"A black saleman selling rabbits kneels on the pavement with his basket, looking up at a young woman who stands at the door of a house; she holds up one of the rabbits by a hind-leg. A manservant holding a dish stands behind her, grinning. Behind is the corner of a street."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title engraved below image., Printmaker identified based on original drawing in the Huntington Library collection., Two lines of text below title: 'Miss - O la how it smells - sure its not fresh, Mungo - Be gar Misse dot no fair - If Blacke Man take you by Leg so - ; you smell too.', From Drolls., and Watermark (partial): Strasburg bend.
Publisher:
Publish'd Octr. 8th 1792 by Robt. Sayer & Co., Fleet Street, London
Subject (Topic):
Black people, City & town life, Rabbits, Servants, Street vendors, and Women
"Leaders of the Opposition (left) turn a windlass which drags towards the shore a fantastic and enormous raft laden with French troops. They push against horizontal levers which pass through the broad centre-post on which the rope is wound; on the top of this Lauderdale, in Highland dress and on a smaller scale than the others, plays the bagpipes, from which issue the words: 'Over the Water & over the Sea, And over the Raft to Charlie.' He capers to his tune; a tricolour flag flies from his instrument. The most prominent figure is Fox, advancing full-face, and looking to the raft with a satisfied smile; he says, "Pull away Citizens". Behind him, the rope between them, is Bedford in riding-dress; under his arm is a book: 'Bedford on Agriculter' (cf. BMSat 8648). Opposite Fox is Tierney, saying, "We must take care to keep clear of the Rope". From his pocket hangs a paper: 'Borough Influence' (he was M.P. for Southwark, 'the Borough', cf. BMSat 9045). Sheridan, pushing hard in profile to the left, says: "Ah! The Rope We must avoid it if possible". Norfolk, on the extreme left, puts a hand on Tierney's lever; he says: "Hark Ther's a Storm coming. I hear Thunder." They walk on a circular track by the edge of a cliff. On the ground is a large open book: 'President of the Directory CIF. [Fox] Deputy a Bedfordshire Bull [cf. BMSat 8684]'. On it lies a 'Norfolk Cheese'. Behind (left) is a gallows inscribed 'Tierney' (almost obliterated) from which hangs a corpse. In the background is a hill on the summit of which is an encampment with massed troops flying the British flag. The raft nears the shore but is about to be overwhelmed by vast waves blown up by blasts from the mouths of Dundas, the King, and Pitt, whose heads emerge from dark clouds. Dundas, in profile to the left, aims his blast at the windlass; in it (right to left) are the names: 'Jack Ketch'; 'Addington, Bond, Staples [Bow Street justices]'; 'Macnamara Fugion, Macmanus, Townsend, Jelous' [Bow Street officers or 'runners']. The King and Pitt aim directly at the raft; from the mouth of the former (full-face) issue the names 'St Vincent, Pasley, Duncan, Pellew, Nelson'; from that of Pitt (in profile to the right): 'Trollope, Thomson, Bridport, Onslow, Pringle'. In the centre of the raft is a massive fortress manned with troops; from it flies a huge tricolour flag inscribed 'Liberty and Equality'. The fort is surrounded by tents; outside there are soldiers in close formation with bayonets. The outer edge is flanked by turrets, each having a (tricolour) flag inscribed: 'Plunder'; 'Regecides Paricides'; 'Deism Atheism'; 'Robbery'; 'Murder & Ravishmt'; 'Torture'; 'Blood & Rapine'; 'Cruelty & lust'; 'Barbar[ity]'. The motive force is given by wheels worked by windmills, and by large oars. In the bows is a guillotine surmounted by a bonnet-rouge; another guillotine decorates the stern. Behind the raft (left) advance ships of war. In the foreground, flying over the agitated sea like stormy petrels, are three winged heads (right to left): Erskine, Stanhope, and (?) Thelwall. Lauderdale, Fox, Sheridan, Norfolk, and Stanhope wear bonnets-rouges."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Republican crew disappointed
Description:
Title etched below image., Publisher's advertisement following imprint: Folios of caricatures lent out for the evening., and Sheet partially trimmed within plate mark on top edge.
Publisher:
Published by S.W. Fores, N. 50 Piccadilly
Subject (Name):
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820, Melville, Henry Dundas, Viscount, 1742-1811, Norfolk, Charles Howard, Duke of, 1746-1815, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Tierney, George, 1761-1830, Bedford, Francis Russell, Duke of, 1765-1802, Erskine, Thomas Erskine, Baron, 1750-1823, Lauderdale, James Maitland, Earl of, 1759-1839, Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816, Pitt, William, 1759-1806, Stanhope, Charles Stanhope, Earl, 1753-1816, and Thelwall, John, 1764-1834
Title from item., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Sixteen lines of verse in two columns on either side of title: Shepherds I have lost my waist! Have you seen my body? ..., Temporary local subject terms: Female costume, 1794 -- Domestic service: footmen -- Jewelry: earrings -- Food: tarts -- Pictures amplifying subject., Watermark: J Whatman., and Publisher's stamp in lower right corner of plate: S.W.[F.]
Title from item., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Sixteen lines of verse in two columns on either side of title: Shepherds I have lost my waist! Have you seen my body? ..., Temporary local subject terms: Female costume, 1794 -- Domestic service: footmen -- Jewelry: earrings -- Food: tarts -- Pictures amplifying subject., 1 print on wove paper : etching, hand-colored ; sheet 37.3 x 28.2 cm., matted to 63 x 47 cm., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., and Subjects identified in a later hand on mat below image.
Title from item., Printmaker from British Museum online catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., One line of text below title: NB. It is very well understood that the object of Paris in this recent attempt ..., Temporary local subject terms: St. James's Square., and Watermark: E & P.
Publisher:
Pub Aprill [sic] 10, 1792, by S.W. Fores, No. 3 Piccadilly
Title from item., Attributed to Cruikshank from reproduction of the original drawing for this print. See Wark., From a series of Drolls., Temporary local subject terms: Military recruitment -- Military uniforms: recruiting sergeant's uniform -- Recruiting drummer's uniforms -- Buildings: inns -- Military: recruiting sergeants -- Drums -- Furniture: tresle tables -- Settles -- Puns -- Costume: cocked hats, 1791 -- Military: drummers -- Yokels -- Signs: chequered inn sign -- Landlords., and Watermark (partial): armorial shield.
Publisher:
Published 10th March 1791, by Robt. Sayer, No. 53 Fleet Street, London
Title from item., Sheet trimmed to plate mark on sides., Temporary local subject terms: Symbols: earl's coronet -- Bishops' mitres -- Emblems: Tree of Liberty -- Reference to sansculottes -- Male costume: bonnet rouge -- Mottoes: A Deo et Rege -- Weapons: daggers -- Portraits: George III., and Bookseller's stamp in lower right corner: S.W.F.
Publisher:
Pub. June 10th 1794 by S.W. Fores, N. 3 Piccadilly
Subject (Name):
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820 and Stanhope, Charles Stanhope, Earl, 1753-1816
Title engraved below image., Printmaker from British Museum online catalogue., Temporary local subject terms: Pigs -- Guillotines -- Interiors: clubs -- Gambling -- Debts: Charles James Fox's indebtness., Watermark: J Whatman., and Printseller's stamp in lower right of plate: S.W.F.
Publisher:
Pubd. June 15, 1795, by S.W. Fores, No. 50 the corner of Sackville St., Piccadilly
Subject (Name):
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806 and Pitt, William, 1759-1806
Title from item., The characters ['er' in Jersey, scored through and replaced with an 'a'., Printseller's statement following the imprint: NB. Folios of carecatures [sic] lent out for the evening., Temporary local subject terms: Wigs: Bob-wig -- Slang: "Jazey" -- Reference to Regency -- Prince of Wales as Viceroy., and Watermark: Edmonds & Pine 1795.
