"The Prince of Wales stands full-face, in shirt and nightcap, his back to the bridal bed (right) in which the Princess lies with an expression of smiling expectancy. The Prince stands dismayed, with his right fingers to his mouth. On a table beside him (left) are two (?) mustard-pots and a bottle of 'Cantharides'. On the wall showing between the curtains of the bed is a picture of Leda and the swan. The bed is ornate with fringed curtains, and the Prince of Wales' feathers and motto at the head. Her stockings, shoes, a garter, and a garment draped over a chair are beside the Princess; the Prince's clothes lie at his feet."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from item., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., Publisher's advertisement following imprint: who has just fitted up his exhibition in an entire novel stile, admittance one shilling., Temporary local subject terms: Furnishings: bed curtains -- Pictures amplifying subject: Leda and the swan -- Medicinal: cantharides potion -- Prince of Wales's marriage, 8 April 1795., Watermark: Strasburg lily with initials GR and date 1794 below., and Printseller's stamp in lower right corner: S.W.F.
Publisher:
Pub. April 15, 1795, by S.W. Fores, No. 3 Piccadilly
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830 and Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821
Subject (Topic):
Marriage, Allegorical prints, Bedrooms, Canopy beds, Interiors, and Sleepwear
"Napoleon (right) stands between two Russians; one (left) he strikes on the chin with his fist, saying, "There Sir take that, and tel your Master, I'll thras every one who dares to speak to me I'll thrash all the World D -me I'll, I'll I,'ll be King of the Universe." The injured Russian stares, saying, "Why this is club Law; this is the Argument of force indeed the little Gentleman is Dêrangé." Behind Napoleon (right) an officer in fur cloak and hussar's cap watches with indignation, saying, "The Monarch I represent, will return this insult with becoming dignity." On the left John Bull, jovial and grossly fat, and wearing top-boots, puts his arm across the shoulders of a pugilist, and points to Napoleon, saying, "There my Boy is an Ambassador who will treat with you in your own way, but I say be as gentle with him as you can." The good-looking brawny pugilist, who is stripped to the waist, clenches his fists, saying, "what! is it that little Whipper snapper I am to set too with why I think the first round will settle his hash." [An early use of this phrase which disproves Partridge, 'Slang Dict., tracing it in England to 1825, and in U.S.A. to 1807, suggesting that the English may have learnt it in the war of 1812. It was clearly current in England by 1803] Bonaparte is small and youthful, caricatured chiefly by the disproportionate size of cocked hat and sabre."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
John Bull introducing his new ambassador to the Grand Consul
Description:
Title etched below image. and Laid down on modern paper backing and matted to 36 x 46 cm.
Publisher:
Pub. by S.W. Fores, N. 50 Piccadilly, London
Subject (Geographic):
France, Russia., Russia, and France.
Subject (Name):
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821, Alexander I, Emperor of Russia, 1777-1825, and Markov, Arkady Ivanovich, 1747-1827
Subject (Topic):
Foreign relations, John Bull (Symbolic character), Boxers (Sports), and Insults
"Twelve single figures arranged in two rows, their complacent soliloquies etched above their heads, e.g. [3] An ugly woman dressed in a travesty of the fashion, with one large feather in her hair, large ear-rings, and an enormous oval miniature slung from her neck, holds up a small parasol, projecting at an angle from its clumsy stick. She says: "True happiness undoubtedly consists in an elegant taste for the Bon Ton." [4] A stout ugly woman says: "Though I am none of your flan dan Ladies I believe I can buy one half of them." One of a set."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from caption below image., Publisher's advertisement following imprint: Folios of caracatures [sic] lent out for the evening., Design consists of twelve figures in two rows, each with lines of text etched above., Sheet trimmed within plate mark on right and left edges., Plate numbered in upper right corner: Vol. 1, pl. 15., and Restrike. Watermark: J. Whatman 1824.
Publisher:
Pubd. Jany. 1st, 1796, by S.W. Fores, No. 50 Piccadilly, corner of Sackville Street
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Topic):
Clothing & dress, Jewelry, Military uniforms, and British
Title from item., Printmaker identified from the original drawing in the Huntington Library., From the Laurie & Whittle series of Drolls., One line of text below title: Arrah! My dear honey, to be sure, I'd rather walk if it wasn't for the fashio of the thing., Plate numbered '238' in lower left corner., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., Temporary local subject terms: Vehicles: sedan chair -- Irishmen -- Street vendors: pipe sellers., and Watermark: 1812.
Publisher:
Published 28th Jany. 1800, by Laurie & Whittle, 53 Fleet Street, London
Title from item., Printmaker identified from the original drawing in the Huntington Library., From Laurie and Whittle series of drolls., Two lines of text below title: Fire Man -- get up my friend, get up directly, the house is on fire ..., Plate numbered '212' in lower left corner., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Temporary local subject terms: Interiors: bedrooms -- Firemen -- Lighting: torches -- Tools: axes -- Pets: dogs -- Male dress: night clothes.
Publisher:
Published 16th March 1798 by Laurie & Whittle, 53 Fleet Street, London
Title from item., Sheet trimmed to and within plate mark., Publisher's advertisement following the imprint: ... where may be seen a compleat model of the guilotine [sic], the head and hand of Count Struenzee & the largest collection of caracaturs [sic] in the world., Two images on one plate. Two columns of text under each image: Good precepts ... , But bad examples ... ., Temporary local subject terms: Interiors: church -- Churches: pulpit -- Church clerks --Clergy: parsons -- Brothels -- Prostitutes -- Walking staves -- Watches -- Pickpocketing -- Allusion to gambling -- Book of Common Prayer -- Lighting: watchman's lantern -- Watchmen -- Covent Garden., and "The Revd. B. W--d" added in contemporary hand at top of first image. "Revd. W--d" in another contemporary hand in upper right corner of plate. In both instances internal letters of the name blackened out with ink.
Publisher:
Pub. Jan. 20, 1794, by S.W. Fores, N. 3 Piccadilly
Illustration to verses printed in two columns. An elderly parson, holding his pipe, his back to the fire, makes gestures of rage towards his servant (right) who hurries terrified from the room as he drops a jug. His wife (left) holds his coat to restrain him, dropping a book from her lap as she sits in a chair with a slipcover. The verses in letterpress below the image relate that after a sermon on the misfortunes of Job, the parson told his wife that his 'patience and strength of mind' were equal to Job's, though she (like other women) was incapable of such restraint. His servant enters to tell him that the contents of a cask of ale had been spilt. His wife reproaches him for his violent abuse: "Job was not half so vext ..."; he says: "Answer me this, I say- Did Job e'er lose a barrel of such ale?" On the wall behing is a picture of Job suffering by the road as described in the Bible. See British Museum catalogue
Alternative Title:
Bad job
Description:
Titie from letterpress printed below the image. On this impression part of the title is printed below plate., Printmaker identified from the original drawing in the Huntington Library., Text of the tale in letterpress printed in two columns below title: Twas at some country place, a parson preaching, The virtue of long sufferance was teaching ..., One of the series of Laurie & Whittle drolls., and Watermark: E & P 1796.
Publisher:
Published 20th November 1798 by Laurie & Whittle, 53 Fleet Street, London
Subject (Name):
Job (Biblical figure)
Subject (Topic):
Biblical events, Chairs, Clergy, Fireplaces, Interiors, Pipes (Smoking), Pitchers, Religious dwellings, Servants, and Spouses
Title etched below image., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., Printseller's announcement following publication statement: Folios of caricatures lent., Temporary local subject terms: Irish Rebellion, 1798 -- Ulster protestants: Peep of Day Boys -- Sun -- Fire: pyres -- Holyhead, Scotland., and Watermark: J Whatman 1794.
Publisher:
Pub. by S.W. Fores, 50 Piccadilly
Subject (Name):
Pitt, William, 1759-1806 and Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806
"Two pretty women leave a shop (left) to enter a coach whose back is towards the spectator. The foremost (? Duchess of Rutland), raising her petticoats high, puts a foot on the step. She is followed by (?) Lady Jersey, who crosses a step laid across a barred area or cellar, also raising her petticoats. A little girl (left) stands in the doorway. The legs of the ladies are eagerly inspected by male loungers. One man crouches at the back of the coach to peep through a quizzing-glass. The roadway on the right of the coach is crowded. Men with telescopes are indicated in the windows of the houses (right). Other spectators stand in the cellar or area looking upwards through the bars. The cover of a coal-hole in the pavement is pushed aside to show a profile. ..."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Cause of the lounge!!
Description:
Title etched below image., Printmaker Isaac Cruikshank's initials are incorporated into the design, etched within the escutcheon on the back of the coach., Date in imprint transcribed as "April 1st, 1793" in the British Museum catalogue; etched lines resembling a "7" are found beneath the superscript "st" but may not actually represent a digit., and Imprint continues: ... who has just fitted up his Exhibition in an entire novel stile, admitance [sic] 1 shg. N. folios of caracatures lent out.
Publisher:
Pub. April 17st [sic], 1793, by S.W. Fores, No. 3 Piccadilly ...
Subject (Name):
Rutland, Mary Isabella Manners, Duchess of, 1756-1831 and Jersey, Frances Villiers, Countess of, 1753-1821
Subject (Topic):
Stores & shops, Carriages & coaches, Streets, Hand lenses, Telescopes, and Voyeurism
