"Pitt as hangman stands beside a fire of faggots immediately outside the door of the 'Crown & Anchor' (name on door-post). In his right hand is an axe; he drops an open book into the flames, and looks over his shoulder at Reeves who is disappearing into the tavern. On one page (right) is the trunk of a tree surmounted by a crown and the words 'The Royal Stump', on the other: 'No Lords No Commons No Parliame[nt] Damn the Revolution'. He wears a long coat with a hangman's noose tied round his waist, a round hat, and wrinkled gaiters. From his pocket protrudes a book: 'Ministerial Sincerity and Attachment a Novel'. He says:"Know, villains, when such paltry slaves presume To mix in Treason, if the plot succeeds, You're thrown neglected by: - but if it fails, You're sure to die like dogs!" Reeves, with hands outstretched in protest, says: "O Jenky! Jenky! have I gone through thick & thin for this ?" From his coat-pockets hang papers: '£400 pr Ann, To the Chairm[an] of the Crown & Anchor', and, 'List of Spies Informers Reporters Crown & Anchor Agents'. On the right Fox, Sheridan, and Erskine blow at the fire; the two former on hands and knees, Erskine, in wig and gown, between them, an arm across the shoulders of each. Smoke and the lower parts of the adjacent houses form a background. ..."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Crown and Anchor-libel burnt by the public hangman
Description:
Title etched below image., One line of text below title: To the charman [sic] & members of the truly loyal association at the Crown & Anchor, this small token of gratitude for favors receiv'd is respectfully dedicated by the author., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Mounted to 34 x 48 cm.
Publisher:
Pubd. Novr. 28th, 1795, by H. Humphrey, N. 37 New Bond Street
Subject (Name):
Pitt, William, 1759-1806, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816, Erskine, Thomas Erskine, Baron, 1750-1823, Reeves, John, 1752?-1829., Jenkinson, Charles, 1727-1808., and Association for Preserving Liberty and Property against Republicans and Levellers (London, England)
Subject (Topic):
Axes, Bonfires, Executioners, Lamps, and Taverns (Inns)
"Fox (right), a news-boy (as in BMSat 8458), ragged and unshaven, stands in profile to the left, his right hand on the knocker of the gate of the 'Treasury'. He wears a bonnet-rouge on the front of which is a tricolour placard: 'Daily Advertiser' (like those worn by news-boys); his horn is thrust through his belt. He shouts: "Bloody-News! - Bloody-News! - Bloody-News!! - glorious-bloody News for old-England! - Bloody News! - Traitrous- Taxes! - Swindling-Loans! - Murd'ring-Militia's.' - Ministerail-Invasions! - Ruin to all Europe! - alarming - bloody - News! - Bloody-News!!!" The knocker is a ring in the mouth of a Medusa head with the face of Pitt. From above the spiked bars of the closed gate issues a label: 'Lord! Fellow! - pray don't keep such a knocking & Bawling there; - we never take in any Jacobin papers here! - & never open the doors for any, but such as can be trusted: True-Briton's & such!' Under Fox's left arm is a roll of 'Paris-Papers'; in his left hand a large sheet of the 'Daily Advertiser' with three columns of advertisements, headed, 'Places Wanted, Wants Places', and 'Wanted: Wanted, - a Place in the Treasury. Wanted, an Appointment in the Exchequer. Wanted, a Situation at St James's. Wants a Place a thorough-bred Secretary. Wants a Place. A Man of all Work. Wants Employt a true Greek-Patriarch. Wanted, a Place in the Pension-List. Wanted, a comfortable Annuity for Life. Wanted, a snug Sinecure for Life. N.B: The above Mouth-stoppers will be purchas'd upon any Terms; - !!! For particulars apply to the Fox & Grapes in Starvation Lane - or, at the Box & Dice in Knave's Accre'. On the wall behind his head (right) is posted a bill: 'Just Publish'd a new Edition The Cries of the Opposition, or, the Tears of the Famish'd Patriots, dedicated to the consideration of the Ministry.' ..."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched at bottom of image., Two lines of text below title: "--for a dozen years past, he has follow'd the business of a Daily-advertiser ...", Sheet partially trimmed within plate mark., and Temporary local subject terms: Treasury -- Allusion to French newspapers-- Speeches: Dundas's speech in the House of Commons, 30 Dec., 1796 -- Bonnet rouge -- Door knockers.
Publisher:
Pubd. Jany. 23d, 1797, by H. Humphrey, New Bond Street
Subject (Name):
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806 and Pitt, William, 1759-1806
"Fox (right), a news-boy (as in BMSat 8458), ragged and unshaven, stands in profile to the left, his right hand on the knocker of the gate of the 'Treasury'. He wears a bonnet-rouge on the front of which is a tricolour placard: 'Daily Advertiser' (like those worn by news-boys); his horn is thrust through his belt. He shouts: "Bloody-News! - Bloody-News! - Bloody-News!! - glorious-bloody News for old-England! - Bloody News! - Traitrous- Taxes! - Swindling-Loans! - Murd'ring-Militia's.' - Ministerail-Invasions! - Ruin to all Europe! - alarming - bloody - News! - Bloody-News!!!" The knocker is a ring in the mouth of a Medusa head with the face of Pitt. From above the spiked bars of the closed gate issues a label: 'Lord! Fellow! - pray don't keep such a knocking & Bawling there; - we never take in any Jacobin papers here! - & never open the doors for any, but such as can be trusted: True-Briton's & such!' Under Fox's left arm is a roll of 'Paris-Papers'; in his left hand a large sheet of the 'Daily Advertiser' with three columns of advertisements, headed, 'Places Wanted, Wants Places', and 'Wanted: Wanted, - a Place in the Treasury. Wanted, an Appointment in the Exchequer. Wanted, a Situation at St James's. Wants a Place a thorough-bred Secretary. Wants a Place. A Man of all Work. Wants Employt a true Greek-Patriarch. Wanted, a Place in the Pension-List. Wanted, a comfortable Annuity for Life. Wanted, a snug Sinecure for Life. N.B: The above Mouth-stoppers will be purchas'd upon any Terms; - !!! For particulars apply to the Fox & Grapes in Starvation Lane - or, at the Box & Dice in Knave's Accre'. On the wall behind his head (right) is posted a bill: 'Just Publish'd a new Edition The Cries of the Opposition, or, the Tears of the Famish'd Patriots, dedicated to the consideration of the Ministry.' After the title: 'Vide, Dundas's Speech in the House of Commons. - "for a dozen Years past, he has follow'd the business of a Daily-Advertiser, - daily stunning our Ears with a noise about Plots & Ruin & Treasons & Impeachments; - while the Contents of his Bloody-News turns out to be, only a Daily Advertisement for a Place & a Pension.'"--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Imprint from untrimmed impression in Caricatures of Gillray. Cf. Yale Center for British Art L296.32 (Folio A)., Date of publication inferred from John Miller's entry in P.A.H. Brown's London publishers and printers. London: British Library, 1982., Plate from: Caricatures of Gillray. London: John Miller, [ca. 1824-1827]., Reduced copy of a print with the same title etched by Gillray and published by Hannah Humphrey in 1797., Letter 'R' in 'Treasury' etched as 'P'., Three lines of text below title: "for a dozen years past he has follow'd the business of a Daily Advertiser ... . Text differs slightly from the original 1797 Gillray print and another reduced copy., Temporary local subject terms: Treasury -- Newspapers: allusion to French newspapers-- Speeches: Dundas's speech in the House of Commons, 30 Dec., 1796 -- Bonnet rouge -- Door knockers., and Mounted to 37 x 30 cm.
Publisher:
Published by John Miller, Bridge Street, and W. Blackwood, Edinburgh
Subject (Name):
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Pitt, William, 1759-1806, and Dundas, Henry, 1742-1811
V. 1. Caricature magazine, or, Hudibrastic mirror.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title from item., Publication date from watermark., Three lines of quoted text, which differ slightly from that on the original print by Gillray, below title: "For a dozen years past he has follow'd the business of a Daily Advertiser ...", Reduced copy of a print with the same title etched by Gillray and published by Hannah Humphrey in 1797. Cf. No. 8981 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 7., Plate from: Woodward, G.M. Caricature magazine, or Hudibrastic mirror. London : Thomas Tegg, [1808?], v. 1., Also issued separately., Temporary local subject terms: Treasury -- Newspapers: Daily Advertiser -- Allusion to French newspapers-- Speeches: Dundas's speech in the House of Commons, 30 Dec., 1796 -- Bonnet rouge -- Door knockers., 1 print : etching ; plate mark 28.3 x 21.7 cm, on sheet 41.8 x 25.6 cm., On wove paper, hand-colored., and Leaf 66 in volume 1.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806 and Pitt, William, 1759-1806
V. 1. Caricature magazine, or, Hudibrastic mirror.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title from item., Publication date from watermark., Three lines of quoted text, which differ slightly from that on the original print by Gillray, below title: "For a dozen years past he has follow'd the business of a Daily Advertiser ...", Reduced copy of a print with the same title etched by Gillray and published by Hannah Humphrey in 1797. Cf. No. 8981 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 7., Plate from: Woodward, G.M. Caricature magazine, or Hudibrastic mirror. London : Thomas Tegg, [1808?], v. 1., Also issued separately., Temporary local subject terms: Treasury -- Newspapers: Daily Advertiser -- Allusion to French newspapers-- Speeches: Dundas's speech in the House of Commons, 30 Dec., 1796 -- Bonnet rouge -- Door knockers., Watermark: 1818., and Mounted to 45 x 30 cm.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806 and Pitt, William, 1759-1806
Title from item., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., 1st issue of British Museum catalogue no. 6625., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 6., Temporary local subject terms: Elections: Westminster, 1784 -- 'Secret Influence' -- Allusion to Sir Cecil Wray -- Taxes: Allusion to proposed tax on maidservants -- Staff of Liberty -- Pictures amplifying subject: Duchess of Devonshire canvassing butchers -- Pictures amplifying subject: Prince of Wales -- Pictures amplifying subjects: Duke of Devonshire cuckolded -- Birds -- Hats -- Nurseries -- Cuckolds -- Teapots -- Dolls -- Ducal coronets -- Infants - -Cradles -- Diapers., and Watermark center left side of sheet: fleur-de-lis with countermark (W T) center right side of sheet.
Publisher:
Pubd. May 5th, 1784, by McPhail, No. 68 Holborn
Subject (Name):
Devonshire, William Cavendish, Duke of, 1748-1811, Cavendish, Georgiana Spencer, Duchess of Devonshire, 1757-1806, Carlisle, Georgiana Howard, Countess of, 1783-1858, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, and George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830
"The interior of the shop of an apothecary or quack medicine vendor. Three persons have entered (left): the Duchess of Devonshire stands full-face offering the apothecary (right) a purse, while she holds out her right hand to Fox who stands beside and slightly behind her. She says, "His Tail restore, You shall have more". The apothecary, standing in profile to the left, takes the purse saying, "My Famous Pills cure many Ills". He is well dressed and wears a doctor's tie-wig. Fox puts his left hand to his forehead with a distressed expression; under his foot is a paper inscribed 'Dr Leakes Antivanerial Drops'. A lady standing behind Fox, her hands in a muff, says, "Oh poor Fox will Loose fits tail". Behind the apothecary is the shop-window with a counter in front of it. On the counter are two small phials, each labelled Mr Fox, and a pill-box, besides glass jars. In the window are displayed glass bottles of various shapes filled with coloured liquids. (Advertisements of Dr. Leake's pills and drops were frequent in the newspapers and were posted as bills, cf. BMSat 6540.) The duchess wears a 'Fox' favour in her hat which is trimmed with a fox's brush and three ostrich feathers, worn as an emblem of the interest taken by the Prince of Wales in the election. 'Westminster Election', p. 327. Her companion wears a fox's brush in her hat.."--British Museum online catalogue, description of a variant state
Description:
Title etched below image., State with publisher's name and street number present. For a variant state with that text burnished from plate, see no. 6530 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 6., Plate mark partially trimmed on top and left side., Temporary local subject terms: Interior view of an apothecary shop -- Dr. Leake's pills -- Bills -- Venereal diseases -- Election emblems -- Leake, Walter, fl. 1772., Countermark in center of sheet: Taylor., and Mounted to 29 x 39 cm.
Publisher:
Pub. April 14, 1784, by G. Jackson, No. 21 Great Russell St., Covent Garden
Subject (Geographic):
England and London.
Subject (Name):
Cavendish, Georgiana Spencer, Duchess of Devonshire, 1757-1806, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Leake, John, 1729-1792, Bessborough, Henrietta Frances Spencer Ponsonby, Countess of, 1761-1821, and Great Britain. Parliament
Subject (Topic):
Elections, 1784, Canvassing, Interiors, Quacks, Medicines, Pharmacists, Political elections, and Sexually transmitted diseases
Title etched below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Signed "M." in lower right corner., Temporary local subject terms: Election music: 'Ancient British music' -- Marrowbones -- Cleavers -- Election favors -- Butcher's steels., Watermark in center of sheet: J Whatman., and Mounted to 26 x 36 cm.
Publisher:
Pub. by W. Holland, No. 66 Drury Lane
Subject (Geographic):
England and London.
Subject (Name):
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Cavendish, Georgiana Spencer, Duchess of Devonshire, 1757-1806, and Great Britain. Parliament
Subject (Topic):
Elections, 1784, Butchers, Canvassing, Chimney sweeps, Dance, Minuet, Political elections, and Politics and government
Leaf 18. Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"The Duchess of Devonshire (right), in profile to the left, kisses a fat butcher, putting her arms round his shoulders. She wears a hat trimmed with feathers and ribbons. A plump woman approaches the butcher from the left holding out her arms and shouting "Huzza - Fox for Ever". Her dress, with uncovered breast, suggests that she is a courtesan. [Grego suggests that she may be the Duchess of Gordon, but the duchess, like Mrs. Hobart (also plump), was opposed to Fox. Anti-Fox newspaper paragraphs did their best to suggest that the ladies who canvassed for Fox were of bad character, e.g.: 'Among the fairest of the fair canvassers on the part of the 'Man of the People', none was more successful than the 'Corbina' alias the 'White Crow', not the 'Bird of Paradise' [Mrs. Mahon], nor the 'Perdita' [Mrs. Robinson], sent so many polls to the Hustings.' Quoted in 'Westminster Election', 1784, p. 232. 'Lady Grosvenor, Lady Dornhoff, Lady Cr - [Craven], just come from Paris, and Lady Worsley, are among the canvassers who have the modesty to attempt to dictate to the honest tradesman and independent citizen.' 'Ibid.', p. 240. Cf. British Museum Satires No. 6546, &c.] Behind (left) a man wearing jack-boots holding a butcher's tray under his arm advances towards the group, waving his hat and shouting."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Most approved method of securing votes
Description:
Title etched below image., Attribution to Rowlandson from the British Museum catalogue and Grego., Restrike, with etched lines added to plate to cover the bosom of the woman on the left. For earlier issues of the plate, published first by Elizabeth Darchery and then reissued by William Humphrey, see nos. 6520 and 6520A in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 6., Plate from: Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks, &c. [London] : [Field & Tuer], [ca. 1868?], Cf. Grego, J. Rowlandson the caricaturist, v. 1, page 126., Temporary local subject terms: Prudery: Design altered., and On leaf 18 of: Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks, &c.
Publisher:
Pubd. April 12th, 1784, by W. Humphrey, No. 227 Strand [i.e. Field & Tuer] and Field & Tuer
Subject (Geographic):
England and London.
Subject (Name):
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806., Cavendish, Georgiana Spencer, Duchess of Devonshire, 1757-1806, and Great Britain. Parliament
Subject (Topic):
Elections, 1784, Butchers, and Political elections
