Research Catalog
Caricatures
- Title
- Caricatures [graphic].
- Publication
- 1804-1832.
Details
- Description
- 17 prints : etching, lithograph; 35.4 x 53 cm. or smaller.
- Summary
- Anonymous caricatures, listed in Mary Dorothy George, Catalogue of political and personal satires preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum. Includes satires on the election of a poet laureate, fishing, peddlers, prostitutes, Regent's Park and spiders. Individuals portrayed include Lord Eldon, Earl Grey, George IV, Napoleon, Lord Russell, Spencer Perceval, the Duke of Wellington and William IV. Also included are depictions of an officer in the uniform of the Life Guards and of the fictitious legal person, John Doe, and a representation of the Game of Goose.
- Subject
- Eldon, John Scott, Earl of, 1751-1838
- Grey, Charles Grey, Earl, 1764-1845
- George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830
- Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821
- Russell, John Russell, Earl, 1792-1878
- Perceval, Spencer, 1762-1812
- Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852
- William IV, King of Great Britain, 1765-1837
- Fishing > Great Britain
- Goose (Game)
- John Doe
- Peddlers
- Poets laureate
- Prostitutes
- Razors
- Spiders
- Peddling
- Regent's Park (London, England)
- Genre/Form
- Caricatures – English – 1800-1899.
- Prints – English – 1800-1899.
- Note
- Title devised by cataloger.
- Access (note)
- Restricted access;
- Cite As (note)
- Caricature Collection.
- Indexes/Finding Aids (note)
- Finding aid available.
- Linking Entry (note)
- Forms part of Caricature Collection.
- Contents
- BM10353. Knavish Pat - A Tale BM10675. The Cheap Razor Merchant -- BM11014. Little Nap the Great in a Hobble; or Unwelcome Messengers, alias Job's Comforters -- BM11522. Kitty of Colerain -- BM11848. The Political Spider -- BM12081. The R-g-ncy Park -- BM12082. Rival Candidates for the Vacant Bays -- BM12158. Exporting Cattle not insurable -- BM13100. A Son of Mars & his chere amie -- BM14105. A Snug Meeting to get up an Ultra-Loyal Address; or A Peep at Tag Rag and Bob-tail -- BM14821. John Doe Pledge to Prosecute -- BM15147. A King Fisher on the banks of the Thames -- BM16643. Little Johnny rouse-Hell or the Minister's Last Shift -- BM17075. The Man Wot Couldn't Make a Cabinet -- BM17076. The K--g's Evil -- BM17100. Something Like Emigration -- BM17032. A Fable for Ministers, The Grey, Its Rider & the Wild Fire.
- Call Number
- MEZYRL (Anon.)
- OCLC
- NYPG95-F129
- Title
- Caricatures [graphic].
- Imprint
- 1804-1832.
- 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 (Anon.)