"Admiral Howe stands in a boat formed of a gold shell and drawn by two dolphins (as in BMSat 8469) towards the coast, where there is a stone with a hand pointing to Torbay. He covers his eyes with a hand to protect them from a shower of guineas which ...
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French hailstorm and Neptune loosing sight of the Brest fleet
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Pubd. Decr. 10th, 1793, by H. Humphrey, N. 18 Old Bond Street
"Lord Howe (left) sits cross-legged on a tailor's shop-board working at a naval coat which lies across his knees. He holds up a threaded needle in his right hand; in his left are shears with which he is about to cut the thread. He says, "I have now fi...
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Black-Dick turned taylor and Black-Dick turned tailor
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Title etched below image.
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Pubd. Feby. 4th, 1788, by G. Humphrey, No. 48 Long Acre
Subject (Name):
Howe, Richard Howe, Earl, 1726-1799 and Great Britain. Royal Navy
"John Bull, gross and obese, seated at a table covered with the emblems of naval victory, looks towards British admirals, who advance towards him wearing aprons over their uniforms, but with stern expressions, holding out dishes containing captured Fr...
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British cooks cramming old grumble-gizzard with bonne-chére
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Title etched below image.
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Publishd. Octr. 24th, 1798, by H. Humphrey, St. James's Street
Subject (Name):
Nelson, Horatio Nelson, Viscount, 1758-1805, Howe, Richard Howe, Earl, 1726-1799, Duncan of Camperdown, Adam Duncan, Viscount, 1731-1804, St. Vincent, John Jervis, Viscount, 1735-1823, Warren, John Borlase, Sir, 1753-1822, Gardner, Alan Gardner, Baron, 1742-1809, Bridport, Alexander Hood, Viscount, 1726-1814, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, and Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816
"The five commissioners (right) recently nominated to negotiate peace with the colonies, kneel one behind the other at the feet of America, who sits (left) on a pile of barrels and bales looking away from the Commissioners at a cap of liberty which sh...
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Pubd. April 1, 1778 by M. Darly 39 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
United States, Great Britain, and America
Subject (Name):
Howe, William Howe, Viscount, 1729-1814., Howe, Richard Howe, Earl, 1726-1799., Carlisle, Frederick Howard, Earl of, 1748-1825., Auckland, William Eden, Baron, 1744-1814., and Johnstone, George, 1730-1787.
Subject (Topic):
History, Causes, Colonies, Economic policy, Clothing & dress, and Liberty cap
In the aftermath of the crisis of early 1783, the past and future ministers are depicted at a table competing for their share in the government. Foremost among them are Fox and North, seated at the top of the table to the left of the King who offers t...
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Title from item.
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Pub by E. Achery March 24, 1783, St James Street
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Name):
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820., Lansdowne, William Petty, Marquis of, 1737-1805., Dunning, John, Baron Ashburton, 1731-1783., Howe, Richard Howe, Earl, 1726-1799., Conway, Henry Seymour, 1721-1795., Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806., North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792., Keppel, Augustus Keppel, Viscount, 1725-1786., and Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797.
Twelve lines of verse in three columns below title: Such assemblies, you might swear, Meet when butchers bait a bear ...
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Publish'd June 27th, 1787, by S. Fores, satirist, No. 3 Piccadily [sic]
Subject (Name):
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Pitt, William, 1759-1806, North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792, Wilkes, John, 1725-1797, Howe, Richard Howe, Earl, 1726-1799, Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797, Portland, William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, Duke of, 1738-1809, and Rosslyn, Alexander Wedderburn, Earl of, 1733-1805
Twelve lines of verse in three columns below title: Such assemblies, you might swear, Meet when butchers bait a bear ...
Publisher:
Publish'd June 27th, 1787, by S. Fores, satirist, No. 3 Piccadily [sic]
Subject (Name):
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Pitt, William, 1759-1806, North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792, Wilkes, John, 1725-1797, Howe, Richard Howe, Earl, 1726-1799, Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797, Portland, William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, Duke of, 1738-1809, and Rosslyn, Alexander Wedderburn, Earl of, 1733-1805
"Allegory of Britain's naval victory, with Neptune driving the Chariot of Britannia, while nymphs riding on fish alongside carry portrait medallions of, from left to right: Pocock, Bosc[a]wen, Hawke, Saunders, Keppel and Howe; ships at battle in the b...
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Title from caption below image.
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Published according to Act of Parliament, by J. Boydell engraver in Cheapside, London
Subject (Name):
Hawke, Edward Hawke, Baron, 1705-1781, Saunders, Charles, Sir, 1713?-1775, Boscawen, Edward, 1711-1761, Keppel, Augustus Keppel, Viscount, 1725-1786, Howe, Richard Howe, Earl, 1726-1799, and Pocock, George, Sir, 1706-1792
