"George IV sits in a four-wheeled light cart, inscribed Goods, drawn by loyal Hanoverians; it is covered by a canopy supported on poles. He sits on a high seat with his back to the shafts, scattering gold coins, which Londonderry (Castlereagh), who faces him on a lower seat, ladles into his lap. In the cart, besides a pile of coins, are packages and a basket of bottles of Brandy. The King: We have got the Means of Replenishing behind, throw away--Hurrah my Lads, we'll make Soldiers of you & take a few thousands in to our pay. The 'means' are the heavy burdens on the back of John Bull, an emaciated bull, marked I.B, tied to the cart, and weighed down with enormous bundles of taxes inscribed: Leather Tax Soap, Salt Tax; Candles Tax Beer Malt Light; Ale &c &c &c &c &c; Taxes Taxes Taxes. The bull plods along, with broken knees, shedding tears. The cheering Hanoverians catch the golden shower in their hats; the most prominent wears smart but mended German uniform of hussar type. One says: He is indeed a Hanoverian at Heart; another answers: No, He is an Irish Man he says [cf. British Museum Satires No. 14246, &c]. A third: Why some Years ago he said he & his Brother William were the only ones in the Family who were not Germans. The King wears a coat of foreign cut, with a round (Teutonic) cap, and smokes a long German pipe with covered bowl. A little ragged boy collects coins in an apron. A peasant woman (right) with an apronful of coins, holds one up, shouting Aye this is a proof of the excessive Riches of England."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Tentative attribution to William Heath from the British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Window mounted to 21.9 x 37.9 cm, the whole then mounted to 58 x 39 cm., Mounted (with one other print) on leaf 106 in volume 2 of the W.E. Gladstone collection of caricatures and broadsides surrounding the "Queen Caroline Affair.", and Figures of "Geo. IV" and "Londondery [sic]" identified in ink below image; date "15 Nov. 1821" written in lower right corner. Typed extract of seventeen lines from the British Museum catalogue description is pasted opposite (on verso of preceding leaf).
Publisher:
Pub. Nov. 15th, 1821, by S.W. Fores, 50 Picadilly [sic]
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Castlereagh, Robert Stewart, Viscount, 1769-1822, and William IV, King of Great Britain, 1765-1837.
Subject (Topic):
John Bull (Symbolic character), Ethnic stereotypes, Carts & wagons, Coins, Alcoholic beverages, Bulls, Taxes, Hats, Military uniforms, German, Pipes (Smoking), Crowds, and Cheering
Two ladies driving in a gig, advancing diagonally towards the spectator from left to right, on the road from Hyde Park Corner to Knightsbridge. The gig, which has a crest on its panel, is drawn by a pair of ponies with long tails and manes. The lady driving is standing up, she wears the fashionable driving dress of the period, coat and waistcoat of masculine cut, full skirt without a hoop, large feathered hat; a bunch of seals hangs from her waistcoat. Her companion (right) sits demurely with folded arms; her dress is more feminine. The background shows the front of St. George's Hospital (left).
Description:
Title from item., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., and Mezzotint version of no. 5939 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5, without the large board inscribed 'Saint Georges Hospital for Sick' or the inscription on the pedestal 'Tattersal'.
Publisher:
Printed for R. Sayer & J. Bennett, map & printsellers, No. 53 Fleet Street
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Topic):
Carriages & coaches, Women, Horses, Clothing & dress, and Hats
"The stern of one of the hoys from London to Margate, with passengers suffering from the effects of a fresh breeze. The steersman, leaning against the tiller, holds up a mug of frothing beer. The eight passengers are in various stages of distress and sea-sickness, except for a naval officer with a wooden leg who holds his wife's forehead and pours the contents of a bottle on her head; a sailor boy proffers a bucket to this couple. A man's hat and wig blow overboard, as does a young woman's large hat."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title engraved below image., Engraver suggested by British Museum catalogue., and Watermark.
Publisher:
Printed & publish'd by W. Hinton No. 5 Sweetings Alley Road Exchange
Subject (Geographic):
England.
Subject (Topic):
Hats, Military uniforms, British, Resorts, Sailors, Ships, Peg legs, and Wigs
"Four ladies stand displaying burlesques of the most recent fashions; their dresses all hang from a line slightly below the neck and, though varying in length, display the ankles. That of a very fat lady has a globular contour. The sleeves, all long, vary considerably; two have large puffs to the elbow. Hats and hairdressing are also satirized, showing the fashion for hair hanging down the back, or falling on the shoulders and looped up. Bunches of straw (see BMSat 8756) trim two of the hats. The slippers are heelless or low-heeled. A lady (left) whose dress reaches only to the calves and defines her legs, wears cross-gartered stockings, imitating the French shoes 'en cothurne'"--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
No bodys of 1795 and Nobodies of 1795
Description:
Title etched below image., Printseller's advertisement following imprint: Folios of caracatures [sic] lent out for the evening., Temporary local subject terms: Nobodies -- Female dress, 1795: high-waisted dresses -- Headdresses, 1795 -- Allusion to frocks of waggoners., and Printseller's stamp in lower right of sheet: S.W.F.
Publisher:
Pubd. Augst. 4, 1795, by S.W. Fores, No. 50 Piccadilly, the corner of Sackville Street
A well dressed man, holding a walking stick up to his mouth, converses with another man who is holding a hoe; the latter tips his hat and winks at the former
Description:
Title from lines of dialogue below image., Approximate date of publication based on street address of printer W. Kohler, who is known to have listed "22 Denmark St., Soho" on prints published between 1838 and 1840 and possibly earlier. See British Museum online catalogue., One in a series of prints published by W. Soffe: Whims and oddities., 1 print : lithograph ; sheet 31 x 23 cm., Printed on wove paper., and Imperfect; series number erased from sheet.
Publisher:
Published by W. Soffe, 380 Strand and Printed by W. Kohler, 22 Denmark St., Soho
"Half-length young woman, looking three-quarter to right, wearing a hat; her hands concealed in a large muff in front of her chest; after F. Wheatley."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title engraved below image., Caption below title: Bless my heart how cold it is. Oh mon dieu, qu'il fait froid., One in a series of the four seasons., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Topic):
Cold, Hats, Clothing & dress, Women, and Young adults
A red-faced woman stumbles backwards, her feathered hat falling from her head and her cloak at her feet, causing the contents of her ewer to spill to the ground; she holds a cup in her hand. On the counter behind her are tavern supplies -- wine bottles, glasses, pitchers, kegs, etc
Description:
Title supplied by cataloger., Date of publication from unverified data from local card catalog record., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Topic):
Clothing & dress, Capes (Clothing), Hats, and Taverns (Inns)
Volume 1, page 2. Etchings by Henry William Bunbury, Esq. and after his designs.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
The three characters walk to the right, with the harlequin wearing his traditional outfit in the lead, pointing forward with his left hand and holding a batte in his right hand. The pantaloon comes next, wearing pantaloons and a cape and holding a dagger. Pierrot brings up the rear, bounding along with outstretched arms, holding his hat in his right hand. A house, a fence, and a tree are seen in the background
Description:
Title and date from local card catalog record., Attribution to Bunbury based on inclusion of the drawing in a volume of the artist's work., and Mounted with eleven other drawings on page 2 in volume 1 of: Etchings by Henry William Bunbury, Esq. and after his designs.
Leaf 108. Darly's comic-prints of characters, caricatures, macaronies, &c.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Plate 4 of a series of courtesans, see British Museum Satires No. 5177, the title showing that she is the keeper of a brothel. A stout truculent-looking woman in profile to the left. Her face is heavily patched. She wears a mob-cap, beneath which her hair appears on her forehead and below her ear; over her shoulders is a handkerchief, and round her neck a string of beads."--British Museum online catalogue, description of an earlier state
Description:
Title from earlier state., Later state, with title burnished from plate. Cf. No. 5181 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5., Initial letters of publisher's name in imprint form a monogram., Plate numbered "4" in upper left corner., and First of three plates on leaf 108.
Leaf 107. Darly's comic-prints of characters, caricatures, macaronies, &c.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Plate of a series of courtesans, see British Museum Satires No. 5177. A woman in profile to the right wearing a cap whose frill conceals her eye and much of her cheek."--British Museum online catalogue, description of an earlier state
Alternative Title:
Nun of the second class
Description:
Title from earlier state., Later state, with title burnished from plate and number added in upper left corner. Cf. No. 5186 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5., Initial letters of publisher's name in imprint form a monogram., Date of publication from description of earlier state in the British Museum online catalogue., Plate numbered "1" in upper left corner., and First of three plates on leaf 107.
Publisher:
Pub. by MDarly, 39 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Topic):
Clothing & dress, Hairstyles, Courtesans, Prostitutes, and Hats