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10. The Earl of Jersey and Miss Ford [graphic].

Published / Created:: [1761]
Call Number:: 761.02.00.01
Image Count:: 1
Resource Type:: still image
Abstract:: An etching in outline representing the interior of a room, with a door on the left, a circular table on the right. On the table is a dish on which sits a boar's head; a scroll on the table to the left reads "Reprieve for murder." A crutch is propped up against the back of the table. From the ceiling above the middle of the room hangs a birdcage with a yellow bird inside. Under the birdcage sits the singer Miss Anne Ford a guitar in hand; Anne was the daughter of Thomas Ford Clerk of Arraigns, an Old Bailey lawyer. She sings "si tutti de olberi". William, the third Earl of Jersay kneels at her feet and with joined hands says, "Believe my sighs my vows my dear &c" A second crutch lies on the ground beside him; he is much older and suffers from gout. The lawyer Ford enters the room from the left, hat under his arm as he regards the scene with amusement. See British Museum catalogue
Description:: Title and publication date from British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark with loss of title., Plate used for frontispiece Thicknesse, A. Letter from Miss F--d, addressed to a person of distinction. 2nd ed. London, 1761., See Gentleman's magazine, January 1761, pages 33, 79., Watermark., and Mounted to 27 x 37 cm.
Publisher:: publisher not identified
Subject (Name):: Jersey, George Bussey Villiers, Earl of, 1735-1805, Thicknesse, Ann, 1737-1824, and Ford, Thomas, -1768,
Subject (Topic):: Birdcages, Boars, Courtship, Crutches, Gout, Guitars, Interiors, Lawyers, and Singers
Found in:: Lewis Walpole Library > The Earl of Jersey and Miss Ford [graphic].

11. The Grand-Signior retiring [graphic]

Creator:: Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
Published / Created:: [25 May 1796]
Call Number:: 796.05.25.01
Image Count:: 1
Resource Type:: still image
Abstract:: "The Prince of Wales, very fat and pompous, in night-cap, dressing-gown, and slippers, walks in profile along a corridor leading from his own door (right), above which are his coronet and feathers, towards that of Lady Jersey, which is wide open and reveals its occupant holding apart the bed-curtains with a gap-toothed grin. Lord Jersey, dwarfish, shambling, and elderly, dressed in nightcap and night-shirt (on which is a 'J' with a coronet), stands by the door, holding a candle and pointing to the bed; he raises his night-cap deferentially to the Prince, who says, with contemptuous arrogance, 'va-t-en' (see BMSat 8809). The Prince walks on a fringed strip of carpet. On the open door behind Lord Jersey is 'A [torn] Map of the Road into the Harbour of Jer[sey]'; the islands of 'Guernsey, Alderney, Sark and [Je]rsey' are depicted, with a route leading to Jersey (cf. BMSat 8810)."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:: Title etched below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Temporary local subject terms: Adultery -- Emblems: Prince of Wales's feathers -- Pictures amplifying subject: torn map of the road into the harbour of Jersey -- Coronets -- Lighting: candlesticks -- Male dress: nightshirt -- Nightcaps.
Publisher:: Pubd. May 25th, 1796, by H. Humphrey, New Bond Street
Subject (Name):: George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Jersey, George Bussey Villiers, Earl of, 1735-1805, and Jersey, Frances Villiers, Countess of, 1753-1821
Found in:: Lewis Walpole Library > The Grand-Signior retiring [graphic]

12. The odd trick, or, Nunkee gaining the honors [graphic]

Creator:: Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
Published / Created:: [16 June 1796]
Call Number:: 796.06.16.01
Image Count:: 1
Resource Type:: still image
Abstract:: "A game of cards at a round table in which Lord Jersey (left) and Mrs. Fitzherbert (right) face each other in profile. Lady Jersey sits full-face, her head turned in profile towards her husband and lover: the Prince has left his place (indicated by a stool decorated with his feathers) as Lady Jersey's partner to stand behind Lord Jersey, his hands resting on his head, forefingers raised to form horns as in BMSats 8809, 8811. Lady Jersey has taken seven tricks; her husband has laid on the table before him the ace and three court cards. All the players raise their hands in surprise. The Prince wears his Light Horse uniform (cf. BMSat 8800), his eyes being concealed by his helmet as in BMSat 8811. Lady Jersey wears three tall feathers in her hair, a locket inscribed 'J' hangs from her neck. The fatness of the Prince and Mrs. Fitzherbert contrasts with the leanness of the other two. A candle-sconce is on the wall."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:: Nunkee gaining the honors
Description:: Title etched below image., Thomas Humphrey is one of the pseudonyms used by Gillray. See British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Temporary local subject terms: Military uniforms: Prince of Wales's Light Horse uniform -- Emblems: Prince of Wales's feathers -- Gambling: card games -- Cuckolds -- Furniture: card table -- Obesity.
Publisher:: Pubd. June 16th, 1796, by H. Humphrey, New Bond Street
Subject (Name):: George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Jersey, George Bussey Villiers, Earl of, 1735-1805, Jersey, Frances Villiers, Countess of, 1753-1821, and Fitzherbert, Maria Anne, 1756-1837
Found in:: Lewis Walpole Library > The odd trick, or, Nunkee gaining the honors [graphic]