissentions the Heads of the Mutiny Act be brought in and suffered to lie on the Table tomorrow - Ordered That all further proceedings upon the Act for dividing the Commons &ca be adjourned sine die - Ordered, Vox Populi, Cler. Par'.
- Description
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Title from description of another version of the design in the British Museum catalogue.
Signed with the monogram of James Sayers.
Another version, with only minute differences in text and image, of no. 8244 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 6.
Mounted with one other print on leaf 24 of James Sayers's Folio album of 144 caricatures. - Provenance
- Bequeathed by James Sayers to his sister and later given to Lord Eldon. Purchased from Christie's sale of Fine Books and Manuscripts, lot 305, 19 June 2012, with Lord Eldon's notebook (now LWL Mss Vol. 202).
- Extent
- 1 print : plate mark 14.9 x 20 cm, on sheet 16.9 x 23 cm
- Language
-
English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- Folio 75 Sa85 810
- Collection Title
- Leaf 24. Folio album of 144 caricatures.
- Collection / Other Creator
- Sayers, James, 1748-1823.
- Collection Date
- [London], [between 1782 and 1810]
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1784
Etchings England London 1784 - Material
- etching with stipple ; and wove paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Geographic)
- Great Britain
- Subject (Name)
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Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806
North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792 - Subject (Topic)
-
Politics and government
Decapitations - Subjects
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Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806 > Caricatures and cartoons
North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792 > Caricatures and cartoons
Great Britain > Politics and government > 1760-1789
Decapitations
England > 1784
England > London > 1784
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
- 13925323
- Object ID (OID)
- 16819311