The Devil's ball, or, There never were such times!! [graphic]

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Title: The Devil's ball, or, There never were such times!! [graphic]
Alternative Title: There never were such times!!
Creator: Cruikshank, Robert, 1789-1856, printmaker
Contributor: Dolby, Thomas, 1782-1856, publisher.
Published / Created: [1820]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Published by T. Dolby, 299, Strand, and 34, Wardour Street, Soho
Abstract: "Satirical broadside: an etching of a scene in Hell with the Devil playing a violin while devils and judges dance around the Green Bag, and the Cabinet roast; surrounded on all sides by letterpress."--British Museum online catalogue
Description: Title from letterpress text above image.
Date of publication from the British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1990,1109.62.
One column of verse printed on either side of plate; the heading "The Devil's ball" is printed at head of leftmost column, beneath which are the instructions "Devil. -- Recitative accompanied." The verses begin: Huzza! There never were such times, not even in th' infernal climes ...
Imperfect; sheet trimmed with minimal loss of letterpress text from lower left corner.
"(Entered at Stationers' Hall)"--Lower left.
Publisher's advertisement and price statement above imprint: The new version of The cradle hymn, with a humourous engraving representing Goody Sid rocking the great baby! The Devil's ball, 1s. 6d. coloured. -- The cradle hymn, 1s. coloured.
Publisher's announcement below imprint: N.B. More "good things" are in preparation. The next will be "John Bull and the gamblers, or, The King, the knave, and the Queen of Hearts," with some humourous poetry by the author of the "Cradle hymn" and the "Devil's ball."
Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum.
Mounted to 39 x 58 cm.
Mounted on leaf 15 in volume 1 of the W.E. Gladstone collection of caricatures and broadsides surrounding the "Queen Caroline Affair."
With the figures of "Sidmouth, Liverpool, Eldon, Londondery [sic]" identified in black ink below image. The text "2d." in price statement has been crossed out in black ink. Various blank spaces in the printed verses have been filled in using red or black ink, to complete the censored names and to write out the word "Hell" in the intended spot.
Provenance: Sold by London's Dulau and Company to the New York City bookseller Ernest R. Gee in 1928. Earlier ownership by W.E. Gladstone is suggested by a manuscript note from Dulau formerly laid into the front the first volume (now in the object file), which states that "These came from the Gladstone Library at Court Hey, Broad Green. The manuscript notes written below the caricatures are in the handwriting of W.E. Gladstone." William Reese Company; February 2024.
Extent: 1 print : plate mark 22.5 x 30 cm, on sheet 29.2 x 44 cm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English