"Britannia, tall and powerful, holds Napoleon across her knee, and raises a birch rod to thrash his bleeding posterior. She wears Roman draperies, with corslet and plumed helmet. The rod is tied with a ribbon inscribed: 'United Kingdoms'. She says: "T...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. June 13th, 1803, by S.W. Fores, 50 Piccadilly
Subject (Name):
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821
Subject (Topic):
Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815, Britannia (Symbolic character), Spanking, Warships, and French
"A scene in Carlton House. The Prince of Wales, seated in a chair, holds a stout, good-looking lady (Mrs. Sawbridge) across his knees and chastises her with upraised hand; she holds out her arms imploringly. Alderman Sawbridge (right) faces her in pro...
Alternative Title:
Black Jacks delight
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pub'd April 25, 1788, by S.W. Fores, No. 3 Piccadilly
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Hanger, George, 1751?-1824, Smith-Stanley, Edward, 1752-1834, Fitzherbert, Maria Anne, 1756-1837, Sawbridge, John, 1732?-1795, Sawbridge, Anne Stephenson, Archer, Sarah West, Lady, 1741-1801, Neck, Gertrude van, -1798, Neck, John, 1732-1795, and Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806
Subject (Topic):
Couples, Dance, Musical instruments, Pleading (Begging), Spanking, and Politics and government
"Fox as Dr. Busby birches Pitt and his supporters in a lofty hall with stone walls. Fox (left) sits under a statue of Justice which is in an alcove above his head, a birch-rod in her right hand, in the left, her scales evenly balanced. Pitt lies acros...
Alternative Title:
Dr. Busby settling accounts with Master Billy and his playmates
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. Feby. 4th, 1785, by J. Ridgeway, Piccadilly
Subject (Name):
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797, Robinson, John, 1727-1802, Hill, Richard, Sir, 1733-1808, Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816, North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792, and Pitt, William, 1759-1806
Subject (Topic):
Sculpture, Justice, Scales, Buttocks, Chamber pots, and Spanking
"Fox as Dr. Busby birches Pitt and his supporters in a lofty hall with stone walls. Fox (left) sits under a statue of Justice which is in an alcove above his head, a birch-rod in her right hand, in the left, her scales evenly balanced. Pitt lies acros...
Alternative Title:
Dr. Busby settling accounts with Master Billy and his playmates
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. Feby. 4th, 1785, by J. Ridgeway, Piccadilly
Subject (Name):
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797, Robinson, John, 1727-1802, Hill, Richard, Sir, 1733-1808, Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816, North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792, and Pitt, William, 1759-1806
Subject (Topic):
Sculpture, Justice, Scales, Buttocks, Chamber pots, and Spanking
