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1. Napoleon Buonaparte presents his respects to the worthy electors of Great Britain : begs leave to remind them, that he has lately conquered the rest of Europe, and to assure them, that the first wish of his heart is to take their convenient island under his protection ...
- Published / Created:
- [1806]
- Call Number:
- File 62 806 N216+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- text
- Alternative Title:
- Napoleon Bonaparte presents his respects to the worthy electors of Great Britain
- Description:
- Caption title., Dated from references to the 1806 election., and Watermark: 1806. For further information, consult library staff.
- Publisher:
- S. Gosnell, printer, Little Queen Street
- Subject (Name):
- Great Britain. Parliament, Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821., Portland, William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, Duke of, 1738-1809., Canning, George, 1770-1827., and Dundas, Henry, 1742-1811.
- Subject (Topic):
- Elections, 1806
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Napoleon Buonaparte presents his respects to the worthy electors of Great Britain : begs leave to remind them, that he has lately conquered the rest of Europe, and to assure them, that the first wish of his heart is to take their convenient island under his protection ...
2. New morality, or, The promis'd installment of the high-priest of the Theophilanthropes with the homage of Leviathan and his suite [graphic]
- Creator:
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [1 August 1798]
- Call Number:
- 798.08.01.01++
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- The design closely follows George Cannings "New Morality".
- Alternative Title:
- Promis'd installment of the high priest of the Theophilanthropes and Promised installment of the high priest of the Theophilanthropes
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Statement following publisher's name: ... for the Anti-Jacobin magazine & review., Five columns of verse etched under title: "Behold! The directorial lama, sovereign priest Le Paux whom atheists worship ...", Plate from: Anti-Jacobin magazine & review, v. 1, p. 115., and Sheets trimmed to plate mark.
- Publisher:
- Publishd. August 1st, 1798, by J. Wright, No. 169 Piccadilly
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain., France, Great Britain, England, and London
- Subject (Name):
- Bedford, Francis Russell, Duke of, 1765-1802, Canning, George, 1770-1827., Erskine, Thomas Erskine, Baron, 1750-1823, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Hastings, Francis Rawdon-Hastings, Marquess of, 1754-1826, La Revellière-Lépeaux, Louis-Marie de, 1753-1824, Priestley, Joseph, 1733-1804, Shuckburgh-Evelyn, George Augustus William, Sir, 1751-1804, Southey, Robert, 1774-1843, Tierney, George, 1761-1830, Wakefield, Gilbert, 1756-1801, and Wollstonecraft, Mary, 1759-1797
- Subject (Topic):
- Jacobites, Theophilanthropism, Leviathan, Newspapers, Philanthropy, History, Foreign public opinion, British, Religious aspects, Politics and government, and Periodical illustrations
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > New morality, or, The promis'd installment of the high-priest of the Theophilanthropes with the homage of Leviathan and his suite [graphic]
3. The broom sold!! [graphic]
- Creator:
- Cruikshank, Robert, 1789-1856, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [July 1827]
- Call Number:
- 827.07.00.04+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Print shows George Canning standing on the left holding a broom and a bag of money labeled "Gold" which he is giving to Henry Brougham who wears the dress of a German broom-girl over his parliamentary clothing and "Canning (left), in a court suit with bag-wig and sword, stands outside the door of the Treasury completing a bargain with Brougham. The latter is dressed as a German broom-girl as in British Museum Satires No. 14769, &c, with legal bands and a little cap perched on his barrister's wig, and very clumsy legs and feet. He has handed Canning his broom and takes in return a bag of Gold; his new silk gown is in his left hand. Canning says: Here's Money, and a hansome [sic] Silken Gown. Brougham watches Canning with a penetrating appraising smile; he answers: For my Proom, I could not take mush less."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched below image. and Matted to: 45 x 31 cm.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. July 1827 by T. McLean, Hay-Market
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain. and Great Britain
- Subject (Name):
- Brougham and Vaux, Henry Brougham, Baron, 1778-1868, Canning, George, 1770-1827, Brougham and Vaux, Henry Brougham, Baron, 1778-1868., and Canning, George, 1770-1827.
- Subject (Topic):
- Bribery, Brooms & brushes, Politics & government, Suits (Clothing), Wigs, and Bags
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The broom sold!! [graphic]
4. The friend of humanity and the knife-grinder [graphic] : scene: the Borough, in imitation of Mr. Southey's Sapphics.
- Creator:
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker.
- Call Number:
- Auchincloss Gillray v. 4
- Image Count:
- 1
- Abstract:
- "Tierney (not caricatured) stands directed to the right, with left hand raised in reproof to the knife-grinder (right), who pushes his barrow with a shuffling gait. The latter's hat, coat, and breeches are torn and he has a fixed, insinuating grin. Behind him is the door of an alehouse, the sign of the Chequers hanging from a beam inscribed 'Best Brown Stout'. On the lintel is 'Dealer in Brandy Rum & Gin'. Tierney has short hair, wears a round hat, double-breasted coat, and half-boots, and holds a stick. Behind him a street recedes diagonally to the right, the nearest house inscribed 'Tierney & Liberty'. In front of this is a coach with an earl's coronet, and two footmen standing behind; a horseman advances towards it from the right. Beneath the title is etched in two columns the well-known parody of Southey by Frere and Canning published in the second number of the 'Anti-Jacobin' (27 Nov.). ..."--British Museum online catalogue.
- Description:
- Attributed to Gillray, after Sneyd. See British Museum catalogue., Title etched below image., To the left of the verse, etched vertically: To the independent electors of the Borough of Southwark this print is most respectfully dedicated., and Two columns of verse below title: Friend of Humy.: "Needy knife-grinder! Whither are you going? Rough is the road, your wheel is out of order ..."
- Subject (Name):
- Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership., Canning, George, 1770-1827., Frere, John Hookham, 1769-1846., Harvey, Francis--Ownership., Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher., and Tierney, George,--1761-1830--Caricatures and cartoons.
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > The friend of humanity and the knife-grinder [graphic] : scene: the Borough, in imitation of Mr. Southey's Sapphics.
