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
Volume 2, page 68. Etchings by Henry William Bunbury, Esq. and after his designs.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A man rides (right to left) a violently shying horse, passing on the near side a two-wheeled farmer's cart, driving left to right, in which are seated a man and woman, the backs of their heads being visible. The front part of the cart is cut off by the right edge of the design. The horseman wears a naval uniform, his hat flies off, he tugs at his rein with both hands. He is attempting to pass between the cart and a steep bank. At the back of the cart a goose puts its head through a basket to hiss at the horse. A dog barks at the bird."--British Museum catalogue
Description:
Title from text below image., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., Plate from: Gambado, G. Academy for grown horsemen. London : W. Dickinson [etc.], 1787., and Mounted on page 68 in volume 2 of: Etchings by Henry William Bunbury, Esq. and after his designs.
Publisher:
Publish'd Sepr. 1, 1786, by W. Dickinson, engraver & printseller, No. 158 Bond Street
Subject (Topic):
Horseback riding, Military uniforms, Carriages & coaches, Geese, and Dogs
"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 farm-yard scene with Windsor Castle in the distance (right). In the centre four pigs feed at a trough; George III (right) and Queen Charlotte (left) stand on each side of it facing each other in profile, both slightly caricatured. At the King's feet are a bucket and a young pig. The Queen scatters grain to chickens and ducks. On the right a guardsman walks off carrying a bundle of turnips across his shoulder (see BMSat 6946). In the background (left) are haystacks and farm buildings; from one projects the sign of a royal crown inverted. A young woman (probably one of the princesses) advances with a basket (cf. BMSat 7897). On the right is a large placard on a post, 'Mantraps & Spring Guns'. Behind it are sheep."--British Museum catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Attributed to Kingsbury in Angelo's Reminiscences, 1904, v. i, p.326., Watermark in center of sheet: J Whatman., and Queen Charlotte and George III identified by ms. note in a contemporary hand.
Publisher:
Pubd. Aprll [sic] 29, 1786 by S.W. Fores at the Caracature Warehouse, No. 3 Piccadilly
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Name):
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820, Charlotte, Queen, consort of George III, King of Great Britain, 1744-1818, and Windsor Castle,
Subject (Topic):
Farms, Farmers, Poultry, Sheep, Haystacks, Military uniforms, British, Signs (Notices), Swine, and Troughs
"Soldiers discovering brandy in women's bustles by the Paris gates."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Brandy-rumps detected
Description:
Title etched below image., Questionable attribution by repository: Henry Kingsbury., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Engraved beneath the title, three lines of explanatory text: Two fashionable females contrived to fill bladders wtih brandy which they substituted for rumps, and thus equipped in the most outré prominence of the mode passed several times unsuspected through the gates of Paris, smuggling no inconsiderable quantity of brandy. The frequency of their excursions caused suspicion among the officers who attempted to touch their garments but were repulsed with affected modesty. They however with the points of their swords [?] pierced what now-a-days is usually made of cork, when lo! a fountain of brandy played from each orifice, to the great diversion of the spectators, and the no small confusion of the Fair ones., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., Temporary local subject terms: Ladies' costumes -- Derrières -- Bosoms., Watermark in center of sheet: L., and In manuscript at top of sheet: 54. On verso: Offset of un-identified musical score.
Publisher:
Pub'd May the [...] 1786 by S.W. Fores, at the Caricature Warehouse, No. E [sic] Piccadilly
Subject (Topic):
Soldiers, French, Military uniforms, Monks, and Gates
"Two men and a boy are on the deck of a small sailing-vessel, part of a sail appearing above their heads (left). The men wear round hats and short trousers; one (left) sits on a barrel smoking a long pipe, a tankard beside him; the other stands with a cane under his arm, his right hand on his hips. The boy (right), who is perhaps black and wears long trousers, sits on a coil of rope holding a punch-bowl."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Attributed to Rowlandson by Grego., 1 print : aquatint and etching on laid paper, hand-colored ; sheet 31.1 x 27.4 cm., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Mounted on leaf 49 of volume 2 of 14 volumes.
Publisher:
Published Octobr. 1st, 1786, by S.W. Fores at the Caricature Warehouse, No. 3 Piccaddilly [sic]
Subject (Topic):
Decks (Ships), Sailors, Military uniforms, Barrels, Pipes (Smoking), Staffs (Sticks), and Ropes
"Two men and a boy are on the deck of a small sailing-vessel, part of a sail appearing above their heads (left). The men wear round hats and short trousers; one (left) sits on a barrel smoking a long pipe, a tankard beside him; the other stands with a cane under his arm, his right hand on his hips. The boy (right), who is perhaps black and wears long trousers, sits on a coil of rope holding a punch-bowl."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image. and Attributed to Rowlandson by Grego.
Publisher:
Published Octobr. 1st, 1786, by S.W. Fores at the Caricature Warehouse, No. 3 Piccaddilly [sic]
Subject (Topic):
Decks (Ships), Sailors, Military uniforms, Barrels, Pipes (Smoking), Staffs (Sticks), and Ropes
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)
