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1. A petrified lusus naturae lately discovered in the ruins of a temple once dedicated to liberty by the Britons / [graphic]
- Creator:
- Colley, Thomas, active 1780-1783, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- Mayth [sic] 6, 1783.
- Call Number:
- 783.05.06.01+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Abstract:
- In an outdoor setting, George III examines through his quizzing glass a giant boulder with three bust portraits on it, each described below. On the left, in profile, is the Duke of Portland, with vague expression, "Supposed to be the head of a Patrician ... that never contained much brain ..." In the middle, full face, with angrily drawn brows, is Fox, "... turbulent and factious Tribune of great abilities which he exerted occasionally for and against Government ..." To the right, in profile, is a complacent looking Lord North, "... a Tribune of Patrician ancestors ..." who "... had the Art to impose himself upon the People for an honest disinterested man ..."
- Alternative Title:
- Lately discovered in the ruins of a temple once dedicated to liberty by the Britons
- Description:
- Title from item., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Attributed to Colley by George who also suggests a possible attribution to Gillray., and Mounted to 29 x 44 cm.
- Publisher:
- Pub. by M. Thomas, Princes Street
- Subject (Geographic):
- England
- Subject (Name):
- George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820., Portland, William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, Duke of, 1738-1809., Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806., and North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792.
- Subject (Topic):
- Magnifying glasses, Boulders, and Clothing & dress
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > A petrified lusus naturae lately discovered in the ruins of a temple once dedicated to liberty by the Britons / [graphic]
2. De'Estaing at spa, or, The French admiral in all his glory [graphic]
- Creator:
- Colley, Thomas, active 1780-1783, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [approximately 1780]
- Call Number:
- 780.00.00.99+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- The Count sits in a large chair, a basket of frogs on the floor between his wide-spread legs; he wears a powdered wig under his hat, his uniform, a gold cross on a black ribbon around his neck, high black boots with spurs, and sword at his waist. He is wide-eyed and stiff -- marionette-like -- as he eats a frog. A man servant with a worried expression on his face and wearing a red liberty cap approaches him from the left, holding a tray labeled "Fricasee of Frogs". From the right, a woman, her face mostly obscured by her large head scarf, carries a bowl labeled “Soup meager”.
- Alternative Title:
- French admiral in all his glory
- Description:
- Title from caption below image., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and For further information, consult library staff.
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified
- Subject (Geographic):
- United States
- Subject (Name):
- Estaing, Charles Henri, comte d', 1729-1794
- Subject (Topic):
- History, Foreign participation, French, Frogs, and Wigs
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > De'Estaing at spa, or, The French admiral in all his glory [graphic]
3. Out of the frying pan into the fire [graphic].
- Creator:
- Colley, Thomas, active 1780-1783, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [30 May 1783]
- Call Number:
- 783.05.30.01
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- On a wooden platform a crowned goose, representing George III, lays its head on the executioner's block. To the left standing over the goose is a fox with a raised axe. On the far left Lord North and on the right a young man (the Prince of Wales?) dance with joy at each end of the scaffold. A satire on the Prince's dislike of the King and his association with Charles Fox
- Description:
- Title from item., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., Mounted to 27 x 35 cm., and Characters are identified in pencil above each figure, from left to right: Ld North, Fox, Burke.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. by Darchery May 30, 1783, St. James's Street
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain and England
- Subject (Name):
- Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797, George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820, George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, and North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792
- Subject (Topic):
- Politics and government, Geese, Foxes, Executions, and Clothing & dress
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Out of the frying pan into the fire [graphic].
4. Prince Stadhold-r resuming his deliberation [graphic].
- Creator:
- Colley, Thomas, active 1780-1783, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [24 October 1782]
- Call Number:
- 782.10.24.01
- Image Count:
- 1
- Abstract:
- A caricature of William V, Stadtholder of the United Provinces. He is dressed as a typical caricatured Dutchman, but wearing lace and a star of office. He holds his sword by the blade over his shoulder, and scratches his head with an inane expression. A satire on William's habitual indecision
- Alternative Title:
- Prince Stadholder resuming his deliberation
- Description:
- Title from item., Printmaker from British Museum catalogues., and Mounted to 26 x 30 cm.
- Publisher:
- Pub. by R. Colley, Oct. 24, 1782, London
- Subject (Name):
- William V, Prince of Orange, 1748-1806.
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Prince Stadhold-r resuming his deliberation [graphic].
5. Taleo, or, The royal sportsman running down the enemies of Great Britain [graphic]
- Creator:
- Colley, Thomas, active 1780-1783, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [9 December 1782]
- Call Number:
- 782.12.09.01.2+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- George III on horseback charges into the scene from the left, his enemies fleeing before him and his pack of dogs each named after a British admiral. Spain in slashed doublet is farthest right, attacked by a dog whose collar is inscribed Elliot, while France in a polka dot suit, bag wig and crown leaps over a fence with a dog (Rodney?) at his heels. A Dutchman has fallen onto his back and three other dogs (labelled Pigot, How[e], and Park[er] are about to overtake him
- Alternative Title:
- Royal sportsman running down the enemies of Great Britain and Lewis Baboon taking a flying leap
- Description:
- Title from item., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue, no. 6043., Sheet trimmed., Possibly a later state of no. 6043 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5., and Mounted to 24 x 36 cm.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. by W. Richardson Decr. 9, 1782 near Surry St. Strand
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain and England
- Subject (Name):
- George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820.
- Subject (Topic):
- Foreign relations, Admirals, British, Hunting dogs, Hunting, Horseback riding, and Clothing & dress
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Taleo, or, The royal sportsman running down the enemies of Great Britain [graphic]
6. Tax on receipts [graphic]
- Creator:
- Colley, Thomas, active 1780-1783, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [14 June 1783]
- Call Number:
- 783.06.14.01+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- In an outdoor setting, a young man in court dress, perhaps the Prince of Wales, is presented with a large sheet signed "Tax on receipts" by Lord Cavendish who turns away from a group of distressed tradesmen protesting the new tax. They represent, from right to left, a shoemaker, an alderman, a butcher, and, in the person of 'Sir' Jeffery Dunstan, a used wig seller
- Description:
- Title from item., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Possibly Gillray's imitation of Colley's manner. See British Museum catalogye., Below title: Humbly dedicated to Sir Cecil Wray, Bart., and Mounted to 30 x 39 cm.
- Publisher:
- Pub. June 14th, 1783 by W. Dent
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain and England
- Subject (Name):
- Cavendish, John, Lord, 1732-1796. and Dunstan, Jeffery, 1759?-1797.
- Subject (Topic):
- Politics and government, Petitioning, Butchers, Shoemakers, and Clothing & dress
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Tax on receipts [graphic]
7. The French spy taken prisoner by English girls [graphic].
- Creator:
- Colley, Thomas, active 1780-1783, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [approximately 1868?]
- Call Number:
- Folio 724 836C (Oversize)
- Collection Title:
- Leaf 45. Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Satire: a thin Frenchman kneels beseechingly while five women pull his pigtail, pinch his nose and threaten him with a mop."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Attributed to Thomas Colley in the British Museum online catalogue., Restrike, with imprint statement mostly burnished from plate. For an earlier issue of the plate, published in 1781, see British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1988,0514.18., Plate from: Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks, &c. [London] : [Field & Tuer], [ca. 1868?], and On leaf 45 of: Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks, &c.
- Publisher:
- Field & Tuer
- Subject (Geographic):
- France.
- Subject (Name):
- De la Motte, Francis Henry, -1781
- Subject (Topic):
- Spies, Women, Mops & mopsticks, Pails, and Dogs
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The French spy taken prisoner by English girls [graphic].
8. The belligerant plenipo's [graphic]
- Creator:
- Colley, Thomas, active 1780-1783, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- Decr. 8, 1782 as the act directs.
- Call Number:
- 782.12.08.01.1+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Abstract:
- The five powers involved in peace negotiations in Paris each stand on their tiny island in the sea. On the left George III says "I gave them independence." Next to him is a caricatured figure representing France, with the left arm cut off. "I must have Canada and Grenada for my Arm." Beside France a caricatured Dutchman bemoans the loss of his foot, and Spain in turn demands Gibraltar for his leg. On the far right America in the form of a female Indian announces "I have got all I wanted - Empire!." Above the scene Hibernia floats on a cloud saying "I deny all foreign jurisdictions..."
- Description:
- Title from item., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., A probable earlier issue of no. 6051 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5., and Mounted to 29 x 37 cm.
- Publisher:
- Pub. by W Richardson N 68 High Holborn
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain and United States
- Subject (Name):
- George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820.
- Subject (Topic):
- Foreign relations, History, Amputees, and Clothing & dress
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The belligerant plenipo's [graphic]
9. The fox and stork [graphic]
- Creator:
- Colley, Thomas, active 1780-1783, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [14 January 1783]
- Call Number:
- 783.01.14.03
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A stork with the head of Shelburne is shown with its beak buried in the long neck of a glass jar labeled "The Treasury Jar". He smiles triumphantly as he picks up the gold guineas at the bottom; around his neck is the Garter ribbon. To his left is a fox with the bushy eyebrows, bulbous nose, and hairy chin of Charles Fox; he stands with his paws on the jar and a melancholy expression at the inaccessible treasure
- Description:
- Title from caption below image., Originally published in 14 January 1783 by William Richardson. Cf. No. 6166 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum, v. 5., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and For further information, consult library staff.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. by W. Humphrey Jany. 14, 1783, No. 227 Strand
- Subject (Name):
- Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Lansdowne, William Petty, Marquis of, 1737-1805, and Great Britain. Treasury.
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The fox and stork [graphic]
