"The late ministers and the new Ministry spitting cannon-balls at each other, the former from a partly ruined castle ..." (--British Museum catalogue). Several of the ministers are recognizable, including, from the Opposition on the left, Burke, Conway, and Dunning, and in the castle the King, Archibishop Markham, Germain, and Cornwall
Description:
Title from item. and Sheet trimmed within plate mark at top.
Publisher:
Pubd. May 1st, 1782 by J. Barrow, sold by E. Rich at the little Print Shop faceing Anderton's Coffee House, Fleet Street, and at Mr. Turners frame maker and print seller, No. 40, Snow hill
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797., Markham, William, 1719-1807., George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820., and Conway, Henry Seymour, 1721-1795.
Subject (Topic):
Politics and government, Cannon balls, Bombardment, and Forts & fortifications
In the aftermath of the crisis of early 1783, the past and future ministers are depicted at a table competing for their share in the government. Foremost among them are Fox and North, seated at the top of the table to the left of the King who offers them a loaf signed "Secretary of State." They both hold on to the loaf signed "Treasury," while Lord Shelburne, seated to the King's right, is now empty-handed. In the lower right corner of the image, two dogs identified as "Pay Office Clerks," attempt to sneak away with bags of money, an allusion to Burke's reinstatement of two clerks accused of malversation before his return to the office of paymaster-general and "George III presides at a rectangular table at which sit past and prospective ministers, grasping at the loaves and fishes which lie on the table. On the left side of the table and on the king's right sit Shelburne and his supporters, on the opposite side sit those who have ousted them. The king sits in an ornate chair; on his right sits Shelburne putting his arm on the shoulder of Dunning, who sits on his other side. Shelburne says "I must submit! - may it prove Poison to them say I". Dunning answers "Never mind my Lord - give them rope enough, and they will hang themselves". The king turns to Fox and North, who sit on his left hand, and says, pointing to the table, "pray help your selves Gentlemen". Fox, who has a fox's head, has seized a loaf in each hand, saying "An't please your Maj------ty I'll have these for me & my friends". The loaf under his left hand is inscribed "Treasury"; North, who sits on Fox's left, says, "hold Charley, that's more then comes to your Share". The other two on the right side of the table are Keppel and Burke. Keppel, who is next North, puts his right hand on a loaf; in his left he holds a fish from whose mouth go lines attached to two other fish and another loaf; he is saying "I'm fond of Sea fish". A naval officer opposite him hugs a loaf and grasps the tail of one of the fish on Keppel's line. He is identified in a contemporary hand as Palliser, but is more probably Lord Howe, who was First Lord of the Admiralty from 29 Jan. 1782 (after Keppel's resignation) till 8 April, when he was replaced by Keppel. He is in "profil perdu" but his figure and a black eyebrow suggest Howe. On Keppel's left, and at the right corner of the table, sits Burke grasping a loaf in his right hand, a fish in his left. He is saying "Rhetorick is of no use here! tis catch that catch can". In the foreground (right), at Burke's side, two dogs laden with money-bags are running off to the right. Over them is inscribe "Pay Office Clerks" and (smaller) "Fulham". On the money-bag of one is "£200.000", on that of the other "£100.000". Burke became paymaster-general under Rockingham, resigned office with Fox on Shelburne's appointment, and was again (on 7 April) to become paymaster. On returning to office he reinstated two clerks, Powell and Bembridge, who had recently been dismissed by Barré for malversation, for which he was attacked in parliament on 24 April and 19 May 1783. 'Parl. Hist', xxiii, pp. 900 ff; Wraxall, 'Memoirs', 1884, iii. 77-86. [Possibly the dogs were added in a later issue of the print, as they seem to refer to the scandal over Powell and Bembridge. Powell committed suicide, Bembridge was tried and sentenced.] Opposite Burke, at the near left corner of the table, sits Conway, the Commander-in-Chief, in general's uniform, grasping a fish in one hand, a lobster in the other. He is saying, "I fear they'll not leave me one poor lobster". He had disappointed Fox by not resigning on Shelburne's appointment, he did not however lose office till after the dissolution of Parliament in 1784, when he resigned. In the centre of the table are three unclaimed loaves, the one nearest the king is inscribed "Secretary of State".--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from item., Possiblly by Topham., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Reissue of no. 6195 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, with a verse from Shakespeare's "Othello" added under the title.
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Pub by E. Achery March 24, 1783, St James Street
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Name):
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820., Lansdowne, William Petty, Marquis of, 1737-1805., Dunning, John, Baron Ashburton, 1731-1783., Howe, Richard Howe, Earl, 1726-1799., Conway, Henry Seymour, 1721-1795., Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806., North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792., Keppel, Augustus Keppel, Viscount, 1725-1786., and Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797.
Title from British Museum catalogue., Publication date based on the beginning of Chatham's administration, July 30, 1766., Sheet trimmed within plate mark resulting in loss of title., Three columns of verse below image: The monkey Scot no more shall boast, 'tis he at C-t who rules the roast ..., Temporary local subject terms: Emblems: thistle and white rose of Stuarts -- Royal crown -- Emblems: jack boot as Lord Bute -- Pictures amplifying subject -- Ministries: Pitt's ministry, 1766., and Mounted to 33 x 49 cm.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820, Augusta, Princess of Wales, 1719-1772, Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792, Conway, Henry Seymour, 1721-1795, Grafton, Augustus Henry Fitzroy, Duke of, 1735-1811, Portland, William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, Duke of, 1738-1809, Pitt, William, Earl of Chatham, 1708-1778, Camden, Charles Pratt, Earl, 1714-1794, Beckford, William, 1709-1770, and Temple, Richard Grenville-Temple, Earl, 1711-1779
Subject (Topic):
Cats, Dogs, Fireplaces, Monkeys, National emblems, British, and Scottish
Title from item., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Temporary local subject terms: Britannia (Symbolic character) -- Tools: pickaxe -- Emblems: Privy Seal -- Lighting: candle extinguisher -- Crowns: earl's coronet -- Ministries: Pitt's ministry, 1766 -- Allusion to William Henry Cavendish-Bentick, the Duke of Portland -- Allusion to Charles Townshend, 1725-1767 -- Ghosts., and Mounted to 32 x 48 cm.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Augusta, Princess of Wales, 1719-1772, Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792, Camden, Charles Pratt, Earl, 1714-1794, Conway, Henry Seymour, 1721-1795, Grafton, Augustus Henry Fitzroy, Duke of, 1735-1811, Townshend, Charles, 1725-1767, Pitt, William, Earl of Chatham, 1708-1778, Northington, Robert Henley, Earl of, 1708?-1772, Granby, John Manners, Marquis of, 1721-1770, Allen, Ralph, 1694-1764, Marlborough, Sarah Jennings Churchill, Duchess of, 1660-1744, and Pynsent, William, Sir 1680 or 81-1765
"A smaller copy of a satire on the repeal of the Stamp Act and the administration of George Grenville (First Lord of the Treasury, April 1763-July 1765)."--British Museum online catalogue
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Title etched at top of image., Publication date from the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Reduced copy of The repeal by Benjamin Wilson, with several alterations and a key to persons numbered within image added below the design., "Price only six pence"--Following imprint., Temporary local subject terms: Merchant ships -- Skulls of the rebels of 1715 and 1745 -- Bible: burial service -- Stamps upon black flags -- Child's coffin -- Cargoes: bales and boxes -- Bank of Thames -- Boats: lighter -- House of Lords: votes on repeal of Stamp Act, 1766 -- Allusion to America -- Lawyers' briefs -- American trade -- Scotch appeals -- Weepers: Bute wearing a weeper -- Catches: funeral anthem -- Mottoes: semper eadem., and Design attributed to Wilson and subjects identified in contemporary hand below print on mounting sheet. Mounted to 38 x 51 cm.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Scott, James, 1733-1814, Norton, Fletcher, 1716-1789, Rosslyn, Alexander Wedderburn, Earl of, 1733-1805, Grenville, George, 1712-1770, Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792, Bedford, John Russell, Duke of, 1710-1771, Temple, Richard Grenville-Temple, Earl, 1711-1779, Sandwich, John Montagu, Earl of, 1718-1792, Rockingham, Charles Watson-Wentworth, Marquis of, 1730-1782, Conway, Henry Seymour, 1721-1795, Grafton, Augustus Henry Fitzroy, Duke of, 1735-1811, and Halifax, George Montagu-Dunk, Earl of, 1716-1771
Title etched at top of image., Printmaker and publication date from the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum., Sheet partially trimmed within plate mark., Cf. No. 4140 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 4., and Temporary local subject terms: Repeal of the Stamp Act, 1766 -- Warehouses -- Merchant ships -- Skulls: skulls of the rebels of 1715 and 1745 -- Bible: burial service -- Clergy: bishops -- Stamps upon black flags -- Child's coffin -- Cargoes: bales and boxes -- Bank of Thames -- Tombs -- Boats: lighter -- House of Lords: votes on repeal of Stamp Act, 1766 -- Allusion to America -- Lawyers' briefs -- Dogs -- American trade -- Scotch appeals -- Weepers: Bute wearing a weeper -- Catches: funeral anthem -- Mottoes: semper eadem.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Scott, James, 1733-1814, Norton, Fletcher, 1716-1789, Rosslyn, Alexander Wedderburn, Earl of, 1733-1805, Grenville, George, 1712-1770, Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792, Bedford, John Russell, Duke of, 1710-1771, Temple, Richard Grenville-Temple, Earl, 1711-1779, Sandwich, John Montagu, Earl of, 1718-1792, Rockingham, Charles Watson-Wentworth, Marquis of, 1730-1782, Conway, Henry Seymour, 1721-1795, Grafton, Augustus Henry Fitzroy, Duke of, 1735-1811, and Halifax, George Montagu-Dunk, Earl of, 1716-1771
Title etched at top of image., Printmaker and publication date from British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Temporary local subject terms: Warehouses -- Merchant ships -- Skulls: skulls of the rebels of 1715 and 1745 -- Bible: burial service -- Clergy: bishops -- Stamps upon black flags -- Child's coffin -- Cargoes: bales and boxes -- Bank of Thames -- Tombs -- Boats: lighter -- House of Lords: votes on repeal of Stamp Act, 1766 -- Allusion to America -- Lawyers' briefs -- Dogs -- American trade -- Scotch appeals -- Weepers: Bute wearing a weeper -- Catches: funeral anthem -- Mottoes: semper eadem., and Bowditch's notes on mounting sheet; mounted to 37 x 56 cm.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Scott, James, 1733-1814, Norton, Fletcher, 1716-1789, Rosslyn, Alexander Wedderburn, Earl of, 1733-1805, Grenville, George, 1712-1770, Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792, Bedford, John Russell, Duke of, 1710-1771, Temple, Richard Grenville-Temple, Earl, 1711-1779, Sandwich, John Montagu, Earl of, 1718-1792, Rockingham, Charles Watson-Wentworth, Marquis of, 1730-1782, Conway, Henry Seymour, 1721-1795, Grafton, Augustus Henry Fitzroy, Duke of, 1735-1811, and Halifax, George Montagu-Dunk, Earl of, 1716-1771
Title from caption below image., Publication date from British Museum catalogue., Reduced copy of The repeal by Benjamin Wilson, with several alterations and a description added below image., Three columns of text below image: Over the vault are placed two skeleton heads. Their elevation on poles and dates of the two rebellion years ..., Temporary local subject terms: Warehouses -- Merchant ships -- Skulls: skulls of the rebels of 1715 and 1745 -- Bible: burial service -- Clergy: bishops -- Stamps upon black flags -- Child's coffin -- Cargoes: bales and boxes -- Bank of Thames -- Tombs -- Boats: lighter -- House of Lords: votes on repeal of Stamp Act, 1766 -- Allusion to America -- Lawyers' briefs -- Dogs -- American trade -- Scotch appeals -- Weepers: Bute wearing a weeper -- Catches: funeral anthem -- Mottoes: semper eadem., and Bowditch's notes below plate mark, recto.
Publisher:
publisher not identifies
Subject (Name):
Scott, James, 1733-1814, Norton, Fletcher, 1716-1789, Rosslyn, Alexander Wedderburn, Earl of, 1733-1805, Grenville, George, 1712-1770, Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792, Bedford, John Russell, Duke of, 1710-1771, Temple, Richard Grenville-Temple, Earl, 1711-1779, Sandwich, John Montagu, Earl of, 1718-1792, Rockingham, Charles Watson-Wentworth, Marquis of, 1730-1782, Conway, Henry Seymour, 1721-1795, Grafton, Augustus Henry Fitzroy, Duke of, 1735-1811, and Halifax, George Montagu-Dunk, Earl of, 1716-1771
The new ministry of Keppel, Conway, Burke, Fox and Richmond (together with Pitt the Younger) is depicted on the left riding small posts like hobby-horses, their identities indicated by numbers with a corresponding key beneath the design. On the right the members of the old ministry (Sandwich, Amherst, North and Mansfield) are shown entering the jaws of Hell, prodded by the Devil with a pitchfork. In the center is a dome on 5 pillars, the temple of the Constitution
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
Pubd. by W Richardson, No. 68 High Holborn London
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Pitt, William, 1759-1806. and Conway, Henry Seymour, 1721-1795.
Subject (Topic):
Politics and government, Gallows, Pillories, Hell, Devil, and Cannons
