"An Irishman sits beside a table, smoking, while a comely maidservant shows him two dishes of meat. His bundle is tied to a stick; a dog sits beside him. On the wall is a (framed) 'Game of the Goose': three concentric ovals divided into small sections with a goose in the middle."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., From the Laurie & Whittle series of Drolls., Eight lines of verse arranged in two columns below title: An Irish-man came late unto the Inn, and ask'd the maid what meat there was within ..., Plate numbered '346' in lower left corner., and Temporary local subject terms: Irishman -- Urn.
Publisher:
Publish'd May 7, 1804, by Laurie & Whittle, 53 Fleet Street, London
"A reception given by Mr. and Mrs. Fox to various groups of the Opposition, [With one or two exceptions the identifications are those of Miss Banks; the characterization is excellent, and most are unmistakeable.] in which the arrangement has political and social significance. Three Grenvilles bow to the host and hostess; the Marquis of Buckingham, wearing his ribbon, holding hat and gold-headed cane and showing a gouty leg and foot, bends low. Next is Lord Grenville, clasping his hat to his breast, more ingratiating but less obsequious than his brother. Next is the stout Lord Temple, awkwardly imitating his uncle's gesture. Fox, wearing a sword, returns Buckingham's bow, his hand on his heart; on his right. stands the fat Mrs. Fox, curtseying, and ogling Grenville. She holds a fan on which is a profile portrait of 'Napoleone Ist'; from her pocket projects a flask of 'French Brandy', indicative of her antecedents (cf. BMSats 7370, 10589) as well as her sympathies, cf. BMSat 9892). On the extreme right. is the Prince of Wales, in back view, the greater part of his figure cut off by the margin, but unmistakable. From his pocket projects a paper: 'Henry IV. Sc. I [sic] Pr of W -l know you all, & shall . . . while.' A short fat man gazes up at him admiringly, obsequiously amused; he is identified by Miss Banks as 'Mr [i.e. General] Fitzpatrick', but resembles M. A. Taylor. Beside him is a dog, his collar inscribed 'Tommy Tattle' [? Thomas Tyrwhitt]. Mrs. Fitzherbert sits, in semi-state, in the corner of a sofa, holding a fan on which are the Prince's feathers and 'Ich Dien'; she is about to take a ticket, 'Coalition Masquerade', proffered with ingratiating vivacity by Lord Carlisle. Next Carlisle behind the sofa stands the Duke of Clarence, facing the Prince, and cruelly caricatured. Mrs. Jordan takes his right. arm, but is reading Jobson & Nell [characters in 'The Devil to pay] with the Farce of Equality' [see BMSat 7908, &c.]. Behind the pair are Col. McMahon, sly and furtive, and a large man, resembling the Duke of York. [Identified by Miss Banks as 'Mr. Tyrwitt', but Tommy Tyrwhitt was noted for his small size. ] Behind Mrs. Fitzherbert, Erskine, in wig and gown, delightedly holds up a large paper (the words partly obscured): 'Arraignments for the new Broad-Bottom'd Administration [cf. BMSat 10530], Citn Volpone [see BMSat 9892] . . . Lord Pogy [Grenville] . . . Madame Volpone .. . Cit . . . Ego [Erskine, see BMSat 9246], Lord High [Chancellor], Greyhound [Grey], H . . . Tooke . . ., Tierney' [imaginatively legible]. ..."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Grand cooperative meeting at St. Ann's Hill
Description:
Title etched below image., Text following title: Respectfully dedicated to the admirers of a "Broad-Bottom'd administration.", Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Mounted on leaf 74 of volume 5 of 12.
Publisher:
Publish'd June 18th, 1804, by H. Humphrey, St. James's Street
Subject (Name):
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Fox, Elizabeth, 1750-1842, Grenville, William Wyndham Grenville, Baron, 1759-1834, Buckingham, George Nugent Temple Grenville, Marquess of, 1753-1813, Buckingham and Chandos, Richard Temple Nugent Brydges Chandos, Duke of, 1776-1839, George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Fitzherbert, Maria Anne, 1756-1837, Carlisle, Frederick Howard, Earl of, 1748-1825, William IV, King of Great Britain, 1765-1837, Jordan, Dorothy, 1761-1816, Taylor, Michael Angelo, 1757-1834, Frederick Augustus, Prince, Duke of York and Albany, 1763-1827, Erskine, Thomas Erskine, Baron, 1750-1823, Hastings, Francis Rawdon-Hastings, Marquess of, 1754-1826, Devonshire, Elizabeth Cavendish, Duchess of, 1758-1824, Spencer, George John Spencer, Earl, 1758-1834, Bessborough, Henrietta Frances Spencer Ponsonby, Countess of, 1761-1821, Windham, William, 1750-1810, Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816, Norfolk, Charles Howard, Duke of, 1746-1815, Bedford, John Russell, Duke of, 1766-1839, Walpole, George, 1761-1830, Jones, Thomas Tyrwhitt, Sir, 1765-1811, Adair, Robert, Sir, 1763-1855, Derby, Elizabeth Farren Stanley, Countess of, 1759 or 62-1829, Smith-Stanley, Edward, 1752-1834, Nicholls, John, 1745?-1832, Buckinghamshire, Albinia Hobart, Countess of, 1738-1816, Gordon, Jane Maxwell Gordon, Duchess of, d. 1812, Cholmondeley, George James Cholmondeley, Marquess of, 1749-1827, Tierney, George, 1761-1830, Tooke, John Horne, 1736-1812, Burdett, Francis, 1770-1844, Salisbury, James Cecil, Marquess of, 1748-1823, Cecil, Mary Amelia, Marchioness of Salisbury, 1750-1835., George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820, and Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821
Title from item., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Temporary local subject terms: Military -- Marching -- Resting -- Drinking -- Obesity.
Publisher:
Published by R. Ackermann, June 8, 1804, No. 101 Strand
Title etched below image., Giles Grinagain is a pseudonym, probably for Samuel Howitt., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., Temporary local subject terms: Gin -- Hyson Tea., Watermark: J Ruse 1802., and Printseller's identification stamp located in lower right corner: S·W·F.
Title from item., Place and date of publication from British Museum catalogue., Three lines of caption following title: Macb: Tell me thou unknown power, 1st Witch: He knowes thy thought hear his speech but say thou nought., Temporary local subject terms: Shakespeare's Macbeth., and Mounted to 32 x 35 cm.
Title etched below image., Plate numbered '340' in lower left corner., From the Laurie & Whittle series of Drolls., Fifteen lines of verse in two columns below title: With lowly suit and plaintive ditty, I call the tender mind to pity..., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Publisher:
Publish'd Mar. 12, 1804 by Laurie & Whittle, 53 Fleet Street, London
Title etched below image., Plate numbered '376' in the lower left corner., From the Laurie & Whittle series of Drolls., Four numbered stanzas of verse below title: I'm Doleful Dumps, that sobs and mumps, just tumbled into love, Sir ..., Song attribution below title: Written by George Waldron., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Publisher:
Publish'd Decr. 1, 1804 by Laurie & Whittle, 53 Fleet Street, London
Title etched below image., From the Laurie & Whittle series of Drolls., Six lines of caption below title: Quoth Lubin to Janet, "I am much to blame, I've been guilty of somewhat I hardly dare name ..., Plate numbered "350" in the lower left corner., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Publisher:
Pubd. May 21, 1804 by Laurie & Whittle, 53 Fleet Street, London
Illustration at the top of the letterpress broadside. "Mrs. Siddons leans back in her chair, majestically resentful. She addresses Harris, [Grego suggests Topham, whom he does not resemble, and who was living in Yorkshire.] patentee and manager of Covent Garden, who stands before her (l.), hat in hand. Between them stands the much taller J. P. Kemble, his left hand on his sister's shoulder. Mrs. Siddons leans one elbow on a table (r.) on which are three books: 'Salary Benifi[ts]', 'The Right of Woman', 'Duty of Man', and a bust of (?) herself, looking reproachfully towards the group. On the wall (r.) is part of a print: 'Propagation of a Lye', six figures from Bunbury's well-known plate, BMSat 7230 (1787). The text is a debate (printed in full by Grego): Mrs. Siddons complains to Harris of neglect on account of 'your Blind Bargain and Infant Roscius'. Harris, 'First Monarch', answers: 'if John Bull chooses to feed on slink calf, instead of substantial roast beef, yet consents to pay for the roast it is not for me to complain. . . . you have had your day. . . .' He reminds her of her good salary. Kemble, 'Second Monarch', supports him, and ends: 'Public taste ... is now in second childishness; and when mere oblivion takes place, then you shall make a sally, and should the Town require a filip [Philip] I will be at your elbow.'"--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Child's play defended by theatrical monarchs
Description:
Caption title in letterpress below etching., Printmaker and date of publication from British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Watermark: E & C T Russell 1797.
Publisher:
Printed by D.N. Shury, Berwick Street, for Ackermann, 101 Strand
Subject (Name):
Kemble, John Philip, 1757-1823 and Siddons, Sarah, 1755-1831
