Mathews (left) gives a selection from his "Entertainments"; he stands behind his accustomed small draped table, which is lit by candles in place of the usual lamps. A pianist sits at the grand piano. The King stands as if making a speech: he is giving...
Description:
Title and imprint from published state.
Publisher:
Sherwood, Jones, & Co.
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Conyngham, Elizabeth Conyngham, Marchioness, -1861, and Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852
For information on the source of acquisition, consult the appropriate curator.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain--Kings and rulers--Paramours and Great Britain--Politics and government--1820-1830
Subject (Name):
Castlereagh, Robert Stewart, Viscount, 1769-1822, Conyngham, Elizabeth Conyngham, Marchioness, -1861, George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, and Lieven, Dar'fa Kristoforovna (Benckendorff), kniaginia, 1785-1857
Subject (Topic):
Biography--19th century, Mental illness, Women authors, and Women in politics
"A mail-coach inscribed 'Sovereig, Windsor and London', with high-stepping horses, is driven, left to right, by Wellington, who wears fashionable coaching dress with multiple-caped coat and broad-brimmed hat. He has just passed a rival coach, 'the Hum...
Description:
Title from caption below image.
Publisher:
Published by J. Field, 65 Quadrant, Piccadilly
Subject (Name):
Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852, Eldon, John Scott, Earl of, 1751-1838, Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover, 1771-1851, Winchilsea, George William Finch-Hatton, Earl of, 1791-1858, Brougham and Vaux, Henry Brougham, Baron, 1778-1868, Burdett, Francis, 1770-1844, Lyndhurst, John Singleton Copley, Baron, 1772-1863, Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, and Conyngham, Elizabeth Conyngham, Marchioness, -1861
"The King (left), plainly dressed, sits on a chair on a dais, a pillar and curtain indicating the throne. He angrily addresses a band of Ministers (and others) who are encircled by a ribbon inscribed The Bond of Union; the end of this is held by the P...
Alternative Title:
Symptoms of dictating, cabaling, conspiring, overawing &c. &c.
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pub. May 16, 1827, by S.W. Fores, Piccadilly
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Conyngham, Elizabeth Conyngham, Marchioness, -1861, Canning, George, 1770-1827, Brougham and Vaux, Henry Brougham, Baron, 1778-1868, Burdett, Francis, 1770-1844, Scarlett, James, Sir, 1769-1844, Lansdowne, Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, Marquess of, 1780-1863, and Leo XII, Pope, 1760-1829
Subject (Topic):
Thrones, Columns, Draperies, Ribbons, Crosses, and Demons
"A section cut from British Museum Satires No. 11888, with alterations. The King (apart from the removal of the coral and bells), Lord and Lady Hertford, and Yarmouth are as before, though the former Hertfords now stand for Conynghams (see British Mus...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Conyngham, Elizabeth Conyngham, Marchioness, -1861, Conyngham, Henry Conyngham, Marquess, 1766-1832, and Conyngham, Francis Nathaniel Conyngham, Marquess, 1797-1876
The Duke of Wellington stands before the King who sits on his throne, his right foot resting on a footstool. Dressed in uniform and standing very erect, Wellington holds out a large cross-hilted sword at an angle between himself and the King. From his...
Alternative Title:
Throne in danger
Description:
Title etched above image.
Publisher:
Pub. by T. McLean, 26 Haymarket
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852, and Conyngham, Elizabeth Conyngham, Marchioness, -1861
"Lady Conyngham sits on a chair under which crouches the King; his head, larger than life, draped by her skirts, and hands project (left). She holds a fan, on which is depicted the 'Regent's Bomb', see British Museum Satires No. 12799, with (?) the Ki...
Alternative Title:
Shelter for the destitute, removed to Cunningham Lodge
Description:
Title from text below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. 13 Septr. 1820 by S. Vowles, 31 St. Johns Square
Subject (Name):
Conyngham, Elizabeth Conyngham, Marchioness, -1861 and George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830
Subject (Topic):
Adultery, Mistresses, Chairs, Fans (Accessories), Tulips, Jewelry, Feathers, and Crowns
Print showing George IV, horned and with wings which are spread to provide a protective, umbrella-like shell for his supporters, a gouty foot well wrapped, a ribbon around the other labeled "Infidelity - Honi Soit," holding a bottle labeled "Peoples T...
Alternative Title:
Royal cock and chickens and Father of his people!!!
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Published Decr. 12, 1820, by W. Benbow, corner of St. Clements Church Yard, Strand
Subject (Geographic):
England and London
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Conyngham, Elizabeth Conyngham, Marchioness, -1861, and George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830.
Subject (Topic):
Britannia (Symbolic character), Adultery, Politics & government, Gout, Bandages, Horns (Anatomy), Wings (Anatomy), Bottles, Mistresses, and Cavalry
Wellington drives a large new coach pulled by three horses with human heads. He is dressed in a a triple-caped greatcoat and broad brimmed hat and flicks the long whip with skill on the backs of the horses depicted with the heads of John Bull and on ...
Alternative Title:
Omnibus
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pub. Oct. 15th, 1829, by T. McLean, 26 Haymarket
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain. and Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Conyngham, Elizabeth Conyngham, Marchioness, -1861, George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, and Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852
Subject (Topic):
Catholics, Catholic emancipation, Debts, public, John Bull (Symbolic character), Economic conditions, Buses, and British
"George IV sits on the throne, surrounded by kneeling women; he takes the hand of Lady Conyngham, who proffers their address: "Loyal Address of the Married Ladies." She says: "We the humble and Loyal Married Ladies feel ourselves bound in due venerati...
Alternative Title:
Loyal married ladies address to the King
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. by J.L. Marks, 28 Fetter Lane, Fleet Street
Subject (Name):
Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821., George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Conyngham, Elizabeth Conyngham, Marchioness, -1861, Hertford, Isabella Anne Ingram-Seymour-Conway, Marchioness of, 1760-1834, Quentin, Georgina, Hertford, Francis Ingram Seymour, Marquis of, 1743-1822, and Bloomfield, Benjamin Bloomfield, Baron, 1768-1846
Subject (Topic):
Adultery, Mistresses, Thrones, Women, Kneeling, Kissing, Antlers, Prostitutes, and Crowns
"Lady Conyngham stands directed to the left, feet apart, dressed as in British Museum satires no. 15720; she amusingly combines the ultra-feminine with masculine attributes and stance. She is immensely fat and wide with small cherubic features and cur...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pub. April 28, 1829, by T. McLean, 26 Haymarket
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
Conyngham, Elizabeth Conyngham, Marchioness, -1861, George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830., Lyndhurst, John Singleton Copley, Baron, 1772-1863., and Scarlett, James, Sir, 1769-1844.
"George IV sits on Lady Conyngham's lap, kissing her amorously; he wears a dressing-gown with ungartered stockings. Lady Elizabeth (right) bends over him, supporting his elbow, while her sister, Lady Maria Harriet, stands behind the sofa, close to her...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. by [...]
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Conyngham, Elizabeth Conyngham, Marchioness, -1861, Huntly, Elizabeth, Marchioness of, 1799-1839, Athlumney, Harriet Maria Somerville, Lady, -1843, Conyngham, Francis Nathaniel Conyngham, Marquess, 1797-1876, Conyngham, Henry Conyngham, Marquess, 1766-1832, Conyngham, Elizabeth Conyngham, Marchioness, -1861., Conyngham, Francis Nathaniel Conyngham, Marquess, 1797-1876., and George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830.
George IV, dressed as a jester, dances at the center of the design with Lady Conyngham, who is dressed similarly. The king wears a fools' cap that has bells at the end and two additional protrusions from the side that resemble horns; he holds a noisem...
Alternative Title:
Lady Cun-gh-m's favourite dance and Lady Cunnigham's favourite dance
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Published Decr. 27, 1820, by W. Benbow, corner of St. Clements Church Yard, Strand
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Conyngham, Elizabeth Conyngham, Marchioness, -1861, Grey, Charles Grey, Earl, 1764-1845, Liverpool, Robert Banks Jenkinson, Earl of, 1770-1828, Sidmouth, Henry Addington, Viscount, 1757-1844, Canning, George, 1770-1827, and Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852
Subject (Topic):
Adultery, Mistresses, Dance, Fools' caps, Music ensembles, Musical instruments, Bishops, and Politicians
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)
"George IV sits jauntily astride a tall high-stepping giraffe, at the base of the neck, hands on hips. Lady Conyngham (left) sits sideways on the sloping back, close to the tail, her vast posterior projecting. She smiles over her shoulder. He wears a ...
Alternative Title:
New hobby
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830 and Conyngham, Elizabeth Conyngham, Marchioness, -1861
"George IV, in back view, pulls the strings of a puppet-show in a tall draped box like that of Punch, but topped by the Royal Arms. Three men (left) gape up at it: a yokel (John Bull), a ragged Irish haymaker, and a tall Highlander taking snuff. Heads...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
T. McLean
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Scarlett, James, Sir, 1769-1844, Lyndhurst, John Singleton Copley, Baron, 1772-1863, Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852, Sugden, Edward Burtenshaw, 1781-1875, Eldon, John Scott, Earl of, 1751-1838, Conyngham, Elizabeth Conyngham, Marchioness, -1861, Broughton, John Cam Hobhouse, Baron, 1786-1869, Burdett, Francis, 1770-1844, Huskisson, W. 1770-1830 (William),, and O'Connell, Daniel, 1775-1847.
Subject (Topic):
Caricatures and cartoons, John Bull (Symbolic character), Politicians, Puppet shows, Draperies, Coats of arms, Ethnic stereotypes, Rakes, Snuff, and Animal traps
"The King, dressed as a mandarin, falls back fainting on a settee, attended by three stout ladies and General Bloomfield, all in Chinese dress. Behind is a slanting cloud of smoke, inscribed: 'The Bill is lost through your favorite Clause.' He murmurs...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pub. Nov. 15, 1820, by S.W. Fores, 41 Picadilly [sic]
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain and Grande-Bretagne
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Hertford, Isabella Anne Ingram-Seymour-Conway, Marchioness of, 1760-1834, Conyngham, Elizabeth Conyngham, Marchioness, -1861, Quentin, Georgina, and Bloomfield, Benjamin Bloomfield, Baron, 1768-1846
Subject (Topic):
Chinese, Fashion, House furnishings, National characteristics, Chinese, Chinois, Ameublement, Ethnic stereotypes, Mistresses, Sofas, Loss of consciousness, and Alcoholic beverages
Jones, Thomas Howell, active 1823-1848, printmaker
Published / Created:
[April? 1829]
Call Number:
829.04.00.19+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Apparently an imitation (better drawn) of British Museum Satires No. 15716. Wellington drives (left to right) four galloping horses, each with a human head. The leaders are Lyndhurst (piebald) and Scarlett (black), both wearing legal wigs; the wheele...
Alternative Title:
Needs must when well - drives
Description:
Title etched below image; the words "safety-coach" are etched above the line, inserted with a caret.
Publisher:
Pubd. 1829 by S.W. Fores, 41 Piccadilly
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852, Lyndhurst, John Singleton Copley, Baron, 1772-1863, Scarlett, James, Sir, 1769-1844, Brougham and Vaux, Henry Brougham, Baron, 1778-1868, Burdett, Francis, 1770-1844, Eldon, John Scott, Earl of, 1751-1838, and Conyngham, Elizabeth Conyngham, Marchioness, -1861
"Sir Watkin Williams Wynn (Taffy), Lord and Lady Conyngham, and the King all approach the door of Wynnstay, part of the façade of which is accurately depicted on the left Lady Conyngham rides a stag with the head of her husband; she wears a coronet in...
Alternative Title:
Hint to well regulated families
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. Septr. 1821 by S.W. Fores, Picadilly [sic]
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Williams-Wynn, Watkin, 1772-1840, Conyngham, Henry Conyngham, Marquess, 1766-1832, Conyngham, Elizabeth Conyngham, Marchioness, -1861, and Wynnstay Theatre,
"The King's giraffe hangs limply from a sling which is suspended from a cross-beam supported on two uprights. George IV and Lady Conyngham push hard at a windlass to hoist up their pet. He has thrown off his coat and rolled up his shirt-sleeves; tight...
Description:
Title etched above image.
Publisher:
Pub. by T. McLean, 26 Haymarket ...
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830 and Conyngham, Elizabeth Conyngham, Marchioness, -1861
