George III sharing a cannibal feast with an Indian chief. Under a palm-tree (left) are three American Indians; one, standing, holds the dismembered body of an infant, so that its blood pours into a cup formed of a skull held by a kneeling Indian (left). The third (right), whose feathers and bracelets show that he is a chief, sits on the ground holding a tomahawk in one hand, a long bone which he is gnawing in the other. On his left, and in the centre of the design, sits George III on the ground, gnawing the other end of the Indian's bone, while he holds a smoking bowl made of a skull. He is wearing the ribbon and star of the Garter. On the ground in front are the head and limbs of an infant, and a dog vomiting. On the king's left is a flag-staff, surmounted by a cross, from it hangs a ragged flag on which is inscribed "GEO . . . E the T[hird] by the Grace of. . . . of. . . . King [Def]ender of the Faith &c.” Beneath it, a 'Holy Bible' stands upside down. Two figures hasten towards the feast from the right. A very fat bishop wearing a mitre holds in his right hand a crozier, in the left a paper inscribed “Form of Prayer 4th Febry General Fast.” He is saying “That thy Ways may be known upon Earth, thy saving Health among all Nations.” Behind him is a sailor carrying on his head a packing-case inscribed “Scalping Knives, Crucifixes, Tomahawks, Presents to Indians 96,000”; he says, “D------n my dear Eyes, but we are hellish good Christians.” Beneath the design is engraved, “Qui facit per alium, facit per se. Princ. Leg. Ang.” In the upper right corner of the print is engraved on a scroll, “The Party of Savages [The original here adds “under Le Mote”] went out with Orders not to spare Man, Woman, or Child. To this cruel Mandate even some of the Savages made an Objection, respecting the butchering the Women & Children; but they were told the Children would make Soldiers, & the Women would keep up the Stock. Remembrancer, Vol. 8. p. 77”--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Par nobile fratrum
Description:
Title from item., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and First state, with imprint present.
Publisher:
Pub'd as the act directs Febry. 3, 1780 by I. Almon, Piccadilly
Subject (Name):
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820. and Markham, William, 1719-1807.
Subject (Topic):
Indians of North America, Cannibalism, Clergy, and Clothing & dress
A blindfolded George III, holding a sword and the scales of justice, stands on a dais as two contending groups of government ministers play tug of war with the king's breeches (labelled "government"). On the left are Fox, North, Burke and Townshend, and on the right several less identifiable figures, possibly including Pitt, Barre, Shelburne and Lord Sydney
Alternative Title:
Who wears the breeches
Description:
Title from item. and Etched in the manner of Gillray.
Publisher:
Pubd. Jany 15, 1784 by W. Humprey [sic] 227 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain
Subject (Name):
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820.
Subject (Topic):
Politics and government, Tug of war, and Blindfolds
The five powers involved in peace negotiations in Paris each stand on their tiny island in the sea. On the left George III says "I gave them independence." Next to him is a caricatured figure representing France, with the left arm cut off. "I must have Canada and Grenada for my Arm." Beside France a caricatured Dutchman bemoans the loss of his foot, and Spain in turn demands Gibraltar for his leg. On the far right America in the form of a female Indian announces "I have got all I wanted - Empire!." Above the scene Hibernia floats on a cloud saying "I deny all foreign jurisdictions..."
Description:
Title from item., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., A probable earlier issue of no. 6051 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5., and Mounted to 29 x 37 cm.
Publisher:
Pub. by W Richardson N 68 High Holborn
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain and United States
Subject (Name):
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820.
Subject (Topic):
Foreign relations, History, Amputees, and Clothing & dress
A man, possibly George III or Lord North, is seated on a three-legged stool, the legs of which are labelled Lords, Privy Council, and Commons, this last deeply cut by the axe. At the left, a seated Britannia sleeps, the cap of liberty atopt her drooping spear while male figures representing Holland, Spain and France occupy the foreground, a suggestion that the conflict with America serves to the advantage of these other European powers
Description:
Title etched below image., In plate above image: Lon. Mag., and An illustration from: The London Magazine, vol. 45 p. 171.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain., Great Britain, United States, and America.
Subject (Name):
North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792. and George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820.
Subject (Topic):
Britannia (Symbolic character), Bribery, Politics and government, History, Colonies, Clothing & dress, Axes, and Stools
George III, surrounded by members of the present and former governments, stands on the British shore of the Atlantic Ocean. He holds out his arms in a gesture of uncertainty asking, "My Lords and Gentlemen, what should I do." Each of the statesmen gives his advice. In the background, "England's sun" is "setting" behind the hills at the foot of which sailors, soldiers and civilians are shown fighting, perhaps in allusion to the mutiny of sailors in Portsmouth in March 1783. Between both groups, on the extreme right, a smaller group of men with peg legs or on crutches, apparently veterans of the American war, is addressed by Lord Amherst who says, "Gentlemen we have no further occasion for you." On the extreme left, on the American shore of the Atlantic, a young girl in Indian dress sits between the kings of France and Spain, who each hold her hand. Benjamin Franklin places a wreath on top of her head-dress. Above in the sky, a witch flies away on a broomstick with a banner reading, "Peace -- Peace -- P-e-a-c" issuing from under her skirts
Description:
BEIN BrSides 2019 472: On sheet 29.5 x 36.8 cm. Forms part of the Benjamin Franklin Collection., BEIN BrSides 2019 498: On sheet 38.7 x 43.8 cm. Forms part of the Benjamin Franklin Collection., Title from caption below image., Attributed by George to Viscount Townshend., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., and On sheet 29 x 34 cm, mounted to 33 x 39 cm.
Publisher:
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament, by M. Smith in Fleet Street
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain
Subject (Name):
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820., Louis XVI, King of France, 1754-1793., Charles III, King of Spain, 1716-1788., Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790., Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806., Richmond and Lennox, Charles Lennox, Duke of, 1735-1806., Lansdowne, William Petty, Marquis of, 1737-1805., Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797., Thurlow, Edward Thurlow, Baron, 1731-1806., Mansfield, David Murray, Earl of, 1727-1796., Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816., North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792., Pitt, William, 1759-1806., Nugent, Robert Craggs Nugent, Earl, 1702?-1788., Keppel, Augustus Keppel, Viscount, 1725-1786., Dunning, John, Baron Ashburton, 1731-1783., and Amherst, Jeffery Amherst, Baron, 1717-1797.
Subject (Topic):
Politics and government, Foreign relations, Fighting, Disabled veterans, Witches, Thistles, and Clothing & dress
Botching tailor cutting his cloth to cover a button
Description:
Title from item., Artist and publisher probably fictitious. See British Museum catalogue., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Publisher:
Publish'd by James Tomlinson, Oxford Street
Subject (Name):
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820., Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792., North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792., Mansfield, David Murray, Earl of, 1727-1796., Charles Edward, Prince, grandson of James II, King of England, 1720-1788., and Pius VI, Pope, 1717-1799.
Fox and North stand on the left side of a broken bridge, while on the other side the King is bent over displaying his posterior in their direction, holding his crown out between his legs. The road that Fox and North stand on is labelled "Road to Preferment" and the broken timbers of the bridge are inscribed "War Office", "Treasury", "Admiralty", etc. St. James's Palace is partly visible on the right
Description:
Title etched below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Mounted to 28 x 39 cm.
Publisher:
Pubd. as the act directs, Jany. 17 1784, by J. Smith & sold at No. 2 Pedlars Acre Westr. Bridge
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain
Subject (Name):
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820., Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806., and North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792.
Title from item., Trimmed to plate line on sides and bottom., "Resembles the manner of Viscount Townshend."--British Museum catalogue., and Publisher's name transcribed as "Kearly" in British Museum catalogue.
Publisher:
Pubd. 1st. of March 1780 by J. Kearly Stafford St., Old Bond St. & E. Hedg under the Royl. Exchange
Subject (Name):
North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792., George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820., Mansfield, William Murray, Earl of, 1705-1793., Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792., Downshire, Wills Hill, Marquis of, 1718-1793., and Buckingham Palace (London, England)
"A companion print to BMSat 5640. A large bull transfixed on a spit roasts before a fire (left) over which hangs a large covered pot. Beside the animal sits George III (left) wearing a ribbon, in his right. hand he holds the end of the spit, in the left a handkerchief, saying "Turning the Spit, has made me Sweat; by George". Sandwich holds a large spoon to baste it, saying, "Not quite so fat as he was formerly". Bute, in tartan, stands behind the bull, saying, "Twas a Noble Beast; Jemmy Twitcher". On the right is a dinner table, behind which sit figures representing France, America, and Spain. France is saying "A bit of the Brown for Louis". America, a Red Indian woman, with a feathered head-dress, her knife raised to her mouth, her left hand in her plate clutching a fork, is saying, "A Dish of Buttock for Congress". Spain, in cloak and feathered hat, says "Some of the Flank for Don Diego". On the ground in front of the table sits a Dutchman eating with a spoon out of a bowl; he says "I've got a Dish of Memorial Broth", an allusion to the succession of memorials presented by Sir Joseph Yorke to the States General on breaches of their treaties with England, see BMSat 5568, 5571, &c Lord North is bringing a dish from the fire to the table, saying "I'll serve you all my good Friends as fast as possible". Beneath the design is engraved: "Behold the poor Bull! once Britania's chief boast, Is kill'd by State Cooks, and laid down for a Roast! While his Master, who should all his Honours maintain, Turns the Spit tho' he should such an Office disdain. Monsieur licks his gills at a bit of the Brown, And the other two wish for to gobble him down, But may ill digestion attend on the treat, And the Cooks every one soon be roasted, & Eat.""--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Political cooks serving their customers
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
Publish'd as the act directs Feby. 12, 1780, by I. Harris, Sweetings Alley, Cornhill, London
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain
Subject (Name):
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820., North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792., Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792., and Sandwich, John Montagu, Earl of, 1718-1792.
Subject (Topic):
John Bull (Symbolic character)., Foreign relations, Cauldrons, and Cooking utensils
