"An Irishman seated on a bull which is galloping across open country towards London, seen in the distance on the right., St. Paul's being visible. He wears a short jacket and ragged knee-breeches, his legs and feet are bare. His hair is dishevelled and he is urging on the bull with his hat, which is raised in his right hand. He sits facing the animal's tail, which he holds in his left hand. From his saddle-bag appear books: "St Pat . ." and "New System of Fortune Hunting"; a paper hangs out of it inscribed with a list of ladies with fortunes, beginning "Lady Mary Rotten Rump St James Square 30,000£". A sack inscribed "Potatoes" is tied to the bull in front of the saddle. A milestone shows that it is "IIII Miles from [London]".--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Paddy on horseback
Description:
Title etched below image. and Printmaker and place of publication from British Museum catalogue.
"An Irishman seated on a bull which is galloping across open country towards London, seen in the distance on the right., St. Paul's being visible. He wears a short jacket and ragged knee-breeches, his legs and feet are bare. His hair is dishevelled and he is urging on the bull with his hat, which is raised in his right hand. He sits facing the animal's tail, which he holds in his left hand. From his saddle-bag appear books: "St Pat . ." and "New System of Fortune Hunting"; a paper hangs out of it inscribed with a list of ladies with fortunes, beginning "Lady Mary Rotten Rump St James Square 30,000£". A sack inscribed "Potatoes" is tied to the bull in front of the saddle. A milestone shows that it is "IIII Miles from [London]".--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Paddy on horseback
Description:
Title etched below image., Printmaker and place of publication from British Museum catalogue., 1 print : etching on wove paper ; plate mark 24.9 x 35.2 cm, on sheet 26.9 x 37.6 cm., and Mounted on leaf 5 of volume 1 of 12.
"A more elaborate version of British Museum satire no. 5611 drawn with more freedom. A joint of beef hangs on the wall behind John Bull; a bundle of frogs behind the Frenchman. The Frenchman holds an open snuff-box instead of a bowl of soup; a laced hat is under his arm; he wears a bag-wig. John Bull's tankard is inscribed "John Bull the Buttock of Beef. . ." Beneath the design is etched: "With Porter Roast Beef & Plumb Pudding well cram'd, Jack English declares that Monsr may be D------d. The Soup Meagre Frenchman such Language dont suit, So he Grins Indignation & calls him a Brute.""--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., Approximate date of publication from British Museum online catalogue., Another publication line, "Pubd. by J. Aitken, No. 14 Castle Street, London," has been nearly obliterated at bottom of plate by several etched lines forming the lower border., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Publisher:
Pubd. by H. Humphrey, St. James Street
Subject (Topic):
John Bull (Symbolic character), National characteristics, English, and National characteristics, French
"A more elaborate version of British Museum satire no. 5611 drawn with more freedom. A joint of beef hangs on the wall behind John Bull; a bundle of frogs behind the Frenchman. The Frenchman holds an open snuff-box instead of a bowl of soup; a laced hat is under his arm; he wears a bag-wig. John Bull's tankard is inscribed "John Bull the Buttock of Beef. . ." Beneath the design is etched: "With Porter Roast Beef & Plumb Pudding well cram'd, Jack English declares that Monsr may be D------d. The Soup Meagre Frenchman such Language dont suit, So he Grins Indignation & calls him a Brute.""--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., Approximate date of publication from British Museum online catalogue., Another publication line, "Pubd. by J. Aitken, No. 14 Castle Street, London," has been nearly obliterated at bottom of plate by several etched lines forming the lower border., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., 1 print : etching on wove paper ; plate mark 20.0 x 27.4 cm, on sheet 22.0 x 29.6 cm., Watermark: J. Whatman 1811., and Mounted on leaf 5 of volume 7 of 12.
Publisher:
Pubd. by H. Humphrey, St. James Street
Subject (Topic):
John Bull (Symbolic character), National characteristics, English, and National characteristics, French
"Caricature portrait of a man standing in profile to the right. He holds his hat awkwardly in his right. hand, his left. is thrust into his waistcoat, his toes are much turned out. He wears a thin pigtail queue. From his pocket hangs some object resembling a syringe. Beneath the title is etched, "Beg your pardon my Dear Sir - had it from my Lud Fiddle faddle, nothing to do but cut 'em off pass the Susquhanna and proceed to Boston possess himself of Crown point then - Philadelphia, and South Carolina woud have fallen of course - & a communication opend with the Northern Army - as easyly as I'd open a Vein.""--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Prattle the political apothecary
Description:
Title etched below image., Questionably attributed to Gillray in the British Museum catalogue., Mongrammatic signature 'MD' within design might refer to Matthew Darly, who possibly died the previous year (1778). See DNB., Initial letters of publisher's name form a monogram., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Mounted on leaf 3 of volume 7 of 12.
Title from item., Possibly by Gillray. See British Museum catalogue., Reissue, with previous publication line of "Pud. by MDarly, 39 Strand, Augt. 12, 1779" and monogrammatic initials "MD" burnished from plate. Cf. No. 5603 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark with loss of imprint. Imprint from impression in the British Museum.
Title from item., Date of publication from pencil annotation on impression in the British Museum; see British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: Banks,66.42., Sheet trimmed within plate mark on two sides., and Part of a collection of 10 trade cards and tickets housed together in a box.
"A satire on the Scots; an imitation but not a copy of the satire with the same title, BMSat 2678, c. 1745, repeated in 1762, see BMSat 3988, which according to Angelo was by George Bickham. A Scot in Highland dress and wearing a feathered cap is seated in a latrine, his legs thrust down two holes in the board. He grasps in his left hand a rolled document inscribed "Act for [esta]blishing Popery". Behind him a stone wall is indicated on which is etched (left) a thistle growing out of a reversed crown, inscribed "Nemo me impune lacessit". On the right. and over Sawney's head is engraved: "'Tis a bra' bonny seat, o' my saul, Sawney cries, I never beheld sic before with me Eyes, Such a place in aw' Scotland I never could meet, For the High and the Low ease themselves in the Street.""--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Attributed to Gillray. See British Museum online catalogue., and Mounted on leaf 2 of volume 7 of 12.
Publisher:
Publish'd 4th June 1779 by Mrs. Holt, No. 111 Oxford Street, London
Subject (Topic):
Ethnic stereotypes, Caricatures, Privies, and Urination
Three animals in coats and hats with feathers mounted on donkeys gather on a road with a house and walled garden in the distance. Text below the image: Welcome Brother, view us well, And which you most resentble tell. Seven we together make, Count us, and don't mistake. Our looks relationship betray, So you may either Grin or Bray
Description:
Title etched below image, centered between two columns of verse. and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Publisher:
Printed for & sold by Carington Bowles, at his print and map warehouse, No. 69 in St. Paul's Churchyard, London
