"A stage-coach drives (right to left) through water; the four horses have human heads. A signpost on the extreme right points 'To the Slough of Despond'. The driver is Burke; he lashes the horses furiously. On the box under his legs are the (broken) scales and sword of Justice and a laurel wreath. Fox sits on the roof as the guard, holding a blunderbuss. He and Burke watch with alarm the horses who are advancing into deeper water. The heads of the horses are in profile; Derby is the off leader, Sheridan the near wheeler. The near leader may be Windham. The heads of four passengers (members of the Opposition), with anxious or despairing expressions, are visible through the window. The middle of the three facing the horses resembles Portland, the man on his right Stormont. The man on his left is Francis (as in BMSat 7330). Their 'vis-à-vis' may be Lord Carlisle. On the side of the coach, which is 'Licens'd by Act of Parliament', is a crest: a bull (for John Bull) with the motto 'Pro Bono Publico'. The basket at the back is filled with documents inscribed 'Bill of Rights', 'Magna Charta', 'Impeachment of W. Hastings'. Beneath the design is etched: 'O Liberty! O Virtue! O my Country!' Two bats and an owl fly above the horses, showing that night is coming on. Dark clouds obscure the horizon on the left."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from text below image in lower right., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., Caption below image: O liberty! O virtue! O my country!, Companion print to "--coaches," also by Gillray and published by Fores on the same day. See no. 7324 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 6., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Publisher:
Pubd. May 20th, 1788, by S.W. Fores, N. 3 Piccadilly
Subject (Name):
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797, Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816, Smith-Stanley, Edward, 1752-1834, and Francis, Philip, 1740-1818
"A stage-coach drives (right to left) through water; the four horses have human heads. A signpost on the extreme right points 'To the Slough of Despond'. The driver is Burke; he lashes the horses furiously. On the box under his legs are the (broken) scales and sword of Justice and a laurel wreath. Fox sits on the roof as the guard, holding a blunderbuss. He and Burke watch with alarm the horses who are advancing into deeper water. The heads of the horses are in profile; Derby is the off leader, Sheridan the near wheeler. The near leader may be Windham. The heads of four passengers (members of the Opposition), with anxious or despairing expressions, are visible through the window. The middle of the three facing the horses resembles Portland, the man on his right Stormont. The man on his left is Francis (as in BMSat 7330). Their 'vis-à-vis' may be Lord Carlisle. On the side of the coach, which is 'Licens'd by Act of Parliament', is a crest: a bull (for John Bull) with the motto 'Pro Bono Publico'. The basket at the back is filled with documents inscribed 'Bill of Rights', 'Magna Charta', 'Impeachment of W. Hastings'. Beneath the design is etched: 'O Liberty! O Virtue! O my Country!' Two bats and an owl fly above the horses, showing that night is coming on. Dark clouds obscure the horizon on the left."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from text below image in lower right., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., Caption below image: O liberty! O virtue! O my country!, Companion print to "--coaches," also by Gillray and published by Fores on the same day. See no. 7324 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 6., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., 1 print : etching on laid paper, hand-colored ; sheet 36.0 x 43.8 cm., Sheet trimmed within plate mark on three edges., and Mounted on leaf 37 of volume 2 of 12.
Publisher:
Pubd. May 20th, 1788, by S.W. Fores, N. 3 Piccadilly
Subject (Name):
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797, Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816, Smith-Stanley, Edward, 1752-1834, and Francis, Philip, 1740-1818
"Fox (half length) stands full-face, right arm bent and right fist clenched, looking up and to the left with an accusing frown. He says: "Ruin'd! - undone! - our Commerce destroy'd, our Armies beaten.""--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched above image., By Gillray using pseudonym 'A.S.' See British Museum catalogue., One of a set of eight satirical portraits, each issued separately., and Two lines of text below image: Ruin'd! Undone! Our commerce destroy'd, our armies beaten.
Publisher:
Pubd. Jany. 6th, 1795, by H. Humphrey, N. 37 New Bond Street
"Fox (half length) stands full-face, right arm bent and right fist clenched, looking up and to the left with an accusing frown. He says: "Ruin'd! - undone! - our Commerce destroy'd, our Armies beaten.""--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched above image., By Gillray using pseudonym 'A.S.' See British Museum catalogue., One of eight satirical portraits issued as a set on one sheet., Two lines of text below image: Ruin'd! Undone! Our commerce destroy'd, our armies beaten., and On same sheet: Ministerial eloquence; Naval eloquence; Military eloquence; Fools eloquence; Billingsgate eloquence; Pulpit eloquence; Bar eloquence.
Publisher:
Pubd. Jany. 6th, 1795, by H. Humphrey, N. 37 New Bond Street
"Fox (half length) stands full-face, right arm bent and right fist clenched, looking up and to the left with an accusing frown. He says: "Ruin'd! - undone! - our Commerce destroy'd, our Armies beaten.""--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched above image., By Gillray using pseudonym 'A.S.' See British Museum catalogue., One of a set of eight satirical portraits, each issued separately., Two lines of text below image: Ruin'd! Undone! Our commerce destroy'd, our armies beaten., 1 print : etching on wove paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 12.2 x 8.2 cm, on sheet 15.4 x 10.2 cm., and Mounted on leaf 60 of volume 8 of 12.
Publisher:
Pubd. Jany. 6th, 1795, by H. Humphrey, N. 37 New Bond Street
Burke (centre) and Fox (right) raise above their heads cleavers and marrow-bones with which they appear about to smite a woman and child who have fallen to the ground. A man stoops, stretching out his hands in an attempt to protect them. George Hanger (left) stands holding up his cleaver in both hands, leaving no doubt that his intention is to strike. The attitude of Burke and Fox, though threatening, may indicate a vigorous performance of the traditional election music of the butchers
Alternative Title:
Freedom of election
Description:
Title etched below image. and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
England and London.
Subject (Name):
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797, Hanger, George, 1751?-1824, and Great Britain. Parliament
Subject (Topic):
Elections, 1788, Axes, Butchers, Political elections, and Riots
"Fox, Sheridan, and Powys are engaged in opening a large rectangular tomb inscribed '[H]ere lie [t]he Remains [of] Mr F------s India Bill'. On the front of the tomb are two winged heads of cherubs and a scroll inscribed 'India Bill'. Fox (left), facing the inscribed end of the tomb, lifts the covering slab with both hands; the head of a skeleton looks out, holding out a crown in one hand, the other grasps the edge of the tomb and a cere-cloth inscribed 'Patronage'. Sheridan (right) stands in back view blowing a trumpet from which issues a scroll inscribed 'it was opposed by a sencless Yell'; on the banner of the trumpet are the words 'Compare the two'. Powys stands behind the tomb, leaning forward and blowing a trumpet, from which issues a scroll inscribed 'a bold Measure characteristic of the Movers Mind'. On the extreme left, above Fox, is a bell inscribed 'Vox Populi', tilted at an angle which shows that it is ringing; from it issues a long scroll which falls into the tomb, inscribed: 'Lie still if youre wise youll be d if you rise'. In the foreground are skulls and bones."--British Museum online catalogue, description of a different version of the same design
Description:
Title etched at bottom of image., Signed with the monogram of James Sayers., Different version of no. 7283 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 6. The slight differences in text include the addition of an apostrophe in "Opposition's" in title and the abbreviation "Pubd." instead of "Pub." at beginning of imprint statement. The two versions are nearly identical in their design, differing only slightly in the details of the image and in the text within the image., Lewis Walpole Library: Horace Walpole refers to subject., and Mounted on page 54 with one other print.
Publisher:
Pubd. by T. Cornell
Subject (Name):
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816, Lilford, Thomas Powys, Baron, 1743-1800, Great Britain. Board of Commissioners for the Affairs of India., India, and East India Company.
"Fox, Sheridan, and Powys are engaged in opening a large rectangular tomb inscribed '[H]ere lie [t]he Remains [of] Mr F------s India Bill'. On the front of the tomb are two winged heads of cherubs and a scroll inscribed 'India Bill'. Fox (left), facing the inscribed end of the tomb, lifts the covering slab with both hands; the head of a skeleton looks out, holding out a crown in one hand, the other grasps the edge of the tomb and a cere-cloth inscribed 'Patronage'. Sheridan (right) stands in back view blowing a trumpet from which issues a scroll inscribed 'it was opposed by a sencless Yell'; on the banner of the trumpet are the words 'Compare the two'. Powys stands behind the tomb, leaning forward and blowing a trumpet, from which issues a scroll inscribed 'a bold Measure characteristic of the Movers Mind'. On the extreme left, above Fox, is a bell inscribed 'Vox Populi', tilted at an angle which shows that it is ringing; from it issues a long scroll which falls into the tomb, inscribed: 'Lie still if youre wise youll be d if you rise'. In the foreground are skulls and bones."--British Museum online catalogue, description of a different version of the same design
Description:
Title etched at bottom of image., Signed with the monogram of James Sayers., Different version of no. 7283 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 6. The slight differences in text include the addition of an apostrophe in "Opposition's" in title and the abbreviation "Pubd." instead of "Pub." at beginning of imprint statement. The two versions are nearly identical in their design, differing only slightly in the details of the image and in the text within the image., and Lewis Walpole Library: Horace Walpole refers to subject.
Publisher:
Pubd. by T. Cornell
Subject (Name):
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816, Lilford, Thomas Powys, Baron, 1743-1800, Great Britain. Board of Commissioners for the Affairs of India., India, and East India Company.
"Fox, Sheridan, and Powys are engaged in opening a large rectangular tomb inscribed '[H]ere lie [t]he Remains [of] Mr F------s India Bill'. On the front of the tomb are two winged heads of cherubs and a scroll inscribed 'India Bill'. Fox (left), facing the inscribed end of the tomb, lifts the covering slab with both hands; the head of a skeleton looks out, holding out a crown in one hand, the other grasps the edge of the tomb and a cere-cloth inscribed 'Patronage'. Sheridan (right) stands in back view blowing a trumpet from which issues a scroll inscribed 'it was opposed by a sencless Yell'; on the banner of the trumpet are the words 'Compare the two'. Powys stands behind the tomb, leaning forward and blowing a trumpet, from which issues a scroll inscribed 'a bold Measure characteristic of the Movers Mind'. On the extreme left, above Fox, is a bell inscribed 'Vox Populi', tilted at an angle which shows that it is ringing; from it issues a long scroll which falls into the tomb, inscribed: 'Lie still if youre wise youll be d if you rise'. In the foreground are skulls and bones."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Signed with the monogram of James Sayers., For a slightly different version of the same design, see Lewis Walpole Library call no.: 788.03.17.02., and Mounted with one other print on verso of leaf 35 of James Sayers's Folio album of 144 caricatures.
Publisher:
Pub. by T. Cornell
Subject (Name):
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816, Lilford, Thomas Powys, Baron, 1743-1800, Great Britain. Board of Commissioners for the Affairs of India., India, and East India Company.
Subject (Topic):
Politics and government, Tombs & sepulchral monuments, Skeletons, Trumpets, and Bells
