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[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
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