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1. Here we go up up up and there he goes down down downe [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- [approximately 1831]
- Call Number:
- 831.00.00.50
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A satire of the 1832 Reform Bill, with a see-saw with the Crown as the fulcrum. At the center is William IV, waving the Union flag; to the right is Lord Grey, seated on the lever, helping William balance with a scroll marked 'Union', with John Bull standing underneath, wedging the lever up with the 'Reform Bill'; and to the right the Duke of Wellington tumbles backwards as the lever breaks under the weight of him and two huge scrolls marked 'Anti Reform'.
- Description:
- Title from text below image., Date from dealer's description., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Laid on canvas backing.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. by O. Hodgson, 10 Cloth Fair
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain
- Subject (Name):
- William IV, King of Great Britain, 1765-1837, Grey, Charles Grey, Earl, 1764-1845, Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852, and Great Britain. Parliament
- Subject (Topic):
- Reform, Politics and government, John Bull (Symbolic character), Seesaws, Crowns, Flags, and British
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Here we go up up up and there he goes down down downe [graphic].
2. Time past. When we beat them ten to one Time present. The case is alter'd. [graphic]
- Published / Created:
- [20 January 1782] ; and [20 January 1782]
- Call Number:
- 782.01.20.01+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "[Left image]: A stout English soldier pursues with clenched fists two French soldiers, who are emaciated 'petits-maîtres'. They wear long pigtail queues, ruffled shirts, and large top-boots. The Englishman says, "Lower your Topsails Monsieurs"; the Frenchmen say "We are bold Frenchmen". The Englishman is trampling on a French flag which lies on the ground. A British flag is partly visible on the left behind the Englishman. In the distance (right) a party of French soldiers is seen in flight, over them is inscribed, "Run Frogs". [Right image]: A French soldier (left), with clenched fists, kicks the back of a fat English soldier. He says "Begar zee will make you nozv lower your Topsails". The fleeing Englishman looks round to say "I'm an English man of War". In the distance (right) English soldiers with a flag, the words "Run Beef Heads" inscribed over their heads, are in flight. The British flag, inscribed "Discolour'd", lies on the ground. A French flag, inscribed "Lewis le Grand", extends over the head of the victorious Frenchman."--British Museum online catalogue
- Alternative Title:
- Time past
- Description:
- Titles etched below images., Two designs etched side-by-side on one plate, each with its own title and imprint statement., and Lewis Walpole Library impression: sheet cut down the middle and the two images matted together.
- Publisher:
- Pub. by E. Hedges, Jany. 20, 1782, Cornhill and Pub. Jany. 20, 1782, by E. Hedges, Cornhill
- Subject (Topic):
- Soldiers, British, French, Wigs, Boots, Flags, Military retreats, and Kicking
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Time past. When we beat them ten to one Time present. The case is alter'd. [graphic]
3. Triumph of the British flag over the French eagles & colours, taken by our brave soldiers in different actions as they appear'd in the park May 18th, 1811. [graphic]
- Published / Created:
- May 1811.
- Call Number:
- Quarto 75 D569 812
- Collection Title:
- Leaf 66. Characatures by Dighton.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Parade of French eagles and colours taken by the British army in various actions."--British Museum online catalogue
- Alternative Title:
- Triumph of the British flag over the French eagles and colours, taken by our brave soldiers ...
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Temporary local subject terms: French grenadiers., Leaf 66 in an album with the spine title: Characatures by Dighton., and 1 print : etching on laid paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 19.9 x 27.7 cm, on sheet 25.5 x 31.1 cm.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. by Dighton, Spring Gardens
- Subject (Topic):
- Military parades & ceremonies, Military uniforms, Soldiers, British, Flags, and French
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Triumph of the British flag over the French eagles & colours, taken by our brave soldiers in different actions as they appear'd in the park May 18th, 1811. [graphic]
