"An engraving showing Mr. Welbore Ellis in the character of Guy Faux, approaching the Houses of Parliament at night, and holding a dark lanthorn. Three of the buttresses of the building, illuminated by the lanthorn, are inscribed severally: -- "Freedom of Election", "Bill of Rights", "Magna Charta". The Earl of Bute appears in the background, dressed as a Scotchman, and by way of signal waving a baton. Mr. Ellis is watched from Heaven by the Eye of Providence. This design is a reproduction of a portion of Samuel Ward's famous print described in this Catalogue as "The Destruction of the Spanish Armada", British Museum Satires No. 41; see likewise British Museum Satires No. 43."--British Museum catalogue
Alternative Title:
Guy Fawkes of 1770
Description:
Title etched above image., Three lines of text below image: The mine was sunk; combustibles provided & Welbore Ellis, the Guy Faux of the fable, waited only for the signal of command. Junius., Plate from: The London museum of politics, miscellanies, and literature. London : J. Miller, v. 1 (1770), page 265., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Temporary local subject terms: Buildings: Parliament -- Reference to the Constitution -- Reference to the Bill of Rights -- Reference to Magna Charta -- Reference to the freedom of election -- Lighting -- Emblems: dark lantern of conspiracy -- Emblems: eye of Providence -- Reference to Junius and Public Advertiser., and Mounted to 37 x 31 cm.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792, Mendip, Welbore Ellis, Baron, 1713-1802, Fawkes, Guy, 1570-1606., and Westminster Palace (London, England),
Title from item., Place and date of publication from British Museum catalogue., Imperfect; statement of responsibility erased from sheet. Missing text supplied from impression in the British Museum., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Temporary local subject terms: Lightning bolts -- Thunder -- Stephen Fox, 2nd Baron Holland., and Mounted to 20 x 14 cm; mounted again to 25 x 25 cm.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792, Grafton, Augustus Henry Fitzroy, Duke of, 1735-1811, Mansfield, William Murray, Earl of, 1705-1793, Pitt, William, Earl of Chatham, 1708-1778, Rockingham, Charles Watson-Wentworth, Marquis of, 1730-1782, and Temple, Richard Grenville-Temple, Earl, 1711-1779
Subject (Topic):
Hydra (Greek mythology), Britannia (Symbolic character), Lightning, Clouds, Shields, and Crutches
Five oval portraits or caricatures. The larger, central one represents the King ; the four smaller ones members of the so-called 'Court Party.'
Description:
Title from item., Place and date of publication from the British Museum catalogue., Frontispiece to: The London museum of politics, miscellanies, and literature. London : J. Miller, v. 2 (1770), page 5., Temporary local subject terms: Nicknames: Mungo -- Nicknames: Jefferies (Ld Mansfield) -- Blacks -- Animals: Lord Holland as a fox -- Literature: reference to Volpone, or, The fox, by Benjamin Johnson, 1572-1637 -- Reference to George, 1st baron Jeffreys, 1648-1689., and On verso: W.S. Lewis's ms. note regarding Horace Walpole's comments on the politicians represented in this print.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820, Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792, Dyson, Jeremiah, 1722-1776, Holland, Henry Fox, Baron, 1705-1774, and Mansfield, William Murray, Earl of, 1705-1793
Title engraved below image., Plate from: The town and country magazine. London : A. Hamilton, 1770, v. 2, p. 361., "Act III.", Placement instructions in upper left corner: Vol. II No. XXI., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Temporary local subject terms: Interiors: Lawyers -- Rehearsals -- Literature: reference to The lame lover by Samuel Foote, 1720-1777.
Title from item., Publication date from an unverified card catalog record., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Mounted on cardboard, mounted again (with two other prints) to 26 x 17 cm.
"Illustration to a satirical account of the 'patriotic conduct' of John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford, showing, by contrast, the exemplary actions of the Duke of Somerset (Protector during the reign of the young Edward VI) and Sir Edward Seymour (presumably the Speaker, 1673-79); these two men lead Liberty to Britannia; in the background is the Tower of London."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Protector Duke of Somerset and the great Sr Edward Seymour
Description:
Title etched above image., Publication place and date inferred from that of the magazine for which this plate was engraved., Plate from: The Oxford magazine, or, Universal museum ... London : Printed for the authors, v. 4 (1770), page 9., Design within decorative frame., and Temporary local subject terms: British Lion -- Personifications: Liberty -- Emblems: cap of liberty -- Staff of liberty -- Buildings.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Somerset, Edward Seymour, Duke of, 1506?-1552., Seymour, Edward, Sir, 1633-1708,, Bedford, John Russell, Duke of, 1710-1771., and Tower of London (London, England),
Subject (Topic):
Britannia (Symbolic character), Lions, Anchors, Liberty, and Liberty cap
Title from item., Illustration to: The dialogue between a premier and his journeyman., Placement instructions in upper left corner: Vol. II No. IX., Plate from: The town and country magazine. London : Printed for A. Hamilton, Junr., 1769-1796, v. 2, p. 137., and Temporary local subject terms: Interiors: Mrs. Cornelys's house at Soho Square -- Masquerades: masquerade given by Mrs. Cornelys on Februrary 14, 1770 -- Costume: masquerade -- Captain Watson -- Costume: jockey -- Costume: Harlequin.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Grafton, Augustus Henry Fitzroy, Duke of, 1735-1811, North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792, and Lansdowne, William Petty, Marquis of, 1737-1805
Title from item., Publication place and date inferred from those of the periodical for which this plate was engraved., Publication date in British Museum catalogue: February 6, 1770., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Plate from: The Political register and London museum. London : J. Almon, v. 7 (1770), p. 185., Temporary local subject terms: Treasury -- Scales -- Reference to previous administrations., and Mounted to 30 x 41 cm.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Bedford, John Russell, Duke of, 1710-1771, North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792, and Rigby, Richard, 1722-1788
"Satire on horse-dealing: a dealer stands beside a horse in poor condition on which sits a child, probably his son; potential customers examine the horse's teeth and hind hoof; the dealer's patter is reproduced below."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from item., Date of publication from the British Museum catalogue., Bottom half of plate consists of a speech bubble (resembling a scroll at bottom) emanating from the mouth of a horse trader; the seventeen lines spoken by him in praise of the horse begin: Now hark you me now Master, you shall have him for five pounds; I never saw ne'er a horse for the money that cou'd go his paces better nor this horse in all my born days ..., Temporary local subject terms: Bargaining: Smithfield bargain., Watermark., and Mounted to 34 x 41 cm.
Surrendred March 22, 1770 and Surrendered March 22, 1770
Description:
Two designs within one plate, each titled separately., Description based on imperfect impression; sheet trimmed within plate mark resulting in loss of statement of responsibility., Publication place, date and statement of responsibility from British Museum catalogue., Plate from: The Political register and London museum. London : Printed for J. Almon [1767-1772], v. 6 (1770), p. 309., Temporary local subject terms: Magna Charta -- Petitions: City Petition, March 14, 1770 -- Cross -- Male costume: king's robes., and Mounted to 20 x 14 cm.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
John, King of England, 1167-1216 and George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820
