George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Bedford, Francis Russell, Duke of, 1765-1802, Bunbury, Thomas Charles, Sir, 1740-1821, and Chifney, Samuel, ca. 1753-1807
On the right a grotesque figure representing the French Republic sits on a pile of gin barrels, serpents writhing in her hair as flames -- labelled Rapine, Murder, Famine, Atheism -- spit from their mouths. At her feet lies the decapitated figure of J...
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Publ. Feby 10, 1794, by S.W. Fores, No. 3 Piccadilly
Subject (Geographic):
France and Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816, Whitbread, Samuel, 1764-1815, Bedford, Francis Russell, Duke of, 1765-1802, and Stanhope, Charles Stanhope, Earl, 1753-1816
Subject (Topic):
Justice (Virtue), Sansculottes, History, Foreign public opinion, British, and Foreign relations
"A corner of the opera house. A dancer is poised on her right toe, while she leans forward, both arms extended, her left leg extended horizontally towards the audience. Her head is turned full-face. Those in the pit are peering under her skirt, which,...
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Pub. May 7, 1796 by S.W. Fores, No. 50 Piccadilly
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Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Pitt, William, 1759-1806, Queensberry, William Douglas, Duke of, 1725-1810, Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816, Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797, Bedford, Francis Russell, Duke of, 1765-1802, Rosslyn, Alexander Wedderburn, Earl of, 1733-1805, and Erskine, Thomas Erskine, Baron, 1750-1823
Subject (Topic):
Audiences, Dancers, French, Performances, Opera houses, and Theatrical productions
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816, Erskine, Thomas Erskine, Baron, 1750-1823, Grey, Charles Grey, Earl, 1764-1845, Tooke, John Horne, 1736-1812, Thelwall, John, 1764-1834, Stanhope, Charles Stanhope, Earl, 1753-1816, Bedford, Francis Russell, Duke of, 1765-1802, and Lauderdale, James Maitland, Earl of, 1759-1839
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Erskine, Thomas Erskine, Baron, 1750-1823, Burdett, Francis, 1770-1844, Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816, Taylor, Michael Angelo, 1757-1834, Bedford, Francis Russell, Duke of, 1765-1802, Tierney, George, 1761-1830, Hastings, Francis Rawdon-Hastings, Marquess of, 1754-1826, and Byng, George, 1764-1847
"Fox, as a quack doctor, addresses a mob from the front of a platform which rests upon five beer-barrels inscribed 'Whitbreads entire' (cf. BMSat 8638). Four other mountebanks are performing. Fox wears the full wig and old-fashioned laced coat and wai...
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Palace yard pranks
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Published No. 20, 1795, by S.W. Fores, No. 50 Piccadilly
Subject (Name):
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816, Bedford, Francis Russell, Duke of, 1765-1802, Grey, Charles Grey, Earl, 1764-1845, and Lauderdale, James Maitland, Earl of, 1759-1839
Subject (Topic):
Medicine shows, Quacks & quackery, Politicians, Acrobats, Aerialists, Clowns, Money, Barrels, and Spectators
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820, Pitt, William, 1759-1806, Melville, Henry Dundas, Viscount, 1742-1811, Tierney, George, 1761-1830, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Norfolk, Charles Howard, Duke of, 1746-1815, and Bedford, Francis Russell, Duke of, 1765-1802
"Leaders of the Opposition (left) turn a windlass which drags towards the shore a fantastic and enormous raft laden with French troops. They push against horizontal levers which pass through the broad centre-post on which the rope is wound; on the top...
Alternative Title:
Republican crew disappointed
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Title etched below image.
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Published by S.W. Fores, N. 50 Piccadilly
Subject (Name):
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820, Melville, Henry Dundas, Viscount, 1742-1811, Norfolk, Charles Howard, Duke of, 1746-1815, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Tierney, George, 1761-1830, Bedford, Francis Russell, Duke of, 1765-1802, Erskine, Thomas Erskine, Baron, 1750-1823, Lauderdale, James Maitland, Earl of, 1759-1839, Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816, Pitt, William, 1759-1806, Stanhope, Charles Stanhope, Earl, 1753-1816, and Thelwall, John, 1764-1834