"The King and Queen are tied together back to back, by a ribbon inscribed 'The Matrimonial Knot. Keep thee only.. unto her, so long as ye both shall live.' The Queen (left), richly dressed and with three feathers in her hair, stands looking towards Justice, who takes her right hand. She says, her hand on her breast, "Nothing but death shall e'er divorce my dignities" ['Henry VIII', III. i]. Justice stands among clouds; she says: "Your exemplary conduct is worthy imitation, as during your husband's ill treatment every effort you exerted to reclaim him, which failing, the world must approve your seeking refuge in the wholesome and protecting laws of your country.--I will be your guide." Brougham stands on the extreme left, poorly characterized but holding a rolled document inscribed 'To Mr Brougham'; he says: "Let slanderous tounges [sic] say what they will they are "Trifles light as air" ['Othello', III. iii] for "She is every inch a Queen." [Adapted from 'Lear', IV. vi]." The King leans against the bond that joins them, straining hard to break it; he puts his hands on the shoulders of Castlereagh who holds him round the waist, the first of a chain of three who pull hard to help him to break loose. The King: "Heigho! how to get un-married; thats the question! There is but little trouble in tying the knot, but your quizzes of the cloth draw it so d----nd tight, Pull away Derry, Pull away Deary Pull away Doctor." Sidmouth tugs at Lady Hertford (or Conyngham) whose arms are round Castlereagh. Castlereagh answers: "If we could entice that blind Lady from her, we might do some good." Sidmouth: "A long pull and a Strong pull and a pull alltogether.""--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
How to get unmarried
Description:
Title etched below image., Month of publication from the British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., "Turn over-"--Lower right margin., and Mounted on page 21 of: George Humphrey shop album.
Publisher:
Pubd. by J.L. Marks, No. 2 Sandy's Row, Bishopsgate
Subject (Geographic):
England.
Subject (Name):
Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821, George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Sidmouth, Henry Addington, Viscount, 1757-1844, Castlereagh, Robert Stewart, Viscount, 1769-1822, Brougham and Vaux, Henry Brougham, Baron, 1778-1868, Conyngham, Elizabeth Conyngham, Marchioness, -1861, and Hertford, Isabella Anne Ingram-Seymour-Conway, Marchioness of, 1760-1834
"The King and Queen are tied together back to back, by a ribbon inscribed 'The Matrimonial Knot. Keep thee only.. unto her, so long as ye both shall live.' The Queen (left), richly dressed and with three feathers in her hair, stands looking towards Justice, who takes her right hand. She says, her hand on her breast, "Nothing but death shall e'er divorce my dignities" ['Henry VIII', III. i]. Justice stands among clouds; she says: "Your exemplary conduct is worthy imitation, as during your husband's ill treatment every effort you exerted to reclaim him, which failing, the world must approve your seeking refuge in the wholesome and protecting laws of your country.--I will be your guide." Brougham stands on the extreme left, poorly characterized but holding a rolled document inscribed 'To Mr Brougham'; he says: "Let slanderous tounges [sic] say what they will they are "Trifles light as air" ['Othello', III. iii] for "She is every inch a Queen." [Adapted from 'Lear', IV. vi]." The King leans against the bond that joins them, straining hard to break it; he puts his hands on the shoulders of Castlereagh who holds him round the waist, the first of a chain of three who pull hard to help him to break loose. The King: "Heigho! how to get un-married; thats the question! There is but little trouble in tying the knot, but your quizzes of the cloth draw it so d----nd tight, Pull away Derry, Pull away Deary Pull away Doctor." Sidmouth tugs at Lady Hertford (or Conyngham) whose arms are round Castlereagh. Castlereagh answers: "If we could entice that blind Lady from her, we might do some good." Sidmouth: "A long pull and a Strong pull and a pull alltogether.""--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
How to get unmarried
Description:
Title etched below image., Month of publication from the British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., "Turn over-"--Lower right margin., 1 print : etching with stipple ; sheet 23.9 x 34.3 cm., Printed on wove paper; hand-colored., Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark resulting in loss of "Turn over-" text from lower right margin., Mounted to 58 x 39 cm., Mounted (with one other print) on leaf 76 in volume 1 of the W.E. Gladstone collection of caricatures and broadsides surrounding the "Queen Caroline Affair.", and Figures of "Brougham," "Caroline," "Geo. IV," "Londondery [sic]," and "Sidmouth" identified in ink below image. Typed extract of eight lines from the British Museum catalogue description is pasted beneath print.
Publisher:
Pubd. by J.L. Marks, No. 2 Sandy's Row, Bishopsgate
Subject (Geographic):
England.
Subject (Name):
Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821, George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Sidmouth, Henry Addington, Viscount, 1757-1844, Castlereagh, Robert Stewart, Viscount, 1769-1822, Brougham and Vaux, Henry Brougham, Baron, 1778-1868, Conyngham, Elizabeth Conyngham, Marchioness, -1861, and Hertford, Isabella Anne Ingram-Seymour-Conway, Marchioness of, 1760-1834
"An imitation of British Museum Satires No. 13851, the lady being 'Mrs. Q.' The King hides from 'the Queenites'."--British Museum catalogue
Alternative Title:
King Cupid in the corner playing bopeep
Description:
Title etched below image., Sheet trimmed to plate mark leaving thread margins., Mounted to 58 x 39 cm., Mounted on leaf 85 in volume 1 of the W.E. Gladstone collection of caricatures and broadsides surrounding the "Queen Caroline Affair.", and Identification of "George IV" and incorrect identification of "Lady Conyngham" added in pencil at bottom of sheet. Typed extract of one line from the British Museum catalogue description is pasted beneath print.
Publisher:
Pubd. Sepr. 16, 1820, by Benbow, corner of St. Clements Church Yd.
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830 and Quentin, Georgina
Subject (Topic):
Adultery, Mistresses, Couches, Fans (Accessories), and Feathers
A satire on women's fashion. Three women stand outside and strike poses that show off their attire: dresses that expose their breasts and/or legs, and extravagant headdresses adorned with pearls or large feathers
Alternative Title:
Lunatics out of Bedlam!
Description:
Title etched below image., Publisher's street address and date of publication have been mostly removed from end of imprint statement; month and day of publication from Alexander., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Publisher:
Pubd. by W. Holland
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Topic):
Fashion, Clothing & dress, Women, Fans (Accessories), and Feathers
published as the act directs [...?] [ca. May 1781]
Call Number:
Quarto 724 771N
Collection Title:
Opposite page 113. New London spy, or, A twenty-four hours ramble through the bills of mortality.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A young man in profile to the right (left), elegantly dressed, lounges beside a lady on a settee. He holds a coffee-cup. She sits before a round table on which is a coffee-pot, &c, on a tray. Her dress is of quasi-military cut and she wears a large feathered hat; they look towards each other. On the wall (left) is a framed picture of a camp scene. Through the large sash-window (right) are trees and (?) tents."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Year of publication from British Museum catalogue; dated to ca. May of 1781 by curator, based on series number., Description based on imperfect impression; date at end of imprint statement has been erased from sheet., Plate numbered "439" in lower left corner., Temporary local subject terms: Militia camps: ?Coxheath -- Furniture -- Female costume: Feathered hats -- Military dress (quasi) -- Male costume, 1781 -- Tea services., Folded to 30.5 x 26 cm., Numbered "48" in brown ink on verso., and Bound in opposite page 113 in a copiously extra-illustrated copy of: King, R. The new London spy, or, A twenty-four hours ramble through the bills of mortality. London : Printed for J. Cooke [and 3 others], [1771?].
Publisher:
Printed for & sold by Carington Bowles, at his map & print warehouse, No. 69 in St. Pauls Church Yard, London
Subject (Topic):
Interiors, Sofas, Coffeepots, Tea tables (Tables), Hats, Feathers, Windows, People associated with military activities, and Military camps
"Queen Caroline, much burlesqued, stands (left) in the grounds of Brandenburgh House, looking up in angry distress at an irradiated sun in the upper right corner of the design containing a bust portrait of George IV and surmounted by a crown. She flinches to the left, holding up an ermine-bordered cloak to screen herself from the rays. In her right hand is a decanter of Brandy [cf. British Museum Satires No. 14175]. She has loose black ringlets, and wears a heavily-feathered black cap; frilled drawers are attached to a very high-waisted and décolletée bodice and display absurd ankle boots with the turned-up toes common in these prints. The rays from the King are inscribed: Westmorland, Camden, Eldon, Liverpool, Harrowby, Clarence, Gifford, Copley. In the background (right) is Alderman Wood, wearing his gown, running towards her, his arms extended, and followed by two braying asses. In the foreground are thistles, like the asses an emblem of Wood, see British Museum Satires No. 14146."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Address to the Sun
Description:
Title etched below image., Attributed to Theodore Lane in the British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Two lines of text beneath title: To thee I call but with no friendly voice, and add thy name O K--g. To tell thee how I hate thy beams, that bring to my remembrance from what state I fell., Watermark: J. Whatman 1821., Mounted to 58 x 39 cm., Mounted on leaf 84 in volume 2 of the W.E. Gladstone collection of caricatures and broadsides surrounding the "Queen Caroline Affair.", and Figures of "Caroline," "Wood," and "George IV" identified in pencil below image; date "8 [sic] June 1821" written in ink in lower right corner of sheet. Typed extract of eight lines from the British Museum catalogue description is pasted beneath print.
Publisher:
Pubd. by G. Humphrey, 27 St. James's St.
Subject (Name):
Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821, George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Wood, Matthew, Sir, 1768-1843, Bergami, Bartolomeo Bergami, Baron, Westmorland, John Fane, Earl of, 1784-1859., Camden, John Jeffreys Pratt, Marquis of, 1759-1840., Eldon, John Scott, Earl of, 1751-1838., Liverpool, Robert Banks Jenkinson, Earl of, 1770-1828., Harrowby, Dudley Ryder, Earl of, 1762-1847., William IV, King of Great Britain, 1765-1837., Gifford, Robert Gifford, Baron, 1779-1826., Lyndhurst, John Singleton Copley, Baron, 1772-1863., and Brandenburgh House (London, England),
Subject (Topic):
Adultery, Sun, Crowns, Miniatures (Paintings), Alcoholic beverages, Donkeys, and Feathers
The King sits on a sofa with Lady Conyngham on his right knee, the large feathers of her headdress extending over his head. The couple kiss passionately as an older woman (Lady Warwick?) in the background shields her view with a fan, saying "I shall go to Warwick, and leave this Cunning-m." A stool sits on the floor by the King's feet; each arm of the sofa has a crown insignia on its end
Description:
Title etched below image., Possibly by William Heath, to which the British Museum catalogue attributes many prints from this time period with S.W. Fores's address spelled "Picadilli" in imprint., Four lines of text below title: Oh powerful love, that in some respects makes a beast a man; in some other a man a beast ... - vide Merry wives of Windsor., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum., Mounted to 58 x 39 cm., Mounted on leaf 11 in volume 1 of the W.E. Gladstone collection of caricatures and broadsides surrounding the "Queen Caroline Affair.", and With various pencil annotations at bottom of sheet, including identification of the figures of "Lady Cunningham" and "Lady Warwick". Annotations in black ink consist of "Ly. Conynhgham" written above title, and date "25 May 1820" written in lower right.
Publisher:
Pub. May 25th, 1820, by S.W. Fores, 41 Pccadilli [sic]
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830 and Conyngham, Elizabeth Conyngham, Marchioness, -1861
Subject (Topic):
Adultery, Kissing, Sofas, Stools, Headdresses, Feathers, Crowns, and Fans (Accessories)
"Sir Watkin Williams Wynn (Taffy), Lord and Lady Conyngham, and the King all approach the door of Wynnstay, part of the façade of which is accurately depicted on the left Lady Conyngham rides a stag with the head of her husband; she wears a coronet in which are the feathers of the Prince (or Princess) of Wales. Sir Watkin, in the foreground, gallops up on a goat with a collar inscribed Wynn St[ay]; he wears a leek in his hat and is further identified by a letter in his pocket: To Sir Wat ... He shouts to the porter: Porter! Shut all the W .... s out!! The man obeys by closing the door, saying, You shan't come in I tell you!! She answers: What do you mean fellow I belong to the Family. Just behind are the four horses of the King's travelling chaise. He looks from the window to ask: What's the matter?--but on hearing Sir Watkin's words, adds: I say Coachee! turn about and drive me to Plymouth! There is a background of trees and mountains."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Hint to well regulated families
Description:
Title etched below image., Attributed to Charles Williams in the British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Printed on watermarked paper., Window mounted to 24.1 x 34.2 cm, the whole then mounted to 58 x 39 cm., Mounted on leaf 104 in volume 2 of the W.E. Gladstone collection of caricatures and broadsides surrounding the "Queen Caroline Affair.", and Figures of "Sir W.W. Wynn" and "Geo. IV" identified in ink below image; date "Sept. 1821" written in lower right corner. Typed extract of sixteen lines from the British Museum catalogue description is pasted beneath print.
Publisher:
Pubd. Septr. 1821 by S.W. Fores, Picadilly [sic]
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Williams-Wynn, Watkin, 1772-1840, Conyngham, Henry Conyngham, Marquess, 1766-1832, Conyngham, Elizabeth Conyngham, Marchioness, -1861, and Wynnstay Theatre,
Leaf 85. Darly's comic-prints of characters, caricatures, macaronies, &c.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A man in military dress walking or running in profile to the right. His right hand holds a cane, his left the hilt of a sabre. His queue, twisted like a rope, is looped up with narrow ribbon. He wears a hat with a feather, a coat with facings and epaulettes, a ruffled shirt, and half-boots."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate from vol. IV: Macaronies, characters, caricatures &c. [London] : Pubd. by MDarly, No. 39 Strand, 1772., Plate numbered "v. 4" in upper left corner and "19" in upper right corner., First of three plates on leaf 85., and 1 print : etching on laid paper ; plate mark 17.2 x 12.5 cm, on sheet 27.5 x 44.4 cm.
Publisher:
Publish'd as the act directs, Septr. 21, 1772, by M. Darly, 39 Strand
Subject (Topic):
Military uniforms, British, Dandies, Daggers & swords, Staffs (Sticks), Hats, and Feathers
