"Satire on the end of Lord Rockingham's administration shown as a dance at court. The verses below describe the protagonists who have been numbered in pen and ink: in the centre, Princess Augusta (1) dances with Lord Bute (2) their joined hands holding a leading string attached to Pitt (3) with a gouty leg who leans on his crutch, adorned with a coronet, as he converses with America, a half naked native American woman holding a bottle of rum. To the left of the Princess, stand Charles Townshend (4), holding a weathercock, beside his partner Britannia standing on her head, her shield and spear fallen on the ground. Further left, Lord Northington (5) robed as Lord President of the Council holds a glass of wine towards his elaborately dressed young woman (6; identified by Stephens as Betty Careless, although she had died in 1752). On the right, Henry Fox (7) dances with the devil; behind him are a Frenchman saying he will not pay the Canada Bills recompensing Britain after the Seven Years' War, and a Spaniard saying he will not pay the Manilla Ransom, a sum of two million dollars offered to Britain by the governor of Manilla when the city was captured. At far left, the king (8) plays the fiddle accompanied by two Scottish bagpipers. Wilkes (9) flies above, a copy of his Essay on Woman in his pocket, bound for Paris on a broomstick with a witch who says she will take him anywhere but to Scotland; he defecates on the head of Lord Bute. In the foreground stand four politicians: Temple (10) saying that he will get Francis Hayman to paint the scene for his garden at Stowe; Newcastle (11) wearing spectacles; Rockingham (12) wearning boots and carrying a riding whip; Winchilsea (13). Verses below in six columns, each with the chorus, "Doodle doodle doo""--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
New country dance as danced at Court July the 30th 1766
Description:
Title etched at bottom of image., "The devil seems to have been inspired by the work of Jefferyes Hamett O'Neale and other facial types echo those in prints designed by him"--Curator's comments, British Museum online catalogue registration no.: 1868,0808.4386., Publication date based on advertisement in The Public advertiser, Sept. 4, 1766., Description based on an imperfect impression; sheet trimmed within plate mark at bottom resulting in loss of text below image, including distribution information and price from lower right corner. For missing text, see British Museum online catalogue., Figure numbered '6' is most likely a depiction of Fanny Murray., and Mounted to 28 x 43 cm.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820, Augusta, Princess of Wales, 1719-1772, Charles III, King of Spain, 1716-1788, Louis XV, King of France, 1710-1774, Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792, Pitt, William, Earl of Chatham, 1708-1778, Holland, Henry Fox, Baron, 1705-1774, Townshend, Charles, 1725-1767, Northington, Robert Henley, Earl of, 1708?-1772, Newcastle, Thomas Pelham-Holles, Duke of, 1693-1768, Rockingham, Charles Watson-Wentworth, Marquis of, 1730-1782, Temple, Richard Grenville-Temple, Earl, 1711-1779, Winchilsea, Daniel Finch, Earl of, 1689-1769, Wilkes, John, 1725-1797, Murray, Fanny, 1729-1778, and Hayman, Francis, 1708-1776.
Subject (Topic):
Influence, Britannia (Symbolic character), Alcoholic beverages, Brooms & brushes, Crutches, Devil, Eyeglasses, Prostitutes, Symbols, Weather vanes, and Witches
The King of France is seated on his throne in front of the tent surmounted by a large fleur-de-lis. His feet rest on the head of the British Lion whom he is pushing to the ground. Two guards with pikes stand on either side of him. He is pointing with his scepter to two kneeling men in peers' coronets who have hooks in their noses and are led on a string by another man, probably Lord Sandwich, British negotiator at Aix-la-Chapelle. The two peers are probably the Earl of Sussex and Baron Cathcart, offered as hostages at the time of signing the Treaty. They carry scrolls and a fishnet with three fishes in it, probably alluding to the fisheries of Cape Breton. The scrolls convey promises to wear French cambric, as well as surrender of newly discovered coal mines. A fortress with breached walls is visible in the background. On the right, sits Britannia weeping. Behind her, three men, probably English merchants, express their disappointment with the terms of the Treaty. A scroll in the upper right corner, above a ship on turbulent seas, lists the concessions made by English negotiators
Description:
Title from caption above image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Six lines of text below image: [The] Gods! Is is possible are these the brave E--- [i.e., Englishmen] who so lately professed 'emselves in such strong terms to be my friends! ..., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Watermark: Pro patria.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Louis XV, King of France, 1710-1774, Cathcart, Charles Schaw Cathcart, Lord, 1721-1776, Sussex, George Augustus Yelverton, Earl of, 1727-1758, and Sandwich, John Montagu, Earl of, 1718-1792
Title from item., Publication date from British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Two images side by side., Four lines of verse below each image: Here see the several council met to give up what we all regret ..., Temporary local subject terms: Reference to the capture of Havanna -- Witches., and Watermark:Fleur-de-lys.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Louis XV, King of France, 1710-1774, Maria Theresa, Empress of Austria, 1717-1780, Christian VII, King of Denmark and Norway, 1749-1808, Pompadour, Jeanne Antoinette Poisson, marquise de, 1721-1764, Bedford, John Russell, Duke of, 1710-1771, Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792, Holland, Henry Fox, Baron, 1705-1774, Mansfield, William Murray, Earl of, 1705-1793, and Pitt, William, Earl of Chatham, 1708-1778
Title from item., Publisher's name from address in imprint., Temporary local subject terms: Treaties: Aix-la-Chapelle, 1748 -- Fences: stile -- British territorial concessions: concession of Cape Breton to France -- British territorial concessions: threat of concession of Gibraltar to Spain., and Watermark: Strasburg lily.
Publisher:
Sold in May's Buildings, Covt. Gardern
Subject (Name):
Maria Theresa, Empress of Austria, 1717-1780, Louis XV, King of France, 1710-1774, George II, King of Great Britain, 1683-1760, Philip V, King of Spain, 1683-1746, Charles Emmanuel III, King of Sardinia, 1701-1773, and William IV, Prince of Orange, 1711-1751
Title from item., Printmaker and publisher from other prints in the series., Publication date from British Museum catalogue., Statement of responsibility and publication continued: Price sixpence plain, coulour'd [sic] one shiling likewise Act I & Act II. Also two houmourous [sic] prints on the present time price 6d. each. To be had of the following printsellers: Wm. Hannell at the Royal Exchange Cornhill, H. Jackson Fleet Street, R. Richards, Holbourn, Danl. Paillet Princes Street Leicester Fields, Henderson, Westminster Hall & all other printsellers & booksellers in London & Westminster. In a few days will be publish'd Act IIII. Price 6d., Third of four prints in the series., Six columns of verse below image: Ha! Madness horror & dispair / What wretched creatures are those here ..., and Mounted to 30 x 48 cm.
Publisher:
H. Jackson
Subject (Name):
Maria Theresa, Empress of Austria, 1717-1780, Louis XV, King of France, 1710-1774, Frederick II, King of Prussia, 1712-1786, Augustus III, King of Poland, 1696-1763, Maubert de Gouvest, Jean Henri, 1721-1767, and Brühl, Heinrich, Graf von, 1700-1763
Subject (Topic):
Seven Years' War, 1756-1763, Hangings (Executions), Hospitals, and Maps
Title etched above image., Publication date from British Museum catalogue., Statement of responsibility continues: Price sixpence plain, coulour'd [sic] one shiling. Likewise Act I, II & III. Price 6d each. Allso [sic] two houmourous [sic] prints on the present time price 6d. each., Fourth of four prints in the series. See Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum, v. 4, nos. 3820, 3821 and 3929., Six columns of verse below image: To know collectively what's past, view this fourth act & scene the last ..., and Mounted to 30 x 48 cm.
Publisher:
To be had of the following printsellers, Wm. Hannell at the Royal Exchange, Cornhill ; H. Jackson Fleet Street ; R. Richards, Holbourn ; Danl. Paillet, Princes Street, Leicester Fields ; Henderson, Westminster Hall & all other printsellers & booksellers in London & Westminster
Subject (Name):
Maria Theresa, Empress of Austria, 1717-1780, Louis XV, King of France, 1710-1774, Frederick II, King of Prussia, 1712-1786, Augustus III, King of Poland, 1696-1763, George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820, Mustafa, III, Sultan of the Turks, 1717-1774, Frederick V, King of Denmark, 1723-1766, Peter III, Emperor of Russia, 1728-1762, Adolphus Frederick, King of Sweden, 1710-1771, Charles III, King of Spain, 1716-1788, and Lomellini, Agostino, Doge of Genoa, 1760-1762
Subject (Topic):
Seven Years' War, 1756-1763, Devil, and Peace negotiations
"Satire on the ambitions of European powers ranged against Maria Theresa in the early stages of the War of Austrian Succession, and on Robert Walpole's preoccupation with his own precarious position as well as his lack of support for Austria; an adaptation of British Museum Satires No. 2463. The ships at sea in the foreground of the earlier state have been replaced by the naked figure of Maria Theresa (then Queen of Hungary) sitting on a chair, one leg having been amputated and replaced by a wooden stump; a cloth around her hips is lettered, "Hungary & Lindtz". Her clothing has been pulled off by her enemies: Frederick the Great of Prussia pins down her cap, labelled "Silesia", with his halberd; the figure on the ground, previously identified as Theodore of Corsica holds her necklace labelled "Buta" [Buda]; the King of Spain holds a string by which he has pulled off her shift, labelled, "Just Rights"; the word "Doteingness" has been removed from Cardinal Fleury's walking frame and a string attached to his wrist has pulled off the Queen's petticoat, labelled "Austria/Netherlands" which she tries to hold on to; Walpole's paper is now lettered, "Place Bill", he now says "King LOGG listen to the Cardinal" a label at his feet reads, "If I get off now thanks to ye Priest Successor of Richlieu", and his string is now attached to the foot of the City of London alderman, whose label "Sturdy Beggar" has been removed; the Dutchman holds a string to which is attached the Queen's tippet labelled "Munich"(?) and he now says, "But We Design to be on our Guard & remain neuter"; the labels "Bohemia" and "Grand Duke" have been removed from two figures in the background; The figure formerly identified as Austria is now "Bohemia" and holds a string pulling the Queen's robe which is labelled "Prague", "Sultzback" and "Breslau". The verses below have been erased and replaced by twelve stanzas. The lettering is otherwise unchanged."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Queen of Hungary stript
Description:
Title from item., Also attributed to George Bickam the Younger., Bickham's name and date burnished from plate and replaced with that of Richardson's, along with alterations to design. See British Museum catalogue nos. 2463 and 2512., Image enclosed within decorative scroll., Twelve lines of verse in four columns below image: Who are all these that look so fine-a 'Tis P-----a, R----a, F----e, H-L---d and Spine-a ..., and Temporary local subject terms: War of the Austrian Succession, 1740-1748: stripping of the Hungarian Empire -- Birds: goose -- Go-carts -- Male dress: royal robes -- Female dress: royal robes -- Furniture: chair.
Publisher:
Sold at [the] Blackmoos head, Exeter Change
Subject (Name):
George II, King of Great Britain, 1683-1760, Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor, 1685-1740, Elizabeth, Empress of Russia, 1709-1762, Peter III, Emperor of Russia, 1728-1762, Frederick II, King of Prussia, 1712-1786, Francis II, Grand Duke of Tuscany, 1708-1765, Louis XV, King of France, 1710-1774, Maria Theresa, Empress of Austria, 1717-1780, Philip V, King of Spain, 1683-1746, Elizabeth Farnese, consort of Philip V, King of Spain, 1692-1766, Fleury, André Hercule de, 1653-1743, and Neuhof, Théodore-Antoine, baron de, 1690-1756
Subject (Topic):
Austrian Succession, War of, 1740-1748, Geese, Clergy, and Seesaws
Monseirs pounded in Prague and Monsieurs pounded in Prague
Description:
Title from item., Publication date from British Museum catalogue., and With spine title: Caricatures anglaise 1740.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
Prague (Czech Republic)
Subject (Name):
Maria Theresa, Empress of Austria, 1717-1780, Louis XV, King of France, 1710-1774, Lobkowicz, Ferdinand-Marie, prince de, 1726-1795, Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor, 1697-1745, Francesco III d'Este, Duke of Modena and Reggio, 1698-1780, Broglie, Victor François, Duc de, 1718-1804, and Stair, John Dalrymple, Earl of, 1673-1747
Subject (Topic):
Austrian Succession, War of, 1740-1748 and Campaigns
Monseirs pounded in Prague and Monsieurs pounded in Prague
Description:
Title from item. and Publication date from British Museum catalogue.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
Prague (Czech Republic)
Subject (Name):
Maria Theresa, Empress of Austria, 1717-1780, Louis XV, King of France, 1710-1774, Lobkowicz, Ferdinand-Marie, prince de, 1726-1795, Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor, 1697-1745, Francesco III d'Este, Duke of Modena and Reggio, 1698-1780, Broglie, Victor François, Duc de, 1718-1804, and Stair, John Dalrymple, Earl of, 1673-1747
Subject (Topic):
Austrian Succession, War of, 1740-1748 and Campaigns