"A lion with the profile of the Duke of York rests his forepaws on the bank of a pool in which his hindquarters are submerged. He looks towards three asses (left) who flourish their heels at him, kicking viciously. They say (left to right) Now brothers we can kick away. he has no strength left to hurt us, & we have nothing to hope from him so we will work him to an oil.; Aye Aye I'll be at him Speedily and soon; Hoot mon I'se left off Booing to him now, for he'll never be able to pull me by the lugs after this [cf. No. 11309]. The lion says: To be insulted in my distress by all the Other Beasts of the Forrest I could bear; but to be kicked by Jack Asses- who when I was in Health & Vigor were the most servile of the Creatures-wounds me to the Soul. A signpost (right), Slough of Despond, points downwards to the lion's pool. On a hill behind are the tents of a fair, the largest flying a flag inscribed Vanity Fair. Beside them tiny figures dance, officers and women; Mrs. Clarke, with a beckoning gesture, flourishes a flag inscribed Places."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Ungratefull jack asses
Description:
Title from caption below item., Printmaker identified in British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark on two sides., and Mounted to 29 x 43 cm.
Publisher:
Pubd. by S.W. Fores No. 50 Piccadilly
Subject (Name):
Frederick Augustus, Prince, Duke of York and Albany, 1763-1827, Clarke, Mary Anne Thompson, 1776-1852, and Great Britain. Parliament.
"Wardle, in back view in civilian dress, walks off with Mrs. Clarke seated on his right shoulder; a paper, 'C. Wardle', projects from his pocket. She looks back to point derisively down at the Duke of York who is falling into a watery swamp. She says: "There goes his ------ Honor!!" He shakes his fist at the couple. Beside him are his cocked hat and a broken sword inscribed 'from Holland'. Wardle walks uphill towards the temple of 'Truth'; a (naked) figure holds out draperies. In the swamp is a board: 'A Caution'."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., M. Dorothy George identifies "I Spy" as Charles Williams in the British Museum catalogue., and Date from British Museum catalogue.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Clarke, Mary Anne, 1776?-1852, Wardle, Gwyllym Lloyd, 1762?-1833, and Frederick Augustus, Prince, Duke of York and Albany, 1763-1827
Subject (Topic):
Wetlands, Falling, Signs (Notices), Lifting & carrying, Temples, and Truth
"The Duke of York, in uniform and wearing his cocked hat, but without a sword, stands in back view on a low rectangular pedestal facing the corner of Mrs. Clarke's house in 'Gloucester Place' [cf. British Museum Satires No. 11222, &c.]. The door is partly visible on the extreme left with a door-plate inscribed '[Cla]rke'. On the wall facing the Duke is a placard: 'The Statue on the outside having been thorougly repaired and white Wash'd is to be sold by private Contract-for farther particulars enquire within'. On the right a billposter is putting up a second placard: 'Johnstons Cheap Caricature Warehouse N° 101 Cheapside A New Caricature on Mrs C------ke every Day Price One Shilling & Two each'. Beside him a newsboy blows his horn."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., Temporary local subject terms: Bill poster -- Street light., and Mounted to 44 x 29 cm.
Publisher:
Pubd. March 12, 1809, by Thos. Tegg, No. 111 Cheapside
Subject (Name):
Frederick Augustus, Prince, Duke of York and Albany, 1763-1827
Title from caption below image., Artist's responsibility statement 'Cruikshank' may refer to either George or Isaac, cf. British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Temporary local subject terms: Urinating -- Children --Poverty.
"The Duke of York's head in profile to the left is the centre of rays which at some distance are obscured by dark clouds. The eye and part of the face are hidden by a five-pointed star, in which is the head of Mrs. Clarke, also in profile to the left. The star casts a sharp shadow on the Duke's face. His very thick neck is encircled by a military collar and black stock. Below the title: 'This Phenomena was known to a few Philosophers previous to its becoming visible to the public Eye, and we are assured by many Scientific persons, is not likely to happen again within the existance of the present generation--vide Vox Stellum'."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. April 1809 by Walker, Cornhill
Subject (Name):
Frederick Augustus, Prince, Duke of York and Albany, 1763-1827 and Clarke, Mary Anne, 1776?-1852
"Two men lie in the small truckle-beds (i.e., trundle bed) of a cheap lodging-house, one (left) asleep. An old woman holding a candle kneels at the foot of the other bed, and tugs at the wooden leg of its occupant. She says: "There is nothing like looking after Servants I always like to see that my lodgers are comfortable. --Aye here's a pretty careless trick--the warming pan left in the gentleman's bed I declare". Its owner, an angry sailor, shouts: "Hollo --Avast heaving Zounds dont pull off my timber--I went to bed half seas over and forgot to stow it alongside the hammock"."--British Museum online catalogue, description of a later state
Alternative Title:
Careful landlady
Description:
Title etched below image., Printmaker identified as Rowlandson and artist questionably identified as Woodward in the British Museum catalogue., Reissue of a print apparently first published 10 May 1809; in this reissued state, the day and year of publication in imprint are heavily scored through but still legible. For a later state with beginning of imprint burnished from plate, see no. 11466 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 8., and Plate numbered "300" in upper right corner.
Publisher:
Pubd. May [10th, 1809, by] Thos. Tegg, No. 111 Cheapside
"Two men lie in the small truckle-beds (i.e., trundle bed) of a cheap lodging-house, one (left) asleep. An old woman holding a candle kneels at the foot of the other bed, and tugs at the wooden leg of its occupant. She says: "There is nothing like looking after Servants I always like to see that my lodgers are comfortable. -Aye here's a pretty careless trick -- the warming pan left in the gentleman's bed I declare". Its owner, an angry sailor, shouts: "Hollo -- Avast heaving Zounds dont pull off my timber -- I went to bed half seas over and forgot to stow it alongside the hammock"."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Careful landlady
Description:
Title from caption below item., Printmaker and artist identified in the British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark on one side., and Plate numbered "300" in upper right corner.
Kemble, in tattered theatrical dress, stands at the gate of Northumberland House in the Strand, holding out his hat and bowing to the obese and oafish-looking Duke of Northumberland, who is placing a "Draft for 10,000 Pounds" in the hat; in his right hand he holds a paper which lists donations. Kemble is followed by his brother Charles and his sister Mrs. Siddons, both of whom are weeping. Her reticule is stuffed with papers and is inscribed "Humble solicitations..."
Alternative Title:
New dramatic resource : "a begging we will go! A scene from Covent Garden Theatre after the conflagration
Description:
Title etched below image. and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Publisher:
Publishd. Jany. 15, 1809, by H. Humphrey, St. James's Street
Subject (Geographic):
England and London.
Subject (Name):
Kemble, Charles, 1775-1854, Kemble, John Philip, 1757-1823, Northumberland, Hugh Percy, Duke of, 1742-1817, Siddons, Sarah, 1755-1831, Strand, The (London, England), and Covent Garden Theatre.
Subject (Topic):
Fires, Fools & jesters, and Harlequin (Fictitious character)
"Mrs. Clarke (left) stands on one of a pair of scales which is held down by Wardle and almost rests on the ground, while three lawyers in wigs and gowns (evidently Sir W. Grant, Gibbs, and Plomer) stand on the other (right) which General Clavering tries desperately to pull down. The beam is inscribed England expects every Man to do his Duty, and is supported on a mitre (see British Museum Satires No. 11227) worn by the Duke of York, who stands on William Adam's back, which is inscribed Rock of Adam ant. Adam, who lies prone, puffs a blast inscribed Gratuisously [sic] against Mrs. Clarke. Under his hand is an Anonymous Letter. Wardle, in civilian dress, holds out towards the Duke a paper headed [Ch]arges. Perceval, in his Chancellor of the Exchequer's gown, leans towards the right scale, holding out two papers: 199 Majority and 82 Majority, another, 241 Majority, lies on the scale. Where this scale is attached to the beam there is a purse labelled Light Crown Pieces. The Duke wears regimentals with gorget and star, and holds a paper: the Honor of a . . . [Prince]. He holds his drawn sword across Perceval, as if protecting him. Clavering sits on the ground, straining at the ropes. He sits on a paper inscribed [G]enl Claver[ing], and has a paper: Prevaricating Evidence [see British Museum Satires No. 11247]. Beside him is a fragment of paper inscribed Sic donec. Beside the principal performers, and between Mrs. Clarke and the Duke, stands John Bull, a short fat 'cit', holding a large weight inscribed Vox Populi --Sterling. He says: If I dont throw in my weight, our dearest sweetest Love will get the worst of it after all. (Her scale, however, rests on the ground with Wardle's help only.) She turns to him, saying, O Mr Bull! Pray give a pull! At her feet are Letters [see British Museum Satires No. 11228, &c.]."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image. and Attributed to Charles Williams in the British Museum catalogue.
Publisher:
Pubd. March 1809 by Walker, No. 7 Cornhill
Subject (Name):
Clarke, Mary Anne, 1776?-1852, Frederick Augustus, Prince, Duke of York and Albany, 1763-1827, Wardle, Gwyllym Lloyd, 1762?-1833, Grant, William, Sir, 1752-1832, Gibbs, Vicary, Sir, 1751-1820, Plumer, Thomas, Sir, 1753-1824, Clavering, Henry Mordaunt, Adam, William, 1751-1839, and Perceval, Spencer, 1762-1812.
Subject (Topic):
Military officers, British, Mistresses, Lawyers, Miters, and Scales
Christ sits on the right in the company of his disciples, gesturing to a hospital in the distance; two figures are being carried towards the door on stretchers
Alternative Title:
Headpiece for the London Infirmary
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate from: Nichols, J. The genuine works of William Hogarth. London : Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, Paternoster Row, 1808-17, v. 2, page 303., Copy of an engraving after Hogarth from the 1740s; see: Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works (3rd rev. ed.), no. 227., and Temporary local Medical Library subject terms: Bible.
Publisher:
Published by Longman, Hurst, Rees, & Orme
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
Jesus Christ,, London Infirmary (Whitechapel, London, England), and London Hospital (Whitechapel, London, England)
