Full length portrait of William Petty, Earl of Shelburne facing three-quarters left and wearing a sword
Description:
Title and printmaker from no. 6062 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5., Date conjectured from that of other print in series on similar paper and with dated watermark. See Earl Nugent (Lewis Walpole Library 782.05.14.01.3)., and Mounted on page 13 with three other prints.
Full length portrait of William Petty, Earl of Shelburne facing three-quarters left and wearing a sword
Description:
Title from British Museum catalogue., Signed with the monogram of James Sayers., Plate numbered "11" in upper left corner., 1 print : etching and dypoint on wove paper ; plate mark 17.8 x 11.4 cm, on sheet 19.7 x 13.2 cm., Mounted with three other prints on leaf 8 of James Sayers's Folio album of 144 caricatures., and The figure in the print is identified by a small strip of paper (approximately 5 x 35 mm) pasted in lower left corner of sheet with their name in letterpress: Lord Shelburne.
Full length portrait of William Petty, Earl of Shelburne facing three-quarters left and wearing a sword
Description:
Title from British Museum catalogue., Signed with the monogram of James Sayers., Plate numbered "11" in upper left corner., and Ms. identification of subject in two contemporary hands, one on recto below plate line, the other on verso in upper left corner.
Charles Howard, 11th Duke of Norfolk, shown full length in profile to left holding stick in right hand, with hat under left arm and left hand in pocket
Description:
Title and printmaker from British Museum catalogue., Plate numbered "7" in upper left corner., and Mounted on page 3 with three other prints.
Charles Howard, 11th Duke of Norfolk, shown full length in profile to left holding stick in right hand, with hat under left arm and left hand in pocket
Description:
Title from British Museum catalogue., Signed with the monogram of James Sayers., Later state, with number removed from upper left corner of plate; Cf. No. 6058 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5., 1 print : etching and drypoint on wove paper ; plate mark 17.7 x 11.3 cm, on sheet 19.7 x 13.2 cm., Mounted with three other prints on leaf 3 of James Sayers's Folio album of 144 caricatures., and The figure in the print is identified by a small strip of paper (approximately 5 x 35 mm) pasted in lower left corner of sheet with their name in letterpress: Lord Surry.
Charles Howard, 11th Duke of Norfolk, shown full length in profile to left holding stick in right hand, with hat under left arm and left hand in pocket
Description:
Title from British Museum catalogue., Signed with the monogram of James Sayers., Later state, with number removed from upper left corner of plate; Cf. No. 6058 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5., and Conjectured printing date of 1806 for this impression based on another print in the series on similar paper and with dated watermark; Cf. Lewis Walpole Library call no.: 782.05.14.01.3 Impression 1.
Two men in a large room, one seated, the other standing are seen gesturing towards a framed picture representing a naval battle, and showing the diplomatic papers thrown into the water by Henry Laurens. When retrieved by the British, these papers had revealed unauthorized Dutch negotiations with the American Congress, resulting in a British declaration of war on Holland on 20 December 1780
Alternative Title:
True interpretation of an English print
Description:
Titles and date of publication from British Museum catalogue.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain, Netherlands., Netherlands, Great Britain., United States., and England
Full length caricature of Edmund Burke, facing left making a speech. In his upraised right hand is a paper alluding to his Bill for Economical Reform
Alternative Title:
For rhetoric he could not ope his mouth but out there flew a trope
Description:
Title from British Museum catalogue; alternative title etched below image., Signed with the monogram of James Sayers., 1 print : etching and drypoint on wove paper ; plate mark 17.7 x 11.3 cm, on sheet 19.3 x 13.3 cm., Mounted with three other prints on leaf 2 of James Sayers's Folio album of 144 caricatures., and The figure in the print is identified by a small strip of paper (approximately 5 x 35 mm) pasted in lower left corner of sheet with their name in letterpress: Mr. Burke.
Publisher:
Published 6th April 1782 by C. Bretherton
Subject (Geographic):
England. and England
Subject (Name):
Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797
Subject (Topic):
Politicians, Public speaking, and Clothing & dress
Full length caricature of Edmund Burke, facing left making a speech. In his upraised right hand is a paper alluding to his Bill for Economical Reform
Alternative Title:
For rhetoric he could not ope his mouth but out there flew a trope
Description:
Title from British Museum catalogue; alternative title etched below image., Signed with the monogram of James Sayers., and Mounted on page 1 with three other prints.
Publisher:
Published 6th April 1782 by C. Bretherton
Subject (Geographic):
England. and England
Subject (Name):
Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797
Subject (Topic):
Politicians, Public speaking, and Clothing & dress
