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19. The rival queans, or, A scene in The beggars opera [graphic].
- Creator:
- Williams, Charles, active 1797-1830, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [March 1809]
- Call Number:
- 809.03.00.08+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Mrs. Clarke (left) and Mrs. Carey (right) (see British Museum Satires No. 11050) berate each other; both wear evening dress, with feathers in their hair, those of Mrs. Carey being the taller. The Duke, wearing regimentals, watches the quarrel, equally distant from both. Mrs. Clarke, arms akimbo, says: "Why how now Madam Carey, although you are so Warey In saveing of your cash, John Bull and I we both will try, And settle all your hash." [see 1803 Isaac Cruikshank print for an earlier use of this phrase, BM impression 1868,0808.7141/ PPA108823] Mrs. Carey retorts: "Why how now Madam Clarke------ Why since you thus can chatter------ And thus betray your spark------ I wonder whats the matter with, you, Madam Clarke!!" The Duke looks at Mrs. Clarke, stopping his ears, a leg raised in angry protest; he says: "Zounds! the thunder of Valencienes was Music to this". Behind Mrs. Clarke is a cockatoo on a high perch, screaming: "go it! go it"; a chair has been overturned, and a mastiff, its collar inscribed 'John Bull', barks at the Duke. A small dog behind Mrs. Carey also barks. She stands with her back to the fire. On the chimney-piece a china Cupid aims his arrow at a heart on the trunk of a tree."--British Museum online catalogue
- Alternative Title:
- Rival queens, or, A scene in The beggars opera and Scene in The beggars opera
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Attributed to Charles Williams in the British Museum catalogue., and Sheet trimmed to plate mark.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. March 1809 by Walker, Cornhill
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain.
- Subject (Name):
- Clarke, Mary Anne, 1776?-1852, Frederick Augustus, Prince, Duke of York and Albany, 1763-1827, and Cibber, Colley, 1671-1757.
- Subject (Topic):
- Military officers, British, Mistresses, Quarreling, Headdresses, Cockatoos, Dogs, and Fireplaces
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The rival queans, or, A scene in The beggars opera [graphic].
20. The rival queans, or, A scene in The beggars opera [graphic].
- Creator:
- Williams, Charles, active 1797-1830, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [March 1809]
- Call Number:
- 53 C599 S809
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Mrs. Clarke (left) and Mrs. Carey (right) (see British Museum Satires No. 11050) berate each other; both wear evening dress, with feathers in their hair, those of Mrs. Carey being the taller. The Duke, wearing regimentals, watches the quarrel, equally distant from both. Mrs. Clarke, arms akimbo, says: "Why how now Madam Carey, although you are so Warey In saveing of your cash, John Bull and I we both will try, And settle all your hash." [see 1803 Isaac Cruikshank print for an earlier use of this phrase, BM impression 1868,0808.7141/ PPA108823] Mrs. Carey retorts: "Why how now Madam Clarke------ Why since you thus can chatter------ And thus betray your spark------ I wonder whats the matter with, you, Madam Clarke!!" The Duke looks at Mrs. Clarke, stopping his ears, a leg raised in angry protest; he says: "Zounds! the thunder of Valencienes was Music to this". Behind Mrs. Clarke is a cockatoo on a high perch, screaming: "go it! go it"; a chair has been overturned, and a mastiff, its collar inscribed 'John Bull', barks at the Duke. A small dog behind Mrs. Carey also barks. She stands with her back to the fire. On the chimney-piece a china Cupid aims his arrow at a heart on the trunk of a tree."--British Museum online catalogue
- Alternative Title:
- Rival queens, or, A scene in The beggars opera and Scene in The beggars opera
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Attributed to Charles Williams in the British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., 1 print : etching ; sheet 23.4 x 33.3 cm., Printed on laid paper with watermark "T. Edmonds 1817.", Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Bound in between pages 18 and 19.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. March 1809 by Walker, Cornhill
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain.
- Subject (Name):
- Clarke, Mary Anne, 1776?-1852, Frederick Augustus, Prince, Duke of York and Albany, 1763-1827, and Cibber, Colley, 1671-1757.
- Subject (Topic):
- Military officers, British, Mistresses, Quarreling, Headdresses, Cockatoos, Dogs, and Fireplaces
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The rival queans, or, A scene in The beggars opera [graphic].
21. Mrs. M.A. Clarke [graphic]
- Creator:
- Williams, Charles, active 1797-1830, printmaker, artist
- Published / Created:
- [25 February 1809]
- Call Number:
- 809.02.25.03
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Mrs. Clarke stands in the lobby of the House of Commons, a section of which is seen through the partly open door: the corner of three tiers of empty benches and the gallery, with a strip of the Speaker's chair, showing his right elbow. She is directed to the right, with head turned to the spectator. She wears a plain blue pelisse over a white dress, a straw bonnet with lace drapery which she raises from her face. In her dropped right hand she holds a huge (?) chinchilla muff. She is elegant, alluring, and assured."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched below image. and Watermark: J. Whatman 1805.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. Feby. 25, 1809, by S.W. Fores, 50 Piccadilly
- Subject (Name):
- Clarke, Mary Anne, 1776?-1852, and Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons,
- Subject (Topic):
- Courtesans, Muffs, and Doors & doorways
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Mrs. M.A. Clarke [graphic]
22. Mrs. M.A. Clarke [graphic]
- Creator:
- Williams, Charles, active 1797-1830, printmaker, artist
- Published / Created:
- [25 February 1809]
- Call Number:
- 53 C599 S809
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Mrs. Clarke stands in the lobby of the House of Commons, a section of which is seen through the partly open door: the corner of three tiers of empty benches and the gallery, with a strip of the Speaker's chair, showing his right elbow. She is directed to the right, with head turned to the spectator. She wears a plain blue pelisse over a white dress, a straw bonnet with lace drapery which she raises from her face. In her dropped right hand she holds a huge (?) chinchilla muff. She is elegant, alluring, and assured."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched below image., 1 print : etching ; sheet 23.7 x 17.8 cm., Printed on wove paper; hand-colored., Sheet trimmed within plate mark at top and bottom., and Bound in opposite page 16.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. Feby. 25, 1809, by S.W. Fores, 50 Piccadilly
- Subject (Name):
- Clarke, Mary Anne, 1776?-1852, and Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons,
- Subject (Topic):
- Courtesans, Muffs, and Doors & doorways
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Mrs. M.A. Clarke [graphic]
23. Mrs. M.A. Clarke [graphic]
- Creator:
- Williams, Charles, active 1797-1830, printmaker, artist
- Published / Created:
- [25 February 1809]
- Call Number:
- 53 C599 S809
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Mrs. Clarke stands in the lobby of the House of Commons, a section of which is seen through the partly open door: the corner of three tiers of empty benches and the gallery, with a strip of the Speaker's chair, showing his right elbow. She is directed to the right, with head turned to the spectator. She wears a plain blue pelisse over a white dress, a straw bonnet with lace drapery which she raises from her face. In her dropped right hand she holds a huge (?) chinchilla muff. She is elegant, alluring, and assured."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched below image., 1 print : etching ; sheet 22.3 x 14.3 cm., Printed on wove paper; hand-colored., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Mounted opposite page 12.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. Feby. 25, 1809, by S.W. Fores, 50 Piccadilly
- Subject (Name):
- Clarke, Mary Anne, 1776?-1852, and Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons,
- Subject (Topic):
- Courtesans, Muffs, and Doors & doorways
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Mrs. M.A. Clarke [graphic]
24. Beggars opera Act 2, Scene I. [graphic]
- Published / Created:
- [approximately February 1809]
- Call Number:
- 53 C599 S809
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "The Duke of York sits on a settee with a courtesan on each knee, Mrs. Clarke (left) and (presumably) Mrs. Carey (right). One foot rests on large volumes of 'Army Accompts'; by the other is a smaller book: 'Ovid Art of Love'. A chair is overturned; the Duke's (broken) sword transfixes a paper: 'Promotions, My Foot Boy' [Carter, see British Museum Satires No. 11223], 'Foster 200 ... 150, Smalcroft200....' [see British Museum Satires No. 11227]. On a round table are decanters, fruit, a stand of jelly-glasses. Above the Duke hangs a picture of the Prodigal Son watching swine at a trough, inscribed: 'I will Arise and Go To my Fa[ther]'. Mrs. Clarke, unnoticed by the Duke, makes a sign to Wardle (right) who enters the room holding out a paper: 'The Duty which I Owe to my Country is Paramount to Every Other Concideration' [the tenor of the opening of his speech of 27 Jan. attacking the Duke). He is followed by a crowd of shadowy figures carrying a gibbet, an axe, and a statue of Justice."--British Museum online catalogue
- Alternative Title:
- Beggars opera : Act 2, Scene 1
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Approximate date of publication from the British Museum catalogue., Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark with loss of title from bottom edge. Missing text supplied from impression in the British Museum., and Mounted opposite page 14.
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified
- Subject (Name):
- Frederick Augustus, Prince, Duke of York and Albany, 1763-1827, Clarke, Mary Anne, 1776?-1852, Wardle, Gwyllym Lloyd, 1762?-1833, and Gay, John, 1685-1732.
- Subject (Topic):
- Courtesans, Adultery, Sofas, Books, Chairs, Daggers & swords, Tables, Bottles, Fruit, Chandeliers, Pictures, Doors & doorways, Axes, Gallows, Sculpture, and Justice
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Beggars opera Act 2, Scene I. [graphic]
25. Mrs. Clarke the York magnet [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- 1809.
- Call Number:
- 53 C599 S809
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Portrait of Mary Anne Clarke; whole length, reclining to the right on a couch, head turned slightly left; index finger of her right hand pressed against her forehead, holding a book in her left hand; wearing a loose fitting gown
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Bound in opposite page [5].
- Publisher:
- Pubd. by E. Walker, No. 7 Cornhill, London
- Subject (Name):
- Clarke, Mary Anne, 1776?-1852, and Frederick Augustus, Prince, Duke of York and Albany, 1763-1827.
- Subject (Topic):
- Mistresses, Couches, and Books
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Mrs. Clarke the York magnet [graphic].
26. Mrs. Clarke's breeches [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- [March 1809]
- Call Number:
- 53 C599 S809
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Mrs. Clarke stands, wearing a grotesquely long pair of breeches belonging to the Duke of York. The empty pockets hang inside out, and she holds them out, saying, "A Fig for such Breeches! there's nothing in them!!" On a chair lies the blue pelisse which she wore in the Commons (see British Museum Satires No. 11225); the Duke's sword is against the chair."--British Museum online catalogue, description of another version of the same design
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Another version, with identical text and only minor differences in the design, of a print attributed to Charles Williams. Cf. No. 11278 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum, v. 8. See also: British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1868,0808.7784., Publication line is pseudonymous., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Bound in opposite page 26.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. March 1809 by T. Tickle, Duke's Place
- Subject (Name):
- Clarke, Mary Anne, 1776?-1852 and Frederick Augustus, Prince, Duke of York and Albany, 1763-1827.
- Subject (Topic):
- Mistresses, Adultery, Trousers, Chairs, and Daggers & swords
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Mrs. Clarke's breeches [graphic].
27. Mrs. Mary Ann Clarke [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- [approximately 1809?]
- Call Number:
- 53 C599 S809
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Portrait of Mary Anne Clarke; three quarter length, standing behind a table on which her muff rests, head in profile to the left; wearing a bonnet with a veil that hangs in front of her face
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Probably published around 1809, when a scandal involving Mary Ann Clarke and the Duke of York generated public interest and created a market for portraits of Mrs. Clarke., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Possibly issued as a book or periodical illustration., Window mounted to 25 x 20 cm., and Mounted opposite page 21.
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified
- Subject (Name):
- Clarke, Mary Anne, 1776?-1852,
- Subject (Topic):
- Mistresses, Muffs, and Bonnets
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Mrs. Mary Ann Clarke [graphic].
