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1. A great family kicking up a great row, about a great woman for a great heir [graphic].

Published / Created:: July 30, 1820.
Call Number:: Folio 724 835G v.1 (Oversize)
Image Count:: 1
Resource Type:: still image
Abstract:: Depiction of George IV in a rage against family members (Frederick and William) who are unwilling to lend their support for his divorce from Caroline; he kicks a man (Bloomfield?) while pursuing his brothers, who are in uniform and seen fleeing on the right side of the design. Papers inscribed "Protocol" and "No devorce [sic]" fly in the air. A toppled chair rests on the floor to the left of the King; a bottle of wine falls off a table behind him, upon which fruit (including pineapples) rests. A John Bull figure watches the scene from the background on the left, an astonished look on his face
Description:: Title etched below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark on three sides., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum., Mounted to 58 x 39 cm., Mounted (with one other print) on leaf 50 in volume 1 of the W.E. Gladstone collection of caricatures and broadsides surrounding the "Queen Caroline Affair.", and Figures of "Bloomfield," "P. Leopold," and "D. York" identified in ink at bottom of sheet; date "30 July 1820" written in lower right corner.
Publisher:: Pub. by H. Fores, Panton St., Haymarket
Subject (Name):: George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Bloomfield, Benjamin Bloomfield, Baron, 1768-1846, Frederick Augustus, Prince, Duke of York and Albany, 1763-1827, William IV, King of Great Britain, 1765-1837, and Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821.
Subject (Topic):: Divorce, Adultery, Anger, Kicking, Brothers, Pineapples, Military uniforms, and British
Found in:: Lewis Walpole Library > A great family kicking up a great row, about a great woman for a great heir [graphic].

2. A new prop for a rickety stool [graphic]

Creator:: Cruikshank, Isaac, 1764-1811, printmaker
Published / Created:: Feb. 28, 1798.
Call Number:: 798.02.28.01+ Impression 1
Image Count:: 1
Resource Type:: still image
Abstract:: "Two lovers embrace within a small shed inscribed 'Strong Box' supported on a pole; a tailor with huge shears is about to cut the pole, saying, "I'll upset the basket". The open doors of the shed are 'Modesty' and 'Chastity'. Behind is sketched an equestrian statue with a railing, indicating a London square. On the right is a room, flanked on the left by a high folding screen on which are bills with the titles of chap-books or songs relating to tailors, the uppermost being 'The Brighton Taylor' (see BMSat 6942, &c). In the room five men with horns sprouting from their heads approach a (?) lawyer sitting at a writing-table, who says, "Say & seal, I say said & sealed". One stands on a three-legged stool, two legs of which have been replaced by moneybags, each inscribed '£2,500'. He says: "Joys that none but a married man can know - would that there was a Taylor here to measure them, but it would cost five thousand - " [Other inscriptions have not been transcribed.] An old man with a crutch looks round the screen at the lovers, saying, "D------d good Trade Ill go & get married too."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:: Title etched below image., Temporary local subject terms: Adultery -- Cuckolds -- Divorce: crim con damages -- Trades: tailors -- Lawyers -- Barbers -- London square., Watermark: J Whatman 1794., and Printseller's stamp in lower right of plate: S.W.F.
Publisher:: Pub. by S.W. Fores, 50 Piccadilly
Subject (Geographic):: Great Britain
Subject (Topic):: Divorce, Adultery, Barbers, Couples, Hugging, Lawyers, and Tailors
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3. A royal brewery, or, How to cook a wife [graphic].

Published / Created:: Jany. 1, 1821.
Call Number:: Folio 724 835G v.2 (Oversize)
Image Count:: 1
Resource Type:: still image
Abstract:: Print shows George IV, "a conning stoker," of some "Mischief brewing," stirring up the "Flames of Persecution," with "vengeance," saying, "If this trial fail I'l brew no more." Behind him is a vat "Filthy composition" into which flows "a pure stream to expose the secrets" which spills on a couple in an embrace, "How do you like it - non mi Ricordo." Passing an open door is Caroline, "The brewers wife." On the right are three men, one says, "Be just in all your dealings." Another, holding a pitcher labeled "a trial" says, "I can't swallow this, it is all froth." The third says, "I wonder at our commander engaging in such a business."
Alternative Title:: How to cook a wife
Description:: Title etched below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum., Watermark: J. Whatman 1820., Mounted to 39 x 58 cm., Mounted on leaf 38 in volume 2 of the W.E. Gladstone collection of caricatures and broadsides surrounding the "Queen Caroline Affair.", and Figures of "Londondery [sic]," "Sidmouth," "Liverpool," "Caroline," "Wellington," and "Geo. IV" identified in ink below image; date "1 Jan. 1821" written in lower right corner.
Publisher:: Published by Benbow, 269 Strand
Subject (Geographic):: England, London, and Great Britain.
Subject (Name):: George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821, Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852, Liverpool, Robert Banks Jenkinson, Earl of, 1770-1828, Sidmouth, Henry Addington, Viscount, 1757-1844, Castlereagh, Robert Stewart, Viscount, 1769-1822, and George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830.
Subject (Topic):: Trials, litigation, etc, Brewing industry, Divorce, Adultery, Politicians, Demons, Vats, Faucets, Pails, Pitchers, Doors & doorways, and Skeletons
Found in:: Lewis Walpole Library > A royal brewery, or, How to cook a wife [graphic].

4. A royal salute le cannon est en bas. [graphic]

Creator:: Heath, William, 1795-1840, printmaker
Published / Created:: [28 August 1820]
Call Number:: 820.08.28.01.1+
Image Count:: 1
Resource Type:: still image
Abstract:: A caricature of Queen Caroline embracing her lover Bartolomeo Bergami
Description:: Title etched below image., Attributed to William Heath; see Curator's comments, British Museum online catalogue registration no.: 1949,1008.49., Probably a later state, with the text "Le cannon est en bas" added at end of title. For a variant state lacking this text, see Lewis Walpole Library call no.: 820.08.28.01+., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Publisher:: Pub. Aug. 28, 1820, by S.W. Fores, 41 Picadilli [sic]
Subject (Name):: Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821, Bergami, Bartolomeo Bergami, Baron, Bergami, Bartolomeo Bergami, Baron., and Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821.
Subject (Topic):: Divorce, Kissing, and Adultery
Found in:: Lewis Walpole Library > A royal salute le cannon est en bas. [graphic]

5. A scene in the new farce of The lady and the Devil [graphic]

Creator:: Cruikshank, Robert, 1789-1856, printmaker
Published / Created:: [June 1820]
Call Number:: Folio 75 H89 821 (Oversize)
Collection Title:: Page 17. George Humphrey shop album.
Image Count:: 1
Resource Type:: still image
Abstract:: "The King is on the throne (right), with five advisers seated at a round table at the base of the dais; all are thrown into confusion by the arrival of a top-booted messenger (left) who rushes into the room, hair on end, yelling, "The Queen's Arrived!!!" The terrified King screams: "The Devil!!!!" His wig stands on end and his crown falls off; a bottle of 'Curacoa' is upset. The Ministers are engaged on 'Plans for Divorce', a paper so inscribed is on the table; all register terror. The Archbishop of Canterbury says "The Lord have mercy on our vicked Souls," the pious Liverpool says "Amen." All are broadly burlesqued, with goggling eyes and large heads in the manner of Woodward's 'Long Heads' or 'Lilliputians' (cf. British Museum satires nos. 10604, 10889). See British Museum Satires No. 13730, &c."--British Museum online catalogue, description from probable copy of this print
Description:: Title etched below image., Attribution to Robert Cruikshank based on expertise of Andrew Edmunds., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., "Plate 2"--Upper left corner., For an Irish copy of nearly identical composition, see no. 13728 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 10., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Mounted on page 17 of: George Humphrey shop album.
Publisher:: Pubd. June 1820 by Benbow, corner of St. Clements Church Yd., Strand
Subject (Geographic):: Great Britain.
Subject (Name):: George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821., Sidmouth, Henry Addington, Viscount, 1757-1844, Castlereagh, Robert Stewart, Viscount, 1769-1822, Liverpool, Robert Banks Jenkinson, Earl of, 1770-1828, and Manners-Sutton, Charles, 1755-1828
Subject (Topic):: Divorce, Politicians, Bishops, Messengers, Tables, Crowns, Wigs, Bottles, and Fear
Found in:: Lewis Walpole Library > A scene in the new farce of The lady and the Devil [graphic]

6. A scene in the new farce of The lady and the Devil [graphic]

Creator:: Cruikshank, Robert, 1789-1856, printmaker
Published / Created:: [June 1820]
Call Number:: Folio 724 835G v.1 (Oversize)
Collection Title:: Page 17. George Humphrey shop album.
Image Count:: 1
Resource Type:: still image
Abstract:: "The King is on the throne (right), with five advisers seated at a round table at the base of the dais; all are thrown into confusion by the arrival of a top-booted messenger (left) who rushes into the room, hair on end, yelling, "The Queen's Arrived!!!" The terrified King screams: "The Devil!!!!" His wig stands on end and his crown falls off; a bottle of 'Curacoa' is upset. The Ministers are engaged on 'Plans for Divorce', a paper so inscribed is on the table; all register terror. The Archbishop of Canterbury says "The Lord have mercy on our vicked Souls," the pious Liverpool says "Amen." All are broadly burlesqued, with goggling eyes and large heads in the manner of Woodward's 'Long Heads' or 'Lilliputians' (cf. British Museum satires nos. 10604, 10889). See British Museum Satires No. 13730, &c."--British Museum online catalogue, description from probable copy of this print
Description:: Title etched below image., Attribution to Robert Cruikshank based on expertise of Andrew Edmunds., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., "Plate 2"--Upper left corner., For an Irish copy of nearly identical composition, see no. 13728 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 10., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., 1 print : etching ; plate mark 24.9 x 35.2 cm, on sheet 25.3 x 35.5 cm., Printed on wove paper; hand-colored., Mounted to 58 x 39 cm., Mounted (with one other print) on leaf 19 in volume 1 of the W.E. Gladstone collection of caricatures and broadsides surrounding the "Queen Caroline Affair.", and Figures of "Londondery [sic]," "Liverpool," "Sidmouth," and "Eldon" identified in black ink at bottom of sheet; identification of "Geo. IV" follows in red ink. Date "June 1820" written in lower right corner. Printmaker name "Robt. Crknk.[?]" added in pencil in lower left. Typed extract of four lines from the British Museum catalogue description is pasted opposite (on verso of preceding leaf).
Publisher:: Pubd. June 1820 by Benbow, corner of St. Clements Church Yd., Strand
Subject (Geographic):: Great Britain.
Subject (Name):: George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821., Sidmouth, Henry Addington, Viscount, 1757-1844, Castlereagh, Robert Stewart, Viscount, 1769-1822, Liverpool, Robert Banks Jenkinson, Earl of, 1770-1828, and Manners-Sutton, Charles, 1755-1828
Subject (Topic):: Divorce, Politicians, Bishops, Messengers, Tables, Crowns, Wigs, Bottles, and Fear
Found in:: Lewis Walpole Library > A scene in the new farce of The lady and the Devil [graphic]

7. A sketch of the interior view of the House of Lords, representing the trial of her majesty Queen Caroline [graphic]

Creator:: Roberts, Robert, active 1820s, printmaker
Published / Created:: [1 October 1820]
Call Number:: 820.10.01.04
Image Count:: 1
Resource Type:: still image
Abstract:: Illustration of the interior of the House of Lords during the trial of Queen Caroline, consort of George IV. Seated around a table in the center are the Queen, the Judges, the Bishops, the Lord Chancellor, the Attorney General (Sir R. Gifford), the Solicitor General (Mr. Serj't. Copley), and Mr. Gurney, the short-hand writer; standing in the foreground are Mr. Maule, Solicitor to the Treasury, Theodore Majocchi, first witness against Her Majesty, and the Marquis of Spinette, interpreter. Mr. Brougham, Attorney General to Her Majesty, Mr. Denman, Solicitor General to Her Majesty, and Dr. Lushington sit on the Queen's left. Supporters of the Treasury fill the gallery on one side of the room and supporters of the Opposition fill the gallery opposite. An empty throne occupies the center space in the background
Description:: Title from text above and below image., Aritst and printmaker tentatively identified as H.R. Cruikshanks and Robert Roberts, based on attributions in the British Museum online catalogue for an 1821 engraved portrait of Queen Caroline that was likewise published by H. Rowe. See British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1865,0114.247., Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark with loss of imprint statement from bottom edge. Imprint supplied from impression at the Library of Congress., and Laid in: one page on newspaper stock, three columns entitled "From Queen Caroline to His Majesty" and signed at the end of column three: Caroline R. Brandenburgh-House, Aug. 7,1802.
Publisher:: Published Octr. 1st, 1820, by H. Rowe, 2 Amen Corner
Subject (Geographic):: England and London
Subject (Name):: Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords, Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821, Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821,, Gifford, Robert Gifford, Baron, 1779-1826,, Majocchi, Theodore, active 1820,, Denman, Thomas Denman, Baron, 1779-1854,, Brougham and Vaux, Henry Brougham, Baron, 1778-1868,, and Lushington, Stephen, 1782-1873,
Subject (Topic):: Trials, litigation, etc, Judicial proceedings, Adultery, and Divorce
Found in:: Lewis Walpole Library > A sketch of the interior view of the House of Lords, representing the trial of her majesty Queen Caroline [graphic]

8. A solemn prayer for Her Most Gracious Majesty, Queen Caroline, recommended to be used upon all devotional occasions, by every family in the United Kingdom, at the present important crisis

Published / Created:: [1820]
Call Number:: File 53 C292 820So
Image Count:: 1
Resource Type:: text
Description:: Caption title., In two columns., A mock prayer sheet in support of Queen Caroline. ‘Almighty and everlasting God ... we humbly beseech thee to grant thine especial favour to our lawful, gracious, and well beloved Caroline, Queen of these dominions ... we beseech thee to inspire thy people universally to join in unfeigned prayer and supplication, that thou will protect and preserve our Gracious Queen, in tis her time of trial, against the machinations of all her enemies, both foreign and domestic; against all spies and base insinuators, so that their endeavours be brought to nought ...’, and For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:: Printed and published by John Fairburn, Broadway, Ludgate-hill
Subject (Name):: Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821
Subject (Topic):: Divorce
Found in:: Lewis Walpole Library > A solemn prayer for Her Most Gracious Majesty, Queen Caroline, recommended to be used upon all devotional occasions, by every family in the United Kingdom, at the present important crisis

9. An appeal to Britons [graphic]

Published / Created:: [23 August 1820]
Call Number:: Folio 724 835G v.1 (Oversize)
Image Count:: 1
Resource Type:: still image
Abstract:: "Caricature with Britannia and her lion, with the help of 'A Nation's Love', protecting Queen Caroline from the attacks of her accusers in Parliament."--British Museum online catalogue and Portrays Princess Charlotte defending her mother against attacks by George IV and his ministers
Description:: Title etched below image., With large manuscript lettering "Oh my mother, my mother" in ink above image; impression at the British Museum (registration no.: 1983,0305.31) has the same phrase written in the same place., "Argus" was an early pseudonym of Charles Williams; however, three other prints signed "Argus" from 1820 have been attributed in the British Museum catalogue to William Heath (as have others from this time period with S.W. Fores's address spelled "Picadilli" in imprint). See page 799 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum, v. 10., Possible artist's device follows the "Argus" signature in lower right: A cross above a circle divided into quarters., Sheet trimmed to plate mark leaving thread margins., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum., Watermark: Weatherley & Lane 1818., Mounted to 58 x 39 cm., Mounted (with one other print) on leaf 70 in volume 1 of the W.E. Gladstone collection of caricatures and broadsides surrounding the "Queen Caroline Affair.", and Figures of "Caroline," "Eldon," "Londondery [sic]," "Sidmouth," "Liverpool," and "Geo. IV" identified in ink below image; date "23 Aug. 1820" written in lower right corner.
Publisher:: Pub. Aug. 23, 1820, by S.W. Fores, 41 Picadilli [sic]
Subject (Geographic):: Great Britain.
Subject (Name):: Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821, Charlotte Augusta, Princess of Great Britain, 1796-1817, George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Eldon, John Scott, Earl of, 1751-1838, Liverpool, Robert Banks Jenkinson, Earl of, 1770-1828, Sidmouth, Henry Addington, Viscount, 1757-1844, Castlereagh, Robert Stewart, Viscount, 1769-1822, and Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821.
Subject (Topic):: Divorce, Britannia (Symbolic character), Lions, Shields, Spears, and Politicians
Found in:: Lewis Walpole Library > An appeal to Britons [graphic]