Depiction of George IV in a rage against family members (Frederick and William) who are unwilling to lend their support for his divorce from Caroline; he kicks a man (Bloomfield?) while pursuing his brothers, who are in uniform and seen fleeing on the right side of the design. Papers inscribed "Protocol" and "No devorce [sic]" fly in the air. A toppled chair rests on the floor to the left of the King; a bottle of wine falls off a table behind him, upon which fruit (including pineapples) rests. A John Bull figure watches the scene from the background on the left, an astonished look on his face
Description:
Title etched below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark on three sides., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum., Mounted to 58 x 39 cm., Mounted (with one other print) on leaf 50 in volume 1 of the W.E. Gladstone collection of caricatures and broadsides surrounding the "Queen Caroline Affair.", and Figures of "Bloomfield," "P. Leopold," and "D. York" identified in ink at bottom of sheet; date "30 July 1820" written in lower right corner.
Publisher:
Pub. by H. Fores, Panton St., Haymarket
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Bloomfield, Benjamin Bloomfield, Baron, 1768-1846, Frederick Augustus, Prince, Duke of York and Albany, 1763-1827, William IV, King of Great Britain, 1765-1837, and Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821.
Subject (Topic):
Divorce, Adultery, Anger, Kicking, Brothers, Pineapples, Military uniforms, and British
"Two lovers embrace within a small shed inscribed 'Strong Box' supported on a pole; a tailor with huge shears is about to cut the pole, saying, "I'll upset the basket". The open doors of the shed are 'Modesty' and 'Chastity'. Behind is sketched an equestrian statue with a railing, indicating a London square. On the right is a room, flanked on the left by a high folding screen on which are bills with the titles of chap-books or songs relating to tailors, the uppermost being 'The Brighton Taylor' (see BMSat 6942, &c). In the room five men with horns sprouting from their heads approach a (?) lawyer sitting at a writing-table, who says, "Say & seal, I say said & sealed". One stands on a three-legged stool, two legs of which have been replaced by moneybags, each inscribed '£2,500'. He says: "Joys that none but a married man can know - would that there was a Taylor here to measure them, but it would cost five thousand - " [Other inscriptions have not been transcribed.] An old man with a crutch looks round the screen at the lovers, saying, "D------d good Trade Ill go & get married too."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Temporary local subject terms: Adultery -- Cuckolds -- Divorce: crim con damages -- Trades: tailors -- Lawyers -- Barbers -- London square., Watermark: J Whatman 1794., and Printseller's stamp in lower right of plate: S.W.F.
Publisher:
Pub. by S.W. Fores, 50 Piccadilly
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain
Subject (Topic):
Divorce, Adultery, Barbers, Couples, Hugging, Lawyers, and Tailors
Print shows George IV, "a conning stoker," of some "Mischief brewing," stirring up the "Flames of Persecution," with "vengeance," saying, "If this trial fail I'l brew no more." Behind him is a vat "Filthy composition" into which flows "a pure stream to expose the secrets" which spills on a couple in an embrace, "How do you like it - non mi Ricordo." Passing an open door is Caroline, "The brewers wife." On the right are three men, one says, "Be just in all your dealings." Another, holding a pitcher labeled "a trial" says, "I can't swallow this, it is all froth." The third says, "I wonder at our commander engaging in such a business."
Alternative Title:
How to cook a wife
Description:
Title etched below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum., Watermark: J. Whatman 1820., Mounted to 39 x 58 cm., Mounted on leaf 38 in volume 2 of the W.E. Gladstone collection of caricatures and broadsides surrounding the "Queen Caroline Affair.", and Figures of "Londondery [sic]," "Sidmouth," "Liverpool," "Caroline," "Wellington," and "Geo. IV" identified in ink below image; date "1 Jan. 1821" written in lower right corner.
Publisher:
Published by Benbow, 269 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
England, London, and Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821, Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852, Liverpool, Robert Banks Jenkinson, Earl of, 1770-1828, Sidmouth, Henry Addington, Viscount, 1757-1844, Castlereagh, Robert Stewart, Viscount, 1769-1822, and George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830.
A caricature of Queen Caroline embracing her lover Bartolomeo Bergami
Description:
Title etched below image., Attributed to William Heath; see Curator's comments, British Museum online catalogue registration no.: 1949,1008.49., Probably a later state, with the text "Le cannon est en bas" added at end of title. For a variant state lacking this text, see Lewis Walpole Library call no.: 820.08.28.01+., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Publisher:
Pub. Aug. 28, 1820, by S.W. Fores, 41 Picadilli [sic]
Subject (Name):
Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821, Bergami, Bartolomeo Bergami, Baron, Bergami, Bartolomeo Bergami, Baron., and Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821.
"The King is on the throne (right), with five advisers seated at a round table at the base of the dais; all are thrown into confusion by the arrival of a top-booted messenger (left) who rushes into the room, hair on end, yelling, "The Queen's Arrived!!!" The terrified King screams: "The Devil!!!!" His wig stands on end and his crown falls off; a bottle of 'Curacoa' is upset. The Ministers are engaged on 'Plans for Divorce', a paper so inscribed is on the table; all register terror. The Archbishop of Canterbury says "The Lord have mercy on our vicked Souls," the pious Liverpool says "Amen." All are broadly burlesqued, with goggling eyes and large heads in the manner of Woodward's 'Long Heads' or 'Lilliputians' (cf. British Museum satires nos. 10604, 10889). See British Museum Satires No. 13730, &c."--British Museum online catalogue, description from probable copy of this print
Description:
Title etched below image., Attribution to Robert Cruikshank based on expertise of Andrew Edmunds., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., "Plate 2"--Upper left corner., For an Irish copy of nearly identical composition, see no. 13728 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 10., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Mounted on page 17 of: George Humphrey shop album.
Publisher:
Pubd. June 1820 by Benbow, corner of St. Clements Church Yd., Strand
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821., Sidmouth, Henry Addington, Viscount, 1757-1844, Castlereagh, Robert Stewart, Viscount, 1769-1822, Liverpool, Robert Banks Jenkinson, Earl of, 1770-1828, and Manners-Sutton, Charles, 1755-1828
Subject (Topic):
Divorce, Politicians, Bishops, Messengers, Tables, Crowns, Wigs, Bottles, and Fear
"The King is on the throne (right), with five advisers seated at a round table at the base of the dais; all are thrown into confusion by the arrival of a top-booted messenger (left) who rushes into the room, hair on end, yelling, "The Queen's Arrived!!!" The terrified King screams: "The Devil!!!!" His wig stands on end and his crown falls off; a bottle of 'Curacoa' is upset. The Ministers are engaged on 'Plans for Divorce', a paper so inscribed is on the table; all register terror. The Archbishop of Canterbury says "The Lord have mercy on our vicked Souls," the pious Liverpool says "Amen." All are broadly burlesqued, with goggling eyes and large heads in the manner of Woodward's 'Long Heads' or 'Lilliputians' (cf. British Museum satires nos. 10604, 10889). See British Museum Satires No. 13730, &c."--British Museum online catalogue, description from probable copy of this print
Description:
Title etched below image., Attribution to Robert Cruikshank based on expertise of Andrew Edmunds., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., "Plate 2"--Upper left corner., For an Irish copy of nearly identical composition, see no. 13728 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 10., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., 1 print : etching ; plate mark 24.9 x 35.2 cm, on sheet 25.3 x 35.5 cm., Printed on wove paper; hand-colored., Mounted to 58 x 39 cm., Mounted (with one other print) on leaf 19 in volume 1 of the W.E. Gladstone collection of caricatures and broadsides surrounding the "Queen Caroline Affair.", and Figures of "Londondery [sic]," "Liverpool," "Sidmouth," and "Eldon" identified in black ink at bottom of sheet; identification of "Geo. IV" follows in red ink. Date "June 1820" written in lower right corner. Printmaker name "Robt. Crknk.[?]" added in pencil in lower left. Typed extract of four lines from the British Museum catalogue description is pasted opposite (on verso of preceding leaf).
Publisher:
Pubd. June 1820 by Benbow, corner of St. Clements Church Yd., Strand
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821., Sidmouth, Henry Addington, Viscount, 1757-1844, Castlereagh, Robert Stewart, Viscount, 1769-1822, Liverpool, Robert Banks Jenkinson, Earl of, 1770-1828, and Manners-Sutton, Charles, 1755-1828
Subject (Topic):
Divorce, Politicians, Bishops, Messengers, Tables, Crowns, Wigs, Bottles, and Fear
Illustration of the interior of the House of Lords during the trial of Queen Caroline, consort of George IV. Seated around a table in the center are the Queen, the Judges, the Bishops, the Lord Chancellor, the Attorney General (Sir R. Gifford), the Solicitor General (Mr. Serj't. Copley), and Mr. Gurney, the short-hand writer; standing in the foreground are Mr. Maule, Solicitor to the Treasury, Theodore Majocchi, first witness against Her Majesty, and the Marquis of Spinette, interpreter. Mr. Brougham, Attorney General to Her Majesty, Mr. Denman, Solicitor General to Her Majesty, and Dr. Lushington sit on the Queen's left. Supporters of the Treasury fill the gallery on one side of the room and supporters of the Opposition fill the gallery opposite. An empty throne occupies the center space in the background
Description:
Title from text above and below image., Aritst and printmaker tentatively identified as H.R. Cruikshanks and Robert Roberts, based on attributions in the British Museum online catalogue for an 1821 engraved portrait of Queen Caroline that was likewise published by H. Rowe. See British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1865,0114.247., Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark with loss of imprint statement from bottom edge. Imprint supplied from impression at the Library of Congress., and Laid in: one page on newspaper stock, three columns entitled "From Queen Caroline to His Majesty" and signed at the end of column three: Caroline R. Brandenburgh-House, Aug. 7,1802.
Publisher:
Published Octr. 1st, 1820, by H. Rowe, 2 Amen Corner
Subject (Geographic):
England and London
Subject (Name):
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords, Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821, Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821,, Gifford, Robert Gifford, Baron, 1779-1826,, Majocchi, Theodore, active 1820,, Denman, Thomas Denman, Baron, 1779-1854,, Brougham and Vaux, Henry Brougham, Baron, 1778-1868,, and Lushington, Stephen, 1782-1873,
Subject (Topic):
Trials, litigation, etc, Judicial proceedings, Adultery, and Divorce
"Caricature with Britannia and her lion, with the help of 'A Nation's Love', protecting Queen Caroline from the attacks of her accusers in Parliament."--British Museum online catalogue and Portrays Princess Charlotte defending her mother against attacks by George IV and his ministers
Description:
Title etched below image., With large manuscript lettering "Oh my mother, my mother" in ink above image; impression at the British Museum (registration no.: 1983,0305.31) has the same phrase written in the same place., "Argus" was an early pseudonym of Charles Williams; however, three other prints signed "Argus" from 1820 have been attributed in the British Museum catalogue to William Heath (as have others from this time period with S.W. Fores's address spelled "Picadilli" in imprint). See page 799 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum, v. 10., Possible artist's device follows the "Argus" signature in lower right: A cross above a circle divided into quarters., Sheet trimmed to plate mark leaving thread margins., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum., Watermark: Weatherley & Lane 1818., Mounted to 58 x 39 cm., Mounted (with one other print) on leaf 70 in volume 1 of the W.E. Gladstone collection of caricatures and broadsides surrounding the "Queen Caroline Affair.", and Figures of "Caroline," "Eldon," "Londondery [sic]," "Sidmouth," "Liverpool," and "Geo. IV" identified in ink below image; date "23 Aug. 1820" written in lower right corner.
Publisher:
Pub. Aug. 23, 1820, by S.W. Fores, 41 Picadilli [sic]
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821, Charlotte Augusta, Princess of Great Britain, 1796-1817, George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Eldon, John Scott, Earl of, 1751-1838, Liverpool, Robert Banks Jenkinson, Earl of, 1770-1828, Sidmouth, Henry Addington, Viscount, 1757-1844, Castlereagh, Robert Stewart, Viscount, 1769-1822, and Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821.
Subject (Topic):
Divorce, Britannia (Symbolic character), Lions, Shields, Spears, and Politicians
"Caricature with a boxing match between George IV whose nose is bloodied by the Duke of Clarence [Duke of York?]."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Battle Royal!
Description:
Title etched below image., Date of publication from the British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1990,1109.78., Text below image, following title: This battle was lately fought in St. James's, the quarrel origentated [sic] concerning a poor injured Lady, when to the honour of the British Army, her cause was defended by an officer of distinction! Betting, ten to one on Y-k., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum., Mounted to 58 x 39 cm., Mounted on leaf 55 in volume 2 of the W.E. Gladstone collection of caricatures and broadsides surrounding the "Queen Caroline Affair.", and Figures of "Lady Conyngham," "Ld. Londonderry," "Geo. 4," and "D. York" identified in ink at bottom of sheet; date "1821" written in lower right corner.
Publisher:
J.L. Marks, 37 Princes Street, Soho
Subject (Name):
Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821., George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Conyngham, Elizabeth Conyngham, Marchioness, -1861, Castlereagh, Robert Stewart, Viscount, 1769-1822, and Frederick Augustus, Prince, Duke of York and Albany, 1763-1827
Subject (Topic):
Adultery, Divorce, Mistresses, Fighting, Blood, and Bottles
"A large quasi-cylindrical Green Bag, see British Museum Satires No. 13735, stands at an angle with the ground like a mortar (and suggesting the Regent's Bomb, see British Museum Satires No. 12799), aimed at the Queen (left), who stands with right arm raised, left hand on breast, demonstrating innocence. Castlereagh touches it with a firebrand inscribed Lies, as if putting a match to a touch-hole; flames and papers shoot from the bag, but strike against the large shield, inscribed "Truth" and "Inocence," held by a woman in classical draperies, who is air-borne above the Queen, and raises the flaming sword Justice. She says fiercely: "Back to your Native Hell." She and the Queen are irradiated by a sun in the upper left corner. The flames are inscribed "Adultry" and "Charges"; the papers are "Evidence of the Baron Ompteda Lies &c" [see British Museum Satires No. 13745]; "Adultry with a servant" [Bergami]; "Charges." The blasts of flame strike on the shield and ricochet back against Castlereagh and his supporters, and downwards upon writhing serpents and a skull which have come out of the bag. These boomerang-flames are "Charges Repeld" and "Charges"; they terminate in great clouds of "Smoke." Behind Castlereagh (the only one who stands his ground, though alarmed) are Sidmouth holding his nose, (?) Sir John Leach (see British Museum Satires No. 13740), and two others, poorly characterized; these four are escaping to the right."--British Museum catalogue and A satire on Viscount Castlereagh as a leader in the prosecution of Queen Caroline
Alternative Title:
Green bag open'd and Green bag opened
Description:
Title etched below image., "Argus" was formerly a pseudonym of Charles Williams, but in this case an attribution to William Heath is instead suggested; see page 799 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum, v. 10., Watermark: J. Whatman 1819., Mounted to 58 x 39 cm., Mounted (with one other print) on leaf 43 in volume 1 of the W.E. Gladstone collection of caricatures and broadsides surrounding the "Queen Caroline Affair.", and The figures of "Caroline" and "Londondery [sic]" are identified in black ink in lower margin; date "10 July 1820" written in lower right corner. Typed extract of twelve lines from the British Museum catalogue description is pasted opposite (on verso of preceding leaf).
Publisher:
Publd. July 10th, 1820, by Richd. Fores, 71 Leadenhall Street, Aldgate
Subject (Name):
Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821, Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821., Castlereagh, Robert Stewart, Viscount, 1769-1822., Castlereagh, Robert Stewart, Viscount, 1769-1822, Sidmouth, Henry Addington, Viscount, 1757-1844, and Leach, John, 1760-1834
