William Pitt, acting as an auctioneer in the dissoluted Parliament, sells from the rostrum decorated with Royal Arms "useless valuables," such as "Magna Charta." Cornwall, the Speaker sitting below the rostrum, records bids in the "Sundry acts." In front of him stands Thurlow in Chancellor's robes making dismissive comment on "nonsensical bidings of those common fellows," i.e. members of the House of Commons who leave through the door on the left. Last of them, Fox, turns back vowing to bid "with spirit" for lot 1, "rights of the people in 558 vol." held on display by Henry Dundas. A reference to the dissolution of the Parliament by the King on March 25.
Description:
Title etched below image., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Publisher:
Pubd. March 26th by W. Humphrey, No. 227 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain, England, and Westminster
Subject (Name):
Pitt, William, 1759-1806, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Thurlow, Edward Thurlow, Baron, 1731-1806, Cornwall, Charles Wolfran, 1735-1789, and Dundas, Henry, 1742-1811
Subject (Topic):
Great Britain, Politics and government, Political elections, Auctions, and Clothing & dress
A group of clergymen sit around a table in a tavern drinking and smoking and conversing with a Quaker. Some of their hats are hanging on pegs along the wall on either side of a framed picture of a man on a race horse. A fire is blazing in the fireplace to the left
Description:
Title from item., Plate numbered '383' in the lower left corner., From the Laurie & Whittle series of Drolls., Four lines of descriptive text below title: Toasts and sentiments were going regularly round from the gentlemen of the cloth, but when it came to Broad-brim's turn he refused! Saying that it was not customary with his profession, to give either toasts or sentiments ..., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Publisher:
Publish'd Jany. 12, 1803 by Laurie & Whittle, 53 Fleet Street, London
Subject (Topic):
Clergy, Great Britain, Eating & drinking, and Pipes (Smoking)
A satire on a 6 May 1791 scene between Fox and Burke in the House of Commons which resulted in their permanent estangement. Fox stands weeping as a boy kneels at his feet filling a bucket, the tears are so copious. Burke, turns back to look at him, clenching in his one hand "French Constitution and in the other "treason conspiracy, poor old England" as he trodes on a piece of paper "Canada Bill." Other Members of the House cluster on either side of the Speaker's chair shouting support for one or the other
Alternative Title:
Opposition in disorder
Description:
Title etched below image., Signed in lower right corner with artist John Nixon's "JN" monogram., Printmaker identified as Isaac Cruikshank in the British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Two lines of text from Burke's speech below title: I think myself justified in saying this, because I do know that there are people in this country avowedly endeavouring to disorder its constitution, its government & that in a very bold manner - vide Burk's [sic] speech., 1 print : etching on laid paper, hand-colored ; sheet 26.9 x 37.4 cm., Sheet trimmed within plate mark; window mounted to 36 x 51 cm., and Mounted opposite page 470 (leaf numbered '76' in pencil) in volume 3 of an extra-illustrated copy of: Moore, T. Memoirs of the life of the Right Honourable Richard Brinsley Sheridan.
Publisher:
Publd. May 10, 1791, by S.W. Fores, No. 3 Piccadilly
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons,, Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816, Pitt, William, 1759-1806, Sidmouth, Henry Addington, Viscount, 1757-1844, and Grey, Charles, 2nd Earl, 1764-1845
Subject (Topic):
France, History, Foreign public opinion, British, Great Britain, Politics and government, Politicians, Debates, Books, Ceremonial maces, Crying, Handkerchiefs, Buckets, Constitutions, Legislation, Documents, Demons, and Bellows
A satire on a 6 May 1791 scene between Fox and Burke in the House of Commons which resulted in their permanent estangement. Fox stands weeping as a boy kneels at his feet filling a bucket, the tears are so copious. Burke, turns back to look at him, clenching in his one hand "French Constitution and in the other "treason conspiracy, poor old England" as he trodes on a piece of paper "Canada Bill." Other Members of the House cluster on either side of the Speaker's chair shouting support for one or the other
Alternative Title:
Opposition in disorder
Description:
Title etched below image., Signed in lower right corner with artist John Nixon's "JN" monogram., Printmaker identified as Isaac Cruikshank in the British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Two lines of text from Burke's speech below title: I think myself justified in saying this, because I do know that there are people in this country avowedly endeavouring to disorder its constitution, its government & that in a very bold manner - vide Burk's [sic] speech., and Watermark: armorial shield with fleur-de-lis on top and monogram W appended at bottom.
Publisher:
Publd. May 10, 1791, by S.W. Fores, No. 3 Piccadilly
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons,, Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816, Pitt, William, 1759-1806, Sidmouth, Henry Addington, Viscount, 1757-1844, and Grey, Charles, 2nd Earl, 1764-1845
Subject (Topic):
France, History, Foreign public opinion, British, Great Britain, Politics and government, Politicians, Debates, Books, Ceremonial maces, Crying, Handkerchiefs, Buckets, Constitutions, Legislation, Documents, Demons, and Bellows
Woodward, G. M. (George Moutard), approximately 1760-1809, artist
Published / Created:
[approximately 1800]
Call Number:
Drawings W87 no. 46 Box D215
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A dour woman wearing a feathered headdress stands before a preacher and his clerk as they exclaim respectively, "O Lord, save this lady, thy servant" followed by "Who putteth her ladyship's trust in thee."
Alternative Title:
Churching a lady
Description:
Title inscribed in the artist's hand below image., Signed by the artist., and Date supplied by cataloger.
Subject (Topic):
Clergy, Great Britain, Preaching, Religious services, and Churches
A man with raised arms stands over a fire. Notes by the artist throughout the image and on verso
Description:
Title devised by cataloger., Signed lower left in ink: James Gillray., Illegible jottings throughout the sketch with notes; sketch accompanied by a separate manuscript with details about the sketch., Preliminary sketch, possibly for his print End of the Irish farce of Catholic emancipation, published by H. Humphrey 17 May 1805., and James Gillray, English caricaturist, 1756-1815.
Toms, W. H. (William Henry), approximately 1700-1765, printmaker
Published / Created:
[circa 1730-1745]
Call Number:
Print10157
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title supplied by curator., Date and place of publication from British Museum website., Description from British Museum: A satire [of] political ignorance set in a country barber-surgeon's shop in which the people have been given the heads of animals. At centre left, an old woman with the head of a cat, is being bled by a man with the head of an elephant whose hand is on her left breast, a monkey-headed boy holds a basin to catch the blood spurting from her arm. Behind them a man, with a boar's head wearing a work-apron reads from the Grub Street Journal to a man with the head of an ass and a bell round his neck. In the centre a cat-man sitting on a barrel holding a shaving dish has his whiskers trimmed by a barber with an ape's head on top of which is a flamboyant hat with long feathers. An ape-man behind waits his turn, and a man with two wooden legs and a crutch leaves through an open door. Overhead on the left is a projecting sign from which hangs a board showing an owl beneath which is written "Shave & Bleed for A Peny". Stuffed creatures hang from the ceiling: a grotesque fish, an eel with gaping moth, and an ape. The wall at the rear has been chalked with tallies and three wigs hang from it. A table in the foreground on the right has pulled teeth and various barbers' instruments on it. A hat with a large feather lies on the ground., This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing., and Temporary local Medical Library subject terms: Barber surgery & surgeons; Barber shops, interior.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Topic):
Great Britain, Politics and government, Phlebotomy, Barbers, Barbershops, Peg legs, Shaving, Wigs, Donkeys, Swine, Monkeys, Cats, Surgical instruments, Crutches, and Elephants
Title and date supplied by curator., Verse below image., and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Topic):
Great Britain, Politics and government, Phlebotomy, Barbers, Barbershops, Peg legs, Shaving, Wigs, Donkeys, Swine, Monkeys, Cats, Elephants, Teeth, and Newspapers
A thin emaciated Parson holds a 'tithe' in the form of a pig in a basket while a second Parson, obese with a huge puanch, raises a stick in the air and opens his mouth wide as if beginning an admonishment
Description:
Title, date, and artist attribution suggested by cataloger. and For further information, consult library staff.
