"Prince Leopold sits enthroned, flanked by his new subjects; he wears uniform with a crown, and sits on a two-tiered circular dais in a chair of state, the seat of which is covered with giant thorns. Punctured and frightened, he grasps the arms of his chair with crisped fingers; his toes are drawn back, touching the ground, and he looks towards a savage-looking Greek (right) who kneels before him with a long knife held behind his back. A similar ruffian kneels on the left; others approach menacingly from the left, one smoking a long pipe and grasping a knife. They wear Greek costume with embroidered jackets and full white breeches. On the right are long-robed ecclesiastics, headed by a bearded patriarch with a cross in one hand, a knife in the other."--British Museum online catalogue
"King, Archbishop, Ministers, &c., and Green Bag are overturned or put to flight by the Queen mounted on a savage bull (J.B.). An 'Italian' dagger, a 'horse Leech', &c., &c., fall from the Bag."--British Museum catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Questionably attributed to Elmes in the British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., 1 print : etching ; sheet 30.1 x 40.2 cm., Printed on wove paper; hand-colored., Sheet trimmed within plate mark at top and bottom., Mounted to 39 x 58 cm., Mounted on leaf 61 in volume 1 of the W.E. Gladstone collection of caricatures and broadsides surrounding the "Queen Caroline Affair.", and Figures of "Liverpool," "Sidmouth," and "Eldon" identified in ink below image; date "Aug. 1820" written in lower right corner. Typed extract of two lines from the British Museum catalogue description is pasted to the left of print.
Publisher:
Pubd. Augt. 1820 by Benbow, corner of St. Clements Church Yard, Strand
Subject (Geographic):
England.
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821, Liverpool, Robert Banks Jenkinson, Earl of, 1770-1828, Castlereagh, Robert Stewart, Viscount, 1769-1822, Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852, and Leach, John, 1760-1834
Title etched below image., Date from manuscript annotation in lower right corner of sheet., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum., Mounted to 58 x 39 cm., Mounted on leaf 1 in volume 1 of the W.E. Gladstone collection of caricatures and broadsides surrounding the "Queen Caroline Affair.", and Names of figures depicted in the print are written at bottom of sheet and on mounting leaf, in red ink and pencil, in two different hands; date "Jan. 1820" written in black ink in lower right corner of sheet.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821., Sidmouth, Henry Addington, Viscount, 1757-1844, Eldon, John Scott, Earl of, 1751-1838, Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852, and Liverpool, Robert Banks Jenkinson, Earl of, 1770-1828
Subject (Topic):
Politicians, Adultery, Scandals, Thrones, Ships, Devil, Gallows, and Shackles
George III sleeps on his throne while Fox introduces Lord North to the Devil pulling him by his neck cloth. On the right Sandwich and Germain, members of the previous administration, are being carried off by a demon through a doorway labelled Pandaemonium, as Mansfield and Bute are hurried in the same direction
Alternative Title:
Warm berth for the old administration
Description:
Title etched below image., Reissue, with altered date in imprint; originally published April 2, 1782, by W. Brown., Text etched below title: Take the wicked from before the king, & his throne shall be establish'd in righteousness., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., 1 print : etching on laid paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 25.3 x 35.7 cm, on sheet 26.5 x 41.6 cm., and Mounted on leaf 18 of volume 1 of 12.
Publisher:
Pubd. April 2d, 1783, by W. Humphrey
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain and England
Subject (Name):
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792, Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792, Mansfield, David Murray, Earl of, 1727-1796, and Sackville, George Germain, Viscount, 1716-1785
Subject (Topic):
Politics and government, Devil, Sleeping, Thrones, and Clothing & dress
"Caricature of a group of clerics presenting obsequiously a long scroll with an address to George IV who stands before the throne."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Speech for speech
Description:
Title etched below image., Eight lines of verse etched below title: God bless the King, God bless the cunning harlot; God bless the guards, God bless their coats of scarlet ..., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum., Mounted to 58 x 39 cm., Mounted on leaf 53 in volume 2 of the W.E. Gladstone collection of caricatures and broadsides surrounding the "Queen Caroline Affair.", and Date "6 Feb. 1821" written in ink in lower right corner of sheet.
Publisher:
Pub. Feb. 6th, 1821, by S.W. Fores, 41 Picadilly [sic]
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830 and Conyngham, Elizabeth Conyngham, Marchioness, -1861.
Subject (Topic):
Adultery, Clergy, Thrones, Scrolls (Information artifacts), Kneeling, and Honor guards
"Scene in the House of Lords at the Queen's 'trial', showing the throne against the end wall, with the two (temporary) galleries. The Queen exclaims in terror, both arms raised, at the sight of the first witness against her, Majocchi, and of the ghost of Princess Charlotte, who stands, draped in white, beside him, holding her infant, with an arm extended towards the Queen. The latter shrieks: "Theodore!! my Daughter too! ah! what have I done!!! Oh speak." The ghost, garbling Hamlet's words (III. iv, ll. 40-5; 92-4): "Such an Act good Mother, as blurs the / "Grace and Blush of Modesty, calls Virtue Hippocrite / "makes marriage vows as false as Dicers Oaths--Oh / "such a deed! to live in the rank sweat of an / ensemen'd bed stived [sic] in Corruption." Majocchi says: "Non mi Ricardo" [sic]. Beside the Queen, and on the extreme right, are Brougham and Denman, her counsel; they hold documents inscribed 'Defence of the Queen' and 'Queens Defence'. Both register astonished horror: Brougham exclaims (misquoting 'Hamlet', I. ii): "All is not well--I doubt / "some foul play!--for foul / "deeds, will rise--." Denman: "'Tis very strange!" ['Hamlet', I. ii]. The prosecuting counsel (left) are equally disturbed: Gifford, grasping the 'Bill of Pains [and P]enalties', exclaims, misquoting Horatio ['Hamlet', I. i]: "Behold it starteth like / "a guilty thing upon a shamefull "Summons." Copley: "Angels and Ministers / "of Grace defend us" ['Hamlet', I. iv]. A seated judge turns to them, pointing to the Queen, saying: "Look to the Queen!!" ['Hamlet', v. ii]. There is a background of peers, freely indicated, all startled, while spectators watch from the galleries. In the centre foreground a large green bag (see British Museum Satires No. 13735) stands on the floor, from which clouds of smoke emerge; it has a strap (unbuckled) in the form of a huge Garter, inscribed 'Ho[ni]... Pense'. On the bag is a garbled version of Macbeth's words (I. ii): "Will all great Neptune's Ocean wash this Blood clean from this Bag? No! rather shall this Bag the multitudinous Realm incarnadine making the Green one Red.""--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Date of publication from the British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., 1 print : etching ; sheet 24.6 x 34.9 cm., Printed on wove paper., Sheet trimmed within plate mark on three sides., Mounted to 58 x 39 cm., Mounted (with one other print) on leaf 70 in volume 1 of the W.E. Gladstone collection of caricatures and broadsides surrounding the "Queen Caroline Affair.", and Figures of "Pss. Charlotte," "Theodore Majocchi," and "Caroline" identified in black ink above title; note "21 - Aug. 1820" added in ink in lower right corner, beneath the pencil annotation "Aug. 1820." Typed extract of fifteen lines from the British Museum catalogue description is pasted opposite (on verso of preceding leaf).
Publisher:
Pubd. by R.A. Fores, No. 71 Leadenhall St., Aldgate
Subject (Geographic):
England.
Subject (Name):
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616., Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821, Charlotte Augusta, Princess of Great Britain, 1796-1817, Majocchi, Theodore, active 1820, Brougham and Vaux, Henry Brougham, Baron, 1778-1868, Denman, Thomas Denman, Baron, 1779-1854, Gifford, Robert Gifford, Baron, 1779-1826, and Lyndhurst, John Singleton Copley, Baron, 1772-1863
"George IV, dressed as a magician, rises from the throne (right) to give a wooden sword to Canning, who is dressed as Harlequin. A clown (intended for Melville) turns his back on Canning and the King, to run off, registering anger and alarm. Wellington stands fiercely, with legs astride, both arms raised, holding his sword; he wears uniform with boots and cocked hat. On the left Eldon and Westmorland stand together, with flexed knees, registering senile dismay. The latter, dressed as Pantaloon, drops his crutch. The King, in a robe bordered with symbols (serpents, &c), has the curled wig and whiskers which he had discarded (cf. British Museum Satires No. 14637). He chants: Harlequin! the Gods above have now decreed That thou and all thy measures shall succeed. Fear not old El--n, nor that Pantaloon, West----d, the bold Duke, nor the Scotch Clown. Who e'er opposeth thee, thou by love shalt thrive; Thy Genius and my Cunning him shall drive To H--ll's abyss. Let virtue be thy guide-- This wand I give thee--stick it to thy side."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Mounted to: 33 x 48 cm.
Publisher:
Pub. by G. Humphrey, 24 St. James's St.
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Canning, George, 1770-1827, Eldon, John Scott, Earl of, 1751-1838, Melville, Robert Saunders Dundas, Viscount, 1771-1851, Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852, and Westmorland, John Fane, Earl of, 1784-1859
Subject (Topic):
Harlequin (Fictitious character), Thrones, Magicians, Clowns, Military uniforms, Daggers & swords, and Crutches
One the left, George III, represented as a donkey and wearing a fool's cap, sits asleep on his throne, his wrists manacled. Beneath his chair is a keg of gunpowder, and a sack containing crown and sceptre leans against the wall. Entering the doors on the right is Fox (depicted as a fox) followed by members of the new ministry, including from left to right, Wilkes, Richmond, Burke, Keppel, Shelburne (carrying another barrel of gunpowder), and Dunning
Description:
Title from item., Date of publication based on that of earlier state., Originally published with imprint statement: Pubd. June 15th, 1782 by E. D'Achery, St. James's Street., Above upper left border: Political characters & caracatures of 1782. No. 6., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., 1 print : etching on laid paper ; plate mark 24.6 x 35.1 cm, on sheet 26.6 x 37.6 cm., and Mounted on leaf 32 of volume 1 of 12.
Publisher:
Pub. by W. Humphry [sic], No. 227 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain and England
Subject (Name):
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Wilkes, John, 1725-1797, Richmond and Lennox, Charles Lennox, Duke of, 1735-1806, Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797, Keppel, Augustus Keppel, Viscount, 1725-1786, Lansdowne, William Petty, Marquis of, 1737-1805, Dunning, John, Baron Ashburton, 1731-1783, and Fawkes, Guy, 1570-1606
Subject (Topic):
Politics and government, Donkeys, Thrones, Fools' caps, and Clothing & dress
"John Bull, as a burly and ugly sailor, sits enthroned (right), listening to Melville's plea of innocence. Melville, in Highland dress, and wearing a feathered bonnet, stands in profile to the right. with clasped hands and flexed knees; he says: "Indeed Mr Bull - I knaw nae more aboot it - than Johnny Groat o'the Highlands." Trotter lurks behind him (left) furtively twitching his superior's kilt, and jerking his thumb to the left.; he says: "Take my advice - and let us Trot off while we are well, he looks confounded inquisitive." John scowls and glares pugnaciously, saying, "Why Look ye - de ye see - I dont come for to go for to say - exactly, that you sack'd the cole - all I say is the Shiners set sail - and as you had the care of the Hatches - it is, likely, you should know what Port they steer'd into! I say let's look at your log book Old one." He wears striped trousers and a knotted scarf; in his hat is a tobacco-pipe. His chair stands on a dais and is decorated with a crowned anchor and dolphins."--British Museum online catalogue and A satire on Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville, who was accused of appropriating funds for non-naval purposes during his tenure as Lord of the Admiralty. Dundas was the most prominent Scottish politician of his era and instrumental in the progress of the Scottish Enlightenment. He is controversial today through his delaying the abolition of slavery for several years
Alternative Title:
Iohn Bull makeing a naval enqury and John Bull making a naval enquiry
Description:
Title etched below image., Attributed to Charles Williams in the British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Publisher's advertisement in lower right: Folios of caracatures lent out for the evening.
Publisher:
Pubd. April 1st, 1805, by S.W. Fores, 50 Piccadilly
Subject (Name):
Dundas, Henry, 1742-1811, Dundas, Henry, 1742-1811., and Trotter, Alexander, 1750-1830
Subject (Topic):
John Bull (Symbolic character), Sailors, British, Thrones, Ethnic stereotypes, and Pleading (Begging)
"John Bull (right), a fat citizen wearing spectacles, holds aside a curtain, revealing Napoleon and Joséphine enthroned, side by side. He stands in profile to the left, a large pistol under his left arm, his left hand in his coat-pocket. He says: "Boney - Boney, that wont do - You must not Play my King & Queen." Napoleon, wearing a huge bicorne, a drawn sabre in his right hand, frowns at John. Joséphine wears a crown, holds sceptre and orb and looks complacently to the left. Both sit with right foot planted regally on a stool, and left leg arrogantly thrust forward."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Johnny Bull on the lookout and Bonaparte detected drilling his rib at the play of King & Queen of England
Description:
Title etched below image., From the Laurie & Whittle series of Drolls., Other prints in the Laurie & Whittle Drolls series were executed by either Isaac Cruikshank or Richard Newton., Plate numbered "314" in lower left corner., and On verso in brown ink is the collector's stamp of Nick Knowles: A pair of crossed skis.
Publisher:
Publish'd Septr. 12, 1803, by Laurie & Whittle, 53 Fleet Street, London
Subject (Name):
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 and Josephine, Empress, consort of Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1763-1814
Subject (Topic):
John Bull (Symbolic character), Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815, Proposed invasion of England, 1793-1805, Draperies, Handguns, Thrones, Daggers & swords, Crowns, Scepters, and Stools
