Consequence of invading matrimonial rights & privileges
Description:
Title from caption below image., Four lines of verse below title: "These little quarrels often prove to be but new remits of love ...", Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Watermark: J. Whatman.
Publisher:
Pubd. by Pyall & Hunt, 18, Tavistock Street
Subject (Topic):
Adultery, Couples, Fighting, Fishing, Fishing & hunting gear, and Wigs
Title from caption below image., "Page 56"., Following title: "and this German fat nurse broke the backs of two ponies", and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Title from caption below image., "Page 168"., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Watermark: J Whatman 1826.
Use of globes a practical lesson and Shewing the face of the earth
Description:
Title from heading above image., Below image: Shewing the face of the earth., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
"George IV, dressed as a magician, rises from the throne (right) to give a wooden sword to Canning, who is dressed as Harlequin. A clown (intended for Melville) turns his back on Canning and the King, to run off, registering anger and alarm. Wellington stands fiercely, with legs astride, both arms raised, holding his sword; he wears uniform with boots and cocked hat. On the left Eldon and Westmorland stand together, with flexed knees, registering senile dismay. The latter, dressed as Pantaloon, drops his crutch. The King, in a robe bordered with symbols (serpents, &c), has the curled wig and whiskers which he had discarded (cf. British Museum Satires No. 14637). He chants: Harlequin! the Gods above have now decreed That thou and all thy measures shall succeed. Fear not old El--n, nor that Pantaloon, West----d, the bold Duke, nor the Scotch Clown. Who e'er opposeth thee, thou by love shalt thrive; Thy Genius and my Cunning him shall drive To H--ll's abyss. Let virtue be thy guide-- This wand I give thee--stick it to thy side."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Mounted to: 33 x 48 cm.
Publisher:
Pub. by G. Humphrey, 24 St. James's St.
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Canning, George, 1770-1827, Eldon, John Scott, Earl of, 1751-1838, Melville, Robert Saunders Dundas, Viscount, 1771-1851, Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852, and Westmorland, John Fane, Earl of, 1784-1859
Subject (Topic):
Harlequin (Fictitious character), Thrones, Magicians, Clowns, Military uniforms, Daggers & swords, and Crutches
"Four W. L. figures each with caption. [1] The Vigilant Housekeeper. A fat florid woman, with necklace and ear-rings, a much-trimmed cap, and flounced skirt, with a plain white apron; a bunch of keys dangles from her waist. She holds a sheaf of bills and a Housekeepr Book. She says: Every one must acknowledge the Value of a good Hosekeeper & I flatter myself I am that personage. I never allow a Butcher, Baker, Grocer, Tea-Man, &c to over charge my worthy Master & Mistress or put down in ye Bill more than they served, nor I never speaks ill of my Lord if he happens by chance to look into my concerns, because I knows he is sure to be satisfied with them, as I can make him believe any thing, he is so Easy, I never does willify any Tradesmans articles because he don't think me worthy of a Consideration--no I knows better how to keep up my own Dignity. [2] The Amiable Lady's Maid. A coquettish, wasp-waisted young woman in the height of the fashion, wears gloves, a huge hat with streamers, and a decorative apron over a skirt with vandyked flounces. She holds a reticule. She says: I am my Lady's own pure unspotted Maid & never think of dressing myself in her Clothes when she is absent; or of persuading her does [sic] not look well in an Article I may have taken a fancy to, or of pressing her Tradesmen to give me large poundage upon pain of losing my Lady s favour, no--not [sic] I am too independent to go behind the Bush with counter-jumpers, my place is uppermost & uppermost I'll be. [3] The Faithful Butler. Fashionably dressed in knee-breeches and with a bunch of seals at his fob, he stands in a swaggering pose, his hands in his breeches pockets. He says, with a sly half-smile: Egad I am one of the best gentlemans Gentlemen in Europe. I does my duty to my Master in style not a Himposition does I allow my Trades men to practise on him for a petty fee, nor do I put Aquafortis on the seams of the Tailors work or Bootmakers articles, &c if they don't do the thing handsome -- no. I alway acts right and does a friendly turn for those who be friends to me. [4] The Honest Coachman. In a powdered wig and gold-laced livery, with nosegay, and coat almost to the ankles, he stands in profile to the left, holding a coach-whip. He is bottle-nosed and says with a sly grin: Aye, my masters, I always does the fair thing with em, Coachmaker, Farrier, Corndealer, and a host on em, I never scratches the Varnish, burns the leather, drives a nail in the the [sic] Horses foot, or spoil the Corn, because I don't get a good feeling [sic] out of it. Acts honest to my Master, and never forgets the Tradesmen who remembers Jarvey. Yea-a-ap!! Thats the way we come to it my tiny ones"--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Sketch of a few of the principal trustworthy and confidential domestics of worthy and confiding families
Description:
Title from caption below image. and Text below title: "A pampered menial drove me from your door."
"Satirical print with a large man astonished by the size of the bill at a spartan tavern."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from caption below image., Following title: Cod sounds!! 2s, joint 2s 6d, pickle, cheese,& pinto wine 3s 2d., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Publisher:
Published by T. Gillard, 40 Strand
Subject (Topic):
Candlesticks, Consumers, Menus, Taverns (Inns), and Waiters
Title from caption below image., A. Sharpshooter tentatively identified as John Phillips. See British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Title from caption below image., Imprint statement flanks both sides of title., Two lines of text following title: Quand on a vu le conquerant d'Auterlitz mourier ..., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Watermark: J Whatman 1826.
