"A French petit-maître stands 'chapeau-bras' (left), in profile to the left, bending forward, his left hand in his breeches pocket, his right hand raised. Behind him are five ladies on their knees, making gestures of supplication. He wears bag-wig, laced suit, and sword. The ladies, who are young and pretty, wear feathered hats or feathers in their hair. He says, "parblue Mesdames vous n'y viendrez pas." Beneath the title is etched: 'With clasped hands and bended knees, They humbly sought the Count to please, And beg'd admission to his house, Not that for him they care'd a louse, But wish'd within his walls to shine, And shew those charms they think divine, His Ex beheld these Belles unmov'd, His A------e their impudence reproved, Cannaille he said shoud ne'er come there & rumped them with a pet en l'air'."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
English ladies petition to His Excellency the Mushroom Ambassador and Politesse franc̦aise
Description:
Title etched below image., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., Temporary local subject terms: French petit-maître -- Male costume: French, 1784 -- Ambassadors, 'Mushroom' -- Swords -- Supplication., 1 print : etching on laid paper, hand-colored ; sheet 19.6 x 25.1 cm., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Formerly mounted on leaf 73 of volume 1 of 14 volumes.
Publisher:
Pubd. May 4th, 1784, by H. Humphrey, Bond Street
Subject (Name):
Adhémar, Jean-Balthazar d'Azemar de Montfalcon, comte d', 1731-1791
ALS from Thomas Rowlandson to Henry Angelo mentioning a bill becoming due in the near future. Rowlandson's recent meeting with their mutual friend John Bannister is also mentioned, and a desire for the three friends to meet up and form a "jovial trio" is expressed
Description:
In English. and Formerly mounted on leaf i of volume 1 of 14 volumes.
"Design in an oval. Used as a frontispiece to second edition (1785) of 'The Westminster Election' and probably designed for it. Britannia seated on a throne (right) raised on three steps holds out a laurel wreath towards the Duchess of Devonshire who is led towards her by the draped figures of Liberty (left) holding the staff and cap of Liberty, and Fame (right) with her trumpet. The British lion lies at Britannia's feet (right) looking over its shoulder at the Duchess."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Liberty and Fame introducing female patriotism to Britannia
Description:
Title etched below image., Printmaker and date of publication from Grego., Two lines of quoted text below title: "She smiles - infused with a fortitude from Heaven"! Vide Shakespears Tempest., Frontispiece to: Hartley, J. History of the Westminster election. London : Printed for the editors, and sold by J. Debrett ..., 1785., Temporary local subject terms: British Lion -- Personifications -- Cap of Liberty -- Staff of Liberty -- Musical instruments -- Laurel wreaths -- Ships., 1 print : etching on laid paper, hand-colored ; sheet 18.8 x 26.5 cm., Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark on bottom edge, with loss of text below title., and Formerly mounted on verso of leaf 22 of volume 1 of 14 volumes.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Cavendish, Georgiana Spencer, Duchess of Devonshire, 1757-1806
Subject (Topic):
Britannia (Symbolic character), Liberty, Fame, Lions, Thrones, Wreaths, Liberty cap, and Trumpets
In an inn, a parson snores while his table companion, an old soldier with a wooden leg, recounts animatedly the battle of Dettingen, the map of which hangs on the wall behind them. Next to him, a dog sleeps by the roaring fireplace above which hangs a portrait, a carbine and a sword. The inn maid approaches the table with a roast on a platter
Description:
Title etched below image., Attributed to Rowlandson by Grego., The digit "4" in "1784" in imprint statement is etched backwards., Not in Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., 1 print : etching with stipple on wove paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 15.7 x 18.1 cm, on sheet 17.4 x 19.7 cm., and Formerly mounted on leaf 16 of volume 1 of 14 volumes.
"The Duchess of Devonshire (right), in morning cap and gown, makes tea for Fox and Sam House who sit side by side on a sofa (left). The duchess leans back in her chair, one hand on the tap of the urn, while she hands a cup to a footman who stands with a tray. Sam (left) has been served first; he sits stirring his tea and gazing adoringly at Fox (right), who playfully pats his bald head. A spaniel stands in front of them, begging. On the wall behind are two freely sketched whole length portraits: behind the duchess is Reynolds's portrait of her husband standing by his horse (as in British Museum Satires No. 6546), the other is over the heads of House and Fox."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue and Grego., 1 print : etching on wove paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 24.7 x 35 cm, on sheet 27.3 x 37.5 cm., and Formerly mounted on leaf 62 of volume 1 of 14 volumes.
Publisher:
Pubd. April 14th, 1784, by W. Humphrey, No. 227 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
England, London., and Westminster
Subject (Name):
Cavendish, Georgiana Spencer, Duchess of Devonshire, 1757-1806, Devonshire, William Cavendish, Duke of, 1748-1811, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, House, Samuel, -1785, and Great Britain. Parliament
Subject (Topic):
Elections, 1784, Politics and government, Dogs, Pleading (Begging), Political elections, and Servants
"Two designs on one plate. [Top design]: A young couple sit in a large curtained bed; the man embraces the pretty woman. Both hold cups; a maidservant (left) (disregarded) hands them food on a small dish. The head of the bed and the curtains form the background. [Bottom design]: Two men cling desperately to a broken mast floating in a rough sea."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Titles etched below images., Reissue of a plate published 7 March 1786 by E. Jackson. Cf. Grego, J. Rowlandson the caricaturist, v. 1, pages 185-6., Imperfect; top design only, with bottom design and imprint statement trimmed from sheet. Visible plate wear suggests that this is a later state of the plate; therefore, description is based on impression of reissued state in the British Museum., and Formerly mounted on leaf 12 of volume 1 of 14 volumes.
Publisher:
Pubd. Decr. 20th, 1794, by S.W. Fores, No. 3 Piccadilly
"The piazza of Covent Garden, with the hustings, showing a line of hill in the distance inscribed 'View of Richmond Hill'. In the air, flying towards the hustings, is Mrs. Hobart encased from the waist downwards in a circular balloon to which is attached a hammock-like platform, on which lie two voters, face downwards, looking over the side. The lady, in profile to the left, looking upwards, excessively fat, with uncovered breast, is saying "This may save him"; her petticoats have been transformed into the balloon, her 'last shift'. A blast issues from her posteriors. One of her passengers in profile to the left holds out his hand, saying, "I see the Hustings". The other, facing in the opposite direction, says, "thank God I am an outside Passenger". A flock of birds scatters right to left of the balloon. Wray, kneeling on one knee, and Hood standing behind him (right) look up eagerly to the balloon, holding out their hands. Wrays says, "A foul wind is fair for us"; Hood says, "O come sweet Air Balloon or I must off in one". The hustings under the portico of St. Paul's are freely sketched; gesticulating orators, hat in hand, address the crowd. One of the houses on the right (north) side of the piazza is inscribed 'Lows'; a flag flies from a window."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Aerostatic dilly
Description:
BEIN BrSides 2022 42: Sheet trimmed to 34.7 x 24.4 cm. Hand-colored., Title etched below image, at top of center column of text., Printmaker identified as Rowlandson and artist questionably identified as Townshend in the British Museum catalogue., Fourteen lines of explanatory text below image, in center column underneath title: The grand political balloon launched at Richmond Park on the of [sic] March 1784 and discharged by secret influence with great effect in Covent Garden at 12 O Clock on the same day. ..., Two numbered verses of a song, each verse in its own column to the left or right of center column, etched below image: Song, Tune Bellisle March. 1. Tho' in every street, all the voters you meet, the Dutchess knows but how to court them ..., Temporary local subject terms: Canvassing -- Elections: Westminster, 1784 -- Electors -- Covent Garden: Piazza -- Portico of St. Paul's Church, Covent Garden -- Songs: 'Bellisle March' -- Richmond Hill -- Hustings -- Balloons -- Coaches: Allusion to diligence (stage-coaches) -- Low's in Covent Garden., 1 print : etching on laid paper ; plate mark 34.7 x 24.7 cm, on sheet 35.1 x 24.9 cm., Watermark., and Formerly mounted on leaf 69 of volume 1 of 14 volumes.
Publisher:
Pubd. April 29th, 1784, by H. Humphreys, Bond Street
Subject (Name):
Buckinghamshire, Albinia Hobart, Countess of, 1738-1816, Hood, Samuel Hood, Viscount, 1724-1816, and Wray, Cecil, Sir, 1734-1805
A large and animated procession approaches the Grocers' Hall on the left, led by musicians and Wilkes who tosses coins to the crowd. In the first of the three coaches, shown as a child's or an invalid's chair, sits Sir Watkin Lewes, alderman and M.P. for the City, in the central one rides Pitt, behind him Sir Barnard Turner, alderman and Sheriff. The windows of the buildings are filled with spectators. On the right, above the vitrine to "Neat Wines" shop, hangs a large portrait of Lord Chatham. A burlesque rendition of the procession that took place on February 28.
Description:
Title etched below image., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., 1 print : etching on wove paper, hand-colored ; sheet 24.3 x 35 cm., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Formerly mounted on leaf 48 of volume 1 of 14 volumes.
Publisher:
Pub. March 8th by W. Humphry, No. 227 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain, England, and Westminster
Subject (Name):
Pitt, William, 1759-1806, Pitt, William, Earl of Chatham, 1708-1778, Lewes, Watkin, Sir, 1740?-1821, Turner, Barnard, 1741 or 1742-1784, Wilkes, John, 1725-1797, and Grocers' Company (London, England)
Subject (Topic):
Politics and government, Political elections, Parades & processions, Spectators, and Wheeled chairs
"A large covered wagon, with two horses yoked to it at left, a miller heaving heavy sacks into the back at right."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Millers wagon
Description:
Title etched below image., Date of publication from fifth plate in the series., Plate from: Rowlandson, T. A new book of horses and carriages. [London] : Pubd. by E. Jackson ..., [1784]., Seventh plate in a series of eight etched plates illustrating various carts, carriages, wagons, and horses. See: Yale Center for British Art, call no.: Folio A 2011 80., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., 1 print : etching on wove paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 17.3 x 30.8 cm, on sheet 22.1 x 35 cm., Window mounted to 24 x 36 cm., and Formerly mounted on leaf 35 of volume 1 of 14 volumes.
Publisher:
Published by E. Jackson, No. 14 Mary-le-bone Street, Golden Square
