The print celebrates the British defeat of the French and Spanish in the Battle of the First of June 1794 under the command of Admiral Richard Howe. A British sailor stands on a wharf in front a pub, silhouetted by two British flags; he is grinning at the viewer as he holds his prize money in one hand and bludgeon and a roll of paper in the other. Beside him a woman leans in at the window of the pub as a man with a clay pipe in his mouth hands her a bowl of punch; a large dog rests beneath the window at her feet. Several patriotic signs are posted over the pub walls. In the background a man-of-war lies at anchor, and a row boat with several sailors heads towards shore
Description:
Title engraved below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Four columns of verse below title: O! Dear had I but words to tell, O! Dear what I this moment feel ..., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark at bottom resulting in loss of imprint and text.
Publisher:
Publish'd 1st Augt. 1794 by Laurie & Whittle, No. 53 Fleet Street, London
Subject (Topic):
First of June, Battle of the, 1794, Bars, Sailors, British, Victories, and Sailing ships
British tars giving the carmignols a dressing on memorable 1st of June 1794
Description:
Title from item., Sheet trimmed within plate mark at bottom., Publisher's advertisement following imprint: who has just fitted up his exhibition on an entire novel stile [sic] admittance one shilling., Temporary local subject terms: Reference to sansculottes -- Dogs: bulldog -- Emblems: tricolor cockades., and Watermark.
Publisher:
Pub. June 25, 1794, by S.W. Fores, No. 3 Piccadilly
Subject (Name):
Howe, Richard Howe, Earl, 1726-1799
Subject (Topic):
First of June, Battle of the, 1794, Sansculottes, Fighting, Sailors, and British
"Sir Alan Gardner (left) in naval uniform, bends forward to cut off, with a sickle inscribed 'Loyalty', the head of Fox, which is planted in the ground like some monstrous vegetable, the hair terminating in leaves. One of these Gardner holds, saying, "My Life and Services are ever devoted to my King & Country". Fox says: "I was always a Staunch Friend to the Crops and Sans Culottes but this damn'd Crop is quite unexpected". Gardner stands on 'Constitutional Ground'. Behind him stands Britannia, towering above him, and holding a laurel wreath over his head; she says: "Go on, Britain approves and will protect you!" On her spear is the cap of Liberty. More 'venemous' democrats are being drawn towards flames by the Devil (right), a figure like that of BMSat 6283. He puts his trident-like rake in the neck of Horne Tooke, who has a reptilian body with a barbed tail and feline claws, saying, "Long look'd for come at last Welcome thou Staunch Friend and faithful Servant, enter thou onto the Hot-bed prepared for thee." Tooke, his head in profile to the right, says, "Now will no prospering Virtue gall my jaundiced Eye - nor people foster'd by a belov'd Sovereign and defended by the Wisdom of his Counsellors. - To Anarchy & Confusion I will blow my Horne, and wallow in every thing that's damnable". The Devil clutches in the talons of his right foot the head of Thelwall, who says, "This will not Tell well." His left foot tramples the neck of Hardy, who says, "I was Fool Hardy". In the background is a man-of-war, Queen, her flag inscribed 'June Ist'. Below the title: 'Weeds carefully eradicated, & Venemous Reptiles destroy'd \ by Royal Patent \ God save the King.'"--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Sir Alan Gardiner, Covent Garden
Description:
Title from item., Temporary local subject terms: Royal Navy: "Queen"., Watermark: Strasburg lily., and Mounted to 31 x 49 cm.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
Great Britain. Parliament, Gardner, Alan Gardner, Baron, 1742-1809, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Tooke, John Horne, 1736-1812, Thelwall, John, 1764-1834, and Hardy, Thomas, 1752-1832
Subject (Topic):
Elections, 1796, First of June, Battle of the, 1794, Trials (Treason), Britannia (Symbolic character), Liberty cap, Devil, and Wreaths
Title from dealer's description., Unsigned; attributed to Rowlandson., and Inscribed on verso: Names of the Ships taken by Lord Howe on 1st of June 1794, and brought into Portsmouth Harbour; Sans Pareille 84 Guns, L'America 74, Limpetue 84, Northumberland 84, Achille 76, La Vengeur 74.
Subject (Geographic):
Portsmouth (England)
Subject (Name):
Howe, Richard Howe, Earl, 1726-1799.
Subject (Topic):
First of June, Battle of the, 1794, Harbors, Warships, British, French, Crowds, Cannons, Carriages & coaches, Peg legs, and Victories
