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1. A Gallic idol [graphic]
- Creator:
- Barth, J. S., active 1797-1808, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- 20 Augt. 1803.
- Call Number:
- 803.08.20.01+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "A symbolical bust of Napoleon, dressed as a Roman emperor, is on a rectangular base on which are title and inscription : 'Symbolical of the Effects produced by that Cause which the enlightened [image of a fox] in [the] Eighteenth Century sagaciously predicted would ultimately prove a Stupendous Monument of Human Wisdom!!!' The head is turned in profile to the left; the features are conventional but express ferocity, with glaring eye and fierce frown. It wears a fantastic helmet wreathed with laurel from which blood drips. The wreath is entwined by serpents, whose (three) heads are clustered at the back with words in large letters issuing from their jaws: 'Rapine', 'Lust', 'Murder'. The word 'Invasion' issues in the same manner from the mouth. Above the wreath the helmet is encircled by a band on which are quasi-zodiacal signs: a scorpion, a sickle, a crescent, an arrow, a caduceus, a goat-like monster. On the helmet sits a grinning Devil, playing a fiddle and spreading his webbed wings over the idol's head, while from under one wing Death, a skeleton, peers out; he holds a javelin poised to strike and a cup of poison inscribed 'Jaffa' [see British Museum Satires No. 10063]. The shoulders are covered by drapery, drawn aside to reveal (rotten) ribs and a torn and bleeding heart which is transfixed by a dagger and a barbed spear. A scroll floats from the dagger inscribed 'Wilsons Narrative'; the spear has a scroll inscribed 'British Press' and is surmounted by a cap of Liberty. Fragments torn from the heart are inscribed 'Acre' [see British Museum Satires No. 9412], 'Egypt' [see British Museum Satires No. 9250, &c], and 'Irel[and]', while in the middle of the heart is a triangular patch: 'England'. The heart is surmounted by a crown made of blood-stained daggers with a central fleur-de-lis."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title from text in image., With an accompanying sheet of letterpress text describing: The crest, The helmet, and The heart., and Sheet trimmed to plate mark on top edge.
- Publisher:
- Published by R. Cribb and Printed by Cox and Baylie, Great Queen Street
- Subject (Geographic):
- France, Great Britain., Great Britain, and France.
- Subject (Name):
- Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, and Wilson, Robert, Sir, 1777-1849.
- Subject (Topic):
- Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815, Proposed invasion of England, 1793-1805, Foreign relations, Devil, and Skeletons
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > A Gallic idol [graphic]
2. A phantasmagoria scene, conjuring-up an armed-skeleton / [graphic]
- Creator:
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [5 January 1803]
- Call Number:
- Auchincloss Gillray v. 5
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Design in an oval, placed on an oblong background representing a stone wall, and thus simulating the projection of a magic lantern. The figures, except Wilberforce, are light against a dark background. Addington, Hawkesbury, and Fox, as the three witches in Macbeth, cook their hell-broth in a cauldron. From this rises a cloud inscribed 'PEACE' which frames a skeleton (of Britannia). Its long hair shows that it is that of a woman; in one hand is a trident, in the other her shield. From the pot issue the tail and one paw of the British lion. His decollated head lies on the ground (right); on it stands a crowing Gallic cock wearing a tiny bonnet rouge. Addington stands on the left ladling into the pot guineas from a sack inscribed: 'To make Gruel Thick & Slab' [Macbeth, iv. i]. He raises his right arm, holding up an olive branch; a serpent twines round arm and branch; its fangs pointing at the word 'Peace'. Hawkesbury crouches on the right, recklessly feeding the fire with papers inscribed: 'Dominion of the Sea', 'Egypt', 'Malta', 'Cape', 'Continental Alliances', 'Honduras', 'Switzerland', 'Brit[isk] Isles'; beside him are others: 'Gibralter' and 'Ireland'. Among the papers already blazing the word 'West Indies' is just visible. At his side hangs an ink-pot with a pen, suspended from a tricolour ribbon, indicating the Foreign Secretary. Behind him Fox, as a fat old woman, stands full face, holding up a broom tied with a tricolour ribbon. All three wear conical hats; that of Addington has a tricolour favour, that of Fox a tricolour cockade and bunches of olive. Addington is grave, Hawkesbury melancholy, Fox exultant. In front of the cauldron, beside the lion's head, kneels Wilberforce (left), a little figure in Monkish robes, hideously caricatured, chanting a 'Hymn of Peace' from an open book."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched below image. and Mounted on leaf 51 of volume 5 of 12.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. Jany. 5th, 1803, by J. Gillray, 27 St. James's Street
- Subject (Name):
- Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Sidmouth, Henry Addington, Viscount, 1757-1844, Liverpool, Robert Banks Jenkinson, Earl of, 1770-1828, and Wilberforce, William, 1759-1833
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > A phantasmagoria scene, conjuring-up an armed-skeleton / [graphic]
3. Doctor Sangrado curing John Bull of repletion with the kind offices of young Clysterpipe & little Boney / [graphic]
- Creator:
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [2 May 1803]
- Call Number:
- Auchincloss Gillray v. 5
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Addington (right) bleeds John Bull, who sits on a commode, exhausted and faint, supported by Hawkesbury. Addington, very erect, wears his gown, and says: "Courage John Bull - Courage!!!" Hawkesbury, drooping and melancholy, repeats "Courage Johnny." John's arm is tightly bound above the incision by a tricolour bandage, a tricolour ribbon is tied round his tousled head. A diminutive Napoleon (right) with a martial stride and drawn sabre holds out his cocked hat to catch the blood that spurts from John's arm; this is inscribed: 'West Indies', 'Cape of Good Hope', 'Malta' [in large letters, see BMSat 9997, &c], 'Ceylon'. A little boy, standing behind Addington and clutching his gown, holds out his hat, inscribed 'Clerk [of the] Pells', to catch a stream of blood inscribed '£3,000 Pr Annum'; he echoes 'Courage'. On the left stand Fox and Sheridan proffering bowls of 'Warm Water'; both say "Courage". Fox has swollen legs and holds a tea-kettle, his expression is that of calculating reserve; Sheridan bends forward with eager greed. John is a countryman wearing wrinkled gaiters. His commode is inscribed 'Reservoir for the Clyster-pipe Family' [the Addingtons]. Beside him lie his (damaged) hat and stick, with a torn paper: 'Rule Britannia an old Song'."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched in upper left corner of image., Text following title: A hint from Gil Blas., and Mounted on leaf 55 of volume 5 of 12.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. May 2d, 1803, by H. Humphrey, 27 St. Jamess [sic] Street
- Subject (Name):
- Sidmouth, Henry Addington, Viscount, 1757-1844, Liverpool, Robert Banks Jenkinson, Earl of, 1770-1828, Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816, Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821, and Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806
- Subject (Topic):
- John Bull (Symbolic character)
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Doctor Sangrado curing John Bull of repletion with the kind offices of young Clysterpipe & little Boney / [graphic]
4. Physical aid, or, Britannia recover'd from a trance also, the patriotic courage of Sherry Andrew, & a peep thro' the fog. [graphic]
- Creator:
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [14 March 1803]
- Call Number:
- 803.03.14.01+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Britannia, terrified, faint, and dishevelled sits on the ground supported by Addington and Hawkesbury, and defended by Sheridan, a Silenus-like and ragged Harlequin. They are on the coast towards which are advancing many rowing-boats filled with little French soldiers. Napoleon stands with drawn sword in the foremost boat, a tiny figure with a large head and no body, to show that he is Nobody, as in BMSat 5570, &c. The distant French coast (right) is covered with troops marching towards the shore. Clouds of smoke rise from the beach, which is concealed by the foreground. Britannia, wearing Roman dress with cothurnes, raises her arms, and shrieks (parodying Hamlet): "Doctors & Ministers of dis grace defend me!" The 'dis' is scored through but conspicuously legible. Addington holds a bottle of Gunpowder to her nose, and looks in alarm at the approaching army. He says: "Do not be alarm'd my dear lady! the Buggabo's (the Honest Gentlemen, I mean,) are avowedly directed to Colonial service, - they can have nothing to do Here - my Lady! - nothing to do with Us! - do take a Sniff or two, to raise your Spirits, and try to stand, if it is only upon One Leg!" Hawkesbury looks down with deep melancholy, supporting her (cracked) shield, and holding her (damaged) spear. He says: "Yes my Lady, you must try to Stand up, or we shall never be able to "March to Paris"". Sheridan holds Harlequin's wooden sword of 'Dramatic-Loyalty' in his right hand (cf. BMSat 9916). On his left arm is a shield with Medusa's head, the snaky locks inscribed: 'Abuse', 'Bouncing', 'Puffing', 'Detraction', 'Stolen Jests', 'Malevolence', 'Stale Wit', 'Envy'. He wears a hat turned up in front with a tricolour cockade; its crown is a fool's cap with two ears and a bell. Round his paunch is a tricolour sash through which is thrust a paper: 'Ways and Means to get a Living'. He shouts in defiance at the distant army: "Let 'em come! - dam'me!!! - where are the French Buggabo's? - single handed I'd beat forty of 'em!!! dam'me, I'd pay 'em like Renter Shares, sconce off their half Crowns!!! - mulct them out of their Benefits, & come ye Drury Lane Slang over 'em!" Behind, between Addington and Sheridan, is the head of Fox, holding his hat before his eyes; he says: "Dear me - what can be the reason of the Old Lady being awak'd in such a Fright? - I declare I can't see any thing of the Buggabo's!" In the foreground lies a long torn scroll, headed 'Treaty of Peace.'"--British Museum online catalogue
- Alternative Title:
- Britannia recover'd from a trance and Britannia recovered from a trance
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., Temporary local subject terms: Harlequins -- Britannia -- Literature: Parody of Hamlet by Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Medical: Smelling salts -- Weapons: Ammunition -- Gunpowder -- Sword -- Emblems: Britannia's shield -- Britannia's spear -- Shield with Medusa -- France: Threat of invasion -- Peace treaties., Mounted to 37 x 56 cm., and Collector's annotations on mount.
- Publisher:
- Publd. March 14th, 1803, by H. Humphrey, 27 St. James's Street
- Subject (Name):
- Sidmouth, Henry Addington, Viscount, 1757-1844, Liverpool, Robert Banks Jenkinson, Earl of, 1770-1828, Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816, Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821, and Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806
- Subject (Topic):
- Britannia (Symbolic character)
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Physical aid, or, Britannia recover'd from a trance also, the patriotic courage of Sherry Andrew, & a peep thro' the fog. [graphic]
5. Physical aid, or, Britannia recover'd from a trance also, the patriotic courage of Sherry Andrew, & a peep thro' the fog. [graphic]
- Creator:
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [14 March 1803]
- Call Number:
- Auchincloss Gillray v. 5
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Britannia, terrified, faint, and dishevelled sits on the ground supported by Addington and Hawkesbury, and defended by Sheridan, a Silenus-like and ragged Harlequin. They are on the coast towards which are advancing many rowing-boats filled with little French soldiers. Napoleon stands with drawn sword in the foremost boat, a tiny figure with a large head and no body, to show that he is Nobody, as in BMSat 5570, &c. The distant French coast (right) is covered with troops marching towards the shore. Clouds of smoke rise from the beach, which is concealed by the foreground. Britannia, wearing Roman dress with cothurnes, raises her arms, and shrieks (parodying Hamlet): "Doctors & Ministers of dis grace defend me!" The 'dis' is scored through but conspicuously legible. Addington holds a bottle of Gunpowder to her nose, and looks in alarm at the approaching army. He says: "Do not be alarm'd my dear lady! the Buggabo's (the Honest Gentlemen, I mean,) are avowedly directed to Colonial service, - they can have nothing to do Here - my Lady! - nothing to do with Us! - do take a Sniff or two, to raise your Spirits, and try to stand, if it is only upon One Leg!" Hawkesbury looks down with deep melancholy, supporting her (cracked) shield, and holding her (damaged) spear. He says: "Yes my Lady, you must try to Stand up, or we shall never be able to "March to Paris"". Sheridan holds Harlequin's wooden sword of 'Dramatic-Loyalty' in his right hand (cf. BMSat 9916). On his left arm is a shield with Medusa's head, the snaky locks inscribed: 'Abuse', 'Bouncing', 'Puffing', 'Detraction', 'Stolen Jests', 'Malevolence', 'Stale Wit', 'Envy'. He wears a hat turned up in front with a tricolour cockade; its crown is a fool's cap with two ears and a bell. Round his paunch is a tricolour sash through which is thrust a paper: 'Ways and Means to get a Living'. He shouts in defiance at the distant army: "Let 'em come! - dam'me!!! - where are the French Buggabo's? - single handed I'd beat forty of 'em!!! dam'me, I'd pay 'em like Renter Shares, sconce off their half Crowns!!! - mulct them out of their Benefits, & come ye Drury Lane Slang over 'em!" Behind, between Addington and Sheridan, is the head of Fox, holding his hat before his eyes; he says: "Dear me - what can be the reason of the Old Lady being awak'd in such a Fright? - I declare I can't see any thing of the Buggabo's!" In the foreground lies a long torn scroll, headed 'Treaty of Peace.'"--British Museum online catalogue
- Alternative Title:
- Britannia recover'd from a trance and Britannia recovered from a trance
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., Temporary local subject terms: Harlequins -- Britannia -- Literature: Parody of Hamlet by Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Medical: Smelling salts -- Weapons: Ammunition -- Gunpowder -- Sword -- Emblems: Britannia's shield -- Britannia's spear -- Shield with Medusa -- France: Threat of invasion -- Peace treaties., 1 print : etching on wove paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 26.4 x 36.3 cm, on sheet 29.7 x 39.2 cm., On verso is an 1803 postmark, remnants of a seal, and an address written in a contemporary hand: Chas. Berners Esqr. Junr., Woolverstone Park, Ipswich., and Mounted on leaf 54 of volume 5 of 12.
- Publisher:
- Publd. March 14th, 1803, by H. Humphrey, 27 St. James's Street
- Subject (Name):
- Sidmouth, Henry Addington, Viscount, 1757-1844, Liverpool, Robert Banks Jenkinson, Earl of, 1770-1828, Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816, Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821, and Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806
- Subject (Topic):
- Britannia (Symbolic character)
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Physical aid, or, Britannia recover'd from a trance also, the patriotic courage of Sherry Andrew, & a peep thro' the fog. [graphic]
6. The honest-private and great-colonel vide Guildhall toasts / [graphic]
- Creator:
- Williams, Charles, active 1797-1830, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [21 November 1803]
- Call Number:
- 803.11.21.02+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Pitt dressed as a volunteer officer, drills Fox and Sheridan, who stand at attention, holding muskets. Pitt, in back view, turns his head to Fox (1.) and points with his sabre, held horizontally, to Sheridan (r.). Fox stands correctly, Sheridan raises his right. arm above his head and grins broadly. Pitt says: "Keep your Eye upon the Corporal Mr Honesty and when I have drilled you to my likeing perhaps I may take you under my command Mr Honesty". Fox says: "I do I do great Colonel I shall mind my Manoeuvres Great Colonel." The scene is the open country."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title from item., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Gog & Magog are pseudonyms for printmaker Charles Williams., Place of publication based upon cataloger's conjecture., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., and Watermark: Strasburg Lily.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. Novr. 21st., 1803 by C. Knight Lambeth
- Subject (Name):
- Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Pitt, William, 1759-1806, and Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816
- Subject (Topic):
- Politicians, British, and Soldiers
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The honest-private and great-colonel vide Guildhall toasts / [graphic]
7. The sense of the nation [graphic]
- Creator:
- Cruikshank, Isaac, 1764-1811, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- June 14, 1803.
- Call Number:
- 803.06.14.01+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Description:
- Title from item., Temporary local subject terms: House of Commons., and Mounted to 29 x 39 cm.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. by T. Williamson, 20 Strand, London
- Subject (Name):
- Pitt, William, 1759-1806, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, and Abbot, Charles, Baron Colchester, 1757-1829
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The sense of the nation [graphic]
