"Returning Justice lifts aloft her scale." Pope [graphic].
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Description
- Title
- "Returning Justice lifts aloft her scale." Pope [graphic].
- Creator
- Lane, Theodore, 1800-1828, printmaker
- Contributor
- Humphrey, G. 1773-1831?, publisher.
- Published / Created
- June 1st, 1821.
- Publication Place
- London and England London
- Publisher
- Pubd. by G. Humphrey, 27 St. James's St.
- Abstract
-
"An emblematical and composite scene, with a realistic background intended for Lake Como, with the Villa d'Este (right), decorated with dancing figures as in British Museum satires no. 14171. In the foreground the Queen, between Bergami and Wood, falls from the tilting summit of a breaking pillar, supported on insecure props. She falls to the left, with Bergami, whose arm is round her waist. Wood, who holds her left hand, falls to the right, weighed down by a block inscribed 'Log' chained to his ankle. A small figure of Justice holding scales descends through the air towards them. The pillar resolves itself into separate blocks on each of which is a letter: 'M O B / I L I T Y'. A board resting on a ram's head forms the tiny platform from which the trio are falling. The pillar rests on a slab inscribed 'Adultery'. This is supported on the bewigged head of Brougham which is raised on three props: a massive broom, and two beams poised on a rectanglar cage in which sits a second and much smaller lawyer (Denman). The beams are respectively 'Sham Addresses' and 'Hired Processions' [see British Museum satires no. 14182]. These props are flanked by two ladders resting against the 'Adultery' slab, by which Bergami (see British Museum satires no. 14183) and Wood (see British Museum satires no. 13734) have reached the Queen. One (left) is inscribed 'Brass'; from it dangle emblems of Bergami: a postilion's boot, a whip, and a Maltese cross, see British Museum satires no. 13810. The other (right) is 'Wood'; from it dangle a bottle, a pestle and mortar, and a porter's knot. In the foreground (right) are thistles, emblem of 'Thistle-Wood', see British Museum satires no. 14146. On Lake Como sails (left) a one-masted vessel with a tent on its deck, the polacca, see British Museum satires no. 13818. Beyond its shores and on the extreme left are tiny buildings representing Jerusalem. A lake-side signpost, 'To Jerusalem', points in the same direction, and near it the Princess and Bergami ride side by side on asses (see British Museum satires no. 13918, &c.). On the right is a travelling-carriage, with two horses and a postilion; in it sit the same couple. On the door are the letters 'C·B'. In the lake behind it the pair are seen bathing, two nude figures standing waist-deep, holding hands. Near them is an empty rowing-boat inscribed 'Como'.."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
-
Title etched below image.
Attributed to Theodore Lane in the British Museum catalogue.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark. - Provenance
- Alexandre Antique Prints, Maps & Books; March 2020.
- Extent
- 1 print : sheet 27.7 x 23 cm
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- 821.06.01.07
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1821
Etchings England London 1821 - Material
- etching ; and wove paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Geographic)
- Como, Lake (Italy),
- Subject (Name)
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Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821
Wood, Matthew, Sir, 1768-1843
Bergami, Bartolomeo Bergami, Baron
Brougham and Vaux, Henry Brougham, Baron, 1778-1868
Denman, Thomas Denman, Baron, 1779-1854 - Subject (Topic)
-
Justice
Adultery
Boats
Brooms & brushes
Cages
Carriages & coaches
Judges
Ladders
Nudes - Subjects
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Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821 > Caricatures and cartoons
Wood, Matthew, Sir, 1768-1843 > Caricatures and cartoons
Bergami, Bartolomeo Bergami, Baron > Caricatures and cartoons
Brougham and Vaux, Henry Brougham, Baron, 1778-1868 > Caricatures and cartoons
Denman, Thomas Denman, Baron, 1779-1854 > Caricatures and cartoons
Como, Lake (Italy)
Justice
Adultery
Boats
Brooms & brushes
Cages
Carriages & coaches
Judges
Ladders
Nudes
England > 1821
England > London > 1821
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
- 14959195
- Object ID (OID)
- 17324501