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1. A block for the wigs, or, The new state whirligig [graphic]
- Creator:
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [5 May 1783] and [approximately 1868?]
- Call Number:
- Folio 724 836C (Oversize)
- Collection Title:
- Leaf 4. Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks, &c.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- The new ministry is depicted on a large carousel, erected in front of the "Crown and Royal Bob" Inn. The structure is supported by a center pole held in place by pegs labelled "Treasury," "Navy" and "Army" terminating at the top with the head of the K...
- Alternative Title:
- New state whirligig
- Description:
- Title etched below image.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. May 5th, 1783, by W. Humphrey, No. 227 Strand and Field & Tuer
- 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, Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797, and Keppel, Augustus Keppel, Viscount, 1725-1786
- Subject (Topic):
- John Bull (Symbolic character), Politics and government, Taverns (Inns), Merry-go-rounds, Wigs, Flags, British, Robberies, and Clothing & dress
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > A block for the wigs, or, The new state whirligig [graphic]
2. A block for the wigs, or, The new state whirligig [graphic].
- Creator:
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [5 May 1783]
- Call Number:
- 783.05.05.01+ Impression 1
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- The new ministry is depicted on a large carousel, erected in front of the "Crown and Royal Bob" Inn. The structure is supported by a center pole held in place by pegs labelled "Treasury," "Navy" and "Army" terminating at the top with the head of the K...
- Alternative Title:
- New state whirligig
- Description:
- Title from item.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. May 5th, 1783, by W. Humphrey, No. 227 Strand
- 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, Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797, and Keppel, Augustus Keppel, Viscount, 1725-1786
- Subject (Topic):
- John Bull (Symbolic character), Politics and government, Taverns (Inns), Merry-go-rounds, Wigs, Flags, British, Robberies, and Clothing & dress
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > A block for the wigs, or, The new state whirligig [graphic].
3. A mis-fire at the Constitution [graphic]
- Creator:
- Sayers, James, 1748-1823, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [12 January 1789]
- Call Number:
- Folio 75 Sa85 810
- Collection Title:
- Leaf 47. Folio album of 144 caricatures.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Fox (right) has just fired a musket at the British Lion (left), who lies beneath a cushion on which are the crown and sceptre; in his paws is a large scroll: 'The Rights of the People'. Fox takes deliberate aim, resting his musket on the back of his ...
- Alternative Title:
- Misfire at the Constitution
- Description:
- Title etched below image.
- Publisher:
- Publ. 12th Jany. 1789 by Thos. Cornell
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain.
- Subject (Name):
- George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830., Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, and Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816
- Subject (Topic):
- Regency, Crowns, Horses, Rifles, Scepters, Slogans, National emblems, British, and Hanoverian
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > A mis-fire at the Constitution [graphic]
4. A mis-fire at the Constitution [graphic]
- Creator:
- Sayers, James, 1748-1823, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [12 January 1789]
- Call Number:
- 789.01.12.01.1+ Impression 1
- Collection Title:
- Leaf 47. Folio album of 144 caricatures.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Fox (right) has just fired a musket at the British Lion (left), who lies beneath a cushion on which are the crown and sceptre; in his paws is a large scroll: 'The Rights of the People'. Fox takes deliberate aim, resting his musket on the back of his ...
- Alternative Title:
- Misfire at the Constitution
- Description:
- Title etched below image.
- Publisher:
- Publ. 12th Jany. 1789 by Thos. Cornell
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain.
- Subject (Name):
- George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830., Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, and Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816
- Subject (Topic):
- Regency, Crowns, Horses, Rifles, Scepters, Slogans, National emblems, British, and Hanoverian
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > A mis-fire at the Constitution [graphic]
5. A mis-fire at the Constitution [graphic]
- Creator:
- Sayers, James, 1748-1823, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [12 January 1789]
- Call Number:
- Folio 75 Sa85 782 (Oversize)
- Collection Title:
- Leaf 47. Folio album of 144 caricatures.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Fox (right) has just fired a musket at the British Lion (left), who lies beneath a cushion on which are the crown and sceptre; in his paws is a large scroll: 'The Rights of the People'. Fox takes deliberate aim, resting his musket on the back of his ...
- Alternative Title:
- Misfire at the Constitution
- Description:
- Title etched below image.
- Publisher:
- Publ. 12th Jany. 1789 by Thos. Cornell
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain.
- Subject (Name):
- George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830., Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, and Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816
- Subject (Topic):
- Regency, Crowns, Horses, Rifles, Scepters, Slogans, National emblems, British, and Hanoverian
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > A mis-fire at the Constitution [graphic]
6. Charles-James Cub Esqr. [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- [approximately 1770]
- Call Number:
- 771.05.00.01
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Satire: a standing man in a fine dress with the head of a fox."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched above image.
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified
- Subject (Name):
- Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806
- Subject (Topic):
- Dandies, British, Clothing & dress, and Foxes
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Charles-James Cub Esqr. [graphic].
7. Rodney triumphant, or, Admiral lee-shore in the dumps [graphic]
- Creator:
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [31 May 1782] and [approximately 1868?]
- Call Number:
- Folio 724 836C (Oversize)
- Collection Title:
- Leaf 5. Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks, &c.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Admiral Rodney is depicted receiving the submission of the defeated De Grasse after the Battle of the Saints, as English sailors bring ashore the spoils of war, and chagrined politicians Fox, Keppel, and the Duke of Richmond look on from the left, wit...
- Alternative Title:
- Admiral lee-shore in the dumps
- Description:
- Title etched below image.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. May 31st, 1782, by E. D'Achery, St. James's Street, London [i.e. Field & Tuer] and Field & Tuer
- Subject (Geographic):
- England
- Subject (Name):
- Grasse, François Joseph Paul de Grasse, comte de, 1722-1788, Rodney, George Brydges Rodney, Baron, 1719-1792, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Keppel, Augustus Keppel, Viscount, 1725-1786, and Richmond and Lennox, Charles Lennox, Duke of, 1735-1806
- Subject (Topic):
- Admirals, French, British, Sailors, and Clothing & dress
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Rodney triumphant, or, Admiral lee-shore in the dumps [graphic]
8. Rodney triumphant, or, Admiral lee-shore in the dumps [graphic].
- Creator:
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [31 May 1782]
- Call Number:
- 782.05.31.01+ Impression 1
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Admiral Rodney is depicted receiving the submission of the defeated De Grasse after the Battle of the Saints, as English sailors bring ashore the spoils of war, and chagrined politicians Fox, Keppel, and the Duke of Richmond look on from the left, wit...
- Alternative Title:
- Admiral lee-shore in the dumps
- Description:
- Title etched below image.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. May 31st, 1782, by E. D'Achery, St. James's Street, London
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain and England
- Subject (Name):
- Grasse, François Joseph Paul de Grasse, comte de, 1722-1788, Rodney, George Brydges Rodney, Baron, 1719-1792, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Keppel, Augustus Keppel, Viscount, 1725-1786, and Richmond and Lennox, Charles Lennox, Duke of, 1735-1806
- Subject (Topic):
- Politics and government, History, Naval, Admirals, French, British, Sailors, and Clothing & dress
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Rodney triumphant, or, Admiral lee-shore in the dumps [graphic].
9. St. George & the dragon [graphic].
- Creator:
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [13 June 1782]
- Call Number:
- 782.06.13.02+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Admiral Rodney is depicted vigorously attacking a large dragon which clutches his leg. The dragon's wings are decorated with fleur-de-lys and it breathes fire and frogs (alluding to Rodney's 1782 victory over the French fleet, a triumph which was not ...
- Alternative Title:
- Saint George and the dragon
- Description:
- Title from item.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. June 13th, 1782, by H. Humphrey, New Bond Street
- Subject (Geographic):
- England
- Subject (Name):
- Rodney, George Brydges Rodney, Baron, 1719-1792 and Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806
- Subject (Topic):
- Admirals, British, Dragons, Military uniforms, and Clothing & dress
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > St. George & the dragon [graphic].