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Nelson's Victory; _ or _ Good-news operating upon Loyal-Feelings.
[after James Gillray.]
[n.d., c.1798.]
Etching. 175 x 230mm (7 x 9"). Trimmed into plate, folded as issued, some soiling.
The reactions of senior members of the Whig Opposition to the news of Nelson's victory at Abukir (the Battle of the Nile), 1798; Burdett, Jekyll, Lansdowne, Bedford, Erskine, Norfolk, Tierney, Sheridan & Fox, who is hanging himself, leaving a note 'Farewell to the Whig Club'. A copy of the Gillray satire published by Hannah Humphrey.
BM Satires 9248a.
[Ref: 54331] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
[after James Gillray.]
[n.d., c.1798.]
Etching. 175 x 230mm (7 x 9"). Trimmed into plate, folded as issued, some soiling.
The reactions of senior members of the Whig Opposition to the news of Nelson's victory at Abukir (the Battle of the Nile), 1798; Burdett, Jekyll, Lansdowne, Bedford, Erskine, Norfolk, Tierney, Sheridan & Fox, who is hanging himself, leaving a note 'Farewell to the Whig Club'. A copy of the Gillray satire published by Hannah Humphrey.
BM Satires 9248a.
[Ref: 54331] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
Count Roupee. - Vide. Hyde Park.
[James Gillray]
Pub.d June 5.th 1797. by H. Humphrey 27. S.t James's Street
Very rare hand-coloured etching, sheet 385 x 540mm (15¼ x 21"). Trimmed within plate and glued to backing card.
Caricature of Paul Benfield (1741-1810), of the East India Company, who made a fortune in India as a trader, banker, and contractor, and was notorous through Burke's (published) speech on the debts of the Nabob of Arcot oppresser. He lost his fortune establishing a mercantile firm in London, called Boyd, Benfield, & Co which engaged in speculations which turned out badly, and Benfield's fortune collapsed rapidly. He died in Paris in poverty. A small dark-complexioned man wearing spectacles rides a galloping horse through Hyde Park. There is a background of grass and trees, and in the distance a building with a pediment, evidently the new Knightsbridge Barracks.
BM Satires 9066.
[Ref: 61958] £780.00
[James Gillray]
Pub.d June 5.th 1797. by H. Humphrey 27. S.t James's Street
Very rare hand-coloured etching, sheet 385 x 540mm (15¼ x 21"). Trimmed within plate and glued to backing card.
Caricature of Paul Benfield (1741-1810), of the East India Company, who made a fortune in India as a trader, banker, and contractor, and was notorous through Burke's (published) speech on the debts of the Nabob of Arcot oppresser. He lost his fortune establishing a mercantile firm in London, called Boyd, Benfield, & Co which engaged in speculations which turned out badly, and Benfield's fortune collapsed rapidly. He died in Paris in poverty. A small dark-complexioned man wearing spectacles rides a galloping horse through Hyde Park. There is a background of grass and trees, and in the distance a building with a pediment, evidently the new Knightsbridge Barracks.
BM Satires 9066.
[Ref: 61958] £780.00
![[Brewing] The Triumph of Quassia.](jpegs/63378.jpg)
[Brewing] The Triumph of Quassia.
J.s Gillray, des.t. & f.t.
Pub.d June 10.th 1806, by H. Humphrey, S.t James's Street.
Etching with fine hand colour. 250 x 345mm (9¾ x 13½").
A satire on the new tax on private brewers which was unpopular because it gave a monopoly to the larger public brewers, who were suspected of substituting hops for the cheap bark of quassia, a bitter-tasting tropical plant. In a parody of a Bacchic procession, the brewers carry a barrel on which rides a Bacchus-like black figure. In one hand he holds a scroll that reads "Kill-Devil forever" and in the other a tankard of beer, from which ailments radiate 'apoplexy, palsy, consumption, debility, colic, stupor, dropsy, scurvy, dysentery, haemorrhoid, hydrophobie, idiotism.' The depiction of Bacchus, the classical god of winemaking, fertility and religious ecstasy, as a black figure is based on pseudoscientific notions of the physical and moral inferiority of black Africans. In England at the time, it was widely believed that black people were subject to unbridled sensuality and impulses, and this belief was used to justify their slavery. The group is preceded on horseback by the three leading ministers of the time, pockets full of gold, who formed a coalition known as the Ministry of Talent. From left to right they are: Lord Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, Chancellor of the Exchequer; Lord William Wyndham Grenville, Prime Minister; and Charles Fox, then Foreign Secretary.
BM Satires 10574.
[Ref: 63378] £480.00
J.s Gillray, des.t. & f.t.
Pub.d June 10.th 1806, by H. Humphrey, S.t James's Street.
Etching with fine hand colour. 250 x 345mm (9¾ x 13½").
A satire on the new tax on private brewers which was unpopular because it gave a monopoly to the larger public brewers, who were suspected of substituting hops for the cheap bark of quassia, a bitter-tasting tropical plant. In a parody of a Bacchic procession, the brewers carry a barrel on which rides a Bacchus-like black figure. In one hand he holds a scroll that reads "Kill-Devil forever" and in the other a tankard of beer, from which ailments radiate 'apoplexy, palsy, consumption, debility, colic, stupor, dropsy, scurvy, dysentery, haemorrhoid, hydrophobie, idiotism.' The depiction of Bacchus, the classical god of winemaking, fertility and religious ecstasy, as a black figure is based on pseudoscientific notions of the physical and moral inferiority of black Africans. In England at the time, it was widely believed that black people were subject to unbridled sensuality and impulses, and this belief was used to justify their slavery. The group is preceded on horseback by the three leading ministers of the time, pockets full of gold, who formed a coalition known as the Ministry of Talent. From left to right they are: Lord Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, Chancellor of the Exchequer; Lord William Wyndham Grenville, Prime Minister; and Charles Fox, then Foreign Secretary.
BM Satires 10574.
[Ref: 63378] £480.00
![[Brewing] The Triumph of Quassia.](jpegs/62891.jpg)
[Brewing] The Triumph of Quassia.
[after James Gillray]
[n.d. c.1806]
Hand coloured etching, sheet 170 x 220mm (6¾ x 8¾"). Trimmed within plate and glued to backing sheet. Folds as issued.
A satire on the new tax on private brewers which was unpopular because it gave a monopoly to the larger public brewers, who were suspected of substituting hops for the cheap bark of quassia, a bitter-tasting tropical plant. In a parody of a Bacchic procession, the brewers carry a barrel on which rides a Bacchus-like black figure. In one hand he holds a scroll that reads "Kill-Devil forever" and in the other a tankard of beer, from which ailments radiate 'apoplexy, palsy, consumption, debility, colic, stupor, dropsy, scurvy, dysentery, haemorrhoid, hydrophobie, idiotism.' The depiction of Bacchus, the classical god of winemaking, fertility and religious ecstasy, as a black figure is based on pseudoscientific notions of the physical and moral inferiority of black Africans. In England at the time, it was widely believed that black people were subject to unbridled sensuality and impulses, and this belief was used to justify their slavery. The group is preceded on horseback by the three leading ministers of the time, pockets full of gold, who formed a coalition known as the Ministry of Talent. From left to right they are: Lord Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, Chancellor of the Exchequer; Lord William Wyndham Grenville, Prime Minister; and Charles Fox, then Foreign Secretary. A reduced version of the print made by James Gillray and published by Hannah Humphrey.
See BM Satires 10574.
[Ref: 62891] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
[after James Gillray]
[n.d. c.1806]
Hand coloured etching, sheet 170 x 220mm (6¾ x 8¾"). Trimmed within plate and glued to backing sheet. Folds as issued.
A satire on the new tax on private brewers which was unpopular because it gave a monopoly to the larger public brewers, who were suspected of substituting hops for the cheap bark of quassia, a bitter-tasting tropical plant. In a parody of a Bacchic procession, the brewers carry a barrel on which rides a Bacchus-like black figure. In one hand he holds a scroll that reads "Kill-Devil forever" and in the other a tankard of beer, from which ailments radiate 'apoplexy, palsy, consumption, debility, colic, stupor, dropsy, scurvy, dysentery, haemorrhoid, hydrophobie, idiotism.' The depiction of Bacchus, the classical god of winemaking, fertility and religious ecstasy, as a black figure is based on pseudoscientific notions of the physical and moral inferiority of black Africans. In England at the time, it was widely believed that black people were subject to unbridled sensuality and impulses, and this belief was used to justify their slavery. The group is preceded on horseback by the three leading ministers of the time, pockets full of gold, who formed a coalition known as the Ministry of Talent. From left to right they are: Lord Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, Chancellor of the Exchequer; Lord William Wyndham Grenville, Prime Minister; and Charles Fox, then Foreign Secretary. A reduced version of the print made by James Gillray and published by Hannah Humphrey.
See BM Satires 10574.
[Ref: 62891] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
A Kick at the Broad Bottoms! - ie - Emancipation of 'All Talents. &c' Vide, the Fate of ye Catholic Bill.
[after James Gillray][Charles Williams]
Pubd March 23 by S W Fores N° 50 Piccadilly. [n.d. c.1807]
Hand coloured etching, 19th century watermark; 245 x 345mm (9¾ x 13½"), with large margins. Annotated in ink and pencil in margins.
A copy of Gillray's satire by Williams. King George III opposing to the Army Bill for opening all ranks in both services to Catholics.
BM: 10709 A.
[Ref: 66247] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
[after James Gillray][Charles Williams]
Pubd March 23 by S W Fores N° 50 Piccadilly. [n.d. c.1807]
Hand coloured etching, 19th century watermark; 245 x 345mm (9¾ x 13½"), with large margins. Annotated in ink and pencil in margins.
A copy of Gillray's satire by Williams. King George III opposing to the Army Bill for opening all ranks in both services to Catholics.
BM: 10709 A.
[Ref: 66247] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
The State Waggoner, and John Bull. Or_ The Waggon too much for the Donkeys.
J.s Gillray det & fec.
Published March 14th 1804 by H.Humphrey, 27 St James's Street, London.
Coloured etching 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾ "). Frame measures 475 x 380mm (18¾ x 15"). Slightly time stained. Bottom right hand corner missing. Unexamined out of frame.
A satirical scene depicting the British government as a broken-down wagon labeled “British State Waggon 1804” stuck in a muddy ditch and pulled ineffectively by eight asses. Prime Minister Henry Addington is shown helplessly pleading for help from John Bull, the embodiment of the British public, who stands confidently armed as a volunteer. John Bull mocks Addington for relying on poor cattle and points to a group of powerful but idle political horses with human heads, representing prominent political figures like Fox, Pitt, Sheridan, Grenville, and others. These figures are portrayed as either affectionately distracted, asleep, or feuding. Meanwhile, the overloaded wagon carries a corrupt and mismanaged state burden: taxes, pensions, sinecures, secret funds, and a leaky treasury.
BM Satire 10232.
[Ref: 66032] £250.00 (£300.00 incl.VAT)
J.s Gillray det & fec.
Published March 14th 1804 by H.Humphrey, 27 St James's Street, London.
Coloured etching 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾ "). Frame measures 475 x 380mm (18¾ x 15"). Slightly time stained. Bottom right hand corner missing. Unexamined out of frame.
A satirical scene depicting the British government as a broken-down wagon labeled “British State Waggon 1804” stuck in a muddy ditch and pulled ineffectively by eight asses. Prime Minister Henry Addington is shown helplessly pleading for help from John Bull, the embodiment of the British public, who stands confidently armed as a volunteer. John Bull mocks Addington for relying on poor cattle and points to a group of powerful but idle political horses with human heads, representing prominent political figures like Fox, Pitt, Sheridan, Grenville, and others. These figures are portrayed as either affectionately distracted, asleep, or feuding. Meanwhile, the overloaded wagon carries a corrupt and mismanaged state burden: taxes, pensions, sinecures, secret funds, and a leaky treasury.
BM Satire 10232.
[Ref: 66032] £250.00 (£300.00 incl.VAT)
The Bulstrode Siren. Blest as th'immortal Gods is he / The youth who fondly sists by thee, / And sees and hears thee all the while / Softly Sing and sweetly smile.
J. Gillray del.t. 1803.
London, Published by John Miller, Bridge Street & W. Blackwood, Edinburgh. [n.d., c.1820.]
Coloured engraving. 285 x 215mm (11¼ x 8½").
Caricature of William Henry Cavendish Cavendish-Bentinck (1738-1809), 3rd Duke of Portland and Elizabeth Billington (1768-1818), a famed opera singer whom he paid to sing for him at his estate at Bulstode. A copy of Gilray's original caricature, as published by Humphrey.
BM: 10168.
[Ref: 42447] £110.00 (£132.00 incl.VAT)
J. Gillray del.t. 1803.
London, Published by John Miller, Bridge Street & W. Blackwood, Edinburgh. [n.d., c.1820.]
Coloured engraving. 285 x 215mm (11¼ x 8½").
Caricature of William Henry Cavendish Cavendish-Bentinck (1738-1809), 3rd Duke of Portland and Elizabeth Billington (1768-1818), a famed opera singer whom he paid to sing for him at his estate at Bulstode. A copy of Gilray's original caricature, as published by Humphrey.
BM: 10168.
[Ref: 42447] £110.00 (£132.00 incl.VAT)
![[Francis Burdett] French Habits No. 12.](jpegs/59154.jpg)
[Francis Burdett] French Habits No. 12. Messager d'Etat.
[Drawn and etched by James Gillray.]
Pub.d May 21st 1798 by H.Humphrey, 27 St James's Street.
Etching 265 x 205mm (10½ x 8"). Narrow margins. Slight stain bottom right.
Sir Francis Burdett (1770-1844), 5th Baronet, in the dress of the French Republican state messenger, as designed by David and regulated by a complementary law of the Constitution of the Year III (1794-5). He was a supporter of the Radicals and opponent of the suspension of the Habeas Corpus Act. One of a set of twelve plates.
BM Satires 9213.
[Ref: 59154] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
[Drawn and etched by James Gillray.]
Pub.d May 21st 1798 by H.Humphrey, 27 St James's Street.
Etching 265 x 205mm (10½ x 8"). Narrow margins. Slight stain bottom right.
Sir Francis Burdett (1770-1844), 5th Baronet, in the dress of the French Republican state messenger, as designed by David and regulated by a complementary law of the Constitution of the Year III (1794-5). He was a supporter of the Radicals and opponent of the suspension of the Habeas Corpus Act. One of a set of twelve plates.
BM Satires 9213.
[Ref: 59154] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
![[Francis Burdett] French Habits No. 12. Messager d'Etat.](jpegs/64705.jpg)
[Francis Burdett] French Habits No. 12. Messager d'Etat.
[Drawn and etched by James Gillray.]
Pub.d May 21st 1798 by H.Humphrey, 27 St James's Street.
Coloured etching 265 x 205mm (10½ x 8"), watermarked 'J Ruse 1802', very large margins.
Sir Francis Burdett (1770-1844), 5th Baronet, in the dress of the French Republican state messenger, as designed by David and regulated by a complementary law of the Constitution of the Year III (1794-5). He was a supporter of the Radicals and opponent of the suspension of the Habeas Corpus Act. One of a set of twelve plates.
BM Satires 9213.
[Ref: 64705] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
[Drawn and etched by James Gillray.]
Pub.d May 21st 1798 by H.Humphrey, 27 St James's Street.
Coloured etching 265 x 205mm (10½ x 8"), watermarked 'J Ruse 1802', very large margins.
Sir Francis Burdett (1770-1844), 5th Baronet, in the dress of the French Republican state messenger, as designed by David and regulated by a complementary law of the Constitution of the Year III (1794-5). He was a supporter of the Radicals and opponent of the suspension of the Habeas Corpus Act. One of a set of twelve plates.
BM Satires 9213.
[Ref: 64705] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
![[Edmund Burke.] The Chancellor of the Inquisition marking the Incorrigibles.](jpegs/63374.jpg)
[Edmund Burke.] The Chancellor of the Inquisition marking the Incorrigibles.
J.s G.y des.n et fec.t pro bono publico.
Pubd March 19th 1793, by H. Humphrey N 18, Old Bond Street.
Coloured etching. 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾"), Whatman watermark.
Edmund Burke at the door of the 'Crown & Anchor' tavern, wearing a skull-cap and long legal robe with a bag like that of the Great Seal, but with a skull at each corner. He writes ''Beware of N_rf_k!'' on his 'Black List' (Charles Howard, 11th Duke of Norfolk). A satire on the split in the Whig party on pro- and anti-revolutionary lines. The 'anti' 'Association for preserving Liberty and Property' was known as the Crown and Anchor Society because its head-quarters were in that building.
BM Satires 8316.
[Ref: 63374] £420.00
J.s G.y des.n et fec.t pro bono publico.
Pubd March 19th 1793, by H. Humphrey N 18, Old Bond Street.
Coloured etching. 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾"), Whatman watermark.
Edmund Burke at the door of the 'Crown & Anchor' tavern, wearing a skull-cap and long legal robe with a bag like that of the Great Seal, but with a skull at each corner. He writes ''Beware of N_rf_k!'' on his 'Black List' (Charles Howard, 11th Duke of Norfolk). A satire on the split in the Whig party on pro- and anti-revolutionary lines. The 'anti' 'Association for preserving Liberty and Property' was known as the Crown and Anchor Society because its head-quarters were in that building.
BM Satires 8316.
[Ref: 63374] £420.00
![[Edmund Burke.] The Chancellor of the Inquisition marking the Incorrigibles.](jpegs/63373.jpg)
[Edmund Burke.] The Chancellor of the Inquisition marking the Incorrigibles.
J.s G.y des.n et fec.t pro bono publico.
Pubd March 19th 1793, by H. Humphrey N 18, Old Bond Street.
Coloured etching. 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾"), with large margins.
Edmund Burke at the door of the 'Crown & Anchor' tavern, wearing a skull-cap and long legal robe with a bag like that of the Great Seal, but with a skull at each corner. He writes ''Beware of N_rf_k!'' on his 'Black List' (Charles Howard, 11th Duke of Norfolk). A satire on the split in the Whig party on pro- and anti-revolutionary lines. The 'anti' 'Association for preserving Liberty and Property' was known as the Crown and Anchor Society because its head-quarters were in that building.
BM Satires 8316.
[Ref: 63373] £420.00
J.s G.y des.n et fec.t pro bono publico.
Pubd March 19th 1793, by H. Humphrey N 18, Old Bond Street.
Coloured etching. 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾"), with large margins.
Edmund Burke at the door of the 'Crown & Anchor' tavern, wearing a skull-cap and long legal robe with a bag like that of the Great Seal, but with a skull at each corner. He writes ''Beware of N_rf_k!'' on his 'Black List' (Charles Howard, 11th Duke of Norfolk). A satire on the split in the Whig party on pro- and anti-revolutionary lines. The 'anti' 'Association for preserving Liberty and Property' was known as the Crown and Anchor Society because its head-quarters were in that building.
BM Satires 8316.
[Ref: 63373] £420.00
![Posting in Ireland. [&] Posting in Scotland.](jpegs/51674.jpg)
Posting in Ireland. [&] Posting in Scotland.
C. Loraine Smith Esq.r _ pinxt. [but James Gillray.]
Publish'd April 8th 1805 [& May 25th] by H. Humphrey St. James's Street.
Pair of coloured etchings. Sheets 315 x 405mm (12¼ x 16") & 320 x 400mm (12½ x 15¾"). Trimmed to plates, mounted in album paper.
A pair of very fine coaching scenes by James Gillray satirising Charles Loraine Smith (1751-1835), the famous sporting artist.
BM: 10478 & 10479.
[Ref: 51674] £920.00 view all images for this item
C. Loraine Smith Esq.r _ pinxt. [but James Gillray.]
Publish'd April 8th 1805 [& May 25th] by H. Humphrey St. James's Street.
Pair of coloured etchings. Sheets 315 x 405mm (12¼ x 16") & 320 x 400mm (12½ x 15¾"). Trimmed to plates, mounted in album paper.
A pair of very fine coaching scenes by James Gillray satirising Charles Loraine Smith (1751-1835), the famous sporting artist.
BM: 10478 & 10479.
[Ref: 51674] £920.00 view all images for this item
Posting in Scotland. Hald your Haund Mun, hold your haund! - en troth mun: e'n gin you na mind yoursel, youl just make the Muckle Laird coupeing his Creels.
C. Loraine Smith Esq.r _ pinxt. [but James Gillray.]
Publish'd May 25th by H. Humphrey St. James's Street.
Fine coloured aquatint. Sheet 320 x 395mm (12½ x 15½"). Trimmed close to printed border, two tears taped top left corner and centre bottom.
A scene by James Gillray satirising the coaching prints of Charles Loraine Smith (1751-1835). A post-chaise breaks apart as it descends a mountain road onto a bare moor. All four kilted Scotsmen are bare-footed and show their bare posteriors.
BM Satires 10479.
[Ref: 61777] £650.00
C. Loraine Smith Esq.r _ pinxt. [but James Gillray.]
Publish'd May 25th by H. Humphrey St. James's Street.
Fine coloured aquatint. Sheet 320 x 395mm (12½ x 15½"). Trimmed close to printed border, two tears taped top left corner and centre bottom.
A scene by James Gillray satirising the coaching prints of Charles Loraine Smith (1751-1835). A post-chaise breaks apart as it descends a mountain road onto a bare moor. All four kilted Scotsmen are bare-footed and show their bare posteriors.
BM Satires 10479.
[Ref: 61777] £650.00
Posting in Ireland. Forward immediately your Honour; But sure a'nt I waiting for the Girl with the Poker just to give this Mare a burn your Honour, 'tis just to make her start your Honour.
C. Loraine Smith Esq.r _ pinxt. [but James Gillray.]
Publish'd April 8th 1805 by H. Humphrey St. James's Street.
Fine coloured etching, pt. Turkey Mill watermark Sheet 310 x 405mm (12¼ x 16"). Trimmed close to printed border, tear lower right, very small hole lower left.
A scene by James Gillray satirising the coaching prints of Charles Loraine Smith (1751-1835). A dilapidated post-chaise with a thatched roof stands outside a ramshackle inn. The emaciated horses refuse to move despite being whipped. A boy raises a pitchfork to strike the beasts and a bare-footed woman approaches with a huge red-hot poker.
BM: 10478.
[Ref: 61778] £720.00
C. Loraine Smith Esq.r _ pinxt. [but James Gillray.]
Publish'd April 8th 1805 by H. Humphrey St. James's Street.
Fine coloured etching, pt. Turkey Mill watermark Sheet 310 x 405mm (12¼ x 16"). Trimmed close to printed border, tear lower right, very small hole lower left.
A scene by James Gillray satirising the coaching prints of Charles Loraine Smith (1751-1835). A dilapidated post-chaise with a thatched roof stands outside a ramshackle inn. The emaciated horses refuse to move despite being whipped. A boy raises a pitchfork to strike the beasts and a bare-footed woman approaches with a huge red-hot poker.
BM: 10478.
[Ref: 61778] £720.00
A Cockney & his Wife going to Wycombe. Vednesday was a veek, my Vife & I vent to Vest-Vycombe, vhether it vas the Vind, or vhether it vas the Veather, - or Vat it vas! - ve vhip'd & vhip'd - & vhip'd! - & could not get off a Valk!
[James Gillray]
Published June 10th 1805 by H. Humphrey, 27 St James's Street London.
Coloured etching with aquatint. 260 x 370mm (10¼ x 14½"), very large margins; watermarked 'J Whatman 1808 W Balston'. Colour slightly faded, stain in top margin.
A smartly dress couple in a gig drawn by a horse so emaciated and decrepit that it attracts carrion crows.
BM Satires 10471
[Ref: 56152] £480.00
[James Gillray]
Published June 10th 1805 by H. Humphrey, 27 St James's Street London.
Coloured etching with aquatint. 260 x 370mm (10¼ x 14½"), very large margins; watermarked 'J Whatman 1808 W Balston'. Colour slightly faded, stain in top margin.
A smartly dress couple in a gig drawn by a horse so emaciated and decrepit that it attracts carrion crows.
BM Satires 10471
[Ref: 56152] £480.00
Comfort to the Corns.
J.s Gillray inv.t & fec.t.
Pub.d Feb.y 6th 1800. by H. Humphrey. 27, St James's Street.
Coloured etching. Sheet 265 x 200mm (10½ x 8"). Trimmed to printed border.
A grotesque old woman sitting in a gothic chair before the fire with her cat, slicing her corns on her feet with a large knife.
BMM Satires 9585.
[Ref: 61764] £380.00
J.s Gillray inv.t & fec.t.
Pub.d Feb.y 6th 1800. by H. Humphrey. 27, St James's Street.
Coloured etching. Sheet 265 x 200mm (10½ x 8"). Trimmed to printed border.
A grotesque old woman sitting in a gothic chair before the fire with her cat, slicing her corns on her feet with a large knife.
BMM Satires 9585.
[Ref: 61764] £380.00
The Feast of Reason, & the flow of Soul. _i;e_ The Wits of the Age, setting the Table in a roar.
J.s G.y inv. & fect.
Pub.d Feb.y 4th 1797 by H.Humphrey, New Bond St.
Coloured etching 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾ "). Frame measures 475 x 380mm (18¾ x 15"). Unexamined out of frame. Time stained.
A satirical scene depicting John Courtenay (right), as the Chairman of a Tavern Club, sits at the head of an oblong table, in profile to the left, smoking. He says to George Hanger, who faces him at the foot of the table: "I say, Georgey how do Things look now?" Hanger answers: "Ax my Grandmother's Muff, pray do!" On Hanger's right sits Charles James Fox, leaning back in his chair, registering extravagant amusement and saying "O charming! - charming!" Opposite Fox sits Richard Brinsley Sheridan, clasping a decanter of 'Brandy' in one hand, a glass in the other. He says, with a sly smile, "Excellent! - damme Georgey, Excellent." Next him, and on Courtenay's right, sits M. A. Taylor, flourishing his pipe and saying, "Bravo! the best Thing I ever heard said, damme."
BM Satire 8984
[Ref: 66026] £320.00
J.s G.y inv. & fect.
Pub.d Feb.y 4th 1797 by H.Humphrey, New Bond St.
Coloured etching 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾ "). Frame measures 475 x 380mm (18¾ x 15"). Unexamined out of frame. Time stained.
A satirical scene depicting John Courtenay (right), as the Chairman of a Tavern Club, sits at the head of an oblong table, in profile to the left, smoking. He says to George Hanger, who faces him at the foot of the table: "I say, Georgey how do Things look now?" Hanger answers: "Ax my Grandmother's Muff, pray do!" On Hanger's right sits Charles James Fox, leaning back in his chair, registering extravagant amusement and saying "O charming! - charming!" Opposite Fox sits Richard Brinsley Sheridan, clasping a decanter of 'Brandy' in one hand, a glass in the other. He says, with a sly smile, "Excellent! - damme Georgey, Excellent." Next him, and on Courtenay's right, sits M. A. Taylor, flourishing his pipe and saying, "Bravo! the best Thing I ever heard said, damme."
BM Satire 8984
[Ref: 66026] £320.00
![[John Courtnay] French Habits No. 9.](jpegs/59150.jpg)
[John Courtnay] French Habits No. 9. Juge du Tribunal Correctionel.
J.s. G.y [James Gillray.] d. & f.
Pub.d May 21st 1798 by H.Humphrey, 27 St James's Street.
Etching 265 x 205mm (10½ x 8"). Narrow margins, slight stain.
John Courtnay (1736-1816), then MP for Appleby, in the dress of the French Republican Tribunal Correctionnel, as designed by David and regulated by a complementary law of the Constitution of the Year III (1794-5). He opposed Pitt's suspension of habeas corpus. One of a set of twelve plates.
BM Satires 9210.
[Ref: 59150] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
J.s. G.y [James Gillray.] d. & f.
Pub.d May 21st 1798 by H.Humphrey, 27 St James's Street.
Etching 265 x 205mm (10½ x 8"). Narrow margins, slight stain.
John Courtnay (1736-1816), then MP for Appleby, in the dress of the French Republican Tribunal Correctionnel, as designed by David and regulated by a complementary law of the Constitution of the Year III (1794-5). He opposed Pitt's suspension of habeas corpus. One of a set of twelve plates.
BM Satires 9210.
[Ref: 59150] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
Cymon & Iphigenia.
J.s G.y des. T. Adams sculp.t. [drawn and engraved by James Gillray].
[Pub,d May 2.d 1796 by H. Humphrey New Bond Street.]
Fine coloured etching. Sheet 240 x 375mm (9½ x 14¾"). Trimmed to printed border, losing publication line.
A burlesque of the discovery by Cymon of Iphigenia asleep, with a hideous yokel finding a fat black country-woman leaning back against a sandy bank. He drops his stick and gapes with delighted surprise.
BM Satires 8908.
[Ref: 61734] £520.00
J.s G.y des. T. Adams sculp.t. [drawn and engraved by James Gillray].
[Pub,d May 2.d 1796 by H. Humphrey New Bond Street.]
Fine coloured etching. Sheet 240 x 375mm (9½ x 14¾"). Trimmed to printed border, losing publication line.
A burlesque of the discovery by Cymon of Iphigenia asleep, with a hideous yokel finding a fat black country-woman leaning back against a sandy bank. He drops his stick and gapes with delighted surprise.
BM Satires 8908.
[Ref: 61734] £520.00
Cymon & Iphigenia.
J.s G.y des. T. Adams sculp.t. [drawn and engraved by Gillray].
Pub,d May 2.d 1796 by H. Humphrey New Bond Street.
Coloured etching. 255 x 355mm (10 x 14"), watermarked 'E & P 1806', very large margins. Slight stain near man's head.
A burlesque of the discovery by Cymon of Iphigenia asleep, with a hideous yokel finding a fat black country-woman leaning back against a sandy bank. He drops his stick and gapes with delighted surprise.
BM Satires 8908.
[Ref: 56159] £480.00
J.s G.y des. T. Adams sculp.t. [drawn and engraved by Gillray].
Pub,d May 2.d 1796 by H. Humphrey New Bond Street.
Coloured etching. 255 x 355mm (10 x 14"), watermarked 'E & P 1806', very large margins. Slight stain near man's head.
A burlesque of the discovery by Cymon of Iphigenia asleep, with a hideous yokel finding a fat black country-woman leaning back against a sandy bank. He drops his stick and gapes with delighted surprise.
BM Satires 8908.
[Ref: 56159] £480.00
A Decent Story.
[Drawn and etched by James Gillray.]
Pub.d Nov.r 9th 1795, by H. Humphrey, No 37, New Bond Street.
Etching with fine hand colour. Sheet 220 x 300mm (8¾ x 11¾") Trimmed within printed border at top, to border elsewhere.
Five people sit around a table drinking port, a raconteur holding forth. Hannah Humphrey (second right, with distinctive chin) and a parson listen with smiles, although an officer is more interested in the woman at the other end of the table. Although the British Museum describes this print as being 'From a sketch by an amateur', it is likely to be by Gillray, who lived with Hannah Humphrey for many years. This and 'Two-penny Whist' (1796) are intimate scenes of their domestic arrangements: both prints are visible in the Humprey shop window in Gillray's 'Very Slippy-Weather' (1808), alongside Gillray's more famous prints, suggesting a sentimental importance.
BM Satires 8753.
[Ref: 61788] £480.00
[Drawn and etched by James Gillray.]
Pub.d Nov.r 9th 1795, by H. Humphrey, No 37, New Bond Street.
Etching with fine hand colour. Sheet 220 x 300mm (8¾ x 11¾") Trimmed within printed border at top, to border elsewhere.
Five people sit around a table drinking port, a raconteur holding forth. Hannah Humphrey (second right, with distinctive chin) and a parson listen with smiles, although an officer is more interested in the woman at the other end of the table. Although the British Museum describes this print as being 'From a sketch by an amateur', it is likely to be by Gillray, who lived with Hannah Humphrey for many years. This and 'Two-penny Whist' (1796) are intimate scenes of their domestic arrangements: both prints are visible in the Humprey shop window in Gillray's 'Very Slippy-Weather' (1808), alongside Gillray's more famous prints, suggesting a sentimental importance.
BM Satires 8753.
[Ref: 61788] £480.00
A Decent Story.
[Drawn and etched by James Gillray.]
Pub.d Nov.r 9th 1795, by H. Humphrey No 37, New Bond Street.
Coloured etching. Sheet 220 x 295mm (8¾ x 11½"). Trimmed to plate, tear in top edge.
Five people sit around a table drinking port, a raconteur holding forth. Hannah Humphrey (second right, with distinctive chin) and a parson listen with smiles, although an officer is more interested in the woman at the other end of the table. Although the British Museum describes this print as being 'From a sketch by an amateur', it is likely to be by Gillray, who lived with Hannah Humphrey for many years. This and 'Two-penny Whist' (1796) are intimate scenes of their domestic arrangements: both prints are visible in the Humprey shop window in Gillray's 'Very Slippy-Weather' (1808), alongside Gillray's more famous prints, suggesting a sentimental importance.
BM Satires 8753.
[Ref: 33095] £320.00
[Drawn and etched by James Gillray.]
Pub.d Nov.r 9th 1795, by H. Humphrey No 37, New Bond Street.
Coloured etching. Sheet 220 x 295mm (8¾ x 11½"). Trimmed to plate, tear in top edge.
Five people sit around a table drinking port, a raconteur holding forth. Hannah Humphrey (second right, with distinctive chin) and a parson listen with smiles, although an officer is more interested in the woman at the other end of the table. Although the British Museum describes this print as being 'From a sketch by an amateur', it is likely to be by Gillray, who lived with Hannah Humphrey for many years. This and 'Two-penny Whist' (1796) are intimate scenes of their domestic arrangements: both prints are visible in the Humprey shop window in Gillray's 'Very Slippy-Weather' (1808), alongside Gillray's more famous prints, suggesting a sentimental importance.
BM Satires 8753.
[Ref: 33095] £320.00
A Decent Story.
[Drawn and etched by James Gillray.]
Pub.d Nov.r 9th 1795, by H. Humphrey, No 37, New Bond Street.
Hand coloured etching, printed border 225 x 295mm (9 x 11½"). Laid on card; lacking margin outside the plate mark at sides.
Five people sit around a table drinking port, a raconteur holding forth. Hannah Humphrey (second right, with distinctive chin) and a parson listen with smiles, although an officer is more interested in the woman at the other end of the table. Although the British Museum describes this print as being 'From a sketch by an amateur', it is likely to be by Gillray, who lived with Hannah Humphrey for many years. This and 'Two-penny Whist' (1796) are intimate scenes of their domestic arrangements: both prints are visible in the Humprey shop window in Gillray's 'Very Slippy-Weather' (1808), alongside Gillray's more famous prints, suggesting a sentimental importance.
BM Satires 8753.
[Ref: 23165] £450.00
[Drawn and etched by James Gillray.]
Pub.d Nov.r 9th 1795, by H. Humphrey, No 37, New Bond Street.
Hand coloured etching, printed border 225 x 295mm (9 x 11½"). Laid on card; lacking margin outside the plate mark at sides.
Five people sit around a table drinking port, a raconteur holding forth. Hannah Humphrey (second right, with distinctive chin) and a parson listen with smiles, although an officer is more interested in the woman at the other end of the table. Although the British Museum describes this print as being 'From a sketch by an amateur', it is likely to be by Gillray, who lived with Hannah Humphrey for many years. This and 'Two-penny Whist' (1796) are intimate scenes of their domestic arrangements: both prints are visible in the Humprey shop window in Gillray's 'Very Slippy-Weather' (1808), alongside Gillray's more famous prints, suggesting a sentimental importance.
BM Satires 8753.
[Ref: 23165] £450.00
![[William Douglas, 4th Duke of Queensberry] Push-Pin.](jpegs/61798.jpg)
[William Douglas, 4th Duke of Queensberry] Push-Pin.
J.s G.y [James Gillray] inc. & fec.t ad vivam.
Pub.d April 17th 1797. by H. Humphrey. 27 St James's Street, London.
Coloured etching. Sheet 245 x 310mm (9½ x 12¼"). Trimmed into printed border, small hole in border bottom left.
Three people play push-pin: the Duke of Queensberry is push the pin, while leering over his double lorgnette at a very corpulent woman opposite. The chairs are decorated with ormolu and Queensberry's crest. William Douglas (1724-1810) was a rich landowner and high-stakes gambler. The fat woman is identified by Wright and Evans as Mother Windsor, the bawd.
BM Satires 9082.
[Ref: 61798] £450.00
J.s G.y [James Gillray] inc. & fec.t ad vivam.
Pub.d April 17th 1797. by H. Humphrey. 27 St James's Street, London.
Coloured etching. Sheet 245 x 310mm (9½ x 12¼"). Trimmed into printed border, small hole in border bottom left.
Three people play push-pin: the Duke of Queensberry is push the pin, while leering over his double lorgnette at a very corpulent woman opposite. The chairs are decorated with ormolu and Queensberry's crest. William Douglas (1724-1810) was a rich landowner and high-stakes gambler. The fat woman is identified by Wright and Evans as Mother Windsor, the bawd.
BM Satires 9082.
[Ref: 61798] £450.00
Bruin in his Boat. Or_ The Manager in Distress.
J.s Gillray fec.t.
Pub.d June 20th 1806 by H.Humphrey 27 St James's Street.
Coloured etching 385 x 305mm (15 x 12"). Frame measures 530 x 455mm (21 x 18"). Slightly time stained. Unexamined out of frame.
A satirical scene depicting Henry Dundas, Viscount Melville, defending himself successfully against impeachment efforts led by Samuel Whitbread. Melville stands confidently on the "Rock of Innocence" under the divine protection of Justice, firing symbolic cannons of "Truth" and "Reason" (named Adam and Plomer) at the sinking warship "The Impeachment", which has already struck the “Rocks of Honor and Justice.” In the foreground, Whitbread is shown as a despairing bear aboard the flimsy brewing vessel "The Vanity-Cooler", patched with failed reports and driven by "Popular Clamour", a broken oar. His cause is portrayed as futile, despite the weak support of fluttering "winds" (Stanhope, Wilberforce, and Derby) trying to steer him to safety. Meanwhile, opposition figures like Sidmouth and Lauderdale flounder in the water, Sidmouth clinging to a goose coop labeled with a scratched-out reference to Charles James Fox and Downing Street, and Lauderdale reaching for a barrel of "East India Roupees." Above, rays from a rising sun labeled "Posterity" form a pyramid with the name "Pitt" at its base.
BM Satire 10576.
[Ref: 66033] £650.00
J.s Gillray fec.t.
Pub.d June 20th 1806 by H.Humphrey 27 St James's Street.
Coloured etching 385 x 305mm (15 x 12"). Frame measures 530 x 455mm (21 x 18"). Slightly time stained. Unexamined out of frame.
A satirical scene depicting Henry Dundas, Viscount Melville, defending himself successfully against impeachment efforts led by Samuel Whitbread. Melville stands confidently on the "Rock of Innocence" under the divine protection of Justice, firing symbolic cannons of "Truth" and "Reason" (named Adam and Plomer) at the sinking warship "The Impeachment", which has already struck the “Rocks of Honor and Justice.” In the foreground, Whitbread is shown as a despairing bear aboard the flimsy brewing vessel "The Vanity-Cooler", patched with failed reports and driven by "Popular Clamour", a broken oar. His cause is portrayed as futile, despite the weak support of fluttering "winds" (Stanhope, Wilberforce, and Derby) trying to steer him to safety. Meanwhile, opposition figures like Sidmouth and Lauderdale flounder in the water, Sidmouth clinging to a goose coop labeled with a scratched-out reference to Charles James Fox and Downing Street, and Lauderdale reaching for a barrel of "East India Roupees." Above, rays from a rising sun labeled "Posterity" form a pyramid with the name "Pitt" at its base.
BM Satire 10576.
[Ref: 66033] £650.00
![[Napoleon in Egypt] ''Praetor-Urbanus:'' _ Inauguration of the Coptic Mayor of Cairo, preceded by the Procureur de la Commune.](jpegs/63377.jpg)
[Napoleon in Egypt] ''Praetor-Urbanus:'' _ Inauguration of the Coptic Mayor of Cairo, preceded by the Procureur de la Commune.
Etched by J.s Gillray, from the Original Intercepted Drawing.
Pub.d March 12.th 1799 by H. Humphrey, 27. S.t James's Street.
Coloured etching. 255 x 370mm (10 x 14½"), with large margins. A few small spots, catalogue description pasted on reverse.
A Coptic Egyptian wearing a French military uniform, with breeches and plumed hat, his naked belly protruding from his coat, sits on an ass being led by another Copt, naked except for French hat and tricolour sash. At the back of the procession a French soldier goads the ass with his bayonet. A satire of Napoleon's introduction of a new civil authority in Egypt after his ciobquest of the country. Being Christian, the Copts were outsiders in their own country.
BM Satires 9358.
[Ref: 63377] £550.00
Etched by J.s Gillray, from the Original Intercepted Drawing.
Pub.d March 12.th 1799 by H. Humphrey, 27. S.t James's Street.
Coloured etching. 255 x 370mm (10 x 14½"), with large margins. A few small spots, catalogue description pasted on reverse.
A Coptic Egyptian wearing a French military uniform, with breeches and plumed hat, his naked belly protruding from his coat, sits on an ass being led by another Copt, naked except for French hat and tricolour sash. At the back of the procession a French soldier goads the ass with his bayonet. A satire of Napoleon's introduction of a new civil authority in Egypt after his ciobquest of the country. Being Christian, the Copts were outsiders in their own country.
BM Satires 9358.
[Ref: 63377] £550.00
![[Elizabeth Farren & the Earl of Derby] The Marriage of Cupid & Psyche.](jpegs/63383.jpg)
[Elizabeth Farren & the Earl of Derby] The Marriage of Cupid & Psyche.
J.s Gillray fec.t from y.e Antique.
Pub.d May 3d 1797 by H. Humphrey, 27 S.t. James's Street [but much later].
Etching with engraving. Plate 133 x 178mm. (5¼ x 7"), large margins.
A satire on the marriage of actress Elizabeth Farren (1759-1829) to Edward Smith-Stanley, 12th Earl of Derby, by whom she had a son and two daughters. A pastiche of the Marlborough Gem, it shows three cherubs escorting the couple, the tall actress towering over a balding, obese cherubic earl, whose coronet is held over his head by one of the attendents.
BM Satires 9076.
[Ref: 63383] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
J.s Gillray fec.t from y.e Antique.
Pub.d May 3d 1797 by H. Humphrey, 27 S.t. James's Street [but much later].
Etching with engraving. Plate 133 x 178mm. (5¼ x 7"), large margins.
A satire on the marriage of actress Elizabeth Farren (1759-1829) to Edward Smith-Stanley, 12th Earl of Derby, by whom she had a son and two daughters. A pastiche of the Marlborough Gem, it shows three cherubs escorting the couple, the tall actress towering over a balding, obese cherubic earl, whose coronet is held over his head by one of the attendents.
BM Satires 9076.
[Ref: 63383] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
Contemplations Upon a Coronet.
J.s G.y inv & fec.t.
Pub.d March 20th 1797 by H.Humphrey, Bond Street & St James Street.
Coloured etching 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾ "). Frame measures 475 x 380mm (18¾ x 15"). Slightly time stained. Unexamined out of frame.
A satirical scene depicting Miss Farren (Elizabeth Farren, Countess of Derby) sitting at her dressing table, admiring a nobleman's coronet perched on a wig stand shaped like Lord Derby's head. At her feet lies an open book titled Tabby's Farewell to the Green Room, near it is a torn paper: 'Elegy to the Memory of an Unfortunate Lady. How Lov'd how valued once avails thee not To whom Related or by whom Begot.' Behind Miss Farren are the closed curtains of an ornate bed, whose valance is decorated with the cap of Libertas and the words 'Vive la Egalite'. On the wall hangs a 'Map of the Road from Strolling Lane to Derbyshire Peak'; the places, from S. to N., are: 'Strolling Lane', 'Beggary Corner', 'Servility Place', 'Old Drury Common', 'Affectation Lane', 'Insolence Green', 'Fool-Catching Alley', 'Derbyshire Peak viz Devils Ar.' A jewel-box, bottles, &c, are on the dressing-table, some inscribed: 'Bloom de Ninon', 'For Bad Teeth', 'Cosmetick', 'For the Breath'.
BM Satires 9074.
[Ref: 66028] £390.00
J.s G.y inv & fec.t.
Pub.d March 20th 1797 by H.Humphrey, Bond Street & St James Street.
Coloured etching 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾ "). Frame measures 475 x 380mm (18¾ x 15"). Slightly time stained. Unexamined out of frame.
A satirical scene depicting Miss Farren (Elizabeth Farren, Countess of Derby) sitting at her dressing table, admiring a nobleman's coronet perched on a wig stand shaped like Lord Derby's head. At her feet lies an open book titled Tabby's Farewell to the Green Room, near it is a torn paper: 'Elegy to the Memory of an Unfortunate Lady. How Lov'd how valued once avails thee not To whom Related or by whom Begot.' Behind Miss Farren are the closed curtains of an ornate bed, whose valance is decorated with the cap of Libertas and the words 'Vive la Egalite'. On the wall hangs a 'Map of the Road from Strolling Lane to Derbyshire Peak'; the places, from S. to N., are: 'Strolling Lane', 'Beggary Corner', 'Servility Place', 'Old Drury Common', 'Affectation Lane', 'Insolence Green', 'Fool-Catching Alley', 'Derbyshire Peak viz Devils Ar.' A jewel-box, bottles, &c, are on the dressing-table, some inscribed: 'Bloom de Ninon', 'For Bad Teeth', 'Cosmetick', 'For the Breath'.
BM Satires 9074.
[Ref: 66028] £390.00
Fast-Asleep.
[James Gillray.]
London, Publish'd Nov.r 1.st 1806 by H. Humphrey, 27 St James's Street.
Hand-coloured etching. In ink verso "Leighton"; Sheet: 210 x 260mm (8¼ x 10¼"). Trimmed, surface dirt and marking. Creases.
A comic scene showing a man fast asleep in his chair, his wig falling to the ground.
[Ref: 42714] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
[James Gillray.]
London, Publish'd Nov.r 1.st 1806 by H. Humphrey, 27 St James's Street.
Hand-coloured etching. In ink verso "Leighton"; Sheet: 210 x 260mm (8¼ x 10¼"). Trimmed, surface dirt and marking. Creases.
A comic scene showing a man fast asleep in his chair, his wig falling to the ground.
[Ref: 42714] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
![Fast-Asleep. [&] Wide-Awake.](jpegs/61774.jpg)
Fast-Asleep. [&] Wide-Awake.
[by James Gillray].
London Publish'd Nov.r 1.st 1806 by H. Humphrey 27 S.t James's Street.
Pair of coloured etchings. Sheets 245 x 210mm (9¾ x 8¼") & 240 x 210mm (9½ x 8¼"), 'awake' on Whatman paper dated 1811. 'Asleep' trimmed close to printed border; 'Awake' trimmed close to printed border on three sides, into border at bottom.
Two plates: in the first a corpulant man sleeps in a dining chair, his wig falling off his head; in the second a man seated in an armchair by the fair is woken by two cats hissing at each other.
BM Satires 10644 & 10655.
[Ref: 61774] £490.00 view all images for this item
[by James Gillray].
London Publish'd Nov.r 1.st 1806 by H. Humphrey 27 S.t James's Street.
Pair of coloured etchings. Sheets 245 x 210mm (9¾ x 8¼") & 240 x 210mm (9½ x 8¼"), 'awake' on Whatman paper dated 1811. 'Asleep' trimmed close to printed border; 'Awake' trimmed close to printed border on three sides, into border at bottom.
Two plates: in the first a corpulant man sleeps in a dining chair, his wig falling off his head; in the second a man seated in an armchair by the fair is woken by two cats hissing at each other.
BM Satires 10644 & 10655.
[Ref: 61774] £490.00 view all images for this item
![[Mrs Fitzherbert & Mary Seymour] The Guardian-Angel.](jpegs/61782.jpg)
[Mrs Fitzherbert & Mary Seymour] The Guardian-Angel. the hint taken from the Red.d M.r Peter's sublime Idea of ''an Angel conducting the Soul of a Child to Heaven.''
J.S Gillray inv. & f.t.
Pub.d April 22.d 1805. by H. Humphrey, S.t James's Street.
Etching with fine hand colour. Sheet 375 x 265mm (14¾ x 10½"). Trimmed to plate.
Mrs. Fitzherbert as a stout angel, carrying Mary (Minney) Seymour, daughter of Lord Hugh Seymour, from Brighton towards a burlesqued altar, surrounded with cherub's heads with the faces of politicians, including Sheridan, Norfolk, Fox, Burdett, and Derby. A satire on a legal struggle (not decided till 14 June 1806) between Mrs. Fitzherbert and the Seymour family for the guardianship of Mary (Minney) Seymour, daughter of Lord Hugh Seymour, who had died in 1801. It has been suggested that Mary, born in 1798, was the daughter of Mrs Fitzerbert and George IV. She was one of the two principal beneficiaries in Mrs Fitzherbert's will.
BM Satires 10389.
[Ref: 61782] £950.00
J.S Gillray inv. & f.t.
Pub.d April 22.d 1805. by H. Humphrey, S.t James's Street.
Etching with fine hand colour. Sheet 375 x 265mm (14¾ x 10½"). Trimmed to plate.
Mrs. Fitzherbert as a stout angel, carrying Mary (Minney) Seymour, daughter of Lord Hugh Seymour, from Brighton towards a burlesqued altar, surrounded with cherub's heads with the faces of politicians, including Sheridan, Norfolk, Fox, Burdett, and Derby. A satire on a legal struggle (not decided till 14 June 1806) between Mrs. Fitzherbert and the Seymour family for the guardianship of Mary (Minney) Seymour, daughter of Lord Hugh Seymour, who had died in 1801. It has been suggested that Mary, born in 1798, was the daughter of Mrs Fitzerbert and George IV. She was one of the two principal beneficiaries in Mrs Fitzherbert's will.
BM Satires 10389.
[Ref: 61782] £950.00
![[Charles James Fox] A Bear and his Leader.](jpegs/63380.jpg)
[Charles James Fox] A Bear and his Leader. _ ''what tho' I am Obligated to Dance a Bear, a Man may be a Gentleman for all that. My Bear ever dances to the Genteelest of Tunes''.
J.s Gillray fec.t.
Pub.d May 19th 1806, by H. Humphrey 27 St James's Street.
Coloured etching. 245 x 345mm (9¾ x 13½").
Fox caricatured as a muzzled bear with a bonnet rouge in its paws, its chain held by William Wyndham Grenville, who carries a 'Cudgel for Disobedient Bears'. Lord Henry Petty, depicted as an ape in the gown of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pulls the bear's tail. Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth, as a ragged fiddler. Greville says ''don't be afraid of my Bear, Ladies & Gentlemen! I have tamed & muzzled him, & reformed his Habits''. Fox was in fact virtual head of the Coalition Ministry under the nominal leader ship of Grenville, and was conducting peace negotiations with France.
BM Satires 10566.
[Ref: 63380] £480.00
J.s Gillray fec.t.
Pub.d May 19th 1806, by H. Humphrey 27 St James's Street.
Coloured etching. 245 x 345mm (9¾ x 13½").
Fox caricatured as a muzzled bear with a bonnet rouge in its paws, its chain held by William Wyndham Grenville, who carries a 'Cudgel for Disobedient Bears'. Lord Henry Petty, depicted as an ape in the gown of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pulls the bear's tail. Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth, as a ragged fiddler. Greville says ''don't be afraid of my Bear, Ladies & Gentlemen! I have tamed & muzzled him, & reformed his Habits''. Fox was in fact virtual head of the Coalition Ministry under the nominal leader ship of Grenville, and was conducting peace negotiations with France.
BM Satires 10566.
[Ref: 63380] £480.00
![[Charles James Fox.] le Diable-Boiteux, _ or _ The Devil upon Two Sticks, conveying John Bull to the Land of Promise.](jpegs/63382.jpg)
[Charles James Fox.] le Diable-Boiteux, _ or _ The Devil upon Two Sticks, conveying John Bull to the Land of Promise. _ Vide le Sage.
J.s Gillray inv.t & fec.t.
Publishd Feb.y 8t.h 1806 - by H. Humphrey - 27 St James s Street London.
Coloured etching. 345 x 250mm (13½ x 9¾"). Tear taped, staining.
Charles James Fox is depicted as the Devil, with wings marked 'Honesty' and 'Humility', cloven hoofs, crutches with the heads of Sidmouth and Grenville, a bonnet rouge with the Prince of Wales' feathers and a cape marked 'Loyalty, Independence and Public-Good'. He propels himself over the skyline of London towards a Carleton House (home of the Prince) in the clouds. In front of the house are three scenes: 'Liberty', with Sheridan and the Prince gambling with dice; 'Chastity', with the Prince and Mrs. Fitzherbert embracing on a sofa; and 'Temperance', with men drinking to excess. A fat 'cit' John Bull hitches a ride, clutching fox's cape. A satire on the allegation that the new Ministry was subservient to the Prince of Wales, not the King.
BM Satires 10525.
[Ref: 63382] £380.00
J.s Gillray inv.t & fec.t.
Publishd Feb.y 8t.h 1806 - by H. Humphrey - 27 St James s Street London.
Coloured etching. 345 x 250mm (13½ x 9¾"). Tear taped, staining.
Charles James Fox is depicted as the Devil, with wings marked 'Honesty' and 'Humility', cloven hoofs, crutches with the heads of Sidmouth and Grenville, a bonnet rouge with the Prince of Wales' feathers and a cape marked 'Loyalty, Independence and Public-Good'. He propels himself over the skyline of London towards a Carleton House (home of the Prince) in the clouds. In front of the house are three scenes: 'Liberty', with Sheridan and the Prince gambling with dice; 'Chastity', with the Prince and Mrs. Fitzherbert embracing on a sofa; and 'Temperance', with men drinking to excess. A fat 'cit' John Bull hitches a ride, clutching fox's cape. A satire on the allegation that the new Ministry was subservient to the Prince of Wales, not the King.
BM Satires 10525.
[Ref: 63382] £380.00
![[Charles James Fox] A Bear and his Leader.](jpegs/63381.jpg)
[Charles James Fox] A Bear and his Leader. _ ''what tho' I am Obligated to Dance a Bear, a Man may be a Gentleman for all that. My Bear ever dances to the Genteelest of Tunes''.
J.s Gillray fec.t.
Pub.d May 19th 1806, by H. Humphrey 27 St James's Street.
Coloured etching. 245 x 345mm (9¾ x 13½"). Trimmed to plate, long tear taped on left, mounted on album paper.
Fox caricatured as a muzzled bear with a bonnet rouge in its paws, its chain held by William Wyndham Grenville, who carries a 'Cudgel for Disobedient Bears'. Lord Henry Petty, depicted as an ape in the gown of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pulls the bear's tail. Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth, as a ragged fiddler. Greville says ''don't be afraid of my Bear, Ladies & Gentlemen! I have tamed & muzzled him, & reformed his Habits''. Fox was in fact virtual head of the Coalition Ministry under the nominal leader ship of Grenville, and was conducting peace negotiations with France.
BM Satires 10566.
[Ref: 63381] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
J.s Gillray fec.t.
Pub.d May 19th 1806, by H. Humphrey 27 St James's Street.
Coloured etching. 245 x 345mm (9¾ x 13½"). Trimmed to plate, long tear taped on left, mounted on album paper.
Fox caricatured as a muzzled bear with a bonnet rouge in its paws, its chain held by William Wyndham Grenville, who carries a 'Cudgel for Disobedient Bears'. Lord Henry Petty, depicted as an ape in the gown of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pulls the bear's tail. Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth, as a ragged fiddler. Greville says ''don't be afraid of my Bear, Ladies & Gentlemen! I have tamed & muzzled him, & reformed his Habits''. Fox was in fact virtual head of the Coalition Ministry under the nominal leader ship of Grenville, and was conducting peace negotiations with France.
BM Satires 10566.
[Ref: 63381] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
The Hustings. Vox populi,_ "We'll have a Mug!_ a Mug!_ a Mug!_
[James Gillray.]
Pub.d May 21st 1796 by H.Humphrey New Bond Street.
Coloured etching. Sheet 330 x 240mm (13 x 9½"). Trimmed close to plate.
A satirical scene depicting Charles James Fox (1749 - 1806) addressing a proletarian mob from some point apparently under the portico of St. Paul's, Covent Garden.
BM 8804.
[Ref: 66273] £360.00
[James Gillray.]
Pub.d May 21st 1796 by H.Humphrey New Bond Street.
Coloured etching. Sheet 330 x 240mm (13 x 9½"). Trimmed close to plate.
A satirical scene depicting Charles James Fox (1749 - 1806) addressing a proletarian mob from some point apparently under the portico of St. Paul's, Covent Garden.
BM 8804.
[Ref: 66273] £360.00
![[Charles James Fox & Frederick North] The Cole-Heavers.](jpegs/61043.jpg)
[Charles James Fox & Frederick North] The Cole-Heavers. ''Two virtuous Elves, / Taking care of themselves''.
[by James Gillray.]
Pub.d April 16th 1783 by W. Humphrey, N.o 226, Strand.
Etching, 18th century watermark. Sheet 235 x 315mm (9¼ x 12½"). Trimmed to image on three sides.
A scruffily-dressed Charles James Fox, with a fox's head and brush, holds open a sack marked 'For Private Use' for Frederick North to shovel guineas into. Empty sacks hang on a wall under a scroll reading 'For the Use of the Publick'. In April North returned to power as Home Secretary in an unlikely coalition with Fox, the radical Whig leader, only lasting to December. 'Cole' was slang for gold or money.
BM Satires 6213.
[Ref: 61043] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
[by James Gillray.]
Pub.d April 16th 1783 by W. Humphrey, N.o 226, Strand.
Etching, 18th century watermark. Sheet 235 x 315mm (9¼ x 12½"). Trimmed to image on three sides.
A scruffily-dressed Charles James Fox, with a fox's head and brush, holds open a sack marked 'For Private Use' for Frederick North to shovel guineas into. Empty sacks hang on a wall under a scroll reading 'For the Use of the Publick'. In April North returned to power as Home Secretary in an unlikely coalition with Fox, the radical Whig leader, only lasting to December. 'Cole' was slang for gold or money.
BM Satires 6213.
[Ref: 61043] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
![[Charles James Fox] Habits of New French Legislators, and other Public Functionaries, No 1.](jpegs/59139.jpg)
[Charles James Fox] Habits of New French Legislators, and other Public Functionaries, No 1. Le Ministre d'Etat, en Grand Costume.
J.S G.y [James Gillray] d. & f.t.
Pub.d April 18.th 1798. by H. Humphrey 27 St James's Street.
Etching 265 x 205mm (10½ x 8"). Small margins.
Charles James Fox in the costume of a Revolutionary Minister of State, as designed by David and regulated by a complementary law of the Constitution of the Year III (1794-5). He stands with hands on hips on a Royal Crest, legs astride, wearing a looped hat with large ostrich feathers, long loose coat with a lace collar and long revers over a tunic with a sash which defines his vast paunch. One of a set of twelve.
BM Satires 9196.
[Ref: 59139] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
J.S G.y [James Gillray] d. & f.t.
Pub.d April 18.th 1798. by H. Humphrey 27 St James's Street.
Etching 265 x 205mm (10½ x 8"). Small margins.
Charles James Fox in the costume of a Revolutionary Minister of State, as designed by David and regulated by a complementary law of the Constitution of the Year III (1794-5). He stands with hands on hips on a Royal Crest, legs astride, wearing a looped hat with large ostrich feathers, long loose coat with a lace collar and long revers over a tunic with a sash which defines his vast paunch. One of a set of twelve.
BM Satires 9196.
[Ref: 59139] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
Visiting the Sick.
J.s Gillray fec.t.
Pub.d July 28th 1806 by H.Humphrey 27 St James Street.
Coloured etching 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾ "). Frame measures 475 x 380mm (18¾ x 15"). Slightly time stained. Unexamined out of frame.
A satirical scene depicting Charles James Fox surrounded by exaggerated figures from politics and society. He lies in a grand chair, rejecting religious and political advice in favor of a drink. Mrs. Fitzherbert urges confession, while Bishop O’Beirne begs for Catholic emancipation. The Prince of Wales calls for wine, mocking spiritual remedies. Richard Brinsley Sheridan scoffs at reform, and other politicians mourn theatrically or plot their next move. The Grenvilles and Sidmouth coldly prepare to take over. Around Fox are symbols of political failure; broken dice and a urinal marked "Peace Negotiations" highlighting the chaos and opportunism surrounding his death.
BM Satire 10589.
[Ref: 66027] £580.00
J.s Gillray fec.t.
Pub.d July 28th 1806 by H.Humphrey 27 St James Street.
Coloured etching 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾ "). Frame measures 475 x 380mm (18¾ x 15"). Slightly time stained. Unexamined out of frame.
A satirical scene depicting Charles James Fox surrounded by exaggerated figures from politics and society. He lies in a grand chair, rejecting religious and political advice in favor of a drink. Mrs. Fitzherbert urges confession, while Bishop O’Beirne begs for Catholic emancipation. The Prince of Wales calls for wine, mocking spiritual remedies. Richard Brinsley Sheridan scoffs at reform, and other politicians mourn theatrically or plot their next move. The Grenvilles and Sidmouth coldly prepare to take over. Around Fox are symbols of political failure; broken dice and a urinal marked "Peace Negotiations" highlighting the chaos and opportunism surrounding his death.
BM Satire 10589.
[Ref: 66027] £580.00
![[Charles James Fox & Frederick North] The Cole-Heavers.](jpegs/60795.jpg)
[Charles James Fox & Frederick North] The Cole-Heavers. ''Two virtuous Elves, / Taking care of themselves''.
[by James Gillray.]
Pub.d April 16th 1783 by W. Humphrey, N.o 226, Strand.
Coloured etching. Sheet 240 x 330mm (9½ x 13"). Trimmed within plate.
A scruffily-dressed Charles James Fox, with a fox's head and brush, holds open a sack marked 'For Private Use' for Frederick North to shovel guineas into. Empty sacks hang on a wall under a scroll reading 'For the Use of the Publick'. In April North returned to power as Home Secretary in an unlikely coalition with Fox, the radical Whig leader, only lasting to December. 'Cole' was slang for gold or money.
BM Satires 6213.
[Ref: 60795] £680.00
[by James Gillray.]
Pub.d April 16th 1783 by W. Humphrey, N.o 226, Strand.
Coloured etching. Sheet 240 x 330mm (9½ x 13"). Trimmed within plate.
A scruffily-dressed Charles James Fox, with a fox's head and brush, holds open a sack marked 'For Private Use' for Frederick North to shovel guineas into. Empty sacks hang on a wall under a scroll reading 'For the Use of the Publick'. In April North returned to power as Home Secretary in an unlikely coalition with Fox, the radical Whig leader, only lasting to December. 'Cole' was slang for gold or money.
BM Satires 6213.
[Ref: 60795] £680.00
"The Friend of the People," and his Petty New-Tax-Gatherer, paying John Bull a visit.
J.s Gillray inv & fec.t.
Pub.d May 28th 1806 by H.Humphrey, 27 St James's Street.
Coloured etching 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾ "). Frame measures 475 x 380mm (18¾ x 15"). Slightly time stained. Unexamined out of frame.
A satirical scene depicting Charles James Fox and Lord Henry Petty standing at the door of a ramshackle tenement house; a distressed family look down at them from an open casement window over the door. Petty's hand is on the knocker; he holds a large open book and shouts "Taxes! Taxes! Taxes!" Behind his ear a pen. The book, on which Fox puts both hands, is inscribed: 'New Taxes, Property Tax 10 per Cent, Small Beer Tax, Tax on Servant Maids, Iron tax, new Malt Tax, new Window Tax, new Stamp Tax, Hats, Salt, Tobacco, Shoes, Shirts, stock[..]'. The angry John, holds open the window to shout down: "Taxes? - Taxes? - Taxes? - why how am I to get Money to pay them all? - I shall very soon have neither a House, nor Hole to put my head in." In the upper windows of the prosperous shop are piles of moneybags inscribed 'Pension' and 'Sinecure'.
BM Satire 10571.
[Ref: 66029] £680.00
J.s Gillray inv & fec.t.
Pub.d May 28th 1806 by H.Humphrey, 27 St James's Street.
Coloured etching 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾ "). Frame measures 475 x 380mm (18¾ x 15"). Slightly time stained. Unexamined out of frame.
A satirical scene depicting Charles James Fox and Lord Henry Petty standing at the door of a ramshackle tenement house; a distressed family look down at them from an open casement window over the door. Petty's hand is on the knocker; he holds a large open book and shouts "Taxes! Taxes! Taxes!" Behind his ear a pen. The book, on which Fox puts both hands, is inscribed: 'New Taxes, Property Tax 10 per Cent, Small Beer Tax, Tax on Servant Maids, Iron tax, new Malt Tax, new Window Tax, new Stamp Tax, Hats, Salt, Tobacco, Shoes, Shirts, stock[..]'. The angry John, holds open the window to shout down: "Taxes? - Taxes? - Taxes? - why how am I to get Money to pay them all? - I shall very soon have neither a House, nor Hole to put my head in." In the upper windows of the prosperous shop are piles of moneybags inscribed 'Pension' and 'Sinecure'.
BM Satire 10571.
[Ref: 66029] £680.00
The Republican-Hercules defending his Country.
J.s G.y inv & fec.t.
Pub.d Feb.y 19th 1797 by H.Humphrey, Bond Street.
Coloured etching 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾ "). Frame measures 475 x 380mm (18¾ x 15"). Time stained. Unexamined out of frame.
A satirical scene depicting Charles James Fox as a colossal Hercules, hairy and savage, bestrides the English Channel, supporting between the toes of his right foot the flag of 'Libertas'; his left foot is planted near a castle on a cliff flying the Union Jack. He wears a fox's skin over his shoulders, the head forming a cap, with a ragged coat and breeches. His arms and legs are bare; the large brush of his fox's skin almost sweeps the Channel. He flourishes his 'Whig-Club' above his head, saying, "Invade the Country, hay? - let them come, - thats all! - Zounds, where are they? - I wish I could see 'em here, thats all! - ay! ay! only let them come, - that's all!!!" The channel is filled with a fleet of men-of-war with ship's boats in the foreground, all making from France to England, and drawn by strings which Fox holds in his left hand.
BM Satire 8987.
[Ref: 66030] £680.00
J.s G.y inv & fec.t.
Pub.d Feb.y 19th 1797 by H.Humphrey, Bond Street.
Coloured etching 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾ "). Frame measures 475 x 380mm (18¾ x 15"). Time stained. Unexamined out of frame.
A satirical scene depicting Charles James Fox as a colossal Hercules, hairy and savage, bestrides the English Channel, supporting between the toes of his right foot the flag of 'Libertas'; his left foot is planted near a castle on a cliff flying the Union Jack. He wears a fox's skin over his shoulders, the head forming a cap, with a ragged coat and breeches. His arms and legs are bare; the large brush of his fox's skin almost sweeps the Channel. He flourishes his 'Whig-Club' above his head, saying, "Invade the Country, hay? - let them come, - thats all! - Zounds, where are they? - I wish I could see 'em here, thats all! - ay! ay! only let them come, - that's all!!!" The channel is filled with a fleet of men-of-war with ship's boats in the foreground, all making from France to England, and drawn by strings which Fox holds in his left hand.
BM Satire 8987.
[Ref: 66030] £680.00
![[Charles James Fox] Morning Preparation. [&] Evening Consolation.](jpegs/63628.jpg)
[Charles James Fox] Morning Preparation. [&] Evening Consolation.
[James Gillray]
Pub.d Feb.y 25th [& Ap.l 25.th] by W. Humphrey Nº 225 Strand.
Pair of aquatints with etching. Each 360 x 260mm (14¼ x 10¼"), with large margins, 18th century watermark.
A satire on the desperate plight of the Opposition. 'Morning': in a poverty-stricken room are Fox, practicing his speech in a mirror; North, seated in a low arm-chair, yawning; and Burke, seated on a three-legged stool mending his breeches. 'Evening': the trio have returned, with Fox looking disconsolately at a copy of 'Pitt's Speech'; Burke flagellating himself with a birch-rod; and North kissing a young woman in tattered garments.
BM Satires 6790 & 6791.
[Ref: 63628] £550.00 view all images for this item
[James Gillray]
Pub.d Feb.y 25th [& Ap.l 25.th] by W. Humphrey Nº 225 Strand.
Pair of aquatints with etching. Each 360 x 260mm (14¼ x 10¼"), with large margins, 18th century watermark.
A satire on the desperate plight of the Opposition. 'Morning': in a poverty-stricken room are Fox, practicing his speech in a mirror; North, seated in a low arm-chair, yawning; and Burke, seated on a three-legged stool mending his breeches. 'Evening': the trio have returned, with Fox looking disconsolately at a copy of 'Pitt's Speech'; Burke flagellating himself with a birch-rod; and North kissing a young woman in tattered garments.
BM Satires 6790 & 6791.
[Ref: 63628] £550.00 view all images for this item
French Volunteers on a march to Invade Great Britain!!
[after James Gillray.]
[London: Thomas Tegg, n.d., c.1803.]
Coloured etching, J. Whatman watermark. Sheet 245 x 350mm (9¾ x 13¾"). Trimmed within plate on three sides. Loss of outer margin top right. Crease across top area.
A French officer, sitting upon a horse, drags a procession of chained conscripts or 'volunteers'. All the figures are ragged and miserable, though one is able to take snuff. A commentry on french conscription following the breakdown of the Treaty of Amiens and England's declaration of war on France in 1803. A slightly-adapted copy of Gillray's ''French Volunteers, marching to the Conquest of Great Britain'', 1803.
BM Satire 10117a.
[Ref: 61827] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
[after James Gillray.]
[London: Thomas Tegg, n.d., c.1803.]
Coloured etching, J. Whatman watermark. Sheet 245 x 350mm (9¾ x 13¾"). Trimmed within plate on three sides. Loss of outer margin top right. Crease across top area.
A French officer, sitting upon a horse, drags a procession of chained conscripts or 'volunteers'. All the figures are ragged and miserable, though one is able to take snuff. A commentry on french conscription following the breakdown of the Treaty of Amiens and England's declaration of war on France in 1803. A slightly-adapted copy of Gillray's ''French Volunteers, marching to the Conquest of Great Britain'', 1803.
BM Satire 10117a.
[Ref: 61827] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
![[The marriage of Charlotte, Princess Royal, to Frederick I of Württemberg.] The Bridal-Night.](jpegs/60873.jpg)
[The marriage of Charlotte, Princess Royal, to Frederick I of Württemberg.] The Bridal-Night.
J.s G.y [James Gillray] d. & fe.c.t.
Pub.d May 18.th 1797. by H. Humphrey. 27 S.t James Street.
Coloured etching, pt. J. Whatman watermark. 305 x 445mm (12 x 17½"). Repaired tears, part of left margin rebuilt, laid on archival paper.
The grotesquely corpulent Prince of Würtemberg leads his new wife Charlotte, daughter of George III, to the bridal chamber at Windsor, accompanied by the king and queen and their entourage. Behind Pitt the younger stands, carrying the Princess's dowry of £80,000. On the wall is a large picture, inscribed 'Le Triomphe de l'Amour', of an elephant with a little cupid sitting on his neck blowing a trumpet.
BM Satires 9014.
[Ref: 60873] £850.00
J.s G.y [James Gillray] d. & fe.c.t.
Pub.d May 18.th 1797. by H. Humphrey. 27 S.t James Street.
Coloured etching, pt. J. Whatman watermark. 305 x 445mm (12 x 17½"). Repaired tears, part of left margin rebuilt, laid on archival paper.
The grotesquely corpulent Prince of Würtemberg leads his new wife Charlotte, daughter of George III, to the bridal chamber at Windsor, accompanied by the king and queen and their entourage. Behind Pitt the younger stands, carrying the Princess's dowry of £80,000. On the wall is a large picture, inscribed 'Le Triomphe de l'Amour', of an elephant with a little cupid sitting on his neck blowing a trumpet.
BM Satires 9014.
[Ref: 60873] £850.00
Ecclesiastical and Political, state of the Nation.
[James Gillray inv & fec.t.]
Published June 2nd 1780 by W.[...] Printseller [...].
Coloured etching 345 x 250mm (13½ x 9¾"). Frame measures 485 x 385mm (19 x 15¼"). Publisher's name burnished from plate. Laid down. Unexamined out of frame.
A satirical scene depicting George III guiding a plough which is drawn by a snorting bull, he is blindfolded and wears a crown and the garter ribbon, from his pocket hangs a fragment of "Magna Charta". Lord North rides on the bull, urging him forward with a whip, attached to his shoulders is a knapsack or bundle inscribed "Ways & Means". Another man goads the bull with a spear. A Scot in highland dress, probably Gordon, tugs violently at the bull's harness, trying to pull it back; two other men who have been tugging at the bull have fallen to the ground and the wig of one has fallen off. The bull is advancing towards the "River Tweed" on the farther side of which are a large thistle and some fir trees on a hill. In the foreground lies a sleeping bishop, his head on his hand, holding a crozier, and leaning on a book and a "Map of Bishoprick". Behind him and the king a Jesuit, a Catholic priest, and a monk are sowing in the ground which has been already ploughed. Above their heads the Pope is seated on clouds which are supported by a swarm of demons and imps. He wears his triple crown, a royal crown is suspended over his head; in his right hand is a crozier to which are attached keys, in his left hand is a sheaf of thunderbolts. At his side is an inverted cornucopia, pouring out documents inscribed "Absolutions", "Persecutions", "Releases from Purgatory", "Pardons for Money", "Excommunications", "Curses on Heriticks", "Indulgences", "Bulls", "Confessions". Truth, an almost nude female figure, stands upon clouds (right) surrounded by a glory of rays; on her breast is a face surrounded by rays. She holds up a large scroll inscribed "40000 English Protestants massacred in Ireland 1641 Protestants burnt at Smithfield in the reign of Queen Mary. Gunpowder Plot or an attempt to blow up the Parliament House Protestants massacred at Paris, in the Vallies of Piedmont. Tortures of the Inquisition."
BM 5678.
[Ref: 66038] £750.00
[James Gillray inv & fec.t.]
Published June 2nd 1780 by W.[...] Printseller [...].
Coloured etching 345 x 250mm (13½ x 9¾"). Frame measures 485 x 385mm (19 x 15¼"). Publisher's name burnished from plate. Laid down. Unexamined out of frame.
A satirical scene depicting George III guiding a plough which is drawn by a snorting bull, he is blindfolded and wears a crown and the garter ribbon, from his pocket hangs a fragment of "Magna Charta". Lord North rides on the bull, urging him forward with a whip, attached to his shoulders is a knapsack or bundle inscribed "Ways & Means". Another man goads the bull with a spear. A Scot in highland dress, probably Gordon, tugs violently at the bull's harness, trying to pull it back; two other men who have been tugging at the bull have fallen to the ground and the wig of one has fallen off. The bull is advancing towards the "River Tweed" on the farther side of which are a large thistle and some fir trees on a hill. In the foreground lies a sleeping bishop, his head on his hand, holding a crozier, and leaning on a book and a "Map of Bishoprick". Behind him and the king a Jesuit, a Catholic priest, and a monk are sowing in the ground which has been already ploughed. Above their heads the Pope is seated on clouds which are supported by a swarm of demons and imps. He wears his triple crown, a royal crown is suspended over his head; in his right hand is a crozier to which are attached keys, in his left hand is a sheaf of thunderbolts. At his side is an inverted cornucopia, pouring out documents inscribed "Absolutions", "Persecutions", "Releases from Purgatory", "Pardons for Money", "Excommunications", "Curses on Heriticks", "Indulgences", "Bulls", "Confessions". Truth, an almost nude female figure, stands upon clouds (right) surrounded by a glory of rays; on her breast is a face surrounded by rays. She holds up a large scroll inscribed "40000 English Protestants massacred in Ireland 1641 Protestants burnt at Smithfield in the reign of Queen Mary. Gunpowder Plot or an attempt to blow up the Parliament House Protestants massacred at Paris, in the Vallies of Piedmont. Tortures of the Inquisition."
BM 5678.
[Ref: 66038] £750.00
The York-Minuet.
[by James Gillray.]
Pub.d Dec.r 14th 1791. by H. Humphrey No 18 Old Bond Street.
Coloured etching. 225 x 280mm (9 x 11") very large margins Crease in top left corner, stains.
George, Prince of Wales, dances with Frederica, Duchess of York, who shows not only her famously small feet but also an immodest amount of leg.
BM Satires 7933.
[Ref: 54603] £520.00
[by James Gillray.]
Pub.d Dec.r 14th 1791. by H. Humphrey No 18 Old Bond Street.
Coloured etching. 225 x 280mm (9 x 11") very large margins Crease in top left corner, stains.
George, Prince of Wales, dances with Frederica, Duchess of York, who shows not only her famously small feet but also an immodest amount of leg.
BM Satires 7933.
[Ref: 54603] £520.00
![[George, Prince of Wales] The Grand-Signior retiring.](jpegs/54604.jpg)
[George, Prince of Wales] The Grand-Signior retiring.
J.s G.y d. et f. [James Gillray]
Pub.d May 25th. 1796, by H. Humphrey New Bond Street.
Coloured etching. 255 x 350mm (10 x 13¾"). Small margins. Stitch holes in left edge, a few spots.
A fat and pompous Prince of Wales leaves his bedroom and walks towards that of Frances Villiers, Countess of Jersey. Her husband, George Bussy Villiers, 4th Earl of Jersey, dressed in his nightclothes, lights the way with a candle and raises his night-cap deferentially, although George brushes him off. A torn map of the back of a door is titled 'A Map of the Road into the Harbour of Jersey'. Lady Jersey, a 40-year-old mother of ten and grandmother, replaced Maria Fitzherbert as George's principal mistress in 1794.
BM Satires 8807.
[Ref: 54604] £680.00
J.s G.y d. et f. [James Gillray]
Pub.d May 25th. 1796, by H. Humphrey New Bond Street.
Coloured etching. 255 x 350mm (10 x 13¾"). Small margins. Stitch holes in left edge, a few spots.
A fat and pompous Prince of Wales leaves his bedroom and walks towards that of Frances Villiers, Countess of Jersey. Her husband, George Bussy Villiers, 4th Earl of Jersey, dressed in his nightclothes, lights the way with a candle and raises his night-cap deferentially, although George brushes him off. A torn map of the back of a door is titled 'A Map of the Road into the Harbour of Jersey'. Lady Jersey, a 40-year-old mother of ten and grandmother, replaced Maria Fitzherbert as George's principal mistress in 1794.
BM Satires 8807.
[Ref: 54604] £680.00
![The Jersey Smuggler detected; - or - Good cause for Discontent [Seperation]. _](jpegs/54606.jpg)
The Jersey Smuggler detected; - or - Good cause for Discontent [Seperation]. _ ''Marriage vows, are false as Dicers oaths.''
[by James Gillray.]
Pub.d May 24th 1796 by H. Humphrey N 18. New Bond St.
Coloured etching. 260 x 365mm (10¼ x 14¼"). Small margins. A few spots.
Caroline of Brunswick discovers the Prince of Wales in bed with Frances Villiers, Countess of Jersey. She gestures through a door to a crib with Princess Charlotte asleep. Above the Princess's head hangs a 'Map of the Road back to Brunswick'. Jersey's part in the separation of the Prince and Princess of Wales was well known, gaining sympathy of Caroline and distain for Jersey. The quote is from Hamlet.
BM Satires 8806.
[Ref: 54606] £680.00
[by James Gillray.]
Pub.d May 24th 1796 by H. Humphrey N 18. New Bond St.
Coloured etching. 260 x 365mm (10¼ x 14¼"). Small margins. A few spots.
Caroline of Brunswick discovers the Prince of Wales in bed with Frances Villiers, Countess of Jersey. She gestures through a door to a crib with Princess Charlotte asleep. Above the Princess's head hangs a 'Map of the Road back to Brunswick'. Jersey's part in the separation of the Prince and Princess of Wales was well known, gaining sympathy of Caroline and distain for Jersey. The quote is from Hamlet.
BM Satires 8806.
[Ref: 54606] £680.00
Un Diplomatique, settling affairs at Stevens's. Comte Haslang [ms in lower margin]
Pubd June 9th 1797 by H. Humphrey 27 St. James's Square.
Etching with hand-colouring, sheet 340 x 260mm (13¼ x 10¼"). Trimmed inside platemark; slight crease.
Count Haslang sits in Stevens's, the fashionable Bond Street coffee-house, holding a wine-glass as if gesticulating in response to some person (not pictured) at whom he looks sourly. Haslang, Bavarian envoy to London, had long the subject of ridicule for both his love affairs and lack of money.
BM Satires 9067.
[Ref: 50337] £480.00
Pubd June 9th 1797 by H. Humphrey 27 St. James's Square.
Etching with hand-colouring, sheet 340 x 260mm (13¼ x 10¼"). Trimmed inside platemark; slight crease.
Count Haslang sits in Stevens's, the fashionable Bond Street coffee-house, holding a wine-glass as if gesticulating in response to some person (not pictured) at whom he looks sourly. Haslang, Bavarian envoy to London, had long the subject of ridicule for both his love affairs and lack of money.
BM Satires 9067.
[Ref: 50337] £480.00
![[Charming - well again.]](jpegs/49946.jpg)
[Charming - well again.]
[After James Gillray.]
[n.d., c.1830.]
Lithograph. Sheet: 270 x 210mm (10½ x 8¼''). Staining.
A convalescent, still wearing a nightcap, sits at small dinner-table, his appetite restored. He holds up a glass of wine with a smile of satisfaction and is about to carve a bird. Behind his chair stands a stout footman in livery, pleased with the improvement. After a scene from James Gillray's series (with 'Gentle Emetic', 'Taking Physic', 'Brisk - Cathartic' & 'Breathing a Vein'), all of which appear in Humphrey's shop window in Gillray's 'Very Slippy-Weather' (1808), alongside some of Gillray's more famous satires.
After BM Satires 10307.
[Ref: 49946] £110.00 (£132.00 incl.VAT)
[After James Gillray.]
[n.d., c.1830.]
Lithograph. Sheet: 270 x 210mm (10½ x 8¼''). Staining.
A convalescent, still wearing a nightcap, sits at small dinner-table, his appetite restored. He holds up a glass of wine with a smile of satisfaction and is about to carve a bird. Behind his chair stands a stout footman in livery, pleased with the improvement. After a scene from James Gillray's series (with 'Gentle Emetic', 'Taking Physic', 'Brisk - Cathartic' & 'Breathing a Vein'), all of which appear in Humphrey's shop window in Gillray's 'Very Slippy-Weather' (1808), alongside some of Gillray's more famous satires.
After BM Satires 10307.
[Ref: 49946] £110.00 (£132.00 incl.VAT)