"Five caricature heads, three in profile, two directed to the left."--British museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched within image., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., Reissue; the digit "2" in "1792" in imprint has been etched over with a "4"., One of three plates by Wigstead and Rowlandson with the same title., Temporary local subject terms: Male costume, 1794., Publisher's stamp in lower right of sheet: S.W.F., and "P-2" written in ink in a contemporary hand in lower right corner of sheet.
Publisher:
Publish'd by T. Rowlandson, Strand, Jan'ry 1794 & S.W. Fores, No. 3 Piccadilly
"The Prince of Wales stands full-face, in shirt and nightcap, his back to the bridal bed (right) in which the Princess lies with an expression of smiling expectancy. The Prince stands dismayed, with his right fingers to his mouth. On a table beside him (left) are two (?) mustard-pots and a bottle of 'Cantharides'. On the wall showing between the curtains of the bed is a picture of Leda and the swan. The bed is ornate with fringed curtains, and the Prince of Wales' feathers and motto at the head. Her stockings, shoes, a garter, and a garment draped over a chair are beside the Princess; the Prince's clothes lie at his feet."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from item., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., Publisher's advertisement following imprint: who has just fitted up his exhibition in an entire novel stile, admittance one shilling., Temporary local subject terms: Furnishings: bed curtains -- Pictures amplifying subject: Leda and the swan -- Medicinal: cantharides potion -- Prince of Wales's marriage, 8 April 1795., Watermark: Strasburg lily with initials GR and date 1794 below., and Printseller's stamp in lower right corner: S.W.F.
Publisher:
Pub. April 15, 1795, by S.W. Fores, No. 3 Piccadilly
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830 and Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821
Subject (Topic):
Marriage, Allegorical prints, Bedrooms, Canopy beds, Interiors, and Sleepwear
The Marquis of Salisbury, holding a long wand of office and wearing military uniform (colonel of Hertfordshire Militia), with a plumed cap and spurred boots, walks stiffly in profile to the left, his coat-tails flying out behind him. His gold key of office (Lord Charmberlain of the Household) is hung to a blue ribbon which crosses his shoulder. Above his left boot is a garter inscribed 'Hone' [sic]. He is caricatured, and has a long projecting nose. Below the title: 'The Tallest, Fittest, Properest Man to walk before the King!!!" See the British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Sheet trimmed mostly within plate mark., Watermark: J Whatman, and Printseller's stamp in lower right corner of plate: S.W.F.
Publisher:
Pub. Novr. 7, 1795, by S.W. Fores, No. 50 Piccadilly
Title from item., Printmaker identified in the British Museum catalogue., Publisher's advertisement following imprint: Folios of caracature [sic] lent out for the evening. Prints & drawings lent out on the plan of a circulating library., Temporary local subject terms: Male dress: spencers -- Female dress: spencers., Watermark: (countermark) E & P., and Printseller's stamp in lower right corner of plate: S.W.F.
Publisher:
Pub. March 13, 1796, by S.W. Fores, No. 50 Piccadilly, the corner of Sackville St.
Woodward, G. M. (George Moutard), approximately 1760-1809, printmaker
Published / Created:
[20 January 1796]
Call Number:
796.01.20.01
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Design in a circle. Two elderly men watch a small boy seated at a small round table, devouring a plum-pudding, with a countrified footman standing sourly behind his chair, hand in pocket. The admiring grandfather points to the child, turning to his friend: 'That Boy my good friend is a prodigy of human understanding, he is up every morning exploring the works of Nature* he will make his way through the world depend upon it - As to making his way through the world Neighbour I am no great judge but I think he seems to be in a fair road to make his way through the Pudding. *Hunting of Butterflies.' See BMSat 9810 a, p. 496."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Grand-papa's darling
Description:
Title from item., Six lines of text below title: That boy, my good friend, is a prodigy ..., Publisher's advertisement following imprint: Folios of caracatures [sic] lent out for the evening. Prints & drawings lent out on plan of a circulating library., Temporary local subject terms: Male dress: child's dress, 1796 -- Christmas food -- Furnishings: window curtains -- Furniture: tea table -- Domestic service: footmen., and Printseller's stamp in lower right of sheet: S.W.F.
Publisher:
Pubd. Januy. 20th, 1796 by S.W. Fores, N. 50 Piccadilly, corner of Sackville Street
Subject (Topic):
Boys, Grandparents, Mirrors, Plum puddings, and Servants
"A sequel to British Museum satire no. 8608: the two chief figures resembling the embracing couple: the Frenchman (right) holds against his person the baggy breeches of the Dutchman; coins stream from the pockets and are piled on the ground. The Dutchman (left), standing with bare thighs, scratches his head in dismay, saying, "Oh my Dollars & Ducats D------n their Citizenship; A fellow here calls me Frere Citoyen and takes away all my Property". His hat and (broken) pipe lie on the ground. On the left, and in profile to the right, a ragged Frenchman in Dutch breeches, wearing a bonnet-rouge, capers delightedly, holding to his mouth a square 'Gin' bottle. Coins pour from the breeches. He says: "They may talk of the Coldness of this Country but by Gar here is the Warm Liqour for De inside & de Warm breeches for de out side". In the foreground (right) a dwarfish Frenchman sits on a pile of sacks inscribed 'Dollars for the use of the National Convention'. He dips in his hand and stuffs coins into his coat-pocket. In the background (left) an almost naked Frenchman capers delightedly, waving a hat-full of coins, and saying: "Aye Aye, Equality is the order of the Day la Liberté for the Carmagnoles." On the extreme right a sansculotte embraces a delighted fat Dutchwoman. Three barelegged Dutchmen are behind; one says: "I dont like this Equality business I wish we had not Invited theese Plundering Fellows here, I suppose they'll make use of my Frow next." A Frenchman wearing Dutch breeches (cf. BMSat 9034) smokes a pipe in an experimental manner."
Alternative Title:
Sans culotts become touts cullots
Description:
Title etched below image., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., Watermark: in center of sheet., and Printseller's stamp in lower right of plate: S.W.F.
Publisher:
Pub. Jany 29, 1795, by S.W. Fores, No. 3 Piccadilly
Title from item., Temporary local subject terms: Regicide peace -- Malmesbury's peace negotiations, 1796 -- Pictures amplifying subject: Hercules breaking rods -- French government: Directory., and Printseller's stamp in lower right of sheet: S.W.F.
Publisher:
Pubd. by S.W. Fores, No. 50 Piccadilly
Subject (Name):
Malmesbury, James Harris, Earl of, 1746-1820, Barras, Paul, vicomte de, 1755-1829, Carnot, Lazare, 1753-1823, and Reubell, Jean-François, 1747-1807
Title etched below image., Printmaker from British Museum online catalogue., Printseller's announcement following publication statement: Folios of caracatures [sic] lent out for the evening., Temporary local subject terms: Interiors: Coaches: King's glass coach -- Crowds -- Opposition: members of the Opposition., Watermark: Strasburg bend with initial W below., Printseller's stamp in lower right corner: S.W.F., and Collector's stamp on verso: half-length raised figure of fox with initials MW below.
Publisher:
Pub. N 2, 1797, by S.W. Fores, No. 50 Piccadilly
Subject (Name):
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806 and Stanhope, Charles Stanhope, Earl, 1753-1816
Title engraved below image., Printmaker from British Museum online catalogue., Temporary local subject terms: Pigs -- Guillotines -- Interiors: clubs -- Gambling -- Debts: Charles James Fox's indebtness., Watermark: J Whatman., and Printseller's stamp in lower right of plate: S.W.F.
Publisher:
Pubd. June 15, 1795, by S.W. Fores, No. 50 the corner of Sackville St., Piccadilly
Subject (Name):
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806 and Pitt, William, 1759-1806
Title from item., Advertisement by the printseller following publication statement: Folios of caracatures [sic] lent out for the evening., Temporary local subject terms: Taxes: wine duty, 1796 -- Mythology: Bacchus -- Windsor uniforms -- Containers: wine casks., Watermark: 1794., Printseller's stamp in lower right of sheet: S.W.F., and Collector's stamp on verso: half-length raised figure of fox with initials MW below.
Publisher:
Pub. April 26, 1796, by S.W. Fores, N. 50 Piccadilly
Subject (Name):
Pitt, William, 1759-1806, Melville, Henry Dundas, Viscount, 1742-1811, and Gordon, Jane Gordon, Duchess of, 1748-1812
