An illustrated handbill describing the execution of Joseph Wall, former Governor of Goree, for unlawful execution in 1782 of Serjeant B. Armstrong. The large woodcut illustration depicts the punishment devised by Wall and shows the victim being whipped by presumably enslaved "black men" described in detail in the verses below
Description:
Caption title., Printed in two columns., Partially in verse; the short description of Wall's execution is followed by a six stanza poem, with the heading "A copy of verses on the melancholy occasion.", Publisher's advertisement following imprint: - Where may be had, price 6d. the Trial of Governor Wall, including a biographical account of his life, and the whole particulars of his execution., and For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
Printed and sold by J. Davenport, 6, George's Court, St. John's Gate, London
Subject (Name):
Wall, Joseph, 1737-1802,
Subject (Topic):
Punishment & torture, Whipping, and Enslaved people
"A man stripped to the waist is dragged at the cart's tail while a man flogs him ferociously with a cat-o'-nine-tails. The scene is a dusty suburban road, with one house and trees. Boys run up cheering; a fish-woman stands to jeer."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Backgammon
Description:
Title from caption below image., Printmaker from British Museum online catalogue., and First print in a series of four.
Publisher:
Pub. July 23, 1823 by G. Humphrey, 24 St. James's & 74 New Bond St.
Title from item., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Statement following imprint: NB. Folios of caricatures, &cc lent out for the evening., Temporary local subject terms: Whips -- Spears -- Military uniforms: St. James's Volunteers., and Printseller's stamp in lower right of plate: S.W.F.
Publisher:
Pubd. by S.W. Fores, No. 50 Piccadilly
Subject (Name):
Pitt, William, 1759-1806, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, and Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816
V. 5. Caricature magazine, or, Hudibrastic mirror.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Joanna Southcott and Tozer drive before them a crowd of fat bishops, who flee to the right in wild confusion. She uses a birch-rod, he wields a flail, inscribed 'Revd Roger Towser's Flail'. Joanna holds by the toe the hindmost bishop, who wears a papal tiara. One has fallen to the ground, losing wig and crosier, another escapes over the former's body; two wear mitres. Several turn round to shriek defiance; one kicks out at Tozer, and uses his crosier as a weapon, another brandishes his wig. Joanna is plainly dressed, and wears a cap and spectacles; from her neck hangs a medallion inscribed 'I C' between two stars, with the words 'A Fac Simili of Joannas Seal'. Drapery streams behind her inscribed 'Elijah's Mantle' and 'Mohair'. Demons and serpents fly round the angry pair. She screams: "Lay it on hip and thigh Brave Towzer Smite the unbelievers--I put no more trust in Bishops as men, than I do in their Chariots and Horses, but my trust is in the Lord of Hosts." He shouts: "I'll well Dust their Woolsacks and make them drunk in my fury, I will bring down their strength to the earth." Behind them (left) is a chest (as in British Museum Satires No. 12333) inscribed 'Contents of the Sealing. The Sealed of the Lord--The Elect--To inherit the Tree of Life. To be made Heirs of God and Joint Heirs of [sic] with Jesus Christ--Joanna Southcott.' Beside it lie a goblet and 'Salver'. At her feet is an open book: 'Third Book of Wonders'. A serpent darts from left to right over the bishops."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., Text below title: Know I told thee I should begin at the sanctuary I will cutt them all off, having already cutt off four bishops for refusing to hear her visitation., Plate numbered "341" in upper right corner., Plate from: Woodward, G.M. Caricature magazine, or Hudibrastic mirror. London : Thomas Tegg, [1808?], v. 5., and Leaf 51 in volume 5.
Publisher:
Pubd. Septr. 20th, 1814, by T. Tegg, No. 111 Cheapside
Subject (Name):
Southcott, Joanna, 1750-1814 and Tozer, William, approximately 1770-1828
Subject (Topic):
Women prophets, Prophets, Bishops, Crosiers, Miters, Medals, Chalices, Boxes, Wigs, Beating, Whipping, Whips, and Demons
Volume 1, page 6. Etchings by Henry William Bunbury, Esq. and after his designs. Page 47. Bunbury
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A woman standing looking to front while a man whips the donkey behind her, as they travel along a road to left, a cottage at right and a high view across a forest beyond the fence at left; oval design, after Bunbury, from a series."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Peasants of the Vale of Llangollen
Description:
Title engraved below image., Plate was engraved by either John Baldrey or his brother Joshua Kirby Baldrey; see British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1873,0712.452., Second state, with altered publication line, of a plate originally published 1 November 1781 by J. Baldrey. Cf. British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1917,1208.2315., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., Plate numbered "4" above image., Mounted on page 47 of: Bunbury album., and 1 print : stipple engraving with etching on wove paper ; circular image 23.3 cm, on sheet 27.6 x 28.0 cm.
Publisher:
Publish'd Novr. 2, 1783, by W. Dickinson, engraver & printseller, No. 158 New Bond Street
Volume 1, page 6. Etchings by Henry William Bunbury, Esq. and after his designs. Page 47. Bunbury
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A woman standing looking to front while a man whips the donkey behind her, as they travel along a road to left, a cottage at right and a high view across a forest beyond the fence at left; oval design, after Bunbury, from a series."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Peasants of the Vale of Llangollen
Description:
Title engraved below image., Plate was engraved by either John Baldrey or his brother Joshua Kirby Baldrey; see British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1873,0712.452., Second state, with altered publication line, of a plate originally published 1 November 1781 by J. Baldrey. Cf. British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1917,1208.2315., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., Plate numbered "4" above image., and Mounted on page 6 in volume 1 of: Etchings by Henry William Bunbury, Esq. and after his designs.
Publisher:
Publish'd Novr. 2, 1783, by W. Dickinson, engraver & printseller, No. 158 New Bond Street
"A (tricolour) top with the head of Napoleon spins, above the ground, savagely lashed by representatives of the Allies. His arms and his legs have already been severed from his body, now represented only by the madly spinning top. The most violently active is Blücher (left) stripped to the shirt, his coat and hat thrown on a drum on the extreme left, beside which lie his gloves and baton. Facing them is Wellington (right) equally effective, stern, but less savage. Full-face, and immediately behind the top is the Tsar, left hand on hip; his whip is inscribed 'Knout'. Between him and Wellington is Schwarzenberg (or Francis I). Bernadotte stands rather behind, between Blücher and Alexander, both hands on his hips; he holds a whip but is an amused spectator. Behind (right) the future King of Holland, crowned and wearing a star, but dressed in the breeches and jacket of the Dutchman in English caricature, sits under a tree on a cask of 'Hollands'. He watches delightedly, holding up one of Napoleon's legs inscribed 'United Netherlands'. The other leg, the thigh inscribed 'Swisslad, the boot Italy, lies near Blücher. At Wellington's feet is the right arm inscribed Spain & Portugal'; the left arm, inscribed 'Germany', is near Schwarzenberg. Napoleon's orb and (broken) sceptre lie near him, with some of the feathers from the large hat which is still on his head; his horrified and shrieking profile faces Blücher. In the background (left) is a road along which a carriage drives off, drawn by four galloping horses. It contains tiny figures: Marie Louise, crowned and looking behind her, and the little King of Rome also crowned and waving a sceptre. Two soldiers are on the box, two others sit behind. In the air behind Bernadotte a demon flies off to the left, with Joseph Bonaparte clutching his barbed tail. The latter, his crown flying off, looks back horrified, exclaiming "O! My poor Brother Nap oh oh! O!"."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Artist "G.H." identified as George Humphrey in the British Museum catalogue., and On verso, light impression of offsetting from another print.
Publisher:
Pubd. April 11th, 1814, by H. Humphrey, St. James's Strt
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
Alexander I, Emperor of Russia, 1777-1825, Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821, Charles XIV John, King of Sweden and Norway, 1763-1844, Bonaparte, François-Charles-Joseph, Herzog von Reichstadt, 1811-1832, Marie Louise, Empress, consort of Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1791-1847, Schwarzenberg, Karl Philipp, Fürst zu, 1771-1820, Blücher, Gebhard Leberecht von, 1742-1819, Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852, Francis I, Emperor of Austria, 1768-1835, Joseph Bonaparte, King of Spain, 1768-1844, Joachim Murat, King of Naples, 1767-1815, and William I, King of the Netherlands, 1772-1843
Subject (Topic):
Campaigns of 1813-1814, Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815, Carriages & coaches, Crowns, Demons, Emperors, Kings, Military uniforms, Tops (Toys), Victories, War allies, and Whipping
"A stout naval officer (right) is attacked by a taller and slimmer officer (left), who siezes him by the coat and raises his cane to strike. A civilian stands between them holding back the aggressor. The stout officer, Captain Vancouver, wears an enormous sword; a fur mantle hangs from his shoulders inscribed 'This Present from the King of Owyhee to George IIId forgot to be delivered'. From his coat-pocket hangs a scroll which rests on the ground, part being still rolled up: 'List of those disgraced during the Voyage - put under Arrest all the Ships Crew - Put into Irons, every Gentleman on Board - Broke every Man of Honor & Spirit - Promoted Spies - ' His left foot is on an open book: 'Every Officer is the Guardian of his own Honor. Lord Grenvills Letter'. From the pocket of the civilian (Vancouver's brother) projects a paper: 'Chas Rearcovers Letter to be publish'd after the Parties are bound to keep ye Peace.' Vancouver's assailant, Lord Camelford, says: "Give me Satisfaction, Rascal! - draw your Sword, Coward! what you won't? - why then take that Lubber! - & that! & that! & that! & that! & that! & - Vancouver, staggering back, with arms outstretched, shouts: Murder! - Murder! - Watch! - Constable! - keep him off Brother! - while I run to my Lord-Chancellor for Protection! Murder! Murder! Murder". Behind him, on the ground, lies a pile of shackles inscribed 'For the Navy'. Two very juvenile sailor-boys stand together (left) watching with delight. On Vancouver's right is the lower part of a shop (right) showing a door and window in which skins are suspended. Round the door are inscriptions: 'The South-Sea-Fur-warehouse from China. Fine Black Otter Skins. No Contraband Goods sold here.'"--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Caneing in Condiut Street, Caneing in Conduit Street, and Caning in Conduit Street
Description:
Title etched below image., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Publisher:
Pubd. Octr. 1st, 1796, by H. Humphrey, New Bond Street
Subject (Name):
Vancouver, George, 1757-1798 and Pitt, Thomas, Baron Camelford, 1775-1804
Subject (Topic):
Fighting, Hides & skins, Otters, Sailors, British, and Whipping
"Justice (left) flogs Fox at the tail of an elephant, as culprits were then flogged at the cart's tail. The elephant is in profile to the right. Fox is stripped to the waist, a rope round his neck is attached to the animal's tail, his hands are on the animal's hind-quarters; he looks over his right shoulder with an expression of anguish. Justice, a blind-folded woman in pseudo-classical draperies, stands with a knotted scourge raised to strike; she says "Vengence is mine, I will repay". On the elephant's flank is engraved, 'He that exalteth himself Shall be abased'."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched above image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Printmaker from British Museum catalogue.
Grant, C. J. (Charles Jameson), active 1830-1852, printmaker
Published / Created:
[approximately 1833]
Call Number:
Folio 75 G750 833 Copy 2 (Oversize) Box 2
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Sir Campbell whipping the King, the Queen and politicians; other politicians in jail or condemned to hard labour."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Effects of Sir John Campbell's punishment for debt bill
Description:
Title from item., Attributed to Charles Jameson Grant in the British Museum online catalogue., Date of publication from the British Museum online catalogue., Wood engraving with letterpress text., Imperfect; sheet trimmed with loss of imprint and series statement. Missing text supplied from impression in the British Museum., Numbered "80" in brown ink in top center portion of design., Mounted on yellow paper backing., and No. 80.
Publisher:
Printed and published by G. Drake, 12, Houghton Street, Clare Market
Subject (Geographic):
England.
Subject (Name):
Campbell, John Campbell, Baron, 1779-1861, William IV, King of Great Britain, 1765-1837, Adelaide, Queen, consort of William IV, King of Great Britain, 1792-1849, and Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852
