"The King is on the throne (right), with five advisers seated at a round table at the base of the dais; all are thrown into confusion by the arrival of a top-booted messenger (left) who rushes into the room, hair on end, yelling, "The Queen's Arrived!!!" The terrified King screams: "The Devil!!!!" His wig stands on end and his crown falls off; a bottle of 'Curacoa' is upset. The Ministers are engaged on 'Plans for Divorce', a paper so inscribed is on the table; all register terror. The Archbishop of Canterbury says "The Lord have mercy on our vicked Souls," the pious Liverpool says "Amen." All are broadly burlesqued, with goggling eyes and large heads in the manner of Woodward's 'Long Heads' or 'Lilliputians' (cf. British Museum satires nos. 10604, 10889). See British Museum Satires No. 13730, &c."--British Museum online catalogue, description from probable copy of this print
Description:
Title etched below image., Attribution to Robert Cruikshank based on expertise of Andrew Edmunds., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., "Plate 2"--Upper left corner., For an Irish copy of nearly identical composition, see no. 13728 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 10., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Mounted on page 17 of: George Humphrey shop album.
Publisher:
Pubd. June 1820 by Benbow, corner of St. Clements Church Yd., Strand
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821., Sidmouth, Henry Addington, Viscount, 1757-1844, Castlereagh, Robert Stewart, Viscount, 1769-1822, Liverpool, Robert Banks Jenkinson, Earl of, 1770-1828, and Manners-Sutton, Charles, 1755-1828
Subject (Topic):
Divorce, Politicians, Bishops, Messengers, Tables, Crowns, Wigs, Bottles, and Fear
Darly, Matthias, approximately 1720-approximately 1778, printmaker
Published / Created:
July 1st, 1771.
Call Number:
Bunbury 771.07.01.02+ Impression 1
Collection Title:
Leaf 22. Darly's comic-prints of characters, caricatures, macaronies, &c.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A French courier rides a galloping post-horse to the left while raising his whip; a building with the sign "Poste Royale" is visible in the background
Description:
Title etched below image., Initial letters of artist's name in signature form a monogram., T. Scratchley is the pseudonym of Matthias Darly., One of several prints after Bunbury of similar design and varying size. See no. 5056 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5., and Watermark: Strasburg bend and lily with initials G.R. below.
Darly, Matthias, approximately 1720-approximately 1778, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1 January 1772]
Call Number:
Bunbury 772.01.01.01.1 Impression 1
Collection Title:
Leaf 31. Darly's comic-prints of characters, caricatures, macaronies, &c.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A French courier rides a galloping post-horse to the left while raising his whip; a building with the sign "Poste Royale" is visible in the background
Description:
Title etched below image., T. Scratchley is the pseudonym of Matthias Darly., Early state. For reissue with different imprint, see no. 5056 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5., Sheet trimmed to plate mark on bottom edge., Plate numbered "4" in upper right corner., and Watermark: Fleur-de-lis.
Publisher:
Pubd. accordg. to act Jany. 1st, 1772, by T. Scratchley
Darly, Matthias, approximately 1720-approximately 1778, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1 January 1772]
Call Number:
Folio 724 776D
Collection Title:
Leaf 31. Darly's comic-prints of characters, caricatures, macaronies, &c.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A French courier rides a galloping post-horse to the left while raising his whip; a building with the sign "Poste Royale" is visible in the background
Description:
Title etched below image., T. Scratchley is the pseudonym of Matthias Darly., Early state. For reissue with different imprint, see no. 5056 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5., Sheet trimmed to plate mark on bottom edge., Plate numbered "4" in upper right corner., Second of two plates on leaf 31., and 1 print : etching with rocker and drypoint on laid paper ; plate mark 17.9 x 25.2 cm, on sheet 44.4 x 27.5 cm.
Publisher:
Pubd. accordg. to act Jany. 1st, 1772, by T. Scratchley
Darly, Matthias, approximately 1720-approximately 1778, printmaker
Published / Created:
July 1st, 1771.
Call Number:
Folio 724 776D
Collection Title:
Leaf 22. Darly's comic-prints of characters, caricatures, macaronies, &c.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A French courier rides a galloping post-horse to the left while raising his whip; a building with the sign "Poste Royale" is visible in the background
Description:
Title etched below image., Initial letters of artist's name in signature form a monogram., T. Scratchley is the pseudonym of Matthias Darly., One of several prints after Bunbury of similar design and varying size. See no. 5056 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5., On leaf 22., and 1 print : etching with rocker and drypoint on laid paper ; plate mark 25.2 x 35 cm, on sheet 27.5 x 44.4 cm.
"A companion plate to British Museum Satires No. 13989 by the same artist, and with the same imprint. A Chinese interior resembling that of British Museum Satires No. 13986. George IV as a mandarin, languid and ill, sits cross-legged on a low settee. Peacock's feathers (cf. British Museum Satire No. 13299) decorate his round hat. Sidmouth as a Chinese doctor feels his pulse with concern. At the King's feet is a long rolled document headed 'List of Addresses presented to Caroline Queen of [Engla]nd'. Behind (right), a melancholy Chinese messenger hands Bloomfield (a Chinese wearing a large sword) a paper: 'Bill Thrown Out'. The latter registers dismay with raised arms. There is a slanting cloud of smoke as in British Museum Satires No. 13986. On the wall is a picture of the Queen, with sword and shield, fighting a dragon. Carved dragons decorate the King's settee (or throne), and there is a big dragon jar on the right; all the dragons look menacingly towards the King, who rests his right hand on a table on which are decanter, pill-box, &c."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Attributed to Theodore Lane in the British Museum catalogue., Approximate month of publication from the British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Companion print to: Moments of pleasure., and Mounted on page 37 of: George Humphrey shop album.
Publisher:
Pubd. by G. Humphrey, 27 St. James's St.
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821., Bloomfield, Benjamin Bloomfield, Baron, 1768-1846, and Sidmouth, Henry Addington, Viscount, 1757-1844
Subject (Topic):
Costumes, Chinese, Interiors, Furniture, Draperies, Medical equipment & supplies, Physicians, Documents, Smoke, Messengers, Vases, Figurines, and Dragons
Title from item., From the Laurie & Whittle series of Drolls., Two lines of caption below design: Arrah! but this is hard work for us both Smiler, if it keeps on pelting in our faces in this manner to the end of our journey, surely the wind will change when we return., Plate numbered '357' in lower left corner., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Publisher:
Publish'd July 16, 1804 by Laurie & Whittle, 53 Fleet Street
Subject (Topic):
Ethnic sterertypes, Messengers, Horseback riding, Rain, and Churches
"Heading to a broadside printed in two columns. A scene in the grounds of Brandenburgh House (see British Museum Satires No. 13852). Bergami (see British Museum Satires No. 13731), dressed as a courier, capers, flourishing a whip with a long heavy lash. He points complacently to the house, where a tiny figure, the Queen, extends welcoming arms. He has thick curly hair and moustache, and from his neck hangs a miniature portrait (of the Queen). Alderman Wood, as an old woman, dressed as in British Museum Satires No. 13736, advances towards him, holding out his furred alderman's gown. On the right is the river, with a large house on the opposite bank. The verses (87 ll.) grossly attack the Queen; they end: Let that Wooden Sluggist, that old Brewer's Druggist, Return to his business once more, Sir; In a Politic School, be no longer a fool, And an advocate for an old W-, Sir: For I swear by the Gods, the King has the odds In his favour, for the loyal are many, And the Q- will at length, have to trust in the strength, Of her great Mighty Courier B-."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from letterpress text below image., Printmaker and date of publication from the British Museum catalogue., Imprint continues: ... where folios of caricatures are lent out for the evening., Two columns of verse in letterpress below title, beginning: The courier B-, unequall'd by any, Who abroad, and at home, hath made sport, Sir ..., 1 print : etching ; sheet 39.3 x 23 cm., Printed on wove paper; hand-colored., Imperfect; sheet trimmed resulting in loss of imprint statement from bottom edge., and Mounted on page 38 of: George Humphrey shop album.
Publisher:
Printed for H. Fores, (successor to W. Holland), 16, Panton Street, Haymarket ...
Subject (Name):
Bergami, Bartolomeo Bergami, Baron, Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821, Wood, Matthew, Sir, 1768-1843, George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830., and Brandenburgh House (London, England),
Subject (Topic):
Adultery, Messengers, Whips, Miniatures (Paintings), and Robes
