The Regency twelfth cake not cut up "And all the people rejoiced and said "Long live the King" / [graphic]
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Description
- Title
- The Regency twelfth cake not cut up "And all the people rejoiced and said "Long live the King" / [graphic]
- Creator
- Sayers, James, 1748-1823, printmaker
- Contributor
- Cornell, Thos., active 1780-1792, publisher.
- Published / Created
- 19 Febry. 1789.
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Publ. by Thos. Cornell
- Abstract
-
"Fox and his party (three quarter length) surround a Twelfth Night cake which Weltje was about to cut into portions. The cause of a sudden check to this proceeding is indicated by a broad ray of light (which strikes the cake and the bystanders) and by a scroll: 'The King shall enjoy his own again'. Weltje stands on the left, his arms extended towards the scroll, saying, "Den by Got we sail heb no Cake"; he drops his knife. He and Sheridan are the most agitated of the party: Sheridan with a face of despair looks up, saying, '"Now our Ruin is complete" School for Scandal'. (He is Joseph Surface as in British Museum Satires No. 7510, &c; the actual words are "Tis now complete!') Fox stands disconsolately, his hands in his pockets, his back to the ray. Burke (right), his arms folded, scowls up at the ray. Behind these three Stormont, Loughborough, and Sandwich (on the extreme right) regard it with less pronounced despair. Portland stands behind the cake, frowning fixedly. The centre of the cake is ornamented with the Prince of Wales's coronet and feathers (as are Weltje's buttons); on the centre feather is poised a crown. The cake has been marked in sections where it is to be cut, these are inscribed 'Ist Lord Admy' [Sandwich had been considered for the post and also for that of Ambassador to France], 'Secrety State foreign' [Fox], 'Secrety State home' [Stormont], 'Paymar Genl' [Burke], 'Ist Comm Board Control', and 'Treas Navy' (Sheridan's arm extends across this, the place intended for him, pending a transfer to the Chancellorship of the Exchequer, Sir G. Elliot, 'Life and Letters', i. 260-1)."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
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Title etched below image.
Signed with the monogram of James Sayers.
Temporary local subject terms: Quotation from Sheridan's School for scandal.
1 print : etching and aquatint with drypoint on wove paper ; plate mark 25.2 x 32.9 cm, on sheet 27 x 34.3 cm.
Mounted on leaf 50 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 24.8 x 32.6 cm, on sheet 28 x 38 cm
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- Folio 75 Sa85 810
- Collection Title
- Leaf 50. 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 1789
Aquatints England London 1789
Etchings England London 1789
Annotations (Provenance) 18th century - Material
- etching and aquatint with drypoint ; and laid paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Geographic)
- Great Britain.
- Subject (Name)
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Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816.
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830
Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806
Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816
Sandwich, John Montagu, Earl of, 1718-1792
Rosslyn, Alexander Wedderburn, Earl of, 1733-1805
Mansfield, David Murray, Earl of, 1727-1796
Portland, William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, Duke of, 1738-1809
Weltje, Louis, 1745-1810 - Subject (Topic)
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Regency
Crowns
Cakes
Knives - Subjects
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Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820 > Caricatures and cartoons
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830 > Caricatures and cartoons
Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797 > Caricatures and cartoons
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806 > Caricatures and cartoons
Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816 > Caricatures and cartoons
Sandwich, John Montagu, Earl of, 1718-1792 > Caricatures and cartoons
Rosslyn, Alexander Wedderburn, Earl of, 1733-1805 > Caricatures and cartoons
Mansfield, David Murray, Earl of, 1727-1796 > Caricatures and cartoons
Portland, William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, Duke of, 1738-1809 > Caricatures and cartoons
Weltje, Louis, 1745-1810 > Caricatures and cartoons
Regency > Great Britain
Crowns
Cakes
Knives
England > 1789
England > London > 1789
18th century
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
- 7721170
- Object ID (OID)
- 16819353