"Trotter walks off from the Bank of England with two sacks under his arm, one inscribed 'I [...] 000. Newland, appearing in the doorway (left), hurries after him, saying, "Hollo sir - where are you going with those bags!" On the opposite side of the s...
Alternative Title:
Abraham Newland alarm'd and Abraham Newland alarmed
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. April 5, 1805, by S.W. Fores, N. 50 Piccadilly
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
Trotter, Alexander, 1750-1830, Dundas, Henry, 1742-1811, and Bank of England.
Subject (Topic):
Impeachment, Trials (Impeachment), Misconduct in office, Money, Pawnshops, and Ethnic stereotypes
"Pitt, a colossal figure (cf. BMSat 8980), bestrides the Rotunda of the 'Bank of England'. His arms and legs are very thin, but his body is formed of a (transparent) sack distended with gold coins and inscribed '£'. His elbows are akimbo, his hands gr...
Alternative Title:
Midas transmuting all into paper
Description:
Title etched below image. 'Gold' in title scored through.
Publisher:
Pubd. March 9th, 1797, by H. Humphrey, New Bond Street
Subject (Name):
Pitt, William, 1759-1806, Melville, Henry Dundas, Viscount, 1742-1811, Grenville, William Wyndham Grenville, Baron, 1759-1834, Windham, William, 1750-1810, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816, Erskine, Thomas Erskine, Baron, 1750-1823, Taylor, Michael Angelo, 1757-1834, Grey, Charles Grey, Earl, 1764-1845, and Bank of England.
"Pitt, a colossal figure (cf. BMSat 8980), bestrides the Rotunda of the 'Bank of England'. His arms and legs are very thin, but his body is formed of a (transparent) sack distended with gold coins and inscribed '£'. His elbows are akimbo, his hands gr...
Alternative Title:
Midas transmuting all into paper
Description:
Title etched below image. 'Gold' in title scored through.
Publisher:
Pubd. March 9th, 1797, by H. Humphrey, New Bond Street
Subject (Name):
Pitt, William, 1759-1806, Melville, Henry Dundas, Viscount, 1742-1811, Grenville, William Wyndham Grenville, Baron, 1759-1834, Windham, William, 1750-1810, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816, Erskine, Thomas Erskine, Baron, 1750-1823, Taylor, Michael Angelo, 1757-1834, Grey, Charles Grey, Earl, 1764-1845, and Bank of England.
"View inside the Great Hall of the Bank on Threadneedle Street; a full length classical statue in a niche at far end, men and women crossing hall or attending to business."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pub. Feb. 1, 1808, at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand
"View inside the Great Hall of the Bank on Threadneedle Street; a full length classical statue in a niche at far end, men and women crossing hall or attending to business."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pub. Feb. 1, 1808, at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand
"The interior of Sir Robert Taylor's rotunda in the Bank of England when it was used as a stock exchange with the arc of the pilastered wall and part of the domed ceiling forming a background. The floor is covered with groups of small figures, only th...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Publish'd by T. Rowlandson, Strand, Jany. 1792, & S.W. Fores, No. 3 Piccadilly
Subject (Geographic):
England.
Subject (Name):
Bank of England.
Subject (Topic):
Jews, Banks, Crowds, Interiors, Pilasters, Rotundas, and Stock exchanges
"The interior of Sir Robert Taylor's rotunda in the Bank of England when it was used as a stock exchange with the arc of the pilastered wall and part of the domed ceiling forming a background. The floor is covered with groups of small figures, only th...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Publish'd by T. Rowlandson, Strand, Jany. 1792, & S.W. Fores, No. 3 Piccadilly
Subject (Geographic):
England.
Subject (Name):
Bank of England.
Subject (Topic):
Jews, Banks, Crowds, Interiors, Pilasters, Rotundas, and Stock exchanges
V. 5. Caricature magazine, or, Hudibrastic mirror.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A huge pot rests directly on a fierce fire from blazing bank-notes. The scene is outside the Bank of England, the façade being on the extreme right. From it porters are carrying huge stacks of 'Notes' to add to the flames. The pot is inscribed 'Bank ...
Alternative Title:
Directors in a stew
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pub. June 22, 1819, by T. Tegg, 111 Cheapside
Subject (Geographic):
England.
Subject (Name):
Bank of England., Vansittart, Nicholas, 1766-1851, and Peel, Robert, 1788-1850
