Mrs. Fitzherbert (left) and the Prince of Wales (right), their arms round each other's shoulders, leap over a broom-stick (see BMSat 6929), inscribed 'Pro Salute Animæ', held out by Weltje who kneels (right) in profile. With his right arm he pushes the Prince forward. George Hanger (left) kneels facing him, he is helping Mrs. Fitzherbert to leap the broom-stick. She is also pushed forward by Weltje, who stands behind Hanger. The Prince is stout with a double chin, unusual in prints of this date. On the wall are two half length portraits, their heads turned away from the group with the broom-stick: Mrs. Robinson (Perdita) in profile to the left, a free copy of Reynolds's portrait now in the Wallace Collection, and (?) the Duchess of Devonshire (right) in a large feathered hat, perhaps deriving from Gainsborough's famous whole length portrait. Both frames are decorated with the ostrich plumes of the Prince of Wales--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Figures identified on print as: M.A. Taylor, G. Hanger, Mrs. Fitzherbert, P. Wales, Weltjce., Temporary local subject terms: Morganatic marriages -- Pictures amplify subject -- Emblem: Ostrich feathers for Prince of Wales -- Motto on stick: Pro salute animae., Watermark in center of sheet., Stamp on verso: British Museum 1868., and Another stamp on verso: "British Museum Duplicate" with "CD" written in center of stamp.
Publisher:
Publish'd March 25, 1786, by I. Mills, Strand
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Fitzherbert, Maria Anne, 1756-1837, Hanger, George, 1751?-1824, and Taylor, Michael Angelo, 1757-1834
"One of a set of prints on the marriage of the Prince of Wales, see BMSat 6924, &c. Mrs. Fitzherbert (left) and the Prince of Wales dance; she holds out her apron in her right hand, his left arm is raised as if dancing a Scots reel; he appears about to take her left hand. The musicians are Burke, Weltje, and Hanger: Weltje, wearing a hat, sits (left) on a low stool, beating a pistol upon a warming-pan which he holds between his knees. Burke stands behind him holding a gridiron in the manner of a violin and with a pair of tongs as bow. He says, "Oh Burn the Pan it is not Beautifull". Weltje answers, "Damme but 'tis Sublime" (one of many allusions to Burke's book). George Hanger stands (right) beating the heavy end of his bludgeon on a salt-box; he is stamping and dancing, his hat is on the ground at his feet. Through an aperture in the wall behind his head is seen an ornate bed, decorated with triple ostrich plumes; behind the pillows is a cross. Two pictures, both inscribed 'Hamlet', are on the wall: on the left the Lord Chamberlain with his wand (Lord Salisbury as Polonius) approaches George III, saying, "I will be brief your noble son is mad". On the right Laertes addresses Ophelia, saying: "He may not as inferior persons do carve for himself for on his choice depends the sanity [sic] & health of the whole state." On the floor, in the foreground, lie two books and a paper inscribed respectively, 'Bold Stroke for a Wife' [Mrs. Centlivre]; 'Clandestine Marriage' [Colman and Garrick]; and 'I'll have a Wife of my own'. Beneath the title is engraved, 'As performed at the Theatre Royal, C------n [Carlton] House for the Benifit of the Widow Wadman'. A patterned carpet completes the design."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Follies of a night
Description:
Title from item below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Temporary local subject terms: Allusion to Edmund Burke's On the sublime and the beautiful -- Parody of Shakespeare's Hamlet -- Salt-box Pictures amplify subject -- Catholic Church -- Travesties., and Watermark in center of sheet: J. Whatman.
Publisher:
Published 1st April 1786, by S.W. Fores at the Caricature Warehouse, No. 3 Piccadilly
Subject (Geographic):
Scotland.
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Fitzherbert, Maria Anne, 1756-1837, Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797, Hanger, George, 1751?-1824, and Salisbury, James Cecil, Marquess of, 1748-1823
Subject (Topic):
Chandeliers, Cooking utensils, Dance, Firearms, Floor coverings, Marriage, Military uniforms, British, Musical instruments, and Sofas
Title etched below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark on three edges., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., Temporary local Medical Library subject terms: Medical Fees -- Unsuccessful treatment, Imprint statement crossed out in ink and new statement added below in a contemporary hand: London, Pub. by W. Holland, Oxford Street., and Mounted on leaf 42 of volume 2 of 14 volumes.
Publisher:
Publish'd April 1st, 1786, by H. Brookes, Coventry Street
Subject (Topic):
Death, Sick persons, Physicians, Wages, Military uniforms, and British
Title etched below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark on three edges., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., Temporary local Medical Library subject terms: Medical Fees -- Unsuccessful treatment, 1 print : etching and aquatint, hand-colored., Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark with loss of all text from lower margin., and Pasted to mounting sheet with ink and wash border.
Publisher:
Publish'd April 1st, 1786, by H. Brookes, Coventry Street
Subject (Topic):
Death, Sick persons, Physicians, Wages, Military uniforms, and British
A happy looking lad stands center accepting with his left hand the king's shilling from the recruiting serjeant. A pregnant girl weeps on the lad's shoulder while on the left her mother berates the lad. To the right behind the serjeant stands a drummer. The scene takes place in front of a tavern, the signboard of which shows the lower part of two, one-legged men and whose name is 'Fortune of War'. In the window sits a man in a cap smoking a pipe and smiling cynically while another looks around the corner of the door
Alternative Title:
Brown Bess sooner than bigg bell'd betty
Description:
Title from item., Sheet trimmed to plate mark on three sides., Not in Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Partial watermark on left side.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain.
Subject (Topic):
Drums (Musical instruments), Military uniforms, British, Pregnancy, Recruiting & enlistment, and Signs (Notices)
"The boxing scene from 'The Romp', Act II, between Young Cockney (left) and Priscilla Tomboy. They face each other with clenched fists. Young Cockney is fashionably dressed and portly, Priscilla's large hat and mittens are on the floor. Behind her (right) stands Captain Sightley in regimentals and Miss La Blond wearing a large hat which conceals her face. Behind them on the extreme right is a folding screen. Framed pictures decorate the wall."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Signed in lower left of image with monogram RR [first 'R' reversed] delin., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Watermark in center of sheet., and In pencil on verso: RR [R Rushworth?].
Publisher:
Publisehed [sic] Jany 3d. 1786, by S.W. Fores at the Caracature Warehouse No. 3, Piccadilly
Subject (Name):
Barnes, Mrs., active 1782-1808., Barrymore, Mr. 1759-1830. (William),, Dodd, James William, 1740?-1796, Jordan, Dorothy, 1761-1816, and Bickerstaff, Isaac, 1735-1812.
Subject (Topic):
Boxing, Military uniforms, British, Theaters, and Theatrical productions
Title from item., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Sign about doorway of cobbler's shop: Cobbling for exportation by Harry Dundas., and Temporary local subject terms: Shops -- Taxes -- Shop tax -- Allusion to St. Crispin, d. ca 286 -- Major's uniform -- East India Bill.
Publisher:
Publish'd for the proprietor, 31 Mar 1786 No. 5 Sweetings Alley Royal Exchange
Subject (Name):
Pitt, William, 1759-1806, Dundas, Henry, 1742-1811, Scott, Major 1747-1819 (John),, and Hastings, Warren, 1732-1818
"The stern of one of the hoys from London to Margate, with passengers suffering from the effects of a fresh breeze. The steersman, leaning against the tiller, holds up a mug of frothing beer. The eight passengers are in various stages of distress and sea-sickness, except for a naval officer with a wooden leg who holds his wife's forehead and pours the contents of a bottle on her head; a sailor boy proffers a bucket to this couple. A man's hat and wig blow overboard, as does a young woman's large hat."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title engraved below image., Engraver suggested by British Museum catalogue., and Watermark.
Publisher:
Printed & publish'd by W. Hinton No. 5 Sweetings Alley Road Exchange
Subject (Geographic):
England.
Subject (Topic):
Hats, Military uniforms, British, Resorts, Sailors, Ships, Peg legs, and Wigs
"The Prince and Mrs. Fitzherbert, dancing to the fiddle of George Hanger (right), advance towards an open door (left) through which is seen a large bed, the curtains raised; above the pillows are a crown and triple plume. The feathers are repeated on a chamber-pot under the raised valance of the bed. They are more elaborately dressed than in BMSat 6924; their arms are round each other's waists, the Prince holds with his right hand the left hand of Mrs. Fitzherbert. She wears a small crown, with flowers and ribbons, and triple ostrich plume. George Hanger is dressed as in BMSat 6924; he stands in profile to the left, watching the couple fixedly; a bludgeon hangs from his wrist. An open music-book at his feet shows that he is playing the 'Black Joke'. On the floor (left) are an open book, 'Matrimony', and a torn paper, 'Cirtificate'. Over the door is a picture of Cupid with his bow turning away from Danaë receiving the shower of gold."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Wedding night, or, The fashionable frolic, Fashonable frolic, and Fashionable frolic
Description:
Title etched below image., In lower right corner: Price 2 sh. 6., Temporary local subject terms: Morganatic marriages -- Pictures amplify subject -- Emblem: Ostrich feathers for Prince of Wales -- Music books -- Song: 'The Black Joke' -- Furniture -- Colonel's uniform, Light Infantry -- Violin -- Danae -- Mythological characters -- Lighting: Chandelier -- Sticks: Bludgeon., and On verso in pencil: George T. Stubbs attrib. by J. Riely, 7-29-83.
Publisher:
Publish'd by J. Phillips, No. 164 Piccadilly
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Fitzherbert, Maria Anne, 1756-1837, and Hanger, George, 1751?-1824
Subject (Topic):
Beds, Chamber pots, Crowns, Cupids, Dancers, Military uniforms, British, and Musical instruments
"The Prince and Mrs. Fitzherbert, dancing to the fiddle of George Hanger (right), advance towards an open door (left) through which is seen a large bed, the curtains raised; above the pillows are a crown and triple plume. The feathers are repeated on a chamber-pot under the raised valance of the bed. They are more elaborately dressed than in BMSat 6924; their arms are round each other's waists, the Prince holds with his right hand the left hand of Mrs. Fitzherbert. She wears a small crown, with flowers and ribbons, and triple ostrich plume. George Hanger is dressed as in BMSat 6924; he stands in profile to the left, watching the couple fixedly; a bludgeon hangs from his wrist. An open music-book at his feet shows that he is playing the 'Black Joke'. On the floor (left) are an open book, 'Matrimony', and a torn paper, 'Cirtificate'. Over the door is a picture of Cupid with his bow turning away from Danaë receiving the shower of gold."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Wedding night, or, The fashionable frolic, Fashonable frolic, and Fashionable frolic
Description:
Title etched below image., In lower right corner: Price 2 sh. 6., Temporary local subject terms: Morganatic marriages -- Pictures amplify subject -- Emblem: Ostrich feathers for Prince of Wales -- Music books -- Song: 'The Black Joke' -- Furniture -- Colonel's uniform, Light Infantry -- Violin -- Danae -- Mythological characters -- Lighting: Chandelier -- Sticks: Bludgeon., 1 print : etching & stipple engraving on laid paper ; sheet 25.2 x 34.7 cm., Sheet trimmed within plate mark on three edges., and Mounted on leaf 31 of volume 7 of 12.
Publisher:
Publish'd by J. Phillips, No. 164 Piccadilly
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Fitzherbert, Maria Anne, 1756-1837, and Hanger, George, 1751?-1824
Subject (Topic):
Beds, Chamber pots, Crowns, Cupids, Dancers, Military uniforms, British, and Musical instruments
