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1. Mr. Bannister in the character of Miss Polly Peachum [graphic]
- Creator:
- Sayers, James, 1748-1823, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [1781]
- Call Number:
- Folio 75 Sa85 810
- Collection Title:
- Leaf 31. Folio album of 144 caricatures.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "The actor Charles Bannister, standing, dressed as Polly Peachum, with a small lace cap and wide bow at the waist, holding a closed fan in front of him in his right hand, looking away to the left."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Signed with the monogram of James Sayers., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., Printed on one sheet with a portrait also by Sayers: Miss Farren., 1 print : etching and aquatint with stipple engraving and roulette on wove paperr ; plate mark 24.9 x 17.4 cm, on sheet 26.8 x 19.2 cm., and Mounted on leaf 31 of James Sayers's Folio album of 144 caricatures.
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified
- Subject (Name):
- Bannister, Charles, 1738-1804 and Gay, John, 1685-1732.
- Subject (Topic):
- Actors, British, and Costumes
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Mr. Bannister in the character of Miss Polly Peachum [graphic]
2. A moving scene in the Fair Circassian a woeful tragedy written by Mr. Pratt / [graphic]
- Creator:
- Sayers, James, 1748-1823, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [ca. 1781]
- Call Number:
- Folio 75 Sa85 810
- Collection Title:
- Leaf 32. Folio album of 144 caricatures.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Eliza Farren (left) as Almeida, and Bensley as Omar (right), in 'The Fair Circassian' face each other in profile. She bends towards him, clasping her hands; he stands erect holding out his right hand towards her. He holds in his left hand the end of a chain which is attached to his right wrist. Almeida's body from the waist upwards is not attached to her voluminous petticoats. Omar has a beard, he wears a feathered hat or turban and an ermine-bordered robe over a tunic."--British Museum online catalogue, description of an earlier state
- Description:
- Title etched in image, centered at top., Signed with the monogram of James Sayers., Later state; plate has been reduced along lower edge removing former inscription, a new inscription has been etched at top of image, and a detached eye has been added to the left of Bensley's profile. For the earlier state bearing the title "A puff off", see no. 6359 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5., Date of publication from British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., Five lines of verse etched below title: So Bensley stared with all his might, e'en till his eye-ball started, so Farren flew to meet his sight, but she had laced herself so tight, her top and bottom parted., 1 print : etching and drypoint on wove paper ; plate mark 28.5 x 36.6 cm, on sheet 30 x 38.7 cm., and Mounted on leaf 32 of James Sayers's Folio album of 144 caricatures.
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified
- Subject (Geographic):
- England
- Subject (Name):
- Pratt, Mr. 1749-1814. (Samuel Jackson),, Farren, Elizabeth, 1762-1829, and Bensley, Robert, 1742-1817
- Subject (Topic):
- Actors and actresses, English, and Clothing & dress
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > A moving scene in the Fair Circassian a woeful tragedy written by Mr. Pratt / [graphic]
3. [Folio album of 144 caricatures] [graphic].
- Creator:
- Sayers, James, 1748-1823, printmaker, collector
- Published / Created:
- [between 1782 and 1810]
- Call Number:
- Folio 75 Sa85 810
- Image Count:
- 123
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A folio album of 144 caricatures mounted on 87 sheets, mostly etchings, with some aquatints and other satirical prints, some hand-colored, and one pen-and-ink drawing laid in.
- Description:
- Title devised by cataloger., Laid in, a wood engraving: Principal characters, in the new play of the road to royalty! [London] : Printed and published by T. Rockliffe, 65 Ratcliff Highway, [1829]., Laid in, an etching: Rats in the barn, or, Iohn Bull's famous old dog Billy astonishing the varment / [figure of Paul Pry] Esqr. [London] : Pub. by T. McLean, 26 Haymarket, [1829]., Laid in, an etching: Funeral of the constitution. [London] : Pubd. March 1809 by T. McLean, 26 Haymarket, [1809]., Laid in, a lithograph: View of the Houses of Lords and Commons : destroyed by fire on the 16th Octr. 1834. [London] : Pub. by W. Soffe, 380 Strand, [ca. 1834]., Laid in, a pen and ink drawing on watermark paper G. Pike, 1817: The savior of this grateful country : to Kingston 1 mile to London x miles. [England], [ca. 1817]., Note on front pastedown: This book contains the caricatures published by Sayers during his life. This was his own copy and was presented to me after his death. [Signed] Eldon., With Lord Eldon's bookplate., and For further information, consult library staff.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain
- Subject (Topic):
- Politics and government
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > [Folio album of 144 caricatures] [graphic].
4. Vox populi [graphic]
- Creator:
- Sayers, James, 1748-1823, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [6 April 1782]
- Call Number:
- Folio 75 Sa85 810
- Collection Title:
- Leaf 2. Folio album of 144 caricatures.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Full length caricature of Charles James Fox, making a campaign speech, his right arm raised and fists clenched
- Description:
- Title etched at bottom of image., Signed with the monogram of James Sayers., 1 print : etching and drypoint on wove paper ; plate mark 17.7 x 11.2 cm, on sheet 19.3 x 13.3 cm., Mounted with three other prints on leaf 2 of James Sayers's Folio album of 144 caricatures., and The figure in each print is identified by a small strip of paper (approximately 5 x 35 mm) pasted in lower left corner of sheet with their name in letterpress: Mr. Fox.
- Publisher:
- Published 6th April 1782, C. Bretherton
- Subject (Geographic):
- England. and England
- Subject (Name):
- Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806
- Subject (Topic):
- Politicans, Public speaking, and Clothing & dress
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Vox populi [graphic]
5. [Lord North] [graphic]
- Creator:
- Sayers, James, 1748-1823, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [14 May 1782]
- Call Number:
- Folio 75 Sa85 810
- Collection Title:
- Leaf 2. Folio album of 144 caricatures.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Full length portrait of North facing right, with a paper in his right hand
- Description:
- Title from British Museum catalogue., Signed with the monogram of James Sayers., Plate numbered "12" in upper left corner., 1 print : etching and drypoint on wove paper ; plate mark 17.7 x 11.3 cm, on sheet 19.3 x 13.2 cm., Mounted with three other prints on leaf 2 of James Sayers's Folio album of 144 caricatures., and The figure in the print is identified by a small strip of paper (approximately 5 x 35 mm) pasted in lower left corner of sheet with their name in letterpress: Lord North.
- Publisher:
- Published 14th May 1782 by C. Bretherton
- Subject (Geographic):
- England
- Subject (Name):
- North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792
- Subject (Topic):
- Clothing & dress
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > [Lord North] [graphic]
6. [Henry Dundas] [graphic]
- Creator:
- Sayers, James, 1748-1823, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [6 April 1782]
- Call Number:
- Folio 75 Sa85 810
- Collection Title:
- Leaf 2. Folio album of 144 caricatures.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Full length depiction of Henry Dundas in an orator's pose facing left
- Description:
- Title from British Museum catalogue., Signed with the monogram of James Sayers., 1 print : etching and drypoint on wove paper ; plate mark 17.7 x 11.3 cm, on sheet 19.5 x 12.9 cm., Mounted with three other prints on leaf 2 of James Sayers's Folio album of 144 caricatures., and The figure in the print is identified by a small strip of paper (approximately 5 x 35 mm) pasted in lower left corner of sheet with their name in letterpress: Mr. Dundas.
- Publisher:
- Published 6th April 1782, C. Bretherton
- Subject (Geographic):
- England. and England
- Subject (Name):
- Dundas, Henry, 1742-1811
- Subject (Topic):
- Politicans, Public speaking, and Clothing & dress
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > [Henry Dundas] [graphic]
7. [Edmund Burke] [graphic]
- Creator:
- Sayers, James, 1748-1823, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [6 April 1782]
- Call Number:
- Folio 75 Sa85 810
- Collection Title:
- Leaf 2. Folio album of 144 caricatures.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Full length caricature of Edmund Burke, facing left making a speech. In his upraised right hand is a paper alluding to his Bill for Economical Reform
- Alternative Title:
- For rhetoric he could not ope his mouth but out there flew a trope
- Description:
- Title from British Museum catalogue; alternative title etched below image., Signed with the monogram of James Sayers., 1 print : etching and drypoint on wove paper ; plate mark 17.7 x 11.3 cm, on sheet 19.3 x 13.3 cm., Mounted with three other prints on leaf 2 of James Sayers's Folio album of 144 caricatures., and The figure in the print is identified by a small strip of paper (approximately 5 x 35 mm) pasted in lower left corner of sheet with their name in letterpress: Mr. Burke.
- Publisher:
- Published 6th April 1782 by C. Bretherton
- Subject (Geographic):
- England. and England
- Subject (Name):
- Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797
- Subject (Topic):
- Politicians, Public speaking, and Clothing & dress
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > [Edmund Burke] [graphic]
8. [Bamber Gascoyne] [graphic]
- Creator:
- Sayers, James, 1748-1823, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [6 April 1782]
- Call Number:
- Folio 75 Sa85 810
- Collection Title:
- Leaf 3. Folio album of 144 caricatures.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Full length portrait of Gascoyne wearing a hat and buttoned coat, his hands in the pockets
- Description:
- Title from British Museum catalogue., Signed with the monogram of James Sayers., 1 print : etching and drypoint on wove paper ; plate mark 17.6 x 11.4 cm, on sheet 19.7 x 13.3 cm., Mounted with three other prints on leaf 3 of James Sayers's Folio album of 144 caricatures., and The figure in the print is identified by a small strip of paper (approximately 5 x 35 mm) pasted in lower left corner of sheet with their name in letterpress: Mr. Bamber Gascoigne.
- Publisher:
- Published 6th April 1782, C. Bretherton
- Subject (Geographic):
- England and England.
- Subject (Name):
- Gascoyne, Bamber, 1725-1791
- Subject (Topic):
- Clothing & dress and Politicians
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > [Bamber Gascoyne] [graphic]
9. [Richard Rigby] [graphic]
- Creator:
- Sayers, James, 1748-1823, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [6 April 1782]
- Call Number:
- Folio 75 Sa85 810
- Collection Title:
- Leaf 3. Folio album of 144 caricatures.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Full-length portrait of Rigby facing left, his hat held in his extended right hand, his left hand gripping his sword
- Description:
- Title from British Museum catalogue., Signed with the monogram of James Sayers., 1 print : etching and drypoint on wove paper ; plate mark 17.7 x 11.3 cm, on sheet 19.6 x 13.2 cm., Mounted with three other prints on leaf 3 of James Sayers's Folio album of 144 caricatures., and The figure in the print is identified by a small strip of paper (approximately 5 x 35 mm) pasted in lower left corner of sheet with their name in letterpress: Mr. Rigby.
- Publisher:
- Published 6th April 1782 by C. Bretherton
- Subject (Geographic):
- England and England.
- Subject (Name):
- Rigby, Richard, 1722-1788
- Subject (Topic):
- Clothing & dress and Politicians
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > [Richard Rigby] [graphic]