"Fox, in a diver's dress which leaves his face and hands bare, stands on the bed of the ocean, speaking, through a tube inscribed 'Haul up', to his assistants in a boat; these haul on a pulley attached to the mast of the boat, but cut off by the upper...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. May 31, by T. Rowlandson, N. 1, James St., Adelphi
Subject (Name):
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Windham, William, 1750-1810, Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816, Erskine, Thomas Erskine, Baron, 1750-1823, and Lansdowne, Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, Marquess of, 1780-1863
Subject (Topic):
John Bull (Symbolic character), Barrels, Diving suits, and Shipwrecks
A boat crammed with shipwrecked men, with an oar projecting to the right. One man leans his elbows on the gunwale while two of his companions throw a corpse overboard
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Title from caption below image.
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Published by Thos. Palser, Surrey side Westminster Bridge
Holograph journal (ca. 300 pages) written in a printed pocket diary for the year 1866, of Henry Ferguson's experiences with his brother Samuel as passengers on the clipper-ship Hornet sailing from New York on Jan 15 1866, to San Francisco; the onboard...
First image, 'Painting after life' shows a skeleton (death) seated before an easel painting a portrait of the obese old man seated opposite and holding a cane. The subject is seated against a blank screen; a portfolio of other works is leaning agains...
George III, submerged in water, his head and hands raised in supplication above the waves, is being pulled out by four men standing in "Victory's Boat." They are, from left to right, Admiral Keppel, Lord Shelburne, John Dunning, and the Duke of Richmo...
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Title etched below image.
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Pub. 21st. Jan. 1783, by W. Humphrey, No. 227 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
England., England, and Great Britain
Subject (Name):
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820., Lansdowne, William Petty, Marquis of, 1737-1805., Keppel, Augustus Keppel, Viscount, 1725-1786., Dunning, John, Baron Ashburton, 1731-1783., Richmond, Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of, 1735-1806., Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806., Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797., Thurlow, Edward Thurlow, Baron, 1731-1806., and Royal George (Ship)
Subject (Topic):
Diving bells, Shipwrecks, Boats, Ropes, Drowning, Crowns, Clothing & dress, and Politics and government
Pubd. as the act directs, by T. Brown, Rathbone Place
Subject (Geographic):
England, London., and England.
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792, Great Britain. Parliament, and Royal George (Ship)
Subject (Topic):
Elections, 1784, Political elections, Shipwrecks, Barrels, and Gambling
V. 5. Caricature magazine, or, Hudibrastic mirror.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"The Regent, in tight and dandified admiral's full-dress uniform, wearing a cocked hat, is carried by two bathing women (cf. British Museum Satires no. 8432) from a bathing-machine (right) to the barge 'Royal George', for transit to the royal yacht. J...
Alternative Title:
Royal embarkation, or, Bearing Britannia's hope from a bathing machine to the royal barge, Bearing Brittannia's hope from a bathing machine to the royal barge, and Bearing Britannia's hope from a bathing machine to the royal barge
Description:
Title etched below image.
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Pubd. Augt. 19th, 1819, by T. Tegg, 111 Cheapside
Subject (Geographic):
England.
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830 and Royal George (Ship)
Subject (Topic):
Shipwrecks, Bathing, Admirals, British, Military officers, Military uniforms, and Sailors
"A frigate with a life-like bust of Queen Caroline as figurehead runs down a similar vessel with a huge and grotesque head of George IV. The latter heels over and is about to be swamped; the King's head looks up in terror at the complacent features of...
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Title etched below image.
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Pub. Oct. 25 by John Marshall Junr., 24 Little St. Martins Lane
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821, George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Wood, Matthew, Sir, 1768-1843, Brougham and Vaux, Henry Brougham, Baron, 1778-1868, Denman, Thomas Denman, Baron, 1779-1854, Lushington, Stephen, 1782-1873, Broughton, John Cam Hobhouse, Baron, 1786-1869, Burdett, Francis, 1770-1844, 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, Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852, Leach, John, 1760-1834, Manners-Sutton, Charles, 1755-1828, and Majocchi, Theodore, active 1820
Subject (Topic):
Politicians, Warships, Shipwrecks, Whales, Bags, Medical equipment & supplies, Ceremonial maces, and Bishops
V. 5. Caricature magazine, or, Hudibrastic mirror.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Satire on a race of ships at Cowes: a figure of John Bull reassures those on the 'Royal George Junr'."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Cut purse expedition
Description:
Title etched below image; the word "cut" is scored through and the word "catch" etched above it, inserted with a caret.
Publisher:
Published August 23, 1819, by T. Tegg, 111 Cheapside
Subject (Geographic):
England.
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Knighton, William, Sir, 1776-1836, Conyngham, Elizabeth Conyngham, Marchioness, -1861, Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821., Kempenfelt, Richard., and Royal George (Ship)
