"A brandy-faced Archbishop places a large crown on the head of George IV, who sits in profile to the right on a double coronation chair, the seats back to back; the seat on the left is filled with a huge bottle of Brandy (here pertaining to the King not the Queen as in British Museum Satires No. 14175, &c). The coronation is described as 'One-eyed' (as in British Museum Satires No. 14193) because of the Queen's exclusion, see British Museum Satires No. 14196, &c. See British Museum No. 14199, &c."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Frontispiece to The one-eyed coronation, or, A peep into Westminster Abbey
Description:
Title etched below image., Tentative attribution to J.L. Marks and date of publication from the British Museum catalogue., Frontispiece to a satirical pamphlet entitled: The one-eyed coronation, or, A peep into Westminster Abbey., Mounted to 58 x 39 cm., Mounted (with one other print) on leaf 95 in volume 2 of the W.E. Gladstone collection of caricatures and broadsides surrounding the "Queen Caroline Affair.", and Figure of "George IV" identified in pencil below image; date "July 1821" written in ink in lower right corner. Typed extract of one line from the British Museum catalogue description is pasted below print.
Publisher:
Pubd. by S.W. Fores, 41 Piccadilly
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830 and Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821.
Subject (Topic):
Coronations, Chairs, Crowns, Bishops, Bottles, and Alcoholic beverages
"Fox acts as barber to the Duchess of Devonshire; he applies a razor to her cheek, holding her chin. She is seated on a settee (left) covered with striped material. Sam House stands (right) holding a barber's bowl, a towel under his arm."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched above image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., and Mounted to 29 x 36 cm.
Publisher:
Pubd. May 10, 1784, by J. Moore, No. 19 Hallon [i.e. Hatton?] Street
Subject (Name):
Cavendish, Georgiana Spencer, Duchess of Devonshire, 1757-1806, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, and House, Samuel, -1785
Subject (Topic):
Barbers, Chairs, Mirrors, Shaving, Shaving equipment, and Sofas
"The young man sitting on a sofa with his arm around the shoulders of a prostitute, clinking glasses with her and another prostitute wearing a plumed hat who sits on the right; at a table set with decanters of wine and dishes of fruit."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Prodigal son reveling with harlots
Description:
Title from item., One line of text below title: He wasted his substance with riotous living., Numbered 'Plate 2' in lower right of plate., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Temporary local subject terms: Furniture -- Glass: liquor bottles -- Food -- Bible: quotation from Luke, 15.V.13.
Publisher:
Published 12th April, 1797, by Laurie & Whittle, 53 Fleet Street, London
Subject (Topic):
Prodigal son (Parable) in art, Tables, Chairs, Wallpapers, Eating & drinking, Fruit, Alcoholic beverages, Bottles, and Jewelry
In profile a middle-aged gentleman in a formal coat takes a nap while sitting in his chair, arms crossed below his chest
Alternative Title:
Having an after dinner's nap
Description:
Title from caption inscribed below image., Date from unverified data from local card catalog record., and For further information, consult library staff.
Leaf 32. Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Two-part satire on the resignation of Lord Bute, April 1763. On the left is a scene of execution, headed "Excise", with Bute, identified by his plaid waistcoat, hanging from an apple tree (referring to the Cider Bill), a devil sitting on the branch above him wears a large boot (a pun on Bute) on one leg, the other ending in a claw; two men below exult. In the centre a man (evidently another representation of Bute as he wears a large boot on one leg and on the other leg wears a garter lettered "Honi ..." as in the scene on the right) lies across a fire while another pumps a pair of bellows to fan the flames; three farmers standing behind the fire and another to the right rejoice at Bute's downfall. On the right, another devil reciting the proverb, "Harm watch, Harm catch", one leg ending in a hammer, sits on top of a gallows from which hangs a fox (Henry Fox) wighted down by money bags tied around his neck. On the right is a scene set in a grand interior, headed "Resignation, in which Princess Augusta sprawls weeping in a chair her breasts partly exposed while a devil delves into Bute's breeches as he drags him through a door through which flames and smoke can be seen, the Duke of Cumberland brandishes a sword in his right hand and pushes Bute with his left; he is encouraged by a nephew, Edward, Duke of York, at lower right, a lusty goat, one of whose hands is a claw, looks on with pleasure."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Give the devil his due, Excise, and Resignation
Description:
Title etched below image, between the verses., Design consists of two images, each with a caption title above., Restrike, with final four lines of title burnished from plate. For original issue, published by J. Williams in 1763, see no. 4026 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 4., Plate from: Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks, &c. [London] : [Field & Tuer], [ca. 1868?], Eight lines of verse below each image; the verses on the left begin: With greater joy, his L- see, like Judas hanging on a tree ..., and On leaf 32 of: Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks, &c.
Publisher:
Field & Tuer
Subject (Name):
Augusta, Princess of Wales, 1719-1772, William Augustus, Prince, Duke of Cumberland, 1721-1765, Edward Augustus, Prince, Duke of York and Albany, 1739-1767, Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792, and Holland, Henry Fox, Baron, 1705-1774
"Lady Conyngham sits on a chair under which crouches the King; his head, larger than life, draped by her skirts, and hands project (left). She holds a fan, on which is depicted the 'Regent's Bomb', see British Museum Satires No. 12799, with (?) the King seated astride it. In her left hand is a tulip. She wears evening dress, jewels, and feathers. On the back of her chair is a (baron's) coronet. She says: "You're Old Quarters how do you like now, My Angel." He says: "O! what a mess I am in, this part of the Country is hotter, than in Hertford!""--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Shelter for the destitute, removed to Cunningham Lodge
Description:
Title from text below image., Questionable printmaker attribution to Vowles from the British Museum catalogue., Mounted to 58 x 39 cm., Mounted on leaf 84 in volume 1 of the W.E. Gladstone collection of caricatures and broadsides surrounding the "Queen Caroline Affair.", and Figures of "Geo. IV" and "Lady Conyngham" identified in ink below image; date "13 Sep. 1820" written in lower right corner.
Publisher:
Pubd. 13 Septr. 1820 by S. Vowles, 31 St. Johns Square
Subject (Name):
Conyngham, Elizabeth Conyngham, Marchioness, -1861 and George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830
Subject (Topic):
Adultery, Mistresses, Chairs, Fans (Accessories), Tulips, Jewelry, Feathers, and Crowns
Bunbury, Henry William, 1750-1811, printmaker, artist
Published / Created:
[4 June 1772]
Call Number:
Folio 724 776D
Collection Title:
Leaf 76. Darly's comic-prints of characters, caricatures, macaronies, &c.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A portly man (Stephen Fox, 2nd Lord Holland) sleeps in an arm-chair, whole length and facing right. He holds a book in his right hand
Description:
Title etched below image., Initial letters of publisher's name in imprint form a monogram., Plate numbered "v. 3" in upper left corner and "14" in upper right corner., Temporary local subject terms: Macaronies -- Bag wigs -- Furniture: Upholstered armchairs -- Horace Walpole's reference to the subject of the print: Yale Walpole v. 32, page 255., and Second of three plates on leaf 76.
Publisher:
Pubd. accorg. to act June 4th, 1772, by MDarly, (39) Strand
Volume 2, page 85. Etchings by Henry William Bunbury, Esq. and after his designs.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title etched below image., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Mounted on page 85 in volume 2 of: Etchings by Henry William Bunbury, Esq. and after his designs.
Publisher:
Pubd. March 18th, 1794, by H. Humphrey, No. 18 Old Bond Street
Leaf 106. Darly's comic-prints of characters, caricatures, macaronies, &c.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A portly man sits in a chair at a small round table, a baluster glass in his right hand and another on the table. The spoon or ladle held in his left hand rests within the bowl in front of him. He wears a large coat and a tricorne
Alternative Title:
Tippling squire
Description:
Title etched below image., Initial letters of publisher's name in imprint form a monogram., Date of publication from unverified data in local card catalog record., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., Temporary local subject terms: Squires -- Posset-cup and spoon -- Posset glasses -- Tipling -- Furniture: Small round table with pedestal -- Male costume: Large buttons on coat cuff., and Third of three plates on leaf 106.
