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1.
"The rights of man, or, Tommy Paine, the little American taylor, taking the measure of the crown

Creator:
Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
Published / Created:
[23 May 1791]
Call Number:
Auchincloss Gillray v. 2
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A grotesquely caricatured, thin and ragged Tom Paine, dressed as a tailor with huge scissors hanging from his pants, kneels before a gigantic crown; he uses a tape measure to determine its dimensions. He wears a French-style hat with a cockade inscri...
Alternative Title:
Tommy Paine, the little American taylor, taking the measure of the crown for a new pair of revolution breeches
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. May 23th [sic], 1791, by H. Humphrey, No. 18 Old Bond Street
Subject (Name):
Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797., Paine, Thomas, 1737-1809, and Paine, Thomas, 1737-1809.
Subject (Topic):
Symbols, Tailors, and Tailoring
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > "The rights of man, or, Tommy Paine, the little American taylor, taking the measure of the crown for a new pair of revolution breeches [graphic].

2.
The Queen and the dragon, a model for a new sovereign, for 1821 recommended to the Master of the

Published / Created:
[January 1821]
Call Number:
Folio 724 835G v.2 (Oversize)
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
In a large circle at center is Queen Caroline, dressed as Britannia and riding a horse that tramples a four-headed dragon lying on its back on the ground; the dragon has the human heads of the George IV and his ministers. The Queen, wearing armor and ...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Published January 1821 by J. Fairburn, Broadway, Ludgate Hill
Subject (Name):
Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821, George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Liverpool, Robert Banks Jenkinson, Earl of, 1770-1828, Sidmouth, Henry Addington, Viscount, 1757-1844, and Castlereagh, Robert Stewart, Viscount, 1769-1822
Subject (Topic):
Britannia (Symbolic character), Dragons, Horses, Pikes (Weapons), Armor, Crowns, and Symbols
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The Queen and the dragon, a model for a new sovereign, for 1821 recommended to the Master of the Mint. [graphic]

3.
The stool of repentance; the scorn of the world!! [graphic].

Published / Created:
[10 January 1821]
Call Number:
Folio 724 835G v.2 (Oversize)
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Print shows personifications of Europe, Africa, America, and Asia pointing their fingers at a blushing Britannia paying penance for corruption atop a stool of repentence along with Princess Caroline of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel; King George IV; Robert B...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Published Jany. 10, 1821, by W. Benbow, corner of St. Clements Church Yard, Strand
Subject (Geographic):
England and Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821, George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Liverpool, Robert Banks Jenkinson, Earl of, 1770-1828, Castlereagh, Robert Stewart, Viscount, 1769-1822, Sidmouth, Henry Addington, Viscount, 1757-1844, Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852, and Westminster Palace (London, England),
Subject (Topic):
Britannia (Symbolic character), Symbols, Corruption, Punishment devices, Punishment & torture, Politicians, Embarassment, Bowls (Tableware), and Drinking vessels
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The stool of repentance; the scorn of the world!! [graphic].