Subject (Name): Portland, William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, Duke of, 1738-1809.

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10. Rolla's address to the Peruvian army [graphic].

Published / Created:: July 12th, 1799.
Call Number:: 799.07.12.05++
Image Count:: 1
Resource Type:: still image
Abstract:: "Pitt (caricatured), dressed as Rolla, addresses a group of chieftains (left); the ranks of the Peruvian army with erect spears watch from the background. Below the (printed) title is printed Rolla's patriotic speech from 'Pizarro', II. ii, beginning 'My brave Associates', 'and ... we serve a Monarch whom we love . . .' (see British Museum Satires No. 9436). He stands with both arms outstretched, head turned in profile to the left, pointing rhetorically across the sea to the Spaniards, whom Sheridan (in this speech) equates with French republicans, and who are here represented by the Foxites. The Peruvians wear feathered head-dresses and feather kilts in the manner of Red Indians, except Dundas, who wears tartan and feathered head-dress. Dundas (caricatured) sits on the ground holding bow and shield, and looking with cunning scepticism at Pitt; he is the only one of the ministerial group of five who can be identified, though others may be presumed to be Grenville, Portland, and Windham."--British Museum online catalogue and From the printed British Museum catalogue: "(Description and comment from M. Dorothy George, 'Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires in the British Museum', VII, 1942) The Foxites, who 'fight for power, for plunder and extended rule', and follow 'an Adventurer whom they fear', all wear or carry bonnets-rouges and have tricolour flags, one inscribed 'Libertas'. They are small comic figures headed by Fox, who urges them towards the water. The others (left to right) are Lauderdale with a flag, Derby with a shield, Bedford wearing a jockey cap, Erskine in wig and gown, Norfolk holding his Earl Marshal's staff, Tierney holding pistols (see BMSat 9218, &c), Burdett, and two unidentified figures. For Pizarro see BMSat 9396, &c. The scene is burlesqued and altered from the play, where it takes place in the Temple of the Sun. The patriotic speech of Rolla (cf. BMSat 9436) made the fortune of the play and was reprinted as a broadside or placard in 1803, see BMSat 9397."
Description:: Title from letterpress text above image., Watermark: 1794., and Matted to 51 x 61 cm.
Publisher:: Pubd. by W. Holland, No. 50 Oxford Street
Subject (Name):: Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816., Pitt, William, 1759-1806, Melville, Henry Dundas, Viscount, 1742-1811, Portland, William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, Duke of, 1738-1809., Grenville, William Wyndham Grenville, Baron, 1759-1834., Windham, William, 1750-1810., Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806., Bedford, Francis Russell, Duke of, 1765-1802, Burdett, Francis, 1770-1844, and Smith-Stanley, Edward, 1752-1834
Subject (Topic):: Public speaking, Armies, Peruvian, Headdresses, Shields, and Spears
Found in:: Lewis Walpole Library > Rolla's address to the Peruvian army [graphic].

11. The Portland sharks, or, The ministry upon a broad bottom [graphic].

Published / Created:: [1 June 1783]
Call Number:: 783.06.01.01
Image Count:: 1
Resource Type:: still image
Abstract:: Lying on his stomach, a giant Lord North appraises the ship Britannia which is heeling over by the shore, as he encourages the members of his cabinet to pillage it. Diminutive figures of Fox, Portland, possibly Stormont, and Burke, stand on his back holding large sacks of loot. To the right on the ground stands "Sir" Jeffery Dunstan, the popular "Mayor of Garratt," and used wig seller, saying, "Old Whigs and Sham Whigs."
Alternative Title:: Ministry upon a broad bottom
Description:: Title from item., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., From The Rambler's magazine. See British Museum catalogue., and Publication place and date inferred from that of the magazine.
Publisher:: publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):: Great Britain and England
Subject (Name):: North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792., Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806., Portland, William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, Duke of, 1738-1809., Mansfield, David Murray, Earl of, 1727-1796., and Dunstan, Jeffery, 1759?-1797.
Subject (Topic):: Politics and government, Ships, Robberies, Peddlers, and Clothing & dress
Found in:: Lewis Walpole Library > The Portland sharks, or, The ministry upon a broad bottom [graphic].

12. The Treasury ladders, or, Political gapers [graphic].

Published / Created:: [5 July 1783]
Call Number:: 783.07.05.01+ Impression 1
Image Count:: 1
Abstract:: Two ladders placed against a tall brick wall signed, "Treasury," reach an open window at the top. In it stands a man, perhaps the Duke of Portland, with a yoke on his shoulders and bunches of grapes hanging from each end. At the top of the ladders are, from left, Fox and North, both reaching for the grapes while at the same time emptying their bowels. Their excrement falls into the mouths of those climbing immediately after them; on Fox's ladder it is Sheridan. This process is repeated down to the last climbers. Each ladder is supported by a group of men gaping toward its top with their mouths open in expectation of the spoils
Alternative Title:: Political gapers
Description:: Title from item., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Mounted to 38 x 28 cm.
Publisher:: Pubd. by E. Rich, July 5 1783, No. 55 Fleet Street
Subject (Geographic):: Great Britain and England
Subject (Name):: Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806., North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792., Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816., and Portland, William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, Duke of, 1738-1809.
Subject (Topic):: Politics and government, Ladders, Windows, Climbing, Grapes, Defecation, and Clothing & dress
Found in:: Lewis Walpole Library > The Treasury ladders, or, Political gapers [graphic].

13. The bower of bliss, or, Paradise regaind [graphic].

Published / Created:: [21 April 1783]
Call Number:: 783.04.21.01+ Impression 1
Image Count:: 1
Abstract:: In an outdoor setting, North and Fox sit at a table placed under a vine trellis and in front of a small temple or mausoleum, signed, "Treasury" with the bust of the Duke of Portland above it. North is about to place in Fox's hand one of the bags of money lying on the table, saying, "Now Reynard the Whole Vineyard is our own. Therefore let us be busy," to which Fox answers, "That is my sole aim, but what will the People say?"
Alternative Title:: Paradise regaind and Paradise regained
Description:: Title etched below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Mounted to 27 x 38 cm.
Publisher:: Pubd. April 21, 1783, by W. Wells, No. 132 Fleet Street
Subject (Geographic):: Great Britain
Subject (Name):: Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806., North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792., and Portland, William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, Duke of, 1738-1809.
Subject (Topic):: Politics and government, Arbors (Bowers), and Chairs
Found in:: Lewis Walpole Library > The bower of bliss, or, Paradise regaind [graphic].

14. The countryman's dream of coalescing virtue and vice [graphic]

Creator:: Dent, William, active 1783-1793, printmaker
Published / Created:: March 20th 1784.
Call Number:: 784.03.20.04+
Image Count:: 1
Resource Type:: still image
Abstract:: Thomas Powys, sleeping in a chair on the left, and Charles Marsham, with a tankard, two of the country gentlemen urging the union between Fox and Pitt, preside over a maypole dance in front of the "St. Albans" tavern, their meeting place. The maypole is decorated with a sleeping head of George III. Dancers include members of the Coalition cabinet, pictured with devil's horns: Charles Fox, with a fox's body, Burke, dressed as a Jesuit, and the Duke of Portland, and members of the preceding cabinet, pictured with haloes: Lord Thurlow, in a judge's robe, a smiling Lord Shelburne, and the Duke of Richmond. They are watched on the left by the "nurse North," with horns, holding baby Pitt, with a halo, and on the right, by the Prince of Wales, dancing to his own tune he is playing on a pipe and a drum
Description:: Title from item., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Mounted to 28 x 37 cm.
Publisher:: Pubd. as the act directs, by J. Ridgway, Piccadilly
Subject (Geographic):: Great Britain and England
Subject (Name):: George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820., George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830., Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806., Thurlow, Edward Thurlow, Baron, 1731-1806., Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797., Lansdowne, William Petty, Marquis of, 1737-1805., Portland, William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, Duke of, 1738-1809., Richmond and Lennox, Charles Lennox, Duke of, 1735-1806., North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792., Pitt, William, 1759-1806., Lilford, Thomas Powys, Baron, 1743-1800., and Romney, Charles Marsham, Earl of, 1744-1811.
Subject (Topic):: Politics and government, Taverns (Inns), May poles, Dance, and Clothing & dress
Found in:: Lewis Walpole Library > The countryman's dream of coalescing virtue and vice [graphic]

15. The lovely Mrs. Ell-s The popular governor. [graphic]

Published / Created:: June 1st, 1782.
Call Number:: 782.06.01.03 Impression 1
Image Count:: 1
Resource Type:: still image
Abstract:: Two head-and-shoulder portraits in separate ornamental oval frames of a Mrs. Emily E. and the Third Duke of Portland
Alternative Title:: Popular governor
Description:: Title from item. and From the "Histories of the téte-à-téte annexed" from the Town and country magazine, 1782, p. 233.
Publisher:: Publish'd by A. Hamilton Junr., Fleet Street
Subject (Name):: Portland, William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, Duke of, 1738-1809.
Found in:: Lewis Walpole Library > The lovely Mrs. Ell-s The popular governor. [graphic]

16. The up & down, or, Wheel of admi-ration [graphic].

Published / Created:: [17 April 1783]
Call Number:: 783.04.17.01
Image Count:: 1
Resource Type:: still image
Abstract:: 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.
Subject (Topic):: Dredges, British, and Devil
Found in:: Lewis Walpole Library > The up & down, or, Wheel of admi-ration [graphic].

17. [Duke of Portland] [graphic]

Creator:: Bretherton, James, approximately 1730-1806, printmaker
Published / Created:: publish'd 3d Jany. 1783
Call Number:: 783.01.03.01
Image Count:: 1
Resource Type:: still image
Abstract:: A smiling corpulent gentleman with the star of the Garter on his left breast walks to the left holding a tasselled walking stick under his right arm. Identified in pencil beneath the plate as "D. Portland."
Description:: Title devised by cataloger, and Watermark: T W 1795.
Publisher:: publisher not identified
Subject (Name):: Portland, William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, Duke of, 1738-1809.
Subject (Topic):: Staffs (Sticks)
Found in:: Lewis Walpole Library > [Duke of Portland] [graphic]