A nude couple (Mrs. Fitzherbert and the future George IV) in enormous wigs stands under the "Tree of Life." A sheet of paper covering the man's hips is inscribed "Mr. Rock." In his left hand he holds a ticket to a masquerade at Pantheon, in the right a walking stick. A serpent, inscribed "Modern gap of honour" glides between his legs and next to a saddle, whip and a riding hat inscribed "Furniture for saddling an estate." Next to the woman who holds a fan in front of her thighs, with a dog climbing up her knee, lie on the ground a staff and a comedy mask, a ticket and a letter addressed "To Belinda." Behind the woman a monkey is holding a mirror. Playing cards and dice fall off the tree which is hung with cards advertising fashionable places in London such as the Carlisle House, Pantheon, White's Club, Ranelagh and Almack's, among others. On the left a devil is walking away from her toward a roaring fire saying "I'll even back to Hell again, for these must be too knowing for me by the Size of their Heads." On the right in the background two men, identified as "Cain and Abel" are dueling. Another man lies on the ground having fallen off a galloping horse. The explanation below reads "For the benefit of the next heir."
Alternative Title:
Adam and Eve regenerated
Description:
Title etched below image., Formerly dated as 1780 because a portion of the ascender in the '6' (and the upper portion of the '8') is missing., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Publisher:
Pubd Novr. 24, 1786 by W. Humphrey, No. 227 Strand, London
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Fitzherbert, Maria Anne, 1756-1837, Adam (Biblical figure), and Eve (Biblical figure)
Subject (Topic):
Biblical events, Tree of life, Gambling, Wigs, Hairstyles, Devil, Hell, Dueling, and Horseback riding
"One of a set of prints by one or more artists on the marriage of the Prince of Wales and Mrs. Fitzherbert. The interior of a well-furnished room. The Prince of Wales (left) takes the hand of Mrs. Fitzherbert and is about to put the ring on her finger. The officiating minister (left), Weltje, stands in profile to the right holding a book inscribed 'Matrimony' and 'Hoyle's Games'. From his pocket issues a paper, 'Weltjie's Natn Bill'. A cork-screw and another implement hang from his waist by a jewelled chain, simulating a rosary and cross; he wears a long gown over fashionably cut clothes. Next Mrs. Fitzherbert (right) stands George Hanger, giving her away; he wears regimentals with a huge cocked hat; under his left arm is a bludgeon (cf. BMSat 7116). The Prince wears the insignia of the Garter, Mrs. Fitzherbert (poorly characterized) wears a triple ostrich plume in her hair with the motto 'Ich dien'. On the wall are two pictures: a three quarter length portrait of Mrs. Fitzherbert, and (right) a Leda and the Swan, partly concealed by a curtain which fills the upper right corner of the design. Beneath the Leda is a semicircular table on which are vases and a book, 'Love's Last Shift' (Cibber's play). A hanging candelabra is part of the design."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Marriage of Figaro
Description:
Title from item., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., In lower right corner: Price 2s. 6d., Subjects of character identified by inscriptions on their clothing., Temporary local subject terms: Prussian officers' uniforms -- Furniture -- Pictures that amplify subject -- Literary allustions: Love's Last Shift by Colley Cibber -- Holcroft's Follies of the Day., Watermark in center of sheet., and In manuscript on verso: Horace Walpole sat 8:2.
Publisher:
Published March 13th 1786 by S.W. Fores, at the Caracature Warehouse, No. 3 Piccadilly
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Fitzherbert, Maria Anne, 1756-1837, Hanger, George, 1751?-1824, and Weltje, Louis, 1745-1810
"A whole length portrait of Mrs. Fitzherbert, walking left to right, her hands in a muff, her head turned to the spectator. Her hat has three ostrich feathers and the motto 'Ich dien' to indicate her marriage, see British Museum Satires No. 6924, &c. Her hair hangs loosely on her shoulders and her dress has the fashionable protuberances at the bust and below the waist, cf. British Museum Satires No. 7099, &c."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Fat, fair and forty
Description:
Title from item., Price in lower right corner: 1s. 6d., Temporary local subject terms: Earlier state of the print owned by Horace Walpole (NYPL, no. 83), with his identification., In pencil on verso: (George T. Stubbs)., and 1 print : etching & engraving with stipple on laid paper : plate mark 30.2 x 19.7 cm, on sheet 31.9 x 21.2 cm.
Publisher:
Published by W.S. [sic] Fores Mar 20th, 1786 at his Caracature Warehouse, No. 3 Piccadilly
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830 and Fitzherbert, Maria Anne, 1756-1837
Subject (Topic):
Relations with women, Obesity, Muffs, Hats, and Feathers
Title from item., Engraver from unverified card catalog record., Figure on the left, seated at a table in background: All I desire of mortal man is for to love whilst he can., Figure on the right seated at a table in background: Well said Robby-- his father will broom stick him., Temporary local subject terms: Pellegrine Treves -- Nobodies -- Mottoes: 'Ich Dien' -- Brooms -- Morganatic marriages -- Pictures amplify subject -- Emblems: 3 ostrich feathers for Prince of Wales -- Lighting: Chandelier -- Cats out of the bag -- Flastaff -- Venus (Mythological character)., Watermark: J Whatman., and In pencil on verso: George T. Stubbs attrib. by J. Riely, 7-9-83.
Publisher:
Publish'd March 21, 1786, by S.W. Fores at the Caracature Warehouse No.3 Piccadilly
Subject (Name):
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Hanger, George, 1751?-1824, Fitzherbert, Maria Anne, 1756-1837, and Robinson, Mary Darby, 1758-1800
Figure on the left, seated at a table in background: "All I desire of mortal man is for to love whilst he can." Figure on the right seated at a table in background: "Well said Robby-- his father will broom stick him."
Alternative Title:
Lover's leap
Description:
Title from item., Engraver from unverified card catalog record., Temporary local subject terms: Pellegrine Treves -- Nobodies -- Mottoes: 'Ich Dien' -- Mottoes: Pro bono publico -- Brooms -- Morganatic marriages -- Pictures amplify subject -- Emblems: 3 ostrich feathers for Prince of Wales -- Lighting: Chandelier -- Cats out of the bag -- Flastaff -- Venus (Mythological character) -- Inscription on broom: Pro bono publico., Watermark: C Patch., and On verso in pencil: George T. Stubbs attrib. by J Reilly, 7-29-83.
Publisher:
Publish'd March 21, 1786, by S.W. Fores at the Caracature Warehouse No.3 Piccadilly
Subject (Name):
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Hanger, George, 1751?-1824, Fitzherbert, Maria Anne, 1756-1837, and Robinson, Mary Darby, 1758-1800
"The Prince and Mrs. Fitzherbert, dancing to the fiddle of George Hanger (right), advance towards an open door (left) through which is seen a large bed, the curtains raised; above the pillows are a crown and triple plume. The feathers are repeated on a chamber-pot under the raised valance of the bed. They are more elaborately dressed than in BMSat 6924; their arms are round each other's waists, the Prince holds with his right hand the left hand of Mrs. Fitzherbert. She wears a small crown, with flowers and ribbons, and triple ostrich plume. George Hanger is dressed as in BMSat 6924; he stands in profile to the left, watching the couple fixedly; a bludgeon hangs from his wrist. An open music-book at his feet shows that he is playing the 'Black Joke'. On the floor (left) are an open book, 'Matrimony', and a torn paper, 'Cirtificate'. Over the door is a picture of Cupid with his bow turning away from Danaë receiving the shower of gold."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Wedding night, or, The fashionable frolic, Fashonable frolic, and Fashionable frolic
Description:
Title etched below image., In lower right corner: Price 2 sh. 6., Temporary local subject terms: Morganatic marriages -- Pictures amplify subject -- Emblem: Ostrich feathers for Prince of Wales -- Music books -- Song: 'The Black Joke' -- Furniture -- Colonel's uniform, Light Infantry -- Violin -- Danae -- Mythological characters -- Lighting: Chandelier -- Sticks: Bludgeon., and On verso in pencil: George T. Stubbs attrib. by J. Riely, 7-29-83.
Publisher:
Publish'd by J. Phillips, No. 164 Piccadilly
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Fitzherbert, Maria Anne, 1756-1837, and Hanger, George, 1751?-1824
Subject (Topic):
Beds, Chamber pots, Crowns, Cupids, Dancers, Military uniforms, British, and Musical instruments
Mrs. Fitzherbert (left) and the Prince of Wales (right), their arms round each other's shoulders, leap over a broom-stick (see BMSat 6929), inscribed 'Pro Salute Animæ', held out by Weltje who kneels (right) in profile. With his right arm he pushes the Prince forward. George Hanger (left) kneels facing him, he is helping Mrs. Fitzherbert to leap the broom-stick. She is also pushed forward by Weltje, who stands behind Hanger. The Prince is stout with a double chin, unusual in prints of this date. On the wall are two half length portraits, their heads turned away from the group with the broom-stick: Mrs. Robinson (Perdita) in profile to the left, a free copy of Reynolds's portrait now in the Wallace Collection, and (?) the Duchess of Devonshire (right) in a large feathered hat, perhaps deriving from Gainsborough's famous whole length portrait. Both frames are decorated with the ostrich plumes of the Prince of Wales--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Figures identified on print as: M.A. Taylor, G. Hanger, Mrs. Fitzherbert, P. Wales, Weltjce., Temporary local subject terms: Morganatic marriages -- Pictures amplify subject -- Emblem: Ostrich feathers for Prince of Wales -- Motto on stick: Pro salute animae., Watermark in center of sheet., Stamp on verso: British Museum 1868., and Another stamp on verso: "British Museum Duplicate" with "CD" written in center of stamp.
Publisher:
Publish'd March 25, 1786, by I. Mills, Strand
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Fitzherbert, Maria Anne, 1756-1837, Hanger, George, 1751?-1824, and Taylor, Michael Angelo, 1757-1834
"Design in an oval. Thirteen heads arranged in four rows, the first, second, and fourth having three heads, the third four. In the uppermost row the Prince of Wales (left) and the King (right) face each other in profile; the likeness between them is stressed. Between and slightly above them is Queen Charlotte, in profile to the left, her hair inscribed 'Queen of hearts', cf. British Museum Satires No. 6978. In the next row Fox, full-face, is the central head of the design; Mrs. Fitzherbert (left) (unrecognizable) wears a low crown inscribed 'Queen would be', and the feathers of the Prince of Wales; George Hanger, in profile to the left, wears the large cocked hat made familiar by British Museum Satires No. 6924, &c. The next four heads are (left to right): Mrs. Siddons, wearing a low crown inscribed 'Queen Rant', looking wildly over her shoulder to the right; Burke, wearing spectacles and a cap or turban, his back turned to Pitt who is in profile to the right; on the left in profile to the right is the Duchess of Devonshire, wearing a low crown and a collar which are inscribed 'Queen of Fox'. In the lowest row the central figure is the broad back of North wearing his ribbon; on the left is Mrs. Abington, a ribbon in her much-curled hair inscribed 'Queen Scrub' (see British Museum Satires No. 7053); on the right, in profile to the left, is the Duke of Richmond."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Initials "W.M." identified in British Museum catalogue as those of William Mansell., and Characters identified in pencil.
Publisher:
Pub. 26 March 1786 by W. Humphrey, Lancaster Court
Subject (Name):
Charlotte, consort of George III, King of Great Britain, 1744-1818, George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820, George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Abington, Mrs., 1737-1815 (Frances Barton),, Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797, Devonshire, Elizabeth Cavendish, Duchess of, 1758-1824, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Fitzherbert, Maria Anne, 1756-1837, Hanger, George, 1751?-1824, North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792, Pitt, William, 1759-1806, Richmond, Charles Lennox, 3d Duke of, 1735-1806, and Siddons, Sarah, 1755-1831
"One of a set of prints on the marriage of the Prince of Wales, see BMSat 6924, &c. Mrs. Fitzherbert (left) and the Prince of Wales dance; she holds out her apron in her right hand, his left arm is raised as if dancing a Scots reel; he appears about to take her left hand. The musicians are Burke, Weltje, and Hanger: Weltje, wearing a hat, sits (left) on a low stool, beating a pistol upon a warming-pan which he holds between his knees. Burke stands behind him holding a gridiron in the manner of a violin and with a pair of tongs as bow. He says, "Oh Burn the Pan it is not Beautifull". Weltje answers, "Damme but 'tis Sublime" (one of many allusions to Burke's book). George Hanger stands (right) beating the heavy end of his bludgeon on a salt-box; he is stamping and dancing, his hat is on the ground at his feet. Through an aperture in the wall behind his head is seen an ornate bed, decorated with triple ostrich plumes; behind the pillows is a cross. Two pictures, both inscribed 'Hamlet', are on the wall: on the left the Lord Chamberlain with his wand (Lord Salisbury as Polonius) approaches George III, saying, "I will be brief your noble son is mad". On the right Laertes addresses Ophelia, saying: "He may not as inferior persons do carve for himself for on his choice depends the sanity [sic] & health of the whole state." On the floor, in the foreground, lie two books and a paper inscribed respectively, 'Bold Stroke for a Wife' [Mrs. Centlivre]; 'Clandestine Marriage' [Colman and Garrick]; and 'I'll have a Wife of my own'. Beneath the title is engraved, 'As performed at the Theatre Royal, C------n [Carlton] House for the Benifit of the Widow Wadman'. A patterned carpet completes the design."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Follies of a night
Description:
Title from item below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Temporary local subject terms: Allusion to Edmund Burke's On the sublime and the beautiful -- Parody of Shakespeare's Hamlet -- Salt-box Pictures amplify subject -- Catholic Church -- Travesties., and Watermark in center of sheet: J. Whatman.
Publisher:
Published 1st April 1786, by S.W. Fores at the Caricature Warehouse, No. 3 Piccadilly
Subject (Geographic):
Scotland.
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Fitzherbert, Maria Anne, 1756-1837, Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797, Hanger, George, 1751?-1824, and Salisbury, James Cecil, Marquess of, 1748-1823
Subject (Topic):
Chandeliers, Cooking utensils, Dance, Firearms, Floor coverings, Marriage, Military uniforms, British, Musical instruments, and Sofas
Title from item., First state of the print ; title unaltered with additional periods and exclamation points. Cf. British Museum catalogue no. 6941., Unverified attribution to George Townely Stubbs on verso of print., Temporary local subject terms: Allusion to John Motherhill, fl. 1786 -- Allusion to Catherine Wade, fl. 1786 -- Female costume: Riding habit -- Morganatic marriages -- Allustion to Isaac Bickerstaff's The Padlock -- Padlocks and chains -- Country churches -- Travesties: Hamlet -- Allusion to Shakespeare's Hamlet -- Allusion to Wanton Tom: or, The merry history of Tom Stitch the taylor., and Watermark in center of sheet.
Publisher:
Published April the 3rd, 1786 by S.W. Fores at his Caracature Warehouse, No. 3 Piccadilly
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Fitzherbert, Maria Anne, 1756-1837, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Hanger, George, 1751?-1824, and North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792