"Hastings, in oriental dress, rides (right to left) a camel. He and the camel look down with dignified contempt at Burke (left), who fires a blunderbuss point-blank at the 'Shield of Honour' on Hastings's left arm. On the shield is a crown. Behind Hastings are Fox and North (right): Fox raises a dagger with burlesqued gestures and an expression of frenzied rage; North, very short and fat, clutches one of the bags behind Hastings inscribed 'Lacks Rupees added to the Revenue'; this is tied to another inscribed 'Rupees Do'. The three assailants are much caricatured and all wear armour; Burke, grotesquely thin and like some malignant insect, wears a Jesuit's biretta (cf. British Museum Satires No. 6026). He somewhat resembles the Don Quixote of British Museum Satires No. 7678, &c, cf. also British Museum Satires No. 7158; a wallet of 'Charges' is slung across his shoulder, bare feet project from the greaves which cover his legs. North wears his Garter ribbon over his armour, with a feathered helmet and top-boots. The point of a large sabre with a damaged blade projects through the tattered scabbard which is inscribed 'American Subjugation'. Fox wears the cloak of a conspirator over his armour (cf. British Museum Satires No. 6389, &c). Hastings (not caricatured) wears a jewelled turban, floating draperies, trousers, and slippers; his camel is heavily draped. On its back are bags, inscribed 'Saved to the Company' and 'Eastern Gems for the British Crown', with a rolled map, 'Territories acquired by W. Hastings'. The background is a mountainous landscape."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., Reissue of plate originally published with the imprint: Pubd. May 11th, 1786, by Willm. Holland, No. 66 Drury Lane. See British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Temporary local subject terms: Literary allusion through costume: Miguel de Cervantes's Don Quixote -- Alleged bribery of Hasting's supporters -- Decorated camels -- Hats -- Jesuit's biretta -- Guns: blunderbuss -- Damaged sabres -- Greaves -- India -- Banditti.
Publisher:
Published 1788 by Willm. Holland, No. 50 Oxford St.
Subject (Name):
Hastings, Warren, 1732-1818, North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, and Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797
Subject (Topic):
Camels, Firearms, Turbans, Shields, Daggers & swords, and Armor
Title assigned by cataloger based on letterpress text below., Publication information extrapolated from that of Walpole's Works., Head-piece illustration to a verse by Horace Walpole with caption title: The funeral of the lioness : a fable imitated from La Fontaine., Plate from: The works of Horatio Walpole, Earl of Orford. London, 1798, v. 4, page 377., and Watermark: 1797.
Title from Paulson. Questionable attribution to Hogarth in 2nd ed.; rejected attribution in 3rd edition., Alternative title from text in image., "T. I".Upper left corner., "B".Upper right corner., Plate from: A. de la Motraye's travels through travels through Europe, Asia, and into part of Africa., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., See Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works (2nd ed.), no. 270., and On page 17 in volume 1.
Title and date supplied by curator., In upper right: fol. 69., Sheet trimmed., This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing., and In pencil verso: Dr. Searle print.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Topic):
Veterinary medicine, Men, Bandages, Goats, Cows, Peafowl, Chickens, Camels, Medicines, Medical equipment & supplies, and Turbans
