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[Sir William Browne] Fuscus-Eques Medicus Rhetor Dux atque-Poeta!
TO 1771
Etching, 255 x 175mm (10 x 7"). Small margins. Tears in top margin going into the plate. Slight foxing. Glued to backing sheet.
Caricature of Sir William Browne (1692-1774), physician. Browne was known for his eccentricities (he was also caricatured by Samuel Foote in 'The Devil on Two Sticks') but nonetheless became president of the College of Physicians in 1765-6 and earned a fortune. Etched by Thomas Orde-Powlett (1746-1807), politician also known for his etched caricatures (mostly of Cambridge celebrities) which were published by his drawing-master, the well-known printmaker James Bretherton.
BM Satires 4833.
[Ref: 65657] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
TO 1771
Etching, 255 x 175mm (10 x 7"). Small margins. Tears in top margin going into the plate. Slight foxing. Glued to backing sheet.
Caricature of Sir William Browne (1692-1774), physician. Browne was known for his eccentricities (he was also caricatured by Samuel Foote in 'The Devil on Two Sticks') but nonetheless became president of the College of Physicians in 1765-6 and earned a fortune. Etched by Thomas Orde-Powlett (1746-1807), politician also known for his etched caricatures (mostly of Cambridge celebrities) which were published by his drawing-master, the well-known printmaker James Bretherton.
BM Satires 4833.
[Ref: 65657] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
Hans Buling, a Mountebank of great Notoriety who frequently exhibited in Covent Garden. From a Delft Plate on the back of which are the inetials B.S. 1750.
I.R. Cruikshank fecit.
[n.d c.1820]
Etching and aquatint, 255 x 240mm (10 x 9½"). Thread margins. Tipped into album sheet. Foxed.
Full-length portrait of Hans Buling (fl. 1670's), a Dutch mountebank, turned slightly to the left. He holds a piece of paper in one hand and, with the other, grasps the chain of a small, clothed monkey. He is dressed in petticoat breeches, a doublet with a ruff at the neck, and a cloak draped over his shoulders. A broad-brimmed hat rests on his head. Behind him, a harlequin peeks out from behind a curtain, while a chest sits at his feet. The rim of the plate is adorned with playing card motifs.
O'Donoghue 1908-25 3. Ricky Jay Collection.
[Ref: 65894] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
I.R. Cruikshank fecit.
[n.d c.1820]
Etching and aquatint, 255 x 240mm (10 x 9½"). Thread margins. Tipped into album sheet. Foxed.
Full-length portrait of Hans Buling (fl. 1670's), a Dutch mountebank, turned slightly to the left. He holds a piece of paper in one hand and, with the other, grasps the chain of a small, clothed monkey. He is dressed in petticoat breeches, a doublet with a ruff at the neck, and a cloak draped over his shoulders. A broad-brimmed hat rests on his head. Behind him, a harlequin peeks out from behind a curtain, while a chest sits at his feet. The rim of the plate is adorned with playing card motifs.
O'Donoghue 1908-25 3. Ricky Jay Collection.
[Ref: 65894] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
Hans Buling, a Mountebank of great Notoriety who frequently exhibited in Covent Garden. From a Delft Plate on the back of which are the inetials B.S. 1750.
I.R. Cruikshank fecit.
[n.d c.1820]
Etching and aquatint, 255 x 240mm (10 x 9½"). Thread margins.
Full-length portrait of Hans Buling (fl. 1670's), a Dutch mountebank, turned slightly to the left. He holds a piece of paper in one hand and, with the other, grasps the chain of a small, clothed monkey. He is dressed in petticoat breeches, a doublet with a ruff at the neck, and a cloak draped over his shoulders. A broad-brimmed hat rests on his head. Behind him, a harlequin peeks out from behind a curtain, while a chest sits at his feet. The rim of the plate is adorned with playing card motifs.
O'Donoghue 1908-25 3. Ricky Jay Collection.
[Ref: 65893] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
I.R. Cruikshank fecit.
[n.d c.1820]
Etching and aquatint, 255 x 240mm (10 x 9½"). Thread margins.
Full-length portrait of Hans Buling (fl. 1670's), a Dutch mountebank, turned slightly to the left. He holds a piece of paper in one hand and, with the other, grasps the chain of a small, clothed monkey. He is dressed in petticoat breeches, a doublet with a ruff at the neck, and a cloak draped over his shoulders. A broad-brimmed hat rests on his head. Behind him, a harlequin peeks out from behind a curtain, while a chest sits at his feet. The rim of the plate is adorned with playing card motifs.
O'Donoghue 1908-25 3. Ricky Jay Collection.
[Ref: 65893] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
Hans Buling, a Mountebank of great Notoriety who frequently exhibited in Covent Garden. From a Delft Plate on the back of which are the inetials B.S. 1750.
I.R. Cruikshank fecit.
[n.d c.1820]
Coloured etching and aquatint, 255 x 240mm (10 x 9½"). Thread margins. Tears in left entering plate.
Full-length portrait of Hans Buling (fl. 1670's), a Dutch mountebank, turned slightly to the left. He holds a piece of paper in one hand and, with the other, grasps the chain of a small, clothed monkey. He is dressed in petticoat breeches, a doublet with a ruff at the neck, and a cloak draped over his shoulders. A broad-brimmed hat rests on his head. Behind him, a harlequin peeks out from behind a curtain, while a chest sits at his feet. The rim of the plate is adorned with playing card motifs.
O'Donoghue 1908-25 3. Ricky Jay Collection.
[Ref: 65892] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
I.R. Cruikshank fecit.
[n.d c.1820]
Coloured etching and aquatint, 255 x 240mm (10 x 9½"). Thread margins. Tears in left entering plate.
Full-length portrait of Hans Buling (fl. 1670's), a Dutch mountebank, turned slightly to the left. He holds a piece of paper in one hand and, with the other, grasps the chain of a small, clothed monkey. He is dressed in petticoat breeches, a doublet with a ruff at the neck, and a cloak draped over his shoulders. A broad-brimmed hat rests on his head. Behind him, a harlequin peeks out from behind a curtain, while a chest sits at his feet. The rim of the plate is adorned with playing card motifs.
O'Donoghue 1908-25 3. Ricky Jay Collection.
[Ref: 65892] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
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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)
York Commission Warehouse.
[Charles Williams.]
Pub,d February 1809 by Walker No7 Cornhill_
Hand-coloured etching. Sheet 235 x 330mm (9¼ x 13").
Satire on Mary Anne Clarke (1776-1852) published around the time of the Duke of York's trial at the conclusion of the cash-for-commissions scandal. Clarke was mistress of Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany, while he was Commander-in-Chief of the army. In 1809 she testified before the House of Commons that she had sold army commissions with the Duke of York's knowledge, forcing him to resign. He was reinstated, but not before he had cut all ties to Clarke and paid her a considerable sum to prevent her from publishing his letters to her. Here she stands before a large doorway inscribed 'Clark and Company'. Inside can be seen stacks of commissions, labelled: Captains Commissions 500 each, Half-pay Commissions 200 each, Lieutenant, Colonel, Major, Cornet. She urges 'now Gentlemen you had better be quick I have a few bargains to dispose of as the partnership is dissolving'. On the right stands a man playing a fiddle; from his coat-pockets hang papers. Beside him lies a large Note Book. Above his head hangs upside down a portrait: The Dukes Head; the upper part only of the Duke of York's profile is visible, defaced by a black mark, the rest of the picture being cut off by the upper margin of the design. On the left two military bandsmen play a drum and fife.
BM Satires: 11216. W395.
[Ref: 65677] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
[Charles Williams.]
Pub,d February 1809 by Walker No7 Cornhill_
Hand-coloured etching. Sheet 235 x 330mm (9¼ x 13").
Satire on Mary Anne Clarke (1776-1852) published around the time of the Duke of York's trial at the conclusion of the cash-for-commissions scandal. Clarke was mistress of Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany, while he was Commander-in-Chief of the army. In 1809 she testified before the House of Commons that she had sold army commissions with the Duke of York's knowledge, forcing him to resign. He was reinstated, but not before he had cut all ties to Clarke and paid her a considerable sum to prevent her from publishing his letters to her. Here she stands before a large doorway inscribed 'Clark and Company'. Inside can be seen stacks of commissions, labelled: Captains Commissions 500 each, Half-pay Commissions 200 each, Lieutenant, Colonel, Major, Cornet. She urges 'now Gentlemen you had better be quick I have a few bargains to dispose of as the partnership is dissolving'. On the right stands a man playing a fiddle; from his coat-pockets hang papers. Beside him lies a large Note Book. Above his head hangs upside down a portrait: The Dukes Head; the upper part only of the Duke of York's profile is visible, defaced by a black mark, the rest of the picture being cut off by the upper margin of the design. On the left two military bandsmen play a drum and fife.
BM Satires: 11216. W395.
[Ref: 65677] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
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
Les Croyables au tripot.
[engraved by Salvatore Tresca.] [
[n.d., c.1797.]
Rare stipple. Sheet: 335 x 375mm (13¼ x 14¾''). Trimmed. Nicks to edges. Crease right centre.
A scene showing three young gamblers in exaggerated costume with overlarge lapels and cravats.
Ricky Jay Collection.
[Ref: 65890] £320.00
[engraved by Salvatore Tresca.] [
[n.d., c.1797.]
Rare stipple. Sheet: 335 x 375mm (13¼ x 14¾''). Trimmed. Nicks to edges. Crease right centre.
A scene showing three young gamblers in exaggerated costume with overlarge lapels and cravats.
Ricky Jay Collection.
[Ref: 65890] £320.00
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
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
"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
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
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
![[George IV] The Prodigal Son.](jpegs/65658.jpg)
[George IV] The Prodigal Son.
Pub.d Jan.y. 18, 1787 by S.W. Fores No.3 Picadilly.
Hand-coloured etching sheet 195 x 150mm (7¾ x 5¾"). Trimmed to plate.
A satirical scene showing the Prince of Wales as the prodigal son sitting with the pigs he has been ordered to feed having sqandered all of his money. The three white feathers of the Prince of Wales lie on the floor beside him.
BM. 7129. See reference 44866 for one with different colouring.
[Ref: 65658] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
Pub.d Jan.y. 18, 1787 by S.W. Fores No.3 Picadilly.
Hand-coloured etching sheet 195 x 150mm (7¾ x 5¾"). Trimmed to plate.
A satirical scene showing the Prince of Wales as the prodigal son sitting with the pigs he has been ordered to feed having sqandered all of his money. The three white feathers of the Prince of Wales lie on the floor beside him.
BM. 7129. See reference 44866 for one with different colouring.
[Ref: 65658] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
L'Enfant Trouve. A Sample of Roman Charity! or the misfortune of not being born with Marks of "the Talents".
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"). Slightly time stained. Unexamined out of frame.
A satirical scene depicting members of the Grenville family surround a table on which a black footman places a basket containing a baby. On the further side of the table two brothers, Thomas Grenville and Lord Grenville. Marchioness and Marquis are to the right of the table and on left and profile are the two sons, Lord George Grenville and Lord Temple. The Grenvilles were criticized for supporting Catholic Emancipation, for accumulating sinecures, and for their allegedly sympathetic stance toward Napoleon. Their blend of frugality and opulence is symbolized by the guttering altar candles and the choice to send the child to the workhouse. The Marchioness served as a key figure in English Catholic society, hosting religious life at Stowe, where she employed a chaplain, Dr. Charles O'Conor, possibly represented as the Jesuit in question.
BM Satire 10986.
[Ref: 66031] £480.00
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"). Slightly time stained. Unexamined out of frame.
A satirical scene depicting members of the Grenville family surround a table on which a black footman places a basket containing a baby. On the further side of the table two brothers, Thomas Grenville and Lord Grenville. Marchioness and Marquis are to the right of the table and on left and profile are the two sons, Lord George Grenville and Lord Temple. The Grenvilles were criticized for supporting Catholic Emancipation, for accumulating sinecures, and for their allegedly sympathetic stance toward Napoleon. Their blend of frugality and opulence is symbolized by the guttering altar candles and the choice to send the child to the workhouse. The Marchioness served as a key figure in English Catholic society, hosting religious life at Stowe, where she employed a chaplain, Dr. Charles O'Conor, possibly represented as the Jesuit in question.
BM Satire 10986.
[Ref: 66031] £480.00
![[William Wyndham Grenville] The Bear and his Leader.](jpegs/66023.jpg)
[William Wyndham Grenville] The Bear and his Leader. "What tho' Iam Obligated to Dance a Bear, a Man may be a Gentleman for all that.,_ My bear ever dances to the Genteelest of Tunes."
J.Gillray fec.t.
Pub.d May 19th 1806 by H.Humphrey 27 St James Street.
Coloured etching 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾ "). Frame measures 475 x 380mm (18¾ x 15"). Unexamined out of frame. Slightly time stained.
A satirical scene depicting William Wyndham Grenville displaying a dancing bear whilst exclaiming "don't be afraid of my Bear Ladies & Gentlemen! I have tamed & muzzled him, & reformed his Habits." In Grenvilles pocket is a bag of treats labelled 'Rewards for Obedient Bears' and in his right hand he holds a long staff which reads "Cudgel for Disobedient Bears". The dancing 'bear' is Charles James Fox who faces Grenville, behind him is a monkey with the head of Lord Henry Petty who wears the gown of the Chancellor of the Exchequer and holds a fools gap with bells. On the left is Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth who plays a violin, surrounded by music sheets. He plays 'God save the King' and he is wearing a cocked hat, bag-wig, and Windsor uniform, with tattered breeches, and a foot projecting through a remnant of boot, his right knee rests on a wooden leg or stump.
BM Satire 10566.
[Ref: 66023] £520.00
J.Gillray fec.t.
Pub.d May 19th 1806 by H.Humphrey 27 St James Street.
Coloured etching 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾ "). Frame measures 475 x 380mm (18¾ x 15"). Unexamined out of frame. Slightly time stained.
A satirical scene depicting William Wyndham Grenville displaying a dancing bear whilst exclaiming "don't be afraid of my Bear Ladies & Gentlemen! I have tamed & muzzled him, & reformed his Habits." In Grenvilles pocket is a bag of treats labelled 'Rewards for Obedient Bears' and in his right hand he holds a long staff which reads "Cudgel for Disobedient Bears". The dancing 'bear' is Charles James Fox who faces Grenville, behind him is a monkey with the head of Lord Henry Petty who wears the gown of the Chancellor of the Exchequer and holds a fools gap with bells. On the left is Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth who plays a violin, surrounded by music sheets. He plays 'God save the King' and he is wearing a cocked hat, bag-wig, and Windsor uniform, with tattered breeches, and a foot projecting through a remnant of boot, his right knee rests on a wooden leg or stump.
BM Satire 10566.
[Ref: 66023] £520.00
Does the Harp of Rosa Slumber. 'Sleep gentle sleep. Nature's soft nurse.
[Monogram of Paul Pry, a.ka. William Heath] Esq.
Pub by T. McLean 26 Haymarket London [n.d. c.1830].
Etching with fine hand colour, 370 x 260mm (14½ x 10¼").
An old woman in patched-up clothes with her harp huddles in a doorway. The satire contrasts the life of a street singer with the sweet lyrics of of the popular ballad by Thomas Moore.
Not in BM.
[Ref: 65664] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
[Monogram of Paul Pry, a.ka. William Heath] Esq.
Pub by T. McLean 26 Haymarket London [n.d. c.1830].
Etching with fine hand colour, 370 x 260mm (14½ x 10¼").
An old woman in patched-up clothes with her harp huddles in a doorway. The satire contrasts the life of a street singer with the sweet lyrics of of the popular ballad by Thomas Moore.
Not in BM.
[Ref: 65664] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
The Loss of the Faro Bank! Or The Rook's Pigeon'd_ "When Greek meets Greek, then comes the tag of War!"
J.s Gillray inv & fec.t.
Pub'd Feb.y 2nd 1797 by H.Humphrey New Bond 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 Lady Buckinghamshire is shocked at her gambling table as her husband bursts in, shouting that the bank has been robbed and they're ruined. He rushes off to report it, vowing to catch the thief. She’s stunned, saying she locked the money up herself and blames the loss on allowing suspicious guests into the house. She laments the loss of £700 without even getting to deal a hand. Around her, the guests react in alarm. Mrs. Concannon says her gold snuffbox was stolen the night before. Lady Archer angrily adds that someone was pickpocketed at her house recently. Charles James Fox, trying to stay unnoticed, and Richard Brinsley Sheridan does the same. Behind them, George Hanger threatens to fight anyone who dares come near him. The scene ends with the line: “When Greek meets Greek, then comes the tug of war!”
BM Satire 9078.
[Ref: 66036] £320.00
J.s Gillray inv & fec.t.
Pub'd Feb.y 2nd 1797 by H.Humphrey New Bond 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 Lady Buckinghamshire is shocked at her gambling table as her husband bursts in, shouting that the bank has been robbed and they're ruined. He rushes off to report it, vowing to catch the thief. She’s stunned, saying she locked the money up herself and blames the loss on allowing suspicious guests into the house. She laments the loss of £700 without even getting to deal a hand. Around her, the guests react in alarm. Mrs. Concannon says her gold snuffbox was stolen the night before. Lady Archer angrily adds that someone was pickpocketed at her house recently. Charles James Fox, trying to stay unnoticed, and Richard Brinsley Sheridan does the same. Behind them, George Hanger threatens to fight anyone who dares come near him. The scene ends with the line: “When Greek meets Greek, then comes the tug of war!”
BM Satire 9078.
[Ref: 66036] £320.00
Irish M.P.s.
['Paul Pry' monogram of William Heath.]
Pub by T McLean 26 Haymarket where political and other Caricature are daily publishing [n.d., c.1829.]
Hand-coloured etching, 250 x 360mm (9¾ x 14¼"). Trimmed within plate, to just outside coloured border.
Political satire: an Irish schoolmaster-priest, sitting in a chair taking a pinch of snuff, teaches a dwarfish Irish peasant, ragged and barelegged. The peasant answers "O'C—for O'Connell thats right—now Pat what does MP stand for eh?" with: "Mealy Potato". The Irish nationalist politician Daniel O'Connell (1775 - 1847) was satirized as a potato by Heath in 1829 (see BM Satires 15684). By William Heath (1794/5 - 1840), ex-Captain of Dragoons, illustrator of colour-plate books, and prolific caricaturist. From 1827-9 he used the pseudonym Paul Pry (from the name of a character in a comedy of 1825 by John Poole, that became a tag used for any very inquisitive person), with the emblem of a small man holding a walking stick in a lower corner of his plates. This figure was soon copied by other caricaturists (eg Sharpshooter), and so from 1828 Heath began to sign his plates with his full name. He published regularly with Thomas McLean.
BM Satires undescribed. See reference 63727 for an untrimmed version.
[Ref: 65662] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
['Paul Pry' monogram of William Heath.]
Pub by T McLean 26 Haymarket where political and other Caricature are daily publishing [n.d., c.1829.]
Hand-coloured etching, 250 x 360mm (9¾ x 14¼"). Trimmed within plate, to just outside coloured border.
Political satire: an Irish schoolmaster-priest, sitting in a chair taking a pinch of snuff, teaches a dwarfish Irish peasant, ragged and barelegged. The peasant answers "O'C—for O'Connell thats right—now Pat what does MP stand for eh?" with: "Mealy Potato". The Irish nationalist politician Daniel O'Connell (1775 - 1847) was satirized as a potato by Heath in 1829 (see BM Satires 15684). By William Heath (1794/5 - 1840), ex-Captain of Dragoons, illustrator of colour-plate books, and prolific caricaturist. From 1827-9 he used the pseudonym Paul Pry (from the name of a character in a comedy of 1825 by John Poole, that became a tag used for any very inquisitive person), with the emblem of a small man holding a walking stick in a lower corner of his plates. This figure was soon copied by other caricaturists (eg Sharpshooter), and so from 1828 Heath began to sign his plates with his full name. He published regularly with Thomas McLean.
BM Satires undescribed. See reference 63727 for an untrimmed version.
[Ref: 65662] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
Jack's Home.
Drawn on Stone by J. Cawse. Printed by C. Hullamandel.
London. Pub: by Rodwell and Martin; New Bond St: 1823.
Very rare lithograph, sheet 345 x 450mm (13¾ x 17¾)
A man sitting on a chair next to a bindle stares lovingly at a woman about to put food on the table. A balding gentleman smokes a pipe sitting opposite him; most likely the young man's parents welcoming thier son back from a life at sea.
[Ref: 65930] £170.00 (£204.00 incl.VAT)
Drawn on Stone by J. Cawse. Printed by C. Hullamandel.
London. Pub: by Rodwell and Martin; New Bond St: 1823.
Very rare lithograph, sheet 345 x 450mm (13¾ x 17¾)
A man sitting on a chair next to a bindle stares lovingly at a woman about to put food on the table. A balding gentleman smokes a pipe sitting opposite him; most likely the young man's parents welcoming thier son back from a life at sea.
[Ref: 65930] £170.00 (£204.00 incl.VAT)
Malagrida driving post.
J.s G.y inv & f.
Pub.d March 16th by H.Humphrey Bond Street.
Coloured etching 335 x 240mm (13¼ x 9½"). Frame measures 460 x 365mm (18 x 14¼"). Slightly time stained. Unexamined out of frame.
A satirical scene depicting Lord Lansdowne racing in a coach toward power, eagerly calling for speed, while opposition figures chase after him, hoping to join. Meanwhile, William Pitt and his allies flee in a runaway coach, overwhelmed. A dove flies overhead, hinting at a possible peaceful change.
BM Satire 10979.
[Ref: 66035] £360.00
J.s G.y inv & f.
Pub.d March 16th by H.Humphrey Bond Street.
Coloured etching 335 x 240mm (13¼ x 9½"). Frame measures 460 x 365mm (18 x 14¼"). Slightly time stained. Unexamined out of frame.
A satirical scene depicting Lord Lansdowne racing in a coach toward power, eagerly calling for speed, while opposition figures chase after him, hoping to join. Meanwhile, William Pitt and his allies flee in a runaway coach, overwhelmed. A dove flies overhead, hinting at a possible peaceful change.
BM Satire 10979.
[Ref: 66035] £360.00
![[Laying Down the Law]. To the Right Honourable John Singleton Copley, Lord Lyndhurst,](jpegs/57968.jpg)
[Laying Down the Law]. To the Right Honourable John Singleton Copley, Lord Lyndhurst, Lord High Chancellor of England, This Engraving of Laying Down the Law, is by special desire dedicated to His Lordship by his obedient humble servant Thomas McLean.
Painted by Sir E. Landseer, R.A. Engraved by Thomas Landseer.
London, Published Dec. 1. 1860 by A.J. Isaacs, 56, Bishopsgate St. Within.
Mixed method engraving. 685 x 725mm (27 x 28½"), large margins. Part of dedication weakly inked, laid on backing paper. Tear in top just touching plate. Light creasing.
A parody of a courtroom, with a large white poodle mimics a judge in his white wig, a paw upon the statute book. The original painting, exhibited at the R.A. in 1840, was bought by the Duke of Devonshire and remains at Chatsworth. Originally published by Thomas McLean in 1843.
[Ref: 57968] £550.00
Painted by Sir E. Landseer, R.A. Engraved by Thomas Landseer.
London, Published Dec. 1. 1860 by A.J. Isaacs, 56, Bishopsgate St. Within.
Mixed method engraving. 685 x 725mm (27 x 28½"), large margins. Part of dedication weakly inked, laid on backing paper. Tear in top just touching plate. Light creasing.
A parody of a courtroom, with a large white poodle mimics a judge in his white wig, a paw upon the statute book. The original painting, exhibited at the R.A. in 1840, was bought by the Duke of Devonshire and remains at Chatsworth. Originally published by Thomas McLean in 1843.
[Ref: 57968] £550.00
The Walking Stationer. Memorandum books a penny a piece of the Poor blind. God bless you pity the Blind.
P. Sandby del.t. sculp. 1760.
Etching. Sheet 210 x 150mm (8¼ x 6"). Framed. Trimmed to image on three sides. Unexamined out of frame.
An old blind man carrying a basket full of books, being guided by a young boy. Plate 6 of 'Twelve London Cries done from the Life, Part 1st'.
Ex Collection: Sarah Baynton-Williams.
[Ref: 58495] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
P. Sandby del.t. sculp. 1760.
Etching. Sheet 210 x 150mm (8¼ x 6"). Framed. Trimmed to image on three sides. Unexamined out of frame.
An old blind man carrying a basket full of books, being guided by a young boy. Plate 6 of 'Twelve London Cries done from the Life, Part 1st'.
Ex Collection: Sarah Baynton-Williams.
[Ref: 58495] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
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The Blooming Peach and Shriveled Apple. Or Amorous Notions at Fourscore.
Printed for Carington Bowles, Map & Printseller, No.69 in St Pauls Church Yard, London. Published as the Act directs 2nd Jan.y 1773.
Fine coloured mezzotint. 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾"). Frame 420 x 320mm (16½ x 12½"). Unexamined out of frame.
A satirical scene depicting an elderly man on the left seizes the arm of a young woman, possibly a prostitute, who pulls away.
BM 4526.
[Ref: 66046] £750.00
Printed for Carington Bowles, Map & Printseller, No.69 in St Pauls Church Yard, London. Published as the Act directs 2nd Jan.y 1773.
Fine coloured mezzotint. 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾"). Frame 420 x 320mm (16½ x 12½"). Unexamined out of frame.
A satirical scene depicting an elderly man on the left seizes the arm of a young woman, possibly a prostitute, who pulls away.
BM 4526.
[Ref: 66046] £750.00
A Hint to the Husbands, or the Dresser, properly Dressed.
London Printed for R.Sayer & J.Bennett, No.53 Fleet Street as the Act directs 25 Jan.y 1777.
Fine coloured mezzotint. 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾"). Frame 420 x 320mm (16½ x 12½"). Unexamined out of frame.
A satirical scene depicting a lady sits at her dressing-table, while a hair-dresser attends to her elaborate coiffure. She turns round in astonishment towards her husband, who has entered from an open door and threatens the hairdresser with uplifted riding-whip and clenched fist. He is in riding-dress. A maidservant enters behind him holding two fingers above her master's head to indicate that he is a cuckolded husband. The lady's hair is dressed in the elaborate fashion of the period, a pyramid with curls, decorated with pearls, and an enormous head-dress of feathers. She wears a lace-trimmed wrapper over her low-cut dress. In her right hand is a brush or pencil for the complexion; the other is outstretched in alarm. The hairdresser, who wears an enormous toupet wig, with side-curls and large looped club, is smoothing her hair with a comb.
BM 5467
[Ref: 66045] £750.00
London Printed for R.Sayer & J.Bennett, No.53 Fleet Street as the Act directs 25 Jan.y 1777.
Fine coloured mezzotint. 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾"). Frame 420 x 320mm (16½ x 12½"). Unexamined out of frame.
A satirical scene depicting a lady sits at her dressing-table, while a hair-dresser attends to her elaborate coiffure. She turns round in astonishment towards her husband, who has entered from an open door and threatens the hairdresser with uplifted riding-whip and clenched fist. He is in riding-dress. A maidservant enters behind him holding two fingers above her master's head to indicate that he is a cuckolded husband. The lady's hair is dressed in the elaborate fashion of the period, a pyramid with curls, decorated with pearls, and an enormous head-dress of feathers. She wears a lace-trimmed wrapper over her low-cut dress. In her right hand is a brush or pencil for the complexion; the other is outstretched in alarm. The hairdresser, who wears an enormous toupet wig, with side-curls and large looped club, is smoothing her hair with a comb.
BM 5467
[Ref: 66045] £750.00
An Exhibition of Wild Beasts. Or the Macaroni in Distress.
London Printed for R.Sayer & J.Bennett, No.53 Fleet Street as the Act directs 10 Octo.r 1774.
Coloured mezzotint. 355 x 250mm (14 x 9¾"). Frame 420 x 320mm (16½ x 12½"). Unexamined out of frame.
A satirical scene depicting an elderly couple and a child visiting a menagerie are amused to see a monkey seizing the long queue of a macaroni while it seizes its own tail. The monkey is chained as are a bear and a wolf; a peacock and a bird are in cages. One of the finest of 18th century drolls.
BM 4620.
[Ref: 66044] £1,800.00
London Printed for R.Sayer & J.Bennett, No.53 Fleet Street as the Act directs 10 Octo.r 1774.
Coloured mezzotint. 355 x 250mm (14 x 9¾"). Frame 420 x 320mm (16½ x 12½"). Unexamined out of frame.
A satirical scene depicting an elderly couple and a child visiting a menagerie are amused to see a monkey seizing the long queue of a macaroni while it seizes its own tail. The monkey is chained as are a bear and a wolf; a peacock and a bird are in cages. One of the finest of 18th century drolls.
BM 4620.
[Ref: 66044] £1,800.00
The Enraged Macaroni.
Phil Dawe inv.t et fecit.
Published July 13th 1773. Printed for John Bowles, at No.13 in Cornhill.
Fine coloured mezzotint. 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾"). Frame 420 x 320mm (16½ x 12½"). Unexamined out of frame.
A satirical scene depicting a Billingsgate fishwoman thrusting a fish in the face of a macaroni who is about to draw his sword in reaction, while another woman, leaning out of the window of a grog shop behind them, is cutting off his long queue. Meanwhile, the macaroni's pet dog steals a fish from the fishwoman's basket
BM -Not in.
[Ref: 66043] £750.00
Phil Dawe inv.t et fecit.
Published July 13th 1773. Printed for John Bowles, at No.13 in Cornhill.
Fine coloured mezzotint. 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾"). Frame 420 x 320mm (16½ x 12½"). Unexamined out of frame.
A satirical scene depicting a Billingsgate fishwoman thrusting a fish in the face of a macaroni who is about to draw his sword in reaction, while another woman, leaning out of the window of a grog shop behind them, is cutting off his long queue. Meanwhile, the macaroni's pet dog steals a fish from the fishwoman's basket
BM -Not in.
[Ref: 66043] £750.00
Slight of Hand by a Monkey. Or the Lady's Head Unloaded.
Printed for Carington Bowles, at his Map & Print Warehouse, No.69 in St Pauls Church Yard, London. Published as the Act directs, 25 Oct.r 1776.
Fine coloured mezzotint. 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾"). Frame 420 x 320mm (16½ x 12½"). Unexamined out of frame.
A satirical scene depicting a monkey on a wall in the upper left snatching a huge wig from the head of a female macaroni revealing her to be almost bald, to the delight of a passing butcher's boy and a man picking pears who looks over the wall.
BM 4546
[Ref: 66042] £750.00
Printed for Carington Bowles, at his Map & Print Warehouse, No.69 in St Pauls Church Yard, London. Published as the Act directs, 25 Oct.r 1776.
Fine coloured mezzotint. 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾"). Frame 420 x 320mm (16½ x 12½"). Unexamined out of frame.
A satirical scene depicting a monkey on a wall in the upper left snatching a huge wig from the head of a female macaroni revealing her to be almost bald, to the delight of a passing butcher's boy and a man picking pears who looks over the wall.
BM 4546
[Ref: 66042] £750.00
The Illiterate Macaroni. of 21 Learning his A.B.C.
[Engraved by Matthew Darly.]
[Pub accordg to Act by MDarly Strand July 1st 1772.]
Etching. Sheet 165 x 110mm (6½ x 4¾"). Trimmed and backed onto album paper.
Full-length portrait of an unintelligent young gentleman, peering through a glass at a child's alphabet book. He has a very large club of hair with strands protruding over his forehead under a small hat.
BM Satires 4652.
[Ref: 65824] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
[Engraved by Matthew Darly.]
[Pub accordg to Act by MDarly Strand July 1st 1772.]
Etching. Sheet 165 x 110mm (6½ x 4¾"). Trimmed and backed onto album paper.
Full-length portrait of an unintelligent young gentleman, peering through a glass at a child's alphabet book. He has a very large club of hair with strands protruding over his forehead under a small hat.
BM Satires 4652.
[Ref: 65824] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
The Macaroni Shoe Maker, taking his Mundy's Ride. 20.
Publish'd according to Act, Octr. 12, 1772, by M.Darly, 39, Strand.
Etching sheet 180 x 255mm (7 x 10"). Trimmed to plate, 18th century watermark. 1 corner loss , 2 brown spots.
A man, probably intended for the fashionable shoe maker Mundy, with a long tail of hair holding a lady's shoe on horseback; a walker on the road with hat and stick waves him on his way. From an album of caricatures published by Mary Darly dated January 1776. It seems that her husband Matthew made the plates.
BM Satires: 4637. See also reference 14084.
[Ref: 65655] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
Publish'd according to Act, Octr. 12, 1772, by M.Darly, 39, Strand.
Etching sheet 180 x 255mm (7 x 10"). Trimmed to plate, 18th century watermark. 1 corner loss , 2 brown spots.
A man, probably intended for the fashionable shoe maker Mundy, with a long tail of hair holding a lady's shoe on horseback; a walker on the road with hat and stick waves him on his way. From an album of caricatures published by Mary Darly dated January 1776. It seems that her husband Matthew made the plates.
BM Satires: 4637. See also reference 14084.
[Ref: 65655] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
The Du'ellists. Now Sir!!!
Painted by T. Blake. Engraved by C. Turner.
London Published March 24, 1828 by C.Turner, 50, Warren Street, Fitzroy Square, Mefs.rs Colnaghi & Son, Pall Mall East, & Mefs.rs Moon Boys & Graves, Pall Mall.
Rare mezzotint. 360 x 355mm (14¼ x 14"). Trimmed close to lower plate. Slight creasing bottom right.
Five monkeys gather, two of which hold pistols and engage in a duel. In the lower right of the image is a fallen sign which reads "Rubbish may be shot here by order of the [...]".
[Ref: 65877] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
Painted by T. Blake. Engraved by C. Turner.
London Published March 24, 1828 by C.Turner, 50, Warren Street, Fitzroy Square, Mefs.rs Colnaghi & Son, Pall Mall East, & Mefs.rs Moon Boys & Graves, Pall Mall.
Rare mezzotint. 360 x 355mm (14¼ x 14"). Trimmed close to lower plate. Slight creasing bottom right.
Five monkeys gather, two of which hold pistols and engage in a duel. In the lower right of the image is a fallen sign which reads "Rubbish may be shot here by order of the [...]".
[Ref: 65877] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
Delicious Dreams! Castles in the Air!_ Glorious Prospects!
J.s Gillray inv & fec.t.
Publish'd April 10th 1808 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 five key British Cabinet members asleep around a table. The table is covered with drink, and the ministers; William, 3rd Duke of Portland, Robert Banks Jenkinson, Spencer Perceval, Robert Stewart, and George Canning are portrayed as physically and mentally disengaged, lost in a shared dream. Their dream, floating above them in clouds, shows Britannia victorious in a chariot, with a chained and defeated Napoleon, subdued Russia, and other captive monarchs, followed by cheering crowds under a tattered Union Jack.
BM Satire 10979.
[Ref: 66034] £680.00
J.s Gillray inv & fec.t.
Publish'd April 10th 1808 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 five key British Cabinet members asleep around a table. The table is covered with drink, and the ministers; William, 3rd Duke of Portland, Robert Banks Jenkinson, Spencer Perceval, Robert Stewart, and George Canning are portrayed as physically and mentally disengaged, lost in a shared dream. Their dream, floating above them in clouds, shows Britannia victorious in a chariot, with a chained and defeated Napoleon, subdued Russia, and other captive monarchs, followed by cheering crowds under a tattered Union Jack.
BM Satire 10979.
[Ref: 66034] £680.00
Que je suis enchante de vous voir!
W.B[unbury]. del & scul.
Etching sheet 275 x 195mm (10¾ x 7¾"). Trimmed to platemark at top. Glued to backing sheet. Some light staining
Caricature of a fashionable Frenchman, standing in profile with a long wig, stick and snuff-box, holding his hand to his heart.
BM Satire 4754. See reference 1078.
[Ref: 65656] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
W.B[unbury]. del & scul.
Etching sheet 275 x 195mm (10¾ x 7¾"). Trimmed to platemark at top. Glued to backing sheet. Some light staining
Caricature of a fashionable Frenchman, standing in profile with a long wig, stick and snuff-box, holding his hand to his heart.
BM Satire 4754. See reference 1078.
[Ref: 65656] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
Broad-Bottom Drones storming the Hive. Wasps, Hornets & Bumble Bees, joining the Attack.
J.s Gillray inv & fec.t.
London Publish'd May 2nd 1808 by H.Humphrey, St James's Street.
Coloured etching 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾ "). Frame measures 485 x 385mm (19 x 15¼"). Slightly time stained. Unexamined out of frame.
A satirical scene depicting the body of Sidmouth terminating in a clyster-pipe inscribed 'Cysteria Ministeria'. Above him flies the head of Fitzpatrick between wings inscribed 'Hedge Lane' and 'Chick Lane'. Amongst the group are George Hanger, Lauderdale, Erskine, Moira, Grattan, Ellenborough, Sheridan, Grafton, Lord Holland, and Lord Spencer. The domesticated bees of the hive are much smaller, notably Canning is flying down towards an alarmed Petty. Behind him is Perceval and above is Castlereigh.
BM Satire 10984.
[Ref: 66037] £490.00
J.s Gillray inv & fec.t.
London Publish'd May 2nd 1808 by H.Humphrey, St James's Street.
Coloured etching 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾ "). Frame measures 485 x 385mm (19 x 15¼"). Slightly time stained. Unexamined out of frame.
A satirical scene depicting the body of Sidmouth terminating in a clyster-pipe inscribed 'Cysteria Ministeria'. Above him flies the head of Fitzpatrick between wings inscribed 'Hedge Lane' and 'Chick Lane'. Amongst the group are George Hanger, Lauderdale, Erskine, Moira, Grattan, Ellenborough, Sheridan, Grafton, Lord Holland, and Lord Spencer. The domesticated bees of the hive are much smaller, notably Canning is flying down towards an alarmed Petty. Behind him is Perceval and above is Castlereigh.
BM Satire 10984.
[Ref: 66037] £490.00
Le Cabriole Anglois. The Buggy. Timothy Tallow, and his Wife, going to Graves Hall, on a Sunday.
R. S.t G. M. [Richard St George Mansergh St George] Pinx.t.
Publish'd according to Act, Aug.st 10th. 1772 by MDarly, No.39 in the Strand.
Etching. 245 x 345mm (9¾ x 13½"). Trimmed to plate. Bottom left and right corners missing. Pinholes near corners. A few brown spots. Some restoration.
A man with his grotesque and fat wife driving a coach pulled by a tired horse towards a country mansion on the outskirts of London. The print seems to be mocking nouveau-riche Londoners; the skyline of the capital (including The Monument and St. Paul's Cathedral) is visible on the horizon. After Richard St George Mansergh St George (1750 - 1798).
BM Satires: 4640.
[Ref: 65660] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
R. S.t G. M. [Richard St George Mansergh St George] Pinx.t.
Publish'd according to Act, Aug.st 10th. 1772 by MDarly, No.39 in the Strand.
Etching. 245 x 345mm (9¾ x 13½"). Trimmed to plate. Bottom left and right corners missing. Pinholes near corners. A few brown spots. Some restoration.
A man with his grotesque and fat wife driving a coach pulled by a tired horse towards a country mansion on the outskirts of London. The print seems to be mocking nouveau-riche Londoners; the skyline of the capital (including The Monument and St. Paul's Cathedral) is visible on the horizon. After Richard St George Mansergh St George (1750 - 1798).
BM Satires: 4640.
[Ref: 65660] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Tom Tack's Ghost. I Courted Polly of Spithead, / And ax'd her to be married; / At first she was most cruel kind [...] 38
[by Charles Williams.]
London, Pub. by T. Tegg 111 Cheapside, Feb. 7 1808
Etching with hand-colouring, 270 x 200mm (10¾ x 8"). Trimmed within the plate. Some very light staining.
Etching illustrating a popular song (the words to which printed below) in which a sailor recounts how he shot Tom Tack, a rival for his love Polly, only to be tormented by his ghost. As the illustration shows, the 'ghost' was Tom Tack, not dead but wearing a white sheet to disguise himself.
BM Satires 11154.
[Ref: 65668] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)
[by Charles Williams.]
London, Pub. by T. Tegg 111 Cheapside, Feb. 7 1808
Etching with hand-colouring, 270 x 200mm (10¾ x 8"). Trimmed within the plate. Some very light staining.
Etching illustrating a popular song (the words to which printed below) in which a sailor recounts how he shot Tom Tack, a rival for his love Polly, only to be tormented by his ghost. As the illustration shows, the 'ghost' was Tom Tack, not dead but wearing a white sheet to disguise himself.
BM Satires 11154.
[Ref: 65668] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)
An Undertakers Visit.
R Newton.
T. Tegg 111 Cheapside [n.d. c.1807.]
Hand-coloured etching. Sheet 245 x 335mm (9¾ x 13¼") Trimmed within plate loosing title.
A satirical scene in which an undertaker, bearing coffin, presenting himself before rotund figure smoking pipe, sitting in chair.
Alexander: 309.
[Ref: 65659] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
R Newton.
T. Tegg 111 Cheapside [n.d. c.1807.]
Hand-coloured etching. Sheet 245 x 335mm (9¾ x 13¼") Trimmed within plate loosing title.
A satirical scene in which an undertaker, bearing coffin, presenting himself before rotund figure smoking pipe, sitting in chair.
Alexander: 309.
[Ref: 65659] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
The Xmas Academics. A Combination Game of Whist.
HWBunbury del. 1772. J. Bretherton f.
Publish'd as the Act directs 20.th Jan.y 1773. By J. Bretherton N.º 134. New Bond Street.
Hand coloured etching, 270 x 400mm (10½ x 15¾"), large margins. Paper slightly toned.
Cambridge dons play whist in a Combination Room, grimacing at each other. A spectator signals the cards held by one player to his opponent. An old woman serves wine.
BM Satires 4728. Ricky Jay Collection.
[Ref: 65889] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
HWBunbury del. 1772. J. Bretherton f.
Publish'd as the Act directs 20.th Jan.y 1773. By J. Bretherton N.º 134. New Bond Street.
Hand coloured etching, 270 x 400mm (10½ x 15¾"), large margins. Paper slightly toned.
Cambridge dons play whist in a Combination Room, grimacing at each other. A spectator signals the cards held by one player to his opponent. An old woman serves wine.
BM Satires 4728. Ricky Jay Collection.
[Ref: 65889] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)