Subject Heading: Frederick William III, King of Prussia, 1770-1840

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1. A congress for peace [graphic]

Creator:: Brooke, William Henry, 1772-1860, printmaker, artist
Published / Created:: [1 September 1813]
Call Number:: 813.09.01.02
Image Count:: 1
Resource Type:: still image
Abstract:: "Plate from the 'Satirist', xiii. 193. In the text the title continues '. . ., "alias" War'. A satire on the Congress of Prague. Four sovereigns, completely unlike the men in question, in conference. The Tsar sits behind a small rectangular table on which are displayed implements of war in miniature: cannon, pyramids of cannon-balls, muskets, swords, drums, &c., and flags on one of which are fleurs-de-lis. On the left stand the King of Prussia and the Emperor of Austria, on the right is Napoleon. Alexander extends his hands rhetorically, turning to the left, with a puckered scowl, to say to the two Germans: "Come Gentlemen see first if you can agree--if not we'll all fight!" He has quasi-Kalmuck features, and wears an odd-shaped crown, an ermine-bordered robe, with a jewelled necklace and a Greek cross. Frederick William III, on the extreme left, clutches the hilt of his sword and puts his left hand to his cocked hat as if ready to doff it, he turns to Francis I, towards whom a label issues from his mouth: "I am ready to treat or to fight"; a second label floats to the left, inscribed 'Infernal Scoundrel'. Francis I, looking distracted, stands directed to the right, legs apart, and in his left hand is his sabre, the blade of which curves over the Tsar's head, but both hands touch his crown, and he says: "I will wear an independant Crown." He wears hussar uniform, cloak, sash, and elaborately embroidered tunic and pantaloons. Napoleon, tall and burly, with heavy whisker and aquiline profile, wears a plumed bicorne with tricolour cockade and very tattered uniform leaving his legs almost bare, with one dilapidated jack-boot and one damaged stocking; he has a long sword. He stands aggressively with arms dramatically extended, saying, "My Friends! all we wish is Peace." A chain is attached to each great toe, which is fastened to the necks of two miserable princes, tiny figures standing between his outstretched legs. One (left), Charles IV of Spain, wearing a crown and robe, grotesquely knock-kneed and despairing, stands full-face. The other, wearing a crown with uniform and sword, stoops in profile, looking up abjectly at Napoleon's legs. On the extreme right, in the middle distance, is a tall Spanish don, much emaciated, wrapped in a cloak. He looks down with folded arms at a fat British officer beside him, who says: "I ll countenance Austria into our interests." The Spaniard: "I'll be damned if I go to meet a Frenchman in Prague, while there is a Frenchman to meet in Spain!!!" Behind them in the background a tiny Napoleon, wearing a grotesque crown and holding a sword, marches downhill at the head of his soldiers carrying flags; he has a melancholy expression and approaches the edge of a precipitous descent."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:: Satirist 1st September 1813
Description:: Title etched below image., Date of publication from text above image: Satirist 1st September 1813., and Plate from: The satirist, or, Monthly meteor, v. 13, page 193.
Publisher:: publisher not identified
Subject (Name):: Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821, Alexander I, Emperor of Russia, 1777-1825, Frederick William III, King of Prussia, 1770-1840, Francis I, Emperor of Austria, 1768-1835, Charles IV, King of Spain, 1748-1819, and Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821.
Subject (Topic):: Heads of state, Summit meetings, Cannons, Flags, Military uniforms, Daggers & swords, Crowns, and Chains
Found in:: Lewis Walpole Library > A congress for peace [graphic]

2. A kiss at the congress a legitimate embrace at Aix la Chapelle between Alexander the Great and Louis the Large, & others of the dramatis persona. [graphic]

Creator:: Heath, William, 1795-1840, printmaker
Published / Created:: [18 November 1818]
Call Number:: 818.11.18.01+
Image Count:: 1
Resource Type:: still image
Abstract:: "Louis XVIII, grotesquely obese (left), and the Tsar kiss, their lips touching. Louis, whose head is much the larger, grasps the back of Alexander's head; the Tsar bends from the waist to reach beyond the King's paunch. Louis, with the gouty legs and old-fashioned gold-embroidered coat and waistcoat of English caricature, wears the order of the Saint Esprit. The Tsar, in uniform, has the high pinched waist and bulging breast of the dandy (cf. British Museum Satires No. 13029) with enormous cavalry boots to the thigh, huge epaulets, and a sash, but no sword. He says: "My Dear Legitimate Brother (tho I believe I call Boney the same) I am happy to serve you tho your cursed Country Men almost destroyed my country--" Louis answers: "Ma Chere [sic] Ami, I am so rejoiced at your Brotherly Kindness in putting off our payment & takeing off your Troops that I could Devour you." The embrace is watched by two Frenchmen on the left, and on the right by the King of Prussia, the Emperor of Austria, and a young man (? Napoleon's son). Frederick William wears dandified uniform like that of the Tsar but with long trousers; he supports a large sword hanging from a belt, and holds a huge cocked hat; he watches the embrace with distaste, saying, "I am obliged to follow the Leaders at Present." Francis I says: "I must agree for the moment but I have a Grandson." One Frenchman wears uniform with top-boots; he says: "De Legitimate francais be too much for John Bull de manoeuvre by Gar ve want de Time & we show dem vat ve intend." His companion, an elderly man wearing a court suit with a powdered wig (Richelieu attended the Conference on behalf of France) says delightedly: "Ah-ha he do him vid Compliments & den we do them out of the Money." Behind them is a row of melancholy knock-kneed Grenadiers."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:: Political-dandies
Description:: Title etched below image., Printmaker from the British Museum catalogue., and Sheet trimmed to plate mark on top edge.
Publisher:: Pub. Nov. 18, 1818, by S.W. Fores, 50 Piccadilli [sic] & 114 Oxford Street
Subject (Name):: Louis XVIII, King of France, 1755-1824, Alexander I, Emperor of Russia, 1777-1825, Frederick William III, King of Prussia, 1770-1840, Francis I, Emperor of Austria, 1768-1835, Bonaparte, François-Charles-Joseph, Herzog von Reichstadt, 1811-1832, and Richelieu, Armand-Emmanuel du Plessis, duc de, 1766-1822
Subject (Topic):: Congress of Aix-la-Chapelle, Heads of state, Kings, Summit meetings, Kissing, Obesity, and Dandies
Found in:: Lewis Walpole Library > A kiss at the congress a legitimate embrace at Aix la Chapelle between Alexander the Great and Louis the Large, & others of the dramatis persona. [graphic]

3. A political fair [graphic]

Creator:: Williams, Charles, active 1797-1830, printmaker
Published / Created:: [1 October 1807]
Call Number:: 807.10.01.01.1+ Impression 1
Image Count:: 1
Resource Type:: still image
Description:: Title from item., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., Plate numbered '27' in upper right corner., Printseller's announcement within design: Price one shillg. colord., Temporary local subject terms: Welshmen -- Scots -- Fairs -- Germans -- Prussian military officer -- Food -- Sauerkraut -- Sauer kraut -- Crutches -- Sailors -- Russians -- Dutchmen -- Bears -- Reference to Austria -- Musical instruments -- Trumpet -- Habsburg Eagles -- Clowns -- Reference to Spain -- Reference to Westpahlia -- Clowns-pierrot -- Food -- Gingerbread -- Turks -- Drums -- Sausages -- Flags -- Royal Arms., and Mounted to 31 x 44 cm.
Publisher:: Pubd. Octor. 1st, 1807 by Thos. Tegg, 111 Cheapside
Subject (Name):: Frederick William III, King of Prussia, 1770-1840, Louis Bonaparte, King of Holland, 1778-1846, and Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821
Subject (Topic):: John Bull (Symbolic character) and Britannia (Symbolic character)
Found in:: Lewis Walpole Library > A political fair [graphic]

4. A political fair [graphic]

Creator:: Williams, Charles, active 1797-1830, printmaker
Published / Created:: [1 October 1807]
Call Number:: Folio 75 W87 807 v.4
Collection Title:: V. 4. Caricature magazine, or, Hudibrastic mirror.
Image Count:: 1
Resource Type:: still image
Abstract:: "A crowded fair-ground, with many seen combining realism with a fantastic survey of the international situation. The are spectators and attractions in the foreground, on the ground-level backed by adjacent and competing platforms, all with performers, placards, and flags On the ground on the extreme left. in front of a notice: 'German Sour Crout with French Sauce', a waiter hurries with a steaming dish towards Germans at a table who are hideously guzzling sauer kraut as in British Museum Satires No. 10170. Behind are the backs of spectators gazing up at a platform, on the extreme left., on which a Russian displays a bear on its hind-legs, padlocked to a post inscribed 'French Influence'. The Russian, holding out a sheaf of papers, blows a trumpet with an attached banner decorated with the Russian eagle. Behind is a back-cloth inscribed: 'Russian Booth - . This day will be presented the Comedy of The Double Dealer [by Congreve] to which will be added a new Burletta called The Bear in Leading Strings - The Music principally French' [see British Museum Satires No. 10750, &c.]. Next are three narrow platforms close together: a zany wearing a conical cap, shouts to the audience below. His placard announces: "Danish Booth - The English Fleet [comic opera by T. Dibdin, 1805] and The Devil to Pay" [opera by Coffey, 1730]. Below the script a naval engagement in depicted. Next, a pierrot, wearing a fool's cap, beats a drum, before a placard: 'Sweedish Booth - Blind Bargain [comedy by Frederick Reynolds, 1805] and Hob in the Well' ['Flora; or, Hob in the Well' by Hippisley, 1730]. A Punch-like man stands in front of the 'Westphalia Booth - Wife and no Wife [unacted farce by Coffey, 1732] with Jerry Sneak [in Foote's 'Mayor of Garratt', 1763] in his Glory'. All three booths fly their national flag, except the last, on which there is a ham inscribed 'Venison', see BMSat 10759. The booths recede in perspective and from left. to r., a pendant to similar booths on the opposite side. Between them, facing the spectator, is the central and largest: 'The Best - Booth in the Fair Iohn Bull and Company - The Englishman's Fire Side, and The Wooden Warn of Old England, Principal Characters by Joh Bull, Paddy Bull, Ben Block &c.' This is surmounted by the Royal Arms and British flag. On the little stage Britannia stands, holding her spear and pointing to a group seated round a punch-bowl: John Bull, a fat 'cit' smoking a long pipe, Erin with her harp, a fat Welshman with a leek in his hat, and a lank Scot in Highland dress; the last three are drinking. The toast is on a paper below the punch-bowl: 'Old England for ever the land Boys we live in'. Beside Britannia is her lion, rampantly supporting her shield. The space under the platform (boarded upat the other booths) is an eating-place: men (in shadow) guzzling hard, while a cook triumphantly brings in a huge sirloin. Above: 'Roast Beef gratis this Booth.' (A plea for national unity as in British Museum Satires No. 10009, &c.) ..."--British Museum online catalogue, description of an earlier state
Description:: Title etched below image., Printmaker from description of earlier state in the British Museum catalogue., Later state, with altered plate number. For earlier state numbered "27" in upper right, see no. 10763 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 8., Companion print to: St. Stephens fair., Plate numbered "279" in upper right corner., Plate from: Woodward, G.M. Caricature magazine, or Hudibrastic mirror. London : Thomas Tegg, [1808?], v. 4., "Price one shillg. colord"--Within lower left portion of design., and Leaf 56 in volume 4.
Publisher:: Pubd. Octor. 1st, 1807, by Thos. Tegg, 111 Cheapside
Subject (Name):: Frederick William III, King of Prussia, 1770-1840, Louis Bonaparte, King of Holland, 1778-1846., and Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821
Subject (Topic):: John Bull (Symbolic character) and Britannia (Symbolic character)
Found in:: Lewis Walpole Library > A political fair [graphic]

5. A reception of doctors at Oxford's university The 15th of June 1814. [graphic]

Published / Created:: [not before 1814]
Call Number:: Print10039
Image Count:: 1
Resource Type:: still image
Alternative Title:: Reception de docteurs a l'Université d'Oxford : Le 15. Juin 1814
Description:: Title etched below image., Place of publication supplied by curator., Date of publication derived from subject., Trimmed within platemark., This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing., and Temporary local Medical Library subject terms: Politics, British; Oxford University.
Publisher:: publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):: Great Britain
Subject (Name):: Alexander I, Emperor of Russia, 1777-1825,, Frederick William III, King of Prussia, 1770-1840,, Grenville, William Wyndham Grenville, Baron, 1759-1834,, George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830,, and University of Oxford.
Subject (Topic):: Degrees, Academic, Monarchy, Meetings, Military officers, Fools & jester, and Politics and government
Found in:: Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > A reception of doctors at Oxford's university The 15th of June 1814. [graphic]

6. Bonaparte's bridge to the tune of This is the house that Jack built / [graphic]

Creator:: Williams, Charles, active 1797-1830, printmaker
Published / Created:: [1 December 1813]
Call Number:: Folio 75 W87 807 v.4
Collection Title:: V. 4. Caricature magazine, or, Hudibrastic mirror.
Image Count:: 1
Resource Type:: still image
Abstract:: "Eight designs in two rows, each with lines parodying 'the House that Jack built' etched above each. Some section of the bridge appears in Nos. 1-5. [1] Tiny French soldiers gallop across the bridge; a man punts in the rapidly flowing river. Behind is Leipzig, a walled town backed by hills. Above: "This is the Bridge that was blown into air." [2] Three men, wearing helmets and aprons, excavate a pit beside the bridge, from which a man looks down: "These are the Miners that had the care / Of mining the Bridge . . . [&c.]." [3] A Grenadier corporal holds a long match towards the covered pit; three tiny Grenadiers run across the bridge: "This is the Corporal, stout and strong, / Who fired the Mine with his match so long, / Which was made by the Miners . . . [&c.]." [4] A swaggering officer points at the ground, looking over his shoulder at the corporal, who runs forward with his match, saluting obsequiously: "This is the Colonel of Infantry, Who ordered the Corporal . . . [&c.]." [5] The colonel listens deferentially to an officer who whispers in his ear, pointing downwards: "This is the Marshal of high degree / Who whispered the Colonel.. .[&c.]." [6] Napoleon gallops from the battlefield, indicated by a drum in the foreground and bodies in the background: "This is the Emperor who scampered away, / And left the Marshal . . . [&c.]." [7] Refugees, including women with infants and an old farmer, make gestures of despair. Behind is the blazing town which more fugitives are leaving: "These are the Thousands who cursed the day, / Which made him Emperor ... [&c.]." [8] Four allied sovereigns in a tent consult over a map held between them. Alexander (left) sits on a camp-stool, the others stoop over the map: the King of Prussia is in back view, facing the Emperor of Austria. Bernadotte faces the Tsar: "These are the Monarchs so gen'rous and brave, / Who conquered the Tyrant, and Liberty gave, / To Thousands on Thousands . . . [&c.]"."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:: Title etched below image., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., Plate numbered "253" in upper right corner., Plate from: Woodward, G.M. Caricature magazine, or Hudibrastic mirror. London : Thomas Tegg, [1808?], v. 4., "Price one shillg. coloured.", Watermark, partially trimmed: Basted Mill [...?]., and Leaf 33 in volume 4.
Publisher:: Pubd. Decemr. 1, 1813, by Tho. Tegg, 111 Cheapside
Subject (Name):: Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821, Alexander I, Emperor of Russia, 1777-1825, Frederick William III, King of Prussia, 1770-1840, Francis I, Emperor of Austria, 1768-1835, and Charles XIV John, King of Sweden and Norway, 1763-1844
Found in:: Lewis Walpole Library > Bonaparte's bridge to the tune of This is the house that Jack built / [graphic]

7. Boney's trial, sentence, and dying speech, or, Europe's injuries revenged [graphic].

Creator:: Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
Published / Created:: [28 July 1815]
Call Number:: 815.07.28.02+
Image Count:: 1
Resource Type:: still image
Abstract:: "Scene in an English court of law. The judge, Blücher, wearing a legal wig with regimentals, stands up with left arm extended, addressing Napoleon, who crouches in the dock (right), handkerchief in hand, pleading for mercy. Beside the judge are the sovereigns of Europe, two on his right, three on his left, all gazing at the prisoner. In the well of the court aged and grotesque counsel, typical of Rowlandson's lawyers, surround the green-covered table. The jury (left) have stupid, morose, or astonished expressions. The usher, with a long rod, seated on a raised chair, faces the jury on the opposite side of the court. Corpulent constables with staves stand beside and in front of the dock. Freely sketched spectators look down from a crowded gallery above the dock. Almost all eyes are on the prisoner, behind whom stand the Devil, with folded arms, fiercely gloating over his victim. Behind the usher is a high white screen on which Napoleon's offences are inscribed: 'NAPOLEAN BONAPARTE The first and last by the Wrath of Heaven Ex Emperor of the Jacobins & head Runner of Runaways [see British Museum Satires No. 12192], Stands indicted 1ts [sic] for the Murder of Captain Wright in the Temple at Paris 2d for the murder of the Duke Dangulem [d'Enghien] Pichegrew & Georges 3 for the Murder of Palm Hoffer &c & 4th for the murder of the 12 inhabitants of Moscow 5th for inumerable Robberies committed on all Nations in Christendom & elsewhere, 6th for Bigamy & lastly for returning from Transportation, and setting the World in an uproar.' Blücher says fiercely: "You Nap Boneparte being found Guilty of all these Crimes it is fell to my lot to pronounce Sentence of Death on You--You are to be hung by the Neck for one hour till you are Dead, Dead, Dead, & your Body to be chained to a Mill Stone & sunk in the Sea at Torbay." Napoleon says: "Oh cruel Blucher, Oh! cruel Wellington it is you that have brought me to this End. Oh Magnanimous Emperors Kings & Princes intercede for me and spare my life; and give me time to attone for all my Sins, My Son Napoleon the Second will reward you for Mercy shewn me." The sovereigns are poorly characterized. On the extreme left is Alexander, next him and on Blücher's right is the Prince Regent. On Blücher's left is Louis XVIII. Next (?) the King of Prussia, then the Emperor of Austria; next, the Pope with clasped hands, wearing his tiara. On the extreme right is (?) Ferdinand of Spain looking through an eye-glass."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:: Europe's injuries revenged
Description:: Title etched below image., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark on bottom edge., Temporary local subject terms: Courtrooms -- Judges -- Military uniform: Regimentals --Lawyers -- Ushers -- Constables -- Constables' staves -- Devils -- Satan -- Popes -- Trials., and Manuscript "187" in upper center of plate.
Publisher:: Pubd. July 28th, 1815, by R. Ackermann, No. 101 Strand
Subject (Name):: Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821, Blücher, Gebhard Leberecht von, 1742-1819, George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Alexander I, Emperor of Russia, 1777-1825, Louis XVIII, King of France, 1755-1824, Frederick William III, King of Prussia, 1770-1840, Ferdinand I, Emperor of Austria, 1793-1875, Ferdinand VII, King of Spain, 1784-1833, and Pius VII, Pope, 1742-1823
Found in:: Lewis Walpole Library > Boney's trial, sentence, and dying speech, or, Europe's injuries revenged [graphic].

8. Boneys return from Elba, or, The devil among the tailors [graphic]

Creator:: Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878, printmaker
Published / Created:: [21 April 1815]
Call Number:: 815.03.21.01
Image Count:: 1
Resource Type:: still image
Abstract:: The sudden entrance, through the window, of Napoleon Bonaparte startles tailors assembled in their shop, i.e., the European rulers at the Congress of Vienna, busy "cutting out" portions of Europe for themselves. With a blood-dripping sabre in his hand, Bonaparte declares his readiness to join them in this activity. To his left, a startled King of Holland moves toward the Austrian Emperor, shown with a pair of small scissors and an iron in his hands, who is Napoleon's father-in-law and whom the deposed French Emperor asks, "Where is my wife and son, father Francis?" Beside Francis I, the Russian Emperor stands on a large piece of cloth lined with "Polish fur," raising in his left hand a knot made out of the measuring tape. On the opposite side of the workbench, a fierce-looking Prussian general Blücher threatens Napoleon with huge shears. Behind him, the King of Prussia, sitting cross-legged, continues sewing a piece of cloth signed, "Pattern of an Emperors Robe." To his right stands Napoleon's former marshal, Bernadotte, now allied against him as the Crown Prince of Sweden. In the middle of the room, a frightened and helpless-looking King of France lies flat on the floor, consoled by John Bull, with a large club, who promises to sew up "that rascal Boney." Behind John Bull, a terrified Pope scrambles away for the safety, his tiara and cross fallen to the ground. On the other side of Louis XVIII, the French negotiator at the Congress, Talleyrand, attempts to hide under the tailors' bench
Alternative Title:: Devil among the tailors
Description:: Title from caption below image., Artist from British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Mounted to 29 x 44 cm.
Publisher:: Pubd April 21st, 1815 by H. Humphrey, St. James's Street
Subject (Name):: Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821., Louis XVIII, King of France, 1755-1824., Francis I, Emperor of Austria, 1768-1835., Alexander I, Emperor of Russia, 1777-1825., William I, King of the Netherlands, 1772-1843., Frederick William III, King of Prussia, 1770-1840., Pius VII, Pope, 1742-1823., Charles XIV John, King of Sweden and Norway, 1763-1844., Blücher, Gebhard Leberecht von, 1742-1819., and Talleyrand-Périgord, Charles Maurice de, prince de Bénévent, 1754-1838
Subject (Topic):: John Bull (Symbolic character), Congress of Vienna, Tailor shops, Clothing and dress, Scissors & shears, Hats, and Crowns
Found in:: Lewis Walpole Library > Boneys return from Elba, or, The devil among the tailors [graphic]

9. Political billiards [graphic]

Creator:: Heath, William, 1795-1840, printmaker
Published / Created:: [30 September 1829]
Call Number:: 820.09.30.01+
Image Count:: 1
Resource Type:: still image
Abstract:: "European sovereigns (wearing crowns) and others, watch a game of billiards between the Tsar, the principal figure, and the Sultan. Nicholas (left), a dandy in uniform, is about to make a stroke which will inevitably pocket the Turkish ball; in the pocket beside him is a ball inscribed 'Greece'. He registers complacent satisfaction. The Turk (right), in ornate Turkish dress and jewelled turban with two aigrettes, stamps furiously, tearing his long white beard. Greece (or the pro-Russian President of the Republic, Capodistrias) stands behind Nicholas on the extreme left, gloomily smoking a long pipe. He wears elaborate national costume, and a cone-shaped cap from which project two long ass's ears; this is surmounted by a chain and padlock and inscribed 'Cap of Liberty presented by Russia'. Charles X bends excitedly towards him, both hands raised; he says: 'By Gar he has pocket your Ball--dat is no good for you.' On the wall a framed map of the globe serves as marking board; the east, north, and west sides are respectively: 'Greece', 'Turkey', and 'India', the last being 'Game'. The pointer is a bayoneted musket. Francis I is marking, his finger on the pointer which has just passed "Turkey" on its way to "India"; he looks down at the table, saying, 'I may as well mark Game.' Frederick William III puts his hand on his shoulder, saying, 'I say Brother Marker, you and I must go snacks.' Seated under this map is Francis I of the Two Sicilies, his arms folded; he holds his crown which is 'Wrapped up--to preserve the NAP'. Between the map and Charles X stands an American, presumably President Jackson, a tall man in civilian dress with a jauntily worn high-crowned hat. He says: 'Pretty considerable--that is I guess how the game will be' [see British Museum Satires No. 14714]. Between the King of Prussia and the Sultan stands Ferdinand VII, as the "Spanish Mule" of British Museum Satires No. 12508, &c., an ass's head, with blinkers and a muzzle, and long ears projecting through his crown. He wears ruff, slashed doublet, &c, and reads a paper: 'Map of Sou[th] Amer[ica]'. In the foreground Wellington (right) sits in a small chair, in profile to the left, his eyes looking apprehensively behind him, his mouth pursed. He wears blue coat and white trousers and holds a cue, the butt resting on the ground; under his chair lies a British bull-dog, gazing up with melancholy intentness. The Duke's shadow forms the silhouette of a soldier standing with folded arms. In the middle distance are notabilities, less directly concerned. The Duke of Brunswick in the uniform of a Death's Head Hussar, with a conical fool's cap with bells poised above his crown, says, 'I'll see Hanover d--n before I ask his pardon.' O'Connell, with a big bag of 'Rent' under his arm (see British Museum Satires No. 14766, &c), says to the Pope, holding out a ticket inscribed 'MP, By der powers father I won two games' [his two returns for Clare, see British Museum Satires Nos. 15538, 15847]. On the extreme right Dom Miguel, wearing the Order of the Tower and Sword, clutches his crown, saying, 'I must hold tight now--my little Wife that was to be--is gone home.'"--British Museum online catalogue
Description:: Title etched below image., Imprint continues: ... sole publisher of W. Heaths etchings., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Mounted to: 33 x 43 cm., and Mounted on a sheet, on the verso of which is an offset impression of: Heath, William. High & mighty queen recieving an address from the most loyal subjects in the world.
Publisher:: Pub. Sep. 30, 1829, by T. McLean, 26 Haymarket ...
Subject (Name):: Nicholas I, Emperor of Russia, 1796-1855, Mahmud II, Sultan of the Turks, 1784-1839, Kapodistrias, Iōannēs Antōniou, 1776-1831, Charles X, King of France, 1757-1836, Francis I, Emperor of Austria, 1768-1835, Frederick William III, King of Prussia, 1770-1840, Francesco I, King of the Two Sicilies, 1777-1830, Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845, Ferdinand VII, King of Spain, 1784-1833, Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852, Karl II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg-Wolfenbüttel, 1804-1873, O'Connell, Daniel, 1775-1847, Pius VIII, Pope, 1761-1830, and Miguel I, King of Portugal, 1802-1866
Subject (Topic):: Billiards, Heads of state, Dandies, Pipes (Smoking), and Maps
Found in:: Lewis Walpole Library > Political billiards [graphic]