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 hand holding a star on a ribbon signifying a "reward of virtue." Above Fox's and North's heads, a grouping of oriental-looking "air castles on an improved plan" floats on another cloud, as a reminder of the defeat of Fox's East India bill
Alternative Title:
Political nobodies
Description:
Title from item. and Sheet partially trimmed within plate mark.
Publisher:
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
Title etched above image., Text below image: Acapulca., Date of publication from British Museum catalogue., Plate from: A political and satyrical history of the years 1756 and 1757. In a series of ... prints. London : Printed for E. Morris, [1757]., Plate numbered '38' in upper right corner., Temporary local subject terms: Satire on Admiralty -- Royal die and dice box -- Emblems: anchor -- Playing cards -- Naval battles: seizure of the Acapulca galleon., and Mounted to 18 x 26 cm.
Title from item., Place of publication from item., Date from copy in Wellcome Collection. Wellcome Library no. 811674i., This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing., and Temporary local Medical Library subject terms: Mountebanks.
Publisher:
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
Image Count:
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 background at right."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from text below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark on three sides., and Plate [127] in a volume bound to 50 cm.
Publisher:
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
Description:
Title etched below image., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum., and Mounted on page 47 of: George Humphrey shop album.
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 (presumably the Speaker, 1673-79); these two men lead Liberty to Britannia; in the background is the Tower of London."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Protector Duke of Somerset and the great Sr Edward Seymour
Description:
Title etched above image., Publication place and date inferred from that of the magazine for which this plate was engraved., Plate from: The Oxford magazine, or, Universal museum ... London : Printed for the authors, v. 4 (1770), page 9., Design within decorative frame., and Temporary local subject terms: British Lion -- Personifications: Liberty -- Emblems: cap of liberty -- Staff of liberty -- Buildings.
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 wears a crown on his head and a red rose around his nect. Behind him is a curtain with the symbols of Ireland, Scotland and England: lions rampant and a harp. In the distance is another ship at full sail; two cannons ready for action at his feet
Description:
Title from caption below image. and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Publisher:
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 him snuff as consolation. Behind the Frenchman, an angry Spaniard points to the rock of Gibraltar in the background and the exploding ships below it. On the far left, a Dutchman watches the scene in front of him
Description:
Title from item., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Mounted to 28 x 42 cm.
Publisher:
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
