Justice miraculously delivered from the voracious jaws of her crying enemy [graphic].
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Description
- Title
- Justice miraculously delivered from the voracious jaws of her crying enemy [graphic].
- Creator
- Marks, John Lewis, attributed name
- Contributor
- Benbow, William, 1787-1864, publisher.
- Published / Created
- [November 1820]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Pubd. Novr. 1820 by Wm. Benbow, 269 Strand
- Abstract
-
Lord Eldon (in gown and wig) and George IV (wearing the "Green Bag" of evidence against the Queen) ride on a crocodile whose head is labeled "Deception"; both Eldon and the crocodile have tears pouring from their eyes. The blindfolded figure of Justice is caught in the jaws of the crocodile, her sword sent flying but her scale still clutched in her left hand. At the feet of the crocodile, baby crocodiles emerge out of eggs with labels such as “Disgrace,” “Blood sucker,” and “Quack"; they bear the likenesses of government officials, including Liverpool, Castlereagh, Leach, and Sidmouth, as well as of the witness Majocchi. Eldon carries a scepter inscribed “Oppression” in one hand, and a document that reads “Pains and Penalties” in the other; both have been struck by lightning from ominous thunderclouds, breaking the scepter and setting the scroll (and Eldon's wig) on fire. In the top left corner stands Queen Caroline in the light of an eye in the sky; a soldier stands in front of Caroline wielding his bayonet and rifle, claiming “Justice and Innocence shall be protected.” A man with a sword stands on the left edge of the design, calling out to an army (of public opinion?) that must be advancing on the scene; he says "Steady boys - Firmness and Truth - Caroline and Virtue forever.”
- Description
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Title etched below image.
In the style of John Lewis Marks, who etched other prints published by Benbow during this time period.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum.
Window mounted to 27 x 39.7 cm, the whole then mounted to 39 x 58 cm.
Mounted on leaf 9 in volume 2 of the W.E. Gladstone collection of caricatures and broadsides surrounding the "Queen Caroline Affair."
Figures of "Liverpool," "Eldon," "Londondery [sic]," "Leach," "Sidmouth," and "Majocchi" identified in ink below image; date "Nov. 1820" written in lower right corner of mount. - 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 25.8 x 38.4 cm
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been completely digitized.
- Language
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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
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
Leach, John, 1760-1834
Majocchi, Theodore, active 1820 - Subject (Topic)
-
Crocodiles
Animal attacks
Crying
Justice
Eggs
Politicians
Bags
Scepters
Lightning
Soldiers
British
Daggers & swords - 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
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
Leach, John, 1760-1834 > Caricatures and cartoons
Majocchi, Theodore, active 1820 > Caricatures and cartoons
Crocodiles
Animal attacks
Crying
Justice
Eggs
Politicians > Great Britain
Bags
Scepters
Lightning
Soldiers > British
Daggers & swords
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
- 17426302
- Object ID (OID)
- 33246099