"The Prince of Wales reclines on a sofa, half-sitting, half-lying, and leaning against Mrs. Fitzherbert. He is intent on a circular box or 'bandelure' at the end of a string which he holds round the second finger of his raised right hand, playing with the toy revived in the twentieth century as Yo-yo. Sheridan leans over the back of the sofa, embracing Mrs. Fitzherbert and thrusting his hand inside her decolletage. She puts her left hand on Sheridan's cheek, her right arm is round the Prince. The expressions of all three excellently indicate their preoccupations. On the left a fire blazes in the grate; above it is a decorative panel of a horse-race. On the shelf above is a bust of 'Claudius Rom: Imp:', a dice-box and dice, and the figure of an infant Bacchus, astride a cask and holding up a glass. On the wall behind Sheridan's head is a picture of 'Joseph & Potiphers Wife'. Behind him and on the extreme right is an open door showing a staircase. The Prince is stouter than in earlier prints; he wears his star, but his wrinkled stockings and slippers, like his pose, suggest indolence and domesticity. Mrs. Fitzherbert wears a tiara inscribed 'Ich dien', with three ostrich feathers."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., Four lines of quoted verse on each side of title: "Thus sits the dupe, content! "Pleases himself with toys, thinks Heav'n secure ..., Sheet trimmed to plate mark on top edge and sides., and Temporary local subject terms: Busts: Claudius, emperor of Rome, 10 B.C.-54 A.D. -- Images amplifying subject: Bacchus as an infant -- Images amplifying subject: depiction of horse race on mantelpiece -- Pictures amplifying subject: Joseph and Potiphar's wife -- Toys: bandalore (yo-yo) -- Gambling: dice and dice-box -- Interiors: sitting rooms -- Furniture: sofas -- Fireplaces -- Morganatic marriages: George IV to Mrs. Fitzherbert -- Allusion to Bible: Genesis, 39.7-12 -- Emblems: frivolity (bandalore) -- Prince of Wales's feathers -- Mottoes: Prince of Wales's motto -- Literature: quotation from Sir Richard Blackmore.
Publisher:
Pubd. Feby. 28th, 1791, by S.W. Fores, No. 3 Piccadilly
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Fitzherbert, Maria Anne, 1756-1837, and Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816
V. 4. Caricature magazine, or, Hudibrastic mirror.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A young man with a grotesquely long chin sits in a high back chair, kissing a pretty young woman who stands between his legs. Behind him a dog has his paws on the cloth-covered table on which is laid cheese and bread; a cat drinks from a pitcher on the ground. Through the door on the right, a fat older man sits on a stool, smoking his pipe as he looks up at another pretty girl. On the wall hangs his gun and game; above them hangs a bird in a cage
Alternative Title:
Bachelor's fare, bread cheese and kisses
Description:
Title etched below image., Later state; former plate number "309" has been replaced, date following artist's signature has been altered from "1813" to "1818," and beginning of imprint statement has been burnished from plate., Date of publication based on complete imprint on earlier state: Pubd. Feby. 10th, 1814, by Thos. Tegg, No. 111 Cheapside. Cf. No. 12400 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum, v. 9., Sheet trimmed within plate mark on three sides., Plate from: Woodward, G.M. Caricature magazine, or Hudibrastic mirror. London : Thomas Tegg, [1808?], v. 4., Also issued separately., Plate numbered "285" in upper right corner., Cf. Grego, J. Rowlandson the caricaturist, v. 2, pages 253-4., 1 print : etching with stipple ; plate mark 350 x 247 mm., and Hand-colored.
V. 4. Caricature magazine, or, Hudibrastic mirror.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A young man with a grotesquely long chin sits in a high back chair, kissing a pretty young woman who stands between his legs. Behind him a dog has his paws on the cloth-covered table on which is laid cheese and bread; a cat drinks from a pitcher on the ground. Through the door on the right, a fat older man sits on a stool, smoking his pipe as he looks up at another pretty girl. On the wall hangs his gun and game; above them hangs a bird in a cage
Alternative Title:
Bachelor's fare, bread cheese and kisses
Description:
Title etched below image., Later state; former plate number "309" has been replaced, date following artist's signature has been altered from "1813" to "1818," and beginning of imprint statement has been burnished from plate., Date of publication based on complete imprint on earlier state: Pubd. Feby. 10th, 1814, by Thos. Tegg, No. 111 Cheapside. Cf. No. 12400 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum, v. 9., Sheet trimmed within plate mark on three sides., Plate from: Woodward, G.M. Caricature magazine, or Hudibrastic mirror. London : Thomas Tegg, [1808?], v. 4., Also issued separately., Plate numbered "285" in upper right corner., Cf. Grego, J. Rowlandson the caricaturist, v. 2, pages 253-4., and Watermark: J. Whatman 1822.
V. 4. Caricature magazine, or, Hudibrastic mirror.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A young man with a grotesquely long chin sits in a high back chair, kissing a pretty young woman who stands between his legs. Behind him a dog has his paws on the cloth-covered table on which is laid cheese and bread; a cat drinks from a pitcher on the ground. Through the door on the right, a fat older man sits on a stool, smoking his pipe as he looks up at another pretty girl. On the wall hangs his gun and game; above them hangs a bird in a cage
Alternative Title:
Bachelor's fare, bread cheese and kisses
Description:
Title etched below image., Later state; former plate number "309" has been replaced, date following artist's signature has been altered from "1813" to "1818," and beginning of imprint statement has been burnished from plate., Date of publication based on complete imprint on earlier state: Pubd. Feby. 10th, 1814, by Thos. Tegg, No. 111 Cheapside. Cf. No. 12400 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum, v. 9., Sheet trimmed within plate mark on three sides., Plate from: Woodward, G.M. Caricature magazine, or Hudibrastic mirror. London : Thomas Tegg, [1808?], v. 4., Also issued separately., Plate numbered "285" in upper right corner., Cf. Grego, J. Rowlandson the caricaturist, v. 2, pages 253-4., 1 print : etching with stipple on wove paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 35.1 x 24.8 cm, on sheet 41.8 x 25.6 cm., and Leaf 95 in volume 4.
"Queen Caroline, stout and raddled, with black ringlets, stands full-face and four-square, bending forward as if bowing, with a fixed stare from black beady eyes. She wears the feathered hat (caricatured) of the 'trial', and a fur-bordered pelisse. Under her right arm is a rolled document, 'List of [Addres]ses'; in her left hand she awkwardly raises her skirts in order to bow. She stands on a grass plot in front of Brandenburgh House. Below the design: ... 'Lo! yonder she walketh in maiden sweetness, with innocence on her mind and modesty in her cheek. Her hand seeketh employment; her foot delighteth not in gadding abroad. She is cloathed with neatness; she is fed with temperance; humility and meekness are as a crown of glory circling her head. Her breast is the mansion of goodness; and therefere [sic] she suspecteth no evil in others. Decency is in all her words; in her answers are mildness and truth. Submission and obedience are the lessons of her life; and peace and happiness are her rewards. Before her steps walketh Prudence; and Virtue attendeth at her right hand. Her eye speaketh softness and love; but discretion with a sceptre sitteth on her brow. The tongue of the licentious is dumb in her presence; the awe of her virtue keepeth him silent. Happy Bartolomeo [Bergami]!!! he putteth his heart in her bosom, and receiveth Comfort. Thus the prudence of her management is an honor to her husband, and he must hear her praise with silent delight.!!!'"--British Museum online catalogue, description of a variant state
Alternative Title:
Who is she that winneth the heart of man, that subdueth him to love ...
Description:
Attributed to Theodore Lane., Caption below the image: "Who is she that winneth the heart of man, that subdueth him to love, and reigneth in his breast?", With 24 lines of verse in two columns below the image; verse begins, "Lo! Yonder she walketh in maiden sweetness, with / innocence on her mind and modesty on her cheek.", and Watermark: J. Whatman 1821.
Publisher:
Published by G. Humphrey, 27 St. James's St.
Subject (Name):
Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821, George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830., Bergami, Bartolomeo Bergami, Baron., and Brandenburgh House (London, England),
A view of the church at Bibury and the churchyard with gravestones
Description:
Title engraved below image., Date of printing based on watermark., and Bound in a volume of prints [English cathedrals and monuments]; numbered '21' in mss. Label on front cover: Prints. For further information consult library staff.
"Thurlow, in his Chancellor's wig and gown, wades waist-deep in the sea, advancing towards the spectator. On his shoulders sits Hastings, in oriental dress, holding in each arm a large money-bag inscribed '£4.000.000'. Thurlow scowls; Hastings has a serene and contented expression. In the water (a sea of blood) are the mutilated corpses of Indians: three heads tied together by the hair float in the water; a man floats with a rope round his neck; there are also a scourge and birch-rod."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image. and Attributed to Gillray in British Museum catalogue.
Publisher:
Pubd. March 1st, 1788, by S.W. Fores, No. 3 Piccadilly
Subject (Geographic):
India.
Subject (Name):
Hastings, Warren, 1732-1818 and Thurlow, Edward Thurlow, Baron, 1731-1806
"Fox, as a beggar, holds out his bonnet rouge to the door of the 'Crown & Anchor' tavern to catch the shower of dishonoured paper which the talons of the Devil are scattering; smoke and flames issue from the doorway. Fox, unkempt and unshaven, his tattered coat and breeches scarcely covering his naked body, has an expression of desperate eagerness; he holds under his coat a dagger which drips blood. From his coat-pocket project a dice-box and cards, the Knave of Clubs uppermost (cf. BMSat 6488). Behind him are his needy followers: Sheridan (a pair of pistols in his coat-pocket), M. A. Taylor, and Horne Tooke immediately behind him, also clutching concealed daggers and holding out their bonnets rouges. Close behind these are Hall the apothecary, Priestley, and Lord Stanhope, whose attitudes show that they too are clasping daggers and proffering caps for alms. From Hall's pocket protrude a syringe and a medicine-bottle labelled 'W. Pitt.' Three other heads are indicated. The Devil's words issue from the door among flames: "Dear Sir | Seldom have I experienced more heart-felt pleasure | "than now in executing the wishes of my Committee; - I flatter | "myself you will not be displeased with the convincing proof of the | "esteem of so many & so honorable persons; who far from imagining they | "are about to confer any obligations upon you, will think themselves | "honoured & obliged by your acceptance of their endeavours to be | "grateful for your unremitted efforts to effectuate | the Grand Object they have so deeply at heart." Fox answers: "Dear Sir - You will easily believe, that it is not | "mere form of words when I say, that I am wholly at a loss how | "to express my feelings upon the Charity which you are now in so kind a | "manner showering upon me, - In my wretched situation, to receive such a proof | "of the esteem of the Committee, - to be reliev'd at once from Contempt & Beggary! | "for such as me, to receive a Boon which even the most disinterested would think their | "lives well spent in obtaining! is a rare instance of felicity, which has been reserved for me; - | "It is with perfect sincerity that I declare, that in no other manner in which a Charity | "could have been bestow'd upon me, would have been so highly gratifying to every feeling | "of my heart, - I accept, therefore, with the most sincere gratitude, the bounty of the Committee | "and consider it as an additional obligation upon me, to adhere strictly to whatever mea- | "-sures the Committee may find it convenient to pursue; & to persevere thro' thick and thin | "in That line of conduct, to which alone, I am conscious, that I am indebted for this, as | "well as for every other mark of their approbation. - " Sheridan says: "Make haste, Charley! - make haste! - make haste! - for I long to have my turn come on; - I have been a Greek Emigrant a hell of a while, & relief could never come more seasonable: - and here's our "little Chicken" wants to peck up a little corn; & our old friend Blood & Brentford, the orthodox Parson, swears he has a right to a Particle; heres Glysterpipe expects to be paid for purging Administration; & old Phlogistick the Hackney Schoolmaster, expects some new Birmingham halfpence - besides ten Thousand more, with empty pockets, & hungry bellies, lads fit for any enterprize! who only want engagement; - but cannot get a Crust, before you are served! make haste Charley! - make haste! make haste." Over the tavern door is inscribed 'Whig Club'. The papers pouring into Fox's cap are inscribed 'Forged Notes' (twice), 'Swindlers Notes', 'Jews Bonds', 'Bankrupts Notes', 'Country Bank' (twice), 'Gamblers Notes', 'Blue & Buff Bonds', 'Forfeited Mortgages'."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Blue and buff charity and Patriarch of the Greek clergy applying for relief
Description:
Title etched below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Temporary local subject terms: Allusion to the French Revolution -- Emblems: tricolored cockades -- Male costume: bonnet rouge -- Taverns: Crown and Anchor -- Weapons: daggers -- Subscriptions: subscription for Fox, 1793 -- Architectural details: doorway -- Gambling: cards and dicebox -- Allusion to the Whig party -- Banknotes -- Devil.
Publisher:
Pubd. June 12th, 1793, by H. Humphrey, No. 18 Old Bond Street
Subject (Name):
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816, Taylor, Michael Angelo, 1757-1834, Tooke, John Horne, 1736-1812, Priestley, Joseph, 1733-1804, Stanhope, Charles Stanhope, Earl, 1753-1816, and Hall, Edward, active 1784-1793
"A stout officer sits on a charger in profile to the left, his head turned from the spectator, his right arm outstretched, holding a cane, as if directing manoeuvres."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Temporary local subject terms: Military uniforms: officers' uniforms (Guards) -- Sir Harry Burrard, 1755-1813, or John Reid, 1721-1807.
Publisher:
Pubd. Novr. 15th, 1797, by H. Humphrey, 27 St. James's Street
"View inside the institution; paintings hang from walls, artists set up around sides with canvases supported by easels copying the displayed work; a table in centre of room with paints and brushes; an arch leads on to the next room with a similar set up."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate numbered in upper right, above image: Plate 13., and Plate from: Microcosm of London. London : R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, No. 101 Strand, [1808-1810?], v. 1, opposite page 98.
Publisher:
Pub. 1st April 1808 at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
London (England), England, and London.
Subject (Name):
British Institution.
Subject (Topic):
Galleries & museums, Interiors, Painting, and Art education
