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1.
A soliloquy on death [graphic]

Creator:
Marks, John Lewis, printmaker
Published / Created:
[approximately August 1821]
Call Number:
Folio 724 835G v.1 (Oversize)
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Heading to a printed broadside, a parody of Hamlet's soliloquy spoken by George IV, beginning 'To be or not to be? and ending 'I'd rather drink and revel here in secret, | Than fly | Where I might meet her face to face'. The King, much burlesqued, st...
Description:
Title printed in letterpress below image.
Publisher:
Printed and published by I.L. Marks, 37, Prince's Street, Soho
Subject (Name):
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. and George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830
Subject (Topic):
Draperies, Bottles, Alcoholic beverages, and Drinking vessels
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > A soliloquy on death [graphic]

2.
Delilah depriveing Sampson of those locks in which consisted his strength [graphic].

Creator:
Williams, Charles, active 1797-1830, printmaker
Published / Created:
[February 1812]
Call Number:
812.02.00.03+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Lady Hertford, seated regally on a small sofa, cuts locks from the head of the Regent who reclines against her knees, asleep. The locks already cut are on the ground inscribed respectively 'Sheridan', 'Norfolk', 'Moira', 'Holland', 'Erskine'. She is ...
Alternative Title:
Delilah depriving Sampson of those locks in which consisted his strength
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. Feby. 1812 by Walker and Knight, No. 7 Cornhill
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Hertford, Isabella Anne Ingram-Seymour-Conway, Marchioness of, 1760-1834, Hertford, Francis Charles Seymour-Conway, Marquess of, 1777-1842, Castlereagh, Robert Stewart, Viscount, 1769-1822, Perceval, Spencer, 1762-1812, Erskine, Thomas Erskine, Baron, 1750-1823., Grey, Charles Grey, Earl, 1764-1845., Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816., Grenville, William Wyndham Grenville, Baron, 1759-1834., Norfolk, Charles Howard, Duke of, 1746-1815., Holland, Henry Richard Vassall, Baron, 1773-1840., Hastings, Francis Rawdon-Hastings, Marquess of, 1754-1826., Samson (Biblical judge), and Delilah (Biblical figure)
Subject (Topic):
Sofas, Scissors & shears, Hair, Sleeping, Candles, Columns, Draperies, and Documents
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Delilah depriveing Sampson of those locks in which consisted his strength [graphic].

3.
Funeral of the Constitution [graphic].

Creator:
Cruikshank, Robert, 1789-1856, printmaker
Published / Created:
[March 1829]
Call Number:
Folio 75 Sa85 810
Collection Title:
Lain in. Folio album of 144 caricatures.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"In the foreground are Wellington and Peel as grave-diggers; Eldon, a stout elderly Hamlet wearing a cloak, stands (left) holding a skull, and saying: "Here's fine revolution and [sic] we had the trick to see it." Wellington stands in a grave, in prof...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. March 1829 by T. McLean, Haymarket
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain and Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
St. Paul's Cathedral (London, England),, York Minster,, Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616., Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852, Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, Eldon, John Scott, Earl of, 1751-1838, George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Leo XII, Pope, 1760-1829, and O'Connell, Daniel, 1775-1847
Subject (Topic):
Catholic emancipation, Cemeteries, Gravedigging, Skulls, Funeral processions, Coffins, Crowns, Miters, Monks, Bagpipes, Torches, and Fires
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Funeral of the Constitution [graphic].

4.
In pity give three cheers! A parody on The beggar's petition. [graphic]

Published / Created:
[1821?]
Call Number:
Folio 724 835G v.2 (Oversize)
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Heading to printed verses. George IV has just come ashore, with a boat seen on the coast behind him and the royal yacht out in the water beyond; he carries a scepter in his right hand a large green bag on his back, the ties of which resemble antlers o...
Description:
Title printed in letterpress below image.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821, George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, and Moss, Thomas, 1738 or 1739-1808.
Subject (Topic):
Adultery, Arrivals & departures, Scepters, Bags, Boats, Yachts, Flags, and Military uniforms
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > In pity give three cheers! A parody on The beggar's petition. [graphic]

5.
Midas with new readings as altered by the managers. [graphic]

Creator:
Williams, Charles, active 1797-1830, printmaker
Published / Created:
[approximately August 1821]
Call Number:
Folio 724 835G v.2 (Oversize)
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"George IV as Midas in O'Hara's burletta dances a pas seul, holding up his hands. He wears old-fashioned dress, with long flowered waistcoat and a large wig which falls back, revealing his own curled toupet. He sings, the words adapted from Midas's so...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. by J. Johnston, 98 Cheapside, London
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821, Eldon, John Scott, Earl of, 1751-1838, Liverpool, Robert Banks Jenkinson, Earl of, 1770-1828, Sidmouth, Henry Addington, Viscount, 1757-1844, Castlereagh, Robert Stewart, Viscount, 1769-1822, O'Hara, Kane, 1714?-1782., and Pan (Greek deity)
Subject (Topic):
Death and burial, Dance, Wigs, Drinking vessels, Ceremonial maces, Taverns (Inns), and Whips
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Midas with new readings as altered by the managers. [graphic]

6.
Polly & Lucy takeing off the restrictions vide Beggars opera / [graphic]

Creator:
Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878, printmaker
Published / Created:
[March 1812]
Call Number:
812.03.00.03+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"The Regent, as Macheath, wearing military uniform and heavily shackled, stands between Mrs. Fitzherbert, who kneels at his feet (left) removing his leg-irons, and Lady Hertford (right), who stands beside him taking the fetters from his wrists (inscri...
Alternative Title:
Polly & Lucy taking off the restrictions, Polly and Lucy takeing off the restrictions, and Polly and Lucy taking off the restrictions
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Published March 1812 by J. Jonhston, 98 Cheapside
Subject (Name):
Gay, John, 1685-1732., George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Hertford, Isabella Anne Ingram-Seymour-Conway, Marchioness of, 1760-1834, Fitzherbert, Maria Anne, 1756-1837, Perceval, Spencer, 1762-1812, Eldon, John Scott, Earl of, 1751-1838, McMahon, John, approximately 1754-1817, Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816, Hanger, George, 1751?-1824, Grey, Charles Grey, Earl, 1764-1845., Whitbread, Samuel, 1764-1815., and Dionysus (Greek deity),
Subject (Topic):
Harlequin (Fictitious character), Military uniforms, British, Shackles, Religious articles, Turbans, Wigs, Bags, and Pictures
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Polly & Lucy takeing off the restrictions vide Beggars opera / [graphic]

7.
The cauldron, or, Shakespeare travestie 1820. [graphic]

Published / Created:
[August 1820]
Call Number:
Folio 724 835G v.1 (Oversize)
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"The three witches of Macbeth, hooded and cloaked, each holding a broom, are Liverpool (left), Sidmouth and Castlereagh (right). They surround a huge cauldron inscribed 'Cast--gh & C° Brass Manufacturers Fecit.', each adding something to the flames wh...
Alternative Title:
Shakespeare travestie and Shakespeare travesty
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Published August 1820 by John Fairburn, Broadway, Ludgate Hill
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821., George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Liverpool, Robert Banks Jenkinson, Earl of, 1770-1828, Sidmouth, Henry Addington, Viscount, 1757-1844, Castlereagh, Robert Stewart, Viscount, 1769-1822, Canning, George, 1770-1827, Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852, Frederick Augustus, Prince, Duke of York and Albany, 1763-1827, Leach, John, 1760-1834., and Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
Subject (Topic):
Politicians, Witches, Cauldrons, Capes (Clothing), Brooms & brushes, Fire, Bags, Devil, Daggers & swords, Worms, Demons, Whips, Divorce, Crowns, Scepters, Military uniforms, and British
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The cauldron, or, Shakespeare travestie 1820. [graphic]

8.
The rival queens, or, A political heat for Rege & Grege [graphic].

Creator:
Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1 February 1789]
Call Number:
789.02.01.01.2+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Two stout ladies, dressed in long gowns, confront each other. Mrs. Fitzherbert (left) with her second the Prince of Wales faces in a confident manner the scowling and clumsy Mrs. Schwellenberg whose second, Pitt offers her a lemon. The furious German ...
Alternative Title:
Political heat for Rege & Grege and Political heat for Rege and Grege
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. Feby 1, 1789, by S.W. Fores, N. 3 Piccadilly
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
Lee, Nathaniel, 1653?-1692., George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Pitt, William, 1759-1806, Fitzherbert, Maria Anne, 1756-1837, and Schwellenberg, Elizabeth Juliana, ca 1728-1797
Subject (Topic):
Marriage, Regency, Censorship, Crucifixes, Fighting, Lemons, Royal marriages, British, and Scepters
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The rival queens, or, A political heat for Rege & Grege [graphic].

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