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10. Doctor Phlogiston, the priestley politician or the political priest! [graphic]
- Creator:
- Collings, Samuel, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- July 1st, 1791.
- Call Number:
- Print00500
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Print shows Priestley walking right to left, diagonally away from the spectator; his face, turned in profile to the left, has a sinister smile. He holds out, as firebrands, two burning papers: 'Political Sermon' and 'Essay on Government'. From his pockets other papers project inscribed: 'Revolution Toasts, Essays on Matlin [sic] Spirit' and 'Gunpowder'. He tramples on books and papers, including an open book: 'Bible explained away.' Cf. British Museum catalogue
- Description:
- Title engraved below image., Possibly executed by Samuel Collings, who is believed to have employed the pseudonym Annibal Scratch for some of his prints., Questionable attribution to John Nixon from unverified data in local catalog record., Text above image: Attic miscellany. Political portraiture no. 4., and Plate issued as an illustration in: Attic miscellany. London : Printed for Bentley and Co., v. 2, no. 22 (1791), page 369.
- Publisher:
- Published as the act directs by W. Locke
- Subject (Name):
- Priestley, Joseph, 1733-1804 and Priestley, Joseph, 1733-1804.
- Found in:
- Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > Doctor Phlogiston, the priestley politician or the political priest! [graphic]
11. Fatal ambition, or, Reynard at his wits end [graphic].
- Creator:
- Collings, Samuel, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [22 April 1784]
- Call Number:
- 784.04.22.01+ Impression 1
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Alternative Title:
- Reynard at his wits end
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Sheet trimmed mostly within plate mark., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., Temporary local subject terms: Female costume: Riding habits -- Election favors -- Canvassing -- Allusion to William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire, 1748-1811 -- Chains., and Watermark in center of sheet: Taylor.
- Publisher:
- Pub. April 22, 1784, by W. Wells, No. 132 Fleet Street
- Subject (Geographic):
- England and London.
- Subject (Name):
- Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Cavendish, Georgiana Spencer, Duchess of Devonshire, 1757-1806, Portland, Dorothy Cavendish, Duchess of, 1750-1794, Robinson, Mary, 1758-1800, North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792, and Great Britain. Parliament
- Subject (Topic):
- Elections, 1784 and Political elections
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Fatal ambition, or, Reynard at his wits end [graphic].
12. Female influence, or, The Devons---e canvas [graphic].
- Creator:
- Collings, Samuel, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [3 April 1784]
- Call Number:
- 784.04.03.01.2+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- The Duchess of Devonshire, with Fox's name inscribed on her hat, canvasses an obese butcher standing in front of his stall in the market. She holds his left hand in hers. He wipes his mouth while another butcher, standing behind the counter, encourages him to kiss the duchess. One of her female companions turns her head back to kiss an artisan standing behind her while she passes him a small purse
- Alternative Title:
- Devons----e canvas and Devonshire canvas
- Description:
- Title from item., Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., and Mounted to 29 x 38 cm.
- Publisher:
- Publish'd April 3rd, 1784 by Wells, No. 132 Fleet Street
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain, England, and Westminster
- Subject (Name):
- Cavendish, Georgiana Spencer, Duchess of Devonshire, 1757-1806.
- Subject (Topic):
- Politics and government, Political elections, Butchers, Markets, and Clothing & dress
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Female influence, or, The Devons---e canvas [graphic].
13. Female influence, or, The Devons---e canvas [graphic].
- Creator:
- Collings, Samuel, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [3 April 1784]
- Call Number:
- 784.04.03.01.1+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- The Duchess of Devonshire, with Fox's name inscribed on her hat, canvasses an obese butcher standing in front of his stall in the market. She holds his left hand in hers. He wipes his mouth while another butcher, standing behind the counter, encourages him to kiss the duchess. One of her female companions turns her head back to kiss an artisan standing behind her while she passes him a small purse
- Alternative Title:
- Devons----e canvas and Devonshire canvas
- Description:
- Title from item., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., Reissue of No. 6493 with the design extended below the original imprint line and the original imprint information scored through. See Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Mounted to 28 x 39 cm.
- Publisher:
- Publish'd April 3rd, 1784 by Wells, No. 132 Fleet Street : Sold by W. Humphrey, Strand
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain, England, and Westminster
- Subject (Name):
- Cavendish, Georgiana Spencer, Duchess of Devonshire, 1757-1806.
- Subject (Topic):
- Politics and government, Political elections, Butchers, Markets, and Clothing & dress
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Female influence, or, The Devons---e canvas [graphic].
14. Jerry Sneak I.O.D. taking French leave of the Revolution Society [graphic]
- Creator:
- Collings, Samuel, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- Augt. 1, 1791.
- Call Number:
- 791.08.01.02
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Lord Stanhope, stooping in profile to the left, hurries furtively from an open doorway into the street, his right hand raised, his left hand holding his hat behind his back. Rolled documents project from his pocket inscribed 'Toasts'."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Caricatures published under the pseudonym Annibal Scratch have been attributed to Samuel Collings., Series title and number from British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark, resulting in loss of series title., Plate from: Attic miscellany, v. ii, p. 395., and With a literaturea llusion to Samuel Foote's The Mayor of Garret and referencing the Revolution Society.
- Publisher:
- Published as the act directs, by W. Locke
- Subject (Name):
- Stanhope, Charles Stanhope, Earl, 1753-1816
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Jerry Sneak I.O.D. taking French leave of the Revolution Society [graphic]
15. Mars and Venus, or, Sir Cecil chastised [graphic] / Annibal Scratch fecit
- Creator:
- Collings, Samuel, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [2 April 1784]
- Call Number:
- 784.04.02.01+ Impression 1
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A furious veteran with a wooden leg and bandaged eye and a maid servant attack Sir Cecil Wray with a crutch and a broom, respectively. The maid stands on a piece of paper inscribed,"Tax on servants" and in front of a padlocked door to the "Register Off[ice] for Maid Serv[ants]." On the opposite side of the image, in the background, is the crumbling building of the Chelsea Hospital. A reference to Sir Cecil's proposals to tax the employers of maid servants and to close the Chelsea Hospital that housed disabled veterans
- Alternative Title:
- Sir Cecil chastised
- Description:
- Title from item. and Mounted to 28 x 39 cm.
- Publisher:
- Published April 2nd, 1784, by Willm Wells, No. 132 Fleet Street
- Subject (Geographic):
- England and Westminster
- Subject (Name):
- Wray, Cecil, Sir, 1734-1805. and Royal Hospital (Chelsea, London, England).
- Subject (Topic):
- Great Britain, Politics and government, Political elections, Disabled veterans, Servants, Peg legs, Crutches, Brooms & brushes, and Politicians
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Mars and Venus, or, Sir Cecil chastised [graphic] / Annibal Scratch fecit
16. Master Billy's hobby-horse, or, His triumphal entry into Downing Street [graphic]
- Creator:
- Collings, Samuel, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [26 Ferburary 1784]
- Call Number:
- 784.02.26.02+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- William Pitt, riding a rocking horse, contemplates the locked gate to the "Treasury" in front of him. In his left hand he holds a whip inscribed, "prerogative," followed by the words, "pro me." Under his right arm is a "Royal primer" and the horse's rockers are inscribed, "despotism" and "aristocracy." A blast of foul air from his buttocks, signed, "my honor," is directed at the face of Charles Fox behind him. Pointing to the Treasury building, Fox proclaims service for the country to be his motivation
- Alternative Title:
- His triumphal entry into Downing Street
- Description:
- Title from item.
- Publisher:
- Pub. Feb. 26, 1784, by W. Welles, No. 132 Fleet Street
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain and England
- Subject (Name):
- Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806. and Pitt, William, 1759-1806.
- Subject (Topic):
- Politics and government, Hobby horses, and Clothing & dress
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Master Billy's hobby-horse, or, His triumphal entry into Downing Street [graphic]
17. Popular frenzy, or, The demolition of St. Stephs. Chapel [graphic]
- Creator:
- Collings, Samuel, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [4 March 1784]
- Call Number:
- 784.03.04.01+ Impression 1
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- At the top of a ladder placed against the House of Commons and inscribed, "back stairs," stands a female figure of Folly in a fool's cap, with a flag signed "aristocracy." Below her, a man attempts to pull down a stone from the frieze with a grappling hook. Behind him, a smiling Pitt with one foot on a rung, "new mi[nister]," encourages his supporters to follow. Next climbs Lord Temple carrying a conspirator's lantern and a flag, "omnipot[ent] anarc[hy]." Under the ladder, others demolish the wall. On the left, Lord North and Charles Fox try to support the loosened "SPQB" frieze with a beam inscribed, "constitutional advice." An indignant-looking female figure of Wisdom advises Pitt and his followers to reconsider their action."
- Alternative Title:
- Demolition of St. Stephs. Chapel and Demolition of St. Stephen's Chapel
- Description:
- Title from item. and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
- Publisher:
- Pub. March 4, 1784, by W. Wells, N. 132 Fleet Street
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain
- Subject (Name):
- Pitt, William, 1759-1806., Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806., North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792., and Buckingham, George Nugent Temple Grenville, Marquess of, 1753-1813.
- Subject (Topic):
- Politics and government, Fools' caps, Liberty cap, Ladders, Demolition, and Cobblestone streets
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Popular frenzy, or, The demolition of St. Stephs. Chapel [graphic]
18. Protheus on privileges [graphic]
- Creator:
- Collings, Samuel, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- Feby. 1st 1791.
- Call Number:
- 791.02.01.02
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Description:
- Title from item., Plate from: The Attic miscellany, v. ii, p. 177., Temporary local subject terms: Elections: Westminster election, 1790 -- Maces: House of Commons' mace -- Petitions: Westminster petition -- Mythology: Protheus., and Mounted to 25 x 18 cm.
- Publisher:
- Published as the act directs, by Bentley & Co.
- Subject (Name):
- Tooke, John Horne, 1736-1812
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Protheus on privileges [graphic]
