William Pitt, leaning on a large anchor, holds his left hand over the diminutive figures of Charles Fox and Lord North who are shown as 'nobodies,' with their heads resting on top of their breeches. From a cloud over Pitt's irradiated head extends a h...
Alternative Title:
Political nobodies
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Title from item.
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Published 20th March 1784, by G. Humphrey, No. 48 Long Acre, London
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain and England
Subject (Name):
Pitt, William, 1759-1806., Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806., and North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792.
Subject (Topic):
Politics and government, Anchors, and Clothing & dress
chez Vidal Graveur, rue de la Harpe, au coin de celle Poupee, No. 181
Subject (Topic):
Quacks and quackery, Medicine shows, City & town life, Spectators, Stages (Platforms)., Quacks & quackery, Dogs, Anchors, Stores & shops, Horses, and Patent medicines
Plate [127] Plate in: Series of one hundred and ninety-six engravings, (in the line manner) by the
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1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Vignette to Bowyer's edition of Hume's 'History of England'; portrait medallions of Sutton, Clough, Blackwell, Myddleton, Whitington and Cresham on a monument beside which Mercury leans, an anchor in the foreground; the Royal Exchange in the backgrou...
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Title from text below image.
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Pubd. by R. Bowyer, Pall Mall
Subject (Name):
Mercury (Roman deity),, Whittington, Richard, -1423,, Gresham, Thomas, 1519?-1579,, Clough, Richard, -1570,, and Royal Exchange (London, England),
"Caricature with Caroline standing holding an anchor of the Constitution with a soldier and sailor either side of her, in the ray of the sun."--British Museum online catalogue
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Title etched below image.
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Published October 19th, 1820, by John Fairburn, Broadway, Ludgate Hill
Subject (Name):
Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821
Subject (Topic):
Caricatures, Anchors, Soldiers, Sailors, Lions, Ships, and Eyes
"Caricature with Caroline standing holding an anchor of the Constitution with a soldier and sailor either side of her, in the ray of the sun."--British Museum online catalogue
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Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Published October 19th, 1820, by John Fairburn, Broadway, Ludgate Hill
Subject (Name):
Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821
Subject (Topic):
Caricatures, Anchors, Soldiers, Sailors, Lions, Ships, and Eyes
"Illustration to a satirical account of the 'patriotic conduct' of John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford, showing, by contrast, the exemplary actions of the Duke of Somerset (Protector during the reign of the young Edward VI) and Sir Edward Seymour (presu...
Alternative Title:
Protector Duke of Somerset and the great Sr Edward Seymour
Description:
Title etched above image.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Somerset, Edward Seymour, Duke of, 1506?-1552., Seymour, Edward, Sir, 1633-1708,, Bedford, John Russell, Duke of, 1710-1771., and Tower of London (London, England),
Subject (Topic):
Britannia (Symbolic character), Lions, Anchors, Liberty, and Liberty cap
A figure of king shown full length standing on a ship. His body is made from ceremonial objects and other objects that reflect the majesty of Great Britain: a map of the British Isles, anchors from ships, sword and sceptors, tridents, coins, etc. He w...
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Title from caption below image.
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Pub. by Thos. McLean, 26 Haymarket
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain.
Subject (Topic):
Arcimboldesque figures, Anchors, Crowns, Maps, Scepters, Rulers, and Ships
On the right, John Bull, standing next to a broken anchor, raises his arms in despair saying, "'Tis lost! Irrecoverably lost!" Above his head, a demon flies away with a partially rolled up map of America while a Frenchman standing to his right offers ...
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Title from item.
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Pubd. Aprl. 14th, 1783, by W. Humphrey, No. 227 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
Gibraltar and Great Britain
Subject (Topic):
John Bull (Symbolic character), Dutch, French, Spanish, History, Foreign relations, Anchors, Demons, and Clothing & dress
