"The Queen, crowned, in royal robes and with a sceptre in her left hand, sits regally in the Coronation Chair. Justice, blindfolded and menacing, stands at her right hand; Truth, irradiated and holding up her mirror so that its rays illuminate the Queen, is on her left hand. A stone slab supporting the throne rests on eight hydra-heads with serpents' masks. The centre head is that of Eldon, with two other judges, one with a leech on the cheek indicating Leach (see British Museum Satires No. 13740). Castlereagh, very Mephistophelian, is on the extreme left, Sidmouth and Liverpool on the right; there are two unidentified heads, one presumably Harrowby. Round Queen, chair, &c. are clouds. In the upper left corner, two demons, spitting and excreting thunderbolts, carry off the King 'To Hanover'."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Triumph of innocence over perjury, persecution and ministerial oppression
Description:
Title etched below image., Attributed to William Heath in the British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., 1 print : etching ; sheet 33.3 x 22.4 cm., Printed on laid paper with watermark; hand-colored., Window mounted to 34.9 x 24.1 cm, the whole then mounted to 58 x 39 cm., Mounted on leaf 11 in volume 2 of the W.E. Gladstone collection of caricatures and broadsides surrounding the "Queen Caroline Affair.", and Figures of "Londondery [sic]," "Leach," "Eldon," "Sidmouth," and "Liverpool" identified in ink below image; date "6 Nov. 1820" written in lower right corner. Typed extract of ten lines from the British Museum catalogue description is pasted beneath print.
Publisher:
Pub. Nov. 6, 1820, by S.W. Fores, 41 Picadilli [sic]
Subject (Geographic):
England.
Subject (Name):
Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821, George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Eldon, John Scott, Earl of, 1751-1838, Liverpool, Robert Banks Jenkinson, Earl of, 1770-1828, Sidmouth, Henry Addington, Viscount, 1757-1844, Castlereagh, Robert Stewart, Viscount, 1769-1822, Leach, John, 1760-1834, and Harrowby, Dudley Ryder, Earl of, 1762-1847
"A show-room in which ladies are being fitted with various types of underclothing, specimens of which hang from the walls. An elderly man of quasi-clerical appearance fits a very fat lady with knickerbockers and braces; he looks over his shoulder at the spectator; from his pocket issues a roll of 'Complieations'. She is the central figure and regards herself with admiration in an ornate wall-mirror which reflects her face. Her stockings are held up by cords issuing from a disk on each hip. A lady and little girl (left) walk eagerly into the room. A shopman offers two false breasts to a wizened knock-kneed hag wearing knickerbockers. On the right a complacent lady in knickerbockers is having her suspenders fastened by a kneeling shopman. Another, seated on a chair, pulls on knickerbockers; other bulky garments to tie at the knee hang on the wall (left). On a shelf are wigs on stands (see BMSat 9313, &c), and from it hang garments having some resemblance to the modern brassiere (or soutien-gorge) to which braces are attached. There are also suspenders. Beneath the design: 'Dr Trussup takes the liberty to acquaint the Ladies, that he has by dint of intense Study, Astronomical . . . [&c. &c] Calculations, Discovered an immense variety, of Convenient, Comfortable, and Captivating Articles for the Ladies, first, his warm & well contrived Drawers, which will in all weathers, keep warm . ... in spite of the rage for thin covering, they are made of flannell, Cotton, fleecy hose & various other commodities . . . Dr Trussupp has from much observation and reflection, prepared commodious Spring Garters [ ? suspenders] . . . . without that banefull ligatue above the Knee, which makes the Ancle so inelligantly thick & Clumsy, also his wonder-full Wigs . . . but above all, his favourite & accommodating Circassian Vests, alias Bosom Friends, which permits free respiration, prevents all pressure on the chest, raises the languid Breast to the appearance of a Juvenile heaving Bosom. . . . NB resolves all sorts of lawful & unlawful Questions .... Casts Nativeties, and in short is the only Man in existance, caperble [sic] of treating on all Subjects in the Habitable World.'"-British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched at bottom of image., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., Printseller's announcement following publication statement: Folios of caracatures [sic] lent out for the evening., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., Three columns of text below image: Chevr. [sic] Trussup takes the liberty to acquaint the ladies that he has by dint of intense study, astronomical, geographycal, clerical ..., Cf. No. 9456 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 7., and Temporary local subject terms: Female dress: poking hat --
Publisher:
Publish'd Sepr. 1st, 1799, by S.W. Fores, No. 50 Piccadilly
"The dentist, short, fat, and bald, stands in back view on a low stool, his knees pressed against the chair, his left arm round the victim's neck; he tugs at an upper tooth. The thin elderly patient raises her left leg in agony, overturning the folding wash-stand on which the dentist's appliances are spread. These include a basin, cup (both spilling their contents), a double set of teeth, a hammer, and a stoppered jar which falls against a large pier-glass, starring it. Both are unaware of the accident, though a little dog barks from under the table. The glass reflects dentist and patient, showing the latter gripping the arm of the chair. There is a window (right), the lower part screened by a slatted green shade. Above this dangle teeth with large blood-stained roots. On a chest of drawers-bookcase are laid out sets of false teeth. The books are Warbler; Winter in London; Lock on the Gums; Miseries of Human Life [Beresford, see See British Museum catalogue No. 10815, &c]; Bible; Tales of the Devil; Tommy Two Shoes; Treatise on Tooth Powder & Brushes; Feast of Wit; Tales of Terror, and two big volumes of Frankensteiv [sic] [Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, published 1818]. The room is carpeted to the wall."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Tugging at a high tooth
Description:
Title etched below image., The word "high" in title remains visible but was scored through and replaced with "eye"., Temporary local Medical Library subject terms: Dentists -- Tooth extraction -- Dentures., and 1 print : etching with stipple, hand-colored ; plate mark 27.0 x 34.3 cm.
Publisher:
Pubd. by G. Humphrey, 27 St. James's St., London
Subject (Topic):
Bookcases, Dental offices, Dentistry, Dogs, Mirrors, Pain, and Reflections
"The dentist, short, fat, and bald, stands in back view on a low stool, his knees pressed against the chair, his left arm round the victim's neck; he tugs at an upper tooth. The thin elderly patient raises her left leg in agony, overturning the folding wash-stand on which the dentist's appliances are spread. These include a basin, cup (both spilling their contents), a double set of teeth, a hammer, and a stoppered jar which falls against a large pier-glass, starring it. Both are unaware of the accident, though a little dog barks from under the table. The glass reflects dentist and patient, showing the latter gripping the arm of the chair. There is a window (right), the lower part screened by a slatted green shade. Above this dangle teeth with large blood-stained roots. On a chest of drawers-bookcase are laid out sets of false teeth. The books are Warbler; Winter in London; Lock on the Gums; Miseries of Human Life [Beresford, see See British Museum catalogue No. 10815, &c]; Bible; Tales of the Devil; Tommy Two Shoes; Treatise on Tooth Powder & Brushes; Feast of Wit; Tales of Terror, and two big volumes of Frankensteiv [sic] [Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, published 1818]. The room is carpeted to the wall."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Tugging at a high tooth
Description:
Title etched below image., The word "high" in title remains visible but was scored through and replaced with "eye"., and Temporary local Medical Library subject terms: Dentists -- Tooth extraction -- Dentures.
Publisher:
Pubd. by G. Humphrey, 27 St. James's St., London
Subject (Topic):
Bookcases, Dental offices, Dentistry, Dogs, Mirrors, Pain, and Reflections
Title from item., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., Temporary local subject terms: Dancing lessons --Violins -- Costume: female child's costume -- Furnishings: busts -- Pictures -- Trades: dancing masters -- Expressions of speech: tol lol de rol., Watermark (partial) : initials G R under part of armorial shield., and Imprint partially altered: publication day changed from '2' to '1' in contemporary hand. '91' in 1791 also appears to have been changed, possibly from '90.'
Publisher:
Publish'd 1 April, 1791, by W. Fores, No. 3 Piccadilly
Subject (Topic):
Ballrooms, Interiors, Mirrors, and Musical instruments
"A kitchen scene. A handsome young cook in her mistress's hat and gown, worn over her own cap and petticoat, with her breast bared, postures in the kitchen before a hanging mirror, holding out a fan. Three amused girls (a woman with two young girls) watch her from behind a door (right). On the floor is a broken dish with a fish on which a cat has pounced, and to the right a rolling pin, fork and spoon. A floured pudding is ready for cooking. On the shelves behind her are plates, platters and mugs; above the door, a small keg, wine bottle, and crocks. On the floor near the door are brooms and buckets
Description:
Title etched below image. and Watermark: Ruse & Turners 1806.
Publisher:
Pubd. by S.W. Fores, No. 50 Piccadilly
Subject (Topic):
Brooms & brushes, Cats, Kitchens, Interiors, Mirrors, Role reversal, Tableware, and Women domestics
A group of fashionably dressed elderly gentlemen engage in a range of activities including reading aided by magnifying lenses, browsing newspapers, and gazing into mirrors. A placard on the wall reads: Young gentlemen instructed in fashionable accomplishments
Description:
Title and date based on Laurie & Whittle published etching after this drawing. and For further information, consult library staff.
Subject (Topic):
Older people, Newspapers, Mirrors, Bachelors, and Hand lenses
The twelfth drawing in a series of twelve that follow a tradition of producing a series on modern morals, a tradition established earlier in the 18th century by artists such as William Hogarth. In this series, twin brothers are bestowed an equal fortune. One brother, Edward, husbands his wealth and on his death, passes on his fortune; whilst the other brother, Charles, squanders his, leaving his family destitute and In this twelfth drawing, Charles is in a coffin in his parlor. His wife cries into her handkerchief as two men with looks of pity point to the long sheet of paper with his list of debts. Her two children cling to her with fear and sadness. Two other men go about the room putting tags on the urns and other furnishings in preparation for their sale. The pistol on the sofa suggests Charles's suicide
Description:
Title from pencil notation below title., Signed "Dodd" in lower left and numbered '12' in ink in the upper right., Date range based on artist's active dates., and For further information, consult library staff.
The second drawing in a series of twelve on modern morals, a tradition established earlier in the 18th century by artists such as William Hogarth. In this series, twin brothers are bestowed an equal fortune. One brother, Edward, husbands his wealth and on his death, passes on his fortune; whilst the other brother, Charles, squanders his, leaving his family destitute and In this second drawing, Charles stands in an elegant room as he is measured for new cloths by a tailor who kneels to his right with a tape measure raised to Charles's leg; on the floor at his feet is a bolt of fabric and a scissors. Behind them on the right, a servant holds up a large silver urn for Charles's approval; it is reflected in one of two large Venetian mirrors on the wall behind, the second being hung by two servants. On the left, a woman in a large hat sits in an chair beside a round tea table holding another bolt of fabric; she sits in front of a large window through which is seen a elegant square with an equestrian statue. A little dog jumps toward Charles
Description:
Title devised by cataloger., Text in faint pencil below image: Charles [illegible text]., Signed "Dodd" in lower left and numbered '2' in ink in the upper right., Date range based on artist's active dates., and For further information, consult library staff.
Watercolor drawing depicting a speculum of kennel-coal, in a leather case, that was supposedly used by Dr. Dee the conjurer to deceive the mob in the reign of Queen Elizabeth
Description:
Title devised by curator., Unsigned; artist not identified., Date based on date of William Bawtree's death., Depicted object was formerly owned by Horace Walpole and kept in the Great North Bedchamber at Strawberry Hill. For a description of the object, see British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1966,1001.1., and Mounted on page 189 of William Bawtree's extra-illustrated copy of: Horace Walpole's A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole (Strawberry Hill : Printed by Thomas Kirgate, 1784). See A.T. Hazen's Bibliography of the Strawberry Hill Press (1973 ed.), no. 30, copy 11.
Subject (Name):
Dee, John, 1527-1608. and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
