george iii, satirical print

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(Fox against Fox!!!) (BM 1868,0808.5827)

(Fox against Fox!!!) (BM 1868,0808.5827)

No title. Frontispiece from 'Fox against Fox!!! or Political Blossoms of the Right Hon. Charles James Fox . . . To which are added the Speeches of Mr Pitt and Mr Fox ...' [10 Dec. 1788]. George III, wearing a ... More

(George III and stable-boys) (BM 1868,0808.13148)

(George III and stable-boys) (BM 1868,0808.13148)

George III, wearing a small crown, a ribbon and star, and riding-boots, sits outside a low building (? stable) to which a horse is tied. He turns his head in profile to talk to a stable-boy (left) with a curry-... More

(Illustration to one of Peter Pindar's Odes.) (BM 1868,0808.13146 1)

(Illustration to one of Peter Pindar's Odes.) (BM 1868,0808.13146 1)

Proof without letters. George III rides Pegasus, and is about to be thrown; both arms are raised in consternation. Another man (? Wolcot) falls head downwards from the horse; his wig has fallen off and he has d... More

(Illustration to one of Peter Pindar's Odes.) (BM 1868,0808.13146)

(Illustration to one of Peter Pindar's Odes.) (BM 1868,0808.13146)

Proof without letters. George III rides Pegasus, and is about to be thrown; both arms are raised in consternation. Another man (? Wolcot) falls head downwards from the horse; his wig has fallen off and he has d... More

A Batch of Peers (BM 1991,0406.7)

A Batch of Peers (BM 1991,0406.7)

Political satire: George III assisted by Queen Charlotte and Pitt putting into an oven a group of three heads wearing peers' coronets. 6 January 1792 Hand-coloured etching

A boo at court or the highland salute front & rear! (BM 1868,0808.6869)

A boo at court or the highland salute front & rear! (BM 1868,0808.6869...

A Highland officer wearing a kilt much curtailed at the back bows low before the throne; Queen Charlotte is seated next George III, beside the dais stands Salisbury, with his Chamberlain's gold key and wand, st... More

A British minister worshipping the meridian sun. (BM 1868,0808.5548)

A British minister worshipping the meridian sun. (BM 1868,0808.5548)

George III is seated (left) on a rectangular altar bending forward, his posteriors bare and irradiated like a sun. He wears a crown; he bends forward as if to caress three fanged serpents emerging from the alta... More

A Bugaboo!!! (BM 1868,0808.6209)

A Bugaboo!!! (BM 1868,0808.6209)

George III, grotesquely caricatured, strides forward in profile to the right, holding Pitt on his shoulders, grasping his thin leg in a huge hand. He has an enormous head with a goggling eye and huge mouth wid... More

A Caricatura (BM 1868,0808.9920)

A Caricatura (BM 1868,0808.9920)

Satire on the ejection of James Eyre as Recorder of the City of London after his refusal to attend Lord Mayor Beckford on the presentation of the City Remonstrance and Petition to George III in support of John ... More

A Crown Piece for 1770 (BM 1868,0808.9861)

A Crown Piece for 1770 (BM 1868,0808.9861)

Satire on Lord Bute and his supposed continuing influence on George III in the form of an engraving showing both sides of a coin. Obverse: 'Tria.Iuncta.in.Uno./1770' showing the heads in profile to left of Prin... More

A curious collection of wild beasts. (BM 1868,0808.5048)

A curious collection of wild beasts. (BM 1868,0808.5048)

From the 'Rambler's Magazine'. On a platform over which is inscribed "Bartholomew Fair", are politicians in the guise of performing animals. Fox, a fox with a human face, standing on his hind-legs, leads by a c... More

A draft on sweet-wirt, from the Princes head on the road to London. (BM 1868,0808.6623)

A draft on sweet-wirt, from the Princes head on the road to London. (B...

The head, in profile to the right (not caricatured), of the Prince of Würtemberg is seen through the window of a heavy travelling coach. The features resemble those of George III and his sons (cf. BMSat 9014). ... More

A Dreamer (BM 1990,1109.26) - Drawing. Public domain image.

A Dreamer (BM 1990,1109.26) - Drawing. Public domain image.

George III asleep in a chair, his foot gouty and a print screen behind, while his crown falls off into the hands of his son. c.1805 Hand-coloured etching

A grand battle between the famous English cock and the Russian hen! (BM 1868,0808.6041)

A grand battle between the famous English cock and the Russian hen! (B...

European sovereigns (who wear crowns) and notabilities are grouped in a semicircle round a cock-pit, watching intently a fight between two cocks, one (left) with the head of George III, the other that of Cather... More

A modern St George. (BM 1868,0808.5669 1)

A modern St George. (BM 1868,0808.5669 1)

George III in profile to the right on a white horse rides down a stag which is under the hoofs of his rearing horse. He wears the Windsor uniform (blue coat with red collar and cuffs) and holds a riding-whip ab... More

A modern St George. (BM 1868,0808.5669)

A modern St George. (BM 1868,0808.5669)

George III in profile to the right on a white horse rides down a stag which is under the hoofs of his rearing horse. He wears the Windsor uniform (blue coat with red collar and cuffs) and holds a riding-whip ab... More

A new coalition mask. (BM 1866,1110.1459)

A new coalition mask. (BM 1866,1110.1459)

An imitation of Sayers's famous print, see BMSat 6234. A composite mask formed of the faces of Wilkes and George III divided vertically by a line down the centre. Beneath the design is etched: 'Now Jacky & Ge... More

A new mode of going to the house (BM 1868,0808.6478)

A new mode of going to the house (BM 1868,0808.6478)

A balloon, its upper part cut off by the upper margin of the design, floats above the roofs of houses grouped below. The car attached to it has some resemblance to a coach; in it Pitt (left) and George III (rig... More

A peep into Bethlehem. (BM 1868,0808.13145)

A peep into Bethlehem. (BM 1868,0808.13145)

Wolcot (Peter Pindar) and Burke (right) face each other across a small table on which are writing-materials. Burke, as in BMSat 7529, is naked to the waist and bare-legged, wearing a rosary round his neck; he d... More

A peep into Friar Bacon's study. (BM 1851,0901.178)

A peep into Friar Bacon's study. (BM 1851,0901.178)

George III as Friar Bacon, the necromancer of popular fable, stands beside the 'brazen head', a bust full-face, on a high pedestal, which forms the centre of the design. He stands (left) wearing a hooded cloak ... More

A peep over the garden wall in Berkeley Square (BM 1917,1208.4100)

A peep over the garden wall in Berkeley Square (BM 1917,1208.4100)

See BMSat 8437. Beaupré's equestrian statue of George III (as Marcus Aurelius) has advanced towards the brick wall of Berkeley Square; the King (right) looks through a spy-glass into the garden of Lansdowne Hou... More

A Picture of Great Britain in the Year 1793 (BM 1868,0808.10342)

A Picture of Great Britain in the Year 1793 (BM 1868,0808.10342)

The forces of good (left) and evil (right) converge in perspective upon the temple of 'The British Constitution', a dome supported on three pillars, inscribed 'King', 'Lord[s]', 'Common[s]', under which sits Br... More

A priest at his private devotion (BM 1868,0808.4697 1)

A priest at his private devotion (BM 1868,0808.4697 1)

George III in monk's robes and with a large tonsure kneels, in profile to the right, before an altar in an attitude of prayer. His right leg emerges from his robe showing knee-breeches and clocked stocking. On ... More

A priest at his private devotion (BM 1868,0808.4697)

A priest at his private devotion (BM 1868,0808.4697)

George III in monk's robes and with a large tonsure kneels, in profile to the right, before an altar in an attitude of prayer. His right leg emerges from his robe showing knee-breeches and clocked stocking. On ... More

A privy council (BM 1868,0808.4615)

A privy council (BM 1868,0808.4615)

A number of animals sit or stand round a small rectangular table. At one end (r.) sits an ass, one foreleg on the table, the other extended, its mouth open as if braying; it wears an ermine cloak to show that i... More

A purging draught for extracting diamonds from the rich mine of Bengall (BM 1868,0808.5707)

A purging draught for extracting diamonds from the rich mine of Bengal...

Hastings (left) stands facing the much taller Thurlow, who pulls from his mouth a long rope of jewels, coils of which lie on the ground. Fox and Burke (left) kneel behind Hastings, pulling from his posteriors s... More

A race for a crown. (BM 1868,0808.5186)

A race for a crown. (BM 1868,0808.5186)

Fox, North, and others ride a race (left to right) mounted on lions. Fox is slightly ahead of North; behind are three other members of the Coalition of whom only Burke, in top-boots, his whip raised to strike h... More

A Recorder on his Pilgrimage (BM 1868,0808.9919)

A Recorder on his Pilgrimage (BM 1868,0808.9919)

Satire on the ejection of James Eyre as Recorder of the City of London after his refusal to attend Lord Mayor Beckford on the presentation of the City Remonstrance and Petition to George III in support of John ... More

A retrospective view of a certain cabinet junto (BM 1906,0823.12)

A retrospective view of a certain cabinet junto (BM 1906,0823.12)

It illustrates a dialogue, called 'The Party Quare ['Carré'] in Council with their private but Grand Dictator hearkening to their resolves'. George III (r.) sits at a table in a high-backed chair or throne unde... More

A sacrifice to slavery, dedicated without permission to the puppet player in Downing Street (BM 1868,0808.5601)

A sacrifice to slavery, dedicated without permission to the puppet pla...

Pitt stands beside an altar on which he is burning books and papers. Fox stands behind him, protesting at the sacrifice. Behind them is Time with his scythe drawing aside the 'Curtain of Futurity' to reveal a... More

A scene at Cheltenham. (BM 1868,0808.5767 1)

A scene at Cheltenham. (BM 1868,0808.5767 1)

George III stands in profile to the left under the Cheltenham pump, receiving in his mouth the copious stream which is produced by two men (left) who stand on a bench, pumping vigorously; they have taken off th... More

A scene at Cheltenham. (BM 1868,0808.5767)

A scene at Cheltenham. (BM 1868,0808.5767)

George III stands in profile to the left under the Cheltenham pump, receiving in his mouth the copious stream which is produced by two men (left) who stand on a bench, pumping vigorously; they have taken off th... More

A scene in the enchanted island (BM 1851,0901.949)

A scene in the enchanted island (BM 1851,0901.949)

Sheridan and Fox walk arm-in-arm as Trinculo the jester and Caliban; beside them walks (?) Grattan (cf. BMSat 9343) as Stephano, the drunken butler, holding a small cask of Irish whiskey to his lips. Sheridan h... More

A slice of Glo'ster cheese. (BM 1868,0808.6442)

A slice of Glo'ster cheese. (BM 1868,0808.6442)

Design in an oval. A whole length caricature-portrait of Prince William Frederick of Gloucester in profile to the right wearing military uniform. He is very thin, elongated, and knock-kneed, and stands with his... More

A tete a tete between the Premier & Jno Hancock ESQR (BM 1868,0808.4909 1)

A tete a tete between the Premier & Jno Hancock ESQR (BM 1868,0808.490...

North and John Hancock, the first president of the Congress, stand in a conventional American landscape. North (l.) turns his head in profile to the right. towards Hancock, who faces him, holding out a handful ... More

A tete a tete between the Premier & Jno Hancock ESQR (BM 1868,0808.4909)

A tete a tete between the Premier & Jno Hancock ESQR (BM 1868,0808.490...

North and John Hancock, the first president of the Congress, stand in a conventional American landscape. North (l.) turns his head in profile to the right. towards Hancock, who faces him, holding out a handful ... More

A uniform Whig (BM 1868,0808.6122)

A uniform Whig (BM 1868,0808.6122)

Burke stands full face, frowning; his right arm rests along a high pedestal inscribed 'G.R' which supports a bust of George III. In his right hand is a book: 'Burke on the French Revolution'. His left arm hangs... More

A view of Cheapside as it appeared on Lord Mayor's Day last (BM 1867,1012.780 1)

A view of Cheapside as it appeared on Lord Mayor's Day last (BM 1867,1...

Satirical view of the parade of the Lord Mayor of London, Sir Samuel Fludyer, in Cheapside, with George III and other members of the royal family watching from a balcony, beneath which is a stand where musician... More

A view of Cheapside as it appeared on Lord Mayor's Day last (BM 1867,1012.780 2)

A view of Cheapside as it appeared on Lord Mayor's Day last (BM 1867,1...

Satirical view of the parade of the Lord Mayor of London, Sir Samuel Fludyer, in Cheapside, with George III and other members of the royal family watching from a balcony, beneath which is a stand where musician... More

A view of Cheapside as it appeared on Lord Mayor's Day last (BM 1867,1012.780)

A view of Cheapside as it appeared on Lord Mayor's Day last (BM 1867,1...

Satirical view of the parade of the Lord Mayor of London, Sir Samuel Fludyer, in Cheapside, with George III and other members of the royal family watching from a balcony, beneath which is a stand where musician... More

A View of the Old England just arrived form a Guise round the Globe (BM 1868,0808.4260)

A View of the Old England just arrived form a Guise round the Globe (B...

Satire on Lord Bute and the proposed terms of the Peace of Paris, in the form of a transparency. A three-masted ship with politicians on the quarter deck to left, and the crew before the mainmast. The left-han... More

A visit to the Irish pig!!. With reflections physical & moral (BM 1868,0808.6812)

A visit to the Irish pig!!. With reflections physical & moral (BM 1868...

George III stoops to inspect through a glass a gigantic pig standing in a stable, but facing the King, and projecting beyond the partition of his stall. Behind the King (left) stands a courtier in Light Horse r... More

A warm birth for the old administrator (BM 1851,0901.69)

A warm birth for the old administrator (BM 1851,0901.69)

George III on his throne asleep, while the new ministry, helped by devils, drive out the king's old advisers. The king, his throne raised on a dais of three steps covered with a fringed carpet, leans back, his ... More

Advice to a Great K-g (BM Y,4.562)

Advice to a Great K-g (BM Y,4.562)

Satire on George III torn between benevolent and tyrannical rule; he reads "The False Alarm by Samuel Johnson" (an anti-Wilkes pamphlet) and a letter from "Junius" in "The Public Advertiser" supporting Wilkes; ... More

Amsterdam in a dam'd predicament,-or-The Last Scene of the Republican Pantomime. (BM 1851,0901.372)

Amsterdam in a dam'd predicament,-or-The Last Scene of the Republican ...

A fantastic theatre scene, showing stage, orchestra, and two boxes on each side of the stage. On the stage the fall of Amsterdam is represented by a number of frogs (burghers) who hasten obsequiously to submit ... More

An English hobby horse; or who pays the piper? (BM 1868,0808.10334)

An English hobby horse; or who pays the piper? (BM 1868,0808.10334)

A bull (John Bull) in profile to the right sinks, snorting with distress, under the weight of five persons. The foremost, astride the animal s neck, is the Emperor Leopold; he holds the legs of Catherine II, a ... More

An exact representation of an attempt made by Margt Nicholson to stab his majesty on Wednesday Augt 2 1786 (BM 1868,0808.5558)

An exact representation of an attempt made by Margt Nicholson to stab ...

George III takes a paper (a petition) from the hand of Margaret Nicholson, who holds a knife (in her left hand) against his chest. A beefeater (left) steps forward to restrain her, another stands unmoved by an ... More

An Imperial stride! (BM 1868,0808.6035 1)

An Imperial stride! (BM 1868,0808.6035 1)

A colossal figure of Catherine II steps from 'Russia', a rocky mound on the extreme left, to 'Constantinople', her toe resting on the horn of a crescent which surmounts a spire on a group of buildings, with a d... More

An Imperial stride! (BM 1868,0808.6035)

An Imperial stride! (BM 1868,0808.6035)

A colossal figure of Catherine II steps from 'Russia', a rocky mound on the extreme left, to 'Constantinople', her toe resting on the horn of a crescent which surmounts a spire on a group of buildings, with a d... More

An Old English-Gentleman pester'd by servants wanting places. (BM 1851,0901.1272)

An Old English-Gentleman pester'd by servants wanting places. (BM 1851...

George III stands on a low rectangular platform placed upon a boarded floor and is approached from all sides by applicants for office. He is in back view, but turns his head in profile to the left, to inspect a... More

Analysis of Beauty, Plate II (BM Cc,1.156)

Analysis of Beauty, Plate II (BM Cc,1.156)

One of two prints issued with Hogarth's treatise "The Analysis of Beauty": a ballroom scene with dancers ranging from elegant to ungainly; in the lower left corner is a pile of tricorne hats; forming a border a... More

Anticipation, or, the contrast to the royal hunt. (BM 1868,0808.4840)

Anticipation, or, the contrast to the royal hunt. (BM 1868,0808.4840)

A sequel to BMSat 5961, probably by the same artist. The new Ministry in process of restoring the temple of Fame. In the foreground on the extreme right Britannia sits on a globe, her shield and spear beside h... More

Anticipation- ways and means- or Buonaparte really taken!! (BM 1868,0808.6763)

Anticipation- ways and means- or Buonaparte really taken!! (BM 1868,08...

A booth inscribed 'The Only Booth in the Fair' stands on a platform round which are the heads and shoulders of gaping yokels. Fox stands in the centre, full-face, dressed as a zany in (tricolour) striped tunic ... More

Argus (BM 1851,0901.26 1) - Drawing. Public domain image.

Argus (BM 1851,0901.26 1) - Drawing. Public domain image.

George III, wearing a crown and ermine-trimmed robe is seated in an arm-chair asleep. The tassels of his girdle are thistles, indicative of Scottish influence. Round his neck is a chain from which hangs a cross... More

Argus (BM 1851,0901.26) - Drawing. Public domain image.

Argus (BM 1851,0901.26) - Drawing. Public domain image.

George III, wearing a crown and ermine-trimmed robe is seated in an arm-chair asleep. The tassels of his girdle are thistles, indicative of Scottish influence. Round his neck is a chain from which hangs a cross... More

Association, or public virtue displayed in a contrasted view (BM J,1.44)

Association, or public virtue displayed in a contrasted view (BM J,1.4...

Several scenes combined in one design. The Associations of various counties to present petitions and form committees to demand reforms are represented in the upper right portion of the plate: A procession of me... More

Back stairs statesman- in consultation with M-y (Majesty) (BM 1868,0808.5113)

Back stairs statesman- in consultation with M-y (Majesty) (BM 1868,080...

George III (Majesty) enthroned on a dais of two steps. Behind his chair, half-hidden, is Bute in Highland dress, his cap decorated with a small boot. On the king's right is Thurlow with the body of a bird of pr... More

Behold the man (BM 1868,0808.4596)

Behold the man (BM 1868,0808.4596)

Bust portrait of George III looking in profile to the right. He wears a turban decorated with a jewelled crescent and aigrette, a furred robe over an embroidered tunic. The dress and the ironical title are inte... More

Billys hobby horse or John Bull loaded with mischief. (BM 1876,1014.30)

Billys hobby horse or John Bull loaded with mischief. (BM 1876,1014.30...

Pitt, much caricatured, rides John Bull who walks (left to right) on his hands and feet. He flourishes a scourge with four lashes inscribed respectively: 'War. War. War.'; 'Tax Tax Tax'; 'Opression Opression'; ... More

Black Carlo's White Bust, or The Party's Plenipo in Catherine's closet (BM 1868,0808.6100)

Black Carlo's White Bust, or The Party's Plenipo in Catherine's closet...

Catherine II (left) sits in profile to the right, with a bust of Fox on her lap. She regards it amorously, her arm round its neck, saying, "O Heavens! I wish I had the whole length". The bust is inscribed 'Real... More

Blessed are the peacemakers (BM 1868,0808.4928)

Blessed are the peacemakers (BM 1868,0808.4928)

A procession of the late belligerent powers walking, right to left, along a country road. The leader is Spain, holding a large sword as if it was a walking-stick, and pointing up a hill to a building inscribed ... More

Boys' Play, or, The Russian Bear Bait (BM 1868,0808.6047)

Boys' Play, or, The Russian Bear Bait (BM 1868,0808.6047)

Catherine II, crowned, but with the body of a bear, crouches on the ground in profile to the left, clutching in her fore-paws a post inscribed 'Oczakow'. Round her are spaced figures representing the European p... More

Britania's assassination. or - the Republicans amusement (BM 1851,0901.78)

Britania's assassination. or - the Republicans amusement (BM 1851,0901...

The new Ministry attempting to pull from its base a headless stone statue of Britannia, who is seated on a globe, holding a broken spear; her right leg from the knee and her left arm have been broken off. A fox... More

Britannias Protection or Loyalty Triumphant. (BM 1868,0808.6895)

Britannias Protection or Loyalty Triumphant. (BM 1868,0808.6895)

George III (right), in court dress, stands majestically, his left elbow resting on a column inscribed Fortitude; his head is turned in profile to the left; Britannia, beside him, raises her spear to threaten Ha... More

By his Majesty's royal letters patent. The new invented method of punishing state criminals. (BM 1868,0808.4516)

By his Majesty's royal letters patent. The new invented method of puni...

Britannia, her shield hanging from her shoulders, is about to be torn in pieces by three horses, who are being violently assailed by their riders with scourges and huge spurs. She lies at the centre of cross-ro... More

Camera-obscura -minor fuit infamia vero- (BM 1868,0808.5725)

Camera-obscura -minor fuit infamia vero- (BM 1868,0808.5725)

The design follows that of BMSat 7313 which it parodies. Hastings (three quarter length), in profile to the right, holds out his hands to demonstrate the objects which are seen in the diminishing rays of his ca... More

Chatham's ghost, or a peep into futurity. Che sara, sara. (BM 1906,0823.3)

Chatham's ghost, or a peep into futurity. Che sara, sara. (BM 1906,082...

George III (left), seated in a chair, is being shown by the ghost of Chatham a procession of figures walking towards a pit (right) inscribed "Chaos". Chatham wears pseudo-classical draperies, a tie-wig crowned ... More

Cheyt Sing in his eastern dress. (BM 1868,0808.5594)

Cheyt Sing in his eastern dress. (BM 1868,0808.5594)

A companion print to BMSat 6978. A bust portrait of George III in oriental dress, directed to the right. He wears a jewelled turban, a stone above the forehead being inscribed 'The Diamond'. Across his forehead... More

Coalition dance. (BM 1851,0901.132)

Coalition dance. (BM 1851,0901.132)

North, Fox, and Burke, holding hands, dance round a terminal surmounted by a bust whose face is covered by a closed book, the 'Whole Duty of Man'. An owl perches on the head of the bust; round the terminal is a... More

Congrès des rois coalisés, ou les Tyrans (découronnés) (BM 1925,0701.36)

Congrès des rois coalisés, ou les Tyrans (découronnés) (BM 1925,0701.3...

A French emblematical design, with numbers referring to an explanation engraved below the print. The sovereigns of Europe surround a rectangular council-table on three sides. On the table is a map, inscribed 'R... More

Constitutional Danger, or, A sure way to stop the progress of Pain (BM 1948,0214.458)

Constitutional Danger, or, A sure way to stop the progress of Pain (BM...

Political satire: Pitt fires a cannon mounted on the back of George III from which issue balls of 'Reform' that decapitate Paine and his supporters. 12 June 1792 Etching with hand-colouring

Constitutional Danger, or, a Sure Way to Stop the Progress of Pain (BM 1987,0516.6)

Constitutional Danger, or, a Sure Way to Stop the Progress of Pain (BM...

Satire on the Royal Proclamation of 21 May 'for the preventing of tumultuous meetings and seditious writings': Pitt firing a cannon supported by George III on two wheels, decorated with the busts of James II an... More

Content and Discontent (BM 2001,0520.10)

Content and Discontent (BM 2001,0520.10)

Satire with four figures: George III, his head protruding from a sack of gold coins, labelled "Seven Millions"; a clergyman singing "God save Great G[eorge] our K[ing]" while reading a paper headed "Three Livin... More

Contest between England and Spain for the dominion of the seas, 1790. (BM 1868,0808.5932)

Contest between England and Spain for the dominion of the seas, 1790. ...

A pugilistic contest between George III (left) and Charles IV of Spain (right), standing waist-deep in the sea. Each wears a crown, but that of Charles falls from his head. George III says, "Another thump in th... More

Contributing to the Sinking Fund (BM 1868,0808.6176)

Contributing to the Sinking Fund (BM 1868,0808.6176)

George III and Queen Charlotte face each other in profile across a small round breakfast-table. Each holds a cup and saucer in one hand, a muffin in the other, eating ravenously. Each is seated on a close-stool... More

Court cards the best to deal with. (BM 1851,0901.382)

Court cards the best to deal with. (BM 1851,0901.382)

Warren Hastings, in oriental dress, kneels full-face on one knee between two cards; he holds out in each hand a lozenge, the diamond of a pack of cards: that on his right is a knave with the head of Thurlow, th... More

De Vreede van Anno 1783 (The Peace of 1783) (BM 1871,1209.4932)

De Vreede van Anno 1783 (The Peace of 1783) (BM 1871,1209.4932)

A Dutch satire on the Peace between England and the Dutch Republic. Figures arranged in disconnected groups on the sea-shore, with numbers referring to a printed 'Verklaring' pasted on the back of the print, he... More

Doctor Pizarro administring to his patients! (BM 1868,0808.12544)

Doctor Pizarro administring to his patients! (BM 1868,0808.12544)

Sheridan, dressed as Pizarro (as in BMSat 9396), stands over his patient Fox, who leans back in an arm-chair holding to his nose a bottle labelled 'Essence of Loyalty'. Fox says: "The ingredients are amazingly ... More

Ecce Homo (BM 1868,0808.4597) - Public domain portrait engraving

Ecce Homo (BM 1868,0808.4597) - Public domain portrait engraving

Bust portrait of George III looking in profile to the right. He wears a turban decorated with a jewelled crescent and aigrette, a furred robe over an embroidered tunic. The dress and the ironical title are inte... More

Ecce! (BM 1851,0901.97) - Public domain illustration engraving

Ecce! (BM 1851,0901.97) - Public domain illustration engraving

Frontispiece from 'Beauties of Administration, a Poem . . .' (B.M.L. 644. k. 21/17). A group of half-length figures in an oval. George III (left), looking to the left, and downwards, with a melancholy expressio... More

Ecclesiastical, and, political state of the nation (BM J,3.109)

Ecclesiastical, and, political state of the nation (BM J,3.109)

George III guides (left to right) 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 t... More

Edward the Third Seizing Mortimer (BM 1868,0808.9774)

Edward the Third Seizing Mortimer (BM 1868,0808.9774)

A medieval interior with a large bed in which Roger Mortimer (representing Lord Bute) is seized by Edward II (George III) in full armour, Queen Isabella (Princess Augusta) pleads for mercy; other soldiers surro... More

Engelsch Nieuws. (BM 1898,0520.184)

Engelsch Nieuws. (BM 1898,0520.184)

A broadside referring to the Gordon Riots in London, and criticising current anti-Dutch politics in Britain. Men grouped on the sea-shore with allegorical figures in the clouds above. They have numbers referr... More

Excise A-La-Mode; or Sawney's Oeconomy. (BM 1868,0808.4281)

Excise A-La-Mode; or Sawney's Oeconomy. (BM 1868,0808.4281)

A broadside satirising Lord Bute and his new Cider Excise after the Peace of Paris (1762) with an etching showing George III seated on a throne receiving an address from a group of aldermen (presumably from the... More

Exhibition of the Times, consisting of Emblems & Caricatures, original, political, humourous and satirical ... Plate the Second (BM 1868,0808.5739)

Exhibition of the Times, consisting of Emblems & Caricatures, original...

Title and imprint as BMSat 7328. The arrangement follows that of BMSat 7328, except that there are fourteen instead of thirteen objects or groups. [1] 'THE BULSE'. (See BMSat 6966.) George III (half length) le... More

Explication.No.1 George Roi d'Angleterre ... (BM 1882,0812.472 1)

Explication.No.1 George Roi d'Angleterre ... (BM 1882,0812.472 1)

A French print without title but having numbers referring to an 'Explication' engraved beneath the design. English soldiers ('2'), whose bodies are formed of earthenware pitchers, march with precision in two ra... More

Explication.No.1 George Roi d'Angleterre ... (BM 1882,0812.472)

Explication.No.1 George Roi d'Angleterre ... (BM 1882,0812.472)

A French print without title but having numbers referring to an 'Explication' engraved beneath the design. English soldiers ('2'), whose bodies are formed of earthenware pitchers, march with precision in two ra... More

Farmer George & his wife (BM 1868,0808.5479)

Farmer George & his wife (BM 1868,0808.5479)

Design in an oval. Bust portrait of George III and Queen Charlotte in profile to the right, his taller figure concealing her right shoulder and the back of her shady hat which has a transparent brim. Both are p... More

Farmer George deliver'd of a most greivous s-h (speech) with the cruelty of the gossops. (BM 1868,0808.5610)

Farmer George deliver'd of a most greivous s-h (speech) with the cruel...

A satire on the (anticipated) King's Speech at the opening of Parliament, 23 Jan. 1787. The interior of the House of Commons; the speech is an infant of which the King, who sits in a room partitioned off on the... More

Farmer Looby manuring the land (BM 1868,0808.6380 1)

Farmer Looby manuring the land (BM 1868,0808.6380 1)

George III stoops in profile to the left, his breeches lowered, his hands together. On the extreme left is part of a tree. Beneath are printed two verses: 'Is Looby only fit To dung the verdant plain ? Yes, Lo... More

Farmer Looby manuring the land (BM 1868,0808.6380)

Farmer Looby manuring the land (BM 1868,0808.6380)

George III stoops in profile to the left, his breeches lowered, his hands together. On the extreme left is part of a tree. Beneath are printed two verses: 'Is Looby only fit To dung the verdant plain ? Yes, Lo... More

Fashionable Follies. Les Follies á la Mode. (BM 1868,0808.10322 1)

Fashionable Follies. Les Follies á la Mode. (BM 1868,0808.10322 1)

A series of isolated figures and groups arranged in two strips, a line separating the upper from the lower. Probably an imitation of BMSat 7301. [1] 'Walking Le Marcheur'. A man walks in profile to the right, h... More

Fashionable Follies. Les Follies á la Mode. (BM 1868,0808.10322)

Fashionable Follies. Les Follies á la Mode. (BM 1868,0808.10322)

A series of isolated figures and groups arranged in two strips, a line separating the upper from the lower. Probably an imitation of BMSat 7301. [1] 'Walking Le Marcheur'. A man walks in profile to the right, h... More

Father Peters leading his mangy whelp to be touched for the evil (BM 1868,0808.4735)

Father Peters leading his mangy whelp to be touched for the evil (BM 1...

A monk walks through a ford leading a dog with a crown on its head: 'Father Peters' leading George III to Rome. The monk says "He cocks his Tail yet". He is going towards a wayside cross (right), above which ar... More

Favorite chickens, or the state of Johnny's farm-yard in 1794 (BM 1868,0808.6363 1)

Favorite chickens, or the state of Johnny's farm-yard in 1794 (BM 1868...

John Bull, who resembles George III and wears tattered clothes, stands in his farm-yard scattering guineas with both hands to a flock of standing birds (left) with the heads and talons of birds of prey; behind ... More

Favorite chickens, or the state of Johnny's farm-yard in 1794 (BM 1868,0808.6363)

Favorite chickens, or the state of Johnny's farm-yard in 1794 (BM 1868...

John Bull, who resembles George III and wears tattered clothes, stands in his farm-yard scattering guineas with both hands to a flock of standing birds (left) with the heads and talons of birds of prey; behind ... More

Favorite guinea pigs going to market. (BM 1868,0808.6458 1)

Favorite guinea pigs going to market. (BM 1868,0808.6458 1)

George III dressed as a farmer, and Pitt as a drover, drive a herd of pigs towards a building inscribed 'Licence office' and 'Pigs Meat sold Here'. The King, on the extreme left, pushes forward a boar which sna... More

Favorite guinea pigs going to market. (BM 1868,0808.6458)

Favorite guinea pigs going to market. (BM 1868,0808.6458)

George III dressed as a farmer, and Pitt as a drover, drive a herd of pigs towards a building inscribed 'Licence office' and 'Pigs Meat sold Here'. The King, on the extreme left, pushes forward a boar which sna... More

Friar Bacon and his Brazen Head (BM 1868,0808.6093)

Friar Bacon and his Brazen Head (BM 1868,0808.6093)

George III (three quarter length) sits in a chair, asleep, in profile to the left. He is dressed as Friar Bacon in a gown, his hat or cap resembling that which he wears in BMSat 7836, and has a wand in his fold... More

Frontispiece to the Wax Work and Monumental Records in Westminster Abbey (BM 1868,0808.6159 1)

Frontispiece to the Wax Work and Monumental Records in Westminster Abb...

A verger stands opposite a glass window (right), revealed by the opening of a door, behind which are life-size wax effigies of George III and Queen Charlotte, seated stiffly in profile to the left. The King hol... More

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