"A sculptured monument to Sir George Savile against a stone wall. A life-like half length figure of Savile looking to the right is set in an alcove with inscriptions above and below. Above: 'The Guardian Genius of that Good Man and Upright Senator \ Sir George Saville Bart \ Hovers with anxiety over The Tomb; not without Hopes, that his Countrymen \ may e're it be too late, see the Necessity of Peace, - the Improbability of \ the Present Ministers making it, - & the Benefit which would result, from a Temperate Reformation of those Abuses, "from which {to use his own memorable words) \ it was notorious, that all our Calamities Sprung."!!!' Below: 'Fuimus Troes, fuet [sic] Ilium et ingens Gloria Teucrorum. Virgil Here lie the Remains of the \ - Requisition, - \ The last Hopes of the Independent Gentlemen of Yorkshire; \ in full Confidence \ that when Corruption shall have ceased to prey upon the \ Human Frame, that it will rise again to \ - Immortal Glory.- \ Reader, \ You will no longer doubt the just Cause or upright \ Intention of this Requisition, when you learn, that \ the Merchants of Leeds, its greatest Enemies, have \ Thought that an Elegant Monument should be dedicated \ to it's \ Memory. \ "Your Cause of Sorrow must not be measured by his \ "Worth, for then it hath no End." Shakespere Mackbeth \ "Quis Desiderio sit Pudor aut Modus \ "Tam chari Capitis." Horace.'"--British Museum online catalogue.
Description:
Probably commissioned by the Yorkshire Reform movement. See British Museum catalogue., Temporary local subject terms: Monuments: sepulchral monument to George Savile, 8th Bt. -- Literature: Shakespeare's Macbeth, v.8.44 -- Literature: Virgil, Aeneid., and Title, printmaker, and questionable date of publication from British Museum catalogue.
Subject (Name):
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership., Harvey, Francis--Ownership., and Savile, George,--Sir,--1726-1784--Portraits.
Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., Publication information based on similar plates from the same series., Title and printmaker from Grego., and Twenty-second of 24 plates from: Rowlandson, T. Hungarian & Highland broad sword. [London] : H. Angelo, 1799.
Publisher:
[H. Angelo, Curzon Street, May Fair]
Subject (Name):
Angelo, Henry, 1756-1835, publisher., Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership., and Harvey, Francis--Ownership.
Subject (Topic):
Caricatures and cartoons --England and Satires (Visual works) --England
Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., Proof before letters., Temporary local subject terms: Female dress: headdress -- Male costume: night-cap-- Dishes: coffee service -- Coffee cups without handles, 1799., and Title, printmaker and publication information from lettered state.
Subject (Name):
Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764-1834, publisher., Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership., Harvey, Francis--Ownership., and Riviere & Son Binding.
Subject (Topic):
Couples. , Eyeglasses. , Jewelry., Older people. , and Young adults.
Eight horizontal strips, each with a publication statement below aquatint border., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., Publication information etched below bottom strip., Text below top strip: London, Pub. 1 Decr. 1799, at R. Ackermanns Repository of Arts, 101 Strand where daily are published ..., and Title devised by curator.
Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., Printmaker and publication information based on similar prints by Rowlandson. See Grego, J. Rowlandson the caricaturist, v. 2, page 395., and Two separate sheets mounted on one leaf, possibly once part of the same plate. Top image from left sheet captioned: Yes I have but just got into the method of painting...
Subject (Name):
Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764-1834, Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership., and Harvey, Francis--Ownership.
Subject (Topic):
Caricatures and cartoons --England and Satires (Visual works) --England
Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., Printmaker based on similar prints by Rowlandson. See Grego, J. Rowlandson the caricaturist, v. 2, page 395., Publication information from imprint on rightmost sheet., Title devised by curator., and Two separate sheets mounted on one leaf, probably from two different plates. Rightmost sheet has imprint: Pub. Aug 1, 1799, by R. Ackermann, 101 Strand.
Subject (Name):
Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764-1834, publisher., Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership., and Harvey, Francis--Ownership.
Subject (Topic):
Caricatures and cartoons --England and Satires (Visual works) --England
"A man in hat, long coat, and boots (and wearing spectacles), grasps his friend's hand with a smile. The host, ugly and angry, says: "Ah! my old Friend I wish you had called at some more convenient time but this is washing day - I have nothing to give you but cold Fish, cold tripe & cold potatoes - you may smell soap suds a mile! Ah Jack - Jack you dont know these Comforts! you are a Bachelor!" Behind (left), two women stand at a wash-tub"--British Museum online catalogue.
Alternative Title:
Matrimonial comforts ; sketch 7
Description:
Earlier state of the print described in: Grego, J. Rowlandson the caricaturist, v. 2, page 16., Earlier state with date in imprint. Cf. No. 9626 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 7., Series title and number etched above image., and Title etched below image.
Subject (Name):
Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764-1834, publisher., Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership., Harvey, Francis--Ownership., and Woodward, G. M. (George Moutard), approximately 1760-1809, artist.
Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., Series title and number etched above image., Temporary local subject terms: Duck Alley., and Title etched below image.
Publisher:
R. Ackerman, no. 101 Strand
Subject (Name):
Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764-1834, publisher., Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership., Harvey, Francis--Ownership., and Woodward, G. M. (George Moutard), approximately 1760-1809, artist.
Subject (Topic):
Insurance companies., Offices., Stock exchanges., and Stockbrokers.
Date appears before publication statement., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., Series title and number etched above image., and Title etched below image.
Publisher:
R. Ackerman, no. 101 Strand
Subject (Name):
Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764-1834, publisher., Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership., Harvey, Francis--Ownership., and Woodward, G. M. (George Moutard), approximately 1760-1809, artist.
