"A scene at Court; beefeaters flank the dais of the empty throne (right). George IV stands before it, turning his back angrily on Prince Leopold, who bows distractedly, dropping his cocked hat with its field-marshal's plume. The King: "You smell of Brandynburgh ['y' being scored through and replaced with 'e']." Prince Leopold: "I have performed my Duty as a Husband to the satisfaction of the Country-- & I hope to do the same as a Son, & a Man;." Others at the levée register astonishment. Behind (left) a man in court-dress kneels facing the King, but is dragged away by three courtiers. He says: "Is this the answer to my Petition." One of the three replies: "Yes this is the Way we answer." Below the design: 'We've heard of the rump Parliment, Rump Chickens & rump't Dames [British Museum Satires No. 6716]. But of all the boasted rumps we've heard, This one most notice claims. A Pugilist he rumps his man, The Dustman rumps his Brother, But here observe the R--l plan , A Prince must rump his mother Rather than thus forego the Man, And virtuous feelings smother 'Gainst Persecution boldly stand, To save an Injured Mother.'"--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Royal rumping
Description:
Title etched above image., Attributed to William Heath in the British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Mounted on page 43 of: George Humphrey shop album.
Publisher:
Pub. Jany. 31, 1821, by S.W. Fores, 41 Picadilly [sic]
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Léopold I, King of the Belgians, 1790-1865, and Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821.
Subject (Topic):
Interiors, Honor guards, Podiums, Thrones, Bowing, Hats, and Petitions
"A scene at Court; beefeaters flank the dais of the empty throne (right). George IV stands before it, turning his back angrily on Prince Leopold, who bows distractedly, dropping his cocked hat with its field-marshal's plume. The King: "You smell of Brandynburgh ['y' being scored through and replaced with 'e']." Prince Leopold: "I have performed my Duty as a Husband to the satisfaction of the Country-- & I hope to do the same as a Son, & a Man;." Others at the levée register astonishment. Behind (left) a man in court-dress kneels facing the King, but is dragged away by three courtiers. He says: "Is this the answer to my Petition." One of the three replies: "Yes this is the Way we answer." Below the design: 'We've heard of the rump Parliment, Rump Chickens & rump't Dames [British Museum Satires No. 6716]. But of all the boasted rumps we've heard, This one most notice claims. A Pugilist he rumps his man, The Dustman rumps his Brother, But here observe the R--l plan , A Prince must rump his mother Rather than thus forego the Man, And virtuous feelings smother 'Gainst Persecution boldly stand, To save an Injured Mother.'"--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Royal rumping
Description:
Title etched above image., Attributed to William Heath in the British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., 1 print : etching ; sheet 23.6 x 32.1 cm., Printed on wove paper; hand-colored., Window mounted to 24.7 x 33.1 cm, the whole then mounted to 58 x 39 cm., Mounted (with one other print) on leaf 50 in volume 2 of the W.E. Gladstone collection of caricatures and broadsides surrounding the "Queen Caroline Affair.", and Figures of "P. Leopold" and "Geo. IV" identified in ink below image; date "31 Jan. 1821" written in lower right corner of sheet.
Publisher:
Pub. Jany. 31, 1821, by S.W. Fores, 41 Picadilly [sic]
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Léopold I, King of the Belgians, 1790-1865, and Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821.
Subject (Topic):
Interiors, Honor guards, Podiums, Thrones, Bowing, Hats, and Petitions
Title from caption below image., Six lines of verse below title arranged in two columns: I scuttle up & down every street ..., and Originally published April 15, 1823 by George Humphrey. Cf. No. 14570 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 10.
Publisher:
Pub. May 12, 1823 by G. Humphrey, 24 St. James's St. & 74 New Bond St.
An obese John Bull depicted as a yokel in a smock, claps his hands to egg on a terrier with the head of Eldon who holds a rat with the head of Wellington in his teeth. John Bull says, "Thats right Old Boy, give it em what they thougth you had lost all your teeth. Give it' em Scott & lot." Other rats with human heads scurry away in terror, one with the head of Peel (?) has been flung into the air. John Bull stands in the doorway to the barn. The Church spire in the distance behind him is propped up by two beams, one of which is labelled: Prop
Alternative Title:
Iohn Bulls famous old dog Billy astonishing the varment and John Bulls famous old dog Billy astonishing the vermin
Description:
Title etched below image., A figure of 'Paul Pry' is an artist's device used by William Heath., Date of publication from the British Museum catalogue., Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark resulting in partial loss of imprint., Printseller's announcement following publication statement: Political & other caricatures daily pub., 1 print : etching on wove paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 26 x 37.3 cm, on sheet 29.3 x 43.2 cm., and Laid in James Sayers's Folio album of 144 caricatures.
Publisher:
Pub. by T. McLean, 26 Haymarket
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
Eldon, John Scott, Earl of, 1751-1838, Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, and Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852
Subject (Topic):
John Bull (Symbolic character), Catholic emancipation, Hunting dogs, and Rats
An obese John Bull depicted as a yokel in a smock, claps his hands to egg on a terrier with the head of Eldon who holds a rat with the head of Wellington in his teeth. John Bull says, "Thats right Old Boy, give it em what they thougth you had lost all your teeth. Give it' em Scott & lot." Other rats with human heads scurry away in terror, one with the head of Peel (?) has been flung into the air. John Bull stands in the doorway to the barn. The Church spire in the distance behind him is propped up by two beams, one of which is labelled: Prop
Alternative Title:
Iohn Bulls famous old dog Billy astonishing the varment and John Bulls famous old dog Billy astonishing the vermin
Description:
Title etched below image., A figure of 'Paul Pry' is an artist's device used by William Heath., Date of publication from the British Museum catalogue., Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark resulting in partial loss of imprint., Printseller's announcement following publication statement: Political & other caricatures daily pub., and The date of imprint '1829' has been written in mss.
Publisher:
Pub. by T. McLean, 26 Haymarket
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
Eldon, John Scott, Earl of, 1751-1838, Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, and Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852
Subject (Topic):
John Bull (Symbolic character), Catholic emancipation, Hunting dogs, and Rats
A Cardinal-Legate with attendant clergy gives absolution to Lyndhurst, Peel, and Wellington who kneel before a throne on a dais, their hands in prayer. Lyndhurst has the Purse of the Great Seal under his knees and the mace on the floor beside him. Attendant clergy include two obese monks or friars, one of whom holds a candle, the other a grotesque image of the Virgin. Also in attendance is a Jesuit who holds a triple cross and claps a rosary and a thin, sly-looking priest who also holds a candle
Description:
Title etched below image., The figure with hat and cane is a device of Paul Pry, pseudonym of William Heath., Publication date from British Museum catalogue., and "Pl. 2"--Upper right corner.
Publisher:
Pub. by T. McLean, 26 Haymarket
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Name):
Lyndhurst, John Singleton Copley, Baron, 1772-1863, Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852, and Church of England
Subject (Topic):
Relations, Catholic Church, Catholic Emancipation, Cardinals, Monks, Podiums, and Priests
Three officers dine at a small round table, waited on by two young soldier-servants. one ,standing stiffly, holds a bottle of wine behind his back; an arm (in uniform) extends from a curtain to take it.
Description:
Title from caption below image., Printmaker and date from British Museum online catalogue., Description based on imperfect impression; imprint partially erased with possible loss of publication date., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and With: Eyes right.
"Young woman dressed in her ballgown half-reclines on a settee in her bedroom while her elderly maid yawns with tiredness."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Print signed using William Heath's device: A figure of Paul Pry., Date of publication from the British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1995,0930.40., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum., and Watermarked paper: J. Whatman Turkey Mill.
Publisher:
Pub. by T. McLean, 26 Haymarket
Subject (Topic):
Ball dresses, Bedrooms, Couches, Yawning, Candles, Dogs, and Women domestics
Titles from text below each design., Two designs side-by-side on one plate, each individually titled and signed in lower right corner., Text beneath 'Romeo and Juliet' title: My poverty, but not my will, cosents [sic]., Text beneath 'Merry wives of Windsor' title: Divide me like a bribe buck, each take a hunch. I will keep my sides to myself., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
