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1. Foul play, or, Humphreys and Johnson a match for Mendoza [graphic].
- Creator:
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [18 January 1788]
- Call Number:
- 788.01.18.01
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Johnson stepping in to deflect a blow Mendoza aims at his opponent Humphreys, with Tring on the left, Jacob and Isaacs behind Mendoza and Allen and Moravia behind them, holding watches."--British Museum online catalogue
- Alternative Title:
- Humphreys and Johnson a match for Mendoza
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Printmaker from British Museum online catalogue., Text following title: Dedicated to Wilson Braddyl, Esqr., gymnastico generalissimo., Five lines of text below title provide a detailed description of the boxing match: This extraordinary match was fought at Odiham in Hampshire ..., Names of the depicted figures are etched at bottom of image., "Price 1 s.", Cited in the description of another print on this same event. Cf. No. 7425 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 6., Temporary local subject terms: Tom Tring, fl. 1788 -- Tom Johnson, fl. 1788 -- Jacobs -- Isaacs -- Moravia -- Allen -- Latin motto: "Sic transit gloria mundi" -- Spectators -- Boxing: Umpires -- Reference to Wilson Gale Braddyl, 1755-1818 -- Boxing: Bottle holder -- Jews -- Boxing ring., and Watermark: Strasburg Lily
- Publisher:
- Pubd. Jany. 18th, 1788, by S.W. Fores, No. 3 Piccadilly
- Subject (Geographic):
- England
- Subject (Name):
- Humphries, Richard, -1827. and Mendoza, Daniel, 1764-1836.
- Subject (Topic):
- Boxing and Sports officiating
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Foul play, or, Humphreys and Johnson a match for Mendoza [graphic].
2. The English ambassador and his suite before the King at Madrid, 1790 [graphic]
- Creator:
- Byron, Frederick George, 1764-1792, attributed name
- Published / Created:
- May 12, 1790.
- Call Number:
- 790.05.12.01+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "The King of Spain sits on a circular dais under a canopy, turning his head away from the English ambassador (left), a stout John Bull wearing top-boots behind whom stand four pugilists. Three Spaniards with pikes stand on the extreme right behind the throne, and three courtiers stand in the background. The King wears a short tunic and ruff with a feathered hat; all the Spaniards have long upturned moustaches, all look dismayed. Three of the pugilists are inscribed: 'Big Ben' [Benjamin Brain], 'Humphries', and 'Mendoza'; the fourth is Ward. Beneath the design is etched: 'Great Sir, I am arrived from Albion's Court, Who have taken in Dudgeon what you may think Sport; So it may for the present; but we'll soon make it appear, You'll have reason to laugh the wrong side of your ear! Our Traders in Nootka, by some of your Curs, Were all sent to Quod and robb'd of their Furs, Your right so to do which you claim from the Pope, We Britons dont value the end of a rope! It's a farce you may make your weak Subjects believe, But our right's equal to yours from Adam and Eve. Therefore if you don't make us immediate amends, No longer can we look upon you as Friends, Should you wish for a War we have got a new race, Of such brave fighting fellows, not the Devil dare face! A sample I've brought, only four of our men, Mendoza, Dick Humphries, Joe Ward, and Big Ben: So great is their power each Lad with one blow, Would knock down an Ox, or twelve Spaniards lay low, At home we can raise twelve hundred like these, That would crush all your Troops as easy as fleas. For Centuries past England's rul'd o'er the main, And if it please Heavn'n hope to do so again. Thus with Sailors and Bruisers we your power defy, Being determin'd to conquer or fight till we die!'"--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched above image., Printmaker identified by Andrew Edmunds as Frederick George Byron., Text etched below image: 'Great Sir, I am arrived from Albion's Court, Who have taken in Dudgeon what you may think Sport; So it may for the present; but we'll soon make it appear, You'll have reason to laugh the wrong side of your ear! Our Traders in Nootka, by some of your Curs, Were all sent to Quod and robb'd of their Furs, Your right so to do which you claim from the Pope, We Britons dont value the end of a rope! It's a farce you may make your weak Subjects believe, But our right's equal to yours from Adam and Eve. Therefore if you don't make us immediate amends, No longer can we look upon you as Friends, Should you wish for a War we have got a new race, Of such brave fighting fellows, not the Devil dare face! A sample I've brought, only four of our men, Mendoza, Dick Humphries, Joe Ward, and Big Ben: So great is their power each Lad with one blow, Would knock down an Ox, or twelve Spaniards lay low, At home we can raise twelve hundred like these, That would crush all your Troops as easy as fleas. For Centuries past England's rul'd o'er the main, And if it please Heavn'n hope to do so again. Thus with Sailors and Bruisers we your power defy, Being determin'd to conquer or fight till we die!', Publisher's advertisement in lower left corner of image: In Hollands Exhibition Rooms may be seen the largest collection in Europe of humorous prints., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., and Formerly mounted on blue paper, with residue on verso.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. by Wm. Holland, No. 50 Oxford St.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Spain.
- Subject (Name):
- Charles IV, King of Spain, 1748-1819, Humphries, Richard, -1827., Bryan, Benjamin, 1753-1794., and Ward, Joseph, active 1790.
- Subject (Topic):
- John Bull (Symbolic character), Ambassadors, British, Audiences, Boxers (Sports), Ethnic stereotypes, Kings, and Reception rooms
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The English ambassador and his suite before the King at Madrid, 1790 [graphic]
3. The famous battle between Richard Humphreys & Daniel Mendoza, fought at Odiham in Hampshire, January 9th, 1788 ... [graphic].
- Creator:
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [11 January 1788]
- Call Number:
- 788.01.11.01+ Impression 1
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Humphreys on the left, Mendoza on the right, squaring up in a boxing pen, with Trink in the left foreground holding a bottle, Jonson behind Humphreys, Moravia and Allen standing with pocket watches on the left and Jacobs and Isaacs standing behind Mendoza, a large crowd of spectators below."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title from first words of descriptive text etched below image., Printmaker from British Museum online catalogue., Text below image continues: ... allowed by all judges of this gymnastic art to have been the most scientific ever exhibited ..., Figures in the design are identified by inscriptions etched at the bottom of the image; the Latin motto 'Sic transit gloria mundi' is etched below the four lines of descriptive text., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Temporary local subject terms: Tom Tring, fl. 1788 -- Tom Johnson, fl. 1788 -- Jacobs -- Isaacs -- Moravia -- Allen -- Latin motto: "Sic transit gloria mundi" -- Spectators -- Boxing: Umpires -- Jews -- Boxing: Bottle holder -- Boxing ring., and Watermark: J Whatman.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. Jany. 11th, 1788, by S.W. Fores, No. 3 Picadilly, London
- Subject (Geographic):
- England
- Subject (Name):
- Humphries, Richard, -1827. and Mendoza, Daniel, 1764-1836.
- Subject (Topic):
- Boxing
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The famous battle between Richard Humphreys & Daniel Mendoza, fought at Odiham in Hampshire, January 9th, 1788 ... [graphic].
