"George IV, dressed as a magician, rises from the throne (right) to give a wooden sword to Canning, who is dressed as Harlequin. A clown (intended for Melville) turns his back on Canning and the King, to run off, registering anger and alarm. Wellingto...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pub. by G. Humphrey, 24 St. James's St.
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Canning, George, 1770-1827, Eldon, John Scott, Earl of, 1751-1838, Melville, Robert Saunders Dundas, Viscount, 1771-1851, Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852, and Westmorland, John Fane, Earl of, 1784-1859
Subject (Topic):
Harlequin (Fictitious character), Thrones, Magicians, Clowns, Military uniforms, Daggers & swords, and Crutches
On a stage a man in a hat extracts a tooth from a patient as a clown taunts him; the audience on three sides of the stage look on with looks of horror or amusement
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Printed and published by W. Davison, Alnwick
Subject (Topic):
Teeth, Extraction, Dentistry, Audiences, Clowns, and Pain
"Grimaldi as a clown/jockey riding on the back of a giant sheep following Norman riding on a horse too small for him."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Mr. Grimaldi and Mr. Norman in the Epping Hunt from the popular pantomime of the Red Dwarf
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Grimaldi, Joseph, 1779-1837.
Subject (Topic):
Actors, British, Clowns, Riding, and Theatrical productions
"Fox, as a quack doctor, addresses a mob from the front of a platform which rests upon five beer-barrels inscribed 'Whitbreads entire' (cf. BMSat 8638). Four other mountebanks are performing. Fox wears the full wig and old-fashioned laced coat and wai...
Alternative Title:
Palace yard pranks
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
Published No. 20, 1795, by S.W. Fores, No. 50 Piccadilly
Subject (Name):
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816, Bedford, Francis Russell, Duke of, 1765-1802, Grey, Charles Grey, Earl, 1764-1845, and Lauderdale, James Maitland, Earl of, 1759-1839
Subject (Topic):
Medicine shows, Quacks & quackery, Politicians, Acrobats, Aerialists, Clowns, Money, Barrels, and Spectators
