publish'd as the act diricts [sic] Feby 3, [17]94.
Call Number:
794.02.03.01
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A large naked monster sits astride a large cup, which is balanced on a dagger held in the mouth of a small sansculotte juggler who exclaims, " By Gar tis var heavy, O dear! O dear! It will fall!" The monster holds in his hands the heads of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. On his head five daggers meet at a point to form a cap labelled "Cap of Liberty." He grins showing sharp teeth, two labels issuing from his mouth, " Ca ira, ca ira, ca ira" and "Hold me well up or I will bit off your head."
Description:
Title etched above image., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., Word "of'" in title etched over "!!" The original title appears to have been "Democracy!!", and Earlier state, with earlier date and without publisher's name. Cf. No. 8446 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 7.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
France
Subject (Name):
Louis XVI, King of France, 1754-1793 and Marie Antoinette, Queen, consort of Louis XVI, King of France, 1755-1793
Subject (Topic):
History, Foreign public opinion, British, Sansculottes, Decapitations, Liberty cap, and Monsters
An air balloon, shown as a globe, lands in front of a cottage causing panic among those who were watching its progress. A cleric, holding a crucifix and a bible, attempts to exorcise the evil while the sheep, the cock, and the goose that travelled in the balloon's basket escape unharmed. A monkey looks on from a nearby tree. Below the image is a brief description of Montgolfier's experiment
Description:
Title etched above image., Plate from: European magazine, October 1783, p. 272., and Sequel to no. 6334 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5.
Publisher:
Publish'd Decr. 1st, 1783, by J. Fielding, Pater Noster Row
Subject (Geographic):
France
Subject (Name):
Montgolfier, Joseph-Michel, 1740-1810.
Subject (Topic):
Balloons (Aircraft), Spectators, Animals, and Clergy
Leaf 57. Darly's comic-prints of characters, caricatures, macaronies, &c.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A standing French man with shears and a dog under his arm."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Variant state based on comparisons with other versions in The Lewis Walpole Library. Cf. Lewis Walpole Library call nos.: Bunbury 771.04.25.01.1, Bunbury 771.04.25.01.2., Initial letters of publisher's name in imprint form a monogram., Plate numbered "V. 1" in upper left corner and "1" in upper right corner., and For an earlier state lacking volume numbering, see no. 4668 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 4.
Publisher:
Pubd. accordg. to act of Parlt. Aprl. 25th, 1771, by MDarly, (39) Strand
Leaf 57. Darly's comic-prints of characters, caricatures, macaronies, &c.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A standing French man with shears and a dog under his arm."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Variant state based on comparisons with other versions in The Lewis Walpole Library. Cf. Lewis Walpole Library call nos.: Bunbury 771.04.25.01.1, Bunbury 771.04.25.01.2., Initial letters of publisher's name in imprint form a monogram., Plate numbered "V. 1" in upper left corner and "1" in upper right corner., For an earlier state lacking volume numbering, see no. 4668 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 4., First of three plates on leaf 57., and 1 print : etching on laid paper ; plate mark 15 x 10.5 cm, on sheet 27.5 x 44.4 cm.
Publisher:
Pubd. accordg. to act of Parlt. Aprl. 25th, 1771, by MDarly, (39) Strand
Woodward, G. M. (George Moutard), approximately 1760-1809, artist
Published / Created:
[approximately 1790]
Call Number:
Drawings W87 no. 12 Box D175
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
An Englishman and a Frenchman, clothed in stereotypical attire, turn away from each other. The former exclaims "You be d--n'd" and the latter responds "Adieu"
Description:
Title from caption inscribed below image in the artist's hand., Date supplied by cataloger., Attributed to Woodward., and For further information, consult library staff.
A man sits in a chair at a table reading about the French Revolution in The Gazetteer (newspaper). The candle in his right hand smokes heavily and is burnt down to a low stub. His tricorne hat is on the table and his walking stick is visibly leaning on the table
Description:
Title from item., Cf. William Hogarth's A politician, no. 1., and Watermark: fleur-de-lis.
Publisher:
Printed for Jno. Smith, No. 35 Cheapside
Subject (Geographic):
France
Subject (Topic):
Candlesticks, Newspapers, Reading, History, and Foreign public opinion
Three generations of a family gather around a humble hearth, forming an image of domestic happiness in a modest setting. The father, seated on a chair set in front of a fireplace, lifts a small child. The mother is seated to his right, holding the hand of one of child while a third plays a drum set on chair. An old man leans on the chair that holds the drum, a bed visible behind him, while at his feet lies a game bag containing a rabbit. On the mantlepiece a cat sleeps beside a lantern
Description:
Title from caption etched below image. and A print in reverse after Etienne Aubry's Paternal love which was exhibited in Paris in 1775.
Publisher:
Printed for R. Sayer & J. Bennett, No. 53 Fleet Street as the act directs
Subject (Geographic):
France. and France
Subject (Topic):
Family life, Social conditions, Children & adults, Domestic life, Interiors, Clothing & dress, Drums, Lanterns, and Chairs
published acording [sic] to act of Parliament, July 14, 1789.
Call Number:
789.07.14.01
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A stork, its head a likeness of Lafayette, stands on a rock depicted with the head of Louis XIV of France protruding from the left edge. He gazes at a crowd of frogs in various dramatic poses, some standing at attention. Opposite the stork is a stick with head of Bailly stuck on top, in his mouth a flag inscribed "Martial Law."
Description:
Title etched below image., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Contemporary manuscript notes identifying the caricatured figures as Lafayette, Louis XVI, and Bailly.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
France
Subject (Name):
Louis XVI, King of France, 1754-1793, Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834, and Bailly, Jean Sylvain, 1736-1793
"Five British sailors make a furious attack on six French soldiers, grotesque and terrified creatures, whom the sailors humiliate and insult. Their officer (left), who holds a British flag, is threatened by a sailor with clenched fists, and excretes, terrified. A sailor with a scourge slashes the bared posteriors of a Frenchman who grovels on the ground, saying, "oh le pauvre Commandant"; he says, "Now foutre you'l take 2 Merchants Ships for a fleet of Men of War again". A Frenchman, nearly throttled by an angry sailor, cries "Ca-ira Ca-ira". A sailor pulls the queue of the drummer, to whom he offers a piece of tobacco, saying, "here you B--g--r heres a stale Quid for you Instead of Hartshorn". A sailor on the extreme right pulls the queue of a Frenchman and raises his club to strike; the latter says, "oh Diable we was Make de Dam Mistake Parblue". The sailor answers, "aye aye D------n Your Eyes Ill make you Blue and Black too". In the background (left) are buildings inscribed 'Nantes'."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Vision interpreted
Description:
Title etched below image., A satire about an incident at Nantes, 29 June 1791., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Watermark.
Publisher:
Pub. July 15, 1791, by S. Fores, N. 3 Piccadilly
Subject (Geographic):
Nantes (France), France, Great Britain., Great Britain, and France.
Subject (Topic):
History, Relations, Arms & armament, Defecation, Drums (Musical instruments), Fighting, Flags, British, National emblems, Rifles, Sailors, French, and Whips
