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37. The Treasury ladders, or, Political gapers [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- [5 July 1783]
- Call Number:
- 783.07.05.01+ Impression 1
- Image Count:
- 1
- Abstract:
- Two ladders placed against a tall brick wall signed, "Treasury," reach an open window at the top. In it stands a man, perhaps the Duke of Portland, with a yoke on his shoulders and bunches of grapes hanging from each end. At the top of the ladders are, from left, Fox and North, both reaching for the grapes while at the same time emptying their bowels. Their excrement falls into the mouths of those climbing immediately after them; on Fox's ladder it is Sheridan. This process is repeated down to the last climbers. Each ladder is supported by a group of men gaping toward its top with their mouths open in expectation of the spoils
- Alternative Title:
- Political gapers
- Description:
- Title from item., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Mounted to 38 x 28 cm.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. by E. Rich, July 5 1783, No. 55 Fleet Street
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain and England
- Subject (Name):
- Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806., North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792., Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816., and Portland, William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, Duke of, 1738-1809.
- Subject (Topic):
- Politics and government, Ladders, Windows, Climbing, Grapes, Defecation, and Clothing & dress
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The Treasury ladders, or, Political gapers [graphic].
38. The [ass]-headed and [cow-heart]ed ministry making the British [Lion] give up the pull [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- [8 May 1783]
- Call Number:
- 783.05.08.01+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A harnessed lion on the left struggles to pull away from "The Pit of ruin" into which he is being pulled backwards by four other animals whose harnesses are attached to a large hook at the end of his. They represent Spain (spaniel), France (cockerel), United States (rattle snake) and Holland (pug). The lion is hindered by four disoriented donkeys representing the new ministry who yank back on his rope bridle. A two-headed eagle (possibly Russia) hovers above the pit protesting its neutrality
- Alternative Title:
- Ass-headed and cow-hearted ministry making the British Lion
- Description:
- Title from caption etched below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., A rebus with the words in the title -- ass, cow, and lion -- represented by images., and Mounted to 26 x 43 cm.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. by J. Barrow, May 8, 1783 White Lion Bull Stairs Surry Side Block Friars Bridge
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain and England
- Subject (Topic):
- Politics and government, Foreign relations, Harnesses, Donkeys, Dogs, Roosters, Snakes, Lions, Eagles, Cows, and Clothing & dress
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The [ass]-headed and [cow-heart]ed ministry making the British [Lion] give up the pull [graphic].
39. The blessings of peace [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- April 16, 1783.
- Call Number:
- 783.04.16.04+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- George III, surrounded by members of the present and former governments, stands on the British shore of the Atlantic Ocean. He holds out his arms in a gesture of uncertainty asking, "My Lords and Gentlemen, what should I do." Each of the statesmen gives his advice. In the background, "England's sun" is "setting" behind the hills at the foot of which sailors, soldiers and civilians are shown fighting, perhaps in allusion to the mutiny of sailors in Portsmouth in March 1783. Between both groups, on the extreme right, a smaller group of men with peg legs or on crutches, apparently veterans of the American war, is addressed by Lord Amherst who says, "Gentlemen we have no further occasion for you." On the extreme left, on the American shore of the Atlantic, a young girl in Indian dress sits between the kings of France and Spain, who each hold her hand. Benjamin Franklin places a wreath on top of her head-dress. Above in the sky, a witch flies away on a broomstick with a banner reading, "Peace -- Peace -- P-e-a-c" issuing from under her skirts
- Description:
- BEIN BrSides 2019 472: On sheet 29.5 x 36.8 cm. Forms part of the Benjamin Franklin Collection., BEIN BrSides 2019 498: On sheet 38.7 x 43.8 cm. Forms part of the Benjamin Franklin Collection., Title from caption below image., Attributed by George to Viscount Townshend., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., and On sheet 29 x 34 cm, mounted to 33 x 39 cm.
- Publisher:
- Publish'd according to Act of Parliament, by M. Smith in Fleet Street
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain
- Subject (Name):
- George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820., Louis XVI, King of France, 1754-1793., Charles III, King of Spain, 1716-1788., Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790., Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806., Richmond and Lennox, Charles Lennox, Duke of, 1735-1806., Lansdowne, William Petty, Marquis of, 1737-1805., Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797., Thurlow, Edward Thurlow, Baron, 1731-1806., Mansfield, David Murray, Earl of, 1727-1796., Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816., North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792., Pitt, William, 1759-1806., Nugent, Robert Craggs Nugent, Earl, 1702?-1788., Keppel, Augustus Keppel, Viscount, 1725-1786., Dunning, John, Baron Ashburton, 1731-1783., and Amherst, Jeffery Amherst, Baron, 1717-1797.
- Subject (Topic):
- Politics and government, Foreign relations, Fighting, Disabled veterans, Witches, Thistles, and Clothing & dress
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The blessings of peace [graphic].
40. The captivating Miss B- The American negotiator. [graphic]
- Published / Created:
- Octr. 1, 1783.
- Call Number:
- 783.10.01.02
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Two head-and-shoulder portraits in separate ornamental oval frames of a Miss B. (a courtesan) and Silas Deane
- Alternative Title:
- American negotiator
- Description:
- Title from item., From the "Histories of the tête-à-tête annexed" in the Town and country magazine, 1783, p. 457., and Mounted to 21 x 28 cm.
- Publisher:
- Publish'd by A. Hamilton Junr. Fleet Street
- Subject (Name):
- Deane, Silas, 1737-1789,
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The captivating Miss B- The American negotiator. [graphic]
41. The coalition [graphic]
- Published / Created:
- [1783]
- Call Number:
- 783.02.00.01
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Lord North and Charles Fox stand bound together by a ribbon signed "Tie of interest" looped around their necks. North holds in his left hand a sheet of paper with the popular ballad, "Vicar of Bray," while Fox points to the list of his own "Debts of honour" (gambling debts). Playing cards and dice spread on the table are partially covered by the "Plan for disarming the I__h V____rs" (Irish Volunteers). A large sack inscribed "Budget" lies on the floor. Behind North hangs an oval bust portrait of him dressed as a cleric and inscribed "Vicar of Bray." Behind Fox is a similar portrait of him with a rope on his neck inscribed "Sergius Cataline." Above are three paintings showing, from left to right, two men hanging from a gibbet with the executioner's cart pulling away, the "State Vessel" blown down the "Stream of Corruption" by "Boreas" [North], and a fox running away with a goose in his mouth
- Description:
- Title from item., Date of publication from British Museum catalogue., and Two columns each with six lines of verse below the image.
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified
- Subject (Geographic):
- England and Great Britain
- Subject (Name):
- North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792. and Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806.
- Subject (Topic):
- Clothing & dress and Politics and government
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The coalition [graphic]
42. The elegant Mrs. O-n The approved magistrate. [graphic]
- Published / Created:
- Decr. 1 1783.
- Call Number:
- 783.12.01.02 Impression 1
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Two head-and-shoulder portraits in separate ornamental oval frames of a Mrs. Osbern and Nathaniel Newnham, Lord Mayor of London
- Alternative Title:
- Elegant Mrs. Osbern and Approved magistrate
- Description:
- Title from item., From the "Histories of the tête-à-tête annexed" in the Town and country magazine, 1783, p. 569., and Mounted to 21 x 28 cm.
- Publisher:
- Publish'd by A. Hamilton Junr., Fleet Street
- Subject (Name):
- Newnham, Nathaniel, approximately 1741-1809.
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The elegant Mrs. O-n The approved magistrate. [graphic]
43. The engaging Mrs. G-r The accomplished peer. [graphic]
- Published / Created:
- Novr. 1, 1783.
- Call Number:
- 783.11.01.03
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Two head-and-shoulder portraits in separate ornamental oval frames of a Mrs. Garnier and George Boscawen
- Alternative Title:
- Engaging Mrs. Garnier and Accomplished peer
- Description:
- Title from item. and From the "Histories of the tête-à-tête annexed" in the Town and Country Magazine, 1783, p. 513.
- Publisher:
- Publish'd by A. Hamilton Junr., Fleet Street
- Subject (Name):
- Falmouth, George Evelyn Boscawen, Viscount, 1758-1808.
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The engaging Mrs. G-r The accomplished peer. [graphic]
44. The enthusiastic widow The popular preacher. [graphic]
- Published / Created:
- Jany. 15, 1783.
- Call Number:
- 783.01.15.01
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Two head-and-shoulder portraits in separate ornamental oval frames of a "Mrs. Deborah Dubious" and an unnamed Scottish divine with two London livings
- Description:
- Title from item. and From the "Histories of the téte-à-téte annexed" in the Town and Country Magazine, 1783 p. 681.
- Publisher:
- Publish'd by A. Hamilton Junr. Fleet Street
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The enthusiastic widow The popular preacher. [graphic]
45. The political balloon, or, The fall of East India stock [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- [4 December 1783]
- Call Number:
- 783.12.04.01+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Fox, seated on a globe, looks down at three men who fall headlong from it. On the globe is sketched a map, intended to represent India. On it are marked, "Gold Mines" and "Madras", and, to the south, Indian Ocean. Fox holds up in his left hand his "Bill to Reform India[n] Affairs". He is saying, "Thanks to my Auspicious Stars, for now I see, the Gold & Silver mines before me; 'tis this I am Soaring for". The central of the men falling head downwards wears a coat with military facings, his wig has fallen from his head; he says, "What my Government gone ere I had made or unmade one Nabob? Oh perdition Seize that wiley Fox". He is perhaps intended for Hastings. The man falling on the left, evidently a Director, is saying, "If the Nation knew his Treacherous heart as well as me, the directors wou'd be prefer'd". The man on the right says, "Must I for ever be hurl'd from such pretty pickings? wou'd I cou'd grapple in my fall the author of it." Coins are falling from the pockets of all three men."--British Museum online catalogue
- Alternative Title:
- Fall of East India stock
- Description:
- Title from item., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Mounted to 38 x 29 cm.
- Publisher:
- Pub. Dec. 4, 1783 by W. Wells, No. 132 Fleet Street
- Subject (Geographic):
- England
- Subject (Name):
- Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806 and East India Company.
- Subject (Topic):
- Clothing & dress
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The political balloon, or, The fall of East India stock [graphic].