"The interior of a stable. On the right are horses with human heads ; behind, in a niche and partly cut off by the left margin, stands a mitred abbot. He is 'The Abbot of Saint Stephen' (the Speaker). In the foreground (left) stands Whitbread, a brawn...
Leaf 11. Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Sir Thomas Rumbold is depicted vomiting his ill-gotten wealth into a chamber pot decorated with a thistle. Kneeling beside it and embracing the chamber pot is Henry Dundas, Lord Advocate of Scotland who oversaw the prosecution of Rumbold in 1782-3. Ru...
Alternative Title:
Lord Advocates amusement
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. Jan. 21, 1783, by E. D'Archery, St. James's Street and Field & Tuer
Subject (Geographic):
England, Great Britain, and India.
Subject (Name):
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Rumbold, Thomas, Sir, 1736-1791, Rumbold, Richard William, Captain, 1760-1786, and Dundas, Henry, 1742-1811
Subject (Topic):
Gorgets (Military insignia), Coins, Elephants, Vomiting, Chamber pots, Military uniforms, British, Clothing & dress, and Colonies
A satire ridiculing the first Nootka Convention in which Spain conceded England's right to maintain outposts in Nootka Sound and engage in whaling outside a "ten-league line" off the Northwest coast of North America. In a small row boat on the Pacific...
Alternative Title:
Cheap way to catch whales
Description:
Title etched above image.
Publisher:
Pub. Jany. 4, 1791, by H. Humphries, N. 18 Old Bond St.
Subject (Geographic):
Spain, Great Britain., Great Britain, Spain., and North Pacific Ocean.
Subject (Name):
Pitt, William, 1759-1806, Dundas, Henry, 1742-1811, and Great Britain.
Subject (Topic):
Foreign relations, Politics and government, Whaling, Fishing, Galleys (Ships), Maps, Ships, and Whales
"The Prince of Wales stands outside the gate of Carlton House, turning away and covering his eyes to avoid seeing the scaffolding which is being pulled down by Pitt, Richmond, and Dundas, who strain at ropes. A long cloak hangs from his shoulders and ...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. June 2d, 1787, by S.W. Fores, Piccadilly
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792, Pitt, William, 1759-1806, Richmond, Charles Lennox, 3d Duke of, 1735-1806, Dundas, Henry, 1742-1811, Thurlow, Edward Thurlow, Baron, 1731-1806, Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816, and Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797
"The Prince of Wales stands outside the gate of Carlton House, turning away and covering his eyes to avoid seeing the scaffolding which is being pulled down by Pitt, Richmond, and Dundas, who strain at ropes. A long cloak hangs from his shoulders and ...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. June 2d, 1787, by S.W. Fores, Piccadilly
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792, Pitt, William, 1759-1806, Richmond, Charles Lennox, 3d Duke of, 1735-1806, Dundas, Henry, 1742-1811, Thurlow, Edward Thurlow, Baron, 1731-1806, Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816, and Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797
"A strip design in imitation of British Museum Satires No. 7230. The names of the characters are etched beneath them, the words spoken above their heads. 'R------e' (Rose) rushes forward, in alarm, exclaiming "The People refuse to address to T--l--w" ...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. Jany. 12, 1789, by Holland, Oxford Street
Subject (Name):
Pitt, William, 1759-1806, Thurlow, Edward Thurlow, Baron, 1731-1806, Richmond and Lennox, Charles Lennox, Duke of, 1735-1806, Grafton, Augustus Henry Fitzroy, Duke of, 1735-1811, Sydney, Thomas Townshend, Viscount, 1733-1800, Rose, George, 1744-1818, Leeds, Francis Godolphin Osborne, Duke of, 1751-1799, Grenville, William Wyndham Grenville, Baron, 1759-1834, Wilkes, John, 1725-1797, Watson, Brook, 1735 -1807, Dundas, Henry, 1742-1811, Camden, Charles Pratt, Earl, 1714-1794, and Chatham, John Pitt, Earl of, 1756-1835
William Pitt, acting as an auctioneer in the dissoluted Parliament, sells from the rostrum decorated with Royal Arms "useless valuables," such as "Magna Charta." Cornwall, the Speaker sitting below the rostrum, records bids in the "Sundry acts." In fr...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. March 26th by W. Humphrey, No. 227 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain, England, and Westminster
Subject (Name):
Pitt, William, 1759-1806, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Thurlow, Edward Thurlow, Baron, 1731-1806, Cornwall, Charles Wolfran, 1735-1789, and Dundas, Henry, 1742-1811
Subject (Topic):
Great Britain, Politics and government, Political elections, Auctions, and Clothing & dress
William Pitt, acting as an auctioneer in the dissoluted Parliament, sells from the rostrum decorated with Royal Arms "useless valuables," such as "Magna Charta." Cornwall, the Speaker sitting below the rostrum, records bids in the "Sundry acts." In fr...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. March 26th by W. Humphrey, No. 227 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain, England, and Westminster
Subject (Name):
Pitt, William, 1759-1806, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Thurlow, Edward Thurlow, Baron, 1731-1806, Cornwall, Charles Wolfran, 1735-1789, and Dundas, Henry, 1742-1811
Subject (Topic):
Great Britain, Politics and government, Political elections, Auctions, and Clothing & dress
