- Description
- 12 prints : etching, some col.; 26.5 x 50 cm. or smaller.
- Summary
- Social and political caricatures, chiefly from the reign of George IV. Subjects include Catholic emancipation, the corn trade, lotteries, the Napoleonic Wars, and the 1823 French invasion of Spain. Individual depicted include the Duke of Clarence, the Duke of York, the Duke of Wellington, Charles James Fox, William Pitt and Mrs. Clarke.
- Subject
- Aesop
- Joseph Bonaparte, King of Spain, 1768-1844
- Clarke, Mary Anne, 1776?-1852
- Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806
- Frederick Augustus, Prince, Duke of York and Albany, 1763-1827
- George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830
- Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821
- Pitt, William, 1759-1806
- Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852
- William IV, King of Great Britain, 1765-1837
- Auctioneers
- Catholic emancipation
- Corn industry
- Eating & drinking > Great Britain
- Eyeglasses
- John Bull
- Lotteries > Great Britain
- Suicide victims
- France > History > Consulate and First Empire, 1799-1815
- France > History > 19th century
- Great Britain > History > 1789-1820
- Madrid (Spain) > History
- Spain > History > Revolution, 1820-1823
- Spain > History > 19th century
- Genre/Form
- Caricatures – English – 1800-1899.
- Prints – English – 1800-1899.
- Note
- Title devised by cataloger.
- Unsigned prints attributed to Williams by Mary Dorothy George, Catalogue of political and personal satires preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum, VIII, IX, X, XI.
- Access (note)
- Cite As (note)
- Indexes/Finding Aids (note)
- Linking Entry (note)
- Forms part of Caricature Collection.
- Contents
- 1. The Monkey and the Cats Paw a Fable from Aesop (BM10241) -- 2. National Opinions on Bononaparte [sic] (BM10980) -- 3. Spectacles for Lottery Adventurers; or John Bull's Eyes open at last -- 4. The York Auctioneer and his Clark, or a New way to pay old Debts (BM11281) -- 5. Sic Transit Gloria City, or the Old Nurse's Meditation (BM11827) -- 6. Iohn Bull's Dream or the Insurrection of the Papers -- 7. Joseph's Flight (BM11903) -- 8. Benefits of a Plentiful Harvest (BM12089) -- 9. The Corsican Locust -- 10. Amusement at Vienna, alius [sic] Harmony at Congress, ie Paying the Pipers (BM12499) -- 11. Prince Hilt's alias Duke D'ang'em's narrow Escape, after exposing his precious person in performing prodigies of Valor behind the House!!! (BM14516) -- 12. The Silver Oar versus the White Want or The Helmsmen (BM15546)
- Call Number
- MEZYRL (Williams)
- OCLC
- NYPG95-F112
- Author
Williams, Charles.
- Title
Caricatures [graphic] / CW.
- Imprint
1804-1828.
- Restricted Access
Restricted access; Print Collection; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.
- Cite As:
Caricature Collection.
- Indexes
Finding aid available.
- Linking Entry
Forms part of Caricature Collection.
- Research Call Number
MEZYRL (Williams)