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1. Cincinnatus in retirement falsely supposed to represent Jesuit-Pad' driven back to his native potatoes. See Romish Common-Wealth. [graphic]
- Creator:
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [23 August 1782]
- Call Number:
- Auchincloss Gillray v. 1
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Depicts Burke wearing spectacles and wig, but in monastic habit as an Irish Jesuit. He is seated on a stool peeling a potato, at a table on which is a chamber pot full of steaming potatoes, and at the other end a keg of whisky supporting a broken crucifix. Beneath the table dance 3 demons. A reference to Burke's resignation after the death of Rockingham, and to his support of the Catholic Relief Act
- Description:
- Title from item., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., 1 print : etching on wove paper ; plate mark 24.9 x 35.2 cm, on sheet 27.6 x 37.7 cm., and Mounted on leaf 43 of volume 1 of 12.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. Augt. 23d, 1782, by Eh. D'Achery, St. James's Street
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain and Ireland
- Subject (Name):
- Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797 and Catholic Church
- Subject (Topic):
- Politics and government, Monks, Demons, Chamber pots, Potatoes, Tableware, Fireplaces, Interiors, and Anti-Catholicism
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Cincinnatus in retirement falsely supposed to represent Jesuit-Pad' driven back to his native potatoes. See Romish Common-Wealth. [graphic]
2. Cincinnatus in retirement falsely supposed to represent Jesuit-Pad' driven back to his native potatoes. See Romish Common-Wealth. [graphic]
- Creator:
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [23 August 1782]
- Call Number:
- 782.08.23.01+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Depicts Burke wearing spectacles and wig, but in monastic habit as an Irish Jesuit. He is seated on a stool peeling a potato, at a table on which is a chamber pot full of steaming potatoes, and at the other end a keg of whisky supporting a broken crucifix. Beneath the table dance 3 demons. A reference to Burke's resignation after the death of Rockingham, and to his support of the Catholic Relief Act
- Description:
- Title from item., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. Augt. 23d, 1782, by Eh. D'Achery, St. James's Street
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain and Ireland
- Subject (Name):
- Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797 and Catholic Church
- Subject (Topic):
- Politics and government, Monks, Demons, Chamber pots, Potatoes, Tableware, Fireplaces, Interiors, and Anti-Catholicism
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Cincinnatus in retirement falsely supposed to represent Jesuit-Pad' driven back to his native potatoes. See Romish Common-Wealth. [graphic]
3. The ghosts of Mirabeau and Dr. Price appearing to old Loyola [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- [17 May 1791]
- Call Number:
- 791.05.17.02+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Edmund Burke kneels holding a crucifix and rosary as protection from the two ghosts of Mirabeau and Price who stand before him drapped in sheets surrounded by clouds. They hold out to him copies of his Reflections on the French Revolution, damning him for the crime of writing such opinions. An old woman on the right holds a chamber-pot under her petticoats and sprinkles Burke, "old Loyola", with the water from a feathered aspergillum asserting that "this holy water' will protect him, an old accusation that he was a cancealed Roman Catholic
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Possibly by Rowlandson (see Grego, p. 293) or by Henry Wigstead or William Holland (see British Museum catalogue)., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. May 17, 1791, by W. Holland, No. 50 Oxford Street
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain
- Subject (Name):
- Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797., Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797, Mirabeau, Honoré-Gabriel de Riqueti, comte de, 1749-1791, and Price, Richard, 1723-1791
- Subject (Topic):
- Catholics, Public opinion, Anti-Catholicism, Aspergillums, Chamber pots, and Ghosts
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The ghosts of Mirabeau and Dr. Price appearing to old Loyola [graphic].
4. Westminster school, or, Dr. Busby settling accounts with Master Billy and his playmates [graphic].
- Creator:
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [4 February 1785]
- Call Number:
- Auchincloss Gillray v. 1
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Fox as Dr. Busby birches Pitt and his supporters in a lofty hall with stone walls. Fox (left) sits under a statue of Justice which is in an alcove above his head, a birch-rod in her right hand, in the left, her scales evenly balanced. Pitt lies across Fox's knee, his posteriors scarred; he says, "O pardon me & I'll promise you on my honor that I will Honestly & boldly endeavour a reform!" Fox, his birch-rod raised to smite, says, "That's all Twaddle! - so here's for your India Task! there! there! there! & there's for blocking up the old Womens Windows & making them drink Tea in the dark! - there! there! & there's for------O I've a a a hundred accounts to settle - there! there! there! there! there! there." Those who have been already chastised are borne off (right), a sea of heads, on the backs of the Foxite party ..."--British Museum online catalogue
- Alternative Title:
- Dr. Busby settling accounts with Master Billy and his playmates
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., Two lines of quoted verse below title: "Illustrious burns, might merit more regard ...", Sheet trimmed to plate mark., 1 print : etching on laid paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 35.8 x 25.4 cm, on sheet 39.9 x 27.7 cm., and Mounted on leaf 72 of volume 1 of 12.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. Feby. 4th, 1785, by J. Ridgeway, Piccadilly
- Subject (Name):
- Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797, Robinson, John, 1727-1802, Hill, Richard, Sir, 1733-1808, Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816, North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792, and Pitt, William, 1759-1806
- Subject (Topic):
- Sculpture, Justice, Scales, Buttocks, Chamber pots, and Spanking
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Westminster school, or, Dr. Busby settling accounts with Master Billy and his playmates [graphic].
5. Westminster school, or, Dr. Busby settling accounts with Master Billy and his playmates [graphic].
- Creator:
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [4 February 1785]
- Call Number:
- 785.02.04.01+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Fox as Dr. Busby birches Pitt and his supporters in a lofty hall with stone walls. Fox (left) sits under a statue of Justice which is in an alcove above his head, a birch-rod in her right hand, in the left, her scales evenly balanced. Pitt lies across Fox's knee, his posteriors scarred; he says, "O pardon me & I'll promise you on my honor that I will Honestly & boldly endeavour a reform!" Fox, his birch-rod raised to smite, says, "That's all Twaddle! - so here's for your India Task! there! there! there! & there's for blocking up the old Womens Windows & making them drink Tea in the dark! - there! there! & there's for------O I've a a a hundred accounts to settle - there! there! there! there! there! there." Those who have been already chastised are borne off (right), a sea of heads, on the backs of the Foxite party ..."--British Museum online catalogue
- Alternative Title:
- Dr. Busby settling accounts with Master Billy and his playmates
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., Two lines of quoted verse below title: "Illustrious burns, might merit more regard ...", Sheet trimmed to plate mark., Mounted to 41 x 29 cm., and Watermark in center of sheet.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. Feby. 4th, 1785, by J. Ridgeway, Piccadilly
- Subject (Name):
- Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797, Robinson, John, 1727-1802, Hill, Richard, Sir, 1733-1808, Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816, North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792, and Pitt, William, 1759-1806
- Subject (Topic):
- Sculpture, Justice, Scales, Buttocks, Chamber pots, and Spanking
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Westminster school, or, Dr. Busby settling accounts with Master Billy and his playmates [graphic].
