"Satire with a woman holding on to a young man charging down an urban street in a carriage drawn by four horses, with a woman and two boys protecting them with weapons; printed below in letterpress five columns of mock-heroic verse describing the even...
Description:
Title from text within image.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Frederick Augustus, Prince, Duke of York and Albany, 1763-1827 and Frederica Charlotte Ulrica Catherina, Princess, Duchess of York, 1767-1820
Subject (Topic):
Elopements, Firearms, Servants, and Carriages & coaches
"A pretty young woman stands with a warning finger to her lips, while an ugly old man leaves the room (left) holding heavy keys and a padlock. A young military officer, concealed in a brass-bound treasure-chest, raises the lid to look amorously at the...
Alternative Title:
Jack in the box
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. June 25th by T. Williamson, No. 20 Strand, London
Subject (Topic):
Keys (Hardware), Locks (Hardware), Military officers, Treasure chests, Hiding, Lust, Servants, Windows, and Firearms
Wash drawing depicting Laurence Shirley, Earl of Ferrers in the act of shooting his steward Mr. Johnson. The Earl is standing in profile facing the right aiming a pistol at his kneeling steward who has his hands clasped in front begging for mercy