"Promenaders in Hyde Park illustrate these titles. [1] A dandy walks, right to left, jauntily rakish, holding a lorgnette and glove in a gloved hand. He wears a large bell-shaped top-hat, beneath which projects a great tuft of curled hair. Under his arm is a rolled umbrella. [2] A Quaker, in a shallow broad-brimmed hat, walks primly (right to left) with a young (twin) daughter on each arm. He holds a large gamp umbrella, fastened and point downwards. [3] A thin man wearing a long greatcoat and seedy top-hat, walks (left to right) with an expression of acute melancholy. He trails behind him an unfastened umbrella. He faces heavy wind and slanting rain. Beside him is a small dead tree. Near each is an appropriate dog."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Premium, par, and discount
Description:
Title from caption below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. May 1st, 1822 by G. Humphrey 27 St. James's St.
Subject (Geographic):
Hyde Park (London, England),, England, and London.
Subject (Topic):
Quakers, Dogs, Dandies, British, Parks, Pedestrians, and Umbrellas
"Cobbett, astride the neck of a diabolical monster, and followed by demons, is about to land on the English coast, where a crowd hails his return. Below is the sea, and on the right the American shore. Cobbett (a good portrait) holds out a pen in his right hand; the left hand grasps vertebrae supporting a skull and projecting from a box which rests on the monster's back and is inscribed: 'Cobbett's long hidden Treasures or the Relicts of Paine'. The skull wears a bonnet rouge, Cobbett a top-hat with tricolour cockade; he says: "How to delude the Populace.--An advantageous distribution of the Words Liberty, Tyranny, Slavery &c does wonders with the populace Cobb Vol 2. p. 114--I now say Water Water-Water!!!" The monster breathes fiery smoke, and grips Cobbett's gaitered legs with its talons; it has webbed and barbed wings and a long scaly barbed tail. The two demons immediately behind Cobbett carry large papers inscribed respectively: 'Paines [Age of] Reason' [see British Museum Satires No. 13274] and 'Cobbetts Pol. Reg'. The third carries a sheaf of spears and excretes fire inscribed 'Revolution', and smoke inscribed 'Corruption'. The last, a bird-like creature, has a body inscribed 'Plague'; other monsters are advancing from a distance. The ragged and disreputable crowd wave bonnets rouges to the approaching Champion, shouting "Welcome Welcome." They have banners, each topped by a cap of Liberty: a large red flag inscribed 'Hunt and Cobbett' is held by a knock-kneed fellow. A butcher holds on his shoulders a little black boy representing Wooler (see No. 12928, &c.) who holds up a board inscribed 'Black Dwarfe'. He shouts: "Welcome, Welcome, Brother Scribe all our differrences are ended." On another flag, in large letters, 'Riot Deb . . .', another is inscribed '[Liber]ty'. Behind are pikes. On the opposite (American) shore three quakers and a quakeress dance in a ring round a stars and stripes flag. One chants: "Yea, Verily, Friends we rejoice, that the Evil spirit hath departed from us!--" The others answer: "Yea Yea Yea." On the shore dismantled cannon lie pointing seawards; there are also pyramids of cannon-balls. On the horizon, midway between the two countries, Napoleon stands with folded arms on the rocky mountains of St. Helena, watching the scene in England; he says: "Ah! Ça ira." British ships surround the island."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Text following title: Out of thy own mouth will I condemn thee., Text in lower right corner of plate, following a curly bracket: I am well assured that Paine was guided by villany, and not misguided by ignorance or error. Cobbett, vol. 4, p. 320., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Publisher:
Pubd. Decr. 1819 by E. King, No. 25 Chancery Lane, a few Doors from Cursitor Street
Subject (Name):
Cobbett, William, 1763-1835, Paine, Thomas, 1737-1809., Hunt, Henry, 1773-1835., and Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821
Subject (Topic):
Quakers, Monsters, Demons, Liberty cap, Flags, and Cannons
