"An exciseman stands in profile to the left, his lower lip protruding grotesquely; his chest is much thrown out, right hand thrust under his coat, left arm behind his back. From his pocket protrudes an 'Excise Book'. His ink-bottle is attached to his coat; in it is a pen; another pen projects from his cocked hat. A dog (right) befouls his leg."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Temporary local subject terms: Excisemen -- Excise books -- Ink bottles., Leaf 59 in an album with the spine title: Characatures by Dighton., 1 print : etching on laid paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 19.8 x 14.9 cm, on sheet 31.1 x 25.5 cm., and Watermark, trimmed: [Ed]meads 1808.
"An exciseman stands in profile to the left, his lower lip protruding grotesquely; his chest is much thrown out, right hand thrust under his coat, left arm behind his back. From his pocket protrudes an 'Excise Book'. His ink-bottle is attached to his coat; in it is a pen; another pen projects from his cocked hat. A dog (right) befouls his leg."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Temporary local subject terms: Excisemen -- Excise books -- Ink bottles., and Watermark: 1814.
"Lord Lansdowne sits at a small writing-table, pen in hand, a number of papers before him. Three Jews (left) stand obsequiously on his right, but he turns with his enigmatic smile towards a French post-boy (right), a grotesque dwarfish man with long queue and jack-boots holding his whip and hat, who holds out to him with a cunning smile a paper inscribed: 'My dear Lord Paris 7th Jany 1783 I am happy to hear you have so nearly concluded your Alley Arrangements. The Preliminaries shall be signed coute que coute by the Time you desire, & you may rely on the Courier's arrival on the Eve of the 23d yours truly Billy Paradice [William Eden.]' Under Lansdowne's elbow is a paper inscribed 'Memorandums Pay off the Mortgage on Jesuits Colledge in Berkeley Square - Pay off Solomons any for 500£ pr Annm Inquire what Tayt will take for my Bond for 3000£ given for furniture sold at Christyes'. The foremost Jew holds out to Lansdowne a paper ... On a shelf, inscribed 'Waste Paper', in the upper right corner of the design, are three large bundles of papers: 'Ordnance Estimates', 'State of the National Debt', and 'Civil List'; two piles of documents hang from the shelf. On the wall above Lansdowne's head are two bust portraits: 'John Calvin', wearing a steeple-crowned hat, gown, and bands, and 'Ignatius Loyola', a profile portrait of Burke wearing a Jesuit's biretta as in British Museum Satires No. 6026, &c. 12."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Counterfeit signature; print by Gillray. See British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed to within thread margins of plate mark., and Temporary local subject terms: Treaties -- Commerical Treaty with France -- National debt -- Civil list -- Military Ordinance -- Allusion to J. Bond -- Allusion to St. Ignatious Loyola -- Allusion to John Calvin -- French post-boy -- Jesuits -- Allusion to William Eden, 1st Baron Auckland, 1744-1814.
Publisher:
Pubd. March 12th, 1787, by R. Phillips, Southwke., London
Subject (Name):
Lansdowne, William Petty, Marquis of, 1737-1805 and Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797
Subject (Topic):
Jews, Ethnic stereotypes, Tables, Writing materials, Boots, and Whips
"Twelve figures arranged in two rows, each representing Dundas (not caricatured) in one of his capacities, title and words etched above each. [1] 'A Governor of the Charter House'. He walks (left to right), looking down at a document in his left hand and saying: "How I venerate Charters". [2] 'Joint Keeper of the Signet in Scotland'. He holds out his left hand looking admiringly at a signet ring: "a vera pretty Seal ring worth £2000 a Year". [3] 'Chancellor of the University of St Andrew'. He sits directed to the left in a high-backed arm-chair wearing academic cap and long gown: "There is great weight and Dignity in a gown and Square Cap." [4] 'Patent Printer of the Bible in Scotland'. He sits in dressing-gown, cap, and slippers at a printing-press of the Caxton type, saying: "This printing and composing is vera tedious, but as it brings in about £6000 per Annum I must noe loose sight of it." [5] 'Custos Rotulorum for Middlesex'. He sits pompously in a high-backed chair wearing an old-fashioned cocked hat and laced coat, saying: "A little Consequence is very necessary in a custos Rotulorum". [6] 'A Treasurer of the Navy'. He sits at a table on which are money-bags and piles of coin, which he is counting: "Ah! this is pretty neat employment I love to count over the Siller." [7] 'A Governor of Greenwich Hospital'. He stands, wearing cocked hat and uniform, in profile to the right, right hand on his hip, left hand on the hilt of a sword: "a naval uniform is vera becoming." [8] 'A Commissioner of Chelsea Hospital'. He stands with arms folded, wearing cocked hat with military uniform: "As is also that of the Miliatory in due season." [9] 'A Commissioner for India Affairs'. He stands with his back to a group of barrels and chests, turning to the right: "What are ye aboot ye lazy loons, why are not these goods shipp'd off for India d'ye mean to do nothing at aw' for your money." [10] 'Governor of the Bank of Scotland'. He stands in profile to the left, 'chapeau-bras', one hand thrust under his waistcoat and wearing an old-fashioned wig: "This is what I call snug - vera little trouble." [11] 'A Secretary'. He writes busily in profile to the right at a davenport desk: "By my Sawl I care not how many Trades they make me sae that the Siller comes alang with them catch aw things is the rule in Scotland." [12] 'An Elder Brother of the Trinity House'. He stands in profile to the left, wearing a gown, bowing, cap in hand: "This concludes for the present my small portion of the Candle ends, and cheese parings" [cf. British Museum Satires No. 9038]."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Signed in image with printmaker Isaac Cruikshank's initials in lower right corner., and Publisher's advertisement following imprint: Folio's caracatures lent out for the evening.
Publisher:
Published Feby. 5, 1798, by S.W. Fores, No. 50 Piccadilly corner of Sackville Street
Subject (Name):
Dundas, Henry, 1742-1811
Subject (Topic):
Government officials, College administrators, Documents, Academic costumes, Printing presses, Coins, Barrels, Writing materials, Desks, and Military uniforms
"The patient sits in profile to the left with chattering teeth, holding his hands to a blazing fire on the extreme left Ague, a snaky monster, coils itself round him, its coils ending in claws like the legs of a monstrous spider. Behind the patient's back, in the middle of the room, Fever, a furry monster with burning eyes, resembling an ape, stands full-face with outstretched arms. On the right the doctor sits in profile to the right at a small table, writing a prescription, holding up a medicine-bottle in his left hand. The room is well furnished and suggests wealth: a carved four-post bed is elaborately draped. On the high chimney-piece are 'chinoiseries' and medicine-bottles. Above it is an elaborately framed landscape."--British Museum online catalogue, description of an earlier state
Alternative Title:
Ague and fever
Description:
Title etched below image., Reissue, with new imprint statement, of print published in 1788 by T. Rowlandson. Cf. No. 7448 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 6., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Companion print to: The hypochondriac., One line of quoted text below image, etched on either side of title: "And feel by turns the bitter change of fierce extremes, "extremes by change more fierce. Milton., Cf. Grego, J. Rowlandson the caricaturist, v. 1, pages 226-7., Temporary local Medical Library subject terms: Ague -- Demons & devils -- Prescription of drugs., and 1 print : etching and aquatint, hand-colored ; plate mark 41.2 x 56.9 cm.
Publisher:
Pubd. Novr. 5, 1792, by S.W. Fores, No. 3 Piccadilly
Title etched below image., Date from item., Place of publication derived from copyright statement., Trimmed sheet., Document depicted in image titled: Gewapende neutralitiet., and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
Publisher:
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament 5 January 1781, price 4 Schilling
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain and Netherlands
Subject (Name):
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820., North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792., and First League of Armed Neutrality.
Subject (Topic):
Neutrality, Armed, Art and mental illness, Anger, Sleeping, Writing materials, Treaties, Candlesticks, Politicians, Kings, Crowns, and Politics and government
An elderly husband, with a look of despair and exasperation, sits at a tall cased escritoire, after reading his young wife's account book; she sits in the chair next to the desk hiding her smile behind a handkerchief. Behind her is a harp. On the desk at the husband's elbow is a book with a spine label "L'École des vieillards" and at his feet he has thrown his quill pen and the account book with the label "Dépense".
Description:
Title from caption below image., Series title and number from caption above image., Printmaker's name letterd in image on the base of the harp., This plate was listed in the 'Bibliographie de France' for 12 June 1824. See British Museum online catalogue, Registration number: 2003,0630.14., and "The series 'Musée Grotesque' consists of at least 65 plates, made over a long period between March 1814 and August 1829. They seem all to have been designed, and in some cases etched, by Godissart de Cari, and all are placed under his name in the British Museum. The first four plates of the series, unlike the others, do not carry the heading 'Musée Grotesque' but rather 'Les Nouvellistes' and are numbered 1 to 4."--British Museum online catalogue.
Publisher:
Chez Martinet
Subject (Topic):
Anger, Couples, Desks, Harps, Interiors, Parlors, and Writing materials
Title from item., Full caption: Court Physician and Apothecary. Pages. The Closet Keeper. Private Secretaries to the Queen and Albert., Date of production supplied by curator., This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing., and Temporary local Medical Library subject terms: Clysters; Politics, British; Apothecaries.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819-1901. and Albert, Prince Consort, consort of Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819-1861.
Subject (Topic):
Enema, Physicians, Pharmacists, Writing materials, Mortars & pestles, Toilets, and Politics and government
Portrait of David Garrick, seated at a desk, with his wife standing behind him, reaching to grasp the pen that he is holding in his right hand and "Portrait of David Garrick, three-quarter length, seated at a writing table, to the left, looking at viewer, his head supported by right hand, which also holds a quill, his right elbow resting on table; pointing down to the right with left hand; behind him his wife stands, reaching over the back of the chair towards the desk with her right hand, looking down towards Garrick."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate from: The art-journal. [London] : [George Virtue], February 1855, opposite page 42., Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark with loss of imprint from bottom edge. Imprint supplied from impression at the Massachusetts Historical Society, call no.: Special Colls. Waterston autograph vol. 2., Window mounted to 51 x 36 cm., and Mounted opposite page 613 (leaf numbered '47' in pencil) in volume 4 of an extra-illustrated copy of: Moore, T. Memoirs of the life of the Right Honourable Richard Brinsley Sheridan.
Publisher:
Published for the proprietors
Subject (Name):
Garrick, David, 1717-1779,, Garrick, Eva Maria, 1724-1822,, Garrick, David, 1717-1779., and Garrick, Eva Maria, 1724-1822.
"Lady Perceval sits at an ornate writing-table, pen in hand. A serpent issues from her breast, coils round her arm, and darts its fang at the tip of her pen. She frowns meditatively, saying, "Now then for something strong but not libellous, I hate half measures we must rush upon the enemy--suprise [sic], astound him--and unhorse him by Terror--John Bull have at you! I'll open your eyes--." The table is littered with papers and books; some are docketed: 'For the Star', 'To the Editor of the Star', 'For the News', 'Extracts from the Book', one is 'Copy', a book is 'Politicks', and a large paper is displayed: 'Select Scraps from Shakespeare--with my own comments "Some achieve greatness "some have greatness thrust upon them .... Querie was this not the case with Nunky [Spencer Perceval], why not happen .... Son--.' Other papers and books lie on the floor: newspapers are 'The News' and 'The Star', a paper is headed 'Memorandums Billy Austin [see British Museum Satires No. 12027]--the Will--' Books are 'Life of Lord Nelson', 'A very Woman by Massinger', 'Machiavael', 'Johnson', 'Indiscretion a Novel', 'Don Quixote'. On the left John Mitford, identified by a letter in his coat-pocket 'To John Mit--', stands facing the wall, and hanging one picture over another: he places a view of a country inn, 'The Tigers Head' above one of '[War]burton's Mad House', saying, "Come this is a prettier picture than the other [left] shall catch some fish in this neighbourhood." He is fashionably dressed, wearing Hessian boots. This picture is on the left of a row: a large picture of 'Alecto' (cf. British Museum Satires No. 7721), naked, wreathed in serpents, and brandishing scourge and fire-brand, with a background of flames hangs between three-quarter length portraits of 'Lady Douglas' and 'Lady A Hamilton'. The former covers her face with a tragic gesture; a dagger lies on a table beside her, she seems to contemplate suicide. The latter clasps her hands. Over the chimneypiece (right) is a three-quarter length portrait of 'Lord P . . . . val' concealing his face with his hat; below, and partly hiding the frame, is a statuette of a knight killing a dragon. On the chimney-piece there is also a bottle labelled 'Cephalic' (for diseases of the head). Papers are burning in the grate, one inscribed 'To[o] Libellous'."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Lady Paragraph championizing
Description:
Title etched below image., Attributed to Charles Williams in the British Museum catalogue., Text following title: - vide Letters., Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark with loss of text following title. Missing text supplied from impression in the British Museum., Temporary local subject terms: Pictures amplify subject., Watermark: C. Ansell 1807., and Formerly mounted with remnants on verso.
Publisher:
Pubd. March 4th, 1814, by S.W. Fores, No. 50 Piccadilly
