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Title: The state caterpillars, or, Members of the plot club
Alternative Title: Members of the plot club
Published / Created: [November 1820?]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Printed and published by J. Turner, 170, Aldersgate Street, London
Abstract: Eighteen woodcut caricatures of people involved in the Queen Caroline Affair, arranged in three rows of six. Each figure has a satirical name printed in letterpress above, and all but one have quoted text beneath the name; six lines of verse are printed in letterpress beneath each figure
Description: Title from letterpress text at top of sheet.
Date from manuscript annotation at bottom of sheet.
Four lines of quoted text beneath title: "'Tis the curse of kings, to be surrounded by a venal herd of flatterers, that soothe his darling vices, and rob their master of his subjects' love."
"Price sixpence"--Following imprint.
Mounted to 58 x 39 cm.
Mounted on leaf 26 in volume 2 of the W.E. Gladstone collection of caricatures and broadsides surrounding the "Queen Caroline Affair."
Names of thirteen of the depicted figures are added in ink, written beneath the individual caricatures; date "Nov. 1820" written in pencil at bottom of sheet.
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 sheet (1 unnumbered page) : 49 x 39 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: Trials, litigation, etc
Caricatures and cartoons
Caricatures
Woodcuts
Broadsides
Poems
Annotations (Provenance) 19th century
Material: 18 illustrations (woodcuts) ; and wove paper hand-colored.
Resource Type: text and still image
Subject (Geographic): Great Britain.
Subject (Name): Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830
Castlereagh, Robert Stewart, Viscount, 1769-1822
Gifford, Robert Gifford, Baron, 1779-1826
Sidmouth, Henry Addington, Viscount, 1757-1844
Majocchi, Theodore, active 1820
Liverpool, Robert Banks Jenkinson, Earl of, 1770-1828
Lyndhurst, John Singleton Copley, Baron, 1772-1863
Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852
Eldon, John Scott, Earl of, 1751-1838
Leach, John, 1760-1834
William IV, King of Great Britain, 1765-1837
Subject (Topic): Politicians
Lawyers
Military uniforms
Bags
Subjects: 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
Castlereagh, Robert Stewart, Viscount, 1769-1822 > Caricatures and cartoons
Gifford, Robert Gifford, Baron, 1779-1826 > Caricatures and cartoons
Sidmouth, Henry Addington, Viscount, 1757-1844 > Caricatures and cartoons
Majocchi, Theodore, active 1820 > Caricatures and cartoons
Liverpool, Robert Banks Jenkinson, Earl of, 1770-1828 > Caricatures and cartoons
Lyndhurst, John Singleton Copley, Baron, 1772-1863 > Caricatures and cartoons
Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852 > Caricatures and cartoons
Eldon, John Scott, Earl of, 1751-1838 > Caricatures and cartoons
Leach, John, 1760-1834 > Caricatures and cartoons
William IV, King of Great Britain, 1765-1837 > Caricatures and cartoons
Politicians > Great Britain
Lawyers
Military uniforms
Bags
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: 17466682
Object ID (OID): 33245950

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