A caricature on the prevalence of bribery during elections, most probably that of 1826. The distraught rejected candidate, shown full-length and facing left is red in the face and pulling at his hair. His election placard lies on the floor and two notes are visible on the mantelpiece above a grill with fireplace tools: 'Tavern expenses 500' and 'Bringing voters from London 800'. Through the window on the right, with flags flying, a cheering crowd carries the successful candidate in a chair above their heads
Description:
Title written in ink in bottom right corner of image, in an unidentified hand (possibly Theodore Lane's)., Statement of responsibility written in ink on verso, in an unidentified hand (possibly Theodore Lane's)., Date supplied by cataloger., A small hole in the lower right., Probably the original drawing for a lithograph published in 1829; Cf. Lewis Walpole Library call no.: 829.06.01.01+., and A companion drawing: The chosen candidate.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain.
Subject (Topic):
Political corruption, Elections, Anger, Corruption, Crowds, Political elections, and Signs (Notices)
Print showing George IV in a rage against family members (Frederick and William) who are unwilling to lend their support for the Bill of Pains and Penalties and his divorce from Caroline; he smashes a bottle of wine over the head of Frederick and prepares to throw another bottle at William. A woman, possibly Lady Conyngham, offers words of encouragement from behind a drape, while a man leaning through a window says, "Hollo Georgy, mind what y'our after if you offend Fred: he has got a Red Rod in Pickle for you."
Alternative Title:
Family quarrels
Description:
Title etched below image., Mounted to 58 x 39 cm., Mounted (with one other print) on leaf 48 in volume 1 of the W.E. Gladstone collection of caricatures and broadsides surrounding the "Queen Caroline Affair.", and Figures of "Duke of York," "Prince Leopold," "George IV," and "Lady Conyngham" are identified in pencil at bottom of sheet.
Publisher:
Pubd. July 23, 1820, by King, Chancery Lane
Subject (Geographic):
England and London
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Frederick Augustus, Prince, Duke of York and Albany, 1763-1827, William IV, King of Great Britain, 1765-1837, Conyngham, Elizabeth Conyngham, Marchioness, -1861, Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821., Frederick Augustus, Prince, Duke of York and Albany, 1763-1827., and William IV, King of Great Britain, 1765-1837.
Subject (Topic):
Family, Families, Divorce, Adultery, Anger, Brothers, Mistresses, Throwing, Bottles, Draperies, Pineapples, Military uniforms, and British
A thin man in threadbare cloths, his toes poking out of his shoes, stands left scratching his head, a pained look on his face. On the right his large wife looks over her shoulder at him with a crossly, her hands on her large hips. A cat claws at the man's right leg. On the wall a pictures amplifies subject of the print: two cocks fight in a yard
Description:
Title from caption below image., Companion print: Honey moon., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Temporary local subject terms:
A young man sits on a bench under a tree as he holds the hand of a pretty young maid. A piece of paper in her pocket has the words "Let us Polly do so to". At her side (right) a little boy plays gentle with a nest filled with eggs. A magpie sits on the edge of a basket filled with eggs. The young man points left to a pair of love birds on the wall behind, a dove cote in the yard of the house beyond. From behind the tree an old woman looks at the scene with anger, her first clenched. The cat on the fence beside her looks ready to pounce
Description:
Title engraved below image., Plate numbered '392'., and Publication date erased from this impression.
Publisher:
Printed for & sold by Carington Bowles, at No. 69 in St. Pauls Church Yard, London
Subject (Topic):
Anger, Boys, Cats, Couples, Dovecotes, Magpies, and Nests
Jones, J. (John), approximately 1745-1797, printmaker
Published / Created:
[24 December 1785]
Call Number:
Folio 49 3563 v.2 (Oversize)
Collection Title:
Volume 2, page 45. Etchings by Henry William Bunbury, Esq. and after his designs.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"In his kitchen, the angry sultan stands at right with a stick in his hand, ready to swing for the figure in the fireplace at left, which is actually the body of a man suspended by loops of rope under his arms, the sultan's wife standing behind at right; after Henry William Bunbury."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from text below image., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., and Mounted on page 45 in volume 2 of: Etchings by Henry William Bunbury, Esq. and after his designs.
Publisher:
Publish'd as the act directs Decr. 24, 1785, by J. Jones, No. 63 Great Portland Street
Subject (Topic):
Sultans, Anger, Kitchens, Staffs (Sticks), and Fireplaces
An large angry man holds up an image of himself entitled 'A great beast' and shakes his large stick at a small cowering man with a sharp chin and long nose, who kneels and clasps his hands emploringly. He says, "You Rascal! dare to say this is not like me, and I'll make you eat it." Behind the artist is a table loaded with sheets of drawings
Description:
Title from item., Giles Grinagain is a pseudonym., Etched below the title 10 lines of verse in three columns: "He, that a fool doth very wisely hit, Doth very foolish, although he smart, Not to seem senceless of the bob. ...", Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Watermark: W Elgar 1797.
Publisher:
Publish'd June 1st, 1802 by S. Howitt, No. 6 Panton Street
A couple, the lady seated with her back to her husband, turns with knit-brow to look over her shoulder at her husband who looks at her with anger or disgust and distain
Description:
Title written in pencil beneath image., Signed by the artist in lower right., Date from: Padbury, D. View of Dightons., Numbered "407" in ink in lower left., and For a related mezzotint, published by Bowles & Carver, see no. 8921 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum, v. 7.
"A more realistic rendering of the squib, illustrated in British Museum Satires No. 11414, &c., the text slightly altered. Seven designs in two rows, three above and four below, the verses etched across the upper part of each. [1] A close-up view of part of the east front of the new theatre, not accurately drawn, but showing the portico and its flanking sculptures of 'Antient Drama' and 'Modern Drama'. Above: 'This is . . .' [&c.]. [2] An arc of the third tier of boxes, showing three boxes crowded with fashionables in polite conversation; one lady only looks at the stage, using a glass. Above: 'These are the Boxes . . .' [&c.]. [3] A similar view of three pigeon-holes showing lighted chandeliers suspended from brackets below them. The occupants of the front row sit, those behind stand in a massed crowd; all are behaving well. Above: 'These are the Pigeon holes made for the poor, over the Boxes . . .' [&c.]. [4] A bust portrait of Catalani, singing, with tense bony neck, a claw-like hand on her breast. Above: 'This is the Cat . . .' [&c.]. [5] A bust portrait of an obese neatly dressed 'cit' in profile to the left, fiercely blowing a trumpet from which issues the word 'Hiss'. In his right hand is a paper: 'The Age of Reason [cf. No. 8646] a New Comedy perform[ed] by J Bull & C°'. Above: 'This is John Bull. . .' [&c.]. [6] A bust profile portrait of Townsend, neatly dressed, and wearing a top-hat. His right arm is outstretched as if to seize John Bull in the adjacent design; in his left hand is a constable's crowned staff. Above: 'This is the Thief taker . . .' [&c.]. [7] A bust portrait of Kemble, sternly frowning, in profile to the left, clasping a rolled document inscribed 'King John'. He wears ordinary dress with swathed neck-cloth and high-collared coat. Above: 'This is the Manager . . .' [&c.]. (Cf. British Museum Satires No. 11419.)"--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image. and Attributed to Charles Williams in the British Museum catalogue.
Publisher:
Pubd. Septr. 1809 by Walker, No. 7 Cornhill
Subject (Geographic):
England and London.
Subject (Name):
Catalani, Angelica, 1780-1849, Townsend, John, 1760-1832, Kemble, John Philip, 1757-1823, and Covent Garden Theatre,
Subject (Topic):
John Bull (Symbolic character), Theaters, Interiors, Chandeliers, Theater audiences, Bugles, Prices, and Anger
The infant Shakespeare is seated on the train of Nature's gown. He is surround by the passions. On either side are Joy and Sorrow. Behind them are, on the right, Love, Hatred, and Jealousy; on the left, are Anger, Envy, and Fear
Description:
Title etched below image., Sheet trimmed slightly within plate mark at lower right., Two lines of text on either side of title: Nature is represented with her face unveiled to her favourite child, who is placed between Joy and Sorrow. On the right hand of Nature, are Love, Hatred, & Jealousy, on her left, Anger, Envy, & Fear., Plate from: Boydell's Shakspeare gallery, vol. I, no. II, large format., and Original painting is in the Folger Shakespeare Library collection.
Publisher:
Pubd. Septr. 29, 1799 by J. & J. Boydell, at the Shakspeare Gallery, Pall Mall, & No. 90, Cheapside, London
The infant Shakespeare is seated on the train of Nature's gown. He is surround by the passions. On either side are Joy and Sorrow. Behind them are, on the right, Love, Hatred, and Jealousy; on the left, are Anger, Envy, and Fear
Description:
Title etched below image., The word 'Shakspeare' between the figures at the top of image, mostly burnished from plate., Two lines of text on either side of title: Nature is represented with her face unveiled to her favourite child, who is placed between Joy and Sorrow. On the right hand of Nature, are Love, Hatred, & Jealousy, on her left, Anger, Envy, & Fear., Plate to Boydell's Shakespeare Gallery, vol. I, no. 2, large format., and Original painting is in the Folger Shakespeare Library collection.
Publisher:
Pubd. Septr. 29, 1799 by J. & J. Boydell, at the Shakspeare Gallery, Pall Mall, & No. 90, Cheapside, London
