"Satire on the election of April 1754; the elected candidates chaired to Guildhall; the first state without the results of the poll in the foreground."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Some folks at Guild-Hall
Description:
Title from item., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., Earlier state, without "Ministers of propagation" inscribed below a group of clergymen in upper left background., Eight stanzas of verse in four columns below title: O! see my raree shew good folks, all you who love election jokes ..., Plate numbered 'No. 3' on lower right., and Temporary local subject terms: Lottery: allusion to profits from lottery -- Shows: allusion to raree show -- Bills: Jews Naturalization Bill, 1753 -- Societies: Propagation of the Gospel -- Silversmiths: B. Jiffles -- Buildings -- Trades: butchers -- Newspapers: The Public Advertiser -- City of London: contest for representation of the City -- Quackery -- Livery of London: address to the Livery of London by A. Freeport, Feb. 1754 -- Literature: Address to the Livery of London by Andrew Freeport, 1754 -- Elections: parliamentary elections, 1754 -- Bridges: allusion to the Blackfriars Bridge -- Armine Wodehouse, 5th bt., ca. 1714-1777
Publisher:
Sold by John Smith at Hogarths Head, opposite Wood Street, Cheapside
Page 153. New London spy, or, A twenty-four hours ramble through the bills of mortality.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"View of the old façade of Guildhall with the Chapel, Blackwell Hall, and the old Law Courts; elegantly dressed figures in foreground with a decorative carriage approaching the arched entrance."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
View of Guildhall in King Street, London
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate from: The gentleman's magazine, or, Monthly intelligencer. London : Printed by Edw. Cave ..., v. 21 (January 1751), page 49., In lower margin is a key (numbered 1 to 9) to the buildings depicted: 1. Blackwell Hall. 2. Guild Hall Chappell ..., Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark with loss of text from upper margin. Missing text supplied from impression in the British Museum, registration no.: 1880,1113.3580., "Gent. Mag." etched in upper left margin; "Jan. 1751" etched in upper right margin., Mounted to 32 x 26 cm., and Mounted on page 153 in a copiously extra-illustrated copy of: King, R. The new London spy, or, A twenty-four hours ramble through the bills of mortality. London : Printed for J. Cooke [and 3 others], [1771?].
"Satire on Wilkes's release from custody in April 1763 and the successful actions for damages by printers of the North Briton, No. 45. A scene in Guildhall with the legs of Gog and Magog visible at top left and the lower parts of two portraits at right: on the left, a prancing devil grasps the collar of Nathan Carrington, King's Messenger (his position identified by his greyhound badge) who complains that he had acted on "Orders from Above" in arresting the printers; two angry men reproach Carrington for having seized their papers, one demanding the return of "my Memoirs", the other, Arthur Beardmore, asking for his journal, the Monitor. In the foreground, two devils attack three other Messengers (Money, Watson and Blackmore) lying on the ground; a devil with type arrayed on his head belabours them with a printer's mallet. Behind this group are Sir Fletcher Norton, by then Attorney-General, and Lord Chief Justice Mansfield, covering their faces with their hands and lamenting their failure; they are sent on their way by a man who alludes to the General Warrant and damns them to make "good Fuel" in Hell. Wilkes takes the hand of Pratt, Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, who had released him from the Tower; Wilkes's advocate John Glynn stands behind and all three are celebrating the triumph of Liberty and English justice; William Beckford (shown with a black face in allusion to his Caribbean wealth) rushes towards them enthusiastically. To the right, a group of printers delight in their good fortune in the substantial sums they have been awarded, one man holding out both hands full of coins."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Messengers in the suds
Description:
Title from item., Publication date from British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Three columns of verse below image: [The] sons of the type view this scene in Guildhall, the devils triumphant and messengers fall ..., Temporary local subject terms: Interiors: Arms: City of London -- Slang: 'coney catchers' -- Trials: John Wilkes's trial, 1763 -- Nathan Carrington, d. 1777 -- John Money, fl. 1763 -- Arthur Beardmore, d. 1765., and Mounted.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Wilkes, John, 1725-1797, Camden, Charles Pratt, Earl, 1714-1794, Glynn, John, 1722-1779, Mansfield, William Murray, Earl of, 1705-1793, Norton, Fletcher, 1716-1789, Beckford, William, 1709-1770, and Guildhall (London, England),
"Seven Aldermen, with ass's ears, sit in conference (a meeting of the Court of Aldermen) in Guildhall wearing their furred gowns. The table is covered with a cloth on which are the City Arms and motto, 'Domine Direge [sic] Nos', but a turtle replaces the griffin as the sinister supporter. The arcaded wall, showing the lower part of the windows (with the City Arms), forms a background. The table is flanked by the statues of the giants, 'Gog' (left) and 'Magog' (right), on pedestals. The former, holding a staff with a spiked ball dangling from it, asks: "I say Brother what do you think of our City Asses." Magog, holding pike and shield: "Why I think Brother Gog they are a set of D--n'd Stupid Blockheads." Five Aldermen are on the farther side of the table. The other two sit facing each other at the opposite ends. In the centre sits Bridges; he says: "As late Mare I should be a Great Ass if I did not differ from those Radical Individuals who trust in their own confidence-- I say the Q--n must not go to St Pauls." On his right is Curtis, the largest and most prominent, who says with raised forefinger: "We shall have a speedy Revolution and soon [see British Museum Satires No. 11306], if she is allowed to come into the City-- I protest on my part against prayers of any description." The man at the head of the table says: "No Prayers by St Paul I say for one." The Alderman next him asks: "Where is our friend At--ns, he knows all about burning the Thames" [see British Museum Satires No. 13272]. The others (left to right) says: [1] "Let me see--Keep her out by all means." He stares through an eye-glass, shutting one eye. [2] "Oh dear we shall all be ruined if she comes." [3] "If the Q--n is prayed for we are all dished by Goles--I'll have the Caracatures taken out of the Windows." In the upper margin: 'List of the Wise Men--G. Br--s, Billy Blubber [Curtis], C. Fl--r. [Sir Charles Flower, see vol. viii], G. Sc--y [Scholey, see British Museum Satires No. 12038, &c.], S B--h [Birch, see vols. vi-ix], C. Ma--y [Magnay], W. H--y--e [Heygate].' [This list is in the order of the signatures to their letter of 28 Nov.]."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Seven wise men of the East, prophesying before Gog and Magog of a row in the city, November 29th, 1820
Description:
Title etched below image., Mounted to 58 x 39 cm., Mounted (with one other print) on leaf 36 in volume 2 of the W.E. Gladstone collection of caricatures and broadsides surrounding the "Queen Caroline Affair.", and Date "Dec. 1820" written in black ink in lower right corner. Above the censored "List of Wise Men" at top of image are annotations in brown ink that name the men: Aldn. Bridges, Curtis, Flower, Scholey, Birch, Magnay, Heygate.
Publisher:
Published December 1820 by J. Fairburn, Broadway, Ludgate Hill
Subject (Name):
Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821., Bridges, George, approximately 1762-1840, Curtis, William, Sir, 1752-1829, Flower, Charles, Sir, 1763-1834, Scholey, George, -1839, Birch, Samuel, 1757-1841, Magnay, William, 1767-1826, Heygate, William, Sir, 1782-1844, and Guildhall (London, England),
Subject (Topic):
Interiors, Tables, Robes, Coats of arms, Sculpture, Arms & armament, City council members, and Hand lenses
A writing sheet, illustrated with ten views of London that border a central blank area
Description:
Title from text at top of plate, etched within banner above largest image. and Each of the ten images has a caption etched below or above.
Publisher:
Published April 4, 1814, by R. Harrild, 20 Great Eastcheap
Subject (Geographic):
London (England), London Bridge (London, England),, Blackfriars Bridge (London, England),, England, and London.
Subject (Name):
Tower of London (London, England),, Mansion House (London, England),, Bank of England,, St. Paul's Cathedral (London, England),, and Guildhall (London, England),
Subject (Topic):
Monument, The (London, England), Bridges, Monuments & memorials, Rowing races, and Sailboat racing
