Title from item., Imperfect; sheet trimmed to plate mark., Publication date from British Museum catalogue., and Publication statement etched as part of design.
Publisher:
Publishd by some body in [the] caracter of no body one of [the] minority
Subject (Name):
North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792., Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806., and Wilkes, John, 1725-1797
A satire on governmental policy towards America. Depicts the Earl of Bute on the left and Earl of Mansfield with Lord North on the right dancing around a tall thistle which is draped with a Garter ribbon emblazoned with the motto "Honi soit qui mal y pense" having above it, at the center of a halo of light, the motto "Carduus benedictus." A devil hovers above the scene playing bagpipes. Mansfield holds a copy of the Quebec Bill, with a banner beneath him proclaiming "Nemo me impune lacessit". The banner beneath Bute is labelled "Noli me tangere."
Description:
Title from item. and Probably from the London Magazine v, 44, p. 56 of February 1775, although George gives date as March 1, 1775.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain, America., Canada, and Canada.
Subject (Name):
Mansfield, William Murray, Earl of, 1705-1793., North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792., Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792., and Québec (Province).
Subject (Topic):
Colonies, Politics and government, and Freedom of religion
Inside a church, Burke and Sheridan, in mourning clothes, cry next to the tomb on which rest the bodies of Lord North and Charles Fox, with a fox's head. Fox's eye is open and alert, his tongue hanging from the mouth. Above their heads, a crossbeam resting on two columns and inscribed, "The true reward [of] such virtues," forms a gallows with two nooses hanging from it. In the background are the tombs of Jonathan Wilde, a corrupted thieftaker, and Jemmy Twitcher, a character in The beggar's opera, and nicknames of, respectively, Sir Robert Walpole and the Earl of Sandwich; and of Walter Tyler, leader of the peasant uprising in 1381
Alternative Title:
Tombs of the worthies
Description:
Title from item., "Price one shilling.", and Mounted to 29 x 42 cm.
Publisher:
Publish'd March 27, 1784, as the act directs, by M. Smith & sold at No. 46, in Fleet Street
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain and England
Subject (Name):
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806., North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792., Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797., Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816., Sandwich, John Montagu, Earl of, 1718-1792., Wild, Jonathan, 1682?-1725., and Tyler, Wat, -1381.
Subject (Topic):
Politics and government, Tombs & sepulchral monuments, Nooses, and Mourning clothing & dress
Bewildered Lord North is about to join his left hand which holds a ring, with the right paw of an obese fox facing him. Between them on the ground lies a book open to the pages inscribed "Marriage Ceremony." The ceremony is presided over by a happily grinning and winking devil standing behind the book and pushing North and Fox toward each other
Description:
Title from item., Sheet trimmed within plate mark with loss of a line of text beneath title., Attributed to Edward Topham by George., and Mounted to 29 x 37 cm.
Publisher:
Pub by Mrs. D.Achery St James Street
Subject (Name):
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806. and North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792.
A large dredger-like wheel with four scoops stands in front of a building, possibly the Treasury, guarded by two mounted sentries. The Devil standing on the King's bent back, turns the crank. On the right, Lord Shelburne sits on the ground after being tossed out of the wheel together with his companions, most likely Dunning and Barré, saying, "Look what a crush a Pretty decent Tumble." On the left, two new Secretaries of State, Fox, with a fox's head, and North, lead on reins attached to his nose the Duke of Portland, the new prime minister. Fox, with broken leg, his hand on North's arm for support, complains that the "... late tumble hath Crippled me quite ..." North pledges help on condition that "you shall hold me fast in my Place." Behind them, Burke, with one arm in a sling, runs after them voicing his own need to join the coalition. His and Fox's "injuries" were suffered in the previous 'tumble' when Shelburne formed his administration
Alternative Title:
Up and down and Wheel of administration
Description:
Title from item. and Sheet trimmed to plate mark.
Publisher:
Pub. by E. Dachery, April 17, 1783, St. James' Street
Subject (Name):
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820., Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797., Portland, William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, Duke of, 1738-1809., Keppel, Augustus Keppel, Viscount, 1725-1786., Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806., North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792., and Lansdowne, William Petty, Marquis of, 1737-1805.
William Pitt, in a dramatic pose, reaches up with his right hand for a sword presented to him by three cherubs encouraging him to defend King and country. With his other hand he indicates a volume inscribed, "Locke on the human understanding" on the table behind him. Above the table hangs a portrait of Lord Chatham. Members and supporters of the North-Fox coalition look on through an open window, gathered under a flag labeled "The Harmonic Society."
Description:
Title from item., Under title: "Third sketch"., and Mounted to 41 x 29 cm.
Publisher:
Published Feby. 18, 1784, as the act directs by S. Fores No. 3 Piccadilly
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain and England
Subject (Name):
Pitt, William, 1759-1806., Pitt, William, Earl of Chatham, 1708-1778., North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792., Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806., Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816., and Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797.
Subject (Topic):
Politics and government, Tables, Daggers & swords, and Clothing & dress
Between two large pedestals, the one to the left topped with the head of George II, the one to the right with a sitting figure of George III, the Coalition ministers fall to the ground, their balance upset by a large platform, "New method of executing criminals (...)" pushed by George III with his foot. Charles Fox, who has already landed on the ground, grins announcing his intention of returning to power. Falling behind him, the frightened Lord North clutches the open "Budget" sack from which several documents fall out. Above him, Edmund Burke is about to lose his balance. The indifferent-looking George III busies himself blowing a large bubble, "Royal favour." The pedestals are inscribed, respectively, with the achievements of George II and the failures of George III
Description:
Title from item., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Printmaker and publication date from British Museum catalogue., and Mounted to 37 x 33 cm.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain and England
Subject (Name):
George II, King of Great Britain, 1683-1760., George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820., Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806., Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797., and North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792.
Subject (Topic):
Politics and government, Pedestals, Angels, and Clothing & dress
In the lower left corner stands Lord North, his right arm raised, delivering a speech while Cornwall, the Speaker, is looking at him from his chair in the upper left corner of the image. On the right, rising from a cloud, are Fox and Burke, both violently gesticulating in their attack on North. Below the figures of North and Fox are excerpts from their speeches attacking each other before forming coalition
Description:
Title from item., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., and Companion print to British Museum catalogue 6188.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
England and Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797., Cornwall, Charles Wolfran, 1735-1789., Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806., and North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792.
Subject (Topic):
Public speaking, Clothing & dress, and Politics and government
Outside the door of a house, a giant Lord North stands with a more diminutively-rendered Fox. They are caricatured as street musicians, North beating on a tambourine and Fox playing the hurdy-gurdy as he holds out his hat to receive food scraps from a maid in the doorway
Alternative Title:
Ways and means for 1784
Description:
Title from item., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Mounted to 28 x 37 cm.
Publisher:
Pubd as [the] act directs by J. Langham, Russell Street, Covt. Garden
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Name):
North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792. and Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806.
Subject (Topic):
Street musicians, Tambourines, Organ grinders, and Clothing & dress
In the foreground, Charles Fox puts a chain around the British Lion's neck while Lord North ties a blindfold around the animal's head. Standing next to North is Burke who holds the ends of the chain attached to a large padlock. In the background, a female figure of Britannia holds William Pitt by the hand in an attempt to lead him forward
Description:
Title, statement of responsibility and publication date supplied by cataloger based on entry in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires. and Imperfect; sheet trimmed within the plate mark resulting in loss of imprint.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806., North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792., Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797., and Pitt, William, 1759-1806.
Subject (Topic):
Britannia (Symbolic character), Lions, Blindfolds, and Chains
