The game of see saw, or, Amusement for John Bull [graphic].
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Description
- Title
- The game of see saw, or, Amusement for John Bull [graphic].
- Alternative Title
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Game of seesaw, or, Amusement for John Bull
Amusement for John Bull - Creator
- Williams, Charles, active 1797-1830, printmaker
- Contributor
- Walker, Elizabeth, active 1789-1817, publisher.
- Published / Created
- [March 1809]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Pubd. March 1809 by Walker, No. 7 Cornhill
- Abstract
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"Mrs. Clarke (right) sits triumphantly astride the upper end of a see-saw which is supported on an upholstered stool. The Duke of York (left), dropping his sword, falls headlong from the other end which rests on the ground. She waves her arms, pointing a derisive finger at the Duke, and sings: "Here I go up up up and there you go Down Down Downy, The game it is pretty well up, and so you must fall to the Grouny!" The Duke sings: "What a way for to serve your own Sweety, how could you vex your own Deary, If you had not thrown me quite down, you'd have had your 4 hundred a Yeary." On the ground are the Duke's cocked hat (left) and (right) a mitre, with a book, 'Ovid art of Love', and crosier (see British Museum satires no. 11227), with writing materials and papers: a bundle of 'Love Letters' (see British Museum satires no. 11228, &c.) tied like legal documents, against which is a door-plate inscribed 'for further particulars inquire within', a bundle docketed 'Account of Debts Gloucester' [Place, see British Museum satires no. 11222, &c], a paper headed 'To Col Wardle'. There is a landscape background irradiated by a setting sun."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
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Title etched below image.
Attributed to Charles Williams in the British Museum catalogue.
Sheet trimmed to plate mark. - Provenance
- Grosvenor Prints; November 2019.
- Extent
- 1 print : sheet 24.6 x 35 cm
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- 809.03.00.04+
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1809
Etchings England London 1809 - Material
- etching ; and wove paper hand-colored.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Geographic)
- Great Britain.
- Subject (Name)
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Clarke, Mary Anne, 1776?-1852
Frederick Augustus, Prince, Duke of York and Albany, 1763-1827
Wardle, Gwyllym Lloyd, 1762?-1833. - Subject (Topic)
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John Bull (Symbolic character)
Debt
Seesaws
Sunrises & sunsets
Mistresses - Subjects
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Clarke, Mary Anne, 1776?-1852 > Caricatures and cartoons
Frederick Augustus, Prince, Duke of York and Albany, 1763-1827 > Caricatures and cartoons
Wardle, Gwyllym Lloyd, 1762?-1833
John Bull (Symbolic character)
Debt
Seesaws
Sunrises & sunsets
Mistresses > Great Britain
England > 1809
England > London > 1809
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
- 14623678
- Object ID (OID)
- 16873201