"George III (three-quarter length) stands in profile to the left, nearsightedly examining an oval miniature of Oliver Cromwell by the light of a candle held in his left hand. The half length, looking to the right, in armour, probably derives from the pl. after Cooper in Mechell's ed. of Rapin's 'History', 1733. The candlestick is of massive plate holding a candle-end supported on a save-all (cf. BMSat 8091). The King is only slightly caricatured, but his receding forehead and chin and open mouth are exaggerated."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from text below image., Temporary local subject terms: Lighting: candlesticks -- Paintings: miniatures -- Reference to Samuel Cooper, 1609-1672., and Matted to 62 x 49 cm.
Publisher:
Pubd. June 18th, 1792, by H. Humphrey, No. 18 Old Bond Street
Subject (Name):
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820 and Cromwell, Oliver, 1599-1658
Manuscript on paper, in a single hand, of a collection of 15 verses primarily addressing religious, philosophical, and moral subjects. Poem titles include Humility; Prayer; Against Censure; Praeludia Mortis; Of Atheisme; and The Carrector of A Drunkard. The volume also includes a political and satirical poem against Cromwell titled A Protector Discribed which declares, "He is A Thing which wee Protector Call, From whome the king of kings Protect us all."
Description:
Binding: stitched., For information on the source of acquisition, consult the appropriate curator., Note at end of last poem in manuscript: "I had this out of my Alamanac: 83 and doe thinke I had it formerly of Mrs. Astely which made enter it here supposing it composd by the same Author.", Note on back of manuscript: "Verses by old Mr. Hobartt & some others.", Signed on inside of first leaf: "this for my well beloved friend J.C. When sturdy to his Lo. friend. My very good friend Mr. R. Thixton.", and The signature "Ro. Doughty" appears on the front page.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain--Politics and government--1642-1660 and Great Britain--Religious life and customs--17th century
Subject (Name):
Cromwell, Oliver, 1599-1658, Doughty, Robert, 1616 or 1617-1670, and Hobart, John
Subject (Topic):
Elegiac poetry, English, English poetry--17th century, English wit and humor, Religious poetry, English, and Satirical verse, English
Title from caption etched below image., Plate numbered '17' in upper right corner of design., Twelve lines of text below image: Piping hot boil'd in brimstone, dear sister, I'm come ..., Plate from: A political and satyrical history of the years 1756 and 1757. In a series of ... prints. London: Printed for E. Morris, [1757]., Temporary local subject terms: Ghosts -- Henry Pelham as Harry IX., and Mounted to 18 x 27 cm.
Publisher:
Publish'd according to act Sepr. 25, 1756, by Darly & Edwards facing Hungerford, Strand
Subject (Name):
Pelham, Henry, 1695?-1754, Newcastle, Thomas Pelham-Holles, Duke of, 1693-1768, and Cromwell, Oliver, 1599-1658
Fox, and Richmond on the left with Shelburne standing pensively between them, move away from the armored ghost of Cromwell who stands on a crushed crown and sceptre. Cromwell is saying "To obtain your end your measures are right, you arm the people, like me, you trample on prerogative...." A reference to Shelburne's plan after the Gordon Riots to arm the populace in preference to the use of troops
Alternative Title:
Malagrida and conspirators, consulting the ghost of Oliver Cromwell
Description:
Title etched below image., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., Imprint statement partly obscured by a line etched across it., Statement in upper left border, "Political characters & caracatures of 1782. No. 5," has the year crossed out., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Publisher:
Pubd. June 10th, 1782, by E. D'Achery, St. James's Street, London
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain and England
Subject (Name):
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Lansdowne, William Petty, Marquis of, 1737-1805, Richmond and Lennox, Charles Lennox, Duke of, 1735-1806, and Cromwell, Oliver, 1599-1658
Title from first line of text., An engraved letter in the form of rebus., The following words within title are represented by a rebus: 'well' in 'Cromwells' by a well, 'peech' in 'speech' by a peach, to by a toe, ass by a donkey, fox by a fox., Twelve lines of 'speech' in rebus below title: Those [men] t[hat] [love] t[hare] king & count[ry] ..., Plate from: A political and satyrical history of the years 1756 and 1757. In a series of ... prints. London: Printed for E. Morris, [1757]., Plate numbered '16' in upper right corner of design., and Mounted to 27 x 21 cm.
Publisher:
Publish'd according to act Sept. 24, 1756, by Darly & Edwards at the Acorn facing Hungerford, Strand
Subject (Name):
Holland, Henry Fox, Baron, 1705-1774, Newcastle, Thomas Pelham-Holles, Duke of, 1693-1768, and Cromwell, Oliver, 1599-1658
Title from item., Engraved broadside poem illustrated with etching at top of sheet., Eight stanzas of song in two columns below image: Now ghosts are in fashion resolv'd to make one, I'm come sir to tell you that you must have done ..., and Watermark: Strasburg lily with initials L V G below.
Publisher:
[publisher not identified].
Subject (Name):
Cromwell, Oliver, 1599-1658 and Pitt, William, Earl of Chatham, 1708-1778
Heads of the members of the new ministry stand on wig blocks in a barber's shop. The barber washes his hands in a bowl attached to a double stand with the bewildered looking head of Lord North and the happily smiling one of Charles Fox on it. Behind them stand blocks with the heads of the Duke of Portland, Lords Cavendish, Stormont (David Murray), Carlisle, and Admiral Keppel. Samuel House, a well known Fox supporter, and a plebeian politician, is seated, with his tankard in his hand, in a chair placed next to Keppel's head. The head of Burke behind him wears an unhappy expression, perhaps at the distance between him and the other cabinet members. Behind the barber on the floor lie the discarded heads of former ministers, the Duke of Grafton, Lord Shelburne, and Dundas. Above on the wall are mirror images of Charles I and Cromwell, ready to embrace each other. "A new Map of Great Britain and Ireland" above the fireplace is torn between Ireland and the British Isle on which the name 'England' is conspicously absent below Scotland and Wales
Alternative Title:
Heads of a new wig ad-----------n on a broadbottom and Heads of a new wig administration on a broad bottom
Description:
Title etched below image., Signed with the monogram of James Sayers., Watermark: countermark I V., and Some subjects identified by DeGrey below plate mark.
Publisher:
Published 21st April 1783 by Thomas Cornell, Bruton Street
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain, England, and London
Subject (Name):
Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649, Cromwell, Oliver, 1599-1658, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792, Portland, William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, Duke of, 1738-1809, Cavendish, John, Lord, 1732-1796, Mansfield, David Murray, Earl of, 1727-1796, Carlisle, Frederick Howard, Earl of, 1748-1825, Keppel, Augustus Keppel, Viscount, 1725-1786, Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797, House, Samuel, -1785, Grafton, Augustus Henry Fitzroy, Duke of, 1735-1811, Melville, Henry Dundas, Viscount, 1742-1811, Lansdowne, William Petty, Marquis of, 1737-1805, Norton, Fletcher, 1716-1789, and Dunning, John, Baron Ashburton, 1731-1783
Subject (Topic):
Politics and government, Barbers, Barbershops, Boxes, Wigs, and Maps
