"Napoleon, John Bull (a 'cit'), a British general wearing a star, and the Duke of Portland sit in conference, each holding a large double paper covered with type or script. Napoleon sits on the left, pointing to the text of his paper and saying to his neighbour, "You see Mr Bull the case is simply this If you do so, I'll do so!" John, much disconcerted, stares at the Emperor, exclaiming "O! O!" The general also looks at Napoleon, perturbed. Portland (right), who sits in an armchair facing the Emperor, with frank dismay says: "If he says O! O! I'm afraid t'is but so! so!"."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Sounding the opinions of John Bull
Description:
Title etched below image., Attributed to Charles Williams in the British Museum catalogue., Later state, with imprint statement burnished from plate. For an earlier state with the imprint "Pubd. March 1808 by Walker & C., No. 7 Cornhill", see no. 10971 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 8., "March 1808" written in brown ink in lower right, over the remnants of the burnished imprint statement. Formerly mounted on a blue sheet, remnants visible on back., and Watermark, partially trimmed: 1811.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 and Portland, William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, Duke of, 1738-1809
Subject (Topic):
Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815, John Bull (Symbolic character), Generals, British, Sitting, and Meetings
"The meeting taking place in a hall, with gallery."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate numbered in upper right, above image: Plate 64., and Plate from: Microcosm of London. London : R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, No. 101 Strand, [1808-1810?], v. 2, opposite page 236.
Publisher:
Pub. 1st April 1809 at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
London (England), England., England, and London.
Subject (Topic):
Quakers, Interiors, Religious services, and Meetings
"Interior of the Great Room in the Adelphi, during a meeting; a presentation taking place; large paintings cover walls of the room."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate numbered in upper right, above image: Plate 71., and Plate from: Microcosm of London. London : R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, No. 101 Strand, [1808-1810?], v. 3, opposite page 67.
Publisher:
Pub. July 1st, 1809, at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
England and London.
Subject (Name):
Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures, and Commerce (Great Britain)
"Interior of the Great Room in the Adelphi, during a meeting; a presentation taking place; large paintings cover walls of the room."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate numbered in upper right, above image: Plate 71., Plate from: Microcosm of London. London : R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, No. 101 Strand, [1808-1810?], v. 3, opposite page 67., and 1 print : aquatint and etching on wove paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 23.2 x 27.5 cm, on sheet 26.6 x 34.1 cm.
Publisher:
Pub. July 1st, 1809, at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
England and London.
Subject (Name):
Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures, and Commerce (Great Britain)
"View of the interior of the board room of the society, on Sackville Street, Piccadilly; a group of men sit around a large green table facing further rows of men seated on benches, and lining the sides of the room; large windows to left, a doorway to right, a bust on a plinth in a niche in back wall to left."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate numbered in upper right, above image: Plate 72., and Plate from: Microcosm of London. London : R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, No. 101 Strand, [1808-1810?], v. 3, opposite page 73.
Publisher:
Pub. June 1st, 1809, at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand
A group of London merchants met on 8 March 1769 in the pub the "King's Arms" to address the King and express confidence in the current government, but it desolved into a fist fight. The participants are identified in the British Museum catalogue as Mr. Tooke, Mr. Muilman, a Mr. Reynolds (fl. 1769) and Charles Dingley. See British Museum catalogue for further explanation of the events depicted
Description:
Title from caption etched above image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Plate from: The London magazine; or, Gentleman's monthly intelligencer. London : Printed for R. Baldwin, v. 38 (1769), p. 147., For the sequel see "Battle of Temple Bar.", and Mounted to 20 x 27 cm.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Dingley, Charles, -1769, Muilman, Peter, Tooke, John Horne, 1736-1812, and Vaughan, Samuel
Subject (Topic):
Fighting, Interiors, Meetings, Merchants, and Taverns (Inns)
The assembly of old batchelors and The assembly of old bachelors
Description:
Title below image., Place of publication from item., Date supplied by curator., Above image: Assemblee des vieux garçons., Below title is a verse from Dryden., and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
Publisher:
Printed for Bowles & Carver, 69, St. Pauls' Church Yard
Subject (Name):
Dryden, John, 1631-1700.
Subject (Topic):
Life cycle, Human, Bachelors, Old age, Gout, Older people, Meetings, and Crutches
"The Committee" made up of members of Parliament who are depicted here seated around a table, their hats hung on the wall behind them; two members standing and debating; to the left, standing in doorway, a man wearing a long cloak, holding a staff. The sheet of paper on the table reads "The League & Covenant." The doorway is on the left as it appears in the original drawing
Alternative Title:
Committee and Comittee
Description:
Title engraved above image., From a series of twelve prints after Hogarth and issued by Robert Sayer. Publisher name from first print in series., Date of publication based on publisher's name and address in imprint statement on the first plate in this series. Robert Sayer moved to 53 Fleet Street in 1760, and from 1777 onward he formed partnerships that caused him to trade under different names (Sayer & Bennett, Sayer & Co., etc.); see British Museum online catalogue. He acquired the Hogarth plates from Overton and re-issued them and copies in 1768. See Paulson., Numbered '10' in upper left corner., Nineteen lines of verse in three columns, below image: And now the saints begin their reigh, For which they'd yearn'd so long in vain ... He thus began his tale by fits, See the remainder under the next print., and From a set of twelve prints, all with two sewing holes along left edge.
"The Committee" made up of members of Parliament who are depicted here seated around a table, their hats hung on the wall behind them; two members standing and debating; to the left, standing in doorway, a man wearing a long cloak, holding a staff. The sheet of paper on the table reads "The League & Covenant." The doorway is on the left as it appears in the original drawing
Alternative Title:
Committee and Comittee
Description:
Title engraved above image., Reversed copy of the first state of Hogarth's The committee. See Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works (3rd ed.), no. 91., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Numbered '10' in upper right corner.
A scene depicting a club meeting with most members sitting around a long candlelit table. One member, dressed in robes and apron, is standing on his chair, arms outstretched and raised while speaking to the members, "Aimons sauvons loir et matin."
Description:
Title from inscription in black ink on mount., Date from unverified data from local card catalog record., and For further information, consult library staff.
Subject (Topic):
Fraternal organizations, Meetings, Public speaking, and Candles
