The Queen Caroline running down the Royal George [graphic].
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Description
- Title
- The Queen Caroline running down the Royal George [graphic].
- Creator
- Marshall, John, Junior, active 1820, printmaker
- Contributor
- Marshall, John, Junior, active 1820, publisher.
- Published / Created
- [25 October 1820]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Pub. Oct. 25 by John Marshall Junr., 24 Little St. Martins Lane
- Abstract
-
"A frigate with a life-like bust of Queen Caroline as figurehead runs down a similar vessel with a huge and grotesque head of George IV. The latter heels over and is about to be swamped; the King's head looks up in terror at the complacent features of his wife bearing down upon it. The head is further threatened by the jaws, bristling with teeth, of two whales in the foreground. On the level deck of the 'Queen Caroline' stand Brougham, holding a broom, and Denman, both in wig and gown and holding a document inscribed 'Defence'. Behind them is (?) Lushington (not characterized); more prominent is Wood, in a court-suit, holding a pole supporting a block of wood inscribed 'A Chump' [cf. British Museum Satires No. 13899]. The other two are Burdett, holding out a paper inscribed 'Westminster', and his fellow member Hobhouse. The crew of the 'Royal George' are either in the water or falling from the mast-head among spars and ribbons of sails. Castlereagh and Wellington are in the sea; one says: "My fall has been Triangular" [cf. British Museum Satires No. 14135], the other: "Oh! this is worse then the Grape Shot at Waterloo." On top of them falls Sidmouth with his clyster-pipe; he vomits, &c., saying: "this will a cooling Draughts [sic] and purge our foul stomachs." Two green bags (see British Museum Satires No. 13735), inscribed 'Bag', fall into the water; just above them is Eldon, dropping the mace and the Purse of the Great Seal; he exclaims: "O my Wool sack." Liverpool falls head first, dropping a large purse and coins; he says: "This Pool goes against my Liver." By his toe is a paper: 'Tresury'. Sir John Leach, with a paper inscribed 'Milan' [see British Museum Satires No. 13755, &c.], also falls. Nearest the masthead is the Archbishop of Canterbury. Beside him, sirloin, bottle, plates, knife, &c., are falling. On a smaller scale is Majocchi, dandified, and exclaiming "Non mi recordo" [see British Museum Satires No. 13827]."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
-
Title etched below image.
Printmaker and year of publication from the British Museum catalogue.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark on bottom edge.
Mounted to 39 x 58 cm.
Mounted on leaf 2 in volume 2 of the W.E. Gladstone collection of caricatures and broadsides surrounding the "Queen Caroline Affair."
Figures of "Leach," "Liverpool," "Sidmouth," "Wellington," "Londondery [sic]," and "Eldon" identified in ink below image; date "25 Oct. 1820" written in lower right. Typed extract of twenty-four lines from the British Museum catalogue description is pasted opposite (on verso of preceding leaf). - 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 : sheet 26.5 x 38.8 cm
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been completely digitized.
- Language
-
English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- Folio 724 835G v.2 (Oversize)
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Caricatures and cartoons
Trials, litigation, etc
Satires (Visual works) England 1820
Etchings England London 1820
Annotations (Provenance) 19th century - Material
- etching ; and wove paper hand-colored.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Geographic)
- Great Britain.
- Subject (Name)
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Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830
Wood, Matthew, Sir, 1768-1843
Brougham and Vaux, Henry Brougham, Baron, 1778-1868
Denman, Thomas Denman, Baron, 1779-1854
Lushington, Stephen, 1782-1873
Broughton, John Cam Hobhouse, Baron, 1786-1869
Burdett, Francis, 1770-1844
Eldon, John Scott, Earl of, 1751-1838
Liverpool, Robert Banks Jenkinson, Earl of, 1770-1828
Sidmouth, Henry Addington, Viscount, 1757-1844
Castlereagh, Robert Stewart, Viscount, 1769-1822
Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852
Leach, John, 1760-1834
Manners-Sutton, Charles, 1755-1828
Majocchi, Theodore, active 1820 - Subject (Topic)
-
Politicians
Warships
Shipwrecks
Whales
Bags
Medical equipment & supplies
Ceremonial maces
Bishops - Subjects
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Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821 > Caricatures and cartoons
Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821 > Trials, litigation, etc
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830 > Caricatures and cartoons
Wood, Matthew, Sir, 1768-1843 > Caricatures and cartoons
Brougham and Vaux, Henry Brougham, Baron, 1778-1868 > Caricatures and cartoons
Denman, Thomas Denman, Baron, 1779-1854 > Caricatures and cartoons
Lushington, Stephen, 1782-1873 > Caricatures and cartoons
Broughton, John Cam Hobhouse, Baron, 1786-1869 > Caricatures and cartoons
Burdett, Francis, 1770-1844 > Caricatures and cartoons
Eldon, John Scott, Earl of, 1751-1838 > Caricatures and cartoons
Liverpool, Robert Banks Jenkinson, Earl of, 1770-1828 > Caricatures and cartoons
Sidmouth, Henry Addington, Viscount, 1757-1844 > Caricatures and cartoons
Castlereagh, Robert Stewart, Viscount, 1769-1822 > Caricatures and cartoons
Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852 > Caricatures and cartoons
Leach, John, 1760-1834 > Caricatures and cartoons
Manners-Sutton, Charles, 1755-1828 > Caricatures and cartoons
Majocchi, Theodore, active 1820 > Caricatures and cartoons
Politicians > Great Britain
Warships
Shipwrecks
Whales
Bags
Medical equipment & supplies
Ceremonial maces
Bishops
England > 1820
England > London > 1820
19th century
Gee, Ernest R., 1878-1956 > Ownership
Gladstone, W. E. (William Ewart), 1809-1898 > Ms. notes
Gladstone, Robertson, 1805-1875 > Ownership
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 17423327
- Object ID (OID)
- 33245934