,transcriber's ,note3 ,this book contain a copy of the index to both this volume and to ,rowlandson the ,caricaturist1 ,volume #b1 which can also the html version1 are linked to it4 ,although we verify the correctness of these links at the time of posting1 these links will not work in all formats or while reading offline47 ,,rowlandson ,,the ,,caricaturist ,,first ,,volume ,,london3 ,,printed ,,by ,,spottiswoode ,,and ,,co41 ,,new ,,street ,,square ,,and ,,parliament ,,street ,illustration3 ,thos ,rowlandson ,,rowlandson ,,the ,,caricaturist ,a ,,selection ,,from ,,his ,,works ,,with ,,anecdotal ,,descriptions ,,of ,,his ,,famous ,,caricatures ,,and ,a ,sketch of his ,life1 ,times1 and ,contemporaries ,,by ,,joseph ,,grego ,,author ,,of ',,james ,,gillray1 ,,the ,,caricaturist2 ,,his ,,life1 ,,works1 ,,and ,,times' ,illustration3 ,,duchess ,,of ,,devonshire--,,hon4 ,,charles ,,james ,,fox--,,lord ,,north ,,with ,,about ,,four ,,hundred ,,illustrations ,,in ,,two ,,volumes--,,vol4 ,i4 ,london ,,chatto ,,and ,,windus1 ,,piccadilly #ahhj ,the right of translation is reserved ,,dedicated ,,to ,,all ,,lovers ,,of ,,humour ,,preface4 ',tu nobis est grati4'--,,cic4 ,we have need of your favour4 ,the ,editor recognises that the admirers of ,rowlandson's peculiar graphic productions1 and those fortunate amateurs who are able to indulge their taste for collecting caricatures and works embellished with humorous illustrations1 will not expect any excuse for the preparation and appearance of the present work3 he anticipates that--in spite of much that he would improve--the two volumes devoted to a rsum of the great ,caricaturist1 with the multifarious1 ludicrous1 and grotesque creations which emanated from his fertile fancy1 will be accepted as1 in some degree1 supplying that which1 without being absolutely indispensable1 has frequently been instanced as a compilation likely to be acceptable to the appreciators of graphic and literal satire4 ,to the initiated few this sketch of a famous delineator of whimsicalities1 with the review of his works1 times1 and contemporaries1 is offered with the conviction that the intentions of the ,author are not liable to be misconstrued by them2 nor has he any grounds to dread that the subjects represented run the risk of being questioned at their hands on the grounds of propriety4 ,fuller consideration is due to the many to whom the name of ,rowlandson conveys no more than a perception of 'oddity' or of license of treatment which approaches vulgarity1 to whom the innumerable inventions of the artist represent foreign ground--a novel1 strange land1 populated with daring absurdities1 according to their theories4 ,it is felt that some justification is needed for the writer's temerity in volunteering as a pioneer to conduct the unsophisticated through the devious and eccentric intricacies which characterise the progress of pictorial satire1 as demonstrated in the subject of the work now submitted to the public with all due deference4 ,the neophyte1 it is anticipated1 will be somewhat startled at the first glance of the surroundings amidst which he will wander2 but it is believed that1 in the course of his journey through an anomalous past1 he will alight on discoveries1 more or less interesting in themselves1 which provide abundant food for the student of humanity4 ,the writer deprecates a hasty conclusion1 with the assurance that those who have the moderation to reserve their opinions until they have fully acquainted themselves with the materials1 may possibly suffer their critical instincts to be modified in the process4 ,we have taken the liberty of scrutinising somewhat closely--with a view to the portrayal of its salient features--a generation which was marked with a colouring more intensified than those who live in our time are prepared to adopt4 ,of this age1 diversified with much which has been discarded1 we accept ,rowlandson as the fitting exponent4 ,his works epitomise a state of being comparatively recent in actual fact1 but1 from the circumstances of change1 so distantly removed in appearance1 as to constitute a curious experience to the majority4 ,with every qualification to ensure success1 ,rowlandson1 as his story indicates1 deliberately threw away the serious chances of life1 to settle down as the delineator of the transitory impressions of the hour4 ',there is wisdom in laughter1' says the sage2 and--without precisely regarding life as a 'stale jest'--our artist drew mirth from every situation1 and illustrated from his own fecund resources that1 while nearly every circumstance has its grotesque as well as its sinister aspect1 the ludicrous elements of any given event are often more enduring than the serious ones4 ,good-natured pleasantry1 we may remind the reader1 is held to be wholesome4 ,rowlandson's shafts1 so far as our judgment serves1 were never pointed with gall3 while he possessed the faculty of seizing the weak or ridiculous side of his subject1 he seems1 unlike ,gillray1 his best-known contemporary1 to have been an utter stranger to acrimonious instigations4 ,a fuller acquaintanceship reveals the ,caricaturist--as he was described in his day--'an inexhaustible folio of amusement1 every page of which was replete with fun'--perhaps the most genial travelling companion who could be selected in traversing the ways of life led by our ancestors1 for the half-century which witnessed the gradual extinction of the quaint1 old-fashioned ,georgian era1 and inaugurated the less picturesque generation to which our immediate predecessors belong4 ,be it recorded1 concerning the part played in the world by the satirists1 pictorial and literal--'the less they deserve1 the more merit in your bounty4' ,we would modestly suggest the sapient axiom embodied by the great master1 ',fancy's favourite child1' relative to the transient jesters whose lot it has been 'to hold1 as't were1 the mirror up to nature' upon the mimic stage3 ',let them be well used2 for they are the abstracts and brief chronicles of the time3 after your death you were better have a bad epitaph1 than their ill report while you live4' ,,contents ,,of ,,the ,,first ,,volume4 7#aggd-agii47 ,,biographical ,,sketch4 ,,page ,the prevalent taste for pictorial satires--,contributions to the literature and history of caricature--,collections of caricatures in national museums--,rowlandson's publishers--,scarcity of his works and the avidity of collectors--,difficulties in the way of forming a collection of ,rowlandson's engraved plates--,rowlandson regarded as an artist in water-colours--,examples of his productions to be found in picture galleries--,establishes himself as a serious artist1 #aggg to #agha--;,his contributions to the ,royal ,academy as a portrait-painter in oils--,his female likenesses--,his versatile acquirements and imitative fidelity--,rowlandson considered as a landscape artist--,as a painter of marine subjects--,george ,cruikshank's estimation of ,thomas ,rowlandson--,general review of ,rowlandson's caricatures3 ,gambling1 the ,westminster ,election1 #aghd2 political struggles between the ,whigs and ,tories1 ,pitt and ,fox1 the ,king and the ,prince1 fashions1 the clergy1 the ,bar1 usures1 doctors1 quackery1 ,john ,bull1 foreigners1 cockneys1 countrymen1 the ,universities1 collegians1 the military1 the navy1 seaport sketches1 amusements of the bon-ton1 ,vauxhall1 the ,opera1 theatres1 card-playing1 sharpers1 drinking1 feasting1 sport1 fox-hunting1 horse-racing1 prize-fighting1 rural sports1 masquerading1 picnic revels1 fortune-hunters1 elopements1 ,gretna ,green1 travesties1 parodies1 and burlesques1 trials1 scandals1 housebreaking1 highway robberies1 the passions1 the ,royal ,family--,imitations of the old masters3 ,female studies1 croquis taken in ,france1 ,holland1 ,belgium1 ,germany1 ,england and ,wales1 the metropolis--,the ,regency struggle--,admiral ,lord ,nelson--,the miseries of human life--,the ,great ,french ,revolution--,napoleon ,buonaparte--,the ,delicate ,investigation--,the ,royal ,academy1 c41 c4--,manifold production of drawings--,contributions to book illustration--,portraits of the caricaturist--,the artist and his relatives--,his schoolfellows--,a student in ,paris--,at the ,academy schools--,his early friends ,bannister and ,angelo--,tricks on the ,royal ,academicians--,his friends ,pyne and ,john ,thomas ,smith--,studies of ,continental character--,between ,london and ,paris--,is left a fortune--,his passion for the gambling-table--,the integrity of his conduct--,successive exhibits at the ,royal ,academy--,portraits in oil--,his travels at home and abroad2 the companions of his excursions2 ,mitchell the banker and ,henry ,wigstead the magistrate--,congenial spirits--,vauxhall ,gardens--,lord ,barrymore--,nocturnal frolics--,play--,successive drawings of social satires1 contributed to the ,royal ,academy ,exhibitions--,rowlandson robbed--,identifies a thief--,lord ,howe's victory--,french prisoners--,sketches of the embarkation of the expedition for ,la ,vende--,sojourns in ,paris with ,angelo1 ,john ,raphael ,smith1 ,westmacott1 and ,chasemore--,sketching in the ,netherlands and ,germany with ,mitchell--,john ,bull on his travels--,night auctions of pictures1 drawings1 and prints--,old ,parsons1 ',antiquity' ,smith1 ,edwin1 ,greenwood1 ,hutchins1 ,heywood--,relaxations of the period--,nights at ,mitchell's--,wigstead and ',peter ,pindar'--,wolcot's stories--,dinners with ,weltj at ,hammersmith--,the ,prince of ,wales--,theatrical worthies1 ,munden1 ,palmer and ,madame ,banti--,convivialities--,the ,prince's ,matre d',htel3 his cooking and anecdotes--,excursions in ,england3 views in ,cumberland1 ,cornwall1 ,devon1 ,somerset1 ,norfolk1 ,suffolk1 ,kent1 ,hampshire1 c4--,studies in the ,universities3 views of the ,colleges of ,oxford and ,cambridge--,malcolm's ',historical ,sketch of the ,art of ,caricaturing'--,wright's ',history of ,caricature and ,grotesque in ,literature and ,art'--,rowlandson as an etcher of the works of amateur caricaturists3 his own spirit lent to the productions of ,wigstead1 ,nixon1 ,woodward1 ,bunbury1 ,collings1 c4--,sketches of contemporary caricaturists3 ,william ,henry ,bunbury1 ,george ,moutard ,woodward1 ,henry ,wigstead1 the facetious ,john ,nixon--,the ,beef-steak ,club--,the 'well-bread man'--,collings1 artist and editor of the ',public ,ledger'--,caleb ,whiteford--',ephraim ,hardcastle'--,james ,heath--,george ,morland--,james ,gillray--,allusions to ,rowlandson in the ',life of ,james ,gillray1 the ,caricaturist1 with the ,story of his ,works and ,times'--,the position of caricaturists in relation to their contemporaries--,henry ,angelo1 the fencing master--,personal characteristics of satirists--,rowlandson's publisher1 ,rudolph ,ackermann3 sketch of his life--,conversazioni at the ',repository of ,arts'--,special qualities of ,rowlandson's productions--,esteem in which he was held by contemporaries--,his death and funeral #a #aggd-agha4 ,,early ,,productions4 ,a ,rotation ,office--,the ,village ,doctor--,a ,scene at ,streatham--,bozzy and ,piozzi--,special ,pleading--,the ,power of ,reflection--,e ,o1 or the ,fashionable ,vowels--,gambling ,tables--,charity ,covereth a ,multitude of ,sins--,bob ,derry--,luxury--,political and social caricatures for #agha #if #aghb-aghc4 ,amputation--,the ,rhedarium--,the ,discovery--,interior of a ,clockmaker's ,shop--,the ,times--,political and social caricatures for #aghc #ajg #aghd4 ,,political ,,caricatures4 ,the ,pit of ,acheron--,the ,fall of ,dagon--,the ,coalition--,fox and ,north ,ministries--,britannia ,roused--,the ,east ,india ,company--,the ,apostate ,jack ,robinson--,the ,champion of the ,people--,master ,billy's ,procession to ,grocers' ,hall--,the ,state ,auction--,the ,westminster ,election--,the ,hanoverian ,horse and the ,british ,lion--,the ,canvass--,the ,rival ,duchesses--,the ,rival ,candidates3 ,hon4 ,charles ,james ,fox1 ,lord ,hood1 ,sir ,cecil ,gray--,the ,devonshire1 or most ,approved ,manner of ,securing ,votes--,the ,poll--,fox1 the ,westminster ,watchman--,honest ,sam ,house--,lords of the ,bedchamber--,the ,court ,canvass of ,madame ,blubber--,wit's ,last ,stake1 or the ,cobbling ,voter and ,abject ,canvassers--,monsieur ,reynard--,the ,case is ,altered--,the ,hustings--,procession of the ,hustings after a ,successful ,canvass--,lord ,lonsdale--,the ,westminster ,mendicant--,the ,westminster ,deserter ,drumm'd out of the ,regiment--,court ,influence--,preceptor and ,pupil--,secret ,influences ,directing the ,new ,parliament--,for the ,benefit of the ,champion--,the ,petitioning ,candidate--,christopher ,atkinson1 a ',rogue in ,grain'--,john ,stockdale1 the ',bookselling ,blacksmith' #aaa ,,social ,,caricatures4 ,a ,sketch from ,nature--,english ,curiosity--,counsellor and ,client--,la ,politesse ,franoise--#aghd1 or the ,fashions of the ,day--,the ,vicar and ,moses--,money-lenders--,bookseller and ,author--,the ,historian ,animating the ,mind of a ,young ,painter--,billingsgate--,illustrations of ,conveyances--,rowlandson's imitations of modern drawings #ade #aghe4 ,the ,fall of ,achilles--,the ,golden ,apple1 or the ,modern ,paris--,defeat of the ,high and ,mighty ,balissimo ,corbettino and his ,famed ,cecilian ,forces--,the ,wonderful ,pig--,the ,waterfall--,comfort in the ,gout--,,vauxhall ,,gardens3 ,vauxhall ,characters--,vincent ,lunardi3 ,arostation ,out at ,elbows1 or the ,itinerant ,aronaut--,too ,many for a ,jew--,an ,essay on the ,sublime and ,beautiful--,the ,maiden ,speech--,captain ,epilogue--,col4 ,topham ,endeavouring with his ,squirt to ,extinguish the ,genius of ,holman--,persons and ,property ,protected by ,authority--,intrusion on ,study1 or the ,painter ,disturbed--,courtship--,filial ,affection1 or a ,trip to ,gretna ,green--,the ,reconciliation1 or the ,return from ,scotland--,lord ,eden and ,gen4 ,arnold--,harmony--,sympathy--,john ,gilpin--,tastes ,differ--,nap in the ,country--,nap in ,town--,sea ,amusement1 or ,commander-in-,chief of ,cup and ,ball on a ,cruise--,opera ,boxes #aeb #aghf4 ,box ,lobby ,loungers--,love and ,learning--,sketch of ,politics in ,europe1 ,january #aghf--,uncle ,toby 7the ,duke of ,richmond7--,an ,ordnance ,dream1 or ,planning ,fortifications--,luxury--,misery--,the ,morning ,dram--,count ,boruwloski 7the ,polish ,dwarf7 ,performing before the ,grand ,seigneur--,brewers' ,drays--,youth and ,age--,sailors ,carousing--,a ,theatrical ,chymist--,the ,return from ,sport--,a ,box ,lobby ,hero--,werter--,covent ,garden ,theatre--,illustrations to the poems of ',peter ,pindar' 7,dr4 ,wolcot7--',picturesque ,beauties of ,boswell' #ahj #aghg4 ,uncle ,george and ,black ,dick--,illustration to ,peter ,pindar's poems1 ',the ,lousiad1' ',peter's ,pension1' ',odes for the ,new ,year'--,the ,triumph of ,sentiment--,the ,triumph of ,hypocrisy--,transplanting of ,teeth 7,baron ,ron7--,the ,village ,forge--,a ,brewer's ,dray--,a ,posting ,inn--,a ,rural ,halt--,haymakers--,a ,sailor's ,family--,a ,college ,scene1 or a ,fruitless ,attempt on the ,purse of ,old ,squaretoes--,tragedy ,spectators--,comedy ,spectators--,love in the ,east--,the ,art of ,scaling--,modish--,prudent--,cribbage ,players #aii #aghh4 ,hunting ,series--,the ,meet--,the ,humours of ,st4 ,giles's--,warren ,hastings--,ague and ,fever--,lord ,hood--,the ,school for ,scandal--,the ,king's ,illness--,filial ,piety--,the ,prospect before us--,the ,regency ,struggle--,the ,restrictions--,the ,addresses--,the ,word-,eater--,blue and ,buff ,loyalty--,housebreakers--,love and ,dust--,luxury and ,desire--,lust and ,avarice--,stage ,coach and ,basket--,an ,epicure--,a ,comfortable ,nap in a ,post-chaise--,a ,fencing ,match--,the ,pea-,cart--,a ,print ,sale #bbc #aghi4 ,the ,regency ,restrictions--,the ,modern ,egbert1 or the ,king of ,kings--,the ,pittfall--,the ,propagation of a ,truth--,loose ,principles--,state ,butchers--,a ,new ,speaker--,britannia's ,support1 or the ,conspirators ,defeated--,going in ,state to the ,house of ,peers--,a ,sweating for ,opposition--,irish ,ambassadors ,extraordinary--,address from the ,parliament of ,ireland to the ,prince of ,wales--,the ,prince's ,answer--,the ,king's ,recovery--,irish ,ambassador's ,return--,rochester ,address--,grand ,procession to ,st4 ,paul's on ,st4 ,george's ,day1 #agih--,sergeant ,kite 7,duke of ,orleans7 ,recruiting at ,billingsgate--,grog on ,board--,tea on ,shore--,interruption1 or ,inconvenience of a ,lodging ,house--,a ,sufferer for ,decency--,the ,start--,the ,betting ,post--,the ,course--,the ,mount--,bay of ,biscay--,chelsea ,reach--,la ,place des ,victoires1 ,paris--,a ,dull ,husband #bdb #agij4 ,tythe ,pig--,a ,roadside ,inn--,frog-,hunting--,a ,butcher--,repeal of the ,test ,act--,a ,french ,family--,kick-up at a ,hazard ,table--,who ,tells ,first for a ,crown--,philip ,thicknesse--',an ,excursion to ,brighthelmstone1 made in the year #aghi'--,saloon at the ,pavilion1 ,brighton--,waiting for ,dinner--,at ,dinner--,after ,dinner--,preparing for ,supper--,four o'clock in ,town--,four o'clock in the ,country--,fox-,hunters ,relaxing--,john ,nichols--,miniature groups and scenes #bfh #agia4 ,the ,pantheon--,the ,prospect before us1 ,nos4 #a and #b--;,chaos is ,come ,again--,sheets of picturesque etchings--,the ,attack--,bardolph ,badgered--,an ,imperial ,stride--,the ,grand ,battle between the ,famous ,english ,cock and the ,russian ,hen--,a ,little ,tighter--,a ,little ,bigger--,damp ,sheets--,english ,barracks--,french ,barracks--,slugs in a ,sawpit--,the ,prince's jockey1 ,chiffney--,how to ,escape ,winning--,how to ,escape ,losing--,angelo's ,fencing ,rooms--,notorious ,fencers--,the ,inn-yard on ,fire--,a ,squall in ,hyde ,park--,illustrations to ,fielding's ',tom ,jones'--,smollett's ',adventures of ,peregrine ,pickle'--',dlices de la ,grande ,bretagne' #bhc #agib4 ,st4 ,james's and ,st4 ,giles's--,work for ,doctors' ,commons--,six ,stages of ,marring a ,face--,six ,stages of ,mending a ,face--,ruins of the ,pantheon--,hogarthian ,novelist3 ',adventures of ,roderick ,random'--,philosophy ,run ,mad--,on her ,last ,legs--,studious ,gluttons--,cold ,broth and ,calamity--,an ,italian ,family--,the ,hypochondriac--,benevolence--,the ,contrast3 which is ,best8 ,british ,liberty1 or ,french ,liberty8 #cjf #agic4 ,reform ,advised3 ,reform ,begun3 ,reform ,complete--,new ,shoes--,illustrations to ,smollett's novels--,illustrations to a ',narrative of the ,war'--,illustrations to ,fielding's novels #cai #agid4 ,the ,grandpapa--,the ,foreigner ,stared out of ,countenance--,traffic--,the ,invasion ,scare3 ,village ,cavalry ,practising in a ,farmyard--,a ,visit to the ,uncle--,a ,visit to the ,aunt--,bad ,news upon the ,stock ,exchange #cba #agie4 ,harmony3 ,effects of ,harmony3 ,discord--,a ,master of the ,ceremonies ,introducing a ,partner #cbf #agif4 ,sir ,alan ,gardiner--,portraits--,an ,impartial ,narrative of the ,war #cbg #agig4 ,theatrical ,candidate--,views in the ,netherlands--',tiens bien ton ,bonnet1 et toi1 defends ta ,queue'--,cupid's ,magic ,lanthorn #ccj #agih4 ,the ,hunt ,dinner--,illustrations to the ',comforts of ,bath1' in twelve plates--',the ,new ,bath ,guide1 or ,memoirs of the ,blunderhead ,family2 in a series of poetical epistles1' by ,christopher ,anstey--,views of ,london--,the ,invasion ,panic3 ,volunteers and ,recruiting--,the ,hungarian and ,highland ,broadsword ,exercise--,the ,glorious ,victory obtained over the ,french ,fleet off the ,nile1 ,august #a1 #agih1 by the gallant ,admiral ,lord ,nelson of the ,nile--,high ,fun for ,john ,bull1 or the ,republicans put to their ,last ,shift--,the ,discovery--',annals of ,horsemanship'--,the ,academy for ,grown ,horsemen--',love in ,caricature' #ccc #agii4 ,cries of ,london--,a ,charm for a ,democracy--,an ,artist ,travelling in ,wales--,nautical ,characters--,an ,irish howl--,etchings after the old masters--,st4 ,giles's ,courtship--,st4 ,james's ,courtship--,connoisseurs--,horse ,accomplishments--,comforts of the ,city--,procession of a ,country ,corporation--,forget and ,forgive--,a ,note of ,hand--,legerdemain--,a ,bankrupt ,cart1 or the ,road to ,ruin in the ,east--,subjects engraved after designs by ,bunbury--,distress--,hungarian and ,highland ,broadsword ,exercise--,loyal ,volunteers of ,london and the ,environs #ced ,,rowlandson ,,the ,,caricaturist4 ,buyers and readers of books1 all admirers of pictures1 drawings1 and engravings--in a word1 the intelligent1 and1 let us hope1 larger proportion of the community--are well aware1 if they are inclined to search for information in respect to the celebrities of art1 or would inquire into the personal careers of the renowned pioneers and practitioners of the serious branches of the profession1 of whatever period1 school1 or nationality1 that numerous sources of reference1 tolerably easy of access1 are open to the seeker without being driven far abroad in his quest4 ,illustration ,there exist1 as we are all thoroughly aware1 abundant lives of artists1 dictionaries of painters1 and other prolific sources of information upon the practisers of the sober walks of pictorial art1 with rich collections of engravings from their works1 in fact1 a complete library of delightful literature1 which goes far towards proving that the world at least acknowledges a slight interest in individuals as well as works1 and that people care to learn some particulars of the men who spent their industrious existences1 and devoted the gifts of their admitted genius and application to the humanising walks of life1 and to the fitting illustration of the world's universal passions and history1 or to the delineation of the ever-varying beauties of nature under picturesque aspects4 ,wealthy collectors1 the cultivated patrons of material refinement1 frequenters of picture galleries1 those who love pictures by instinct1 art amateurs1 and the hopeful and fervent student1 have alike a provision prepared for them in this regard1 which happily leaves little to be desired4 ,the memoirs of artists--men whose domestic and inner lives in so many instances teach lessons of gentleness1 simplicity1 and singleness of purpose1 of perseverance under difficulties2 making manifest to a world which is often slow to give them credit for the gifts that are in them1 the strong impulses of talent under untoward conditions--are1 for the most part1 tender memorials1 labours of love1 cherished productions of biographers1 whose own natural qualifications and trained appreciation of the subtler attractions of art have brought them into more intimate communion with the memorable subjects of their studies4 ,it has ever been a source of regret to the writer1 since his youthful fancies were first won by the marvels of grotesque art1 and the pleasant creations of the graphic humourists1 that while the names of the designers1 familiarly known as caricaturists--who have enriched the more playful branches of the profession--are household words1 no fitting memorials are to be found of the careers of these draughtsmen of true genius2 they knew their generation1 as is instanced in the inexhaustible memorials they have bequeathed their descendants in their works1 and while they were themselves thoroughly familiar with the varied aspects and workings of the social life with which they were surrounded1 their generation knew them not1 and took no care to preserve any record of the capricious wits whose pleasant inventions had often afforded them enjoyment4 ,the humourists1 who did so much to contribute towards the amusement of others1 have been suffered to pass away1 in too many cases1 as impersonalities4 ,the works of their fanciful and fertile imaginations have been accepted on all hands and allotted their recognised position among the other agreeable accessories of life1 while the gifted professors have1 with one or two notable exceptions1 which make the reverse the more marked1 been pretty generally passed over1 if they are thought of at all under the relationship of realistic characters1 as mythical beings1 less tangible--as regards their connection with the living people of their generations1 of whose persons1 habits1 and follies they have bequeathed animated instances to posterity--than the most weird and fantastic creations of their own pencils or etching-points1 emanations of the mind1 whose utmost substance amounts to paper1 and printing-ink1 and ideas4 ,illustration ,the whimsical conceptions which owe their origin to ,gillray1 ,rowlandson1 ,bunbury1 ,ramberg1 ,woodward1 ,dighton1 ,nixon1 ,newton1 ,boyne1 ,collings1 ,kingsbury1 ,isaac ,cruikshank1 his son1 'the glorious ,george1' the veteran calcographist1 who has just passed away full of years and reputation1 ,lane1 ,heath1 ,seymour1 and a bevy of their contemporaries1 were in their day tolerably familiar1 their etchings and sketches were in the hands of the print-buying public of the period1 and they enjoy1 as far as these relics of the past are concerned1 a posthumous reputation which varies according to the merits of their productions1 a generation or two having assigned them their just relative positions on the ladder of fame2 all the inimitable amusing travesties which reproduce the manners1 and even the sentiments of past celebrities and perished generations1 owe their creation to artists who were suffered to labour in partial obscurity2 while the creatures of their brains were in the hands of every one1 their contemporaries1 for the most part1 did not trouble themselves sufficiently to reflect whether the designers had any real existence1 possibly classing the actual1 practical1 living1 and working men under the category of abstract ideas in their own minds1 impalpable atomies1 less substantial than their tangible satirical pictures1 which enjoyed a popular circulation4 ,the late ,thomas ,wright1 ,f4,s4,a4 7with the collaboration of an earnest worker in the same field1 the late ,f4 ,w4 ,fairholt1 ,f4,s4,a41 who contributed the valuable aid of his pencil71 has done a great deal for the subject in his ',history of the ,grotesque in ,literature and ,art1' and still more in his ',caricature ,history of the ,three ,georges4' ',the ,caricature ,history of the ,fourth ,george1' which offers a still wider field of selection1 as regards political and pictorial squibs and satires1 has yet to appear4 ,illustration ,a preliminary contribution to the history of caricature1 as an attempt to repair in some measure the oversight of indifferent contemporaries1 ',the ,works of ,james ,gillray the ,caricaturist1 with the ,story of his ,life and ,times1' published under the auspices of ,messrs4 ,chatto and ,windus1 has already met with a favourable reception at the hands of the press and the public2 the present writer devoted several years to the completion of the volume1 with the solitary end in view of associating the artist more intimately with his works1 in the estimation of the public1 before it was too late4 ,mr4 ,thomas ,wright1 as an indefatigable pioneer in a comparatively unbeaten track1 deserved personal recognition on the strength of his important contributions1 bearing on the political history of the ,house of ,hanover1 as duly set forth in the present writer's introduction1 and to his name was offered such repute as was conferred by the editorship4 ,the writer1 from his gleanings in the same direction1 has been able to offer the public a sketch of the ',life of ,henry ,bunbury the ,caricaturist1' with slighter croquis of his contemporaries4 ,during the interval since the first intention of compiling the present volume as a further contribution to the literature of caricature assumed a definite form1 some ten years back1 the preparation of the work1 imperfect and incomplete as it confessedly must remain--a mere bauche at best--has been proceeding by slow and toilsome stages1 the self-imposed task being rendered a more difficult one than in the instance of ,james ,gillray1#a from the disheartening circumstance that it is utterly impossible to arrive at anything approaching a comprehensive view of the works of ,rowlandson2 no adequate collection being in existence1 as far as the writer has discovered1 with the possible exception of an accumulation in the hands of ,mr4 ,harvey of ,st4 ,james's ,street1 the advantages of which gathering 7it has been going on steadily for years7 have hitherto remained inaccessible to the editor1 the possessor's time having been too occupied by the requirements of his other engagements to permit him to arrange the prints as he wishes4 ,this circumstance is to be regretted1 since ,mr4 ,harvey admits the personal interest he feels in caricature1 upon which1 when communicatively inclined1 he is able to furnish very valuable information1 in part the results of his own wide experience as a purchaser1 and still more1 perhaps1 of painstaking investigations conducted for his private delectation2 as his position and opportunities enable him to gratify his tastes in this direction to the fullest extent1 it is hinted that on occasions he may feel disposed to furnish the critic with certain valuable facts of a special nature1 drawn from the results of his own practical investigations in directions not generally available4 ,this gentleman is1 undoubtedly1 an authority1 and as1 it is believed1 he possesses unrivalled opportunities for forming a unique collection of prints by any master whose works he may fancy1 the writer has1 from season to season for the past six years1 deferred the completion of his volume on the faith of a generous-sounding promise that he should be allowed to consult ,mr4 ,harvey's collection of prints by ,rowlandson1 which1 according to his knowledge1 must be both interesting and valuable1 and may possibly contain a great deal that has escaped his previous researches1 however zealously they may have been instituted4 ,illustration ,the sacrifice of time1 labour1 and patience involved in attempting to compile anything approaching a fairly compendious summary of ,rowlandson's etchings is simply incredible4 ,the desire to furnish a complete catalogue1 though seemingly reasonable in itself at the first glance1 is discovered upon experience to be practically impossible1 and hence out of the question as regards arrangement2 the productions of the artist1 multiplied by pen1 graver1 and etching-point1 as supplied by the hand of the master1 or reproduced by other engravers1 are legion1 and where the examples are scattered no amount of application can adequately ascertain4 ,as far as kindly assistance is concerned1 the writer has to acknowledge1 with sincere gratitude1 that where his previous experience has taught him to anticipate courtesies1 he has been gratified in the highest degree1 and he is proud to record that he once more finds himself indebted for cordial sympathy to the best qualified experts of the day4 ,illustration ,mr4 ,g4 ,w4 ,reid1#b the respected keeper of the prints and drawings in the ,british ,museum1 with ,messrs4 ,fagan and ,donaghue1 urbane members of his staff1 have at all times made his access easy to the invaluable collection of social and political caricatures in his department2 ,mr4 ,george ,bullen 7whose affability and scholarly acquirements are proverbial71 the respected keeper of the printed books in the same magnificent national institution1 has been able to facilitate the writer's quest of illustrations and caricatures by ,rowlandson1 so far as they come within the scope of the important department which that gentleman so efficiently administers2 the obliging and accomplished custodian of the superb collection belonging to the ,bibliothque ,nationale of ,france has most readily allowed the writer to avail himself of the select and valuable gathering of caricatures by ,rowlandson1 which are to be found under his charge4 ,it must be mentioned that the caricature resources of the royal collection in the museum at ,brussels were as courteously placed at his service by the well-informed custodian1 who1 it may be added1 takes a considerable individual interest in this branch as illustrative of men and manners under special aspects4 ,the writer has pursued his perquisitions as far as the national state collection of engravings contained in the ,trippenhuizen ,museum1 ,amsterdam4 ,these magnificent national institutions are all1 more or less1 rich in caricatures of an historical description1 but unfortunately1 as regards the success of the present undertaking1 the works of ,rowlandson1 numerous as they are1 happen to be the reverse of the strong features of their collections of satirical prints1 either political or social4 ,the writer has accordingly been thrown back1 to a dispiriting extent1 on his own necessarily restricted resources2 and the numerous illustrations which accompany this volume are for the most part unavoidably drawn from his own folios4 ,the principal source from whence it was hoped the best information could be detached proved utterly and exceptionally valueless2 the writer refers to the important publishing establishments 7and the successors who carry on the firms at the present day71 whence the far-famed caricatures were originally issued4 ,the firms of the ,humphries1 ,hollands1 ,jackson1 ,j4 ,r4 ,smith1 and others under whose auspices the artist's earliest1 and in several instances most finished and ambitious works1 first secured their lasting reputation1 have long become extinct1 as far as the editor is informed4 ,but three leading print-publishing houses1 established by ,rowlandson's principal patrons1 to whom the publication of the major part of his works was due1 are still flourishing1 under conditions modified to harmonise with the requirements of the present age1 by descendants and successors of the well-known founders4 ,these resources have proved1 however1 a disappointing failure1 as far as assistance towards the compilation of a catalogue of the artist's productions is concerned4 ,to ,mr4 ,rudolph ,ackermann1 the respected inaugurator of the ',repository of ,arts1' a truly liberal and enterprising gentleman1 who will be referred to at greater length in the course of this volume1 ,rowlandson 7with many other professional artists and authors7 was deeply indebted both for business-like co-operation1 for the pains he took to sell the artist's countless original drawings1 for personal encouragement1 untiring friendship1 and pecuniary accommodation4 ,messrs4 ,ackermann have unfortunately preserved no account of the numerous publications due to the hand of the caricaturist1 and issued for half-a-century by their respected firm1 nor have they any collection of impressions from the plates they gave to the public4 ,illustration ,the same observation applies to ,mr4 ,william ,tegg1 whose father1 the indefatigable and well-known ,thomas ,tegg of ,cheapside1 published hundreds of the satirist's later and cruder caricatures1 which were more generally familiar in the windows of printsellers1 c41 since copies were multiplied to a larger extent than was practicable in the case of delicately finished aquatints1 which gave fewer impressions1 and commanded higher prices4 ,consequently1 ,rowlandson is better known to the public by his least desirable prints1 and under his most common-place aspect4 ,mr4 ,s4 ,w4 ,fores seems to have issued an important proportion of ,rowlandson's larger and more valuable plates1 with the addition of an immense number of small subjects etched by ,rowlandson1 and finished by clever aquatinters1 published in a more costly form than was generally the custom of the time4 ,the successors of this gentleman have mentioned that the firm has not preserved any list of the publications issued under its original and well-recognised standing1 in respect to satirical production1 as ,fores' ,caricature ,museum1 but it is understood that1 at the present writing1 there still remains in the house a collection1 in huge volumes1 of early impressions from the multitudinous plates issued from the establishment under its earlier auspices--a publisher's summary1 in short1 such as1 it is to be regretted1 is rarely preserved for any length of time4 ,unfortunately1 owing to the exigencies of their modern print business1 the writer has not been permitted to consult this highly interesting collection2 he has1 however1 been informed1 as an equivocal sort of consolation for his discomfiture1 by the member of the firm to whom his application was addressed1 that the major part of the prints1 as far as the works of ,rowlandson are concerned1 are of a political character1 and that the interesting and valuable social engravings are wanting2 he also learns that nothing of importance by ,rowlandson is to be found in this collection4 ,illustration ,illustration ,it is worthy of note1 that the majority of the caricatures described in the present work1 as published by ,s4 ,w4 ,fores1 belong almost entirely to the more attractive order of social satires1 and pictorial skits at home and abroad1 or cartoons levelled at the leaders of fashion1 holding up the prevalent follies of the hour to legitimate ridicule4 ,the writer confesses that he is inclined to feel a deeper regret at his inability to describe these political prints1 presuming his informant1 who certainly ought to know1 is correct in this conclusion1 since he is unable to account for their existence1 as amongst the immense number of caricatures published by ,s4 ,w4 ,fores1 he has not hitherto lighted upon the series in question4 ,rowlandson's political prints--which1 as the reader will realise in the progress of this compilation1 are numerous enough in all conscience--were mostly published1 as regards the early examples1 by ,humphries 7a few of the somewhat hackneyed ,westminster ,election set1 #aghd1 were due to ,s4 ,w4 ,fores1 it is acknowledged72 while his later productions in this field1 such as the succession of plates attacking ,buonaparte1 were issued from ,ackermann's ,repository of ,arts1 or circulated by ,thomas ,tegg 7like the series treating of that ,delicate ,investigation1 the ,clarke scandal71 according to the circumstances of the artist's employment or the cost of the plates4 ,popular prices being a requisition in the case of the sets published from the ,city1 a coarser method of execution1 with unmistakable instances of haste1 detract in an unqualified degree from the interest of these prints1 as instances of the artist's ability1 which is exhibited to greater advantage in productions where his skill was allowed a more liberal exercise1 as is evidenced in the capitally executed plates published by the ,west ,end print-selling firms4 ,the hopeful chances of aid from fountain-heads1 upon experience1 diminished to zero2 and1 while obstacles multiplied1 the writer found it necessary to redouble his energy4 ,as it proved that his own collection must1 in the end1 serve as the main source of reliance1 fresh efforts were made to increase his gathering1 and valuable additions were gradually secured4 ,the process was somewhat tedious and costly withal1 but it was the only course left open1 unless the intention was renounced after the work had been advertised in progress4 ,print-sellers' shops1 at home and abroad1 were ransacked1 and auctions of engravings were attended1 whenever the alluring word caricatures occurred in the catalogue4 ,the supply was remarkably limited1 the demand considerable and increasing2 and prices1 from the nature of the request1 shortly became unreasonable4 ,choice caricatures1 or those in fairly good condition1 were pushed up to nearly the prices of the original drawings1 and even at these enhanced rates but few examples were forthcoming4 ,in ,paris1 ,brussels1 and ,london1 a five-pound note became about a fair equivalent for a moderately fine impression after ,rowlandson1 if the plate were large and the subject important or curious1 while for certain of the more sought-after examples1 this rate was doubled2 for such plates as ,vauxhall ,gardens1 dealers expect a still larger price--indeed1 five-and-twenty pounds have been demanded in many instances4 ,the chances of fresh examples by ,rowlandson coming into the market have decreased1 and possibly the competition will relax when there is no longer a chance of exciting it4 ,illustration ,the writer has necessarily made the acquaintance of several gentlemen who are fervent collectors of ,rowlandson's works1 and he by no means ignores his obligations to those happy possessors of rarer specimens1 who have frequently carried them off with an air of conquest from discomfited rival amateurs1 the condition of their purses1 and the artistic enthusiasm aroused at the moment1 rendering similar triumphs comparatively facile1 when incidental questions as to actual worth are too insignificant to engage the attention4 ,certain collectors of eminence1 who are discriminating selectors of caricatures1 well qualified to judge of their technical merits1 and who1 further1 are well posted up in curious and out-of-the-way points of the political and social histories of the times thus illustrated1 have volunteered the results of their researches2 these good-natured offers have arrived too late to be available1 but the writer is not the less indebted to the kindness which prompted the action2 in an earlier and preparatory stage1 these advances would have been of considerable value and assistance4 ,illustration ,so much for the materials2 perhaps too much stress has been laid1 as far as the reader's patience is concerned1 on the preliminary difficulties which have hindered and weakened the execution of the writer's desire to reproduce1 by pencil and pen1 a fair gathering of the works of our greatest humorous designers1 an idea long cherished1 and tardily carried out1 as regards the first part of his task1 ,james ,gillray2 and beset1 as he has recounted1 in respect to ,,thomas ,,rowlandson1 the concluding portion1 by unforeseen impediments and technical difficulties which it would be tedious to enumerate2 they may1 however1 in a minor degree1 be taken into consideration as a plea for the obvious shortcomings of this laborious compilation1 and1 while inclining rigid specialists to be less exacting1 induce critics to regard the unavoidable faults of the performance with lenient forbearance4 ,illustration ,for the space of a century1 ,rowlandson's caricatures1 which are more properly croquis of the life which surrounded him1 have continued to afford delight to the appreciators of graphic humour1 from the date1 #agge1 when he sent his first contribution to the ,royal ,academy4 ,it was only this year 7#ahgh7 that a pair of his remarkably spirited drawings1 ,faro ,table at ,devonshire ,house1 and ,a ,gaming ,table1 attracted considerable praise and attention on the walls of the ,grosvenor ,gallery4 ,although the artist was master of the most elegant refinement1 both of delineation and colouring1 and produced the most delicious female heads with that lightness and daintiness of touch which was his peculiar gift1 bringing all the graces1 sparkle and animation of the ,french school to bear upon the models of winsome female beauty our own favoured isles produced for the exercise of his pencil1 we are constrained to admit1 thus early in our summary1 that too many of his productions are strongly tinctured by that coarseness of subject and sentiment which has been held to disfigure the works of contemporary humorists2 his wit1 it must be remembered1 was of the jocose school of ,smollett and ,fielding1 and in justice it must be taken into consideration that his designs1 even in their most uncompromising and grosser aspects1 simply reflect the colour of a period which was the reverse of squeamish1 and1 as has been pertinently observed by the late ,thomas ,wright1 'of a generation celebrated for anything rather than delicacy4' ,illustration ,the artist was pretty generally recognised as the famous illustrator of ,doctor ,syntax and ,the ,dance of ,death1 and in this relation he is fairly acknowledged by posterity2 this limited view1 as the present volume is designed to demonstrate1 being far indeed from an adequate acknowledgment of his proper artistic standing4 ,rowlandson's higher qualifications1 as a draughtsman in water-colours of remarkable merit1 a portrait-painter of felicitous promise1 and the originator of countless witty and pointed conceptions1 were discovered more tardily4 ,his surprising facility for representing the human figure1 with knowledge and freedom of execution1 his marvellous power of combining groups and crowds of figures in active movement1 his grasp of expression1 and fluency of colour and handling1 were more particularly admitted 7though in a sense they have since been lost sight of7 after the ,exhibition of #ahfb1 where two of his truly characteristic subjects1 of considerable size1 made their appearance on the walls1 to the amazement and delight of the spectators1 who had no previous acquaintance with his whimsical genius4 ,these two drawings1 which opened the eyes of the world to his gifts for a little season1 are entitled ,an ,english ,review and ,a ,french ,review2 they originally formed a very noticeable feature on the walls of the ,royal ,academy in #aghf2 it is believed that eventually they came into the possession of the ,prince of ,wales1 and1 with the rest of ,george ,,iv4's collection1 have remained in keeping of the royal family ever since1 her gracious ,majesty1 the ,queen1 being pleased to lend them1 with other fine representative examples of art1 to the ,exhibition ,commissioners of #ahfb4 ,the ,english ,review1 and its companion drawing1 a ,french ,review1 hang at ,windsor ,castle1 where we are informed there is a very large accumulation of caricatures1 drawings and prints1 put away in a closet1 in the order of their appearance2 which1 it is likely1 have remained undisturbed for generations4 ,it is not impossible that1 hidden away in this mass of satirical productions1 may be found the series of drawings1 notoriously of a free tendency as regards subject1 which ,rowlandson is understood to have produced for the delectation of ,george ,,iv4 ,a collection of a similar description was1 as we learn from the same authority1 destroyed by a nobleman well known for his princely liberality1 on the death of the patron who had selected the subjects4 ,in the unrivalled collection of water-colour drawings of the ,english school1 which are found on the walls of the sumptuous permanent ,museum of ,art at ,south ,kensington1 are exhibited three characteristic examples of ,rowlandson's talents in the caricature direction4 ,the ,parish ,vestry1 #aghd1 a humorous and spirited drawing1 belonging to the artist's best time1 formed part of the munificent gift made by ,mr4 ,william ,smith to the nation2 as did the second example1 entitled ,brook ,green ,fair1 which we should assign to about the year #ahjj4 ,the third drawing1 representing ,the old ,elephant and ,castle ,inn1 ,newington1 is also due to a liberal donor1 being the gift of ,g4 ,w4 ,atkinson1 ,esq4 ,illustration ,as has been related1 the caricaturist produced thousands of capital drawings1 delicately tinted1 excelling in all styles2 and from these original designs1 he executed in turn thousands of spirited etchings with his own hand1 which were frequently coloured to reproduce the first sketches1 or aquatinted by engravers 7sometimes by himself71 in imitation of drawings tenderly shaded in ,indian ink1 to which1 in some instances1 the resemblance is sufficiently faithful to deceive the eye of anyone who is not familiar with this method of reproduction4 ,it must be borne in mind--and we insist the more earnestly on this point1 as1 from some incomprehensible wilfulness1 it has seemingly been suffered to sink out of sight for a time--in treating of ,rowlandson1 that the man was essentially an artist2 it is undoubtedly true that he was gifted 7perhaps we might consider fatally as far as his proper estimation is concerned7 with the faculty known as caricature1 and he excelled in burlesque1 but his successes were sufficiently high in other branches of the artist's profession to indicate that he was equally qualified by original talents1 by academic training which he might have turned to the best advantage1 by a sense of the beautiful unusually keen1 and a happy power of expressing his first impressions1 to take a foremost place amongst the best recognised masters of the early ,english school1 to whose body he might have been an ornament1 if he had not preferred his chosen calling of 'a free-lance' with a roving commission to work mischief4 ,his remarkable gifts of originality1 ever fertile1 and apparently exhaustless1 and facile powers of invention1 either pleasant or terrific1 which seemed spontaneous1 were in his case insurmountable hindrances1 instead of promoting his advancement and reputation as a painter of acknowledged value and eminence4 ,he had the calamity--so fatal1 in his and many other instances1 to serious application--to succeed without sensible effort2 from the very first his progress was a series of triumphs2 none of the students of the ,academy could draw such ludicrous and yet life-like figures1 and thus his popularity with his fellow-labourers was assured2 his studies from the nude1 both in ,london and in ,paris1 were wonderful for the rapid ease and talent with which they were executed1 and hence arose another source of glorification1 and although personal vanity has never been mentioned in connection with the artist 7he being thoroughly blind to everything but his own particular hobbies71 the professors at home and abroad1 and the members of the ,academy themselves1 were proud to patronise in their classes such precocious ability1 which could accomplish the most difficult delineations without effort1 and thus reflected credit on their schools2 and the prodigy who drew from the life1 in his youth1 as vigorously and well as the most painstaking adepts in their maturity1 could not fail to receive a dangerous amount of admiration1 which tempted him to depend upon trifling exertions1 and left his ambition without a spur4 ,illustration ,while yet in his boyhood he was recognised as a genius1 and was unhappily flattered into becoming a wayward one2 the very fluency of his pencil1 and the fidelity of his memory towards the grotesque side of things proved his stumbling-blocks4 ,it is with more than a passing shade of regret that we reflect1 with his far-seeing colleagues at the ,academy and elsewhere1 how eminent a painter was lost in the development of a caricaturist1 admirable and unsurpassed in his own branch as ,rowlandson must admittedly remain4 ,the gifts which were in the man were marvellous1 and beyond this he possessed nerve to persevere1 and manly resolution to sustain his exertions1 as he proved in his youth1 and subsequently demonstrated when past life's meridian1 times then being less prosperous1 since fortunes and legacies had long ceased to fall in adventitiously1 but the very excitement of setting the little world wondering1 and making the public smile1 while his tickled audience accorded him the cheapest popularity by crowding in admiration round his travesties1 turned the wilful artist away from serious application1 where no immediate fun was to be secured for either the limner or his following4 ,rowlandson's sense of feminine loveliness1 of irresistible graces of face1 expression1 and attitude1 was unequalled in its way2 several of his female portraits have been mistaken for sketches by ,gainsborough or ,moreland1 and as such1 it is possible1 since the caricaturist is so little known in this branch1 that many continue to pass current4 ,from #aggg to #agha1 five years of ,rowlandson's residence in ,wardour ,street1 with all the freshness of his academic studies1 and the laurels unfaded he had won in the schools1 with golden opinions1 as a youth of paramount promise1 indulged by the most eminent of the ,royal ,academicians and the ,french professors1 the artist practised the more laborious and prosaic1 but surer branch of portrait-painting with success1 and his pictures were duly received by his patrons and well-wishers amongst the omnipotent ,forty1 and found their place on the walls of the ,royal ,academy ,exhibition without a break--no barren compliment when it is remembered that his compeers were ,reynolds1 ,gainsborough1 and ,hoppner1 and that of the two or three hundred works selected for the gallery at the period referred to1 the superb canvases of the artists named constituted an average of over ten per cent4 of the entire exhibits4 ,illustration ,if we but think for a passing instant over the winsome portraitures of fair women1 whose faces live1 for the delectation of all time1 on the canvases of ,sir ,joshua ,reynolds1 ,gainsborough1 ,romney1 and a few lesser luminaries1 it is cruel to realise that ,rowlandson1 from sheer wantonness 7promoted by what seemed a happy hit in #aghd71c neglected his opportunities in the direction of portraiture1 with an indifference which1 while proving his disinterestedness and superiority to mere profit1 is the more exasperating when we are frequently told1 as every one of ,rowlandson's contemporaries who has mentioned the caricaturist never fails to reiterate1 that the successive presidents of the ,royal ,academy1 the great ,reynolds1 the royally patronised ,west1 the courtly and fashionable ,lawrence1 the very men we have mentioned who were1 it must be conceded1 the most competent judges on the point1 pronounced their conviction that his abilities entitled to acceptance1 as one of themselves1 a brother artist whose addition to their ranks they would have gloried to acknowledge1 since he had the undoubted genius to reflect a lustre on the ,academy1 if he had exerted his talents in the recognised channels1 and withstood the impulse of his notoriety for producing irresistibly droll novelties1 which1 as they foresaw1 must infallibly prove pernicious to the practice of sober portraiture4 ,the versatile acquirements of our artist may1 in a sense1 be looked upon as an infirmity1 a theory which had been thoroughly established while the subject of it remained in the flesh1 and enjoyed a certain perverse gratification in contributing to support its soundness and perspicacity4 ,illustration ,in landscape art we discover ,rowlandson successfully rivalling the most respected practitioners in water-colours amongst his contemporaries1 and helping the younger professional generation1 that carried the art to perfection1 to discard the obsolete theories of blackness for clear translucid colouring4 ,his studies after nature are much esteemed1 and are to be occasionally recognised in galleries and collections4 ,it is a sufficiently capricious circumstance which has come within our experience--we have heard it asserted confidently more than once--that ,rowlandson1 the simple harmonious colourist and ready draughtsman1 whose brush with limpid tints so deftly translated on paper the charms of sylvan scenes2 the truthful artist who pictured the forest1 fall1 and glade1 the distant hamlets amidst the foliage1 the picturesque windings of the silver stream1 the rustic cottages1 the cattle wending leisurely through the fertile pastures1 the mellow atmosphere1 and the far-extending horizon1 is often held a distinct individual from that other universally known ,rowlandson--of equivocal reputation1 it is hinted--whose daring reed-pen produced grotesques which perhaps were inimitable1 but which1 it is certain1 were often indefensibly vulgar4 ,the artist's facility was so considerable that1 had he been less scrupulous 7his horror of fraud and imposition1 especially in their pecuniary reference1 was implacable1 in spite of1 or perhaps in contradistinction to1 his other levities71 he could have allowed his own productions1 in the manner of his reputable contemporaries1 and even of deceased celebrities1 whose subjects and method he chose to imitate as a question of pure ingenuity--7while his own style is above all difficult to reproduce7--to pass current as veritable originals by the masters4 ,a book of etchings consisting entirely of these imitations is described in the course of this work1 and he has managed to assume1 without copying any particular picture1 the modus operandi of the artists1 and has varied his own manner of execution and disguised his salient individualities with such subtlety1 that1 even to the etching-point1 slight trace of ,rowlandson remains to betray the acknowledged imposition4 ,in his sketches after nature1 as we have ventured to advance in respect to his female portraits and delicious studies from life1 in many instances it is difficult to distinguish between the artless rustic groupings and charming pastoral drawings by ,george ,moreland and ,thomas ,gainsborough1 let alone those of ,barrett1 ,hills1 ,howitt1 ,pugh1 and other of his associates 7who executed pictures lightly outlined with a reed-pen1 shaded with a warm tint and delicately washed with transparent water-colours1 as was then the process71#d and the acknowledged contributions of our versatile genius to this department1 in the earlier stages of the captivating art of water-colour drawing4 ,illustration ,the writer1 in the course of his preparation for this work1 has been at the pains to consult more than one well-recognised artist of reputation and authority2 seeking for hints from professors whose celebrity extended well back towards the beginning of the nineteenth century2 these respected ancients1 who are now nearly all gathered to the shades to join the subject of this volume1 being from their age1 knowledge1 and experience1 as well as from the traditions of their earlier masters1 most likely to know and remember circumstances of a special character bearing upon the subject4 ,some of these worthies were actually working as contemporaries of the caricaturist who departed fifty years ago4 ,the last time the writer met ,george ,cruikshank1 a few months before that truly splendid old gentleman passed away1 full of years and honour1 to his well-earned repose1 he took occasion to allude to the veteran's acknowledged admiration for the works of his extraordinarily endowed predecessor1 ,james ,gillray1 in whose footsteps he had very literally commenced his career1 being selected during the lifetime of the gifted caricaturist 7when ,gillray's genius had proved too exacting for the tension of his faculties1 and his reason had unhappily departed1 never to be restored beyond an occasional lucid flitter7 to complete several plates which the attacks of his malady had suspended4 ,george ,cruikshank1 the most deservedly popular of the name1 was not a little proud of having been thought worthy1 while still a very young man 7,gillray's faculties were deranged in #ahaa71 to take up the plates of the first genius that has adorned his art4 ,with the earnestness of his disposition1 and perhaps with characteristic partiality1 he regarded the unfortunate ,gillray as the greatest man1 in his eyes1 who ever lived1 indisputably 'the prince of caricaturists1' as he has appropriately christened him1 and this title1 won from a loving disciple1 who1 in his turn1 became still more famous1 is likely to last as long as the great caricaturist is remembered4 ,illustration ,george ,cruikshank voluntarily called on the writer to express the interest he good-naturedly felt in certain slight records of past caricaturists then publishing1 and to communicate some valuable facts about the works of his father1 a meritorious artist whose reputation would be widely increased if his pictures1 exhibited at the ,royal ,academy1 were better known4 ,on a subsequent occasion the cheery veteran imparted various anecdotes on the subject within his knowledge1 but confessed that he had never been admitted to terms of personal familiarity with either ,gillray or ,rowlandson in the flesh4 ,it was his father1 ,isaac ,cruikshank--for whose graphic powers in the same walk he expressed the best deserved and truest filial respect--who enjoyed their intimacy1 and it was he who related 7with a genial force happily done justice to by his descendant7 to his deeply interested son the circumstances with which ,george was acquainted4 ,the writer was naturally eager to gather1 while there was yet time1 any facts which might be of importance for the furtherance of his contemplated sketch of ,rowlandson's career1 which was then occupying all his energies1 from the last representative of the famous caricaturists1 who formed1 in himself1 so desirable a link with the generation of the ,georgian epoch1 which had been dissolved into the thinnest elements for three-fourths of a century back4 ,cruikshank expressed the most cordial interest in the undertaking1 and genially declared1 by way of an encouragement1 which is the writer's most appreciated reward1 that he should look forward to its successful completion1 and further promised that if1 in revising his notes1 and the personal memoirs1 touching upon such kindred topics 7which1 as he imparted1 had long employed his leisure71 he could discover any allusions of an interesting description to his gifted contemporary ,rowlandson1 or any similar memoranda left by his father1 he would communicate them for the benefit of the present volume4 ,his death has unfortunately prevented the accomplishment of this valued service1 which was volunteered spontaneously with his well-known readiness to confer favours4 ,illustration ,illustration ,the point about ,rowlandson which had most impressed ,george ,cruikshank is somewhat original1 and properly belongs to this part of our subject2 hence we have been glad to have an opportunity of quoting the trustworthy authority of the aged caricaturist4 ',rowlandson1' said ,george1 'was a remarkable man in most respects2' the waywardness of his youth and the notoriety of his gambling days seemed to have rather prejudicially influenced the mind of his simpler successor1 who had taken his place in #ahbg1 as he had1 almost of right1 succeeded to the working-table and unfinished plates of ,james ,gillray1 many years before4 ,cruikshank1 moreover1 considered that ,rowlandson's academical successes1 his successful rivalry of ,mortimer in depicting the nude1 the knowledge of his art and the fluency he had acquired1 were altogether exceptional features in the profession of a caricaturist1 to his ,english views2 but1 according to his kindly creed1 mellowed by age--his steel a trifle tempered since his own youth1 when his shafts too were not without poignancy--',rolley' was somewhat unreflecting1 and reckless in exposing the infirmities of others1 having but scant regard for his own reputation or the feelings of society1 and further he had suffered himself to be led away from the exercise of his legitimate subjects1 to produce works of a reprehensible tendency1 which respectable dictum will probably find numerous subscribers4 ,illustration3 ,a ,,shipping ,,scene4 ,strangely as it may sound1 it was not as a caricaturist that ,rowlandson had gained ,cruikshank's admiration2 he appreciated the artist enthusiastically as an accomplished water-colour painter1 the equal in his opinion of most of the founders of our special school4 ,rowlandson's masterly power over the delineation of the figure1 and his happy gift1 amounting almost to inspiration1 of portraying female charms of face and person1 deserved high regard in ,cruikshank's estimation2 his peculiarly felicitous pictures of quaint ,continental life1 and the examples his free and scholarly handling held out1 as admirable models of style to the ,french caricaturists of his day2 the social sketches produced in ,paris at the beginning of the century1 though remarkable for neatness and delicacy1 being laborious1 formal1 timid1 and wanting in that racy comicality1 and dashing power of expression1 characterising the drawings under consideration1 to which ,george accorded unqualified praise4 ,illustration ,it was chiefly for his skill in landscape delineation that ,cruikshank respected the artist under discussion1 and more especially1 as he declared1 warming with his reminiscences of the drawings he called to mind1 he had never seen anything superior1 in his estimation1 to ,rowlandson's water-side and maritime sketches1 for their clear freshness and simple air of fidelity to nature2 the banks of the river1 the 'pool' filled with vessels1 wharves1 landing-places1 ports1 and naval stations1 with the noble men-of-war lying off2 and the bustling craft1 travelling between the fleet and the shore2 the groups of busy figures1 far and near1 happily introduced in a state of seeming activity2 the shipping1 which he drew with picturesque ease and dexterity1 his far-spreading landscapes and distant horizons1 the treatment of the water1 the movement of his skies1 and the general sense of expanse and atmosphere1 were beautiful in the extreme1 all noted down1 as they were1 without apparently a second thought1 with the slightest possible labour1 recalling in a forcible degree the drawings of ,william ,vandevelde1 who was1 in ,cruikshank's opinion1 the only artist whose marine studies could be quoted in comparison with those of ,rowlandson4 ,illustration ,illustration3 ,,the ,,quay4 ,we are necessarily anxious to avoid the suspicion of attempting to prove too much1 and it must be admitted that we do not pronounce ,rowlandson a ,rubens1 a ,william ,vandevelde1 a ,reynolds1 and a ,moreland1 all at once2 any more than we can be deluded into the belief that his landscape drawings might be claimed by ,turner1 ,girtin1 ,de ,wint1 ,fielding1 or ,david ,cox4 ,in treating of our artist in relation to the truly great names which have been frequently put into contrast with his own1 it must not be forgotten that his works are spoken of1 as they exist1 under their modest condition of sketches manipulated in the very slightest manner possible1 and1 if considered at all in juxtaposition with those of the higher luminaries1 it is only by the side of studies executed under similar circumstances2 it would be a piece of pretension1 entirely out of character on our part1 to even suggest submitting ,rowlandson's attempts in the most respectable exercise of his talents in competition with the more substantial finished and ambitious pictures bequeathed us by the select few of really eminent painters1 whose unrivalled works cannot fail to afford the most unqualified delight to all cultivated lovers of art of whatever school4 ,their productions are admitted to stand alone1 even though there exist diversities of opinion1 schisms1 and heresies in regard to the generality of the profession4 99 99 99 99 99 ,in resuming our summary of ,rowlandson's conceptions in the caricature branch1 we must notice1 while contemplating his strongly characterised works1 that1 while the rest of his competitors in the grotesque walk have in most examples left no record of their prints beyond the plates on which they were executed1 for every subject he has produced of his own designing1 at least one corresponding drawing has existed1 and frequently three or four variations of leading ideas are worked out as completed pictures1 without1 however1 any appearance of experimentalising under difficulties of execution--technical points never puzzled his skill2 and such daring flights as ,rubens ventured with the brush1 in the way of foreshortened and difficult attitudes1 ,rowlandson's reed-pen accomplished right merrily1 as if by its own volition1 and without a thought on the part of its highly-trained wielder1 about such common-place requirements as the posing of living models or preparatory sketches4 ,the original notions of ,rowlandson's whimsical inventions are in the generality of instances far worthier of attention than the most spirited etchings he thought fit to circulate after them2 and it is well to keep in mind that the artist has produced some thousands of humorous conceptions 7placing his more serious studies out of the question71 of which no engraving has ever appeared2 and amongst these unpublished delineations may be included several of the most ingenious and attractive pictures executed by his hand1 especially from the year #agij1 that is to say1 for more than two-thirds of his professional life--a circumstance with which every collector of original drawings by this artist is thoroughly conversant4 ,the career of ,rowlandson may be divided into periods2 the work belonging properly to the several stages is tolerably distinctive as to general characteristics4 ,an adept can positively determine1 within a year or two1 the particular section to which his designs1 when the date happens to be wanting1 may be justly assigned1 and1 as his manifold sketches and etchings extend over the space of half a century1 this circumstance is a trifle remarkable in itself4 ,the first period1 as far as his published plates are concerned1 includes his smaller social and political satires2 the execution1 though free and fluent1 as his productions uniformly were1 exhibits indications of care which is not so traceable as his method grew mellower1 and practice confirmed the facility which came to him as a gift4 ,these juvenile etchings bear more affinity to ,gillray's manner of manipulation than is traceable in his subsequent cartoons4 ,a view of ,a ,hazard ,table and its frequenters 7,e4,o4 or the fashionable ,vowels1 ,october #bh1 #agha7 offers perhaps the best indications of his growing powers1 between #aggd and #aghc4 ,his publishers were ,humphrey1 ,holland1 ,jackson1 and a few others2 and he further appears1 in conjunction with ,j4 ,jones1 to have gone into the publishing way himself1 at #ajc ,wardour ,street4 ,illustration ,in #aghd the excitement of the famous ,westminster ,election seems to have carried him more thoroughly into political satires1 and1 as we observe1 his humour discovered an unflagging source of impulse round the parliamentary candidates1 ,fox1 ,wray1 and ,hood2 the fair ,duchess of ,devonshire1 ,lady ,duncannon1 and honest ,sam ,house1 the ,whig canvassers1 and their opponents on the ministerial side1 the ,hon4 ,mrs4 ,hobart 7,lady ,buckinghamshire71 and the ,duchess of ,gordon2 together with the whimsicalities of the polling-booth4 ,if we were asked to select his most noticeable social and satirical effusions1 we should incline to particularise ,english ,curiosity1 or the ,foreigner stared out of countenance2 #aghd1 or the ,fashions of the ,day2 and ,a ,sketch from ,nature 7,january #bd1 #aghd74 ,in #aghd1 ,rowlandson realised the full extent both of his powers of fancy and his mastery of the art of water-colour delineation4 ,he discontinued the practice of sending portraits to the ,exhibition of the ,royal ,academy1 in which he had persevered for five years1 and contributed in their places three mirth-provoking drawings1 which must have produced no little sensation amongst the visitors1 who were unaccustomed to such works4 ,these were the inimitable ,vauxhall ,gardens1 which reveals his talents at their best1 ,an ,italian ,family1 and ,the ,serpentine ,river4 ,in #aghe appeared some of ,john ,raphael ,smith's graceful publications after ,rowlandson's more refined originals1 notably ,vauxhall1 ,opera ,boxes1 ,toying and ,trifling1 ,an ,italian ,family1 ,a ,french ,family1 ,grog on ,board1 ,tea on ,shore2 ,filial ,affection1 or a ,trip to ,gretna ,green2 ,reconciliation2 ,intrusion on ,study1 or the ,painter disturbed2 ,comfort in the ,gout2 and several other excellent subjects in his most finished manner1 besides an animated scene after ,henry ,wigstead1 ,john ,gilpin's ,return to ,london4 ,rowlandson sent five important and highly humorous drawings1 displaying advanced qualities in the direction of execution1 to the ,royal ,academy in #aghf2 those of the first consequence were ,an ,english ,review1 ,a ,french ,review1 the pair exhibited at the ,international ,exhibition #ahfb2 ,opera ,house ,gallery1 under which designation1 as we suspect1 we recognise his ,box ,lobby ,loungers1 published the very same year2 ,a ,french ,family 7published the year previous72 and ,a ,coffee ,house1 of which we can discover no further record4 ,among the engraved works for the same year we must refer to the print of ,box ,lobby ,loungers1 already mentioned1 and ,covent ,garden ,theatre1 as the most noticeable as to size1 subject1 and the numerous figures introduced4 ,illustration ,rowlandson sent four known works to the ,royal ,academy1 the season following 7#aghg74 ,they were ,french ,barracks1 a superlative drawing1 ,grog on ,board a ,ship1 ,countrymen and ,sharpers 7engraved by ,sherwin as ,smithfield ,sharpers71 and ,the ,morning ,dram1 or ,huntsman rising1 engraved as ,four o'clock in the ,country1 ,s4 ,w4 ,fores 7,october #bj1 #agij74 ,all ,rowlandson's contributions for this year have been published2 indeed1 it is very possible1 from the popularity of the caricaturist's novel exhibits1 that all the pictures he sent to the ,royal ,academy were straightway issued on copper4 ,there are two exceptions1 ,the ,serpentine and ,a ,coffee ,house1 of which the writer has never succeeded in meeting impressions1 but it by no means follows that sooner or later they may not come to light1 and it does not seem unlikely that the first named1 ,the ,serpentine ,river1 may be another version of ,cold ,broth and ,calamity 7published in #agib74 ,amongst the engraved works of #aghg1 the writer instances ,baron ,ron's ,dental ,surgery1 or ,transplanting of ,teeth1 and a series of five ,hunting ,scenes1 ,the ,morning1 ,the ,meet1 ,the ,run1 ,the ,death1 and ,the ,dinner1 published in a folio size1 and now somewhat rarely met with as a set4 ,in the two succeeding years ,rowlandson again threw his etching-point into party conflicts1 and came out with a shower of political squibs on the amenities of the ,regency ,struggle4 ,nothing very ambitious in the way of social satires appeared in #aghh4 ,among minor subjects we may allude to ,housebreakers1 ,a ,cart ,race1 ,the ,school for ,scandal1 ,a ,fencing ,match1 ,a ,print ,sale1 ,lust and ,avarice1 and ,luxury and ,desire1 as being slightly above the average4 ,in #aghi and #agij but few works of exceptional character were issued to gratify ,rowlandson's devoted admirers or the general public4 ,she don't deserve it6 ,don't he deserve it8 ,a ,racing ,series1 ,the ,course1 ,the ,betting ,post1 ,the ,mount1 ,the ,start1 and ,a ,fresh ,breeze1 take the lead4 ,la ,place des ,victoires ,paris belongs to #aghi1 and1 in the writer's estimation1 it is perhaps one of the most attractive subjects due to the artist's pencil1 exhibiting1 as it does1 the quaint surroundings of ,parisian life1 as noted by the caricaturist before the ,revolutionary era--delineations of feminine beauty1 and studies of real character1 such as no effort of the imagination could fabricate1 unless assisted by travel1 a familiar acquaintance with the locality1 and keen observation4 ,a fitting companion is given to this delightful subject in another important drawing1 crowded with diversified life and animated groups1 produced in #ahjj2 ,the ,thuilleries in ,paris1 a reminiscence of previous studies in the ,french metropolis1 of manners noted anterior to the destruction of antiquated fashions2 the dainty belles of ton1 and the picturesque society which might be discovered flourishing under the reign of ,louis ,,xvi41 before the inauguration of the all-devouring ,republic1 which worked more change in a few feverish months of turbulence1 in which all the recognised phases of the past were lost1 than many sober decades had effected in their better regulated courses4 ,illustration ,the best of ,rowlandson's publications for #agij were ,a ,kick-up at a ,hazard ,table1 in which1 as may be supposed1 he was perfectly at home2 ,four o'clock in the ,morning in ,town1 which was also in the artist's way1 and its companion1 ,four o'clock in the ,morning in the ,country2 ,frog-hunting 7,gallic gourmets fins71 and ,tythe ,pig1 a fine old ,english equivalent4 ,the year #agia was richer in those more ambitious plates1 which the writer is seeking to identify1 and several of the caricaturist's choicer subjects appeared1 etched by his hand1 and finished in aquatint1 to facsimile the meritorious original drawings4 ,a ,squall in ,hyde ,park is one of the score or two of delineations of the highest type1 which adequately demonstrate the exceptional qualifications of the artist2 and these1 we have no hesitation in averring1 have never been excelled in their walk1 as far as executive ability1 sense of loveliness1 grouping1 movement1 grasp of character1 powers of observation1 and diverting qualities are concerned4 ,another remarkable subject of extraordinary ability1 founded on ,rowlandson's ,continental studies1 entitled ,french ,barracks 7exhibited in #aghg71 and its pendant1 ,english ,barracks1 were issued this year4 ,an ,inn ,yard on ,fire1 belonging to the same important series2 ,the ,attack2 ,the ,prospect before us2 ,the ,pantheon2 ,chaos is ,come ,again1 in allusion to the dilapidated state of ,drury ,lane theatre condemned by the surveyors2 ,toxophilites2 ,house breakers2 ,damp ,sheets and ,slugs in a ,saw ,pit1 among the numerous lesser subjects1 bring up the total of the truly estimable works which gratified the public in #agia4 ,cold ,broth and ,calamity1 a skating scene representing disasters in the park1 from a ludicrous point of view2 ,a ,dutch ,academy1 drawn from the caricaturist's experiences in the ,netherlands2 and ,studious ,gluttons were the leading plates published in #agib4 ,illustration ,new ,shoes1 a small1 but delicate subject1 belongs to #agic4 ,in #agig appeared the admirable plates published after ,rowlandson's studies in the ,netherlands2 we cannot too highly commend such inimitable originals as ,fyge ,dam1 ,amsterdam2 ,stadt ,house1 ,amsterdam2 ,companion ,view1 ,amsterdam2 and ,place de ,mer1 ,antwerp4 ,admiral ,nelson ,recruiting with his ,brave ,tars after the ,glorious ,battle of the ,nile1 was published in #agih2 a series of ,london ,views1 of considerable merit and importance1 entrances to the great metropolis from the four leading turnpikes2 and a series of twelve plates portraying the ,comforts of ,bath1 are most worthy of attention in the same year1 as were some large studies of reviews of the ,volunteer ,forces1 held under the threat of the anticipated ,french invasion4 ,distress1 from a large picture1 indicating the horrors of shipwreck with tragic impressiveness1 is assigned to #agii4 ,summer ,amusement1 a ,game at ,bowls2 ,doctor ,botherum1 the ,mountebank2 ,preparations for the ,academy2 and ,a ,french ,ordinary1 were among the noticeable features of the artist's publications in #ahjj2 the peculiarly interesting panorama of the ,parisian world anterior to the ,french ,revolution1 entitled ,the ,thuilleries in ,paris was also produced this year4 ,rowlandson's skill as an etcher had further1 about this time1 provided him with abundance of work in executing the humorous conceptions of ,woodward and ,bunbury after his own characteristic fashion4 ,rowlandson's plate of ,the ,brilliants1 and a long series of subjects designed by ,woodward1 with many originals of his own1 sufficiently excellent in their order1 but not of the first consequence1 found their way to the public in #ahja4 ,the leading print-publishers at the ,west ,end1 ,rudolph ,ackermann1 ,s4 ,w4 ,fores1 ,williamson1 and ,rowlandson himself1#e at his residence1 #a ,james ,street1 ,adelphi1 issued an inexhaustible collection of highly ludicrous social satires1 and numerous patriotic and political subjects1 during intervening years2 and in #ahjg the name of ,thomas ,tegg of ,cheapside was added to the print-publishers who employed the remunerative talents of the indefatigable caricaturist4 ,rowlandson also continued to execute the whimsical conceptions of less qualified draughtsmen1 and swarms of comicalities--by ,woodward1 ,bunbury1 ,wigstead1 ,nixon1 and other fashionable amateurs1 who possessed the humorous vein1 but lacked the skill to give their ideas a fitting form for presentation to the public--were put into acceptable shape1 and etched by our artist at this period4 ,illustration ,in #ahjh appeared the long succession of ,miseries of ,human ,life1 of which examples occur in previous years2 and ,rowlandson settled down1 somewhat grimly1 under worthy ,mr4 ,ackermann's auspices1 to take up the gauntlet against the dreaded ,buonaparte1 the great little ,corsican1 against whom ,gillray had waged such savage warfare until his powers dwindled into vacancy1 and ,george ,cruikshank stepped valiantly into the place of the colossus of caricaturists1 and carried on the combat with unflagging zeal and whimsicality on his own account4 ,rowlandson's ludicrous attacks upon the ambitious 'disturber of the peace of ,europe' were duly appreciated by his audience1 and the demand for these blood-and-thunder caricatures increased monthly1 to the extreme delectation of the great ,british public1 whose antipathies to the conquering general were1 at least1 founded on sound and excusable principles1 and if the overflowing excess of their detestation sometimes blinded the people to points of detail1 and wilful misrepresentations passed current1 and rather swamped their more generous sentiments--which were put out of sight for awhile--it must be remembered that this patriotic zeal was well directed against the man who had announced his august intention of subjugating ,england1 and was1 by accord1 considered as the common enemy1 and anyone who had indulged the temerity of openly acknowledging the grander elements of his character1 since pretty tolerably established1 would have been flouted by acclamation1 and we are not sure but the national scorn would have fittingly signalised such an unpatriotic enormity4 ,it is certain that the caricaturist's travesties of the little emperor1 his burlesques of his great actions1 and grandiose declarations 7which1 in themselves1 occasionally overdid the heroic1 and trenched hazardously on the ludicrous71 his figurative displays of the mean origin of the imperial family1 with the cowardice and depravity of its members1 won the popular applause2 as did the satirist's representations of the hollowness of ,boney's vaunted victories1 and the treachery of his designs in the days of his success2 and1 when disasters began to cloud the career of the mighty ,napoleon1 and cherished projects were met with sickening failures--as army after army1 collected for the slaughter by schemes1 lies1 fraud1 and force1 melted away1 and the prostrate powers of the ,continent plucked up courage1 singly at first and finally in legions1 until the end of the ,corsican's glory arrived--the artist lent his skill to celebrate the delight of the public1 and the rejoicings over the discomfiture of the traditional bugbear2 glib cartoons were hurried off by ,ackermann and often by ,tegg--the ,city competing with the ,west ,end in the loyal contest of proving the national enmity to ,buonaparte1 by buying every caricature--the more extravagant the better relished--that the artists1 who toiled like ,trojans while the harvest lasted1 could contrive to furnish in season for the demand4 ,illustration ,a suspicion crosses our mind that1 in too many cases1 the incentive was to gratify the hatred of the ,corsican1 rather than any remarkable inherent merit that could be discovered in the satires2 the best of which were but feeble vehicles for the exhibition of the jovial abilities of the designers2 who1 we dare venture to hint1 found themselves a little out of their element1 plunged1 as it were1 in the 'blood and iron' theory1 striking out with their etching points with the most approved pantomimic vengeance6 ,very few of these mock-heroic sallies imprint themselves on the recollection by the sheer force of their own brilliancy1 as was the case in the single instance of ,james ,gillray1 in the past1 and as happened--an undeniable test of the veritable fire of genius--frequently with the cartoons of ,john ,tenniel within our own experience1 when the magnitude of the occasion has conjured up the inspiration1 and rekindled the latent flame4 ,our reflections upon the bellicose creations of ,rowlandson and ,cruikshank1 while their hostile vapourings continue irresistibly droll1 never stir the more passionate emotions or reach impulses which lie below the surface2 being risible1 it is true1 but the reverse of inspired2 and although many a hearty laugh may be enjoyed over the ludicrous turn the twain caricaturists have1 in spite of themselves1 given to situations of an avowedly tragic tendency1 their very fury seems an unctuous jest1 their simulated earnestness takes a farcical turn1 and the result of a careful review1 as the writer has made quite recently1 of their prolific slaughterous sallies1 is the conviction that1 often unconsciously to themselves1 they have chiefly succeeded1 from the inevitable bent of their innate humoristic impulses1 in burlesquing the fiery feeling abroad1 which the public were contented to gratify in pictorial guise4 ,it is certain that those discriminating critics best qualified to appreciate the talents of ,rowlandson and ,cruikshank1 who worked up the anti-,corsican crusade contemporaneously1 are continually disposed to regret that the wondrous inventive abilities of these fertile designers were not exercised in a more congenial field4 ,illustration ,our caricaturist worked away1 fierce and implacable1 following every turn of ,boney's fortunes with a show of savage ardour1 until the idol fell in #ahae4 ,rowlandson1 in addition to the immense mass of caricatures which he fabricated with unflagging energy1 came out brilliantly with several large transparencies1 painted for public exhibition1 outside ,ackermann's ,repository1 on the occasion of the general illuminations1 which fittingly signalised the successes of the allied armies after ,leipsig1 the final downfall of the ,emperor after ,waterloo1 and the subsequent peace rejoicings4 ,a fresh subject for the exercise of ,rowlandson's caricature capabilities was furnished in #ahji by the scandalous revelations which were disclosed1 as evidence at the bar of the ,house of ,commons1 during the 'inquiry into the corrupt practices of the ,commander-in-,chief1 in the administration of the army4' ,with ill-advised weakness the popular ,duke of ,york seems to have transferred the exercise of the patronage legitimately invested in his department1 to ,mrs4 ,m4 ,a4 ,clarke1 a clever and unscrupulous mistress1 whose extravagances he had for awhile contributed to support at ,gloucester ,place4 ,the demand for this exciting pabulum was sufficiently eager to induce the caricaturist to bring out a fresh pictorial satire almost daily1 and sometimes two or more appeared on the same day1 while the 'delicate investigation' was proceeding1 and the public interest in the circumstances remained at a boiling heat4 ,we are not inclined to argue that any of these ephemeral compositions1 superior as they were to the ruck of contemporaneous productions1 were worthy1 in any degree1 of the artist's graphic powers1 or were likely to contribute to his celebrity4 ,for some time ,rowlandson's ambition seemed to cool down1 and although he was working hard1 and producing a fair average of results1 he appeared satisfied to turn his skill to the most prosaic account1 as the means of earning a livelihood4 ,he made no fresh efforts to astonish his admirers1 or to sustain his fame by novel efforts of genius1 such as we have particularised as appearing before the commencement of the nineteenth century4 ,among the countless caricatures1 good1 bad1 and indifferent1 according to the circumstances of their publication1 produced between #ahji and the close of the designer's career1 nearly twenty years later1 we cannot direct the reader's attention to many subjects above the generality of similar productions by ,rowlandson's hand4 ,it must be borne in mind that the artist's opportunities for graceful delineation had been considerably curtailed2 the fair leaders of the old picturesque generation1 whose effigies beam so charmingly on ,reynolds's canvases1 and the days of powder1 flowing locks1 silk coats1 laces1 lappels1 and their accompaniments1 had gradually disappeared1 and left a prosier people1 of sober exterior1 in their stead4 ,the difference between the exteriors of ,rowlandson's lively personages1 at the earlier part of the career1 is so distinct from the outward appearance of his surroundings1 and of the world which continued to exercise his pencil1 at the close of his years1 that it is extremely difficult1 with the evidence before our eyes1 to credit that such extreme changes could take place within the lifetime of one individual4 ,the wanton cruelty of time in dealing thus harshly with the delicious models1 which at one period seemed expressly constituted for the exercise of ,rowlandson's pencil1 may have discouraged the artist1 and given him a distaste for exertions of ambition in which his heart had no part1 while his fancy still hovered round his retrospects of the brilliant scenes1 at home and abroad1 that had met his sight in his gallant youth4 ,illustration ,a few of ,rowlandson's plates in #ahaa recall his best days1 but we are not too confident that the originals veritably belong to the year which is engraved upon the plates2 indeed1 in two cases at least1 ,exhibition ,stare ,case1 ,somerset ,house1 and ,royal ,academy1 ,somerset ,house1 the caricatures are most probably reprints1 with the dates altered4 ,this practice1 common enough in his day1 is productive of no slight confusion2 all ,rowlandson's most popular conceptions1 'the palpable hits' which held their own in the public favour1 and were eagerly secured1 were republished from year to year1 to meet the demand1 and1 in most cases1 the plate was freshly dated1 as if the print had only then appeared for the first time4 ,this principle has complicated our task1 as it is most difficult to secure even a solitary impression of the finer works1 and but scant means exist of tracing them back to the actual date1 in the absence of any considerable collections to which the student may apply for purposes of reference and comparison4 ,if the reader will be at the pains to consult the ',appendix1' containing the nearest approach to an arrangement of ,rowlandson's works1 under the years of publication1 the writer could arrive at under existing circumstances1 it will be seen that the same caricatures frequently reappear1 with altered dates1 for successive years4 ,in the latter part of the artist's career1 although he executed a great many works of interest in themselves1 and his inexhaustible social satires are often meritorious1 and always ingenious1 his best talents were devoted to the production of original drawings for immediate sale4 ,they were chiefly disposed of through the assistance of ,rudolph ,ackermann1 #aja ,strand2 and ,s4 ,w4 ,fores1 ,piccadilly4 ,both these steady patrons of the declining years of a genius1 who must1 in a sense1 have found the close of his life exposed to somewhat chilling influences1 are reported1 on good authority1 to have held hundreds of ,rowlandson's original drawings1 scrap-books1 and portfolios1 filled with his admirable sketches at the time of his death2 but these collections have of course been since dispersed4 ,illustration ,in addition to the immense gathering of water-colour drawings left by ,rowlandson1 which had accumulated in the possession of those respected gentlemen with whom he held business relations1 there were several fine collections1 formed about the same period1 to be found in the possession of his intimates4 ,mitchell the banker1 his constant friend in town1 with whom ,rowlandson frequently travelled on the ,continent1 had secured the most remarkable gallery of the artist's diversified views abroad1 and particularly his sketches of life and character in ,france and the ,netherlands1 the latter being the most remarkable for broad humour4 ,henry ,angelo1 the fencing-master1 and ,bannister1 the comedian1 ancient school-fellows of the caricaturist1 and1 as will be seen1 faithful comrades through life1 were also steady collectors of his picturesque eccentricities1 and many noblemen1 and celebrities of the day--among them is mentioned the name of the dashing1 and somewhat irrepressible1 ,lord ,barrymore--took a pride in filling their folios with his works1 which1 as we are told1 they justly esteemed 'an inexhaustible fund of amusement4' ,a few later collections1 with the names of the owners1 and the titles of the leading subjects1 are mentioned at the end of this volume1 with a view to completing the interest of the subject1 and affording a slight indication of the whereabouts of many of his productions4 99 99 99 99 99 ,it appears from the statements of ,rudolph ,ackermann1 ,rowlandson's industry was such that the considerate owner of the fashionable ,repository--favourite lounge of the dilettanti as it was--at last found it difficult1 as regards the selling department1 to keep pace with his friend's creative abilities4 ,in short1 the artist produced drawings faster than the public1 as it seems evident1 felt inclined to purchase them for the time being1 and it became a perplexing problem how to increase the demand proportionately to the supply2 for the multiplication of the sketches for awhile--probably under the spur of some emergency1 or the pressure of apprehensions for the future--became so overwhelming that the worthy publisher1 in his relation as a practical man of business1 fancied he foresaw the approaching depreciation of the value of ,rowlandson's drawings making such strides1 on the strength of an overstocked market1 he was afraid1 in the end1 the artist's remuneration would be so seriously diminished1 that it would not be worth his while to persevere1 unless a new line could be successfully struck out4 ,illustration ,these anticipations were probably well founded1 and we cannot but acknowledge that our artist had discarded prudence1 and become thoroughly reckless--at least1 as far as we can judge by appearances1 for possibly he had more confidence in the ultimate request for his studies than was entertained by his friendly employers1 and time has proved the soundness of his judgment4 ,if the story we are told of his novel method of multiplying his drawings is serious1 it will strike the reader that ,mr4 ,ackermann had reason to feel anxious1 on his protg's account4 ,it is related that ,rowlandson would saunter from his neighbouring lodgings in the ,adelphi1 round to the ,repository of ,arts1 and1 as the title of ,mr4 ,ackermann's establishment was no misnomer1 every possible appliance was therein found ready to hand4 ,the artist would then order a saucer of vermillion1 and another of ,indian ink1 ready ground1 from the colourist's room1 with reed pens1 and several sheets of drawing-paper2 he would then combine his inks in the proportions he thought proper1 in the flesh lines vermillion predominated1 in draperies ,indian ink1 shadows were a warm mixture of the two1 and distant objects were faintly rendered in ,indian ink alone4 ,the outline was filled in on this principle1 but1 as the designer's own manual and dexterous rapidity had ceased to satisfy him1 he had ingeniously discovered an expeditious method of multiplication sufficient for his purpose1 without resorting to the sister art of engraving4 ,the drawing was made on the principle essential in any engraving which has to give impressions1 that is1 the subject was reversed1 right being changed to left--the only extra care required2 the outline was somewhat stronger1 and the reed-pen more fully charged than was the usual practice1 and when the design was completed it formed the matrix from which1 before the ink became fixed1 by means of a press1 and paper damped to the proper consistency1 it was easy to print off duplicates as long as the ink held out4 ,we are rather inclined to speculate that1 ingenious as the process seems1 in description1 it would by no means turn out a perennial flowing fountain1 and two or three decent replicas would exhaust the original1 however judiciously manipulated4 ,the copies obtained by this manifold contrivance were corrected and strengthened1 according to their requirements2 the series of impressions were then shaded with ,indian ink1 so as to lend the figures contour and solidity1 and express the lighter distance2 and then came the final tinting1 in delicate washes of colour1 and the completed works were ready for introduction to the public4 ,the writer does not believe that this modus operandi was ever followed up systematically2 that it has been resorted to on occasions1 his own observations have demonstrated2 and he confesses to a passing acquaintance with a collection of drawings by the artist 7belonging to a gentleman of distinction1 who is quite satisfied as to their merits71 which are for the most part the results of this system1 and he has more than once1 in the course of his peregrinations1 come across the matrix design1 very spread and mysterious as to outline1 having been exhausted in the working1 but shaded with spirit1 coloured1 and sent into the world1 a shameless left-handed production1 craftily smuggled into circulation to confuse collectors1 and throw discredit on its dexter counterparts4 ,this accounts for a certain proportion of the duplicates after ,rowlandson1 which are of frequent occurrence2 and often have purchasers felt their self-esteem lowered1 when another possessor of the same design in a firmer outline has assured them that they have been deceived into buying a mere copy1 oblivious that the guilty pair are both due to the hand of the master1 and that possibly other members of the same illicit family are lurking in the folios of rival amateurs4 ,a grand central gathering of works by ,rowlandson1 presuming a person of sufficient enterprise could be found to prosecute the scheme of a comprehensive exhibition of the artist's works1 would reveal some curiosities in the way of reproductive capability4 ,illustration ,illustration ,for the credit of our artist1 and the comfort of collectors1 we can record our assurance that this crafty method was never persevered in1 the replicas issued under this illegitimate contrivance are confined to a brief period1 the temptation to flood the market was kept within restricted limits1 and ,mr4 ,ackermann's business aptitude quickly discovered a method of enhancing the caricaturist's reputation and augmenting his means1 without the necessity of resorting to tricks of ill-advised ingenuity4 ,the successful projection of a series of monthly publications allowed the indefatigable projector--who exercised a princely liberality in his dealings1 as publishers go--to pay his friend1 the artist1 so handsomely1 that he was relieved from the necessity of multiplying his sketches in any inordinate profusion1 and enabled him to take more time and pains1 both in seeking his subjects1 and working them out at his ease4 ,the results of this happy conception1 ,the ,poetical ,magazine1 the three ,tours of ,doctor ,syntax1 and ,the ,dance of ,death1 enjoyed unqualified popularity4 ,they were followed by other works of a corresponding description1 which were also well received4 ,the publisher had his reward2 we have every reason to believe that ,rowlandson enjoyed his fair share of these successful ventures2 and continued to furnish book-illustrations1 steadily following up the new branch he had discovered for the exercise of his abilities4 ,mr4 ,ackermann's enterprise provided him ample occupation4 ,these octavo prints were produced on the same principle as the superior plates after his chefs-d'oeuvre of the ,academy period3 a neat and carefully finished drawing of the original design was first prepared 7these studies were afterwards purchased by ,mr4 ,ackermann71 and ,rowlandson etched the outline sharply and clearly on the copper plate1 an impression from the 'bitten-in' outline was printed on drawing-paper1 and the artist put in his shadows1 modelling of forms and sketchy distance1 with ,indian ink1 in the most delicate handling possible2 the shadows were then copied in aquatint on the outlined plate1 sometimes by the designer1 but in most cases by an engraver who practised this particular branch1 which a few experts were able to manipulate with considerable dexterity and nicety4 ,rowlandson next completed the colouring of his own ,indian ink shaded impression in delicate tints1 harmoniously selected2 his sense of colour being of a refined order as regarded the disposal of tender shades agreeable to the eye4 ,his aptitude in this respect is quite as remarkable as his ease of delineation2 and1 if his outlines can be copied with any approach to deceiving the eye of a connoisseur1 an attempt to imitate his colouring1 simple as it remained in its characteristics1 is tolerably certain to betray the fraud4 ,the tinted impression1 which was intentionally finished with greater delicacy and elaboration than the artist generally displayed1 served as a copy for imitation1 which was handed to ,mr4 ,ackermann's trained staff of colourists1 the publisher finding constant employment for a number of clever persons whom he had educated expressly for this skilled employment4 ,these artists had worked under his auspices and personal supervision for years1 until1 by constant practice1 and the pains which were taken by the publisher to improve their abilities1 they attained a degree of perfection and neatness never arrived at before1 and almost beyond belief in the present day1 when the system has fallen into comparative disuse4 ,the assistants did their best to reproduce the effect of the original drawings1 and the number of impressions required to satisfy the public must have kept them constantly at work1 and occasionally jeopardised their high finish4 ,illustration ,there is an amazing contrast between the plates issued from the ,repository1 worked out like elaborate water-colour drawings1 in subdued1 well-balanced tints1 with the utmost lightness and skill of touch1 and the lurid chromatic daubs which pass current to the present day1 as ,rowlandson's caricatures were issued from ,cheapside 'price one shilling coloured1' after a school of vulgarity to which the panorama of the ,lord ,mayor's ,show at one penny1 with its four yards of florid tenuity1 is quite a refined work of art4 ,we are not inclined to offer uncharitable reflections on ,rowlandson's ,city publisher2 the caricatures--excepting always certain rougher specimens1 loosely executed enormities after designs by some of the amateurs of the period1 which indubitably belong to the slip-shod order--are fair enough in their way1 when one is lucky enough to meet with uncoloured copies2 it is the bad taste of his customers1 the respectable dealer evidently stooped to flatter1 with which we are inclined to disagree1 and we think justifiably2 for although it was very good of the gentleman in question to issue so many copies of his plates1 with a providential eye to the future1 that impressions are sufficiently numerous to this day1 all print-buyers must deplore the waste of staring colour expended in making his publications abominable to the sight of modern purchasers1 and ruinous to the fair fame of the designer1 by the uncompromising use of three positive pigments1 red1 blue1 and yellow1 to which1 with an occasional brown1 the colour-box seemed restricted1 in most cases liberally plastered over the etchings-figures1 sky1 buildings and background being treated to the same smart hues in undiluted garishness1 which utterly confuses the mind as to the meritorious qualities of the subjects so bespattered1 and has the sinister effect1 deplorable in itself1 of compelling persons of chaste dispositions to dread caricatures as being on the surface something worse than scarlet abominations1 fiendishly aggravated with additional lurid iniquities of a depraving tendency4 ,we have introduced ,rowlandson in his later relation to the arts1 as a skilful and popular contributor of book illustrations2 we cannot leave this portion of our subject without offering a cursory review of his various labours in this capacity1 since the wider circulation of printed publications has made his name more familiar to the great world than the finest masterpieces already alluded to1 which seem doomed to remain unknown and inaccessible to the bulk of the public4 ,illustration ,the first independent publication we have to notice was simply a gathering of subjects1 extending over three or four years1 collected in #aghh1 and issued as ,rowlandson's ,imitations of ,modern ,drawings1 folio2 including imitations of the styles of ,gainsborough1 ,wheatley1 ,mortimer1 ,barrett1 ,gilpin1 ,bartolozzi1 ,zucchi1 ,cipriani1 c4 ,in #aghf1 ,rowlandson supplied ,g4 ,kearsley1 the publisher of those well-known satirical effusions of ,dr4 ,wolcot1 ,the ,poems of ,peter ,pindar1 with illustrations to the first volume of the quarto edition of these familiar works4 ,this publication was continued the next year4 ,in a burlesque strain1 ,rowlandson also came out with twenty illustrations1 the drawings suggested by ,collings1#f caricaturing passages in ,boswell's ,journal of a ,tour in the ,hebrides1 published by ,e4 ,jackson1 small folio 7#aghf74 ,our artist further supplied certain plates in parody of incidents in the ,sorrows of ,werther1 also from suggestions by ,collings1 who designed a capital series of drolleries in travesty of passages literally extracted from ,lord ,chesterfield's ,polite ,letters4 ,g4 and ,j4 ,robinson1 in #agij1 published the results of a trip to ,brighton1 which the artist had enjoyed in company with his friend1 the frequent companion of his wanderings and frolics1 ,henry ,wigstead1 ,esq41 the sitting magistrate at ,bow ,street--,an ,excursion to ,brighthelmstone made in the year #aghb1 by ,henry ,wigstead and ,thomas ,rowlandson1 with eight engravings by ,thomas ,rowlandson1 oblong folio4 ,there also appeared1 in this and the following years1 a series of ,miniature ,groups and ,scenes1 published by ,m4 ,l41 ,brighthelmstone1 and ,h4 ,brookes1 ,coventry ,street1 ,london2 and a series of ,sheets of ,picturesque ,etchings1 published by ,s4 ,w4 ,fores4 ,rowlandson also furnished numerous book-plates1 octavo1 to the series of novels published by ,i4 ,siebbald1 ,edinburgh2 among the works thus illustrated we must particularise the novels of ,fielding and ,smollett4 ,the succeeding year 7#agib7 our artist also contributed illustrations1 in large size folding plates1 designed after suggestions by ,henry ,woodward1 to a quarto edition of ,smollett's ,novels4 ,cupid's ,magic ,lantern1 with illustrations1 etched by ,rowlandson1 also after designs by ,henry ,woodward1 was published in #agig4 ,the ,comforts of ,bath1 and the folio ,views of ,london1 belong to #agih4 ,the same year the name of ,w4 ,wigstead1 ,charing ,cross1 appears as the publisher of the following works3-- ,annals of ,horsemanship1 with seventeen copperplates by ,henry ,bunbury1 ,esq4 ,engraved by ,thomas ,rowlandson4 ,the ,academy for ,grown ,horsemen1 with twelve copperplates1 by ,henry ,bunbury1 ,esq4 ,engraved by ,thomas ,rowlandson4 ,love in ,caricature1 with eleven plates by ,thomas ,rowlandson4 ,illustration ,the handsome and expensively got-up publications inaugurated by ,mr4 ,ackermann1 began to occupy our artist in #agii4 ,the first of this well-executed series1 with which ,rowlandson was connected1 was a set of plates1 accurately coloured in fac-simile of the original drawings1 in square folio1 described as1 ,the ,loyal ,volunteers of ,london and ,environs1 with eighty-seven plates1 designed and etched by ,thomas ,rowlandson4 ,martial ardour being the key-note this year1 when foreign invasion menaced our shores1 ,henry ,angelo and ,son1 who were appointed fencing-masters to the ,light ,horse ,volunteers of ,london and ,westminster1 collected a series of subjects which the artist had prepared under their direction1 and issued the results of their joint ingenuity as a supplement to the elder ,angelo's ,treatise on ,fencing1 under the title of1 ,hungarian and ,highland ,broadsword ,exercise1 with twenty-four plates designed and etched by ,thomas ,rowlandson1 oblong folio4 ,another publication1 issued by ,ackermann in #agii1 appeared as ,delineations of ,nautical ,characters1 in ten plates by ,thomas ,rowlandson4 ,in #ahjj1 the results of an excursion to ,north and ,south ,wales1 undertaken in concert by the author and artist1 were given to the public under the following description3 ,remarks on a ,tour to ,north and ,south ,wales in the year #agig1 by ,henry ,wigstead1 with plates by ,thomas ,rowlandson1 ,pugh1 ,howitt1 c4 ,published by ,w4 ,wigstead1 ,charing ,cross4 ,rowlandson also supplied some illustrations to ,the ,beauties of ,sterne1 a selection of choice passages from the works of that author4 ,a series of ,views in ,cornwall1 ,dorset1 c41 appeared as a separate publication in #ahje4 ,the artist contributed serious book-plates to an edition of the ,sorrows of ,werther1 in #ahjf4 ,a smaller edition of the witty ,annals of ,horsemanship and ,academy for ,grown ,horsemen 7portions of which are attributed to the pen of the convivial ,captain ,grose1 the well-known antiquary1 author of ,the ,military ,antiquities1 etc4--the original design of the work with the illustrations belonged to ,henry ,bunbury7 was issued in a cheap form by ,thomas ,tegg in #ahjj1 the etchings being executed in a reduced form by ,thomas ,rowlandson1 and published under the title of ,an ,academy for ,grown ,horsemen and ,annals of ,horsemanship1 by ,geoffry ,gambado1 octavo4 ,a collection of plates portraying ,the ,miseries of ,human ,life1 consisting of fifty etchings by ,thomas ,rowlandson1 small folio1 was published in a reduced form the same year4 ,illustration ,the principal work1 however1 which appeared in #ahjh1 was1 and must remain1 a fitting instance of the enterprise and good taste of ,rudolph ,ackermann1 his liberal employment of artists whose abilities were of the first order2 while demonstrating the popularity of his publications1 which could guarantee the most considerable outlays1 with a successful return of the capital invested4 ,we refer to the splendid ,microcosm of ,london1 or ,london in ,miniature1 with #aje illustrations by ,pugin and ,rowlandson1 in three volumes1 quarto4 ,a more extended notice of this valuable series is given in its proper place in this volume1 under the description of works for #ahjh2 although we believe the actual preparation of the plates extended over some years4 ,we have also to notice3-- ,the ,caricature ,magazine1 or ,hudibrastic ,mirror1 published by ,thomas ,tegg1 and continued to #ahaj1 #chf plates1 in five volumes1 oblong folio4 ,the ,art of ,ingeniously ,tormenting1 with illustrations by ,rowlandson and ,woodward1 octavo2 published by ,thomas ,tegg1 ,cheapside1 #ahjh4 ,a ,lecture on ,heads1 by ,george ,alexander ,stevens1 with twenty-five illustrations by ,rowlandson and ,woodward1 octavo1 published by ,thomas ,tegg1 ,cheapside1 #ahjh4 ,chesterfield ,travestie2 or ,school for ,modern ,manners1 with ten caricatures engraved by ,rowlandson from drawings by ,h4 ,woodward 7who supplied the letterpress71 duodecimo1 was also published by ,thomas ,tegg1 ,cheapside4 #ahjh4 ,illustration ,in #ahji1 appeared numerous book-plates supplied by the artist to publishers4 ,thomas ,tegg issued an edition of ,sterne's ,sentimental ,journey1 and ,the ,beauties of ,sterne1 in a separate volume2 both embellished with caricatures by ,t4 ,rowlandson4 ,this gentleman also published an edition of ,the ,surprising ,adventures of the renowned ,baron ,munchausen1 with numerous original engravings by ,thomas ,rowlandson2 ,the ,annals of ,sporting by ,caleb ,quizem1 with illustrations by ,rowlandson and ,woodward2 ,advice to ,sportsmen1 selected from the ,notes of ,marmaduke ,markwell2 with sixteen illustrations by ,rowlandson2 ,the ,trial of the ,duke of ,york1 with ,rowlandson's collected caricatures on the subject1 in two volumes2 ,investigation of the ,charges brought against ,h4,r4,h4 the ,duke of ,york1 c41 with fourteen portraits by ,rowlandson1 two volumes2 and ,butler's ,hudibras1 with five illustrations by ,william ,hogarth1 engraved by ,thomas ,rowlandson4 ,beresford's ,antidote to the ,miseries of ,human ,life1 octavo1 is also advertised in #ahji4 ,the ,pleasures of ,human ,life1 by ,hilari ,benevolus ,co41 with five plates by ,thomas ,rowlandson1 c41 was published by ,longmans1 #ahji4 ,it was in #ahji that ,ackermann projected his ,poetical ,magazine1 royal octavo1 which1 it was arranged1 should appear in consecutive monthly parts1 as a means of affording his friend1 the artist1 substantial and progressive employment4 ,the generous thought which prompted this enterprise was fittingly rewarded by the successful reception this venture secured at the hands of the public1 and the patrons of ,ackermann's ',repository of ,arts4' ,the ,poetical ,magazine was quite a feature amongst novel publications2 the famous plates supplied by ,rowlandson 7two monthly71 and the verses felicitously written up to the caricaturist's designs by ,william ,coombe1 under the title of ,the ,schoolmasters' ,tour1 and introducing the highly popular ,doctor ,syntax1 formed the only important contributions to the ,magazine1 which came to a conclusion 7at the fourth volume71 with the end of the first ,picturesque ,tour4 ,the success which attended the appearance of the familiar ,tour was altogether beyond the expectations of either publisher1 artist1 or author4 ,the etchings on the plates to ,the ,poetical ,magazine were worked fairly away and renewed4 ,in #ahab1 ,the ,tour of ,doctor ,syntax in ,search of the ,picturesque1 with thirty-one illustrations by ,thomas ,rowlandson1 was published in a separate form in royal octavo1 a fresh set of the much-admired plates1 with but the slightest variations1 being prepared expressly1 and these in turn proved insufficient to supply the number of copies demanded by the delighted public4 ,the ,tour had a still larger success in its independent form1 and several editions appeared in one season2 the request continued for years1 and was sufficiently encouraging to induce the projectors to follow it up with a new series1 ,the ,second ,tour of ,doctor ,syntax1 in ,search of ,consolation1 with twenty-four illustrations by ,thomas ,rowlandson1 which also appeared in monthly parts1 and was issued in a collected form in one volume1 royal octavo1 in #ahbj4 ,a third tour1 in ,search of a ,wife1 was ventured in #ahbb1 but this was evidently intended to be the final sequel1 as the hero1 ',doctor ,syntax1' is removed from life's scene at the close4 ,returning to ,rowlandson's successive contributions of book-illustrations1 we find a satirical work1 ,munchausen at ,walcheren issued in #ahaa2 and a ,tale of the ,castle 7,dublin71 published by ,stockdale in #ahab1 as ,petticoat ,loose1 a ,fragmentary ,poem1 illustrated with four plates by ,thomas ,rowlandson1 quarto4 ,the artist also issued a series of ,views of ,cornwall in the form of an independent volume the same year4 ,mr4 ,ackermann had introduced1 some years before1 an illustrated ,miscellany to his subscribers1 which ran a long and highly successful career1 under the title1 borrowed from the circumstances of its publication1 of ,ackermann's ,repository of ,arts1 ,literature1 ,fashion1 and ,manufactures4 ,illustration ,in the pages of this admirable magazine were given many continuous contributions of a valuable and interesting character1 the contents being as diversified as the description of the undertaking4 ,among the serials were numerous essays of merit1 which1 in the projector's opinion1 were entitled to the distinction of separate publication1 and1 at intervals1 the discriminating proprietor of the ,repository selected various series of articles by his best qualified and most respected colleagues in the work1 and re-issued their contributions1 with the enhanced attraction of fresh pictorial embellishments1 as separate publications4 ,in this manner a succession of ,letters from ,italy1 which had appeared in the ,repository1 between #ahji and #ahac1 furnished by ,lewis ,engelbach 7who supplied reviews of music2 it has been said his criticisms may be usefully studied by the most successful living contributors to the press71 were republished in #ahae in one volume1 royal octavo1 as ,letters from ,naples and the ,campana ,felice1 with seventeen illustrations by ,thomas ,rowlandson4 ,another deserving work1 published by ,r4 ,ackermann1 in the same finished style1 with coloured engravings in aquatint1 delicately completed by hand to resemble water-colour drawings1 as were the major part of the illustrations to this series1 appeared under the title of ,poetical ,sketches of ,scarborough1 with twenty-one illustrations by ,j4 ,green2 etched by ,thomas ,rowlandson1 #ahac4 ,in #ahae was published ,the ,military ,adventures of ,johnny ,newcome1 with fifteen illustrations by ,thomas ,rowlandson1 royal octavo1 printed for ,patrick ,martin1 #aih ,oxford ,street4 ,this work is written in ,hudibrastic metre1 by ',an ,officer' in imitation of the flowing lines supplied by ,coombe to the ,tours of ,doctor ,syntax4 ,another volume 7#ahae and #ahaf7 was published by ,thomas ,tegg1 ,cheapside1 also composed after the model of the same easy versification1 under the description of ,the ,grand ,master1 or ,adventures of ,qui ,hi in ,hindostan1 a ,hudibrastic poem in eight cantos1 by ,quiz1 illustrated with twenty-eight engravings by ,thomas ,rowlandson4 ,illustration ,the principal triumph of our artist's later years appeared in #ahae and #ahaf1 ,rowlandson inventing the subjects1 and ,coombe supplying the descriptive versification1 as was their usual method of proceeding in the entire succession of publications1 undertaken under this artistic and literary co-partnership1 and issued by ,r4 ,ackermann4 ,we refer to the ,dance of ,death1 which had first been offered the public in monthly parts under the old and highly successful system1 between #ahad and #ahaf4 ,this production1 which repays the most careful consideration1 received a flattering reception1 and1 in spite of the grim nature of the subject1 enjoyed surprising popularity1 and added considerably to the reputation of those concerned in its appearance4 ,we have no hesitation in recording our impression that the ingenuity and invention displayed in the seventy-two plates illustrative of the ,dance of ,death are considerably in advance1 in point of invention1 of the pictures supplied to its more genial and popular rival ,doctor ,syntax4 ,both artist and author had arrived at a period of mature experience1 which qualified and disposed them to bring their finest faculties to the treatment of this melodramatic theme1 in which they must have discovered morbid fascinations2 since it has enabled them to rise above their average efforts4 ,as we have noticed1 although the conception is monumental1 not to say sepulchral1 in its characteristics1 and on occasions1 ghastly in its humour1 the result is a masterpiece to the memories of ,rowlandson and ,coombe2 the fires of their early inspirations were rekindled from their decline2 and the ,dance of ,death has always impressed us as the last flicker of expiring genius2 a fitting memorial of the vast and almost forgotten faculties of the projectors4 ,a fuller account of this impressive and truly remarkable work1 will be found under the year #ahaj1 where we have endeavoured to do justice to the exceptional qualities of a performance which1 in our modest conviction1 surpasses any previous treatment of the same subject4 ,in #ahaf ,rowlandson commenced a series of charming little pictures designed in outline1 avowedly intended as an assistance to landscape-artists in the direction of suggesting1 and supplying animated groups of figures1 suitable for introduction into drawings4 ,the etchings were executed with exceptional neatness1 ease1 and spirit1 and the entire collection is highly interesting2 it appeared under the title of ,the ,world in ,miniature1 figure subjects for ,landscapes1 ,groups1 and ,views1 and was published by ,mr4 ,ackermann at ',the ,repository4' ,a series of a similar description was commenced under the same designation by ,rowlandson in #ahba1 and finished by ,w4 ,h4 ,pyne in #ahbf2 the set was somewhat diffusive1 if it extended to #fcg parts1 as we are told4 ,our artist's illustrations to the ,beauties of ,tom ,brown belong to #ahji4 ,rowlandson also contributed a frontispiece to another of ,tegg's publications in #ahaf1 ,the ,relics of a ,saint1 by ,ferdinand ,farquhar4 ,illustration ,rowlandson found a congenial exercise for his skill1 taste1 and mirth-imparting qualities in the illustration of ,oliver ,goldsmith's ,vicar of ,wakefield1 in #ahag1 when the famous tale re-appeared1 embellished with twenty-four designs by the artist4 ,mr4 ,ackermann was induced to republish this delightful story as a vehicle for the display of the delicate humoristic1 and more refined qualifications of the caricaturist 7who1 by the way1 had almost ceased to deserve this epithet74 ,nothing could be more artless than the pathos of this fiction1 its simple humour is ever fresh1 and ,rowlandson has executed his portion of the undertaking in a congenial spirit1 indeed the happy impulses of the author seem spontaneously embodied in the picturesque designs4 ,the success of the ,dance of ,death was so considerable that the publisher endeavoured to share its popularity with a successor4 ,the two volumes constituting the first work were1 however1 executed in a superior manner2 and more pains were taken to bring the plates to the utmost perfection1 as reproductions of the original drawings1 than was the case with later publications4 ,the ,dance of ,life1 illustrated with twenty-eight coloured engravings by ,thomas ,rowlandson1 published by ,r4 ,ackermann1 royal octavo1 appeared in #ahag1 and although fairly executed1 neither the conceptions of ,rowlandson1 nor the verses of ,coombe1 rose above the commonplace2 it is evident that the sentiment which had inspired their gifted faculties in the former subject found no revival in the present volume1 which is somewhat disappointing after the talent which is manifested in its predecessor4 ,a pendant to the ,military ,adventures of ,johnny ,newcome was issued in #ahah as ,the ,adventures of ,johnny ,newcome in the ,navy1 a poem in four cantos1 with sixteen plates by ,rowlandson from the author's designs1 by ,alfred ,burton1 published by ,simpkin and ,marshall1 ,stationers' ,hall ,court1 ,ludgate ,hill4 ,more attention was paid to the artistic preparation of the succeeding portion of ,the ,second ,tour of ,doctor ,syntax in ,search of ,consolation1 with twenty-four illustrations by ,thomas ,rowlandson1 royal octavo1 which ,mr4 ,ackermann introduced to the public in a collected form as the companion to the popular first volume in #ahbj4 ,rowlandson also furnished illustrations to certain pamphlets or chapbooks in #ahai2 we may particularise one under the title of ,who killed ,cock ,robin8--a tract on the ,manchester ,massacre1 published by ,john ,cahnac4 ,we have also to notice his contribution to a chapbook which appeared the same year1 as1 ,female ,intrepidity1 or the ,heroic ,maiden4 ,the same year appeared ,rowlandson's ,characteristic ,sketches of the ,lower ,orders2 intended as a ,companion to the ,new ,picture of ,london containing fifty-four coloured plates1 printed by ,s4 ,leigh1 #ah ,strand1 #ahbj4 ,illustration ,another contribution1 ,a ,tour in the ,south of ,france1 drawn from the excellent serial publication1 ',ackermann's ,repository of ,arts1 ,literature1 ,fashion1 and ,manufactures1' originally supplied to its pages in instalments between the years #ahag and #ahbj1 was republished in a completed form in #ahba1 with additional attractions1 in the way of fresh embellishments1 by the unflagging hand of our artist1 under the title of ,a ,journal of ,sentimental ,travels in the ,southern ,provinces of ,france1 illustrated with eighteen coloured engravings from designs by ,thomas ,rowlandson1 royal octavo1 published by ,r4 ,ackermann1 #aja ,strand4 ,a ,french version of ',doctor ,syntax's ,tour in ,search of the ,picturesque1' ,le ,don ,quichotte ,romantique1 ou ,voyage du ,docteur ,syntaxe la ,recherche du ,pittoresque et du ,romantique1 also appeared in ,paris this year1 with twenty-eight illustrations1 drawn on stone1 after the original designs of ,rowlandson1 by ,malapeau1 lithographed by ,g4 ,engelmann4 ,the final complement of ',the ,tours1' prepared under the same auspices as the earlier peregrinations1 reached completion as an additional volume in #ahbb1 and the monthly instalments were then reissued in a collected form to join the two predecessors as ,the ,third ,tour of ,doctor ,syntax in ,search of a ,wife1 with twenty-five illustrations by ,thomas ,rowlandson1 royal octavo1 published by ,r4 ,ackermann4 ,a further instance of the universal popularity enjoyed by ,the ,first ,tour of ,doctor ,syntax in ,search of the ,picturesque was afforded1 in #ahbb1 by the appearance of an edition translated into ,german and freely adapted as ,die ,reise des ,doktor ,syntax um das ,malerische au ,frusuchen with ,rowlandson's famous illustrations imitated on stone and lithographed by ,f4 ,e4 ,rademacher1 ,berlin4 ,the interest which it was found1 on experience1 still surrounded the grotesque prototype ,dr4 ,syntax1 induced the energetic projectors--publisher1 artist1 and author--under their old1 well-defined relations1 to venture on a farther extension of the familiar framework1 and a fresh volume1 which had1 like the preceding publications1 found its way to the public in monthly instalments1 was inaugurated in #ahbb under the description of ,the ,history of ,johnny ,qu ,genus3 ,the ,little ,foundling of the late ,doctor ,syntax--a poem by the author of ,the ,three ,tours 7,william ,coombe7--embellished with twenty-four coloured engravings by ,thomas ,rowlandson4 ,illustration ,the same year our artist issued another distinct volume of landscape subjects of his execution under the title of ,rowlandson's ,sketches from ,nature2 a collection of seventeen plates1 drawn and etched by the artist and aquatinted by ,stradler4 ,crimes of the ,clergy1 an octavo volume1 with two plates by our artist1 also appeared in #ahbb4 ,as a further proof that the numerous editions in royal octavo of the illustrious schoolmaster's wanderings were insufficient to satisfy the requirements of his patrons1 ,mr4 ,ackermann offered the public a fresh copy1 in three volumes #afmo4 of ,the ,three ,tours of ,dr4 ,syntax1 ,pocket ,edition1 with all ,rowlandson's plates1 executed on a smaller scale to suit the convenience of enthusiasts1 who might require to carry the volumes about with them ready for immediate reference1 or for perusal on their travels and at odd moments1 if such an opportunity should be in request4 ,in #ahbe ,charles ,molloy ,westmacott1 an intimate friend of the caricaturist1 in whose company we learn he visited ,paris1 thought proper to edit a publication under his pseudonym of ',bernard ,blackmantle1' a collection of whimsical extracts from the press1 which had appeared in print in the previous season4 ,the description of his production is as follows3 ,the ,spirit of the ,public ,journals for the year #ahbd1 with ,explanatory ,notes4 ,illustrations on wood by ,t4 ,rowlandson1 ,r4 and ,g4 ,cruikshank1 ,lane1 and ,findlay4 ,london2 published by ,sherwood1 ,jones1 and ,co41 ,paternoster ,row1 #ahbe4 ,our artist contributed eleven highly humorous cuts to this publication1 his drawings being engraved on wood--a novel process as far as the designs usually supplied by ,rowlandson are concerned4 ,a notable plate was furnished by the caricaturist in #ahbe to ,the ,english ,spy1 a work also produced under the auspices of ',bernard ,blackmantle1' after the description of the better-known ,life in ,london4 ,the major part of the plates are due to the hand of ,robert ,cruikshank4 ,rowlandson's name is given on the title-page as having contributed a portion of the illustrations on wood1 but the only example of his skill we have been able to identify is an adaptation of his drawing 7now the property of ,mr4 ,capron71 ,the ,life ,school at the ,royal ,academy1 which he originally presented to his old friend ,john ,thomas ,smith1 of the ,british ,museum4 ,plate #cb4--,r4 ,a--ys of ,genius ,reflecting on the ,true ,line of ,beauty at the ,life ,academy1 ,somerset ,house1 by ,thomas ,rowlandson2 and this illustration is undeniably the most interesting to be found in the entire contents of the two octavo volumes of which ,mr4 ,westmacott's ,english ,spy is composed2 further particulars of this subject are given under the year #ahbe4 ,illustration ,after the caricaturist's death in #ahbg the admirable publications1 of which his coloured plates formed the principal attractions1 were discontinued2 the taste of the public had changed4 ,wood blocks and steel plates came into fashion4 ,cheap annuals illustrated with woodcuts came into favour for a season1 until the appearance of the more elaborately prepared ',gift ,books1' with fine steel engravings1 ',keepsakes1' ',gems1' c41 subsequently took their place4 ,the folios of ,mr4 ,ackermann were still sufficiently rich in studies by ,rowlandson to furnish the framework for a fresh publication4 ,a choice was made from the large collection of original drawings1 published and unpublished1 which still remained1 after the artist's decease1 in the possession of the indefatigable proprietor of the ',repository'2 and these sketches1 which of necessity1 for the most part1 are assignable to ,rowlandson's declining period1 when his drawings became looser in execution and less picturesque in point of subject1 were selected as the materials for a new venture1 with a departure from the old popular style of reproduction in facsimile of the artist's pictures coloured by hand4 ,the subjects culled from ,mr4 ,ackermann's portfolios were redrawn on a reduced scale1 either as a whole1 or striking portions of caricatures1 and prominent figures or groups were adapted1 transferred to wood-blocks1 and put into the hands of an engraver4 ,in cutting the designs a considerable amount of the original spirit1 with the individuality of execution peculiar to the master1 have unfortunately been sacrificed2 the engravings are heavy and poor2 however1 they offer a rough idea of the nature of the studies which happened to remain in the hands of the publisher1 and some interest attaches to this circumstance1 as the major part of these designs have never been issued on copper4 ,mr4 ,w4 ,h4 ,harrison was engaged to write up to the pictorial sketches1 and he has constructed various small fictions founded on the suggestions offered by the engravings2 but the entire work is somewhat clumsy in contrivance1 both as respects the illustrations and the literary setting intended to assist their interest in the eyes of the public2 the editor's inventions are neither original nor brilliant4 ,the title of the annual produced on this compound principle was ,the ,humourist1 a ,companion for the ,christmas ,fireside1 embellished with fifty engravings1 exclusive of numerous vignettes after designs by the late ,thomas ,rowlandson3 published by ,r4 ,ackermann1 #if ,strand1 and sold by ,r4 ,ackermann1 junior1 #aia ,regent ,street1 #ahca4 ,the ,humourist contained sixty-seven illustrations in all2 the titles of these1 and a brief description of the various subjects1 will be found at the close of the present volume1 under the year #ahca4 99 99 99 99 99 ,although ,rowlandson was so well known as an artist1 no fitting memorials of his career are extant2 and while1 as we have related1 the task of discovering a collection of works by the artist1 worthy of illustrating his exceptional abilities1 is surrounded by unforeseen difficulties1 the operation of culling personal traits1 or records of the life and adventures of the caricaturist1 demands even greater extensions of patience4 ,nothing short of sincere appreciation for the vast talents of the man1 and of a lasting conviction of the original qualities of his works1 could have encouraged the writer to prolong his researches1 the chances in this case of alighting on any discoveries of note being so problematical4 ,the person of ,rowlandson was familiarly recognised amongst his contemporaries from his youth1 when he was first admitted as a student at the schools of the ,royal ,academy 7about #aggj71 through his diversified fortunes1 till his death1 which occurred on ,april #bb1 #ahbg4 ,his figure1 we learn1 was large1 well set-up1 muscular1 and above the average height--in fact1 his person was a noticeable one2 his features were regular and defined1 his eye remarkably full and fearless1 his glance being described as penetrating1 and suggestive of command2 his mouth and chin expressed firmness and resolution2 the general impression conveyed to a stranger by his countenance1 which was undeniably fine and striking in its characteristics1 was that of the inflexibility of the owner4 ,illustration3 ,,smithfield ,,sharpers2 ,,or ,,the ,,countryman ,,defrauded4 ,old ,trusty1 with his ,town-made ,friends1 ,to gentle sleep himself commends1 ,with ,tray upon his knees2 ,whilst ,tom1 his son1 all eager1 gaping1 ,expects each moment he'll be scraping ,the treasure up he sees4 ,meanwhile the ,harpy ,tribe are plotting1 ,by forcing liquor1 winking1 nodding1 ,to cheat the youth unlearn'd2 ,who1 to his cost1 will quickly find ,nor watch1 nor money1 left behind1 ,and ,friends to ,sharpers turn'd4 ,two or three portraits of the caricaturist are traceable1 besides numerous burlesque transfers of his own effigy to his imaginary personages4 ,in common with ,cruikshank1 ,thackeray1 and many other humorists of the brush and etching-needle1 he was prone to introduce the presentment of his own lineaments in whimsical juxtapositions4 ,the most generally recognised likeness1 from which a separate plate has been published by ,mr4 ,parker1 occurs in a clever eccentric drawing1 exhibited by the artist at the ,royal ,academy ,exhibition in #aghg1 under the title of ,countrymen and ,sharpers 7,no4 #eee74 ,this subject was subsequently engraved by ,j4 ,k4 ,sherwin1 whose portrait also figures therein1 in the person of the pigeon1 while ,rowlandson has chosen to represent himself as the leading sharper1 he who1 with blustering front1 is fleecing the simple youth at cards1 in defiance of his well-accepted reputation for rigid integrity2 for although the gaming table long held the caricaturist an enslaved votary1 ready to make the most reckless sacrifices to tempt the fickle favours of the gambler's fortune1 it is recorded by those of his acquaintances who have mentioned this disastrous failing 7which by the way he shared with all the wealthy1 distinguished1 and witty celebrities of his day71 and deplored the havoc it made with his means1 and professional pursuits1 that his sense of honour was ever of the keenest1 his word was always regarded as sufficient security1 and he possessed a delicacy of feeling1 and a sense of independence1 which would not allow him to remain under a debt or an obligation4 ,at the time ,rowlandson sent his drawing of ,countrymen and ,sharpers#g for exhibition1 he was #ca years of age1 and according to the portrait1 looks manhood personified1 with a fine comely figure1 and a face that imprints itself on the recollection1 his hair in a profusion of wavy tresses1 worn long1 and 'clubbed' as was the fashion of the period4 ,his bold and piercing eyes set under massive and somewhat prominent brows4 ,the next attributed portrait belongs to #agii1 when ,rowlandson was #dc years of age4 ,in the design1 ,an ,artist travelling in ,wales1 the result of a journey he made with his friend1 the convivial ,henry ,wigstead1 he has represented himself1 with a due allowance for burlesque1 looking older than his years2 the long hair is still there1 but its curls are thinned1 time and a struggle with seasons less rosy than his youth of many fortunes1 are telling on the outward man1 but the brows1 eyes1 mouth and chin have diminished nothing of their resolute characteristics--indeed1 they are more marked--and the strong nervous figure is beginning to look gaunt4 ,the ,chamber of ,genius appeared in #ahab with the appropriate quotation3-- ,want is the scorn of every wealthy fool2 ,and genius in rags is turned to ridicule4--,juv4 ,sat4 ,the head of the caricaturist is strongly defined on the shoulders of the gifted occupant of a garret1 and the likeness is just what might be supposed from the countenance1 as given in #aghg1 viewed through the intervening quarter of a century of struggles1 and disenchantments1 when cares of the hour1 and incidental anxieties1 touching provision for the future1 had commenced to take the place of the artist's original careless hardihood4 ,the last portrait to which we shall at present refer is by another hand2 and was sketched when the health of the caricaturist was a grave source of apprehension1 since we learn that during the last two years of his life he was a severe sufferer4 ,it represents the figure of a large and powerful-looking old gentleman1 of impressive presence2 the main characteristics1 and the marked profile have gathered force with increasing years1 the brows are even firmer1 and the features more defined2 this croquis of the veteran was drawn by his old friend1 and erst fellow-pupil1 ,john ,thomas ,smith1 the keeper of the drawings and prints in the ,british ,museum1 and the study was taken while the caricaturist was looking over some prints1 on one of his visits to the treasures in his friend's department4 ,the sketcher1 who has written the circumstances under which it was taken1 below the portrait1 has given ,rowlandson's age at seventy1--within a year1 in fact1 of his death4 ,the caricaturist's flowing locks are considerably shorn by the hand of the inevitable mower1 and his penetrating eyes do not disdain the assistance afforded by a pair of huge tortoiseshell-rimmed spectacles1 in which they are framed2 but as far as the visible flight of time goes1 regarding the outward man1 he might be assumed to possess powers of vitality sufficient to carry him over another score years4 ,if our memory does not deceive us1 a sketch of the caricaturist's figure1 from the life1 and drawn in chalks1 was exhibited some time ago at ,bethnal ,green1 in the ,loan ,collection1 formed under the auspices of the ,science and ,art ,department4 99 99 99 99 99 ,we learn that our artist1 who is perhaps the most popularly recognised practitioner of the caricature branch1 was born in the ,old ,jewry1 in ,july #agef1 that is to say1 just a year before his remarkable compeer ,james ,gillray4 ,the members of the ,rowlandson family1 according to the little we can trace of their personal history1 seem to have been highly respectable people of the middle class in life4 ,the name is not of common occurrence4 ,there is a tract relating certain misfortunes which attended two bearers of this cognomen2 a pious and worthy couple who in the seventeenth century went evangelising to ,new ,england1 where they suffered incredible persecutions1 and escaped all sorts of dismal tortures amongst the aboriginal ,indians1 in whose hands they had the mischance to fall2 the succession of hardships which they encountered1 and their final miraculous deliverance1 are duly recorded for the encouragement of the faithful4 ,the narrative1 which is simple and circumstantial1 forms an item of 'improving reading' not without its interest in the present age4 ,there is nothing to prove the relationship of this faithful and much-enduring pair to our caricaturist1 beyond the circumstance of the similarity of name4 ,rowlandson the elder was assuredly at one time a man of fair substance1 as we are informed--'some say a city merchant1' but his disposition1 like that of his son1 seems to have been tinctured with recklessness4 ,mention is made of an uncle ,thomas ,rowlandson1 who was godfather to the subject of our notice2 also1 as far as we can discover1 connected with mercantile pursuits4 ,this relationship was destined to serve the caricaturist in good stead1 if he had only exercised the commonest prudence in husbanding the resources which he derived from this connection4 ,we discover that1 before ,rowlandson had arrived at man's estate1 his chances of inheriting a provision to help him on his way1 together with the prospect of any future support1 so far as the paternal resources were concerned1 had melted away2 the elder ,rowlandson's 'speculative turn' had taken a sinister bent1 considerable sums had been sunk1 and still more portentous liabilities had been incurred1 'by experimenting on various branches of manufacture1' which were attempted on too extensive a scale for the means at his command2 and1 his resources becoming exhausted1 before the fruition of his schemes1 pecuniary embarrassments involved his career1 and he failed to realise the considerable fortune which his sanguine temperament had anticipated4 ,the natural talents of the son1 and the professional training which had cultivated his gifts1 were the only contributions he received1 on attaining manhood1 towards his future maintenance1 as far as the help he could derive from his father was concerned4 ,other adventitious aids came to the artist's assistance1 indeed1 in spite of the untoward direction which the previous prosperity of the elder had taken1 ,rowlandson was to a large degree the spoiled child of fortune throughout his early career4 ,illustration3 ,,how ,,to ,,treat ,a ,,refractory ,,member4 ,we are not informed whether the paternal estate was restored to solvency4 ,among the various 'valuable legacies' which1 it is related1 fell to the caricaturist's share 7only to be scattered broadcast71 it is very possible that1 in some sort1 an inheritance from his father formed part of these unexpected 'good gifts4' ,it seems1 although we have no direct records of the remaining relatives1 that ,rowlandson had a sister1 since we learn that his brother-in-law was ,howitt1 famous as an artist for his delineation of animals1 for his spirited hunting subjects1 being eminent as a sportsman1 rider1 and angler2 and1 like the caricaturist1 somewhat of a spoiled child--a wayward genius--of a congenial soul1 and vivacious impulses1 a trifle too given to yield to careless convivial company1 or the allurements which the hour might hold forth1 oblivious of sober consequences to follow4 ,thomas ,rowlandson1 the uncle1 had married a certain ,mademoiselle ,chattelier1 who was1 it is evident1 a lady with some command of wealth2 and from the partiality and indulgence of this aunt1 our artist1 we are told1 'derived that assistance which his father's reverse of fortune had withheld4' ,another reference to the family name further occurs amongst the announcements of marriages for ,september #ahjj 7,gentleman's ,magazine1 vol4 #gj1 p4 #hih71 where we find that ,thomas ,rowlandson1 ,esq41 of ,watling ,street1 espoused ,miss ,stuart1 daughter of ,george ,stuart1 ,esq41 of the ,grove1 ,camberwell1 ,surrey4 ,it is obvious that ,rowlandson senior intended to give his son a sound training4 ,as a school-boy1 the future celebrity wandered into the precincts of that ,soho district to which he afterwards clung in his varying fortunes with the persistence developed by habit4 ,illustration ,the caricaturist began to draw his first instalments from the fount of knowledge at the scholastic symposium of ,doctor ,barvis in ,soho ,square1 'at that time1 and subsequently1 an academy of some celebrity4' ,we are told this establishment was kept by ,doctor ,barrow when young ,rowlandson was pursuing his studies4 ,the respectability of the school1 and its soundness as an educational institution1 is satisfactorily demonstrated to our mind from the circumstance that the great ,edmund ,burke had elected to confide his beloved son1 with whose training1 it is well known1 the philosopher took especial pains1 to the charge of ,doctor ,barrow2 and ,richard ,burke1 the gentle gifted youth whose untimely death hastened the decease of his patriotic father1 was a school-fellow of our artist4 ,j4 ,g4 ,holman1 who was destined to acquire reputation as a dramatic writer and performer1 was another school-fellow4 ,it appears that1 within the walls of this academy1 ,rowlandson made the acquaintance of ,john ,bannister1 whose inimitable talents were afterwards to delight the town1 and whose name is a lasting ornament to the histrionic profession2 it was1 further1 in ,soho ,square that young ,rowlandson and young ,angelo1 the son of the well-known ,henry ,angelo 7one of the best recognised and most respected foreigners domiciled in ,london of his day71 fencing-master to the ,royal ,family1 became fast and firm friends4 ,the intimacy existing between this worthy trio1 dating from these early days1 continued steadfastly through life4 ,all these lads were1 in different degrees1 enthusiasts of the graphic art2 ,angelo and ,bannister had strong predilections for the arts1 and both drew as amateurs in their subsequent careers1 although1 with ,rowlandson1 they originally meditated following up the artist's profession seriously4 ,as to our friend ,rolley1 like all beginners gifted with the pictorial vein1 he could make sketches intuitively before he had learnt to do anything else1 as seems the rule with youths who possess the artistic faculty and an imaginative temperament2 his powers of fancy directed his hand at a precociously juvenile age to the practice of exercising his abilities with pencil and pen4 ',from the early period of his childhood1' it is recorded1 ',rowlandson gave presage of his future talent2' he could make sketches before he learned to write1 and1 according to the usual course1 'he drew humorous characters of his master and many of his scholars1 before he was ten years old4 ,the margins of his school-books were covered with these his handiworks4' ,rowlandson's genius was of the rapid order1 his powers were matured before the average of students have sounded the direction of their inclinations4 ,young ,henry ,angelo left ,doctor ,barrow's and ,soho ,square1 for ,eton1 while ,bannister and ,rowlandson quitted the seminary of polite learning to follow the arts at the ,schools of the ,royal ,academy2 here our artist made rapid strides1 and gave convincing proofs of his ability1 dexterity1 and quickness of parts1 during the short interval his name was entered as a probationer4 ,illustration ,in his sixteenth year1 somewhere about #agga1 ,rowlandson had the advantage of being sent to ,paris to continue his education2 we learn that he 'spoke ,french like a native4' ,it was his aunt1 ne ,mademoiselle ,chattelier1 residing in the ,french metropolis1 a widow with what would have then been considered1 in that capital1 a handsome fortune1 who invited her hopeful nephew over to the very centre of gaiety1 dissipation1 and luxurious refinement--,paris in the latter days of ,louis the ,fifteenth's reign being a very ,capua for a youth of light and picturesque disposition such as our artist possessed4 ,the impulse for purposeless frivolities1 so deleteriously nourished amidst the gaieties of ,parisian life1 seems to have been kept in tolerable subjection by his earnest intentions to work hard at his adopted profession1 which certainly must have sustained ,master ,rolley during his earlier residence on the ,continent1 until the cup of pleasure was raised to his lips by an unexpected accession of means4 ,the student did a wonderful deal of real solid work and thoroughly steadfast application1 before1 like ,moreland1 he allowed himself to be whirled into the eddy of fashionable distractions2 in ,paris he was inscribed as a student in one of the drawing-academies there1 and his natural abilities1 aided by the excellence of the methods practised around him1 to which his gifts moulded themselves quite naturally1 enabled the probationer to make rapid advances in the study of the human figure1 and laid the foundation for his future excellences4 ,during his first sojourn1 which lasted for nearly two years1 ,rowlandson became a perfect ,french buck1 with a decided leaning1 however1 towards the fine-art section of the condition1 and a pride in his professional calling2 he learned to draw with fidelity to nature1 with the graceful ease1 and abandon1 and the sparkle of style which marks ,french pictorial art of the period immediately antecedent to the reign of ,louis the ,sixteenth1 the very ideal of luxury and refinement4 ,it is related that1 during his abode in ,paris1 'he occasionally permitted his satiric talents the indulgence of portraying the characteristics of that fantastic people1 whose outr habits perhaps scarcely demanded the exaggerations of caricature4' ,illustration ,rowlandson returned to ,london for a season2 and1 while still a youth in years1 his studies at the ,academy were resumed2 his progress was now so marked that he was set up as a friendly rival to ,mortimer1 another talented student1 who had won the admiration of professors and pupils alike1 by his skilful drawings after the nude figure4 ,our artist seems to have been highly popular with the two sections of academicians and students2 the former appreciated his masterly endowments1 the latter were won by his whimsicalities1 his spirit of mischief1 and the marvellous gift he possessed of turning every situation to comical account in the production of exhaustless graphic satires1 which seemed to flow from his pen of their own sweet wilfulness4 ,john ,bannister1 who1 as we have seen1 had evinced an equal predilection for the graphic art1 with powers1 however1 of lesser brilliancy1 was then studying in the antique school1 their old friendship was renewed1 and a fresh alliance for fun and frolic was straightway entered into4 ,these hopeful aspirants were a great acquisition to the mirth of the schools1 but both these eccentric geniuses must have sorely tried the patience of their venerated pastors and masters4 ,the nature of their drolleries1 which were incessant1 is exposed in an extract from the ,reminiscences of ,henry ,angelo1 who formed the third person of this waggish trio4 ',at the period when ,wilson held the appointment of ,librarian to the ,royal ,academy1 the students were accustomed to assemble in the library2 ,bannister and ,rowlandson were students1 and both being sprightly wights1 ,wilson kept a watchful eye upon their pranks4 ,the one was apt to engage the attention of his fellow-disciples by caricaturing the surly librarian1 never forgetting to exaggerate his mulberry nose2 whilst the other1 born to figure in the histrionic art1 a mimic by nature1 used to divert them1 in his turn1 by playing off the irritable ',old ,dick4' ,michael ,moser was keeper at ,somerset ,house while ,bannister and ,rowlandson were students of the ,royal ,academy1 at which period the drawing-school was held in a part of the old palace1 ,somerset ,house1 just behind the site of the present institution4 ,moser1 in virtue of his office as keeper1 had apartments there1 which included accommodations for a housekeeper1 and other female domestics4 ',bannister and ,rowlandson1 as before observed1 were prankish youths4 ,the latter once gave great offence by carrying a pea-shooter into the life academy1 and1 whilst old ,moser was adjusting the female model1 and had just directed her contour1 ,rowlandson let fly a pea1 which1 making her start1 she threw herself entirely out of position1 and interrupted the gravity of the study for the whole evening4 ,for this offence1 ,master ,rowlandson went near getting himself expelled4 ',bannister1 who at this time drew in the plaster academy1 not having gained the step that admitted to the drawing from the life1 used to amuse ,moser with his mimicry1 and he was1 indeed1 a pet of the worthy keeper4 ,illustration ',one evening1 observing that the student had vacated his seat at his desk1 the keeper went to seek him1 and1 hearing an unusual giggling and confusion in the basement storey he descended to learn the cause2 when he discovered the young artist romping with the servant-maids4 ',what are you doing1 sir1 hey8' inquired the keeper1 taking him gently by the ear2 'why are you not at the cast8 ,you are an idler1 sir4' ,bannister met his reproof with an arch smile1 and whispered1 ',no1 kind sir1 ,i only came down to study from the life6' ,in dealing with this part of the subject1 every scrap of information has its interest1 the resources in this direction being unfortunately most restricted4 ,the task of writing on ,gillray1 and that within the lifetime of the subject1 was likened to the toil 'of bondsmen commanded to make bricks without straw1' a comparison with which we have a lively sympathy1 as we have realised to the fullest extent the difficulties which surrounded that undertaking4 ,the obstacles to be surmounted in the instance of the first caricaturist are found to be rather more vexatious in the case of the companion volume1 taken up under similar auspices1 to elucidate the works of ,rowlandson1 and to trace the artist's career as far as lies within the writer's capabilities4 ,sixty years ago it was declared while treating of the first-named genius1 in reference to contemporaneous indifference3 ',it is a scandal upon all the cold-hearted scribblers in the land to allow such a genius as ,gillray to go to the grave unnoticed2 and a burning shame that so many of his works should have become ambiguous for want of a commentator4 ,the political squibs have lost half of their point for want of a glossary1 and many of the humorous traits of private life1 so characteristic of men and manners1 are becoming oblivious to ninety-nine hundredths of those who perambulate the streets of this mighty town4' ,this remark1 so appropriately applied to ,gillray 7before ,thomas ,wright1 and successive elucidators1 had contributed to render the reading of these pictorial fables fairly clear1 and the solutions easy of access71 is equally striking as respects its undoubted truth in its application to ,rowlandson--in his instance the pioneering remained to be accomplished--although his works are less complex in themselves1 a description of them has hitherto proved too perplexing an attempt1 since1 how were the subjects to be collected8 ,we feel a glow of gratitude to that worthiest old authority1 ,the ,gentleman's ,magazine1 which contained a capital obituary notice on the caricaturist's decease1 ,april #bb1 #ahbg1 written by 'one who had known him for more than forty years2' this article has been copied literally in all subsequent notices of ,rowlandson4 ,illustration ,w4 ,h4 ,pyne1 the artist1 who1 under a pseudonym as ,ephraim ,hardcastle1 conducted the earliest of ,english fine-art reviews1 ,the ,somerset ,house ,gazette1 #ahbd1 was one of the intimates of the caricaturist1 and he has left slight allusions to ,rowlandson1 both in his ,gazette and in another publication of his enterprising1 ,wine and ,walnuts1 or ,after ,dinner ,chat1 by ,ephraim ,hardcastle1 #ahbc4 ,john ,thomas ,smith1 as we have shown elsewhere1 was on terms of personal friendship with ,rowlandson throughout his life2 but strangely enough1 in his ,nollekens and his ,times1 and his second volume1 ,memoirs of several ,contemporary ,artists from the time of ,roubiliac1 ,hogarth and ,reynolds1 to that of ,fuseli1 ,flaxman1 and ,blake1 no mention is made of his much-esteemed associate4 ,a passing allusion to his 'friend and fellow-pupil' ,rowlandson1 occurs in ',antiquity' ,smith's ,book for a ,rainy ,day4 ,henry ,angelo1 the early schoolfellow and constant comrade of our artist1 a gentleman of varied accomplishments1 obliged the reading public with his ,reminiscences in #ahcj1 a chatty1 interesting1 and in some respects highly valuable book1 of which we wish there were more1 since the two volumes are1 as described by the title1 filled with memoirs of his friends1 including numerous original anecdotes and curious traits of the most celebrated characters that have flourished during the last eighty years4 ,unlike the author of ,nollekens and his ,times1 ,angelo has given due prominence to his recollections of the caricaturist's works and career1 and his terms of familiar intimacy have supplied him with many entertaining details1 trivial or unimportant in themselves perhaps1 but very much to the purpose from a biographical point of view1 as aids to the effort of reproducing the subject in his wonted aspect1 as he struck the men amongst whom he passed his life4 ,the spirit of ,angelo's ,reminiscences will not bear dilution1 and so we think it better to offer his memoirs of the artist as they were published4 ',thomas ,rowlandson1 ,john ,bannister1 and myself1 having early in life evinced a predilection for the study of drawing1 we became acquainted whilst boys1 and were inseparable companions4 ,illustration ',everyone at all acquainted with the arts must well know the caricature works of that very eccentric genius1 ,rowlandson2 the extent of his talent1 however1 as a draughtsman is not so generally known4 ,his studies from the human figure at the ,royal ,academy were made in so masterly a style that he was set up as a rival to ,mortimer1 whom he certainly would have excelled1 had his subsequent study kept pace with the fecundity of his invention4 ,his powers1 indeed1 were so versatile1 and his fancy so rich1 that every species of composition flowed from his pen with equal facility4 ,his misfortune1 indeed1 was1 as ,i have been assured by capable authorities who noticed his juvenile progress1 that of possessing too ready an invention2 this rare faculty1 strange as it may seem1 however desirable to the poet1 often proves the bane of the painter4 ,the poet1 as ,milton says1 can build the lofty rhyme1 even with a dash of his pen4 ,the painter1 however easily he may conceive the structure of a mighty building--be it a temple1 or be it a ship--must describe the subject perfectly with all its parts2 he must set to work doggedly1 as the great lexicographer1 ,johnson1 said1 and labour at the thing with the patience of the philosopher4 ,rowlandson was no philosopher1 and so his uncontrollable spirit1 sweeping over the prescribed pale1 took its excursive flights and caught its thema on the wing4 ,hence ,i think it may safely be averred that he has sketched or executed more subjects of real scenes in his original rapid manner1 than any ten artists his contemporaries1 and etched more plates than any artist1 ancient or modern4 ',few persons--judging from the careless style of drawing and etching which he so fatally indulged in1 too soon1 after acquiring the first rudiments of his art--would believe the possibility of his being the author of some of his earlier designs2 for although all are too slight1 yet there are certain subjects of his composition carried through with a compatibility of style so truly original1 and so replete with painter-like feeling1 that ,sir ,joshua ,reynolds and ,sir ,benjamin ,west pronounced them wonders of art4' ,on this same head we have the testimony of ,ephraim ,hardcastle in the ,somerset ,house ,gazette4 ,a certain weight1 beyond the mere evidence of partiality1 is due to the opinions of such authorities as ,henry ,angelo and ,w4 ,h4 ,pyne1 who at least deserve the credit of understanding the subject2 both were familiar with the best works of their day1 and in the case of the latter we respect the opinion of an artist of wide experience and well-known repute4 ',thomas ,rowlandson1 the merry wag1 he who has covered with his never-flagging pencil enough of charta pura to placard the whole walls of ,china1 and etched as much copper as would sheathe the ,british navy4 ,of his graphic fun and frolic we have seen1 ,heaven knows1 full many a ponderous folio4 ,illustration ',master ,roley1 so friendly dubbed by many an old convive1 would have taken higher flights of art had he so willed1 for he could draw with elegance and grace2 for the design1 no mind was ever better stored with thought--no genius more prolific4 ,nothing1 even allowing for caricature1 could exceed in spirit and intelligence some of the off-hand compositions of this worthy4 ',predilections for outline and the pen have ruined many a genius who would have done honour to the arts4 ,mortimer1 ,porter1 and many other artists have sacrificed their talents and their fame to the indulgence of doing that with the pen 7confound both goose-quill1 crow-quill1 and the reed67 that should have occupied that fitter instrument the pencil1 aforetime called the painting-brush4' ,angelo affords us occasional glimpses of ,rowlandson in ,paris1 and frequently alludes to the artist's travels on the ,continent4 ,it seems1 at various stages of his career1 he roved about sometimes in search of subjects1 at others1 on parties of pleasure4 ,we have seen the young student sent to ,paris to pursue art2 later on ,angelo finds him there1 at nineteen1 still earnest and hard-working4 ',the subjects of his humorous designs were not sought in ,england alone4 ,he travelled early in life to ,france1 ,flanders1 and ,holland2 and stored his portfolios with sketches highly characteristic of the habits and manners of the people1 at every town through which he passed4 ,paris1 as viewed under the old rgime1 opened a prolific source for his imitative powers4 ,nothing can exceed the fun and frolic which his subjects display1 picked up among every class1 from the court down to the cabaret4 ,he mixed in all societies1 and speaking ,french fluently1 made himself acquainted with the habits of thinking1 as well as those of acting1 in that city1 where everything to an ,english eye bore the appearance of burlesque4 ',hogarth had already pronounced ,paris all begilt and befouled4 ,rowlandson found it so2 and taking that as a sort of maxim which governed all things1 physical as well as moral1 in the polite city1 he burlesqued even the burlesque4 ',his drawings of ,the ,italian and ,the ,french ,family1 from which ,john ,raffael ,smith made engravings1 had great merit4 ,my friend ,john ,bannister had one of the originals4 ,i remember the last time ,i saw poor ,edwin the comedian 7,i mean the elder71 was on occasion of his wishing me to procure for him these originals4 ,he was too late in his application1 and was obliged to solace himself with the coloured prints1 which were touched upon by the hand of ,rowlandson4 ,they were handsomely framed and hung in his dining-room on the first floor of one of the houses on the north-east piazza1 ,covent ,garden4 ,they subsequently became the property of ,lord ,barrymore4 ',it would be difficult to enumerate the many choice subjects which he depicted even in these first tours to the ,continent4 ,those descriptive of ,parisian manners would now be viewed with tenfold interest1 as the general external appearance of things was infinitely more original and amusing before the period of the commencement of the ,revolution than since4 ,indeed1 ,i can speak of these changes from my own observation1 whilst two years in that city1 and in the midst of its ever-varying gaieties1 more than half a century ago4#h ',during my residence there1 ,rowlandson came over in company with an ,englishman of the name of ,higginson1 whom he got acquainted with at ,dover2 a pleasant companion1 but1 as it fell out1 one who seemed to live on his wits4 ',their arrival in ,paris was immediately after the death of ,louis the ,fifteenth at the moment of the putting on public mourning 7#aggd74 ,mr4 ,higginson had letters of introduction 7like ,sylvester ,daggerwood7 to several persons of distinction1 and resided at an hotel adjacent to my quarters4 ,he sent the valet de place with a civil note to request the loan of my black suit1 which he knew would fit him to a ,t4 ,on the written assurance that it would be returned in time for me to pay a promised visit in the evening1 ,i readily consented4 ,rowlandson lost sight of him for two days and nights2 on the morning of the third day he returned1 and ,i went1 not over well pleased1 to demand restitution1 when on entering his apartment1 he received me with1 ,ah6 mon ami1 is it you8 seated under the frosting powder-puff of a ,french friseur1 having his hair frizzled and powdered la mode1 in my mourning suit4 ,rowlandson sketched the group1 and subjoined a motto1 ,free and ,easy4 ,i had many of the drawings made by my friend ,roly at this time4' ,it is most likely that our artist's first contribution to the ,royal ,academy 7it was the seventh exhibition7 arrived from ,paris2 in #agge there appeared1 under the catalogue ,number #bec1 a certain drawing entitled ,delilah payeth ,sampson a visit while in prison at ,gaza1 by ,thomas ,rowlandson2 the exhibitor's address is given 'at ,no4 #d ,church ,street1 ,st4 ,ann's4' ,this1 no doubt1 like his contributions up to #aghd1 was of a serious character4#i ,from #aggg we find ,rowlandson settled down to portrait-painting1 his address being given at ,wardour ,street2 his contributions to the ,academy were as follow3-- #aggg4 ,no4 #cjb4 ,a ,drawing4 #aggh4 #bei4 ,portrait of a ,young ,gentleman1 whole length4 #aggi4 #bge4 ,an ,officer1 small1 whole length4 #bgf4 ,a ,gentleman4 #aghj4 #cgc4 ,landscape and ,figures4 #agha4 #ccd4 ,portrait of a ,lady in a fancy dress4 #cci4 ,portrait of a ,gentleman4 ,it is improbable1 however1 that the artist's disposition for change would allow him to vegetate in one spot for any length of time1 and we are not surprised to discover that his tours to the ,continent became frequent2 as far as we can judge of his extended travels1 it appears it was in #aggh--while his youthful ardour was still fresh1 when his sprightly faculties had not been jaded by the allurements of fashionable life1 and his hand had not been betrayed into the careless execution which determined some time after his decisive rejection of serious art for the indulgence of uncompromising caricature--that he went very earnestly to work2 travelling in ,flanders and through the cities of ,germany2 making clever studies and finished pictures of the incidents of his journeys2 noting the travellers he encountered1 their mode of conveyance1 the foreign nobility and their equipages1 the townsfolks and the country people1 coaches1 waggons1 and1 above all1 horses 7which he then drew with great fidelity and spirit from life71 as far as the figure subjects which enlivened his pictures were concerned2 while his views were faithful representations of the places he visited1 worked out with the completeness of landscape art4 ,illustration ,the drawings of this period evince the excellence of his talents4 ,there is sufficient spice of character introduced into the groups1 and incidents which give action to his pictures1 to raise his subjects above the average treatment1 but the comic element is subordinated to the general harmony of the whole conception2 and we have every opportunity of forming our opinion1 from the numerous interesting series of studies which have come under our attention1 that it was not until about #aghb that our artist began to cut himself adrift from the more legitimate occupation of his vast abilities in the regions of serious art1 for the allurements which the readier exercise of his talents as a caricaturist held out for the indulgence of his eccentric and wayward tendencies4 ,as we have seen1 his early bias was undoubtedly towards the simply ludicrous2 then intervened his academic training in ,london and ,paris1 the maturing of his powers necessitating an immense1 and indeed almost incredible amount of sterling hard work1 such as fitted him to excel in any branch of his calling he elected to pursue2 followed by an attempt towards his establishment as a serious artist and portrait-painter1 and then a relapse in the direction of his early impulses4 ,this inclination was fostered by the encouragement of his friends1 and the influence of their example4 ,his cronies were1 as was most natural1 the humorous designers4 ,there was the great and gifted ,gillray1 the prince of caricaturists1 whose works created an impression on the public justified by their remarkable qualities4 ,the friendship of this man1 whose reputation was so wide1 and whose mastery of the situation appeared extraordinary1 encouraged ,rowlandson to strike out a pathway in the same direction2 bringing original qualifications to bear on this impetus1 which in no degree clashed with the strongly marked intentions of ,gillray's scathing inventions4 ,there was his constant friend ,henry ,wigstead1 a man of social standing1 profusely liberal in his house1 a jovial companion out of doors2 who1 richly endowed with the vein of humorous invention allied to powers of observation1 and a refined sense of the beautiful1 as well as a ready knack of seizing the comic features of a situation1 entrusted his sketches to ,rowlandson1 that they might be produced in fitting form2 and to the proper execution of these whimsicalities ,rowlandson willingly lent the full force of his own trained skill4 ,another amateur of distinction1 whose example and influence must have had considerable weight with our artist1 was ,henry ,bunbury1 the caricaturist1 a man of family1 of means1 and1 above all1 of high culture4 ,the celebrated ,bunbury seemed formed expressly to be courted by the most eminent of his contemporaries2 he had married one of the beautiful ,miss ,hornecks2 the ,duke and ,duchess of ,york were delighted with his company2 amongst the brilliant assemblies at ,wynnstay1 ,bunbury's society was the most relished2 ,walpole1 ,garrick1 ,reynolds1 and ,goldsmith were constantly laying adulation at his feet1 or exchanging gallant little pleasantries with this favoured child of fortune2 ,west and ,reynolds were respectfully solicitous that he should send his contributions to the ,royal ,academy2 the writers of the day were given to deplore that the occupations of town and country life1 the court1 the hunting-field1 and the ceremony of receiving company at his country-house or paying visits to the seats of his noble friends1 sadly interfered with the exercise of his artistic abilities4 ,illustration ,the instance of ,bunbury1 who was ,rowlandson's senior by six years1 no doubt had considerable influence upon our artist's career2 the praise and adulation lavished upon the amateur sketches of the man of fashion1 and the prophecies which writers were in the habit of recording1 that1 if ,bunbury had not1 from his birth and station1 been indifferent to mere monetary advantages1 the pursuit of his talents must have infallibly produced him a large access of fortune 7which he did not need1 by the way1 since his means were ample7 possibly helped to turn ,rowlandson from quietly persevering in the less congenial study of portraiture1 and induced him to show the public what could be done in the grotesque walk4 ,nor must we forget ,mitchell the banker1 whose friendship was always at our caricaturist's service1 his travelling companion to the ,continent1 where ,rowlandson and his patron passed for the veritable representatives of ,john ,bull4 ,there was 'the facetious ,nixon1' the pleasant and witty ,john1 'a choice member of the celebrated ,old ,british ,beef-,steak ,club1 honorary secretary1 and sometime providore to that society of native gourmands2' further1 like his friend ,bunbury1 distinguished as a man of talent and taste1 possessed of original gifts in the humorous department of graphic art1 he was an honorary exhibitor at ,somerset ,house for many years3 this gentleman1 who had perfected the study of how to get the largest possible amount of enjoyment out of existence1 also came to ,rowlandson to put his drawings into acceptable shape1 and to introduce his eccentric pleasantries to the public4 ,nor must the well-known amateurs and choice spirits1 ,woodward and ,collings1 be omitted from the list of those familiars of the artist who1 by precept and example1 encouraged him to devote his accomplishments to the comic branch4 ,it is not surprising that the tendency of this influence1 allied to the strong original bias natural to our artist1 drew him farther away from the steady pursuit of art1 and plunged him into the tempting career of a caricaturist1 a pursuit which held out peculiar attractions to an artist gifted with his whimsical inclinations4 ,we must do ,rowlandson the credit to admit that1 at the outset1 he distinguished himself marvellously4 ,his first contributions1 under his changed profession1 were by no means discreditable to his great qualifications2 indeed these drawings1 from the successful impression they produced on the public1 appeared to justify the resolution the artist had taken1 and to prove that he was evidently more at home in the fanciful branch than any of his predecessors or contemporaries4 ,in #aghd ,rowlandson contributed three somewhat ambitious subjects to the ,royal ,academy ,exhibition2 according to the ,catalogue ,no4 #dfb1 ,an ,italian ,family2 ,no4 #ejc1 ,vauxhall2 ,no4 #eaa1 ,the ,serpentine ,river4 ,vauxhall ,gardens1 which is possibly the best recognised of ,rowlandson's more aspiring compositions1 was engraved by ,r4 ,pollard1 aquatinted1 to resemble the drawing1 by ,f4 ,jukes1 and published under the auspices of ,john ,raphael ,smith1 also a convivial companion1 a leading spirit amongst the careless souls who formed ,rowlandson's social surroundings2 the well-known printseller1 who was 'a jack-of-all-trades' according to his own admission1 was celebrated for his liberality to artists2 he personally practised the arts both of engraving and painting1 and he excelled in executing spirited portrait sketches1 in crayons1 'miniatures in large' as they were called1 of the fashionable personages of his day4 ,the ,study of ,vauxhall is replete with character2 the persons of the principal frequenters are1 it is believed1 portraits of numerous celebrities of the period4 ,angelo1 in his ,reminiscences1 which touch upon every topic of the time1 among other interesting allusions1 recounts the partiality which he and ,rowlandson entertained for the popular resort of the past1 and the attractions which1 according to his admission1 its diversions held out to the pair4 ',vauxhall4--,i remember the time when ,vauxhall 7in #aggf1 the price of admission being then only one shilling7 was more like a bear garden than a rational place of resort1 and most particularly on ,sunday mornings4 ',it was then crowded from four to six with gentry1 demireps1 apprentices1 shop-boys1 c4 ,crowds of citizens were to be seen trudging home with their wives and children4 ,rowlandson the artist and myself have often been there1 and he has found plenty of employment for his pencil4 ',the chef-d'oeuvre of his caricatures1 which is still in print1 is his drawing of ,vauxhall1 in which he has introduced a variety of characters known at the time1 particularly that of my old schoolfellow at ,eton1 ,major ,topham1 the macaroni of the day4 ,one curious scene he sketched on the spot purposely for me4 ,it was this3--,a citizen and his family are seen all seated in a box eating supper1 when one of the riffraff in the gardens throws a bottle in the middle of the table1 breaking the dishes and the glasses4 ,the old man swearing1 the wife fainting1 and the children screaming1 afforded full scope for his humorous pencil4 ',such night scenes as were then tolerated are now become obsolete4 ,rings were made in every part of the gardens to decide quarrels2 it no sooner took place in one quarter1 than by a contrivance of the light-fingered gentry1 another row was created in another quarter to attract the crowd away4' ,illustration ,before taking leave of ,rowlandson and ,angelo1 the most agreeable of companions1 at ,vauxhall1 we must add a further note of another of their holiday jaunts1 once more borrowed from the ,reminiscences4 ',mrs4 ,weichsel 7,mrs4 ,billington's mother7 was the favourite singer at ,vauxhall2 upon one occasion she had her benefit at the little theatre in the ,haymarket4 ,her daughter and son added considerably to the entertainment that night2 though the former could not have been fourteen years old1 her execution on the pianoforte surprised everyone4 ,the son1 then a little boy1 played a solo on the fiddle in such peculiarly fine style that the audience were both astonished and delighted4 ,exhibiting his early abilities standing on a stool1 ,i was present that night with ,rowlandson the artist1 who made a sketch of him playing1 which he afterwards finished for me1 and which1 within these few years1 was within my collection4' ,we will leave ,rowlandson rejoicing in the popular impression his drawings had produced in the ,exhibition of the ,royal ,academy for #aghd1 where1 as his friends were inclined to prophesy1 his fame and fortune were both assured1 and turn to the subject of another fortune which seems to have come into his possession about this period4 ,we have said that the artist was a spoiled child of prosperity2 his contemporaries record their impression that the indulgences of his aunt1 the ex-,mademoiselle ,chattelier already referred to1 as the kindly patroness of her wayward nephew's budding talents1 who supplied him incautiously with money1 when he would have been better without it1 paved the foundation of those careless habits which attended his manhood2 and to her injudicious generosity his biographer affects to trace that improvidence for which1 says our authority1 poor ,rowlandson was remarkable through life4 ,after this aunt's decease1 she left him seven thousand pounds1 much plate1 trinkets1 and other valuable property4 ,he then indulged his predilections for a joyous life1 and mixed himself with the gayest of the gay4 ,whilst at ,paris1 being of a social spirit1 he sought the company of dashing young men2 and among other evils1 imbibed a love for play4 ,he was known in ,london at many of the fashionable gaming houses1 alternately won and lost1 without emotion1 till at length he was minus several thousand pounds4 ,he thus dissipated the amount of more than one valuable legacy4 ,it was said to his honour1 however1 that he always played with the feelings of a gentleman1 and his word passed current even when with an empty purse4 ,rowlandson assured the writer of the memoir which appeared1 on his death1 in the obituary of ,the ,gentleman's ,magazine for ,june #ahbg1 that he had frequently played throughout a night and the next day2 and that once1 such was his infatuation for the dice1 he continued at the gaming table nearly thirty-six hours1 with the intervention only of the time for refreshment1 which was supplied by a cold collation1 presumably consumed on the spot and during the intervals of play4 ,this uncontrollable passion for gambling1 strange to say1 did not pervert his principles4 ,he was scrupulously upright in all his pecuniary transactions1 and ever avoided getting into debt4 ,he has been known1 after having lost all he possessed1 to return home to his professional studies1 sit down coolly to produce a series of new designs1 and to exclaim1 with stoical philosophy1 ',i have played the fool2 but1' holding up his pencils or the reed pen with which he traced his flowing outlines1 'here is my resource4' ,such was his dexterity of hand1 combined with the richest fertility of imagination1 and graphic mastery over the movements of the human figure1 that in a few hours he produced inimitable pictures1 replete with his best qualities of humour1 form1 and colour1 with incredible rapidity2 and these ingenious productions1 invented in endless variety1 were at once put into circulation1 and excited the competition of collectors of drawings and caricatures1 who eagerly accumulated every sketch which his facile hand designed1 too often under the pressure of the actual necessities of the hour1 or the careless effusions of the intervals in his pleasures or dissipations4 ,rowlandson's contributions to the ,academy in the succeeding years were as follows3-- #aghf4 ,no4 #efj4 ,a ,french ,family4 #eff4 ,opera ,house ,gallery4 #ege4 ,an ,english ,review4 #ehc4 ,a ,french ,review4 #eii4 ,coffee ,house4 #aghg4 #ebe4 ,the ,morning ,dram1 or ,huntsman rising4 #ebi4 ,grog on ,board a ,ship4 #eca4 ,french ,barracks4 #eee4 ,countrymen and ,sharpers4 ,it was about this time that our caricaturist met with a somewhat disagreeable adventure1 which is thus related by his friend ,angelo3-- ',rowlandson robbed4--,having walked one night with ,rowlandson towards his house1 when he lived in ,poland ,street1#aj we parted at the corner4 ,it was then about twelve o'clock1 and before he got to his door a man knocked him down1 and1 placing his knees on his breast1 rifled him of his watch and money4 ,the next day he proposed that we should be accompanied by a thief-taker1 to try to find him out1 as he was certain he should know him again4 ,we first repaired to ,st4 ,giles's1 ,dyot ,street1 and ,seven ,dials1 but to no purpose4 ,in one of the night-houses1 four ill-looking fellows1 des coupes-jarrets1 so attracted our attention1 that whilst we sat over our noggin of spirits1 as he always carried his sketch-book with him1 he made an excellent caricature group of them for me1 introducing a prison in the background4 ,an idea may be formed from the caricature1 of the different gradations which lead to the gallows--petty larceny1 house-breaking1 foot-pad and highway robbery2 and he afterwards finished it for me in his best style1 superior to the greater part of his works2 this was about #agij4 ,the coloured drawing once was included in my collection1 in a room crowded with various subjects1 the greatest part caricatures by my old friend ,rowly--his general appellation among his friends4 ,illustration ',our first interview originated in ,paris 7about #agge72 he was then studying in the ,french school4 ,lately1 having to dispose of my collection 7,i may say unique71 my friend ,bannister purchased it of me1 and it was added to his many choice and valuable drawings of the first masters1 which were so very superior that the four thieves ought to have esteemed it an honour to be placed in such good company4#aa ',the next night a gentleman was robbed in ,soho ,square in like manner4 ,soon afterwards several suspicious characters were taken to an office then in ,litchfield ,street1 ,soho1 suspected of street robberies1 and ,rowlandson and myself went there out of curiosity1 accompanied by many others who had been robbed4 ,they were all placed before us1 but none were identified4 ,rowlandson was particularly called upon to look around him1 but to no purpose4 ,one man in particular made himself more conspicuous than all the others1 treating his curiosity with contempt1 saying1 ,i defies the gemman to say as how ,i ever stopped him any vare4 ,no2 but you are very like the description of the ruffian1 answered ,rowlandson1 who robbed a gentleman last ,wednesday night in ,soho ,square4 ,this was a thunderbolt to the man1 who instantly looked pale and trembled4 ,the gentleman was immediately sent for1 and as soon as he entered the room1 though there were several for examination1 he fixed directly on the man that had been suspected4 ,at the sessions following he was found guilty of robbery1 and hanged4 ,this pleased my friend mightily2 for1 though ,i got knocked down1 said he1 and lost my watch and money1 and did not find the thief1 ,i have been the means of hanging one man4 ,come1 that's doing something4' ,illustration ,we incidentally learn a few particulars of subjects which found their way into ,angelo's gallery1 the collection which subsequently came into the possession of his excellent friend ,bannister4 ',black and ,white4--,being fond of the arts and particularly of caricatures1 ,i had by me a great number of ,rowlandson's1 to one of which ,i was puzzled to give a name4 ,the subject was an old man1 at breakfast1 seated near the fire1 his gouty leg on a stool1 and the kettle boiling over2 the water is falling on his leg1 and he is ringing the bell4 ,the room door is open behind him1 and a black servant is kissing the maid1 who is bringing in the toast4 ,i requested ,theodore ,hook to write a title to it1 and he put1 ,chacun son got4'#ab ,we are further afforded an opportunity of recording ,rowlandson's enthusiasm for his profession4 ,the details of a certain visit he paid1 with ,angelo1 to ,portsmouth1 and the unflinching nerve he exhibited under circumstances which were calculated to distress a less robust constitution1 are thus recounted by his friend and travelling companion3-- ',the general rumour1 after ,lord ,howe's action on ,june #a1 #agid1 was that he would return to ,portsmouth4 ,i was anxious to see the sight1 for it was expected he would bring the ,french prizes with him4 ',the evening after my arrival1 according to promise1 ,rowlandson the artist came to join me4 ',the morning following we saw1 on the ,gosport side1 the landing of the ,french prisoners1 numbers of different divisions filing off to the different stations allotted them4 ,as for the wounded1 previous to their quitting the boats1 carts were placed alongside1 and when filled1 on the smack of the whip1 were ordered to proceed4 ,the sudden jolting made their groans appalling1 and must have occasioned the wounds of many to produce an immediate hemorrhage4 ,the sight was dreadful to behold3 numbers were boys1 mutilated1 some not more than twelve years old1 who had lost both legs4 ,in the evening we went to ,forton ,prison4 ,those who were not in the last engagement were in high spirits in their shops1 selling all sorts of toys and devices1 made from shin-bones1 c4 ,in one of the sick-wards we saw one of the prisoners1 who1 an officer told us had been a tall1 handsome man1 previous to the battle2 but1 having received a shot that had lacerated his side1 a mortification had taken place4 ,he was then making his will2 his comrades were standing by1 consoling him1 some grasping his hand1 shedding tears4 ',this scene was too much for me1 and made such an impression on my mind that ,i hastened away2 but ,i could not persuade ,rowlandson to follow me1 his inclination to make a sketch of the dying moment getting the better of his feelings4 ,after waiting some time below for my friend1 he produced a rough sketch of what he had seen3--a ghastly figure sitting up in bed1 a priest holding a crucifix before him1 with a group standing around4 ,the interior exhibited the contrivance of the ,french to make their prison habitable4 ,when finished1 it was added to my collection1 a memento of the shocking sight ,i beheld at ,forton ,prison4 ',our curiosity not stopping here1 we entered another sick-ward1 but the stench and closeness of the place1 crowded as it was1 prevented our remaining there more than a very short time4 ,the next day1 having seen quite enough1 ,i returned to town4 ,rowlandson went to ,southampton1 where he made a number of sketches of ,lord ,moira's embarkation for ,la ,vende4 ,i saw them afterwards1 and was delighted1 for it appeared he had taken more pains than usual1 and he must have portrayed them well1 from having been on the spot himself at the time4 ,the shipping and the various boats filled with soldiers were so accurately delineated1 that ,i have often since regretted that ,i did not at that time purchase them4 ,mr4 ,fores of ,piccadilly1 who had by him many of the very finest drawings executed by ,rowlandson in his best days 7for latterly they were inferior71 fortunately purchased them4 ,he was one of his first and best patrons2 and ,i understand he had twenty-five folio volumes of the most choice caricatures of the last and present centuries1 which must have been an invaluable recueil1 showing not only what we have been1 but the age we lived in4 ,had ,rowlandson gone with the expedition then landing in ,la ,vende as a draughtsman1 the attack at ,fort ,penthivre1 and the incident that followed1 would have furnished us with many eventful scenes of that fatal expedition4' ,illustration ,as we have related1 ,rowlandson was no stranger to the ,continent2 in the early part of his career he was constantly abroad4 ,we have shown how he studied in ,paris2 afterwards we find him wandering farther afield1 and taking in ,germany and the ,netherlands4 ,then we are introduced to him as a man of fashion1 bowling through the legacies which had fallen to his lot1 both in the ,french metropolis and in ,london1 calmly sitting down to gamble away his fortune by the shortest route with the best will in the world4 ,anon he accompanies his friend ,mitchell the banker on a wider tour4 ,then we hear of his sojourning in ,paris with other congenial spirits1 and making the most of the passing season with his friends ,john ,raphael ,smith1 ,westmacott1 and ,chasemore3 on all these occasions he produced drawings innumerable2 his most frequent travelling companion seems1 however1 to have been his steadfast patron the banker1 and it was this liberal collector who rejoiced in the opportunity of securing the artist's most desirable ,continental studies4 ,our oft-quoted authority ,angelo1 who1 happily for those who entertain an interest in the caricaturist1 never tires of telling little anecdotes of his chum ,roley1 in his own familiar manner relates a few particulars of the figure these worthies made in the eyes of the ,monsieurs1 amongst whom their visits were favourably received4 ',mr4 ,mitchell1 however1 possessed the best collection of ,rowlandson's ,french and ,dutch scenes4 ,among those were many in his most humorous style1 particularly a ,dutch ,life ,academy1 which represents the interior of a school of artists1 studying from a living model1 all with their portfolios and crayons1 drawing a ,dutch ,venus 7a vrow7 of the make1 though not of the colour1 of that choice specimen of female proportion1 the ,hottentot ,venus1 so celebrated as a public sight in ,london1 a few years since4 ',this friend and patron of ,rowlandson1 ,mr4 ,mitchell the quondam banker1 of the firm of ,hodsol and ,co41 was a facetious1 fat gentleman--one of those pet children of fortune1 who1 wonderful as it may appear1 seem to have proceeded through all the seven ages 7excepting that of the lean and slippered pantaloon71 without a single visit from that intruder upon the rest of mankind1 yclept ,care4 ,in him centred1 or rather around him the ,fates piled up1 the wealth of a whole family4 ,he was ever the great gathering nucleus to a large fortune4 ,he was good-humoured and enjoyed life4 ,many a cheerful day have ,i1 in company with ,bannister and ,rowlandson1 passed at ,master ,mitchell's4' ,under the auspices of this great banker1 ,rowlandson subsequently made a tour to ,france1 and other parts of the ,continent4 ',his mighty stature astonished the many1 but none more than the innkeepers' wives1 who1 on his arrival1 as he travelled in style1 looked at the larder1 and then again at the guest4 ,all regarded him as that reported being1 of whom they had heard1 the veritable ,mister ,bull4 ,his orders for the supplies of the table1 ever his first concern1 strengthened this opinion1 and his operations at his meals confirmed the fact4 ',wherever he went he made good for the house4 ',on this tour1 ,rowlandson made many topographical drawings1 in general views of cities and towns2 amongst others1 the ,high ,street at ,antwerp1 and the ,stadt ,house at ,amsterdam1 with crowds of figures1 grouped with great spirit1 though his characters were caricatures4 ',the most amusing studies1 however1 which filled the portfolio of his patron were those that portrayed the habits and customs of the ,dutch and ,flemish1 in the interior scenes1 which they witnessed in their nocturnal rambles in the inferior streets at ,antwerp and ,amsterdam4 ,some of these compositions1 drawn from low life1 were replete with character and wit4 ,one of the most spirited and amusing of these represented the interior of a ,treischuit1 or public passage-boat1 which was crowded with incident and humour4'#ac ,another reminiscence of ,rowlandson and ,mitchell is found in the ,somerset-house ,gazette1 edited by ,ephraim ,hardcastle 7,w4 ,h4 ,pyne71 an intimate associate of the caricaturist and a member of the artist's circle of friends4 ',i look back with pleasure to former days1 when old ,mr4 ,greenwood used to hold the print auctions by candle-light1 and have a perfect recollection of his good-humour and upright dealing4 ,i well remember1 too1 a number of artists and amateurs who constantly attended his room1 to purchase etchings of the old masters for themselves and friends4 ',old ,parsons1 as he was called1 and young ,bannister1 the celebrated comedians1 were both collectors and amateur artists3 the latter was considered an excellent judge of prints4 ,rowlandson1 the humorous draughtsman1 and his friend and patron ,mr4 ,mitchell the banker1 of the firm of ,hodsols1 were also frequently of this evening rendezvous of artists1 amateurs1 and connoisseurs4' ,john ,thomas ,smith1 the whilom pupil of ,nollekens the sculptor 7with whose life he favoured the public71 and one of ,mr4 ,reid's predecessors as ,keeper of the ,print ,room of the ,british ,museum1 in his loquacious ,book for a ,rainy ,day rambles into the subject of picture sale-rooms1 and notes the eccentric characters1 collectors1 and their individualities1 to be met with thereat in his time4 ,on this subject ',antiquity ,smith's' account tallies with that given by ,angelo4 ,we have confined our extract to the paragraph which introduces the caricaturist as a crony and erst fellow-pupil of the versatile chronicler4 ',i must not omit to mention another singular but most honourable character1 of the name of ,heywood1 nick-named ,old ,iron-wig4 ,his dress was precise1 and manner of walking rather stiff4 ,he was an extensive purchaser of every kind of article in art1 particularly ,rowlandson's drawings2 for this purpose he employed the merry and friendly ,mr4 ,seguier1 the picture-dealer1 a school-fellow of my father's1 to bid for him4 ',i shall now close this list by observing that my friend and fellow-pupil1 ,rowlandson1 who has frequently made drawings of ,hutchins and his print auctions1 has produced a most spirited etching1 in which not only many of the above described characters are introduced1 but also most of the print-sellers of his day4' ,the editor of this work has seen a drawing by ,rowlandson of this very auction1 the cognoscenti gathered round the long tables lighted with flickering candles1 and peering over the engravings1 glasses on nose1 while the auctioneer was endeavouring to excite the interest of the company in the prints brought to his rostrum4 ,before we pass on to other contemporaries of the caricaturist1 we think it advisable to introduce the reader to the society which ,rowlandson shared round the hospitable mahogany of the banker1 who1 like ,wigstead1 ,nixon1 ,weltj1 and certain other generous hosts of our artist's acquaintance1 appears to have kept open house for the entertainment of choice friends1 where the enjoyments of social intercourse were prolonged to the verge of dissipation1 and the fun1 which enlivened their hours of relaxation1 was frequently kept up until the next day was well advanced2 the associates being loth to interrupt the pleasures of their sitting1 protracted as their gaieties might be considered according to the more staid usages of a better regulated age1 such as we have been taught to regard our own4 ',mr4 ,mitchell resided for many years in ,beaufort ,buildings1 ,strand1 and occupied the house tenanted by the father of ,dr4 ,kitchiner1 of eccentric memory4 ,here1 after the closing of the banking-house1 he was wont to retire1 and pass a social evening1 surrounded by a few chosen associates whose amusements were congenial1 and whose talent well paid the host for his hot supper and generous wine4 ,often1 even beyond the protracted darkness of a winter's night1 he and his convives have sat it out till dawn of day1 and seen the sun1 struggling through the fog1 from the back windows1 shed its lurid ray on the rippling waters of the murky ,thames4 ,illustration ',well do ,i remember sitting in this comfortable apartment1 listening to the stories of my old friend ,peter ,pindar1 whose wit seemed not to kindle until after midnight1 at the period of about his fifth or sixth glass of brandy and water4 ,rowlandson1 too1 having nearly accomplished his twelfth glass of punch1 and replenishing his pipe with choice oronooko1 would chime in4 ,the tales of these two gossips1 told in one of these nights1 each delectable to hear1 would make a modern ,boccaccio4' ,angelo1 in his capital chatty ,memoirs1 relates an anecdote of one of ,wigstead's pranks played off on the satirist ,peter ,pindar1 whose trenchant wit spared 'nor friend nor foe2' but1 in his turn1 ,dr4 ,wolcot did not relish ridicule1 especially when it happened to be excited at his own expense4 ,it was discovered that1 eminently satirical as was the bard with his pen1 he was not emulous to shine as a wit in colloquial intercourse with strangers1 or even amongst his most intimate associates4 ,it was asserted1 with some fidelity1 that ',dr4 ,wolcot's wit seemed to lie in the bowl of a teaspoon4' ',i could not guess the riddle1' writes the discursive and cheerful author of the ,reminiscences1 'until one evening1 seated at ,mitchell's1 ,i observed that each time ,peter replenished his glass goblet with cognac and water1 that1 in breaking the sugar1 the corners of his lips were curled into a satisfactory smile1 and he began some quaint story--as if1 indeed1 the new libation begot a new thought4 ',determined to prove the truth of the discovery which ,i fancied ,i had made1 one night after supper1 at my own residence in ,bolton ,row1 he being one among a few social guests1 ,i made my promised experiment4 ,one of the party1 who delighted in a little practical joke1 namely ,wigstead1 of merry memory1 being in the secret1 he came provided with some small square pieces of alabaster4 ,peter ,pindar's glass waning fast1 ,wigstead contrived to slip the fragments of spurious sweetness into a sugar-basin provided for the purpose1 when the ,doctor reaching the hot water1 and pouring in the brandy1 ,wigstead handed him the sugar-tongs1 and then advanced the basin of alabaster4 ,thank you1 boy1 said ,peter1 putting in five or six pieces1 and taking his tea-spoon1 began stirring as he commenced his story4 ',unsuspicious of the trick1 he proceeded3 ,well1 sirs1--and so1 the old parish-priest4--,what ,i tell you 7then his spoon went to work7 happened when ,i was in that infernally hot place1 ,jamaica 7then another stir74 ,sir1 he was the fattest man on the island 7then he pressed the alabaster72 yes1 damme1 sir2 and when the thermometer1 at ninety-five1 was dissolving every other man1 this old slouching1 drawling1 son of the ,church got fatter and fatter1 until1 sir--curse the sugar6 some devil-black enchanter has bewitched it4 ,by ---- sir1 this sugar is part and parcel of that old pot-bellied parson--it will never melt2 and he threw the contents of the tumbler under the grate4 ,we burst into laughter1 and our joke lost us the conclusion of the story4 ,wigstead skilfully slipped the mock sugar out of the way1 and the ,doctor1 taking another glass1 never suspected the frolic4' ,let us take a further glimpse of the social meetings which ,rowlandson shared in company with ,angelo1 who duly set down the outlines of the evenings' diversions in his ,memoirs4 ,as this anecdote introduces a personage who figures somewhat prominently amidst the more lively records of the period1 we must be allowed to say a word or two about the giver of the feast1 where we are admitted by favour and enabled to watch the proceedings from a distance4 ,another excellent friend1 occasional host1 and boon companion of our caricaturist was1 as we have mentioned1 ,weltj1 the ,prince of ,wales' cook and steward1 a ,german of eccentric proclivities1 who was pretty universally recognised as a character in his generation4 ,the huge person of this worthy is frequently introduced into the social satires of the period2 the artistic and literary wags alike delighted to make the figure of the old bon-vivant conspicuous2 it seems that ,weltj was in no wise offended at this popularity1 however unflattering might be the intentions of the wicked wights2 he was a calm humoristic philosopher1 whose composure was not easily deranged1 and in return for their mischievous sallies1 which only amused him1 he made the wits1 who grew waggish at his expense1 his guests at his residence ,hammersmith ,mall2 where he kept such a table as attracted all classes of society1 and to which his friends were ever welcome4 ,weltj's culinary accomplishments1 united with his hospitable proclivities1 rendered him a truly remarkable host2 his good humour was imperturbable1 his store of anecdotes inexhaustible1 and his ,german bluntness rather added to the charm of his pleasantries2 even that superfine ,sybarite and highly sensitive exquisite1 the ,heir ,apparent1 ,mr4 ,weltj's patron and employer1 was glad to dissemble his offended dignity when his precious and immovable cook was the assailant4 ,angelo1 who declares he owed many a convivial day to the kindness of this rough diamond1 assures us in his ,reminiscences3 ',whether at ,carlton ,house or his own1 ,weltj was always remarkable for singularity4 ,i have been told that when ,alderman ,newnham was one day dining at ,carlton ,house1 the ,prince said to him1 ,newnham1 don't you think there is a strange taste in the soup8 ,it appears so to me1 your highness4 ,send for ,weltj4 ,when ,weltj made his appearance1 the ,prince observed that the soup had a strange taste4 ,weltj called to one of the pages1 ,give me de spoone1 and putting it in the tureen1 after tasting it several times1 said1 ,boh6 boh6 tish very goote1 and immediately left the room1 leaving the spoon on the table1 without taking further notice of the complaint4' ,illustration ,it is not1 however1 with the worthy ,weltj at ,carlton ,house1 but at his own villa1 that we have to deal4 ,angelo introduces us to a capital dinner-party which took place at ,hammersmith ,mall1 when the old associates1 ,rowlandson1 ,bannister1 and ,munden1 were among the guests2 ,madame ,banti the opera-singer1 and ,taylor1 also of the ,opera ,house1 with ,mr4 ,palmer of ,bath1 contributed to make up a tolerably festive party4 ,the dinner was long and bien recherch2 the dishes choice1 and cooked in superior style2 the sprightly conversation1 in which the company delighted1 had been somewhat suspended during the discussion of a great variety of entremets1 which were duly appreciated by all the guests1 and especially by ,madame ,banti1 who not only tasted of every dish1 but1 in addition to a quantity of strong ale1 drank a bottle of champagne4 ,the guests were preparing for that flow of wine and conversation which were the agrmens of social intercourse at the period4 ,the repast was concluded as everyone imagined1 and nobody felt disposed to touch another morsel1 when ,weltj's grand piece of the entertainment made its appearance--a huge boar's head1 at which delicacy everyone stared in consternation4 ,weltj plunged into his element1 mixing up sauces piquantes at table1 of such ingredients as oil1 lemon1 cayenne1 and different concomitants4 ,the guests1 already lavishly regaled1 were inclined to expostulate4 ',indeed1 ,weltj1 we have had more than enough4' ',boh6' responds the entertainer1 ',i vill make you all hungry again2 two heads gomed to dis gontry1 von for me1 toder for de ,queen1 dat de ,prince of ,bronsvick sent2' and away proceeded the compounding of sauces4 ,the long interval occupied in ,weltj's culinary preparations was shortened by droll anecdotes1 peculiar to his own description1 introduced for the purpose of distracting the attention4 ,such was his account of his adventure on his return home to ,hammersmith1 in his carriage1 from ,carlton ,house4 ',fon ,i gote to de fost dumbpike beyond ,kensington1 from town1 de goach stobed some time1 fon me say1 ,godam1 ged on3 fon de dumbike say1 ,sir1 dere be nobody on de bokes4 ,i was very much fraightened1 so ,i did ged up mine-self4 ,the next day gome de goachman3 ,pray1 sir1 fon am ,i to ged the carriage ready8 ,tartifle1 what become of you last night8' ,the coachman1 it appears1 had fallen off the box in a drunken stupor2 unhurt1 he had1 never troubling himself about his charge1 taken a nap all night under a hedge1 and attended on his master the next morning to receive orders as coolly as if nothing unusual had happened4 ,the sauce piquante is ready by the time the host has raised a few laughs2 clean plates are handed round2 a large dish is filled with slices of the boar's head1 swimming in provocative mixtures2 and the guests fall to again2 verifying1 as ,angelo relates1 the ,french proverb that1 l'apptit vient en mangeant1 or1 as ,hamlet says1 ',as if increase of appetite had grown with what it fed on4' ,the second repast proved so excellent that the plates were continually replenished4 ,the poets1 painters1 actors1 musicians1 and others1 who crowded ,weltj's liberal entertainments1 with 'those whose superior station was more suited to a palace1' then gave themselves up to unrestrained mirthfulness4 ,the dinner ,angelo describes will serve as a type of the many similar entertainments at which our caricaturist assisted4 ,with the dessert ,madame ,banti became somewhat lively1 from her repeated libations of champagne1 being1 as ,angelo informs us1 'in higher spirits than any ,french woman ,i had ever seen4 ,with the enthusiasm of a true ,john ,bull1 she sang ,god save the ,king1 that she might have been heard on the other side of the river4 ,munden1 whom she had never seen before1 sang the ,old ,woman of ,eighty2 and to give effect to the song1 tied his pocket-handkerchief round his head1 though his superior humour needed no addition4 ,when he had finished his song1 ,banti left her seat in ecstasy1 and went to the other side of the table1 where he and ,i were sitting1 and was so pleased with his mummery 7it could be nothing else1 for ,joe never was an ,adonis71 that she came behind his chair and kissed him2 which1 however1 did not excite a blush1 but an agreeable surprise4 ,what with the songs1 the choice wines1 the delicious fruits 7from ,weltj's hothouse71 and the zest given to the entertainment by ,banti1 it formed such a delightful treat1 that the evening passed too quickly1 and it was time to depart long before we were sated with the feast of reason and the flow of soul4' ,to return to the working life of our caricaturist3 it must be borne in mind that ,rowlandson's journeys were not confined to the ,continent2 from drawings which have come under our attention1 we find he must have seen the ,lakes2 it is highly probable that he paid a visit to ,henry ,bunbury1 who1 towards the close of his life1 settled at ,keswick1 where he died in #ahaa4 ,we also know1 from his works1 that our artist was familiar with ,england and ,wales3 his tours1 with his friend ,henry ,wigstead1 have produced many interesting souvenirs2 we have described how they travelled to ,wales1 and how1 too1 they saw ,cheshire1 ,cornwall1 ,devon1 and ,somerset2 we find them scampering off to the newly established ,brighthelmstone1 and to the more old-fashioned watering-places on the coast of ,kent4 ,it was at ,margate that ,rowlandson lost his most congenial associate1 who having gone there1 in the autumn of #ahjj1 for the benefit of his health1 did not live to return2 the death of ,henry ,wigstead was a serious bereavement to the caricaturist1 the earliest of those losses of his cherished associates which influenced his spirits considerably4 ,illustration ,we can also catch glimpses of ,rowlandson on the ,scarborough coast1 and in ,norfolk4 ,yarmouth seems to have been a favourite spot with him4 ,we find him studying at seaports along the south coast2 with ,plymouth1 ,portsmouth1 and ,southampton he was thoroughly familiar4 ,of the ,thames and the ,medway1 and the shipping to be encountered thereon in war-time1 he has left sketches innumerable2 he has visited the fishing spots on the former1 and drawn the pretty towns which mark the valley of the river4 ,with ,london1 and its diversified spots of interest1 from east to west1 and north to south--the centre1 and the outskirts alike--he had the most intimate acquaintance4 ,we have already spoken of the drawings he made in the two ,university cities1 and his series of views of the noble colleges4 ,an ,historical ,sketch of the ,art of ,caricaturing was written by the well-known antiquarian ,j4 ,p4 ,malcolm1 ,f4,s4,a41 and published in #ahac4 ,this book1 which might1 had the author so willed1 have supplied the curious with valuable hints1 drawn from personal acquaintance1 concerning professors of the art then living1 is confined to the briefest recapitulation1 as far as concerns contemporary works1 the book being retrospective in principle2 and it is difficult to discover any allusions of value to those ,caricaturists lately deceased or who were still alive4 ,malcolm's appreciation of grotesque art was somewhat catholic1 but he does not seem as familiar as might reasonably be supposed the case1 with the masterpieces of the men who were flourishing in his time1 or perhaps their chefs d'oeuvre were then so generally familiar as to need no further recognition4 ,the compiler of the ,historical ,sketch was evidently an amateur of humorous productions1 and could describe the progress of grotesques1 but he does not seem to have completely carried out the scheme of his treatise4 ,we have borrowed a paragraph from this excellent antiquarian1 as an instance of his criticisms on the subject of the present volume4 ',rowlandson's ,views in ,oxford and ,cambridge1 #ahaj1 deserve notice for the slight and pleasing manner with which he has characterised the architecture of the places mentioned2 but it is impossible to surpass the originality of his figures2 the dance of students and filles de joie before ,christ ,church ,college is highly humorous1 and the enraged tutors grin with anger peculiar to this artist's pencil4 ,the professors1 in the view of the ,observatory at ,oxford1 are made as ugly as baboons1 and yet the profundity of knowledge they possess is conspicuous at the first glance2 and we should know them to be ,masters of ,arts without the aid of the background4 ,the scene in ,emanuel ,college ,garden1 ,cambridge1 exhibits the learned in a state of relaxation2 several handsome lasses remove apples from a tree1 and the indolent curiosity with which they are viewed by these sons of ease is very characteristic4' ,illustration ,while considering ,rowlandson in relation to his contemporaries1 we have chiefly to deal with those gifted gentlemen who were1 like himself1 generally spoken of in their generation as caricaturists1 and to whose works our artist was able1 from his more considerable acquirements1 to give a presentable form1 and put into circulation through the medium of his proficiency with the etching-needle4 ,foremost among these we must speak of ,henry ,bunbury1 so many of whose felicitous conceptions have derived additional force and popularity alike through the agency of our artist4 ,in speaking of the caricaturist's treatment of these amateur works1 we are glad to be able to offer our readers the respectable testimony of ,thomas ,wright in support of our own modest opinion1 with which intention we quote a few paragraphs from our late friend's ,history of ,caricature and ,grotesque in ,literature and ,art4 ',at various periods certain of ,bunbury's designs were engraved by ,rowlandson1 who always transferred his own style to the drawings he copied4 ,a remarkable instance of this is furnished by a print of a party of anglers of both sexes in a punt1 entitled ,anglers of #ahaa 7the year of ,bunbury's death74 ,but for the name1 ,h4 ,bunbury1 del41 very distinctly inscribed upon it1 we should take this to be a genuine design by ,rowlandson2 and in #ahjc ,rowlandson engraved some copies of ,bunbury's prints on horsemanship for ,ackermann1 of the ,strand1 in which all traces of ,bunbury's style are lost4 ',there was much of ,bunbury's style in that of ,woodward1 who had a taste for the same broad caricatures on society1 which he executed in a similar spirit4 ,some of the suites of subjects of this description that he published1 such as the series of the ,symptoms of the ,shop1 those of ,everybody out of ,town1 and ,everybody in ,town1 and the specimens of ,domestic ,phrensy1 are extremely clever and amusing4 ,woodward's designs were also not unfrequently engraved by ,rowlandson1 who1 as usual1 imprinted his own style upon them4 ,a very good example of this practice is seen in the print entitled ,desire1 in which the passion is exemplified in the case of a hungry school-boy1 watching through a window a jolly cook carrying by a tempting plum pudding4 ,we are told in an inscription underneath3 ,various are the ways this passion might be depicted2 in this delineation the subjects chosen are simple--a hungry boy and a plum pudding4 ,the design of this print is stated to be ,woodward's2 but the style is altogether that of ,rowlandson1 whose name appears on it as the etcher4 ,it was published by ,r4 ,ackermann on ,january #bj1 #ahjj4' ,illustration ,in transferring the works of other caricaturists to the copper1 ,rowlandson was in the habit of giving his own style to them in such a degree that nobody would suspect they were not his own if the name of the designer were not attached to them4 ,we cannot take leave of the ,caricaturists without offering a few slight particulars concerning the respective careers of the most eminent and appreciated practitioners of the graphic art in its grotesque bearings4 ,the fecundity of invention displayed in the works of ,henry ,bunbury entitles him to rank among the first in this class of designers4 ,the happy faculty which he possessed of 'reading character at sight1' and the rare felicity with which he could embody whatever his observation or fancy suggested1 with that scrambling style which was entirely his own1 evince that he was born with a genius to make a figure in this pursuit4 ,this gentleman may be instanced as a proof1 too1 that where there is an original faculty for any peculiar art1 it will develop itself1 though the possessor may be entirely unacquainted with the scientific principles of art4 ,nothing could be farther removed from legitimate art than the style exhibited in the drawings of ,bunbury2 yet no one has hit off the peculiarities of character1 or expressed with less exaggeration those traits which constitute the burlesque4 ,bunbury1 indeed1 may be said to have steered his humorous course between sterling character and caricature4 ,when he appears to outrage nature by representing distortion of figure or form1 the fault is not intentional4 ,those who have not properly studied the drawing of the human figure1 must occasionally1 in spite of themselves1 render their objects preternatural4 ,it should be added1 in honour to the memory of this gentleman1 that he never used his pencil at the expense of personal feeling4 ,his satire upon the ,french people was not individual1 but national2 and the characters which he introduced in his humorous designs at home1 were characteristic of a class1 but never the individuals of a species4 ,illustration ,henry ,william ,bunbury1 the caricaturist1 was born in #agej4 ,he was educated at ,westminster1 whence he was removed to ,st4 ,catherine's ,hall1 ,cambridge4 ,on leaving the university he devoted himself1 with some enthusiasm1 to the fine arts4 ,he was passionately fond of out-door sports1 and1 as in the instance of ,leech in our own days1 the saddle held out attractions superior even to the pleasure of exercising his fancy4 ,his contemporaries were much given to deplore that he preferred the excitement of risking his neck in the hunting field to the cultivation of the profession his skill should have adorned4 ,his taste and invention were admired not only by the most gifted and elevated persons of his time1 but artists and critics alike lavished their encomiums on the favoured designer4 ,horace ,walpole coveted the sketches which ,bunbury exhibited on the walls of the ,academy1 while ,sir ,joshua ,reynolds and ,sir ,benjamin ,west combined to pay their finest compliments to the artist1 and to publish abroad their flattering sense of his merits4 ,bunbury appears to have spent the greater part of his time on the estates belonging to his family1 varied by trips to the ,continent and visits to his patrons the ,duke and ,duchess of ,york1 at ,richmond and other residences1 with occasional sojourns in ,wales1 the scenery of which had considerable attractions for his sense of the picturesque4 ,he was a frequent guest of ,sir ,w4 ,w4 ,wynne1 and his pencil has celebrated the theatrical gatherings at ,wynnstay4 ,we also meet him in town1 surrounded by illustrious friends1 and we find ,goldsmith1 ,garrick1 and other notabilities corresponding with the kindly and generous caricaturist during his sojourns at his country seat4 ,henry ,bunbury was married1 ,august #bf1 #agga1 to ,catherine1 daughter of ,kane ,william ,horneck1 ,esq41 lieutenant-colonel of the army of ,sicily4 ,this lady bore him two sons1 and one of them1 ,sir ,henry ,bunbury1 we believe1 represented the county of ,suffolk in ,parliament1 after the decease of his uncle ,sir ,thomas ,charles ,bunbury1 who had previously enjoyed the distinction4 ,bunbury1 the artist1 was elected lieutenant-colonel of the ,west ,suffolk regiment of militia4 ,his manners were most popular1 and it was remarked that he carried his cheerful and vivacious spirit into every society he frequented4 ,he died at ,keswick1 in ,cumberland1 where he had settled towards the close of his life1 and his sketches of the mountain scenery in his vicinity are said to have displayed the hand of a master1 and to have gained universal appreciation for their effect and truthfulness4 ,as a delineator of character1 it is stated 'that his sketches approached nearest to ,hogarth of any painter of his period1 in the representation of life and manners2 his pencil never transgresses the limits of good taste and delicacy1 and had he been under the necessity of pursuing art for profit1 instead of amusement and pleasure only1 he would probably have made a great fortune by the produce of his genius1 which the print-sellers have found a lucrative source of gain1 engravings and etchings after his works having always been eagerly demanded4' ,the high estimation in which the caricaturist was personally held is confirmed by the obituary notice which appeared on his decease in the ,gentleman's ,magazine2 the praise seems to be spontaneous1 and its object1 from all we can gather1 richly merited the friendly testimony4 ',may #g1 #ahaa4--;,at ,keswick1 ,henry ,william ,bunbury1 ,esq41 second son of the ,rev4 ,sir ,william ,bunbury1 ,bart41 of ,mildenhall1 and of ,great ,barton1 in the county of ,suffolk1 and brother to the present ,sir ,thomas ,bunbury1 ,bart4 ,he was distinguished at a very early age by a most extraordinary degree of taste and knowledge in the fine arts4 ,the productions of his own pencil have1 from his childhood1 been the admiration and delight of the public4 ,the exquisite humour of some of his drawings1 and the grace and elegance of the rest1 were unrivalled2 and he is1 perhaps1 the only instance in which excellences of such various and almost opposite character have been united in the same subject in an equal degree4 ,but though he possessed in this respect a peculiar genius1 he neglected no branch of polite literature4 ,he was a good classical scholar1 and endowed with the love of sacred song4 ,the ,muses were to him dulces ante omnia4 ,he was an excellent judge of poetry2 and the specimens remaining of his own composition put it beyond a doubt that he would have been as eminent with his pen as with his pencil1 if his natural modesty1 underrating his own powers1 had not prevented him from pursuing it with more application4 ,these accomplishments were conspicuous1 and obtained for him universal esteem4 ,his social and moral qualities1 while any of those remain who shared his friendship1 will continue the objects of fond admiration and regret4 ,no ribaldry1 no profaneness1 no ill-natured censure1 ever flowed from his lips1 but his conversation abounded in humour and pleasantry2 it was charming to persons of all descriptions4 ,no one was ever in his company without being pleased with him2 none ever knew him without loving him4 ,his feelings were the most benevolent1 his affections the most delicate1 his heart the most sincere4 ,he was void of all affectation1 alive to praise1 but not obtrusively courting it4 ,conscious1 but not ostentatious of merit2 of unblemished honour2 full of that piety and liberal-handed charity which influences the heart1 and seeks the witness1 not of the world1 but of his ,maker4' ,the writer of the obituary notice expressed a conviction1 confirmed1 as he stated1 by an intimacy of fifty years' standing3-- ',all who had1' concludes the memorial1 'the slightest acquaintance with him1 will bear witness to the extraordinary tenderness of his disposition1 to his kind and active friendship1 to his universal benevolence1 practically displayed through his entire career4' ,illustration ,the name of ,woodward occurs so frequently in caricatures to which ,rowlandson sculpsit is added1 that our readers will probably not consider the following sketch of this eccentric gifted celebrity either out of place1 or entirely superfluous4 ,recapitulating his recollections of humorous artists1 ,angelo informs us that--',the inventive genius of one burlesque designer was exhaustless--,george ,moutard ,woodward1 commonly designated by his merry associates1 ,mustard ,george4 ,this original genius was the son of the steward of a certain wealthy landholder1 and resided with his father in a provincial town1 where nothing was less known than everything pertaining to the arts4 ,he was1 as his neighbours said1 a nateral geni2 for he drew all the comical gaffers and gammers of the country round2 and having1 to use his own words1 taken off the bench of justices1 wigs and all1 shown up the mayor and corporation1 dumb-foundered the parson of the parish1 silenced the clerk1 and made the sexton laugh at his own grave occupation1 he thought it expedient to beat up for new game in the metropolitan city4 ',a caricaturist in a country town1 said ,george1 like a mad bull in a china-shop1 cannot step without noise2 so1 having made a little noise in my native place1 ,i persuaded my father to let me seek my fortune in town4 ',it appears that the caricaturist came not to ,london1 like many another wit1 pennyless2 his father allowed him an annuity of first fifty1 and augmented the sum to a hundred pounds4 ,with this income1 and what he obtained by working for the publishers1 he was enabled to enjoy life in his own way2 and might be met1 with a tankard of ,burton ale before him1 seated behind his pipe1 nightly at ,offley's2 or1 if not there1 smoking the fragrant weed1 at the ,cider ,cellar1 the ,blue ,posts1 or ,the ,hole in the ,wall4 ,latterly1 his rendezvous was transferred to ,the ,brown ,bear at ,bow ,street1 where he studied those peculiar species of low characters1 the inhabitants of the round-house1 and the myrmidons of the police4 ,enamoured with the society of these able physiognomists1 he ultimately took up his quarters at the ,brown ,bear1 and there1 to the lively grief of these tenderhearted associates1 one night died in character1 suddenly1 with a glass of brandy in his hand4 ,illustration ',the wit and invention of this artist places him above all others in the personification of low scenes of humour4 ,among his earliest productions were those series of groups entitled ,effects of ,flattery1 ,effects of ,hope1 c41 which were illustrated by scenes of truly dramatic excellence1 and upon which might well be built farces for the stage which could not fail to delight the town4 ,his ,babes in the ,wood1 ,raffling for a ,coffin1 ,the ,club of ,quidnuncs1 as pieces of original humour1 have never1 perhaps1 been equalled4 ,had this low humourist studied drawing and been temperate in his habits1 such was the fecundity of his imagination and perception of character1 that he might have rivalled even ,hogarth4 ,his style1 always sufficiently careless1 latterly even outraged the outr4 ,yet there were those1 and men of taste too1 who insisted that the humour of his pieces was augmented by the extravagance of this defect4' ,the name of ,henry ,wigstead will be met with pretty constantly in the course of this volume2 his designs approach the nearest to those of ,rowlandson as far as regards humorous qualities1 a cultivated sense of beauty and grace1 and a decided grasp of character1 without that violent divergence from the semblance of humanity as ordinarily recognised1 to which failing the old-fashioned caricaturists were somewhat over-addicted1 as we are inclined to suspect2 but1 like many worthy amateurs of his period1 his own hand lacked the skill to express all that his eye saw and his taste appreciated4 ,in the guise of a skilled translator of crude ideas1 our ,caricaturist1 with ready ease1 and that dexterity which was peculiarly his own1 came to the rescue most efficiently1 and his etchings and scrapings have preserved many a capital design1 due to the esteemed ,wigstead1 which otherwise would have been lost2 the sterling excellence to be detected in many of these pictorial scenes and satires1 renders the action meritorious1 which has enabled posterity to judge how far those praises which partial contemporaries lavished upon all these non-professional humourists1 were justified by the actual merits of their subjects4 ,we have already recounted certain jocose and whimsical traits in the disposition and career of this genial son of merriment2 we have nothing to add but the brief notice from the obituary of ,the ,gentleman's ,magazine for ,october #ahjj1 which informed many a congenial friend of the loss society had sustained1 and made many a heart feel saddened by the stroke which had fallen on the kindliest and best of comrades4 ',at ,margate1 where he went for the benefit of his health1 ,henry ,wigstead1 ,esq41 of ,kensington1 an active magistrate for the county of ,middlesex4#ad ,he was a man of considerable talent1 and contributed to the celebrity of the ,brandenburgh theatre1 both by his pen and his pencil4 ,he was a good caricaturist1 which naturally made him more enemies than friends4 ,he was hospitable and generous to a degree of extravagance4 ,he married the daughter of ,mr4 ,bagnal1 of ,gerard ,street1 with whom he had a good fortune1 and by whom he leaves two children1 a son and a daughter4' ,another eminent humourist1 in whose praise contemporaries were enthusiastic1 but whose biography no one has taken the pains to collect1 was ,john ,nixon1 the facetious ,nixon1 as he is generally entitled in the memoirs and scribblings of the period2 beyond the kindly appreciative anecdotes of this worthy1 set down by ,angelo1 barely any record exists4 ,pleasant ,john ,nixon was an ,irish factor1 and resided for many years in ,basinghall ,street1 where1 over his dark warehouses1 he and his brother ,richard kept 'bachelors' court4' ,the elder brother1 ,john1 however1 was the principal mover in all the convivialities and ,bacchanalian revels celebrated in this old-fashioned dwelling2 'which was not too large for comfort1 and yet sufficiently spacious in the first floor1 at least1 to spread a table for twelve4 ,who that were witty1 or highly talented of the days that are gone1 who1 loving a social gossip1 over a magnum bonum of capital wine1 had not been invited to his hospitable board8' ,the ,nixons were wealthy1 and had the felicity to be well enabled to enjoy life according to their own liking4 ,john ,nixon1 besides possessing a well-deserved reputation for social qualifications of no ordinary calibre1 was a man of taste and talent1 and an amateur performer in various arts1 his accomplishments being multifarious4 ,as a man of business he was highly respected1 as a man of pleasure universally sought1 and as generally esteemed4 ,sedulous in his commercial pursuits1 in the counting-house his maxim was that there is time for all things1 and he found leisure daily1 when the ledger was closed1 to open his heart to the enjoyments of friendly intercourse4 ',i have no objection to placing my knees under another man's table1' the social convive would say1 'but ,i had rather seat him at my own4' ,nixon was at home at the ,beef-steak ,club1 where he was made honorary secretary and providore1 a well-bestowed distinction1 since he was a first-rate connoisseur of wines1 and a capital judge of a rump of beef4 ',my lord duke1' he would say to the noble president1 'he who would invite ,jupiter to a feast on a steak1 should select a prime cut of little more than half-an-inch thick1 from a ,norfolk-fed ,scot1' and this1 says ,angelo1 became statute law in that glorious club4 ,illustration ,among other pursuits for which ,nixon obtained notoriety among the haut ton1 he was known for his fondness for the stage4 ,an excellent amateur performer1 he shone as one of the stars of the celebrated private theatricals held at ,brandenburgh ,house1 when in the possession of the ,margrave and ,margravine of ,anspach4 ,it was under the splendid roof of these entertainers1 on an occasion when all the amateurs were celebrating their host's anniversary1 that ,nixon was honoured with his cognomen of 'the well-bred man4' ,on his late arrival in a piebald uniform1 his blue dress-coat1 with the gold buttons of the ,beef-steak ,club1 being considerably powdered1 the wearer1 who was not in the least disconcerted or embarrassed1 related1 on taking his seat at the table1 a droll tale of adventures on the road1 to the hearty amusement of the company1 while the servants were in convulsions of laughter1 as ,nixon described how the post-horses were knocked up1 and he was obliged to complete his journey and his engagement in the cart of a baker1 where he got completely dusted with flour2 whence the ,margravine facetiously dubbed him the 'well-bread man4' ,john ,nixon's original talent for the humorous department of the graphic art was well known2 as an honorary exhibitor at the ,royal ,academy for many years1 his grotesque scenes such as ,bartholomew ,fair1 and village ftes1 abounding with character1 diverted the public4 ,angelo1 in recording the comical celebrity of his friend1 mentions1 ',nixon had the reputation of introducing1 through his inventive faculty1 that most amusing species of caricature1 the converting spades1 hearts1 clubs1 and diamonds into grotesque figures and groups1 which he designed with a whimsicality of appropriateness1 that ,gillray1 or even ,george ,cruikshank himself1 might have envied4' ,the list of amateur artists1 who enjoyed ,rowlandson's friendship1 and whose designs received the advantages which his assistance was able to lend them1 will not be complete without the name of ,collings1 well known in the regions of ,covent ,garden1 and some time editor of the ,public ,ledger1 who was a lively satirist1 both with his pencil and his pen4 ',when ,boswell's ,tour to the ,hebrides was ushered forth1 it was celebrated by as many crackers and squibs as the ,burning of the ,boot 7,lord ,bute74 ,among other assailants1 the impenetrable ,bozzy had to expose his front to this lampooner's shafts4 ,a whole series of designs were published by this witty wag1 the heroes of which1 or rather the knight and the esquire of his drama1 were ,johnson and ,boswell4 ,the knight1 it is likely1 never saw them2 and1 as for the squire1 his love of notoriety rendered him1 if not vain of1 at least not vulnerable to1 these successive attacks4#ae ',the ,laird of ,auchinlek1 indeed1 had a large collection of these satires upon self and company1 as he used facetiously to inscribe them1 and boasted at the judge's table that his ,history would be more copiously illustrated than even the ,lord ,high ,chancellor1 ,clarendon's4' ,caleb ,whiteford1 another crony of the caricaturist1 was an excellent judge of paintings 7especially works by the old masters7 and was generally known as a fervent admirer of ,george ,moreland's pictures2 he was the reputed discoverer of 'cross readings1'#af and a dabbler in verse4 ,it was he who1 as everyone will remember1 received such a complimentary notice in the postscript to the mock epitaphs known as ,goldsmith's ,retaliation1 that there were not wanting those who contributed to the flattery by suspecting that the additional epitaph was due to ,caleb's own pen4 ,old ,caleb ,whiteford1 the witty wine-merchant and 'connoisseur in old masters1' knew everyone of any reputation1 and was well-received at the various hospitable boards to which allusions have been made in the course of these discursive notes2 he was a welcome guest at numerous convivial gatherings of the artistic and literary coteries of the period1 whose jovial meetings and good cheer have been suffered to pass into oblivion1 unrecorded by the scribes who shared 'the cakes and ale1' in the palmy days of sociable festivities and kindly familiar intercourse4 ',mr4 ,ephraim ,hardcastle1 citizen and drysalter1' as he whimsically elected to style himself--in sober fact1 ,w4 ,h4 ,pyne1 the artist to whose literary ventures we have already referred--has on occasions come to the rescue in his ,wine and ,walnuts1 or after-dinner ,chit-,chat4 ,here is the report of a conversation concerning ,rowlandson1 which is supposed to have taken place between ,whiteford and the caricaturist's jolly friend ,mitchell1 culled from the ,chit-,chat in question1 which was published in #ahbc4 ',well1 ,master ,caleb ,whiteford#ag was on his way up the hill in the ,adelphi to his post at the ,society of ,arts1 and who should he stumble upon at the corner of ,james ,street1 just turning round from ,rowlandson's1 but ,master ,mitchell1 the quondam banker of old ,hodsoll's house4 ,he had1 as usual1 been foraging among the multitudinous sketches of that original artist1 and held a portfolio under his arm1 and as he was preparing to step into his chariot1 ,caleb accosted him3 ,well1 worthy sir2 what6 more choice bits--more graphic whimsies to add to the collection at ,enfield1 eh8 ,well1 how fares it with our friend ,roly8 7a familiar term by which the artist was known to his ancient cronies74 ,illustration ',why1 yes1 ,master ,caleb ,whiteford1 ,i go collecting on1 though ,i begin to think ,i have enough already1 for ,i have some hundreds of his spirited works2 but somehow there is a sort of fascination in these matters1 and--heigh--ha--ho--hoo6 7gaping7 ,i never go up--up--bless the man1 why will he live so high8 ,it kills me to climb his stairs--holding his ponderous sides--,i never go up1 ,mister ,caleb1 but ,i find something new1 and am tempted to pull my purse-strings4 ,his invention1 his humour1 his--his oddity is exhaustless4 ,yes1 said ,whiteford1 ,master ,roly is never at a loss for a subject1 and ,i should not be surprised if he is taking a bird's-eye view of you and me at this moment1 and marking us down for game4 ,but it is not his drawings alone2 why1 he says he has etched as much copper as would sheathe a first-rate man-of-war2 and ,i should think he is not far from the mark in his assertion4' ',yes1 replied the banker1 he ought to be rich1 for his genius is certainly the most exhaustless1 the most--the most--no1 ,mister ,caleb1 there is no end to him2 he manufactures his humorous ware with such increasing vigour1 that ,i know not what to compare his prolific fancy to1 unless it be to the increasing population4444 ',roly has promised to come down4 ,i would have taken the rogue with me1 only that he is about some new scheme for his old friend ,ackermann1 there1 and he says he must complete it within an hour4 ,you know ,roly's expedition4' ,james ,heath1 also a caricaturist1 and a delineator of sporting sketches1 was another of ,rowlandson's intimates2 a ,good-,friday jaunt1 or an ,easter excursion1 was for many years indulged by these worthies1 who with genial ,bannister1 the comedian1 and their faithful chronicler1 ,henry ,angelo1 the fencing-master1 annually kept up the practice of proceeding on a jovial expedition at this season1 some distance from town1 ,staines1 ,windsor1 or some similar starting-point1 being the rendezvous selected by these congenial spirits4 ,the list of ,rowlandson's friends would be incomplete without the name of ,george ,moreland1 who1 with all his eccentricities and shortcomings1 was another favoured child of fortune1 whose inheritance was natural genius2 and though the fairy gift was turned to the very worst account1 dragged through the mire of dissipation1 and sordidly made to supply the means of that social degradation1 which lowered the possessor beneath his worst associates1 the power remained in the poor shattered wreck1 and did not forsake him until1 in a state of premature decay1 he perished miserably before his easel4 ,a sketch of ,moreland's career is by no means called for in this place4 ,his erratic disposition was not without its whimsical traits2 sufficient anecdotes exist of the wayward painter to prove that1 beyond his happy qualifications for his art1 there was found in his composition a spice of pleasantry that did not always degenerate into buffoonery or horse-play1 with occasional flashes of wit and sprightly allusions which1 to say the least of them1 were remarkably apposite4 ,perhaps too much stress has been laid upon ,moreland's deficiencies1 while his more agreeable traits have been somewhat slighted4 ,putting aside the numerous anecdotal sketches of the painter1 we have only to record1 in this place at least1 that a friendship existed between the subject of this volume and the man to whose sketches those of our caricaturist frequently offer a suggestive resemblance1 it being actually difficult to distinguish between the unsigned etchings and drawings of the two artists1 in the walk practised by ,moreland4 ,the similarity of their talent is more evident perhaps in the larger hunting scenes1 and the studies of female heads1 tinted in colours1 than in any other direction2 although1 with the pencil or the chalk1 their rustic landscapes1 from the freedom of their respective handlings1 are remarkably alike1 both in the choice of subjects and the spirit of the execution4 ,as we have already noticed1 the most characteristic portrait of ,moreland1 and the one which appears to offer us the most life-like representation of the capricious painter1 is due to the skill of ,rowlandson4 ,we are informed1 in a note which we gather from ,angelo1 that ,moreland1 in his various flittings round the metropolis in dread of creditors1 when he took sanctuary with any intimate whose residence he happened to remember1 gave his colleague the caricaturist the opportunity of exhibiting his friendship by harbouring him in his lodgings under one of these emergencies1 which were of tolerably frequent occurrence4 ',rowlandson1 the artist1 lodged at ,mrs4 ,lay's printshop1 a few doors from ,carlton ,house1 ,pall ,mall4 ,one morning when ,i called upon him1 we heard a loud knock at the street door1 and looking out of the window1 he said1 ,there's ,colonel ,thornton----knock again6 ,he may be at this fun three months longer2 he is come for his picture1 but ,moreland1 having touched fifty pounds in advance1 is never at home to him now4 ,he's in the next room1 which he has for painting4 ,you had better go and do the same with him1 and drink gin and water2 he'll like your company1 and make you a drawing for nothing4 ,this was in the middle of the day4' ,we are inclined to think that the most memorable of the caricaturist's associates was ,james ,gillray1 whose age was within a year of that of ,rowlandson2 it is a coincidence that two unrivalled geniuses1 and in such eccentric walks1 should have been both contemporaries1 and steady-going friends1 never clashing in the course of their respective careers4 ,in this work various allusions will be noticed to the intimacy which subsisted between these remarkably gifted men1 each perfectly original in his fashion1 and both possessing singular points of resemblance in their characters4 ,illustration ,we content ourselves with mentioning that they occasionally entered into friendly alliances1 but that1 when pitted against each other1 they had more regard for friendship than for party warfare1 which they utterly despised1 except as an opening for the exercise of their skill4 ,gillray and ,rowlandson were1 perhaps1 never properly appreciated in their generation1 the higher capacities which distinguished both these spoiled pets and wilful sons of ,momus1 were comparatively slighted1 if not completely ignored2 all that was vulgar1 wayward1 and wild in their dispositions was fostered and enlarged upon2 their errors1 and their occasional lapses into downright coarseness1 were1 according to the lights of the day1 flattered and encouraged as flights of the raciest humour2 the crude1 careless1 and commonplace1 received too frequently a hearty and undeserved recognition1 which their ambitious efforts failed to inspire2 the very productions they scorned were exalted1 while1 when they felt the magic fire warming their imaginations1 the results were misunderstood too commonly4 ,their keen intellects1 and their satiric sense of the almost constant unfitness of things as they found them1 the gnawing of the vanity of vanities1 ever present1 must have made their temperaments peculiarly sensitive to such slights as the want of discrimination in their admirers which occasionally shocked and continually disheartened them--evils which the want of culture1 or consideration on the part of their audience1 continually brought in their train4 ,it is no matter of surprise that the enchantments which they saw before them at the opening of their careers1 vanished all too soon1 and left them chilled1 and inclined to become misanthropes2 the very genius1 which promised to be a delight to themselves and to mankind1 proving a bitter curse4 ,when the satirists1 who felt alike and were sympathetic on most points1 met1 it seems their intercourse was the reverse of boisterous--in fact1 they were rather inclined to be depressed1 or1 at least1 they shrunk within themselves with a more marked contrast to the conduct which should1 it was supposed1 distinguish notorious pictorial humourists1 and became1 perhaps1 a trifle more retired and undemonstrative than ordinary--possibly to the disappointment of the less-informed habitus1 who evidently thought they were defrauded of a diversion1 and had a right to anticipate1 these gentlemen being in a sort graphic jesters by profession1 that in private life they would feel themselves impelled to play off a little whimsical jugglery for the entertainment of the company4 ,these professional tricks belonged to the lesser lights1 and we warrant that ,woodward1 ,collings1 ,newton1 and the smaller following of the eccentric art1 were infinitely more amusing to the taste of their auditors4 ,it is certain ,gillray was grave and self-contained1 and ,rowlandson1 in his degree1 participated in his friend's humour1 slightly at first1 perhaps1 as a passing depression1 and1 later in life1 with an intensified and growing grimness1 and a gathering gloom1 as friends dropped off1 and age crept on1 and the caricaturist's world was materially altered for him1 as his work seemed over4 ',for years ,gillray occasionally smoked his pipe at ,the ,bell1 ,the ,coal-,hole1 or ,the ,coach and ,horses2 and1 although the convives1 whom he met at such dingy rendezvous1 knew that he was that ,gillray who fabricated those comical cuts1 the very moral of ,farmer ,george and ,boneyparty1 of ,billy ,pitt and ,black ,charley1 he never sought1 like that low coxcomb ,moreland1 to become king of the company4 ,he neither exacted1 nor were they inclined to pay him1 any particular homage4 ,in truth1 with his associates1 neighbouring shopkeepers and master manufacturers1 he passed for no greater wit than his neighbours4 ,rowlandson1 his ingenious compeer1 and he1 sometimes met4 ,they would1 perhaps1 exchange half-a-dozen questions and answers upon the affairs of copper and aquafortis2 swear all the world was one vast masquerade1 and then enter into the common chat of the room1 smoke their cigars1 drink their punch1 and sometimes early1 sometimes late1 shake hands at the door1 look up at the stars1 say ,it is a frosty night1 and depart1 one for the ,adelphi1 the other to ,st4 ,james's ,street1 each to his bachelor's bed4'#ah ,our friend ,angelo1 a bright chirpy spirit1 who retained his liveliness unimpaired1 let us hope1 to the last of his long days1 not having any pretensions to be a genius1 was exempt from the sinister tendencies which too frequently attend its possession4 ,although1 as he confesses in his ,memoirs1 not precisely the 'rose' himself1 he had lived near it1 and his association with men of an admittedly high type1 as far as gifts of fancy and versatile talents were concerned1 had taught him to observe the drawbacks not unusually allied to distinguishing attainments2 and he records a few sober axioms for the enlightenment of those who have been excluded from his privileges4 ',those who at a distance contemplate characters like these1 so professedly eminent for invention1 wit1 and satirical humour1 naturally suppose their society must be universally sought2 and that such must1 of necessity1 be the life and soul of the convivial board4 ,men1 however1 who see much and speculate but little1 know better4 ,among the dullest in company could be pointed out those who are wondrous witty by themselves2 and this not from pride of their superior faculty to please1 but from a constitutional shyness or modest desire to avoid notice or applause--or from indolence1 or actually from conscious dulness when absent from the study and the desk1 when without the pencil and the pen4 ',peter ,pindar was witless1 even over his bottle1 with his most intimate cronies4 ,anthony ,pasquin was sour1 and not prone to converse4 ,churchill was a sulky sot4 ,butler was lively neither drunk nor sober--a choice companion only when half gone2 hence1 as the witty ,duke of ,buckingham observed1 he was to be compared to a skittle1 little at both ends1 but great in the middle6 ,burton1 who had no less humour than ,cervantes1 and the learning of a whole university to boot1 was neither a cheerful companion1 nor endurable to himself4 ,a hundred more could be named1 whose aptitude and promptness to discover the ridiculous side of human action1 has astonished the grave2 and yet1 these men who have thus exposed folly to the laughter of mankind1 have been themselves the dullest dogs alive4 ,gillray was always hipped1 and at last sunk into that deplorable state of mental aberration which verifies the couplet1 so often quoted1 wherein the consanguinity of wit to madness is so eminently proved1 to the comfort of those who thank ,god for their own stupidity4' ,perhaps the most constant friend1 and certainly the best adviser1 our caricaturist retained to the grave was his principal publisher1 ,mr4 ,rudolph ,ackermann4 ,we have mentioned this gentleman last among the personal associates of ,rowlandson1 as his untiring services only ended with the life of the artist4 ,the name of ,rudolph ,ackermann1 who died ,march #cj1 #ahcd1 is worthy of more than a passing mention2 he has been cited as one of the first natives of ,germany who1 by far-sighted and active occupation1 accompanied by philanthropic exertions for the benefit of his fellow-creatures1 raised the character of his nationality to a high point of esteem in other countries4 ,an account of his energetic and charitable career appeared in the ,didaskalia1 ,frankfurt-am-,main1 ,no4 #ajc1 ,april #ac1 #ahfd1 and was adopted by the writer 7,w4 ,p47 of an excellent notice upon the well-known publisher1 in the pages of ,notes and ,queries1 7#dth ,s4 iv41 ,august #g and #ad1 #ahfi74 ,the son of a coach-builder1 ,rudolph ,ackermann was born ,april #bj1 #agfd1 at ,stolberg1 in the ,saxon ,hartz4 ,we are told 'his sympathies with the misfortunes of others were so warmly excited by the misery seen around him in the famine of #aggb-gc1 that he frequently in later years excused the zeal which he showed on other occasions1 by pictures of the distress that he experienced when he1 at the age of eight years1 was employed for hours daily in distributing food and money4' ,in #agge his father removed to ,schneeberg4 ,rudolph received his education in the local school till he was fifteen years old1 and showed a decided predilection for literary pursuits2 but his father's pecuniary position precluding the choice of a profession to more than one of his sons1 he entered the paternal factory4 ,an elder brother1 ,frederick1 instructed ,rudolph in the use of the drawing instruments1 and he busied himself more willingly in the offices than in the workshops1 gaining an acquaintance with details1 which proved subsequently as important to his advancement as were his visits to ,dresden1 the towns of the ,rhine1 and ,hueningen near ,basle4 ,he afterwards went to reside in ,paris1 where he became the friend of ,carrossi1 the most esteemed designer of equipages of his time1 and ,rudolph1 who proved his best pupil1 acquired sufficient knowledge as a practical draughtsman to push his way in the world4 ,from ,paris he proceeded to ,london in pursuit of fortune1 and to turn his talents to account3 he was delighted to find that1 in the metropolis1 carriage-building was one of the most successful occupations1 and that the exercise of his acquirements would be handsomely rewarded2 so for several years1 until #agie1 he was employed in furnishing the principal coachmakers with designs and models for new and improved carriages4 ,the models of the state coach1 built at the cost of nearly #g1jjjl41 for the ,lord-,lieutenant of ,ireland in #agij1ai and that for the ,lord ,mayor of ,dublin in #agia1 exhibited his taste and skill4 ,in #ahje1 the preparation of the car that served as a hearse at the funeral of ,lord ,nelson was entrusted to him2 and during the years #ahah-bj the patent for a moveable axle for carriages engaged much of his attention4 ,it is not1 however1 in this connection that we have to consider ,ackermann1 but rather in his relation to the arts as a print-seller and publisher4 ,on his marriage with an ,english lady1 with commendable prudence1 he became desirous of establishing a business which would1 in case of his own premature decease1 prove a suitable provision for his family4 ,he commenced the print trade at #if ,strand1 and soon after he secured a large apartment1 #fe feet long1 #cj feet wide1 and #bd feet high1 at #aja ,strand 7erected upon the courtyard of ,beaufort ,house71 which had been the drawing academy of ,william ,shipley2 it had then passed to ,henry ,pars1 and later passed into the hands of the ,radicals1 and became notorious as the ,british ,forum1 when it was used by ,john ,thelwall for his oratorical lectures4 ,these meetings exceeding the bounds of reasonable political discussion1 the ,government instituted prosecutions1 and the ,forum ceased to exist4 ,on the ministerial interference1 ,october #agid1 ,mr4 ,ackermann was enabled to secure the lease of the premises1 and the room was again used as a school for drawing4 ,in #agif the entire business was removed to #aja ,strand4 ,the drawing academy seems to have flourished2 and in #ahjf there were three masters engaged for figures1 landscape1 and architecture1 and some eighty pupils were resorting to the school1 when the requirements of the founder's business1 as a publisher1 printseller1 and dealer in fancy articles1 papers1 medallions1 and artist's materials1 had so increased1 that the convenience of this room as a warehouse became of more consideration than the continuance of the school4 ,during the revolutionary era1 and when ,french emigrants were numerous in this country1 ,mr4 ,ackermann was one of the first to find a liberal employment for the refugees2 it is said that he had seldom less than fifty nobles1 priests1 and ladies engaged upon screens1 card-racks1 flower-stands1 and other ornamental work4 ,his inventive faculties and his disposition to take up with new ideas were marked by many improvements he introduced4 ,at the beginning of the century he was one of the first who arrived at a method of waterproofing paper1 leather1 woollen stuffs1 and felted fabrics1 in which he obtained for some time considerable traffic2 this branch was conducted in a factory he established at ,chelsea for the purpose4 ,he further contrived an apparatus which was at least ingenious1 both in theory and intention4 ,to counteract ,napoleon's endeavours1 by bridling the newspapers1 to keep the ,french nation in complete ignorance1 as was actually the case1 of events that were disastrous to him1 ,mr4 ,ackermann bethought himself of reviving1 for the annoyance of the enemy1 the use made by the ,french in #agid-if of arostation in ,l',entreprenant and the ,tlmaque2 and he contrived a simple mechanism which would1 every minute1 detach thirty printed placards from a packet of three thousand4 ,three such parcels were attached to balloons thirty-six inches in diameter1 made of gold-beater's skin1 and committed to the air in the summer of #ahjg4 ,the success of the experiment was proved at ,woolwich in the presence of a ,government commission4 ,with a southerly wind the balloons passed over ,salisbury and ,exeter1 and several of the placards1 as a proof of the practical working of the machinery1 were returned to ,london from various parts of the country4 ,mr4 ,ackermann was one of the first inhabitants of ,london who adopted the use of gas as a means of artificial light to his premises4 ,the establishment of lithography in ,england was another example of his patient and persevering expenditure of money and time in the introduction and improvement of a novelty4 ',he was not content with translating ,alois ,senefelder's treatise in #ahai1 but made a journey to the residence of that inventor1 in order to exchange the results of their theory and practice before producing in #ahbb a ,complete ,course4 ,the business relations between leading artists and ,mr4 ,ackermann enabled him to induce them to touch the lithographic chalk2 so in #ahag1 through ,prout and others1 the process became an acceptable1 or rather a fashionable mode of multiplying drawings2 lithography1 for want of such advantages1 when introduced into this country by ,mr4 ,andrc1 of ,offenbach1 in its original and rude state1 had failed to make its way1 and all its subsequent success may be attributed to ,mr4 ,ackermann's personal emulation of the advancement it made in ,munich4' ,in #ahac1 upon receiving an authentic account from ,count ,schnfeld of the misery produced in ,germany by ,napoleon's wars1 particularly in ,saxony1 culminating in engagements at ,leipzig 7during the 'five days' ,october #ae-ai1 #ahac71 ',mr4 ,ackermann temporarily abandoned the oversight of his own multifarious occupations1 in order to exert all his strength in procuring aid for the sufferers4 ,with the help of the ,duke of ,sussex1 he formed a committee in ,westminster and in the ,city2 the first obtained a ,parliamentary grant of #ajj1jjjl41 and the second furnished a larger sum in private contributions4 ,this was the occasion on which the use of ,whitehall ,chapel was granted for a musical performance in aid of the subscription4 ,for two years1 ,mr4 ,ackermann undertook the task of corresponding with the ,german committees for distributing these sums1 examining into the urgency of the appeals for help1 and apportioning the fund4 ,the members of ,the ,westminster ,association for the further relief of the sufferers by the war in ,germany1 were anxious to commemorate their sense of the pains1 prudence1 and probity ,mr4 ,ackermann had displayed1 by presenting him with a testimonial in silver2 this costly acknowledgment1 together with a vote of thanks proposed to be inscribed on parchment in gold1 he had the modesty to decline1 begging that all thanks for his services might be comprised in a few autograph lines from the ,archbishop of ,canterbury4' ,in his business relations we are told1 'the discretion which he exercised in choosing his subordinates1 and the liberal manner in which he repaid their services1 enabled him to produce several books which deserve the notice of all those who know how to appreciate the merit of these illustrated works in colour1 relatively to others of similar pretension1 both of that time and of the present day4 ',a long list might be formed by enumerating the literary1 musical1 and scientific men of more or less eminence1 who appeared as his coadjutors1 and who enjoyed his intimacy4 ,several of them owed to him a helping hand1 either in their first efforts or in their declining fortunes4 ,to the end of his days he retained a strongly-marked ,german pronunciation of the ,english language1 which gave additional flavour to the banters and jests uttered in his fine bass voice2 but he wrote in ,english with great purity on matters of affection and business long before middle life4 ',from early in #ahac1 every ,wednesday evening in ,march and ,april was given to a reception1 half a conversazione and half a family party1 in his large room1 which then1 as at other times1 served as an exhibition of ,english and foreign books1 maps1 prints1 woodcuts1 lithographs1 drawings1 paintings1 and other works of art and ornament1 besides the leading ,continental periodicals4 ,there on those evenings1 by annual invitation1#bj amateurs1 artists1 and authors were sure to find people whom they knew1 or wanted to know4 ,many an introduction grew to an acquaintance2 and the value of such evenings to foreigners was often gratefully acknowledged by travellers1 who1 with any distinction in art or literature1 were welcome without any other introduction4 ',his active assiduity and his spirited enterprise were suspended by a weakness of sight1 commencing from his charitable exertions in #ahad1 which made his repose at ,camberwell1 and afterwards at ,ivy ,lodge in the ,fulham ,road1 first a matter of prudence1 and later on of necessity4 ,in the spring of #ahcj he experienced an attack of paralysis1 and never recovered sufficiently to exert his intelligence in business4 ,he removed for a change of air to ,finchley1 but a second stroke produced a gradual decline of strength in the honourable old man2 and ,march #cj1 #ahcd1 saw an end put to the hearty kindness1 constant hospitality1 and warm beneficence which had been inseparable from his unquestioned integrity4 ,he was interred on ,april #i in the family grave1 in the burial-ground of ,st4 ,clement ,danes4'#ba 99 99 99 99 99 ,the little that remains to be recorded of the ,caricaturist is best expressed by the kindly writer1 a friend of nearly half a century's standing1 who contributed an obituary notice of the artist to the ,gentleman's ,magazine 7,june #ahbg74 ,it is not generally known that1 although a considerable proportion of ,rowlandson's humorous political and social etchings are in many instances strongly tinctured by an absence of refinement in taste1 and are roughly executed--the means simply of tiding over some pressing necessity1 or providing funds for further relaxations--his early works were characterised by painstaking and conscientious application2 and his studies from the human figure at the ,royal ,academy were scarcely inferior to the productions of ,mortimer1 then the most admired and proficient among the ,academic professors4 ,from the versatility of his talent1 the fecundity of his imagination1 his command of composition1 in which he equalled the greatest masters1 the grace and elegance with which he could design his groups1 added to the almost miraculous despatch with which he supplied his patrons with perfectly original compositions upon every subject1 it was a theme of regret at his decease1 that he had not sufficiently valued his reputation1 to which it has been suspected he was thoroughly indifferent4 ,it was universally admitted in his own days that1 had he pursued the course of art steadily1 he might have become one of the foremost and most celebrated historical painters of the ,english school4 ,his style1 which was purely his own1 was unquestionably original4 ,his bold1 fluent1 and spiritedly turned outlines were thrown off with easy dexterity1 with his famous reed-pen1 in a tint composed of vermilion and ,indian-ink1 the general effect was rapidly washed in1 so as to produce an effective chiaro-oscuro1 and the whole was coloured in tender tints with a most harmonious arrangement of colour4 ,his manner1 though slight in almost every instance1 is highly effective2 and it is known on indubitable authority that the presidents of the ,royal ,academy1 ,sir ,joshua ,reynolds and ,sir ,benjamin ,west1 whose manners were most foreign to those of the ,caricaturist1 individually asserted their conviction that many of his drawings would have done honour to ,rubens1 or to the most esteemed masters of design of the old schools4 ,for many years he was too indolent to seek new employment1 and his kind friend1 and it may be added with justice1 his best adviser1 ,mr4 ,ackermann1 the respected and leading publisher of ,rowlandson's period1 supplied him with ample subjects for the exercise of his talent4 ,the many works which his pencil illustrated are existing evidence of this1 and books containing impressions from ,rowlandson's etchings continue to fetch high prices1 and are industriously sought after4 ,many suggestions for plates to enliven new editions of ,the ,travels of ,dr4 ,syntax1 ,the ,dance of ,death1 ,the ,dance of ,life1 and other well-known productions of the pen of the prolific ,coombe1 the ,defoe of the eighteenth century1 will remain esteemed and lasting mementoes of his graphic humour4 ,it should be repeated that his reputation had never reached its full maturity in the life-time of ,mr4 ,ackermann1 his friend1 patron1 and publisher4 ,the inimitable water-colour drawings of ,rowlandson1 of which he had a large collection1 were justly appreciated by connoisseurs1 and his folios have often been viewed with admiration and delight by the many professional artists and amateurs who frequented ,mr4 ,ackermann's conversazioni at his library at the old house in the ,strand4 ,no artist of the past or present school1 perhaps1 ever expressed so much as ,rowlandson1 with so little effort1 or with so evident an appearance of the absence of labour4 ,the artist's remains were followed to the grave by the two friends of his youth1 ,john ,bannister and ,henry ,angelo1 and his constant friend and liberal employer1 ,rudolph ,ackermann4 ,,footnotes3 #a ,the preparation of ,the ,works of ,james ,gillray1 the ,caricaturist1 with a ,story of his ,life and ,times 7#cgf pp4 quarto71 was in itself no bagatelle2 and three working years of steady application were invested in its pages and illustrations4 #b ,the ,editor1 among other special subjects1 of a descriptive catalogue of the works of ,george ,cruikshank4 #c volumes quarto4 ,published by ,messrs4 ,bell and ,sons1 #ahga4 7,only #acj copies printed47 #c ,vauxhall ,gardens 7#ejc71 ,an ,italian ,family 7#dfb71 ,the ,serpentine ,river 7#eaa72 vide ,catalogue of the ,royal ,academy 7#aghd71 ,fourteenth ,exhibition4 #d ,in the early ,exhibition ,catalogues1 studies in water-colours1 where the primitive sepia or ,indian ink was supplemented by other tints1 are described as ,,stained ,,drawings4 #e ,the artist's name frequently occurs upon his plates as his own publisher1 and1 as might be anticipated1 the prints produced under this sponsorship are invariably of his most popular description4 #f ,the original sketches of this series were recently bequeathed to the ,south ,kensington ,museum1 where they are attributed to ,bunbury3 a contemporary advertisement 7#aghf7 announces the designs to the forthcoming ,journal of a ,tour in the ,hebrides to be furnished by ,collings and ,rowlandson4 #g ,a somewhat different version of the origin of this caricature is given in the ,memoirs of ,john ,bannister1 ,comedian1 by ,john ,adolphus 7#hvo41 #ahci73 ',his friend and fellow-student ,rowlandson was1 unhappily1 much addicted to games of chance1 and ,bannister used to remonstrate with him on the subject with amiable but ineffectual perseverance4 ,on one of these occasions ,john ,raffaelle ,smith1 the engraver1 admonished ,bannister on the inutility of his efforts4 ,you may spare your sympathy and advice also1 he said2 for that ,tom ,rowlandson was1 is1 and ever will be incurable4 ,the artist1 in merry revenge1 brought out a print called ,hawks and a ,pigeon1 in which ,smith1 endowed for the occasion with a most villanous aspect1 the very personation of a sharper and a knave1 exhibited conspicuously4 ',by way of reprisal1 ,smith produced a well-known and popular engraving1 in which ,rowlandson and some others are represented as confederates in fleecing an innocent4 ,bannister lent his aid in forming the group1 and1 putting on for the occasion a face from which all appearance of sense was effectually banished1 sat for the young dupe4 ,parsons on seeing the production said3 ,why1 ,jack6 you are the last of your fraternity that ,i should have selected for the model of a flat4 ,why1 when you were a little ,cupid in the green-room1 ,kitty ,clive1 who was not apt to mince matters1 used to say you looked as innocent as a little sucking devil4' #h ,this was written in #ahcj4 #i ,a correspondent to ,notes and ,queries1 who signs ,s4 ,r4 7#dth ,series1 ,,iv41 ,september #aa1 #ahfi1 p4 #bbd71 while alluding to this drawing1 also mentions having seen a portrait of ,george ,,iii4 by ,rowlandson1 which possessed great art merit2 and adds3 ',i possess early drawings by him1 executed with a fine quill pen1 and most tenderly tinted1 which are highly refined in style1 excellent in drawing1 and in elegance and grace may be classed with the productions of ,stothard4' #aj ,according to the ,royal ,academy ,catalogue1 ,rowlandson removed from #acc ,wardour ,street to #ej ,poland ,street1 ,pantheon1 between #aghf and #aghg4 #aa ,the drawing of the four ruffians is now1 we understand1 in the possession of ,mr4 ,william ,bates1 ,b4,a41 c41 and forms one of an interesting collection of caricatures by ,rowlandson held by that admirer of his works4 ,see ,account of ,original ,drawings in the ,appendix4 #ab ,the main characteristics of this subject belong to ,careless ,attention1 #aghi3 a dashing son of ,mars taking the place of the black flunkey4 #ac ,mr4 ,henry ,g4 ,bohn1 the well-known publisher1 informed the writer that at one period he had a collection of drawings by ,rowlandson1 chiefly fine ,continental views1 such as the ,series in ,holland and ,flanders1 made for the artist's patron ,mitchell the banker1 numbering nearly a hundred4 #ad ,sitting magistrate at ,bow ,street4 #ae ,see ,boswell 7the ,elder74 ,twenty ,caricatures by ,collings and ,rowlandson in ,illustration of ,boswell's ',journal of a ,tour in the ,hebrides1 #aghf4' #af ,these cross-readings obtained such celebrity that the inventor was tempted to distribute amongst his friends specimens1 which 'he had been at the expense of printing upon small single sheets4' ,we quote a couple of examples from a slip1 which was in the possession of ,j4 ,t4 7,antiquity7 ,smith's family1 and1 being considered something of a curiosity1 is given in the pages of ,nollekens and his ,times4 ,sunday night many noble families were alarmed-- ,by the constable of the watch1 who apprehended them at cards4 ,wanted1 to take care of an elderly gentlewoman-- ,an active young man1 just come from the country4 #ag ,caleb ,whiteford was ,vice-,president of the ,society for the ,encouragement of ,arts1 ,manufactures1 and ,commerce4 #ah ,somerset ,house ,gazette and ,literary ,museum1 ,no4 #bf4 ,by ,ephraim ,hardcastle 7,w4 ,h4 ,pyne74 #ahbd4 #ai ,the reader may observe a similar chariot in the ,museum at ,south ,kensington2 it might readily be mistaken for the one referred to above1 and is of the most elaborate character4 ,it is described as 'built for the ,lord ,chancellor of ,ireland 7#aghj71 the panels painted by ,w4 ,hamilton1 ,r4,a4' #bj ,according to ,mr4 ,jerdan1 the first missive printed on stone 7drawings having been printed by this process some while before71 was an invitation to one of ,ackermann's conversaziones3 ',mr4 ,ackermann has the honour to inclose a card of invitation to a ,literary ,meeting at his ,library1 on ,tuesday1 the #bjth ,february1 at seven o'clock in the evening2 and on the same evening in each week1 until the #ajth day of ,april inclusive4 #ba ,notes and ,queries1 ,august #ahfi4 ,see article signed ,w4 ,p4 #aggd1 #aghj-ha4 ,june #h1 #aggd4 ,a ,rotation ,office4--,a chief magistrate is seated at a table1 and three justices1 with their hats on1 and sticks in their hands1 are seated beside him4 ,to the left of the chief is the justice's clerk2 and behind the bench is a placard1 ',robbery and ,murder4 ,reward of ,justice4' ,illustration3 ,,the ,,village ,,doctor4 ,june #h1 #aggd4 ,the ,village ,doctor4 ,published by ,h4 ,humphrey1 ,bond ,street4--,this print appears to have been about the earliest recognised specimen of ,rowlandson's handiwork4 ,the plate has a wash of aquatint1 all over it1 and the etching is free and bold4 ,as an early work it evinces certain carefulness and discrimination1 which promised well for the artist's future if he persevered in the same direction4 ,the suggestion of the subject1 according to the initials1 is due to ,henry ,wigstead1 whose name appears on numerous fine examples of ,rowlandson's skill4 ,the village practitioner1 outside whose cottage is the sign of a gilt pestle1 has evidently been disturbed under false pretences on previous occasions1 and now a real client has knocked him up1 for the benefit of his professional services1 his indignation is bursting forth on the wrong object4 #aghj4 ,scene at ,streatham4 ,bozzy and ,piozzi4 ,,bozzy4 ,who1 mad'ning with an anecdotic itch1 ,hath said that ,johnson called his mother1 witch8 ,,madame ,,piozzi4 ,who1 from ,macdonald's rage to save his snout1 ,cut twenty lines of defamation out8 ,the scene of this animated dispute is the ,library at the house lately inhabited by the departed ,thrale4 ,mrs4 ,piozzi 7late ,mrs4 ,thrale7 and ,boswell are in high dudgeon over their respective memoirs of their idol1 the defunct ,doctor ,johnson4 ,in both of their ',lives' the trifling weaknesses of the great ,lexicographer are made ridiculous1 under the misguiding impulse of the 'anecdotic itch4' ,the rival biographers are bouncing and stamping about the study1 in a fine rage1 ready to pull one another to pieces4 ,the learned lady's second husband1 the stout musician1 ,piozzi1 with his violoncello by his side1 is seated in an easy chair1 regarding the disputants with consternation1 while deprecating violence4 ,peter ,pindar's lines on the subject are appended to the plate2 an additional couplet or two are worth borrowing3-- ,,bozzy4 ,how could your folly tell1 so void of truth1 ,that miserable story of the youth ,who1 in your book1 of ,dr4 ,johnson begs1 ,most seriously1 to know if cats laid eggs8 ,,madame ,,piozzi4 ,who told of ,mrs4 ,montague the lie-- ,so palpable a falsehood8 ,bozzy1 fy6 99 99 99 99 99 ,,bozzy4 ,who would have said a word about ,sam's wig2 ,or told the story of the peas and pig8 ,,madame ,,piozzi4 ,now for a saint upon us you would palm him2 ,first murder the poor man1 and then embalm him6 ,,bozzy4 ,his character so shockingly you handle-- ,you've sunk your comet to a farthing candle4 ,march #aghj4 ,special ,pleading4 ,published by ,a4 ,mc,kenzie1 #aja ,berwick ,street1 ,soho4 ,lovely ,nymph1 assuage my anguish1 ,at your feet behold a swain1 ,begs you will not let him languish2 ,one kind word will ease his pain4 ,a stout knight 7possibly a lineal descendant of ,sir ,john ,falstaff7 is the ,pleader2 he is lounging on an elegant sofa of the early ,georgian period1 making inane love to a pretty girl placed by his side1 dressed in a picturesque ,watteau-like costume1 with a quilted petticoat and a quaint mob-cap added2 the amorous old trifler's hand is on the slim waist of the beauty2 the damsel is standing up in a negligently easy pose1 while she is toying with her antiquated admirer and waving his enormous and elaborately curled double-tailed wig in the air4 ,a dog is at her side4 ,the drawing of this picture is unusually graceful and easy1 even for ,rowlandson2 this is most noticeable in respect to the pretty coquette4 ,the etching is spirited and brilliant1 and the background and accessories are delicately aquatinted1 to bear out the resemblance to a sketch in ,indian ink4 ,july #ah1 #aghj4 ,the ,school of ,eloquence4--,the interior of a fashionable debating society of the period2 the members are the quality of both sexes4 ,the design was doubtless admirably worked out in the original drawing2 but it has suffered at the hands of an unknown etcher4 ,published by ,archibald ,robertson1 ,savile ,passage4 ,september #a1 #aghj4 ,italian ,affectation4 ,pacchierolti4--,the figures of two distinguished foreigners1 as imported into this country over a century ago1 for the delectation of the cognoscendi and the leaders of high taste4 ,a pair of overdressed ,italian artists1 extravagantly posturing to one another in some operatic scena4 ,a spindle-shanked signor1 hat in hand1 is pouring out his ardour to an affected and modish prima donna in a love-making situation1 outrageously burlesqued4 ,september #ah1 #aghj4 ,sir ,samuel ,house4--,the full-length portrait of ',honest ,sam ,house1' famous in his day for his zeal and patriotism1 the enthusiastic supporter of ,fox1 a character familiar to all the electors of ,westminster1 as an indefatigable canvasser on behalf of the ',friend of the ,people2' during the contests for ,westminster1 ,sam kept open house for the friends of the ,whig chief1 and entertained all the notabilities of the ,whig party4 ,summer and winter1 ,sam dressed in a clean nankeen jacket and breeches1 and brightly polished shoes and buckles2 he wore no covering1 neither hat nor wig1 on a perfectly bald head2 his waistcoat was constantly open in all seasons1 and he wore remarkably white linen2 his legs were generally bare1 but when covered1 it was always in stockings of the finest silk4 ,in ,rowlandson's spirited portrait old ,sam is standing in his sturdy fashion1 clean1 shaven1 and bright1 in his eccentric costume1 with his shining round poll1 a pot with his cipher in one hand1 and his pipe in the other4 ,in the rear is shown his public-house1 with smokers and customers indicated at the windows4 ,this portrait1 which seems to have been deservedly popular1 was published with variations4 ,in one impression 7printed in sepia71 is a barrel inscribed ',no ,pope1' and in another1 ',fox for ever6 ,huzza6' ,the second plate is crossed with very fine stipple1 and an old man is introduced in the background with his hand on his bald head4 ,the prints are signed with the initials ,t4 ,r4 and ,j4 ,j41 and were published by ,thomas ,rowlandson and ,j4 ,jones at #ajc ,wardour ,street4 ,under some impressions is the inscription1 ',the first man who jumped off ,westminster ,bridge4' ,,sam ,,house4 ,not more the great ,sam ,house1 with horror1 star'd1 ,by mob affronted to the very beard2 ,whose impudence 7enough to damn a jail7 ,snatch'd from his waving hand his fox's tail1 ,and stuff'd it1 'midst his thunders of applause1 ,full in the centre of ,sam's gaping jaws2 ,that1 forcing down his patriotic throat1 ,of ',fox and freedom6' stopp'd the glorious note4 ,november #ac1 #aghj4 ,naval ,triumph1 or ,favours ,conferred4--,admiral ,keppel is riding in triumph through the gates of ,greenwich ,hospital1 mounted on the shoulders of a veteran salt1 on crutches1 who has lost both an eye and his legs in the service of his country4 ,the ,admiral1 with his riband and star1 is condescending to give a helping hand to another naval commander1 who is dancing in merrily by his side4 ,the shake of the hand with such goodness and grace ,shows who is in favour1 and who is in place4 ,at ,greenwich the invalids poor will proclaim ,what at present we do not think proper to name4 ,poor disabled sailors are limping off on their crutches1 disgusted with the results of their sacrifices and the miserable rewards for their services2 while a drummer is drubbing in their favoured and well-requited commanders4 ,the composition of this subject is particularly good1 and it is worthy of remark that1 in the coloured impressions of this print1 the tinting is arranged with considerable success2 and although1 as is the general practice with caricatures1 none but the most vivid colours are employed1 the arrangement is so good and delicate that the general effect is as harmonious and artistic as in the original drawings by ,rowlandson's own hand4 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,power ,,of ,,reflection4 ,june #cj1 #agha4 ,the ,power of ,reflection4 ,published by ,j4 ,harris1 ,sweeting's ,alley1 ,cornhill4--,this print is executed in mezzotint by ,j4 ,jones1 whose name appears several times in connection with that of ,rowlandson1 on the series of plates which we shall particularise in the progress of this work4 ,the contrast is very marked between the ,duenna1 the lines of whose face have fallen in under the assaults of time1 and the demoiselle1 in all the pride of youth and attractiveness1 aided by the bravery of a fashionable and piquante toilette4 ,the ,power of ,reflection is probably intended to suggest a pictorial pun4 ,while the maiden is absorbed in the pleasing reflection of her own figure as thrown back in the mirror1 her senior1 with a ponderous and probably serious volume before her1 is employing her thoughts on contemplations of a more philosophical description4 ,october #bh1 #agha4 ,e ,o1 or the ,fashionable ,vowels4--,it may be noticed1 respecting the earlier works of ,rowlandson1 that his efforts1 soon after he left the ,academy1 were marked with more care and elaboration than his later etchings2 while the effects of his training were still fresh in his mind1 he evidently took more pains in the direction of finish1 and it is particularly in his management of chiaro-oscuro that we detect the superiority of the artistic productions of his first period2 although experience alone could give him that special freedom and facility which render his best-known productions remarkable4 ,in the early and clear impressions of the ,e ,o ,table1 and its surroundings1 the artist's skill is even more conspicuous than usual in the spirited grouping2 the attitudes and expressions of the several gamblers are distinct with individuality and strongly-marked traits of character4 ,every variety of emotion--cunning1 credulity1 confidence1 anxiety1 stolid indifference1 scheming1 craft1 stupidity1 hectoring1 exaltation1 and despair--we find pictured with an ability which surprises us1 contrasting as it does with the indifferent caricatures and the dearth of humorous talent in the years which intervened between the death of ,hogarth and the appearance of the more ambitious subjects by ,gillray and ,rowlandson1 works executed while the talents of these masters were at their best1 and before they had grown careless of their reputation4 ,the ,e ,o ,table#bb was republished at various dates3 in ,january #aghf it re-appeared with a new title1 as ,private ,amusement1 and from time to time it was reissued1 the date of publication being altered to suit the several occasions4 ,illustration3 ,e ,o1 ,,or ,,the ,,fashionable ,,vowels4 ,e ,o ,tables4--',in the year #agha there were swarms of ,e ,o ,tables in different parts of the town1 where a poor man with a shilling only might try his luck4 ,they were open to everybody1 till at last the ,bow ,street police began to interfere4' ,an attempt was made1 at the commencement of #agca1 to suppress some of the most considerable gaming-houses in ,london and the suburbs1 particularly one1 behind ,gray's ,inn ,walks4 ,the editor of the ,st4 ,james's ,evening ,post observed upon this occasion3 ',it may be matter of instruction as well as amusement to present our readers with the following list of officers which are established in the most notorious gaming-houses3-- ',a ,commissioner1 always a proprietor1 who looks in of a night2 the week's account is audited by him and two others of the proprietors4 ',a ,director1 who superintends the room4 ',an ,operator1 who deals the cards at a cheating game called ,faro4 ',two ,croupees1 who watch the cards and gather the money for the bank4 ',two ,puffs1 who have money given them to decoy others to play4 ',a ,clerk1 who is a check upon the ,puffs1 to see that they sink none of the money given them to play with4 ',a ,squib is a ,puff of a lower rank1 who serves at half-salary while he is learning to deal4 ',a ,flasher1 to swear how often the bank has been stripped4 ',a ,dunner1 who goes about to recover money lost at play4 ',a ,waiter1 to fill out wine1 snuff candles1 and attend in the gaming-room4 ',an ,attorney1 a ,newgate solicitor4 ',a ,captain1 who is to fight any gentleman that is peevish for losing his money4 ',an ,usher1 who lights gentlemen up and down stairs1 and gives the word to the porter4 ',a ,porter1 who is generally a soldier of the ,foot ,guards4 ',an ,orderly-man1 who walks up and down the outside of the door1 to give notice to the porter and alarm the house at the approach of constables4 ',a ,runner1 who is to get intelligence of the ,justices meeting4 ',link-boys1 watchmen1 chairmen1 drawers1 or others1 who bring the first intelligence of the ,justices' meetings1 or of the constables being out--half-a-guinea reward4 ',common-bail1 affidavit-men1 ruffians1 bravoes1 cum multis aliis4' ,november #bg1 #agha4 ,brothers of the ,whip4 ,a4 ,grant1 del43 published by ,h4 ,humphrey4--,in this engraving a good deal of ,rowlandson's manner is traceable1 and the etching is at least due to his hand4 ,the subject represents a group of four brothers of the whip1 whose persons and features are marked with that discrimination for character and faculty for grasping individual peculiarities distinctive of the caricaturist4 ,in the background are figured coach-horses1 carriages1 saddle-horses1 grooms1 c41 all depicted in his own marked style4 ,illustration3 ,,charity ,,covereth ,a ,,multitude ,,of ,,sins4 ,november #bg1 #agha4 ,charity ,covereth a ,multitude of ,sins1 published by ,h4 ,humphrey4--,a dashing young officer is roving1 in pursuit of pleasure1 in a dangerous vicinity4 ,with a generous hand he is dropping a gold-piece into the hat of a reduced sailor4 ,two ,savoyards1 a man with an organ1 and a girl with a hurdygurdy are soliciting the contributions of the charitable4 ,december #aj1 #agha4 ,the ,state ,watchman ,discovered by the ,genius of ,great ,britain ,studying ,plans for the ,reduction of ,america1 published by ,j4 ,jones4--,this subject is engraved within a circle1 and1 in point of execution1 it bears more resemblance to ,rowlandson's later style2 it is not unlike ,gillray's work of the same date4 ,the somnolent ,lord ,north is fast asleep on his sofa1 dreaming1 according to the caricaturist1 of new theories for the recovery of ,america4 ,the figure of ,britannia1 with her staff and cap of ,liberty1 is well designed2 she is crying1 ',am ,i thus protected8' ,a miniature figure is introduced1 who is endeavouring to arrest the sleeper's attention--',hallo1 neighbour6 what1 are you asleep8' ,this officious person is1 it is believed1 intended to represent ',sir ,grey ,parole4'#bc ,illustration3 ,,bob ,,derry1 ,,of ,,newmarket4 ,no date4 ,bob ,derry1 of ,newmarket4 ,illustration3 ,,luxury4 ,no date4 ,luxury4 ,,footnotes3 #bb ,from ,malcolm's ,manners and ,customs of ,london during the ,eighteenth ,century 7#ahaj74 ',mr4 ,carlton1 ,deputy ,clerk of the ,peace1 and ,clerk to the ,justices of ,westminster1 stated to a ,committee of the ,house of ,commons1 in #aghb1 that ,e ,o ,tables were very numerous2 that one house in the parish of ,st4 ,anne1 ,soho1 contained five1 and that there were more than three hundred in the above parish of ,st4 ,james's3 those were used every day of the week1 and servants enticed to them by cards of direction thrown down the areas4' #bc ,lord ,north's ,administration1 which had the onus of conducting the ,american ,war1 was daily growing weaker and losing popularity2 it resigned in ,march of the year following1 and the ,rockingham ,ministry came into office4 ,the first condition of this more liberal ,administration had obtained1 through the negotiations of ,lord ,shelburne1 the consent of the ,king to 'peace with the ,americans1 and the acknowledgment of their independence4' ,in a later caricature by ,gillray1 which appeared on the resignation of ,lord ,north--,banco to the ,knave1 ,april #ab1 #aghb--the figure of ,sir ,grey ,cooper1 one of the ,treasury ,secretaries1 is introduced1 exclaiming1 ',i want a new master4' ,on this gentleman's chair is the name ',sir ,grey ,parole1' because1 it is understood1 he usually sat on the left of ,lord ,north on the ,treasury ,bench2 and when that statesman1 who trusted to his memory for the principal points elicited in the debates1 had been overcome by the constitutional somnolency which was a favourite subject of ridicule with the satirists1 the ,secretary aroused his chief1 and supplied the deficiency of notes by suggesting the thread of argument1 or parole1 as required4 #aghb-hc4 ,february #aghc4 ,long ,sermons and ,long ,stories are apt to lull the ,senses4 ,published by ,w4 ,humphrey4 #aghc4 ,amputation4 ,republished by ,s4 ,w4 ,fores1 ,october #ag1 #agic4 ,illustration3 ,,amputation4 #aghc 7874 ,the ,rhedarium1 for the ,sale of all sorts of ,carriages1 by ,gregory ,gigg4--,the auctioneer is in his pulpit1 employed in knocking down an assortment of vehicles to a small but sufficiently eccentric-looking audience4 ,a gouty individual1 propped on crutches1 is making a bid for an antiquated kind of cabriolet1 which the groom is trotting up for inspection2 around are curricles1 travelling carriages1 and a general assemblage of the machines on wheels representative of the past4 ,illustration3 ,the ,,rhedarium for the ,sale of ,all sorts of ,carriages ,by ,,gregory ,,gigg4 #aghc4 ,the ,discovery4--,a small political print1 a parody on ,shakespeare's ',macbeth4' ,lord ,north1 who is the principal agent of the ',witches' ,incantation1' is crying3-- ,call ,fiends and ,spectres from the yawning deep4 ,,burke4 7who is among the witches74 ,cast in your mite1 each midnight hag2 ,fill the ,protector's poisoned ,bag4 ,,mother ,,wilson4 ,here's old ,nick's nose4 ,,jeffery4 ,here's ,devil's dung4 ,,dunstan4 ,the wind of ,boreas1 ,belial's tongue1 ,a ,traitor's heart4 ,,sam ,,house4 ,and ,gibbets' blocks4 ,but hold1 ye hags1 for here comes ,fox4 ,,fox 7who has suddenly entered1 and is standing in his ordinary declamatory attitude74 ,and set the ministers of ,hell to work4 ,illustration3 ,,interior ,,of ,a ,,clockmaker',s ,,shop4 ,december #bb1 #aghc4 ,great ,cry and ,little ,wool4 ,published by ,humphrey1 ,strand4--,somewhat in ,sayer's style1 the principal figures giving indications of his manner4 ,the personification of ,evil1 with his horns1 hoofs1 pointed claws1 and forked tail1 has a firm hold of ,fox1 and is shearing the ',protector's' chest and clawing at his profuse locks4 ,the ,india ,bill1 under the ,evil ,one's arm1 indicates the source of the satire4 ,the surroundings are more especially in ,rowlandson's free handling2 the ,india ,house is in the background1 and the members of the ,east ,india ,corporation are performing a gleeful dance around a memorable pile--the funeral pyre in effigy of their arch-enemy1 treated as a fox roasting on a gibbet4 #aghc 7874 ,the ,times4--,this caricature represents the situation1 from a popular point of view1 at the period of the struggle for the ,regency which occurred on the first illness of the ,king4 ,according to ,rowlandson's print1 right is prevailing and everything is to be settled for the future happiness of the kingdom by the ,prince of ,wales's accession to the throne2 as will be remembered1 it was for a short period doubtful whether the ,king's health would ever be sufficiently restored to enable him to resume the control of the ,state4 ,the heir-apparent is shown as the virtuous prince we read of in fairy tales1 endowed with all the graces both of mind and person4 ,the ,prince is supported1 at the foot of the throne1 by such protection as ,liberty and ,justice are placing at his disposal2 his foot is on the first step1 the ,voice of the ,people2 the other steps are ,public ,safety1 ,patriotism1 and ,virtue2 the crown remains suspended over his head1 his right hand is on his heart1 and ,britannia is leading him to his place1 while she is waving back the party which opposed his assumption of an ad interim ,regency4 ,the symbolical ,ruler of the ,waves is declaring3 ',i have long been deceived by hypocrisy1 but have at last discovered an intention of sacrificing the rights of my people to satisfy a private ambition4' ,the ,queen and her ,german friends1 ,madame ,schwellenberg and others1 are represented as disconcerted ,furies1 waving hissing snakes1 and begirt with ,falsehood1 ,envy1 c4 ,queen ,charlotte combined with ,pitt to oppose1 by every stratagem within their power1 the assumption of the ,regency by her eldest son4 ,the ,queen is brandishing the torch of ,rebellion2 ,pitt is thrown into despair1 and he is 'bidding a long farewell to all his greatness1' before his retirement from public life1 as reasonably might have been his case1 if the ,prince's party had come into power4 ,commerce1 allegorically represented as a fair female1 is applauding the elevation of the ,prince to the vacant throne1 and a deputation from the ,corporation of the ,city is expressing these encouraging sentiments through the ,lord ,mayor3--',whilst we mourn the occasion1 we must feel ourselves happy in reflecting that we are blessed by a prince whose wisdom will protect our liberties1 whose virtues will afford stability to our empire4' #aghd4 ,,political ,,caricatures4 ,a few examples of the caricatures published by ,rowlandson during the famous contested election for ,westminster in #aghd were included by the present writer in his account of the works of ,james ,gillray the ,caricaturist1 as certain prints issued on this occasion were doubtless due to a combination on the part of the two caricaturists2 however1 those plates which bear special indications of ,rowlandson's style were set down to their proper author4 ,january #a1 #aghd4 ,the ,pit of ,acheron1 or the ,birth of the ,plagues of ,england4--,this plate bears the initials ,f4 ,n41 #aghd1 in the right-hand corner1 but there is no doubt1 judging from the evidence of the style of execution1 that the chief merit is due to ,rowlandson4 ,during the progress of the struggle1 in #aghd1 plates innumerable were published anonymously1 or with varying initials4 ,collectors who have devoted time and observation to the subject1 and such well-qualified writers as the compiler of ,the ,history of ,caricature and ,grotesque in ,art1 ,the ,caricature ,history of the ,georges1 c41 seem agreed upon the proportion of prints which are due to the skill of our artist1 whose handiwork is very prominent amongst the series of electioneering and political satires which appeared on the occasion of ,fox's renowned campaign at the ,westminster hustings1 when the ,champion of the ,people contended successfully against the second ,ministerial candidate1 ,sir ,cecil ,wray1 although the latter received all the assistance which ,pitt1 with the influence of the ,king as well1 unscrupulously exercised as it was1 could bring into play1 legitimately or otherwise1 to defeat the popular ,whig chief1 and to inflict the mortification of a lost election upon 'the party' and on their leader1 who was at that time the pet aversion of ,george the ,third and idol of the people4 ,it will be remembered that ,rowlandson was by no means a party satirist2 unlike ,sayer1 who was notoriously in the ,ministerial pay1 he lavished his satire on both sides alternately1 utterly regardless of partisanship1 and1 often at the expense of consistency1 we find his cartoons alternately espousing and ridiculing the same section1 ,whig or ,tory1 ,ministerialist or ,opposition1 in plates of whimsically opposite tendencies1 which not infrequently bear the same date4 ,the ,pit of ,acheron1 if we may trust the satirist1 is not situated at any considerable distance from ,westminster2 the precincts of that city appear through the smoke of the incantations which are carried on in the ,pit4 ,three weird sisters1 like the ,witches in ',macbeth1' are working the famous charm2 a monstrous cauldron is supported by death's-heads and harpies2 the ingredients of the broth are various2 a crucifix1 a rosary1 ,deceit1 ,loans1 ,lotteries1 and ,pride1 together with a fox's head1 cards1 dice1 daggers1 and an executioner's axe1 c41 form portions of the accessories employed in these uncanny rites4 ,three heads are rising from the flames--the good-natured face of ,lord ,north1 the spectacled and incisive outline of ,burke1 and ,fox's 'gunpowder jowl1' which is drifting ,westminster-wards4 ,one hag1 who is dropping ,rebellion into the brew1 is demanding1 ',well1 sister1 what hast thou got for the ingredients of our charm'd pot8' ,to this her fellow-witch1 who is turning out certain mischievous ingredients which she has collected in her bag1 is responding1 ',a beast from ,scotland called an ,erskine1 famous for duplicity1 low art1 and cunning2 the other a monster who'd spurn even at ,charter's ,rights4' ,erskine is shot out of the bag1 crying1 ',i am like a ,proteus1 can turn to any shape1 from a sailor to a lawyer1 and always lean to the strongest side6' ,the other member1 whose tail is that of a serpent1 is singing1 ',over the water and over the lee1 thro' hell ,i would follow my ,charlie4' ,january #d1 #aghd4 ,the ,fall of ,dagon1 or ,rare ,news for ,leadenhall ,street4 ,published by ,william ,humphrey1 #bbg ,strand4 ,and behold ,dagon was fallen upon his face to the ground before the ark of the ,lord1 and the head of ,dagon and both the palms of his hands were cut off upon the threshold4 ,the image of ,dagon1 which in this case is borrowed to typify the ,coalition ,ministers1 has fallen from the overset ,broad ,bottom pedestal1 and is in the posture described by the quotation2 its double-faced head wears the profiles of ,north and ,fox4 ,tower ,hill is represented in the background2 a scaffold is erected1 and the public executioner is just bringing down his axe on the neck of a traitor--a delicate compliment to the heads of the late ,administration4 ,john ,bull has changed the sign of his house to ,the ,axe1 and he is composedly enjoying his pipe under its shadow4 ,january #g1 #aghd4 ,the ,loves of the ,fox and the ,badger1 or the ,coalition ,wedding4 ,published by ,w4 ,humphrey1 #bbg ,strand4--,nine small compartments1 very neatly executed upon one plate1 are employed to portray the unpopular ,coalition ,ministry between ,fox and ,north4 7#a7 ,the ,fox beats the ,badger in the ,bear ,garden4 ,the unwieldy form of the ,badger 7,lord ,north7 lies1 apparently asleep1 on the floor of 'the ,house2' the ,fox1 with his brush erect in triumph1 is in command of the situation4 7#b7 ,the ,fox has been throwing dice on ,hounslow ,heath1 and he has a dream2 the vision seems to indicate a choice between a prison or a traitor's head on a spike4 7#c7 ,the ,badger1 with his riband1 tucked up comfortably on a sofa1 also indulges in a dream2 the objects offered for his selection are seemingly the gallows or an executioner's block4 7#d7 ,satan unites them2 the arch-fiend1 in person1 is joining their paws and pronouncing the magic spell1 ',necessity4' 7#e7 ,they quarter their arms4 ,their new escutcheon is symbolical2 above a scroll marked ',money' the twin supporters are holding up a well-filled ,treasury-bag1 borne by ,john ,bull1 above whose head flourishes a pair of donkey's ears4 7#f7 ,the priest advertises the wedding4 ,the ,devil1 presiding at the pay-table1 is enlisting the advocacy of the press1 and three editors1 in return for substantial considerations1 are respectively promising3 ',i'll ,chronicle the ,coalition1' ',we will ,post them1' ',harry will take both sides4' 7#g7 ,the ,honeymoon or ,eddystone ,lighthouse2 the pair are making up a flaming beacon4 7#h7 ,the ,new ,orator ,henley1 or the ,churching4 ,the happy pair are now in their glory1 seated on a throne in the ',bear ,garden1' and surrounded at a respectful distance by the heads 7stuck on poles7 of the members of their new ,parliament1 and described as a ',mopstick majority4' ,the churching is proceeding2 the original pastor is still present1 and is prompting ,orator ,henley1 whose tub stands on a block1 labelled1 ',honest ,jack ,lee2' the ,orator is holding forth a parchment1 and declaring1 ',a charter is nothing but a piece of parchment with a great seal dangling to it2' to which pious deduction his clerk mounted on ',a ,seat for ,portsmouth1' is crying1 ',necessity4 ,amen4' 7#i7 ,the ,wedding ,dance and ,song4 ,the pair1 now led by the nose by their ,satanic friend1 are perforce compelled to execute a pretty lively dance1 as their conductor wills4 ,they are singing this appropriate epithalamium3-- ,come1 we're all ,rogues together2 ,the people must pay for the play3 ,then let us make ,hay in fine weather1 ,and keep the cold winter away6 ,it seemed1 at the beginning of #aghd1 as if ,fox were completely master of the political situation1 and indeed he approached much nearer to an absolute control of the ,administration than he was ever destined to reach again during the lifetime of his great opponent4 ,the bold manoeuvres of ,pitt1 backed by the royal favour--the ,king and his friends condescending to dissimulation and subterfuge where honest policy would not suffice their turn--were crowned with unexpected success1 and the ,cromwell of the hour fell suddenly from his influential eminence4 ,up to the famous ,westminster ,election1 ,fox was paramount1 both in ,parliament and out of doors2 for although ,pitt was actually ,crown-,minister1 both he and his party were almost powerless when arrayed against the members of the ex-,coalition ,ministry1 their opponents1 led by ,fox1 and his strong following1 who were the real masters of the situation2 thus we find a very characteristic portrait of the ,friend of ,liberty and of the ,people introduced1 with an allusion to ,cromwell4 ,january #ai1 #aghd4 ,his ,highness the ,protector4--,the supplies are kept with a tight hand2 and ,fox1 taking advantage of his power1 has put a huge padlock on the door of the ,treasury1 the key of which he seems determined to retain in his own keeping2 a small dagger1 held in the popular champion's right hand1 indicates that he is prepared to stand on the defensive4 ,his colleague ,lord ,north1 with his star round his neck1 appears as a bulldog1 who is supporting his leader in keeping the supplies inviolate4 ,the apprehensions of the ,pittites 7whose chances of retaining the reins of administration in defiance of an ,opposition too strong for their policy1 now seemed desperate71 pictured forth the total subversion of ,throne and ,state2 and it was under this influence that the ,king--whose stubborn will was strengthened by contradiction--indulged his threat of retiring to his ,german possessions1 if he could not secure the return to office of his particular friends1 whose hopes of recovering their lost control of the ,state were somewhat forlorn previous to the election2 while ,fox1 on the other hand1 was endeavouring to force the ,king to accede to the measures he had introduced for the restriction of the royal prerogative4 ,a very complete1 but necessarily over-coloured1 view of the anticipations of 'the party' is thus pictured forth by ,rowlandson4 ,january #bc1 #aghd4 ,the ,times1 or a ,view of the ,old ,house in ,little ,britain1--with ,nobody going to ,hanover4 ,published by ,w4 ,humphrey1 #bbg ,strand4--,the ,old ,house is seemingly in a bad way2 the foundation is ,public ,credit2 the ,funds1 represented as a grilled gate1 are secured with a huge padlock2 the ,royal ,crown and ,sceptre are placed on a block1 and marked for sale2 seated on another block1 labelled ,protector1 sits the fox1 guarding the ,treasury2 round his waist is a chain secured to the ,coalition-pillar1 which is depicted as rather a twisted support4 ,lord ,north has perched his unwieldy person upon a turnstile1 and is crying1 indifferent to consequences1 ',give me my ease1 and do as you please4' ,the upper part of the ,old ,house is raising more cause for mistrust1 since the old building is overweighted and crushed with a mass of ,taxes1 piled on the roof1 the accumulated pressure of 'the accursed ten years' ,american war1 fomented by the ,opposition and misconducted by a timid ,minister4' ,a light balcony has been thrown out1 and therein things are proceeding in true showman style4 ,burke is officiating as exhibitor1 and blowing through a trumpet2 another statesman is doing the harlequin-business2 merry-andrew ',sherry' is flourishing his bottle and dancing round the corner of the balcony1 on which is a placard announcing a wonderful combination of attractions3 ',the ,scarlet ,woman of ,babylon1 the ,devil1 and the ,pope4' ',the ,man of the ,people' is pictured as a feather1--on the flag of the party4 ,the sign of the ,old ,house1 ,magna ,charta1 has fallen to tatters1 and the board is dropping down2 two lawyers1 who appear at the window1 are repairing the edifice according to their theories2 one of the props of the edifice1 the ,lords1 is spared1 but the other1 prerogative of the ,crown1 is being lopped off by one of the legal magnates4 ,the ,king is turning his back on the place1 and starting in a state coach on his way to ,hanover1 deaf and blind to the prayers of some of his subjects1 who are imploring the royal compassion on their knees4 ,the ,sun of ,england's ,glory is setting in the distance1 and an eye of light1 piercing through the clouds1 is warning the retiring monarch to ',turn out these robbers and repair the ,house4' ,february #c4 ,the ,infant ,hercules4--,another caricature was directed against the ex-,coalition ,ministers1 representing them as twin serpents whose tails 7',american ,war' and ',east ,india ,bill'7 are entwined2 the heads of ,fox and ,north appear on the shoulders of the monster4 ,pitt is figured as the infant ,hercules2 he has taken his seat on the ',shield of ,chatham1' and has grasped the throats of the serpents1 the tails of which are already lopped off4 ',these1' he cries1 'were your ,ministers4' ,lord ,north1 for twelve years1 with his war and contracts1 ,the people he nearly had laid on their backs2 ,yet stoutly he swore he sure was a villain ,if e'er he had bettered his fortune a shilling4 ,derry down1 down2 down1 derry down4 ,against him ,charles ,fox was a sure bitter foe1 ,and cried that the empire he'd soon overthrow2 ,before him all honour and conscience had fled2 ,and vowed that the axe it should cut off his head4 ,derry down1 down2 down1 derry down4 ,edmund ,burke1 too1 was in a mighty great rage1 ,and declared ,lord ,north the disgrace of the age2 ,his plans and his conduct he treated with scorn1 ,and thought it a curse that he'd ever been born4 ,derry down1 down2 down1 derry down4 ,so hated he was1 ,fox and ,burke they both swore1 ,they infamous were if they enter'd his door2 ,but1 prithee1 good neighbour1 now think on the end-- ,both ,burke and ,fox call him their very good friend6 ,derry down1 down2 down1 derry down4 ,now ,fox1 ,north1 and ,burke1 each one is a brother1 ,so honest1 they swear there is not such another2 ,no longer they tell us we're going to ruin1 ,the people they serve in whatever they're doing4 ,derry down1 down2 down1 derry down4 ,but ,chatham1 thank heaven6 has left us a son2 ,when he takes the helm1 we are sure not undone2 ,the glory his father revived of the land1 ,and ,britannia has taken ,bill ,pitt by the hand4 ,derry down1 down2 down1 derry down4 ,illustration3 ,,britannia ,,roused1 ,,or ,,the ,,coalition ,,monsters ,,destroyed4 ,february #c1 #aghd4 ,britannia ,roused1 or the ,coalition ,monsters ,destroyed4--,britannia1 the symbolical goddess1 is fairly aroused1 and her greatness and power are effectually asserted on the persons of the late ,ministers4 ,her strong arm is throttling the lethargic ,lord ,north1 and she has seized the body of ,fox1 whose person she is dashing over her head1 in a manner which threatens the extinction of the popular idol4 ,the ,east ,india ,company and its ,corporation became1 for a time1 the chief bone of contention4 ,fox had gone out of office on the rejection of his provisions for the proper regulation of our ,eastern ,empire1#bd and ,pitt1 on coming into power1 introduced his own motion with the same object4 ,the view of the public on this point was expressed by ,rowlandson's satirical summary of the situation4 ,february #g1 #aghd4 ,billy ,lackbeard and ,charley ,blackbeard ,playing at ,football4--,fox and ,pitt are both kicking with a will2 the football is the old ,house of ,john ,company1 ,leadenhall ,street2 the edifice is turned upside down1 and the rival players are succeeding in keeping the vast concern suspended in the air between them4 ,billy ,lackbeard has just turned from the study of ,blackstone1--an allusion to the youth of the ,prime ,minister4 ,it is interesting to remember that ,pitt had resigned his ambitious mind seriously to the study and practice of the law1 in case the progress of events should deprive him of ,parliamentary significance4 ,the commencement of his career was somewhat troublous1 especially during the ',regency struggle1' when the state of the ,king's health rendered the accession of the ,prince of ,wales probable1 in which case the governing power would have remained in the hands of his more experienced rival4 ,behind ,fox is a dicebox1 and at his feet lie packs of playing-cards1 indicating that gambling was the only resource left him1 if he could not succeed in regaining office4 ,the influence which was being brought to bear1 through illegitimate channels1 to strengthen the party of ,pitt's followers1 who found themselves in such a minority as to be powerless at first1 was recognised and commented on out of doors4 ,the satirists freely exposed the ,ministerial manoeuvres2 it was evident that the ,court party1 and especially the ,king1 would count no sacrifice too great1 could they but contrive to prevent the return of the members of the late ,coalition ,ministry to power1 this hostility being intensified by the prejudices borne in the royal mind against ,fox4 ,so strongly did this influence work that we find in ,the ,morning ,post and ,daily ,advertiser for ,february #aj1 #aghd1 the names of twenty-two members who had fallen under the spell of ,ministerial beguilements4 ,the advertisement is quite simple1 and appears without either comment or explanation2 the heading is pictorial1 and represents a string of rats--such as might preface an ordinary rat-catcher's advertisement--it is placed above the name of ,jack ,robinson1 in capital letters4 ,then follow1 in three short columns1 the names of the twenty-two ,parliamentary rats who had gone over to the good pickings which the ,king was able to hold forth as a temptation in return for the allegiance of these renegades4 ,this curious advertisement is repeated in a satirical print which ,rowlandson prepared on the same subject4 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,apostate ,,jack ,,robinson1 ,,the ,,political ,,rat-,,catcher4 ,march #a1 #aghd4 ,the ,apostate ,jack ,robinson1 the ,political ,rat-catcher4 ,n4,b4 ,rats taken alive4--,before the door of the ,treasury1 from whence the converter of rats draws his supply of baits and lures1 travelling cautiously on all fours and feeling his way1 the political rat-catcher is slily augmenting his captures4 ,round the apostate ,jack's waist hangs the cestus of corruption1 in his pocket is a little aide-de-camp1 who is made to cry1 ',we'll ferret them out6' ,on his back is a double trap1 baited with miniature coronets1 places1 c42 one or two rats have been secured in this2 golden pieces strew the floor1 and with these the rats to be captured are playing and coquetting4 ,a large bait of pension is held to the nose of one grave old veteran1 probably intended for ,edmund ,burke1 and the other rats are watching the bait with longing looks4 ,a placard is pinned on the wall1 ',jack ,robinson1 ,rat-catcher to ,great ,britain4 ,vermin preserved4' ,under the heading of ',rats of ,note' is given the very list of apostates as published in the ,morning ,post1 beneath ,jack ,robinson's patronymic4 ,second ,title4 ,thus when ,renegado sees a ,rat ,in the traps in the morning taken1 ,with pleasure he goes ,master ,pitt to pat1 ,and swears he will have his bacon4 ,march #c1 #aghd4 ,a ,peep into ,friar ,bacon's ,study4--,a spectacle of conjuration1 which discloses matters of some historical moment4 ,in the centre of the picture stands the brazen head which is giving forth its oracles4 ,king ,george the ,third1 who has thrown a conjuror's cloak over his star and riband1 is holding out two divining-rods1 and questioning the head--',what is this8' ,to this the magic bust is giving forth these oracle-like phrases3 ',time is1 ,time was1 ,time is past2' while three luminous circles1 each bordered with the word ,constitution1 help to illuminate the obscurity of the revelation4 ,the first view of the ,constitution1 ',time is past1' displays the ,king on his throne1 with a radiance like the sun2 the other bodies of the ,state barely come within the charmed circle2 the ,houses of ,lords and ,commons appear mere 'air balloons4' ',time is' offers another view of the ,constitution2 the ,king's circle has diminished1 that of the ,house of ,peers is increasing in magnitude and becoming bound up with the royal circle2 the ,house of ,commons1 without infringing on either1 has arrived within the circumference of the ,constitution2 and in the third view we find the three circles assimilated in size and working one within the other--the ,constitution in its perfected form1 in fact4 ,behind the ,king the members of the late ,ministry are appearing at a door4 ,fox1 ,north1 and ,burke are in the front rank2 they bid the monarch ',beware6' ,the ,king's friends1 led by an imp of ,satan1 or1 perhaps1 by the ,devil in person1 are finding their way down the back-stairs4 ,foremost is a figure bearing a lantern1 which is throwing a light on the movements of the ,opposition4 ,lord ,temple1 and other influential supporters of the ,ministry1 are making their entry on the scene1 and crying1 ',we must destroy this coalition1' ',a fig for the resolutions1' c4 ,march #h1 #aghd4 ,master ,billy's ,procession to ,grocers' ,hall4--,pitt has1 according to the picture1 supplemented his ,parliamentary tactics by flattering the citizens1 and bidding for the ,corporation influence4 ,he is drawn going to ,grocers' ,hall in state to receive the freedom of the ,city in a gold box1 which is carried at the head of the procession4 ,great enthusiasm prevails1 as a liberal gentleman1 in the uniform of a naval officer1 is distributing handfuls of coin amongst the mob4 ,banners are carried in the procession with the party watchwords1 ',pitt and prerogative1' and ',youth is a most enormous crime4' ,the car of ,sir ,watney1 drawn by satyrs comes first2 then1 in the middle1 perched up in a triumphal car1 and with a feather in his hat1 comes ,master ,billy1 drawn1 of course1 by ,king's men4 ,sir ,barney follows1 drawn by his admirers1 and shouting1 ',pitt and plum-pudding for ever6' ,the show is passing the shop of ',tommy ,plume1 grocer to his ,majesty2' this worthy1 who is crying1 ',o what a charming youth6' is seen at his window1 surrounded by shouting spectators4 ,at the sign of the ,lord ,chatham is gathered another party of sightseers2 they are enthusiastically declaring that ',master ,pitt is very like his father6' ,illustration3 ,,master ,,billy',s ,,procession ,,to ,,grocers' ,,hall4 ,march #aa1 #aghd4 ,the ,champion of the ,people4--,the sturdy figure of ,fox1 clad in somewhat theatrical armour1 and protected by the ,shield of ,truth1 is resolutely combating the overgrown ,hydra of patronage1 whose growing and unconstitutional power--it was hinted--would shortly destroy the liberty of the subject4 ,the monster1 a compound of the ,pittite party and its royal supporter1 is hissing and spitting venom with all its various heads1 ,tyranny1 ,assumed ,prerogative1 ,despotism1 ,oppression1 ,secret ,influence1 and ,scotch ,politics2 while three heads have been already lopped off by the champion's sword1 ,duplicity and ,corruption are laid in the dust4 ,the foreign ,powers are represented in alliance1 and dancing round the ,standard of ,sedition4 ,natives1 of the subject ,east ,indian races1 are kneeling and blessing their champion2 and a compact array of ,english and ,irish supporters is drawn up under the standard of ',britannia and ,universal ,liberty4' ,fox's followers are respectively declaring1 ',while he protects us1 we will support him2' and ',he gave us a free trade1 and all we asked2 he shall have our firm support6' ,march #bf1 #aghd4 ,the ,state ,auction4--,this print illustrates the pass to which1 as it was assumed1 the ,constitution was coming under the evil effects of the undue extension of the royal prerogative4 ,the ',state ,auction' is held1 under high patronage1 in the ',commission warehouse2 money advanced on all sorts of useless valuables1 by ,pitt and ,co41 ,auctioneers4 ,n4,b4 ,licensed by ,royal ,authority4' ,pitt1 seated on his rostrum1 under the royal arms1 is knocking down ',state property' in the capacity of auctioneer4 ,the first lot is1 it seems1 the most interesting one in the sale3 ',the ,rights of the ,people1 in #eeh volumes4' ,pitt's friend ,dundas is acting as sale porter4 ',show the lot this way1 ,harry1' cries the auctioneer4 ',agoing1 agoing2 speak quick1 or it's gone4 ,hold up the lot1 ye ,dund ass6' ,to which invitation the ,scot1 ,dundas1 who has been doing his best to help ,master ,pitt1 responds1 ',i can hould it na higher1 sir6' ,pitt is favouring the biddings of the ',hereditary ,virtuosi1' a compact knot of ,peers and 'the ,king's friends2' at their head stands ,lord ,chancellor ,thurlow1 who is disparaging the ,opposition4 ',mind not the nonsensical biddings of those common fellows4' ,the 'chosen representatives' of the people are standing by themselves1 apart from the bidders2 their backs are turned upon the entire proceedings1 and they are apparently leaving the sale-room en masse1 by way of protest1 at the same time exclaiming1 ',adieu to ,liberty6' ',despair not6' and ',now or never6' ,fox alone is making a resolute stand2 he cries1 ',i am determined to bid with spirit for lot #a--;he shall pay dear for it that outbids me4' ,the lots are of general interest4 ,lot #b is ,magna ,charta2 lot #c is ',obsolete ,public ,acts2' lot #d1 the ,sword of ,justice2 lot #e1 the ,mace2 lots #f and #g1 legal wigs and gowns1 c4 ,the sale-clerk1 recording the biddings on the parchments of 'sundry ,acts1' is declaring gleefully1 ',we shall get the supplies by this sale6' ,march #bi1 #aghd4 ,the ,drum-,major of ,sedition4--,the portrait of ,major ,john ,cartright1 one of the most energetic and disinterested ,reformers1 is given under this title4 ,the ,major is firmly grasping a pole of ,liberty in his right hand1 and is holding forth in front of the hustings erected for the election1 round which are gathered numerous voters and a crowd of others1 who are being addressed from the platform4 ,admiral ,lord ,hood is introduced1 shouting1 ',two faces under a ,hood6' ,the speech made by the ,drum-,major of ,sedition has a strong ironical tendency4 ',all gentlemen and other electors for ,westminster who are ready and willing to surrender their rights and those of their fellow-citizens to secret influence1 and the ,lords of the ,bedchamber1 let them repair to the prerogative standard1 lately erected at the ,cannon ,coffee ,house1 where they shall be kindly received--until their services are no longer wanted4 ,this1 gentlemen1 is the last time of asking1 as we are determined to abolish the power of the ,house of ,commons1 and in future be governed by ,prerogative1 as they are in ,france and ,turkey4 ,gentlemen1 the ambition of the enemy is now evident4 ,has he not1 within these few days past1 stole the ,great ,seal of ,england1 while the ,chancellor#be was taking a bottle with a female favourite1 as all great men do8 ,i am informed1 gentlemen1 that the enemy now assumes ,regal ,authority1 and1 by virtue of the ,great ,seal 7which he stole71 is creating of peers and granting of pensions4 ,a most shameful abuse1 gentlemen1 of that instrument4 ,if you assist us to pull down the ,house of ,commons1 every person who hears me has a chance of becoming a great man1 if he is happy enough to hit the fancy of ,lord ,bute and of ,mr4 ,jenkinson4 ,huzza6 ,god save the ,king6' ,march #cj1 #aghd4 ,sir ,cecil's ,budget for ,paying the ,national ,debt4--,sir ,cecil ,wray1 in spite of his ,ministerial friends1 does not seem to have been a popular candidate after he had deserted the ,liberal party2 indeed1 he became the mere puppet of the hour1 the ,ministerial struggles of the ',king's friends' being not so much directed to bringing in their nominee1 as to inflict the mortification of a defeat on ,fox4 ,two unfortunate projects1 which ,sir ,cecil ,wray had originated1 were perpetually used against him by his opponents2 these were his proposals to abolish ,chelsea ,hospital and to tax maid-servants4 ,in the print ',sir ,cecil's ,budget for paying the ,national ,debt' has been accepted1 and ,chelsea ,hospital is brought to the ground1 involving in its destruction all the disabled veterans for whom the country was bound to provide4 ,sir ,cecil is shown in the distance1 exposed to very humiliating treatment2 a pensioner1 who has escaped the downfall of the ,hospital1 is whipping him forward with his crutch1 while a group of female servants1 with pails and brooms1 are visiting on his person1 the injustices they anticipated4 ',tax servant-maids1 you brute1 and starve poor old soldiers--a fine ,member of ,parliament6' ,while in office ,fox had proposed a tax upon receipts1 which was loudly cried down by his ,tory opponents2 it was now written of ,wray3-- ,for though he opposes the stamping of notes1 ',tis in order to tax all your petticoats2 ,then how can a woman solicit your votes ,for ,sir ,cecil ,wray8 ,for had he to women been ever a friend1 ,nor by taxing them tried our old taxes to mend1 ,yet so stingy he is1 that none can contend ,for ,sir ,cecil ,wray4 ,the gallant ,lord ,hood to his country is dear2 ,his voters1 like ,charlie's1 make excellent cheer2 ,but who has been able to taste the small beer ,of ,sir ,cecil ,wray8 ,then come1 ev'ry free1 ev'ry generous soul1 ,that loves a fine girl and a full flowing bowl1 ,come here in a body1 and all of you poll ',gainst ,sir ,cecil ,wray6 ,in vain all the arts of the ,court are let loose1 ,the electors of ,westminster never will choose ,to run down a ,fox1 and set up a goose ,like ,sir ,cecil ,wray4 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,hanoverian ,,horse ,,and ,,british ,,lion4 ,march #ca1 #aghd4 ,the ,hanoverian ,horse and the ,british ,lion4 ,a scene in a new play1 lately acted in ,westminster with distinguished applause4 ,act ii41 scene last4--,the faithful ,commons are still suffering from the aggressive tendencies of the ,white ,horse of ,hanover1 which is trampling on ',magna ,charta1' ',bill of ,rights'1 and ',constitution1' kicking1 rearing1 and driving the members of the 'faithful ,commons' forth with his heels4 ,the brute is neighing out ',pre-ro-ro-ro-ro-rogative2' while ,pitt1 a remarkably light jockey1 is encouraging the excitement of the brute3 ',bravo6 go it again2 ,i love to ride a mettle steed4 ,send the vagabonds packing4' ,the sturdy person of ,fox is safely astride the ,british ,lion2 the royal beast has quitted his place in the army of ,england1 leaving the notice1 ',we shall resume our situation here at pleasure4--,leo ,rex4' ,he is keeping a watchful eye on the ,hanoverian ,horse1 and protesting1 ',if this horse is not tamed he will soon be absolute king of our forest4' ,fox has come on the scene prepared to render efficient assistance2 he is provided with a bit and bridle1 and a stout riding-whip1 to tame and control the high-mettled ,hanoverian steed4 ',prithee1 ,billy1' he is crying to ,pitt1 'dismount before ye get a fall--and let some abler jockey take your seat6' ,april #c1 #aghd4 ,the ,two ,patriotic ,duchesses on their ,canvass2 requesting the favour of an early poll4--,the zealous canvassers for 'the ,champion of the people' are enlisting the sympathies of possible voters4 ,their mode of procedure is shown at a butcher's stall1 according to the satirist's view of their patriotic exertions4 ,the ,duchess of ,devonshire1 wearing the ,prince of ,wales's plume in her hat1 above an immense favour for ,fox1 has placed one arm round the waist of a young butcher1 and1 with her left hand1 is pushing a well-filled purse into his pocket2 at the same time she is cementing the compact with a chaste kiss4 ,farther on is seen the ,duchess of ,portland1 who is attempting to beguile another butcher's apprentice2 but she is less successful1 probably because her personal attractions will not bear comparison with the graces of the winning ,georgiana4 ,april #d1 #aghd4 ,the ,incurable4--,fox1 in a strait-jacket1 with straw disposed in his hair1 is represented as mad beyond recovery2 he is singing in forlorn despair3-- ,my lodging is on the cold ground1 and very hard is my case1 ,but that which grieves me most is the losing of my place4 ,doctor ,munro1 the ,king's physician1 in his court-dress1 is examining the patient through his eyeglass1 and attesting1 ',as ,i have not the least hope of his recovery1 let him be removed amongst the ,incurables4' ,below the print the following lines occur3-- ,dazzled with hope he could not see the cheat ,of aiming with impatience to be great4 ,with wild ambition in his heart1 we find1 ,farewell content and quiet of his mind2 ,for glittering clouds he left the solid shore1 ,and wonted happiness returns no more4 ,the poll was opened on ,april #a1 and continued without intermission until ,may #ag4 ,april #h1 #aghd4 ,the ,rival ,candidates4--,the three candidates who were contesting the 'great fight' for the representation of ,westminster are represented according to their supposititious characteristics4 ,fox1 with his hand on his heart1 and his arm held out in a declamatory attitude1 stands for ,demosthenes2 ,hood is introduced as ,themistocles2 and ,wray is less flatteringly served up in the character of ,judas ,iscariot4 ,it must be remembered that 'the ,knight of the ,back-stairs' had been nominated for the previous ,parliament by ,fox1 with whom he had shared the representation of ,westminster1 but ,wray thought fit to desert to the ,tories and oppose his political leader1 forsaking his friends and his principles for the sake of promised ,ministerial patronage4 ,illustration3 ,,rival ,,candidates4 ,april #aj1 #aghd4 ,the ,parody1 or ,mother ,cole and ,loader4 7,see ,foote's ',minor1' page #bi47--,the broad-spread figure of ,lord ,north1 with a capacious hood round his head1 is parodied as the sanctimonious ,mother ,cole2 a bottle of ',constitution ,cordial1' to sustain her sinking spirits1 is placed by her side4 ,fox1 as ,loader1 with his dicebox thrown to the ground1 is listening1 handkerchief in hand1 to ,old ,moll's lamentations4 ',ay1 ,i am going1 a-wasting1 and a-wasting4 ,what will become of the ,house when ,i am gone ,heaven knows4 ,no1 when people are missed1 then they are mourned4 ,sixteen years have ,i lived in ,st4 ,stephen's ,chapel comfortably and creditably2 and1 tho' ,i say it1 could have got bail any hour of the day6 ,no knock-me-down doings in my ,house--a set of regular1 sedate1 sober customers--no rioters4 ,sixteen did ,i say8 ,ay1 eighteen years have ,i paid ,scot and ,lot1 and during the whole time nobody has said1 ,mrs4 ,north1 why do you say so8--unless twice that ,i was threatened with impeachment1 and three times with a halter6' ,fox is moved to respond1 ',may ,i lose deal1 with an honour at bottom1 if ,old ,moll does not bring tears in my eyes4' ,april #ab1 #aghd4 ,the ,devonshire1 or most approved method of securing votes4--,the ,duchess of ,devonshire has taken to her arms the person of a fat and greasy butcher1 whom she is favouring with a salute in the zeal of patriotism2 another fair canvasser 7possibly the ,duchess of ,gordon71 rejoicing in proportions more expanded than those of the beautiful ,georgiana1 is seconding the proceeding2 while1 shouting ',huzza1 ,fox for ever6' a lusty butcher1 with his tray under his arm1 is cheering and hurrying up to share his possible reward4 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,devonshire1 ,,or ,,most ,,approved ,,manner ,,of ,,securing ,,votes4 ,april #ab1 #aghd4 ,the ,westminster ,watchman4--,charles ,james ,fox is represented as the trusty guardian1 standing unmoved and at his ease amidst the ',ministerial thunderbolts2' he wears on his head the cap of ,liberty1 and his support is the staff of 'uprightness2' his dog1 the faithful companion of his rounds1 is ,vigilance2 and his lamp1 which sheds its light on everything around1 is ,truth4 ,a pair of superannuated and useless watchmen are shuffling off--,hood 'for ,greenwich1' and ,wray 'for ,chelsea4' ,the plate is inscribed to ,fox's supporters--',to the independent ,electors of ,westminster this print of their staunch old watchman1 the guardian of their rights and privileges1 is dedicated by a grateful ,elector4 ,n4,b4 ,beware of counterfeits1 as the ,greenwich and ,chelsea ,watchmen are upon the look-out6' ,april #ab1 #aghd4 ,the ,poll4--,the scene is still the polling-booth1 ,covent ,garden2 the canvassers1 committees1 and mobs are giving their entire attention to the performance carried on for their entertainment between the fair rival advocates1 who are balanced at either end of a plank laid across a stone post4 ,the ,duchess of ,devonshire is sent up into the air2 her end of the poll is carried over ,fox's head2 ',duke and no ,duke1 a play1' is placarded above her4 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,westminster ,,watchman4 ,the opposite extreme of the poll is weighed down effectually by the weight of a corpulent lady1 described in these election squibs as ,madame ,blubber1 the ,honourable ,mrs4 ,hobart 7,lady ,buckinghamshire71 of ,pic-,nic notoriety4 ,hood is cheating by kneeling down and clinging to the skirts of the ,ministerial championess1 he lends an additional weight to his side of the balance2 behind them is ,wray1 defying his opponent4 ,over the heads of this group flutters a placard1 ',the ,rival ,candidates1 a farce4' ,the ,opposition party dwelt mainly upon ,sir ,cecil ,wray's renegade want of principle in turning against his leader1 ,fox4 ,his liberality was severely called in question1 and there was a satirical story of his keeping nothing in his cellar but small beer4 ,the old symbolism of slavery and ,france--wooden shoes--was revived for the occasion2 much stress was laid on the extensive polling of soldiers for ,hood and ,wray at the beginning of the election1 when on one occasion two hundred and eighty of the ,guards were sent in a body to give their votes as householders4 ,this1 ,horace ,walpole observes1 was legal1 'but which my father 7,sir ,robert7 in the most quiet sessions would not have dared to do4' ,all dependents on the ,court were commanded to vote on the same side as the soldiers4 ,the following placard1 which was put out early in the canvass1 is a fair example of the courtesies with which the ,ministerial manoeuvres were acknowledged by their opponents3-- ',all ,horse ,guards1 ,grenadier ,guards1 ,foot ,guards1 and ,black ,guards that have not polled for the destruction of ,chelsea ,hospital and the tax on maid-servants are desired to meet at the ,gutter ,hole1 opposite the ,horse ,guards1 where they will have a full bumper of knock-me-down and plenty of soapsuds1 before they go to the poll for ,sir ,cecil ,wray or eat4 ',n4,b4 ,those that have no shoes or stockings may come without1 there being a quantity of wooden shoes provided for them4' ,illustration3 ,,lords ,,of ,,the ,,bedchamber4 ,april #ad1 #aghd4 ,lords of the ,bedchamber4--,the ,duchess of ,devonshire1 in her morning gown and cap1 is favouring two privileged visitors with a cup of tea in her boudoir4 ,the ,duchess is attending to the tea urn2 above her head hangs the ,reynolds portrait of her liege lord4 ,sam ,house1 in his publican's jacket1 is seated1 stirring a cup of tea1 on the sofa beside ,fox1 who is familiarly patting his friend and indefatigable ally on his bald head by way of friendly encouragement4 ,sam ,house was one of the most popular figures of his day1 and he came into especial prominence1 as we have seen1 during the ,fox's canvass4 ,he is said to have kept open house during the ,westminster ,election at his own expense1 and was honoured by entertaining the great ,whig nobility4 ,he was an indefatigable supporter of ,fox1 and his assistance was1 as may be supposed1 of no trifling moment to the cause4 ,see brave ,sammy ,house1 he's as still as a mouse1 ,and does canvass with prudence so clever2 ,see what shoals with him flocks to poll for brave ,fox2 ,give thanks to ,sam ,house1 boys1 for ever1 for ever1 for ever6 ,give thanks to ,sam ,house1 boys1 for ever6 ,brave bald-headed ,sam1 all must own1 is the man ,who does canvass for brave ,fox so clever2 ,his aversion1 ,i say1 is to small beer and ,wray6 ,may his bald head be honour'd for ever1 for ever1 for ever6 ,may his bald head be honour'd for ever6 ,april #bj1 #aghd4 ,the ,covent ,garden ,nightmare4--,this subject is a parody on a painting by ,fuseli4 ,rowlandson has taken the idea and fitted it to the purpose of an electioneering squib4 ,fox is represented stretched in an uneasy slumber1 nightmare-ridden4 ,an unearthly incubus oppresses his body and haunts his repose2 a corpulent imp is crouched on his hams pressing the great man's chest1 while the head and shoulders of a supernatural mare are shown making their appearance through the bed-curtains4 ,on a table by ,fox's side are shown the dice and dicebox1 the satirist's inevitable resource when dealing with the frailties of the 'man of the people1' who1 it must be confessed1 had in his day committed sufficient excesses in the way of gambling2 a vice he absolutely renounced in after-life1 but not before it had ruined his purse1 imperilled his reputation1 and proved a fruitful source of recrimination in the mouths of his enemies4 ,april #bb1 #aghd4 ,madame ,blubber on her ,canvass4--,we find the ,duchess of ,devonshire and the ,honourable ,mrs4 ,hobart--the most prominent of the fair electioneering agents who threw the power of their personal charms into the political arena--scandalised alternately2 her ,grace the fascinating ,georgiana was represented as a softening influence by which the votes of the butchers were secured2 we find ,pitt's fair champion1 ,madame ,blubber 7,lady ,buckinghamshire71 endeavouring to cajole the same classes in identical fashion4 ,the lady1 who1 it must be acknowledged1 was somewhat stout1 is trying her hand amongst the rough sellers of meat2 she is holding out a purse as a bait1 saying1 ',hood and ,wray1 my dear butcher2' the butcher's dogs are regarding the canvasser suspiciously2 their master1 at ease in his armchair1 without moving his pipe from his mouth1 is puffing out bluntly1 ',i'm engaged to the ,duchess6' ',pho6 give her a glass1' suggests the butcher's friend1 who is drinking punch with him from a bowl on which is the figure of a fox1 the chopping-block serving as their table4 ,madame ,blubber has a train of appreciative butcher's men in her wake2 one is declaring that she is 'the fattest cattle he ever handled6' a drover is observing1 ',lincolnshire1 dammee6' and a lad with a tray pronounces her a 'plumper6' ,,the ,,court ,,canvass ,,of ,,madame ,,blubber4 ,to the ,tune of ',the ,first ,time at the ,looking-glass4' ,a certain lady ,i won't name ,must take an active part1 sir1 ,to show that ,,devon',s beauteous dame ,should not engage each heart1 sir4 ,she canvass'd all1 both great and small1 ,and thunder'd at each door1 sir2 ,she rummaged every shop and stall-- ,the ,duchess was still before her4 ,sam ,marrowbones had shut up shop1 ,and just had lit his pipe1 sir1 ,when in the lady needs must pop1 ,exceeding plump and ripe1 sir4 ',good zounds1' says he1 'how late you be6 ,for votes you come to bore me2 ,but let us feel are you beef or veal-- ,the ,duchess has been before you4' ,a fishmonger she next address'd ,with many a soothing tale1 sir1 ,and for his vote most warmly press'd1 ,but all would not prevail1 sir4 ',the finest cod's-head sure in town1 ,of oysters send two score too4' ',extremely1 madame1 like your own-- ,the ,duchess has been before you4' ,a grocer next1 to make amends1 ,the dame with smiles accosted3 ',you grocers all to ,,pitt are friends1' ,of her connection boasted6 ',for plums and raisins1 ma'am1' said he1 ',i'm willing for to score you3 ,in politics we shan't agree-- ,the ,duchess was here before you4' ,sly ,obadiah was at prayers ,with many pious folk1 sir2 ,his pretty maid on the back-stairs ,she found1 and thus bespoke her3 ',this riband take1 all interest make2 ,your master will adore you1 ,for ,hood and ,wray pray kiss and pray4' ',now1 ,duchess1 ,i'm once before you4' ,a stable-keeper to engage ,she then her talents tried1 sir2 ,he fell into a monstrous rage1 ,and all her smiles defied1 sir4 ',are you a full moon or ,court balloon8 ,get out1 you female ,tory2 ,tho' ,courts prevail ,i'll not turn tail-- ,the ,duchess was here before you4' ,however courtiers take offence1 ,and cits and prudes may join1 sir1 ,beauty will ever influence ,the free and generous mind1 sir4 ,fair ,,devon1 like the rising sun1 ,proceeds in her full glory1 ,whilst madame's duller orb must own ,the ,duchess moves before her4 ,april #bb1 #aghd4 ,wit's ,last ,stake1 or the ,cobbling ,voter and ,abject ,canvassers4--,every stratagem which could secure the popular voice for either candidate was freely put in practice2 but while the ,pittites resorted to threats and force1 ,fox and his adherents relied mainly on persuasion and good humour4 ,wit's last ,stake shows the exertions made in the canvassing department4 ,fox is in the centre of the picture1 giving his knee as a seat for his fair advocate1 the ,duchess of ,devonshire1 who is resorting to a subterfuge commonly employed as a precaution against actions for bribery at elections1 by the stall of a cobbler1 who happens to be a voter3 her ,grace has discovered that her shoe requires a stitch2 the cobbler1 with his tongue thrust out at the side of his mouth1 is working at the supposititious repairs with pantomimic energy2 meanwhile his wife is receiving in payment for the job a handful of sovereigns from her ,grace's purse4 ,the scene takes place in ,peter ,street1 and the cobbler's board announces1 ',shoes made and mended by ,bob ,stichett1 cobbler to her ,grace the tramping ,duchess4' ,a fox's brush is being waved overhead out of the first-floor window by a supporter1 who has been provided with pipe and pot at the ,whig expense4 ,fox is giving his right hand to another voter1 a tattered and stupified-looking scavenger1 to whom ,sam ,house is also administering comfort in the shape of a pot of porter4 ,among other followers of the ',man of the ,people' ,rowlandson has introduced a chimney-sweeper and his boy4 ,illustration3 ,,wit',s ,,last ,,stake1 ,,or ,,the ,,cobbling ,,voter ,,and ,,abject ,,canvassers4 ,fox's canvass was enlivened by the rough humours of the various classes whose favour he required to enlist2 his own good-nature was equal to every emergency4 ,one blunt tradesman1 whose vote he solicited1 replied1 ',mr4 ,fox1 ,i cannot give you my support2 ,i admire your abilities1 but d---- your principles6' ,to which the candidate smartly responded1 ',my friend1 ,i applaud you for your sincerity1 but d---- your manners6' ,in another instance ,fox's application to a saddler in the ,haymarket for his interest was met with a practical joke--the man produced a halter1 with which he expressed his willingness to oblige the statesman4 ,said ,fox1 ',i return you thanks1 my friend1 for your intended present2 but ,i should be sorry to deprive you of it1 as ,i presume it must be a family piece4' ,april #bb1 #aghd4 ,king's ,place1 or a ,view of ,monsieur ,reynard's ,best ,friends4--,another gathering of ,fox's fair adherents4 ,the ,prince of ,wales1 surrounded by fashionably-dressed nymphs1 wearing one of ,fox's favours below his plume1 and with a fox-brush in his hand1 is speaking in his friend's favour3 ',he supported my cause6' ,a pleasingly-drawn female--probably intended to suggest ,mrs4 ,robinson1 the ,perdita of the ,prince's early love-story--is asserting1 ',he is as generous as a prince1 and a prince should not be limited6' ,a group of ,lady ,abbesses are also saying 'good things' in their candidate's favour3 ',he introduced his ,royal ,highness to my house6' ',i have taken many a pound of his money4 ,fox for ever4 ,huzza6' ,april #bb1 #aghd4 ,political ,affection4--,the ,duchess of ,devonshire is still slandered by the satirists2 according to the present unjust version her 'political affection' is causing her to neglect her infant1 the heir of the ,cavendishes1 to lavish her tenderness on a hybrid prodigy1 a fox dressed up in the robes of an infant4 ,by the side of a neglected cradle is seen a cat1 forgetting her kitten to lick the face of a poodle4 ,this coarse hostility to the ,duchess was probably popular in its day1 as we find a long series of allusions conceived in the same spirit4 ,april #bc1 #aghd4 ,reynard put to his ,shifts4--,the artists always took care to draw the ,duchess of ,devonshire as handsome and graceful as possible1 even when their satires were most reckless and unsparing2 while they descended to outrage the lady's fair reputation by innuendoes which were utterly unwarrantable4 ,the beauteous ,devon is standing in the middle of the picture1 filled1 as usual1 with animation for the ,whig cause2 she is offering the shelter of her protection to a panting and frightened fox1 whose pursuers are following fast on his brush4 ,a huntsman is encouraging his hounds3 ',tally ,o6 my good dogs6' ',no ,coalition1' ',no ,india ,bill1' and other party utterances are put into the mouths of the pack4 ,april #bi1 #aghd4 ,the ,case is ,altered4--,the election has gone against ,sir ,cecil ,wray1 and he has to turn elsewhere2 ,fox1 it will be remembered1 in addition to his return for ,westminster1 was elected for ,kirkwall 7,scotland71 and in the print he is shown driving his discomfited opponent to ,lincoln4 ,the ,ministerial candidate is not travelling with a flourish of trumpets1 but is smuggled off in the ',lincolnshire caravan for paupers2' the knight is reflecting over his reverses3 ',i always was a poor dog1 but now ,i am worse than ever4' ,fox is acting as charioteer2 he is saying1 over his shoulder1 ',i will drive you to ,lincoln1 where you may superintend the small beer and brickdust4' ,lord ,hood1 who has come upon this conveyance suddenly1 is moved with pity for his late colleague2 he cries1 ',alas6 poor ,wray4' ,illustration3 ,,the ,,case ,,is ,,altered4 ,as the increasing number of votes gave fresh spirit to the ,foxites1 satirical squibs1 and songs exulting over ,wray's possible downfall and his future fate1 were plentifully put forth by the wits of the ,opposition4 ,the following specimen will illustrate the nature of some of the placards which were scattered about towards the close of the election3-- ,oh6 help ,judas1 lest he fall into the ,,pitt of ingratitude666 ,the prayers of all bad ,christians1 ,heathens1 ,infidels1 and ,devil's agents are most earnestly requested for their dear friend1 ,,judas ,,iscariot1 ,knight of the ,back-stairs1 ,lying at the period of political dissolution1 having received a dreadful wound from the lovers of liberty and the ,constitution1 in the poll of the last ten days at the ,hustings1 nigh unto the ,place of ,cabbages4 ,april #bi1 #aghd4 ,madame ,blubber's ,last ,shift1 or the rostatic ,dilly4--,this caricature pictures the hustings at ,covent ,garden1 with a distant view of ,richmond ,hill4 ,madame ,blubber has patriotically contrived to convert herself into an air-balloon1 for the collection and conveyance of outlying voters1 crying1 ',this may save him1' an allusion to some incident in the canvass4 ,a brace of voters have been secured in the parachute of this novel rostatic ,dilly2 these favoured gentlemen are enabled to take a flying view from their elevation of the hustings below4 ,wray and ,hood are anxiously looking forward to the arrival of their balloon4 ,according to the inscription given on the plate1 in the artist's hand1 the print represents ',the grand political ,balloon1 launched at ,richmond ,park1 on the--,march1 #aghd1 and discharged by secret influence with great effect in ,covent ,garden at #ab o'clock on the same day4 ',as it may be necessary to explain to the public upon what principles a body was conveyed twelve miles with so great velocity1 it must be understood that the lady1 though ponderous1 being of a volatile disposition1 out of decency sewed up her petticoats1 which1 being filled with gas1 immediately raised her to a considerable height in the atmosphere1 and1 by the attraction of secret influence1 was conveyed to her desired object--the support of ,hood and ,wray and the ,constitution--and descended happily to the hustings with two outlying and dependent voters4' ,tho' in every street ,all the voters you meet ,the ,duchess knows best how to court them1 ,yet for outlying votes1 ,in my petticoats1 ,i've found out a way to transport them6 ,eight trips in this way1 ,for ,hood and for ,wray1 ,i'll make poll sixteen in one day4 ,dear ,wray1 don't despair1 ,my supplies by the air ,shall recover our losses on ,monday6 ,april #cj1 #aghd4 ,procession to the ,hustings after a ,successful ,canvass4 7,no4 #ad47--;,fox's supporters1 a body of highly respectable householders1 wearing huge ,fox favours in their hats1 are walking in procession to the hustings1 cheered by the mob1 and preceded by a marrowbone-and-cleaver accompaniment4 ,at the head of the train marches the famous ,duchess1 with a somewhat novel standard2 the other fair canvassers1 whose portraits occur in the previous prints1 are following in the footsteps of their illustrious leader2 one is carrying a placard1 ',fox and the ,rights of the ,commons2' another has a mob-cap and an apron1 borne fluttering on a pole1 with the words1 ',no tax on ,maid-servants4' ,behind follows a monster key--the key of the back-stairs--carried to deride the defeated candidate and the ,court influence which had vainly been brought into play for his support4 ,illustration3 ,,procession ,,to ,,the ,,hustings ,,after ,a ,,successful ,,canvass4 ,may #a1 #aghd4 ,every ,man has his ,hobby-horse4--,the successful candidate is chaired in a novel and agreeable fashion2 his noble supporter1 the ,duchess of ,devonshire1 has taken him 'pick-a-back1' and1 with staff and scrip1 is bearing the victor on his triumphant progress2 she is pausing at the door of ,mungo's ,hotel1 dealer in ,british spirits1 and soliciting the hospitality of the proprietor1 a black man3 ',for the good of the ,constitution1 give me a glass of gin6' ,various bacchanalian revels are proceeding around1 on the strength of ,fox's triumphant return2 the mob are huzzaing around two monster standards1 which are topped by the cap of ,liberty1 and inscribed1 ',rights of the ,commons4 ,no prerogative1' ',fox and ,liberty all over the world4' ,an ensign is introduced1 as appropriate to the occasion1 significantly figuring forth a pair of executioner's axes1 bound with a wreath of laurel4 ,may #f1 #aghd4 ,wisdom ,led by ,virtue and ,prudence to the ,temple of ,fame4--,this print is ascribed to ,rowlandson1 and in various points it offers a close resemblance to his style of execution4 ,wisdom in the present case is personified by the successful candidate for ,westminster2 the ,duchess of ,devonshire and ,lady ,duncannon1 wearing ,fox cockades in their head-dresses1 are represented as ,virtue and ,prudence4 ,the former lady is also carrying a fox's-brush2 she is crying3-- ,let ,envy rail and ,disappointment rage1 ,still ,fox shall prove the wonder of the age6 ,to which ,lady ,duncannon is adding3-- ,triumph and ,fame shall every step attend ,his king's best subject and his country's friend6 ,britannia is seated1 in an attitude of expectation1 at the portal of the ,temple of ,fame2 she is bidding her patriotic son 'welcome to her arms4' ,sir ,cecil ,wray1 represented as a disappointed ,fury1 is seen in the distance2 he is soliloquising3-- ,now1 by the ground that ,i am banish'd from1 ,well could ,i curse away a winter's night4 ,may #aa1 #aghd4 ,a ,coat of ,arms4 ,dedicated to the ,newly-created ,earl of ,lonsdale4--,there is no publisher's name to the plate1 which offers a fanciful and by no means flattering design for an appropriate coat of arms and supporters1 gratuitously presented for the use of ,sir ,james ,lowther1 the newly-created ,earl of ,lonsdale4 ,two ragged and semi-clad ,volunteers1 the one minus his culottes1 the other without shoes1 with the initials ,w4 ,m4 on their crossbelts1 form the supporters of a shield1 above which figures the earl's coronet4 ,there are six quarterings1 each filled in with paper scrolls3 ',false ,musters1' ',false ,certificates for ,volunteer ,companies1' ',false ,returns1' ',retention of ,clothing1' ',contract for building a man-of-war 7cancelled and money returned71' and ',retention of ,bounty4' ,the motto of this suggestive escutcheon is1 ',who doubts it8' ,pitt had obtained his first seat in ,parliament 7#agha7 through the influence of ,sir ,james ,lowther1 described by ',junius' as 'the contemptuous tyrant of the ,north4' ,in #aghd1 when the ,king and his ,prime ,minister deemed it prudent to reward the adherents of their party1 and at the same time strengthen the ,court influence1 by creating a new batch of peers1 ,pitt repaid his obligation to ,lowther 7the ,duke of ,rutland1 ,pitt's fellow-student at ,cambridge1 had enlisted ,lowther's influence in his favour71 by raising him to the ,house of ,peers1 under the title of the ,earl of ,lonsdale1 thus overleaping the two inferior stages of the peerage4 ,it might be supposed that this reward would have been commensurate with his pretensions1 but ,earl ,lonsdale's name appearing at the bottom of the list of the newly-created earls published in the ,gazette1 he threatened to reject the earldom1 and means were with difficulty found to appease his irritation4 ,the wits of the ',rolliad' made the most of the circumstance3 ',hints from ,dr4 ,prettyman to the ,premier's ,porter4--,let ,lord ,lonsdale have my ,lord and your ,lordship repeated in his ear as often as possible2 the apartment hung with garter blue is proper for his reception4' ,my lords1 my lords1 a whisper ,i desire-- ,dame ,liberty grows stronger--some feet higher2 ,she will not be bamboozled as of late-- ,aristocrate et la ,lanterne ,are very often cheek by jowl1 we learn1 ,within a certain neigh'b'ring bustling ,state3 ,i think your lordships and your graces ,would not much like to dangle with wry faces4 ,,peter ,,pindar',s ,ode to ,lord ,lonsdale4 ,may #aa1 #aghd4 ,the ,westminster ,mendicant4--,the rejected candidate for ,westminster has been sent forth a wanderer4 ,the figure of ,sir ,cecil ,wray is represented as a blind beggar2 he is resting his head and shoulders on a long staff2 under his left arm is held a ,subscription ,scrutiny ,box1 in allusion to the vexatious scrutiny set on foot by his party2 and he holds a spaniel by a string2 a second begging-box is attached to the dog's collar4 ,the mendicant is issuing a doleful appeal to the public3-- ,pity the weak and needy1 pray2 ,oh6 pity me2 ,i've lost the day4 ,above the head of the blind man's dog is the following3-- ,see here the dog1 of all his kind ,the fittest for a beggar blind3 ,the beast can bark1 or growl as hog2 ,his name is ,churchill1#bf--oh1 the dog6 ,below the title is engraved3-- ,ye ,christians1 charitable1 good1 and civil1 ,pray something give to this poor wandering devil4 ,by men cast out1 perhaps by ,god forgiven1 ,then may one ,judas find a road to heaven4 ,the ,irish chairmen--who had played such a conspicuous part in the early riots1 where they routed the sailor-mob brought up by ,hood to intimidate ,fox's voters--had a fling at their discomfited enemy in a 'new' ballad1 ',paddy's ,farewell to ,sir ,cecil'3-- ,sir ,cecil be aisy1 ,i won't be unshivil2 ,now the ,man of the ,paple is chose in your stead2 ,from swate ,covent ,garden you're flung to the ,divil2 ,by ,jasus1 ,sir ,cecil1 you've bodder'd your head4 ,fa-ra-lal1 c4 ,to be sure1 much avail to you all your fine spaiches2 ',tis nought but palaver1 my honey1 my dear2 ,while all ,charlie's voters stick to him like laiches1 ,a friend to our liberties and our small beer4 ,fa-ra-lal1 c4 ,ah1 now6 pray let no jontleman prissent take this ill2 ,by my truth1 ,pat shall nivir use unshivil werds2 ,but my varse sure must praise1 which the name of ,sir ,cecil ,hands down to oblivion's latest records4 ,fa-ra-lal1 c4 ,if myshelf with the tongue of a prophet is gifted1 ,oh6 ,i sees in a twinkling the knight's latter ind6 ,tow'rds the verge of his life div'lish high he'll be lifted1 ,and after his death1 never fear1 he'll discind4 ,fa-ra-lal1 c4 ,may #ah1 #aghd4 ,the ,westminster ,deserter ,drumm'd out of the ,regiment4--,this caricature brings the election scenes in ,covent ,garden to an end2 the ,court party is defeated1 and the ,man of the ,people has triumphed4 ,sir ,cecil ,wray is handcuffed as a deserter1 and is being drummed away from the hustings2 he is exclaiming1 ',help1 ,churchill6 ,jackson1 help6 or ,i am lost for ever6' ,it is worthy of record that ,sir ,cecil ,wray's figure disappears from the caricatures until #agia1 when we meet him again with a barrel of small-beer under his arm1 assisting the members of the ,opposition 7whose ranks he rejoined7 to carry out the 'hopes of the party1' as set forth in a famous pictorial satire by ,gillray 7,july #ad1 #agia74 ,in the ,westminster ,deserter 'honest ,sam ,house' is drumming away with a will1 and ,wray is obliged to run the gauntlet of a line of exasperated ,chelsea ,pensioners1 who are expressing a wish that 'all public deserters may feel public resentment2' a body of maid-servants are marching in the rear1 with shovels1 mops1 and brooms1 brought out in readinesss to sweep forth their antagonist4 ,the electioneering mob is divided between hooting the ',deserter' and applauding the success of the ',champion of the ,people1' who is planting the standard of ,britannia and manfully acknowledging his gratitude to his supporters3 ',friends and fellow-citizens1 ,i cannot find words to express my feelings to you upon this victory4' ,fox's difficulties1 as regarded his seat for ,westminster and the hostilities of his opponents1 the ,court party1 did not end with the election2 the ,ministerialists had from the first declared their intention of demanding a scrutiny if ,fox succeeded1 because it was known that1 under the circumstances1 this would be a long1 tedious1 and expensive affair4 ,the returning officer acted partially1 and upon ,sir ,cecil ,wray's application for a scrutiny declined to make his return pending the investigation4 ,fox had secured a seat for ,kirkwall1 so that he was not hindered from taking his place in the ,house2 and after some months' delay1 and a great deal of fighting on both sides1 the ,high ,bailiff1 ,thomas ,corbett1 was ordered to duly return ,charles ,james ,fox as ,member for ,westminster1 as is set forth in a caricature by ,rowlandson 7see ,march #a1 #aghe74 ,fox subsequently thought proper to bring an action against the ,high ,bailiff1 and that functionary in return for his perfidy was cast in heavy damages--a fresh triumph for the ,opposition4 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,westminster ,,deserter ,,drumm',d ,,out ,,of ,,the ,,regiment4 ,may #ah1 #aghd4 ,secret ,influence ,directing the ,new ,parliament4--,king ,george ,,iii4 is complacently seated on his throne2 once more reassured on the subject of his ,parliament1 he is remarking1 with self-congratulation1 ',i trust we have got such a ,parliament as we wanted4' ,secret ,influence is represented on one side by a huge serpent whispering secret counsel to the monarch4 ,the head of the reptile is that of ,lord ,temple4 ,lord ,thurlow1 on the other side of the throne1 still wearing his ,chancellor's wig1 his body represented as that of a monstrous bird of prey1 is observing1 with his usual overbearing roughness1 ',damn the ,commons6 the ,lords shall rule1' while the ,scotch influence1 in the person of ,lord ,bute1 partially concealed behind the throne1 is echoing1 ',very gude1 very gude2 damn the ,commons6' ,britannia1 unconscious of her danger1 is calmly reposing1 with her elbow resting on her shield1 while ,fox1 who has recognised the dangers which are threatening the liberty of the people1 is trying to rouse the slumberer1 and crying1 ',thieves1 thieves6 ,zounds1 awake1 madam1 or you'll have your throat cut6' ,illustration3 ,,thurlow4 ,,bute4 ,,george ,,iii4 ,,temple4 ,,britannia4 ,,fox4 ,,secret ,,influence ,,directing ,,the ,,new ,,parliament4 ,may #ah1 #aghd4 ,preceptor and ,pupil4 ,not ,satan to the ear of ,eve ,did e'er such pious counsel give4--,,milton4 ,the ,prince of ,wales1 wearing his plumed hat1 has fallen asleep2 ,fox1 now represented as a toad1 with a fox's brush for a tail--who has crept from the concealment of some neighbouring sedges--is insinuating pernicious counsel into the ear of the slumberer-- ,abjure thy country and thy parents1 and ,i will give thee dominion over ,many powers4 ,better to rule in hell than serve on earth4 ,may #ah1 #aghd4 ,the ,departure4--,this affecting scene is taking place outside the ,prince of ,wales's residence2 his ,royal ,highness is watching the departure of his friend from the window4 ,fox is mounted on a patient ass1 ready to ride the road to ',coventry2' the ,high ,bailiff1 having unlawfully refused to make his return until the conclusion of the scrutiny which ,sir ,cecil ,wray thought proper to instigate1 the caricaturist hints that1 for the time1 the ,whig leader will be 'left out in the cold' until the question of his return is finally settled4 ,fox has accordingly rolled up his ,india ,bill1 and is taking a doleful farewell of his fair champions1 the ,duchess of ,devonshire and ,lady ,ducannon1 on either side of his steed2 the sorrowing ladies are grasping his hand and crying-- ,farewell1 my ,charley6--let no fears assail4 ,ah1 sister1 sister1 must he1 then1 depart8 ,to lose poor ,reynard almost breaks my heart4 ,fox is observing1 before his departure-- ,if that a ,scrutiny at last takes place1 ,i can't tell how 'twill be1 and please your ,grace6 ,burke is standing1 equipped as a postilion1 in readiness to drive off his ally1 with a plan of economy under his arm4 ,may #be1 #aghd4 ,liberty and ,fame ,introducing ,female ,patriotism to ,britannia4 ,she smiles-- ,infused with a fortitude from heaven4 ,,shakespeare',s ,tempest4 ,this print has nothing of the caricature about it1 excepting1 perhaps1 the unusual spirit1 lightness1 and ease of execution4 ,all the figures are graceful and elegant1 and the attitudes leave nothing to be desired4 ,britannia is on her throne1 the ,british lion is at her feet1 and the ocean1 with her ships riding triumphant1 is extending as far as can be seen2 the figures of ,liberty and ,fame1 with their respective attributes1 are tripping up to the throne1 leading the beautiful ,georgiana forward to receive the laurels of victory4 ,may #bj1 #aghd4 ,for the ,benefit of the ,champion4 ,a catch1 to be performed at the ,new ,theatre1 ,covent ,garden4 ,for admission apply to the ,duchess4 ,n4,b4 ,gratis to those who wear large tails4 ,illustration3 ,,for ,,the ,,benefit ,,of ,,the ,,champion4 ,the 'catch' is performed by the ,duchess of ,devonshire1 ,fox1 and ,lord ,north2 the grief expressed by the singers is1 of course1 apocryphal4 ,the ,duchess is leading2 she wears a ,fox favour in her hat1 which is further garnished with a fox's brush2 she is pointing to a tombstone topped with the death's head and crossbones1 and inscribed1 ',here lies poor ,cecil ,ray4' ',look1 neighbours1 look6 ,here lies poor ,cecil ,wray4' ',dead and turned to clay1' sings ,fox2 to which ,lord ,north adds1 ',what6 old ,cecil ,wray8' ,the sharp profile of ,burke is thrust through the door4 ,the pictures hanging round the room are appropriate to the subject3 a committee of foxes are wondering over ',the ,fox who has lost his tail2' ',the ,fox and the ,crow1' in which sly ,reynard is represented as gazing longingly at the cheese held in the crow's beak2 ',fox and the ,grapes1' and ',fox and ,goose4' ,may #bh1 #aghd4 ,the ,petitioning ,candidate for ,westminster4--,designed according to a note on the plate1 by ,lord ,james ,manners1 and executed by ,rowlandson4 ,as we stated in an earlier caricature1 due precautions were employed that ,fox should not be left without a place in the newly-constituted ,parliament1 and accordingly in the present print--nearly the last of the series put forth on the ,westminster ,election for #aghd--;,fox1 with a fox's head and brush1 completely dressed in a suit of tartan1 is speeding along1 on a ,highland pony1 away from ,kirkwall 7for which he took his seat7 back to ,london1 flourishing his plaid1 and crying1 ',from the heath-covered mountains of ,scotia ,i come4' ,we can now take leave of the caricatures called forth on the ,westminster ,election and continue our review of the remainder of the satirical prints issued by ,rowlandson in the course of #aghd4 ,november #b1 #aghd4 ,the ,minister's ,ass4 ,vide ,gazetteer1 ,november #aa1 #aghd4 ,published by ,s4 ,w4 ,fores1 #c ,piccadilly4--,three mounted figures are shown crossing ,wimbledon ,common2 one gentleman's donkey is speeding along briskly2 a gallant lady1 mounted on a grey horse1 is riding between the two cavaliers and their donkeys2 she is giving a friendly cut with her whip at the animal bestridden by her left-hand neighbour--the minister's ass1 in fact1 which is refusing to gallop forward2 the rider is wearing his blue riband4 ,a figure in the rear is endeavouring to reduce the refractory beast to reason with a scientifically administered kick4 ,december #aj1 #aghd4 ,anticipation of an intended ,exhibition1 with an excellent new ballad to be sung by a ,high ,character1 to the tune of ',the ,vicar and ,moses4' ,mark ,lane1 delin4 and fecit4 ,published by ,t4 ,harris1 ,high ,street1 ,marylebone4--,this caricature sets forth by anticipation the fate of ,christopher ,atkinson1 ,m4,p41 who was sentenced on ,november #bg1 #aghd1 and pilloried ,november #be1 #aghe4 ,a print by ,gillray 7,august #ab1 #aghb7 gives a view of the trial under the title of ',the ,victualling ,committee ,framing a ,report4' ,peter ,pindar also makes a poetical allusion to the circumstances4 ,christopher ,atkinson1 ,m4,p4 for ,heydon1 ,yorkshire1 was convicted of peculation in his semi-official capacity as corn-factor to the ,victualling ,board4 ,he was finally tried at the ,king's ,bench for perjury1 found guilty1 and expelled from the ,house of ,commons4 ,in ,rowlandson's view of the novel situation of the contractor the pillory is raised on the ,corn ,exchange1 and the criminal is standing with his head and hands enclosed in a board1 with two dwarf corn-sheaves on either side2 the ,sheriffs1 with a numerous crowd of citizens1 are attending the exhibition1 which ,atkinson does not find to his taste4 ,the sentiments of the pilloried contractor are expounded in a ballad3-- ,here stand ,i1 poor soul1 ,with my head in a hole1 ,to be gazed at by all passers by2 ,and what's this about1 ,this racket and rout1 ,but for swearing a mercantile lie6 ,they say that for gain ,i've a rogue been in grain ,but what is all that to the point8 ,if all were so serv'd ,who1 like me1 have deserv'd1 ,the ,state would be soon out of joint4 ,many agents1 ,i fear1 ,would have their heads here1 ,and1 like me1 be expos'd to detractors2 ,what would you do then1 ,for ,parliament men1 ,should any of them be contractors8 ,for my part ,i rejoice1 ,and with loud1 grateful voice ,proclaim it to all my beholders2 ,notwithstanding your scoff1 ,i think ,i'm well off1 ,that my head is still left on my shoulders4 ,i know it full well1 ,and for once truth will tell1 ,tho' my speech in this d--d place may falter3 ,not a session goes by ,but much less rogues than ,i ,their last contract make with a halter4 ,but as ,i am quitting ,i think it is fitting ,my future pursuits you should know3 ,when ,i leave the ,king's ,bench ,i will live with the ,french2 ,to the devil my country may go4 #aghd4 ,john ,stockdale1 the ,bookselling ,blacksmith1 one of the ,king's ,new ,friends4 7,see ,intrepid ,magazine47--,old ,stockdale1 the somewhat notorious publisher of his day1 who1 like the hero of the last picture1 had the honour of standing in the pillory1 is shown at his forge1 surrounded by hammers and horseshoes1 and with a tethered jackass waiting his attentions1 as soon as the ,bookselling ,blacksmith shall have completed the work he has in hand1 the somewhat incongruous occupation of hammering out folio volumes on an anvil4 ,,social ,,caricatures4 ,january #bd1 #aghd4 ,a ,sketch from ,nature4 ,published by ,j4 ,r4 ,smith1 #hc ,oxford ,street4--,this plate is apparently scarce1 since the only impression the writer has seen is one in the ,french ,national ,collection of ,engravings1 ,paris1 where the admirer of ,rowlandson's works will be gratified to discover a very fair gathering of caricatures by this master1 the collection containing certain scarce subjects which it is difficult to find elsewhere1 besides several proofs of rare plates4 ,the prints throughout are in capital preservation2 in several instances an impression from a rare plate1 and a coloured print from the same1 are mounted side by side4 ,a ,sketch from ,nature1 which is the first and perhaps the best print of the ,paris series1 is rendered1 like most of the plates published by ,j4 ,r4 ,smith1 exceptionally interesting from the care and delicacy bestowed on the engraving1 and the success with which the tender expressions1 which ,rowlandson knew so well how to throw into the faces of his female beauties1 are preserved and transferred to the copper4 ,the subject is engraved in stipple1 and1 as a print after ,rowlandson1 it exhibits unusual quality and finish4 ,the subject is somewhat hazardous3 a situation borrowed from that inexhaustible epic the ,rake's ,progress1 presenting all the license of debauchery1 but expressed without coarseness4 ,a mixed party of nymphs and roysterers are performing bacchanalian orgies2 the ',lady ,abbess' has succumbed to her potations1 and is slumbering heavily in her armchair4 ,punch and wine are flowing indiscriminately2 a poodle has come in for the contents of a punch-glass1 which is overturned1 and a man in tipsy wantonness is upsetting a punch-bowl over the dog's head4 ,the arms of a sweetly pretty ,bacchante are entwined round the neck of the maudlin reveller4 ,beside the well-filled table sits a youthful military 'blood2' another nymph1 whose adolescent charms are liberally displayed1 is seated on the knee of this son of ,mars4 ,the young lady is evidently disposed to be frolicsome1 since she is flourishing in the air a full-bottomed wig1 which she has snatched from the head of a corpulent ,silenus1 in whom age has failed to bring sober reason or to correct frivolity2 this ancient buck is deservedly getting his face scratched and clawed in an amorous struggle with a handsome maiden1 dressed in a hat and feathers1 who is forcibly repelling the advances of the elderly rake4 #aghd4 ,english ,curiosity1 or the ,foreigner ,stared out of ,countenance4--,from this social caricature it seems that some distinguished foreigner was visiting this country in #aghd1 whose general appearance was exciting more public attention than would be considered polite4 ,the foreigner is dressed in a gay military uniform1 and has gone to enjoy himself at the theatre2 but the eyes of the audience do little else but stare at his uniform4 ,the identity of this bird of passage is not very positive at this date4 ,the plate1 as a whole1 is as characteristic and well-drawn an example of ,rowlandson's etchings as can be found2 the countenances of the spectators are capitally filled in1 the various types of theatre-goers are hit off with spirit1 and the female faces and figures are rendered with remarkable sweetness4 ,illustration3 ,,counsellor ,,and ,,client4 #aghd4 ,counsellor and ,client4--,a simple citizen has waited on his lawyer with a document2 the client is seated1 very ill at ease2 we can see that he is the person who will suffer2 his face expresses perplexity and suspense4 ,the counsellor is1 on the contrary1 very much at his ease1 and is looking over the document confided to him1 with a sly and satisfied expression1 evidently seeing his way to some 'excellent practice4' ,may #d1 #aghd4 ,la ,politesse ,franoise1 or the ,english ,ladies' ,petition to ,his ,excellency the ,mushroom ,ambassador4 ,published by ,h4 ,humphrey1 ,bond ,street4--,the representative of ,louis ,,xvi4 is all bows and smirks1 lace ruffles and cravat1 sword1 bagwig1 and shoe-buckles2 he has turned his face away from a bevy of fair ,english beauties1 bejewelled1 prodigiously feathered1 and wearing long court trains2 the ambassador is obdurate to the entreaties of his petitioners4 ',parbleu1 mesdames1 vous n'y viendrez pas4' ,with clasped hands and bended knees1 ,they humbly sought the ,count to please1 ,and begged admission to his house4 ,not that for him they cared a louse1 ,but wished within his walls to shine1 ,and show those charms they think divine4 ,his ,ex4 beheld these belles unmov'd-- ,his back their impudence reproved4 ,july #bd1 #aghd4 #aghd1 or the ,fashions of the ,day4 ,h4 ,repton inv41 ,t4 ,rowlandson fecit4--,the ,park1 with its mixed crowd of fashionable promenaders and pleasure-seekers1 has afforded the designer ample scope for the delineation of both grotesque and graceful figures1 modishly apparelled4 ,in #aghd1 while the older generation still clung to the garments characteristic of the earlier ,georges1 the younger branches rushed into all the latest innovations--costumes which are generally received as distinctive of the end of the last and the beginning of the present century4 ,thus to the observer of the picturesque the fashions of #aghd offered the external habits of two distinct epochs4 ,among other features1 indicative of the introduction of novelties1 the artist has represented the parasol1 or more properly the umbrella1 then an object likely to occasion remark1 as its general use was just coming into fashion4 ,august #h1 #aghd4 ,the ,vicar and ,moses4 ,published by ,h4 ,humphrey1 #ah ,new ,bond ,street4--,a pictorial heading1 in ,rowlandson's characteristic style1 to the famous old song of ',the ,vicar and ,moses1' by ,g4 ,a4 ,stevens4 ,the ,vicar has been dragged unwillingly from his ale-cup1 by his clerk1 to assist at the burial of a child2 the family mourners are waiting in the churchyard1 as shown in the picture2 ,moses1 the clerk1 has put on his bands and found the parson's place in his book1 and he is lighting the erratic footsteps of his patron with a broken candle placed in a horn lantern2 as to the rotund dignitary of the ,church1 he is reeling along reluctantly2 he wears his cassock and bands1 as was the daily fashion at one time1 and his hat is thrust well over his full-bottomed wig1 which is somewhat awry2 in one hand he retains his faithful pipe1 and his tobacco-box is held in the other4 ,the verses1 which are tolerably well known1 offer a whimsical description of how the ,vicar1 who happened to be non si ipse 7i4e4 'the parson was tipsy'71 having been disturbed at his meditations over a pot of ale1 was informed that he was required to read the burial service over the body of one of his flock2 the pastor felt strongly inclined to remain where he was1 and proposed to postpone the ceremonial4 ,then ,moses reply'd3 ',sir1 the parish will chide ,for keeping them out in cold weather4' ',then1 ,moses1' quoth he1 ',go and tell 'em from me ,i'll bury them warm all together6' ',but1 sir1 it rains hard2 ,pray have some regard4' ',regard6 ay1 'tis that makes me stay1 ,for no corpse1 young or old1 ,in rain can catch cold2 ,but faith1 ,moses1 you and ,i may6' ,moses begg'd he'd be gone1 ,saying1 ',sir1 the rain's done2 ,arise1 and ,i'll lend you my hand4' ',it's hard1' quoth the ,vicar1 ',to leave thus my liquor-- ,to go when ,i'm sure ,i can't stand4' ,at length1 tho' so troubled1 ,to the churchyard he hobbled1 ,lamenting the length of the way4 ,then ',moses1' said he1 ',were ,i a ,bishop1 d'ye see1 ,i need neither walk1 preach1 or pray6' ,the whole composition is more humorous than reverential1 but it indicates the taste of the period1 according to the last lines3-- ',and thus we have carried the farce on3 ,the taste of the times ,will relish our rhymes1 ,when the ridicule runs on a parson4' ,november #a1 #aghd4 ,new-,invented ,elastic ,breeches4 ,designed by ,nixon4 ,etched by ,rowlandson4 ,published by ,w4 ,humphrey4 ,november #h1 #aghd4 ,money-,lenders4--,a young nobleman is receiving the visits of certain usurers4 ,one ,hebrew gentleman1 the principal1 or 'capitalist1' is dressed with a certain attention to the fashion of the day1 which proves that he is by no means an insignificant member of the money-lending fraternity4 ,a deed or bond1 the security on which the young spendthrift is expecting an advance1 is being duly examined by a more miserly-looking ,shylock--'a little ,jew-broker1' in fact4 ,as to the borrower1 it is clearly indicated that he is quite at his ease in the transaction2 it seems evident that whatever money he may raise 7regardless of the sacrifices to which he submits in obtaining it7 will be quickly thrown to the winds1 and 'the dose will have to be repeated as before' until his resources are exhausted4 ,illustration3 ,,money-,,lenders4 ,september #be1 #aghd4 ,bookseller and ,author4--,a characteristic drawing1 in ,rowlandson's best recognised style1 bearing the name of ,henry ,wigstead as inventor1 published by ,j4 ,r4 ,smith4 ,the persons of the publisher and author present the marked and conventional extreme contrasts which the two spheres of life were supposed to suggest--the one gross and prosperous1 the other meagre and miserable4 ,the scene of the interview may be assumed to be the back-shop of the bookseller2 it is fitted around with shelves lined with books4 ,the trader is stout and solid2 his spectacles are thrust up on his forehead1 his pen is behind his ear1 and his hands are held beneath his coat-tails1 in a self-assertive attitude1 implying well-to-do pomposity4 ,wigstead1 whose name is associated with authorship 7although his professional position as a magistrate exempted him from the sufferings of a struggling literary hack71 has painted the professional gentleman in no flattering colours2 the man of letters is wretchedly lean in person1 and abjectly subservient in manner to the trafficker who is buying his ideas2 his hat is held respectfully under his arm1 and his manuscript1 which he is endeavouring to recommend to his patron1 is in his hand4 ,one of the bookseller's clients1 a respectable ,church dignitary1 who is looking through the library1 with great owl-like horn spectacles on his reverend nose1 is present at the interview1 and is regarding the poor literary hack with an air of inflated superiority4 #aghd4 ,london1 ,made and ,sold by ,broderip and ,wilkinson1 #ac ,haymarket4--,a plate for a trade advertisement1 introducing the figures ,apollo1 ,daphne1 c41 drawn and etched with considerable grace and spirit4 ,among ,rowlandson's renderings of the works of other men we may mention a sketch after ,t4 ,mortimer1 etched by ,t4 ,r41 #aghd4 ,this study portrays the back view of an ,italian or ,spanish peasant woman1 playing the flute4 #aghd4 ,the ,historian ,animating the ,mind of a ,young ,painter4--,this subject represents the painting-room of a young artist1 furnished with a drawing-table1 an easel1 a couple of chairs1 a settee1 and a bust1 while a few sketches of figure subjects are pinned on the walls4 ,the painter1 who is a well-favoured youth1 is seated with his back to his easel1 on which is a classic study in course of execution4 ,his palette is on the ground1 and he is holding a crayon in one hand1 and a folio1 which is serving as his drawing-board1 in the other1 ready to dash down his conceptions as soon as his imagination is sufficiently inspired by the effects of his friend's readings4 ,the learned historian1 whose hat and gloves are at his feet1 wears a full-bottomed wig and large round rimmed spectacles4 ,his appearance is somewhat clerical1 and he is evidently filled with enthusiasm for the subject on which he is declaiming1 book in hand4 ,the limner's wife1 in a morning dress1 is seated by the fire1 amusing her infant son1 who is standing on her knee in a nude state1 the infant being probably impressed into the service of the fine arts as the model for a cherubim4 ,no publisher's name is given on this plate1 which is delicately rendered4 #aghd4 ,the print of a group of three figures2 in the centre is a pretty simple maiden1 whose face wears an artless expression1 such as ,rowlandson excelled in delineating1 seated in an armchair1 and grasping the hand of a youth1 who has opened a vein in his arm1 while another maid1 in a morning cap and dress1 is lending her assistance4 ,the name of ,r4 ,batty has been given in ,,ms4 as 'sculpsit4' ,both the drawing of the figures and the style of the etching are strongly indicative of ,rowlandson's handiwork4 #aghd4 ,rest from ,labour on ,sunny ,days4 ,designed and etched by ,t4 ,rowlandson4--,a peasant is sitting in an easy attitude perched upon the ruins of a temple1 playing the flute2 a pretty peasant maid is leaning beside him1 with her dog at her feet4 ,etching and aquatinta4 #aghd4 ,billingsgate4--,all the humours of this famous academy of slang are displayed4 ,the fish-selling fags have their baskets planted in rows in front of the landing-place4 ,the hampers of the porters and the masts of ships are seen beyond4 ,the ,billingsgate hawkers are offering their fish vociferously for sale1 getting drunk1 and generally behaving in the disorderly style attributed to them4 ,a gouty customer1 evidently an epicure1 who has come to select a turbot for his table1 is seized unceremoniously by his wig and coat-tails and tripped up in the exertions of a fishfag aided by her urchin to arrest the passer1 and call attention to certain goods she is holding out for inspection4 #aghd4 ,miller's ,waggon4 #aghd4 ,a ,timber ,waggon4 ,published by ,e4 ,jackson1 #ad ,marylebone ,street1 ,golden ,square4 #aghd4 ,country ,cart ,horses4 #aghd4 ,dray ,horses4 ,draymen and ,maltsters4 #aghd4 ,higglers' ,carts4 #aghd4 ,a ,post-chaise4 #aghd4 ,a ,cabriolet4 ,rowlandson's ,imitations of ,modern ,drawings4 ,folio4 #aghd-hh4 ,f4 ,wheatley ,a ,coast ,scene1 fishermen1 fisherwomen1 c4 ,a ,companion ,gainsborough ,a ,sketch2 trees1 cottages1 c4 ,cattle1 river side4 ,f4 ,wheatley ,a ,fair4 ,bartolozzi ,a ,pair of ,cupids4 ,barret and ,gilpin ,mares and ,foals4 ,cattle4 ,gainsborough ,landscape sketch4 ,mortimer ,a ,storm at ,sea4 ,gainsborough ,cows4 ,zucchi ,harmony4 ,two nymphs singing1 another playing a lyre4 ,mortimer ,the ,philosopher4 ,barret ,ruins1 and a ,park4 ,mortimer ,a ,study4 ,barret ,ruins1 c4 ,gainsborough ,a ,cottage1 c4 ,an ,open ,landscape4 ,mortimer ,scene in ',the ,tempest1' from ,shakespeare4 ,republished #ahja4 ,j4 ,p4 ,thompson1 ,soho4 ,g4 ,barret ,lake ,scene4 ,saurey ,gilpin1 ,r4,a4 ,horses4 ,g4 ,holmes ,the ,sage and his ,pupil4 ,michael ,angelo ,leda and the ,swan4 ,g4 ,b4 ,cipriani ,sleeping ,venus and ,love4 ,,footnotes3 #bd ',general ,johnson reminded ,mr4 ,fox that he had undertaken to bring in another ,east ,india ,bill4 ,mr4 ,fox did not deny that he had said he could have his ,bill ready within a day or two--he said so still2 but1 as there was not1 at present1 any ,government--any strong1 and efficient1 and constitutional ,government--he thought it would be absurd to enter on the discussion of any measure2 since1 whatever it might be1 it would not be carried into execution4'--,morning ,post1 ,feb4 #i1 #aghd4 #be ,lord ,thurlow1 whose private life1 if we may believe the caricaturists1 was not of the purest4 #bf ,in several of the caricatures directed against ,wray the discomfited candidate is invoking the assistance of ,churchill1 who was1 however1 apparently unable to offer his patron any effectual aid4 #aghe4 ,january #g1 #aghe4 ,the ,fall of ,achilles4--,it was evident from the first that the chances of the members of the late ,coalition ,ministry returning to power were weakened in the new ,parliament1 and it soon became obvious that1 even as an ,opposition1 their party was without either weight or influence4 ,fox in looking round the recently elected ,house found himself surrounded by country gentlemen1 ,pitt's following1 whose faces were unfamiliar to him4 ,pitt was firmly settled1 the unquestioned master of the situation4 ,it is the youthful ,premier who has come forth1 in the character of ,paris it is presumed1 with a bow and a quiver of arrows1 the better to shoot ,whiggism on the wing2 he has just sent a bolt straight into the flying ,opposition2 the arrow has lodged in the heel of the mighty ,fox1 who is represented double the size of his triumphant adversary4 ,thus do ,i strive with heart and hand ,to drive sedition from the land6 ,the ,whig chief is disabled1 in spite of his armour1 and he is lying at the mercy of the enemy4 ,there is nought but a place or a pension will ease ,the strain that ,i've got in my tendon ,achilles4 ,the turns of ,north and ,burke seem likely to follow2 the prostrate form of ,fox is tripping up his friend's retreat2 ,north's sword and buckler seem of no service to him2 he is crying in perplexity-- ,this curs'd eternal ,coalition ,has brought us to a rare condition4 ,burke is trying to make good his escape4 ,before thy arrows1 ,pitt1 ,i fly2 ,i d--n that word prolixity4 ,january #bd1 #aghe4 ,mock-,turtle4 ,published by ,s4 ,w4 ,fores4 ,march #b1 #aghe4 ,the ,golden ,apple1 or the ,modern ,paris4 ,published by ,j4 ,phillips1 ,piccadilly4--,the ,prince of ,wales is represented in the enviable position of ,paris1 deciding between the respective attractions of the three ,duchesses1 ,rutland1 ,devonshire1 and ,gordon1 the rival luminaries whose brilliancy dazzled society1 and whose beauties graced the ,court of the ,prince of ,wales4 ,a gallant songster of the day has perpetuated the charms of this dazzling trio in the following lines1 appropriate to ,rowlandson's agreeably-expressed cartoon3-- ,come1 ,paris1 leave your hills and dells2 ,you'll scorn your dowdy goddesses1 ,if once you see our ,english belles1 ,for all their gowns and bodices4 ,here's ,juno ,devon1 all sublime2 ,minerva ,gordon's wit and eyes2 ,sweet ,rutland1 ,venus in her prime3 ,you'll die before you give the prize4 ,march1 #aghe4 ,the ,admiring ,jew4 7,etched #aghd47 ,published by ,t4 ,smith1 #f ,wardour ,street1 ,soho4--,an old ,jew1 who is evidently a man of substance1 but awkward1 ugly1 and ill-bred1 is twiddling his fingers and thumbs and pouring soft persuasions into the ear of a handsome and well-dressed lady1 who is apparently a person of fashion4 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,defeat ,,of ,,the ,,high ,,and ,,mighty ,,balissimo ,,corbettino ,,and ,,his ,,famed ,,cecilian ,,forces1 ,,on ,,the ,,plains ,,of ,,st4 ,,martin1 ,,on ,,thursday1 ,,the #c,,rd ,,day ,,of ,,february1 #aghe1 ,,by ,,the ,,champion ,,of ,,the ,,people ,,and ,,his ,,chosen ,,band4 ,after a smart skirmish1 which lasted a considerable time1 in which many men were lost on both sides4 ,but their great ally1 at length losing ground1 desertions took place1 and notwithstanding their vast superiority in numbers and weight of metal at the first onset1 this increased apace1 altho' often rallied by the ablest man in command1 till at length the forces gave way in all quarters and they were totally overthrown4 ,this print is dedicated to the ,electors of the ,city and ,liberty of ,westminster1 who have so nobly stood forth and supported their champion upon this trying occasion1 by ,,an ,,independent ,,elector4 ,march #g1 #aghe4 ,defeat of the high and mighty ,balissimo ,corbettino and his famed ,cecilian ,forces1 on the plains of ,st4 ,martin1 on ,thursday1 the #crd day of ,february1 #aghe1 by the ,champion of the ,people and his ,chosen ,band4--,fox1 at the head of his party1 whose arms are legal weapons1 such as ,law1 ,eloquence1 ,perseverance1 and ,truth1 is routing and putting to flight the combined forces of his opponents1 led by ,sir ,cecil ,wray and the ,high ,bailiff1 ,corbett4 ,at the ,westminster ,election it will be remembered1 ,fox had gained the victory over his antagonists2 and the ,scrutiny1 moved for by ,sir ,cecil ,wray1 being concluded1 the proper return was directed to be made2 and1 as we have mentioned1 the successful candidate brought an action and recovered heavy damages against the ,high ,bailiff 7who had made himself the tool of the ,ministerialists74 ,fox is protected by his buckler1 inscribed ',majority #ch2' he is sweeping away the ',cecilian forces' with the sword of ',justice2' a laurel crown is placed on his brow by a celestial messenger1 who is also charged with the decision of the ,court--',it is ordered that ,thomas ,corbett1 ,esq41 do immediately return4' ,fox is declaring1 ',the wrath of my indignation is kindled1 and ,i will pursue them with a mighty hand and outstretched arm until justice is done to those who have so nobly supported me4' ,sir ,cecil ,wray's shield of ,ingratitude is no defence1 and his weapon has snapped short2 he is crying in despair1 ',my knees wax feeble1 and ,i sink beneath the weight of my own apostacy6' ,the ,high ,bailiff is thrown down2 he confesses1 ',my conscience is now at peace2' an ally is crying1 ',help1 help6 our chief is fallen4 ,o conscience1 support me6' ,corbett's lawyers have turned their backs on the cause of the client3 ',nor law1 nor conscience1 nor the aid of potent ,ministers1 can e'er support the contest 'gainst such a chief6' ',our support is gone and we are fallen into a ,pitt2 yea1 even into a deep ,pitt6' ,march #bg1 #aghe4 ,the surprising ,irish ,giant of ,st4 ,james's ,street4 ',the surprising ,irish ,colossus1 ,king of the ,giants1 measuring eight feet ten inches2 noble ,order of ,st4 ,patrick1 c4'--,the figure of the famous ,irish ,giant is drawn with skill and originality by ,rowlandson4 ,the person of this colossus1 although gigantic1 is graceful1 and his proportions are such that the spectators who surround him are apparently dwarfed to half the usual standard4 ,the giant's right hand is resting on the head of a military commander1 the tallest man in the room1 who1 while standing bolt upright1 does not reach much above the waistband of the ,irish mammoth4 ,another officer1 while standing on tiptoe on a chair1 is still a full third short of the height of the prodigy4 ,the ladies are struck with wonder at such gigantic limbs1 and one of them is comparing her tiny foot with the large and well-proportioned member of the giant2 while some of the audience are investing themselves in his top-boots4 ,the skeleton of this remarkable person is preserved in the ,hunterian ,museum1 ,college of ,surgeons4 ',mr4 ,lynn related to-day that the surgeons1 in spite of the vigilance of the ,irish ,giant's friends1 obtained the body for dissection4 ,they made several attempts to bury it in the ,thames1 or to convey it to ,dover4 ,but the body-hunters were too keen for all they aimed at2 and after keeping the corpse fourteen days they sold it to ,john ,hunter for #ajjl4 ,the heart was preserved1 and was very large4444 ,the stature of the skeleton measures eight feet two inches4'--',,ms4 ,journal of ,captain ,e4 ,thompson1 ,r4,n4' 7,cornhill ,magazine1 ,may #ahfh47 ,april #ab1 #aghe4 ,the ,wonderful ,pig4 ,published ,s4 ,w4 ,fores1 #c ,piccadilly4--,the artist has given a grotesque representation of the learned hog1 spelling his words before a delighted audience2 the individual characteristics of the spectators are capitally diversified2 their actions and groupings are1 as usual1 marked with vivacity4 ,according to a placard over the mantel-piece of the hall in which this intellectual entertainment was offered we learn3 ',the surprising pig1 well versed in all languages1 perfect arithmetician1 mathematician1 and composer of music4' ,may #bg1 #aghd4 ,verses published #aghe4 ,the ,waterfall1 or an ,error in ,judgment4 ,published by ,wallis1 ,ludgate ,hill4 ,the coxcomb1 student1 and attorney vile1 ,jew bail and tipstaff1 added to the pile2 ,all rush in terror1 or from gain or sport1 ,and headlong tumble down the steps of ,court4 ,the incident on which this print was founded occurred1 according to the magazines1 c41 in #aghe2 and1 as numerous illustrations appeared at the time1 it seems that the artist has put the date of the year wrongly4 ,the ,waterfall represents the ,court of ,king's ,bench in an uproar4 ,the members of the ,bench and the ,bar1 counsellors1 attorneys1 and clients1 suitors and witnesses1 are taking to flight indiscriminately1 trampling over one another in their precipitate retreat1 tumbling down the stairs of ,westminster ,hall1 while robes1 wigs1 and briefs are lost in the struggle4 ,rowlandson's illustration of this scene of consternation is used as the heading for a song to the tune of ',the ,roast ,beef of ,old ,england4' ,according to the song the recitative relates3-- ',twas at the ,hall of ,rufus1 ,woodfall tells1 ,where brawling1 sneering ,discord ever dwells2 ,where honest men despond1 where tricking thrives1 ,and ,law against plain ,reason ever strives1 ,a sudden fright seiz'd all the black-rob'd race1 ,and inward horror mark'd each hideous face4 ,a maiden appear'd on the roof of the ,hall1 ,and1 washing a window1 her water let fall1 ,which frighten'd the mighty1 the short1 and the tall4 ,oh1 the clean maid of ,westminster6 ,and1 oh1 the clean ,westminster maid6 ,her trickling of water made such a sad noise1 ,it threw the ,court into a horrid surprise2 ,all feeling alike--alike they all rise4 ,oh1 the stout hearts of the lawyers6 ,and1 oh1 the lawyers' stout hearts6 ,they thought that the roof was all coming down2 ,and knowing how much they deserv'd ,heaven's frown1 ,all hasten'd1 with loss of wig1 band1 and gown1 ,out of the ,court of ,westminster1 ,and out of ,westminster ,court4 ,the ,serjeants were wounded in limbs1 nose1 and eye2 ,like leaves of the ,sibyls their briefs scattered lie ,a sight very pleasant to all standers-by4 ,oh1 the torn robes of the ,benchers6 ,and1 oh1 the ,benchers' torn robes6 ,for ,ruspini's ,styptic some half-dozen run2 ,but the crowd stayed to laugh and enjoy the high fun2 ,all hop'd the long thread of the ,law was now spun4 ,oh1 what a joy to ,old ,england6 ,and1 oh1 to ,old ,england what joy6 ,but ,heaven1 to punish this half-ruin'd nation1 ,permitted again each to take his old station1 ,the people to gall with the deepest vexation4 ,oh1 what a grief to ,old ,england6 ,and1 oh1 to ,old ,england what grief6 #aghe4 ,comfort in the ,gout4 7,see ,july #a1 #ahjb47 ,republished #ahjb4 ,june #bh1 #aghe4 ,vauxhall ,gardens4 ,engraved by ,r4 ,pollard1 aquatinted by ,f4 ,jukes4 ,published by ,john ,raphael ,smith4--,it will be remembered by the reader that1 in the earlier part of this sketch of ,rowlandson's ,life1 ,works1 and ,times1 special reference is made by the artist's friend and the frequent companion of his adventures1 ,henry ,angelo1 to their expeditions to ,vauxhall ,gardens to study character4 ,the varied humours discovered at this popular resort employed ,rowlandson's pencil frequently1 as we are told in the ,memoirs4 ,it seems1 on the authority of those who were most intimate with the caricaturist1 and who were also thoroughly well acquainted with the leading examples of his skill1 that ,vauxhall ,gardens may be accepted as his chef d'oeuvre in the general estimation4 ,we can compare it to his drawing of the ,tuileries ,gardens1 which is even fuller of diversified groups4 ,in the famous picture of ,vauxhall we have the ,rotunda1 a marvellous construction1 built from the designs of an inventive carpenter1 a modest genius1 who obtained a certain celebrity for his ingenuity4#bg ',the gilded scallop-shell1' described by ,thackeray in the ,vauxhall episode which is introduced in the opening of ,vanity ,fair1 was as it appeared within the writer's recollection1 a melancholy1 tawdry substitute for the vanished splendours as noted in ,rowlandson's drawing4 ,a portly lady1 standing in front of the orchestra1 is warbling ballads to the highly genteel company1 the patrons of the entertainment2 of the performers we are able to offer but scanty particulars4 ,illustration3 ,,comfort ,,in ,,the ,,gout4 ,the figure of the fair vocalist is evidently intended for that of ,mrs4 ,weichsel1 a ,vauxhall favourite1 already mentioned as the mother of the great ,mrs4 ,billington1 the pride of ,english operatic celebrities4 ,it was at ,mrs4 ,weichsel's benefit1 which ,rowlandson attended at 'the little theatre in the ,haymarket1' that our artist produced a sketch of this musical family4 ,to return to ,vauxhall1 ,angelo and other informants supply us with a hint or two of the company4 ,daniel ,arrowsmith was engaged as one of the principal singers1 'where ,mrs4 ,kennedy and that capital bass1 ,sedgwick1 entertained the public for several seasons4' ,joe ,vernon1 of ,drury ,lane ,theatre1 is mentioned among the performers4 ,barthelemon was leader of the band2 ,fisher played the hautboy2 and ,mr4 ,hook was conductor and composer4 ,to describe the visitors3 the most conspicuous figures1 which occupy the centre of the picture1 and are exciting the admiring regards of the frequenters of ,vauxhall scattered around them1 are understood to be intended for the fascinating ,duchess of ,devonshire and her sister1 ,lady ,duncannon4 ,among the 'freaks of folly' recorded by our invaluable authority ,angelo he mentions having frequently 'seen many of the nobility1 particularly the ,duchess of ,devonshire1 c4 7the 'c4' expressing a whole crowd of fashionable notorieties71 with a large party1 supping in the rooms facing the orchestra1 ,french horns playing to them all the time4' ,captain ,topham1 the macaroni-scribbler of fashionable intelligence and genteel scandalmonger to ,the ,world1 a newspaper of which he was conjointly proprietor1 editor1 and principal contributor1 is standing upright as a post1 dressed in a smart uniform1 and quizzing the fair through his glass4 ,a stout old ,commander1 stranded on shore1 with only one eye and one leg left from his naval glories1 is planted1 lost in admiration1 on the ,duchess's right4 ,this gallant veteran is understood to represent ,admiral ,paisley1 the reputed original1 according to the caricaturist1 who has drawn his portrait more than once1 of ',the ,tough ,old ,commodore'-- ,why1 the bullets and the gout ,have so knocked his hull about1 ,that he'll never like the sea any more6 ,a clerical person over the shoulder of ,lady ,duncannon is a free rendering1 it is hinted1 of ,bate ,dudley1 who was the hero of a somewhat notorious ,vauxhall adventure4 ,by the side of the reverend sable-clad editor of the ,morning ,post stands a handsome figure1 dressed in full ,highland costume1 with a veritable claymore under his arm1 of which the bearer was reported to well know the use2 this gentleman's person is reported to be introduced as a compliment to another editor1 ,james ,perry1 of the ,morning ,chronicle1 who was1 ,angelo relates1 very expert with the ,highland broadsword1 its exercise being his favourite diversion2 'he might be frequently met at masquerades and places of entertainment1 dressed in the costume of a ,highlander1 with a party of ,scotch lassies1 dancing ,scotch reels4 ,for variety of steps1 ,highland flings1 c41 he was particularly noted2 crowds collected round him4' ,another conspicuous group introduces the ,prince of ,wales1 afterwards ,george the ,fourth1 then a sweet youth1 whose persuasions were supposed to be irresistible1 and 'whose smile was victory2' he is represented whispering soft flatteries in the ear of a not unwilling fair1 whose right hand is held captive under the arm of a gentleman1 presumably her better half4 ,this tender situation is reported to indicate a well-known episode in the career of the ,heir ,apparent1 which1 although somewhat threadbare1 still retains an air of romance4 ',prince ,florizel1' wearing his brilliant star on his breast1 is addressing himself covertly to the most conspicuous figure of the party1 the captivating ,mrs4 ,robinson by general acceptation1 the graceful ,perdita1 in connection with whom1 as the artist has drawn him1 the ,prince is said to have ,gazed on the fair ,who caused his care1 ,and sigh'd and look'd1 and sigh'd again4 ,the lady is coyly trifling with a trinket suspended by a chain round her shapely throat1 possibly the identical locket affectingly alluded to by the ',british ,sappho' 7as not impartial admirers subsequently dubbed the fair poetess7 in her ,memoirs2 this gage d'amour1 which is almost historical in the chronicle of small affections1 containing ,prince ,george's portrait1 then a handsome1 fine-complexioned youth1 with a profusion of fair hair1 as painted in miniature by ,meyer1 was presented in an early stage of the flirtation to the lady1 through ,lord ,malden1 the ,leporello of the transaction4 ,within the case of this tribute of tenderness was a heart1 appropriately cut in paper1 on one side of which was inscribed1 ',je ne change qu'en mourant2' and on the other1 ',unalterable to my ,perdita through life2' a lover's protestation which was not remarkably verified by the subsequent inconstancy of the impressible ,florizel4 ,within a supper-box--one of those grotesque-looking cabinets which many who have visited the shades of ,vauxhall may still bear in vivid remembrance--is assembled another convivial party1 the members of which have been described--we are inclined to suspect without any sufficiently valid foundation--as the representatives of an illustrious and very familiar literary coterie4 ,a stout personage1 in the centre1 of massive proportions1 has been adopted as a free rendering of the person of the famous ,doctor ,johnson1 who is pictured as characteristically intent on his supper1 and indifferent alike to his company and the sprightly society which surrounds his box2 seated in a corner1 on the great lexicographer's left1 anecdotic ,boswell is shown1 pausing1 open-mouthed1 to catch the good things that may fall from his eminent leader2 ,mrs4 ,thrale1 on ,johnson's right1 is saying something very pertinent to ,oliver ,goldsmith1 who is endeavouring to carve the contents of his plate4 ,his stolid features do not express anything approaching to rapturous appreciation of the accomplished blue-stocking's extraordinary flow of bewitching conversation4 ,before we leave the attractive vicinity of ,vauxhall ,gardens1 as its picturesque humours were noted by an able hand a century ago1 we must offer a few traits of the delightful old haunt and the wicked ways of its frequenters4 ,our inexhaustible informant ,angelo is considerate enough to enlighten our more repressive generation on the practices of the period4 ,the dashers of the day1 instead of returning home in the morning from ,vauxhall1 used to repair to the ,star and ,garter1 at ,richmond2 and1 on some occasions1 the madcap excursions were pushed farther4 ,angelo mentions a party of which he had formed a member1 when1 while crossing ,westminster ,bridge1 the sight of a boat suggested a fresh act of extravagant frolic1 no less than being rowed to the ,tower1 taking places1 and straightway setting off in the famous hoy for the sea-trip to ,margate1 which in those times was quite a journey4 ,we have already introduced a certain witty and pugilistic divine2 let us avail ourselves of ,angelo's remembrances of an incident in his career1 the scene of which belongs to the print we have been endeavouring to elucidate for our readers4 ,parson ,bate--better known by this soubriquet than by his later title as ,sir ,bate ,dudley--who was at the time editor of the ,morning ,post1 obtained the nickname of the ,fighting ,parson1 from a memorable affray in ,vauxhall ,gardens4 ,the particulars of the fracas are thus related in the ,reminiscences3--',mr4 ,parson ,bate1 as magnificent a piece of humanity1 perhaps1 as ever walked arm-in-arm with a fashionable beauty in the illuminated groves of ,vauxhall1 was promenading and chatting1 with the celebrated ,mrs4 ,hartley1#bh her ,woodstock glove gently rubbing against his sable sleeve2 when ,mr4 ,fitzgerald 7who was subsequently hanged in ,ireland for certain malpractices71 in company with ,lord ,littleton and ,captain ,o',bourne1 most ungallantly gave offence to the lady and her protector by severally turning short round upon her and1 with the most marked rudeness1 staring in her face4 ,this offensive behaviour was resented by ,mr4 ,bate1 and1 if my memory does not deceive me1 he chastised the offenders on the spot4' ,mr4 ,bate's paper1 ,the ,morning ,post1 obtained much celebrity by the exposure of the three gentlemen for their rude attack upon a lady4 ,the rencontre begot a paper war1 which was1 for some weeks1 maintained with great rancour on both sides2 but the superior wit and powerful satire of ,parson ,bate were so manifest that his opponents were beaten out of the literary arena4 ',subsequent proceedings led to a meeting of the parties at a tavern1 where1 it seems1 some explanation was entered into and an apology was offered4 ,this1 as appeared later on1 was a discreditable stratagem on the part of the aggressors to revenge themselves on this redoubtable priest1 by procuring for him1 as they anticipated1 a sound drubbing2 they had1 however1 once more mistaken their man4 ',these three confederates met according to appointment1 and ,mr4 ,bate brought his friends too4 ,a strapping spark was then introduced to the party as ,captain----1 who had been prompted to insult the pugnacious reverend1 with the hope of provoking him to a personal attack1 as at ,vauxhall4 ,this mock captain was a well-known prize-fighter4 ,the parson1 not at all daunted by the insolent threats of the ruffian1 fell upon him1 and with his own weapons1 so completely thrashed him that he was taken away almost senseless in a hackney-coach4' ,a farewell incident of ,vauxhall1 and we will leave for good the precincts memorable in the history of the past4 ,this time we are carried to the rendezvous with ,angelo and his friends in company with the most incorrigible blades of the town4 ',lord ,barrymore's fondness for eccentricities ever engaged his mind4 ,whether in ,london or ,wargrave 'twas all the same--always in high spirits1 thinking of what fun he should have during the day4 ,seated1 after dinner1 at eleven o'clock1 on one of the hottest evenings in ,july1 he proposed that the whole party should go to ,vauxhall4 ',the carriage being ordered1 it was directly filled inside2 and the others outside1 with more wine than wit1 made no little noise through the streets4 ',we had not been long at ,vauxhall when ,lord ,barrymore called out to a young clergyman1 some little distance from us1 who1 when he approached and was asked1 ,have you had any supper8 to our surprise answered1 ,vy1 as how1 my lord1 ,i have not as yet had none4 ,a waiter passing by at the time1 ,lord ,barrymore said1 ,you know me2 let that gentleman have whatever he calls for2 when he told the parson to fall to1 and call for as much arrack punch as he pleased4 ,thank ye1 my lord1 said he1 for ,i begins to be hungry1 and ,i don't care how soon ,i pecks a bit4 ',lord ,barrymore had that morning1 unknown to us1 contrived to dress ,tom ,hooper1 the tin-man 7one of the first pugilists of that time71 as a clergyman1 to be in waiting at ,vauxhall1 in case we should get into any dispute4 ,this fistic knight now filled the place of a lackey1 and was constantly behind the carriage1 a sworn votary of black eyes and disfigured faces4 ,his black clothes1 formal hat1 hair powdered and curled round1 so far disguised him that he was unknown to us all at first1 though ,hooper's queer dialect must have soon discovered him to the waiters4 ,this was a ruse de guerre of ,lord ,barrymore's4 ,about three o'clock1 whilst at supper1 ,lord ,falkland1 ,henry ,barry1 ,sir ,francis ,molineux1 c41 were of our party2 there was at this time a continual noise and rioting1 and the arrack punch was beginning to operate4 ',on a sudden all were seen running towards the orchestra1 the whole garden seemed to be in confusion1 and our party1 all impatience1 sallied out1 those at the further end of the box walking over the table1 kicking down the dishes4 ,it seems that the effects of the punch had not only got into ,hooper's head but had excited an influence over his fists1 for he was for fighting with everybody4 ,a large ring was made1 and1 advancing in a boxing attitude1 he offered to fight anyone2 but all retired before him4 ,felix ,mc,carthy1 a tall1 handsome ,irishman1 well known by everybody at that time1 soon forced his way through the crowd and collared him1 at the same time saying1 ,you rascal1 you are ,hooper1 the boxer2 if you do not leave the garden this instant ,i'll kick you out4 ,the affrighted crowd1 who before retreated as he approached them1 now came forward1 when ,hooper1 finding himself surrounded1 and hearing a general cry of ,kick him out6 made his retreat as fast as possible1 thus avoiding the fury of those who would not have spared him out of the gardens1 if he had been caught4 ,we found him at five in the morning behind ,lord ,barrymore's carriage1 with the coachman's great-coat on1 congratulating himself upon having avoided the vengeance of those to whom1 a short time previously1 he had been an object of fear4' ,july #bd1 #aghe4 ,the ,slang ,society4 ,august #aa1 #aghe4 ,introduction4--,there is hardly sufficient authority to warrant the editor in directly ascribing this print to ,rowlandson2 the work is evidently early1 and very ,french in the characteristics of costumes1 surroundings1 and subject4 ,there are points in the etched outline and in the general spirit and method of execution1 which lead to the impression that ,rowlandson is at least answerable for the etching and mezzotinting of the design4 ,from the costumes worn by the figures the date of the subject may be assumed to be some time before the ,french ,revolution4 ,an overdressed old abbess1 her head and shoulders enveloped in a cardinal1 is introducing a ,french peer1 who is toothless and decrepit1 to a tall and fashionably-attired beauty1 who is rising to receive the visitor with an air of dignified modesty4 ,illustration3 ,a,,rostation ,,out ,,at ,,elbows1 ,,or ,,the ,,itinerant ,a,,ronaut4 ,september #e1 #aghe4 ,arostation out at ,elbows1 or the ,itinerant ,aronaut4 ,vincent ,lunardi4 ,behold a hero1 comely1 tall1 and fair6 ,his only food is philogistic air6 ,now on the wings of mighty winds he rides6 ,now torn through hedges6 dash'd in ocean tides6 ,now drooping roams about from town to town1 ,collecting pence to inflate his poor ,balloon4 ,pity the wight and something to him give1 ,to purchase gas to keep his frame alive6 #aghe4 ,going1 a-going4--,a handsome young huntsman has encountered1 in the course of his sport1 a pretty country maiden1 neatly apparelled1 and beaming with all the freshness of rustic simplicity and artlessness4 ,her budding charms are tempting the youth to court the maiden1 to her own manifest embarrassment2 meanwhile the gay ,lothario's huntsman is shown in the distance 'going' off with the horses3 the young squire's hunting1 as far as the chase of the fox is concerned1 being evidently finished for the day4 #aghe4 ,gone6 ,illustration3 ,,too ,,many ,,for ,a ,,jew4 ,september #cj1 #aghe4 ,too ,many for a ,jew4 ,published by ,s4 ,alken1 ,soho4 ,october #a1 #aghe4 ,an ,essay on the ,sublime and ,beautiful4 ,published by ,t4 ,cornell1 ,bruton ,street4--,a ragged enthusiast1 who1 as we gather from the shoe half-thrust into his coat-pocket1 combines the cure of human souls with the cobbling of leather soles1 is holding forth to a devout congregation4 ,illustration3 ,,an ,,essay ,,on ,,the ,,sublime ,,and ,,beautiful4 ,the companion print to this caricature is called ,the ,maiden ,speech1 and represents a ,member1 on the floor of the ,house1 favouring the representatives of the people therein assembled with their first experience of his oratorical powers within the ,parliamentary walls4 ,october #e1 #aghe4 ,captain ,epilogue 7,major ,topham1 ,editor of ',the ,world'7 to the ,wells 7,mrs4 ,wells74 7,see ,march #g1 #aghf47 ,col4 ,topham endeavouring with his ,squirt to ,extinguish the ,genius of ,holman4 7,see ,december #aghd47 ,to what1 ,o ,muse6 can ,i compare ,in heaven1 water1 earth1 or air6 ,the furious ,epilogue4 ,his dress to ape1 if ape they can1 ,of every fop is now the plan1 ,and he's alone the vogue4 ,see to the side-box now he flies1 ,the optic to his eye applies ,to aid his piercing sight2 ,whate'er he cannot comprehend ,his fiat to the ,shades shall send1 ,and damn to endless night4 ,should ,holman ,garrick's art display1 ',tis twaddle1 boreish1 damn'd outr1 ,quite vulgar1 unrefin'd2 ,his ,wells and ,henderson alone ,possess'd of merit will he own2 ,to others' worth is blind4 ,illustration3 ,,col4 ,,topham ,,endeavouring ,,with ,,his ,,squirt ,,to ,,extinguish ,,the ,,genius ,,of ,,holman4 ,the macaroni ,col4 ,topham1 held in leading strings by ,henderson and ,mrs4 ,wells1 is vainly trying1 armed with a critical squirt1 to suppress the rising celebrity of ,holman1 the actor1 and writer for the stage4 ,holman1 it will be remembered 7see life of ,rowlandson71 was one of the caricaturist's schoolfellows4 ,october #e1 #aghe4 ,captain ,epilogue4 ,republished ,march #g1 #aghf1 by ,e4 ,jackson1 #ad ,marylebone ,street1 ,golden ,square4--,the figure of ,captain ,topham1 7afterwards ,colonel7 of the ,world newspaper1 of which he was proprietor1 editor1 critic1 and scandalmonger--the fashionable intelligencer1 arbiter elegantiarum1 and man of fashion and gallantry4 ,we find the macaroni soldier and journalist a prominent personage in the satirical effusions of his time2 we recognise him among ,gillray's caricatures as the ,thunderer 7,august #bj1 #aghb71 and later as the ,windmill1 standing forth advocating the interests of ,mrs4 ,robinson1 the ,perdita who1 deserted by the ,prince of ,wales1 found1 it was hinted1 refuge in the championship of ,captain ,epilogue4 ,in another cartoon ,major ,topham is bringing his lengthy accounts to ,pitt's pay-table1 'for puffs and squibs1' the literary services which he had placed at the ,ministerial disposal1 and directed against the ,whig candidate1 ,lord ,john ,townshend1 during the ,westminster ,election 7,august #ad1 #aghh71 which occurred when ,lord ,hood was appointed to the ,treasury ,board4 ,we find the gallant quill attacking merit where it crossed his partialities1 and the present caricature seems designed to expose the ,captain's tendresse for the actress of his choice4 ,epilogue is dressed1 as he is always represented1 in the height of the latest ,french fashion1 his coat1 his stockings1 his pumps1 his frill and ruffles1 and his wig and queue being the very latest importations from ,paris2 a finger-post is pointing to the ,wells1 and the somewhat suggestive and highly modish figure of the lady is drawn below it4 #aghe4 ,a ,cully ,pillaged4 7,same date as ,comfort in ,gout47--,a stalwart-looking bully has suddenly burst into an apartment2 he has seized and is securely holding an alarmed individual1 whose hat is thrown off and his wig is knocked awry2 his pigtail is rigid with terror2 he is standing on tiptoe1 his limbs paralysed with fear1 while a very picturesque-looking ,cyprian1 with hair and dress in somewhat dishevelled condition1 is deliberately exploring the pockets of the victim4 #aghe4 ,copper-plate ,printers at ,work4--,this sketch1 which is vastly interesting1 is probably drawn from the room in which the caricaturist's etchings were pulled1 an apartment evidently near the sky4 ,a couple of stalwart printers are hard at work rubbing ink into the copper-plates4 ,a sturdy workman is turning the press1 while a little oddity of a printer is drawing an impression from the copper lately under pressure4 ,a connoisseur1 in spectacles1 of the old-fashioned type1 is holding up a print at arm's length with a deeply critical expression on his sharp features4 ,numerous prints are hung up to dry on lines stretched across the chamber4 ,about #aghe4 ,a ,bed-warmer4--,another print1 which was published about this date1 bears the name of ,h4 ,wigstead as delt4 et fecit2 but1 by a strange anomaly1 although a few strokes of the outline here and there belong to ,wigstead's hand1 which1 from its untutored1 straggling style1 is easy of recognition1 the figures and filling in are unmistakably by ,rowlandson1 who has paid his friend the compliment of ascribing the entire credit of the composition to his name4 ,the subject represents a bedchamber2 clothes1 c41 are scattered about the room2 a venerable libertine1 whose bed has evidently been recently warmed1 is endeavouring to retain by her skirt a remarkably handsome and sprightly-looking chambermaid1 whose figure is gracefully expressed in ,rowlandson's most felicitous manner1 both as regards ease and action4 ,the offended nymph is making off with the chamber candle and the warming-pan1 the latter a formidable weapon for the defence of assaulted virtue4 #aghe4 ,temptation4--,a companion plate was executed under the same auspices1 but the name of ,h4 ,wigstead in this instance appears as designer only4 ,it represents a scene of temptation4 ,a decrepit and1 as far as years go1 venerable libertine is offering certain proposals to a pretty and finely-shaped maiden1 who is weighing a purse with an air of indecision1 while the vicious dotard is pressing her disengaged hand and leaning on her shoulder4 ,the chamber is evidently the workroom of a cobbler2 his bench and a pile of shoes in the foreground have been thrown over by the gambols of a dog and cat4 ,in this case it is easy to see that if the maiden does not retire from the struggle with unstained hands1 the elderly reprobate1 whose crutch is under his arm1 will not come off unscathed1 for behind the curtains of the bed1 in the shadow of the apartment1 which seems to serve as workroom1 kitchen1 parlour1 and bedroom in one1 appears the half-concealed and brawny person of the cobbler himself1 who is evidently enjoying the prospect of the vengeance which he is about to let fall on the head of the old sinner4 #aghe4 ,grog on ,board4 7,see ,jan4 #agid47 ,published by ,s4 ,w4 ,fores1 #c ,piccadilly4 #aghf4 ,tea on ,shore4 7,see ,june #agid47 ,published by ,s4 ,w4 ,fores1 #c ,piccadilly4 ,november #bd1 #aghe4 ,by ,authority ,persons and ,property ,protected4 ,published by ,s4 ,w4 ,fores4--,his ,majesty's 7,g4,r47 ,royal ,mail ,coach is in a quandary2 one horse is down1 and a second is rearing2 the hind wheel is off2 a fair traveller is sent sprawling on the ground in an attitude which is neither easy nor becoming4 ,an unfortunate passenger has lost his wig1 and in seeking to recover it has become jammed in the coach-window4 ,the coachman has lost his balance1 and the shock is capsizing his seat2 the concussion has discharged the huge blunderbuss borne by the guard through the letter-bags2 the mails1 and other contents are scattered to the winds by the explosion2 and1 to cap the misfortune1 the lurch has accidentally loosened the trigger of a huge horse-pistol carried in the guard's belt for extra security1 and the contents are peppering an unfortunate lady who has fallen on the highway4 ,november #bh1 #aghe4 ,doctors ,differ4 ,published by ,s4 ,w4 ,fores1 #c ,piccadilly4 ,november #cj1 #aghe4 ,the ,sad ,discovery1 or the ,graceless ,apprentice4 ,published by ,j4 ,r4 ,smith1 #hc ,oxford ,street4 ,illustration3 ,,intrusion ,,on ,,study1 ,,or ,,the ,,painter ,,disturbed4 ,november #cj1 #aghe4 ,intrusion on ,study1 or the ,painter ,disturbed4 ,published by ,s4 ,w4 ,fores4--,the studio of an artist1 who is somewhat of a macaroni2 the painter is hard at his work2 on his easel is a classic subject2 the principal figure is drawn from a pretty girl1 his model1 who is 'sitting' before him2 a squire and a young foxhunter are dashing in1 alike disregardful of the remonstrances of the artist and the confusion into which their unceremonious entry has thrown his blushing model1 whose nude figure he is endeavouring to block out with his palette4 7,republished ,july #a1 #ahjb47 ,november #ca1 #aghe4 ,jockeyship4 ,published by ,j4 ,r4 ,smith1 #hc ,oxford ,street4--,a view of that portion of the racing-ground where the jockeys are about to mount4 ,various interested groups are represented as surrounding the riders1 and secret counsel1 at the last moment1 is given to jockeys by owners of horses--possibly parting instructions to ride either a winning or a losing race1 as their private arrangements may require4 ,that the proceedings of the ,turf were not perfectly pure and above the comment of suspicion in the infancy of horse-racing is indicated by the caricaturist in the last action of 'jockeyship2' the riders1 while shaking hands finally with their owners and backers1 are shown taking care to keep their left hands open behind their backs for bribes from the other side2 this signal is meeting a golden response4 ,the crowded stand and the racecourse are sketched in the background4 ,december #aghe4 ,an ,italian ,family4 ,rowlandson1 delt42 ,alken1 fecit4 7,see #agib47 ,published ,december #aghe by ,s4 ,alken1 ,dufour's ,place1 ,broad ,street1 ,soho4 ,sold by ,w4 ,hinton1 ,sweetings ,alley1 ,cornhill4 ,a ,french ,family4 ,sold by ,w4 ,hinton1 ,sweetings ,alley1 ,cornhill4 7,republished #agib47 ,december #ae1 #aghe4 ,courtship in ,high ,life4 ,courtship in ,low ,life4--,a pair of prints designed and executed by ,rowlandson in imitation of drawings1 and belonging to the same period as the more finished and special works which the artist produced published by ,j4 ,r4 ,smith4 ,in the former subject ,high ,life ,courtship is represented in the figure of an elegant young noble--probably meant for the ,prince of ,wales--kneeling at the feet of a graceful and charming young lady of extreme fashion2 the portrait exhibits certain indications of being intended for that of ,mrs4 ,fitzherbert4 ,there is a great deal of animation and good taste in the composition4 ,the companion print of ,low ,life ,courtship introduces a ,british sailor1 7who has lost an eye and gained a wooden leg in the service of his country71 pouring out a bumper of spirits and regarding with a longing eye a careless and semi-intoxicated-looking damsel1 who1 in spite of evident symptoms of dissipation1 is represented as buxom1 fresh-looking1 and well-favoured4 ,december #ae1 #aghe4 ,city ,courtship4 ,december #ae1 #aghe4 ,rustic ,courtship4 ,published by ,j4 ,r4 ,smith1 #hc ,oxford ,street4 ,h4 ,wigstead1 del4--,rowlandson has given his unmistakable characteristics to this plate1 which is executed in outline etching1 and filled in in aquatint1 in admirable facsimile of the artist's drawings1 washed in ,indian ink1 and tastefully coloured4 ,a fair cottage beauty is spinning flax2 her wheel is placed outside the cottage-door2 she is being stared at in vacuous admiration by a rustic ,colin ,clout1 who is grinning from ear to ear and scratching his forehead in perplexity4 ,hop-poles are seen in the distance1 and the landscape is one of those pretty country scenes such as may often be seen in ,england4 ,december #aghe4 ,filial ,affection1 or a ,trip to ,gretna ,green4 7,companion to ,the ,return from ,gretna ,green1 or ,reconciliation47--,this plate1 which is executed in mezzotint1 is usually worked up in imitation of a water-colour drawing--its resemblance to the original sketch1 if judiciously tinted after ,rowlandson's drawing1 is sufficiently close to prove deceptive4 ,a post-carriage is tearing along down hill1 on the road to ,gretna ,green1 drawn by four prancing horses1 ridden by a pair of jockeys1 and pursued by a posse of mounted horsemen4 ,the foremost rider1 a squire1 booted and spurred1 is coming close to the elopers and flourishing his whip revengefully at the occupants of the chaise2 his horse is turned aside by the threatening attitude of the fugitives4 ,the lady1 her feathers flying in the wind1 is leaning out of one window1 pointing a formidable pistol at her parent's head2 while the dandified young swain who is the abductor in this case is pointing a second pistol through the other window4 ,the rest of the chase are lost in the clouds of dust which the wheels of the post-chaise are throwing in the rear4 ,one venerable gentleman's hat and wig are being left far behind1 like those of our old friend ,john ,gilpin4 ,december #ag1 #aghe4 ,the ,reconciliation1 or the ,return from ,scotland4 ,published by ,w4 ,hinton1 #e ,sweetings ,alley1 ,royal ,exchange4--,the pair of fugitives we saw in the previous subject are now1 like a brace of repentant turtledoves1 returning to the family nest which they had rashly forsaken4 ,the gallant husband is all submission and civility1 pointing to the tears of his bride as their intercessors to the hearts of the parents4 ,the father is indicating that a place at his fireside is still the right of his child2 the old footman is joyfully placing a chair for his young mistress2 and the servants1 introduced in the doorway of the apartment1 are in ecstasies to see the runaway couple return and the domestic breach happily repaired4 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,reconciliation1 ,,or ,,the ,,return ,,from ,,scotland4 ,december #ba1 #aghe4 ,botheration 7,bar74 ,published by ,w4 ,hunter4 7,engraved by ,alken47 ,dedicated to the ,gentlemen of the ,bar4 ,illustration3 ,,harmony4 ,december #ba1 #aghe4 ,the ,loss of ,eden and ,eden ,lost4 ,n4,b4 ',every man has his price4'--,sir ,robert ,walpole's politics4 ,published by ,w4 ,hinton1 #e ,sweetings ,alley1 ,royal ,exchange4--,this caricature gives the portraits of two would-be benefactors of their country1 who1 the satirist is inclined to hint1 were not acting from purely disinterested motives4 ,general ,arnold1 dressed in his uniform1 and with his sword drawn1 while offering up an invocation to ,liberty1 is one of the figures2 ,eden 7,lord ,auckland7 is the other2 the patriotic statesman has also apostrophised ,liberty1 and successfully in this instance1 with his pen2 his pocket is well supplied with those good things which have fallen to his share--'#f1jjjl4 per annum1' ',commissioner to ,america1' ',commercial ,negociator to ,france4' ,two patriots in the self-same age were born1 ,and both alike have gain'd the public scorn3 ,this to ,america did much pretend1 ,the other was to ,ireland a friend4 ,yet sword or oratory would not do1 ,as each had different plans in view4 ,america lost6 ,arnold1 and1 alas6 ,to lose our ,eden now is come to pass4 #aghe4 ,sympathy1 or a ,family on a ,journey laying the ,dust4 ,designed and etched by ,t4 ,rowlandson4 ,published by ,w4 ,humphrey4--,the halt of a coach on the road4 ,the occupants have descended1 and the coachman and footman1 horses1 c41 are occupied as described by the title4 ,illustration3 ,,tastes ,,differ4 #aghe4 ,john ,gilpin's ,return to ,london4 ,aquatinta by ,f4 ,jukes4 ,away went ,gilpin1 and away ,went ,postboy at his heels1 ,the ,postboy's horse right glad to miss ,the lumbering of the wheels4 ,six gentlemen upon the road1 ,thus seeing ,gilpin fly1 ,with ,postboy scamp'ring in the rear1 ,they rais'd the hue and cry3 ',stop thief6 stop thief6 a highwayman6' ,not one of them was mute2 ,so they1 and all that pass'd that way1 ,soon join'd in the pursuit4 #aghe4 ,harmony--,discord4 ,a pair of contrasts4--,harmony is a remarkably graceful example of the artist's skill in indicating pleasing forms and easy1 flowing outlines4 ,the warrior1 we presume1 is relaxing the stern front of ,mars by the practice of the softer arts1 and is seated at the side of a fair companion1 who is holding her hero's music-book on her lap4 #aghe4 ,effects of ,harmony4 7,companion to the above47 #aghe4 ,tastes ,differ4--,an antiquated individual1 evidently a connoisseur of old prints1 dressed in his morning cap and dressing-gown1 is buried in the study of a large folio spread before him2 all his admiration is absorbed in his hobbies1 to the neglect of a young and pretty woman by his side1 who is consoling herself1 in dreams1 for the neglect with which as the plate seems to hint1 the superannuated spouse is treating the charms of her company and person4 ,illustration3 ,,nap ,,in ,,the ,,country4 #aghe4 ,nap in the ,country4 ,nap in ,town4 ,published by ,s4 ,alken1 ,dufour's ,place1 ,soho4--,a ,nap in the ,country represents the mid-day rest of a rustic pair1 who1 while their sheep are calmly grazing and their dog is keeping faithful watch1 are1 beneath the shadows of spreading trees1 indulging in 'forty winks' in the open country1 after their early morning toils4 ,illustration3 ,,nap ,,in ,,town4 ,a ,nap in ,town1 which may also be taken as an afternoon siesta1 though equally luxurious1 is not enjoyed under such healthy conditions as the preceding2 the town pair are taking their repose with as much lazy ease as the circumstances will permit4 ,illustration3 ,,sea ,,amusement1 ,,or ,,commanders-,,in-,,chief ,,of ,,cup ,,and ,,ball ,,on ,a ,,cruise4 #aghe4 ,sea ,amusement1 or ,commanders-in-,chief of ,cup and ,ball on a ,cruise4--,it appears from this print1 which in the coloured editions is judiciously tinted to make it resemble a drawing1 that the inactivity of our commanders at sea was attracting popular censure4 ,in the plate we find the admiral and his commodore1 instead of sweeping the foes of ,britain from the ocean1 as was the desire of the entire nation1 seated in the state-cabin1 with a pile of gold-pieces on the ground1 devoting their energies to gambling with a child's toy4 ,scattered around and trodden upon unheeded are plans of fortifications to be bombarded1 the charts of oceans to be navigated1 and rough draughts for the arrangement of the ships at the beginning of a sea-fight1 such as we find ,nelson drew up for the guidance of his captains before going into action on the eve of his glorious victories4 ,an old salt1 who is pouring out tea for these degenerate warriors1 is regarding their puerile dispositions with an air of disgust and distress4 ,december #bf1 #aghe4 ,french ,travelling1 or the ,first ,stage from ,calais4 ,december #bf1 #aghe4 ,english ,travelling1 or the ,first ,stage from ,dover4 ,illustration3 ,,opera ,,boxes4 ,illustration3 ,,opera ,,boxes4 #aghe4 787 ,opera ,boxes4 #aghf4 ,january #a1 #aghf4 ,the ,supplemental ,magazine4 ,published ,january #a1 #aghf1 by ,s4 ,w4 ,fores1 #c ,piccadilly4 ,january #a1 #aghf4 ,private ,amusement4 7,see ,october #bh1 #agha71 ,e4 ,o4 or the ,fashionable ,vowels4 ,illustration3 ,,box-,,lobby ,,loungers4 ,january #e1 #aghf4 ,box-,lobby ,loungers4 ,designed by ,h4 ,wigstead2 etched by ,rowlandson2 published ,january #e1 #aghf1 by ,j4 ,r4 ,smith1 #hc ,oxford ,street4--,the diversities of character introduced into this drawing1 which is one of ,rowlandson's larger productions1 entitle it to a prominent place in a collection of the artist's works4 ,glimpses of the theatre are seen through the open doors4 ,in the coloured editions of this plate1 which is scarce and valuable1 the most conspicuous figure is that of a military hero1 the adventurous ,colonel ,george ,hanger 7afterwards ,lord ,coleraine71 companion and instigator of the ,prince of ,wales's early frolics2 well known to the satirists1 and in short one of the notorieties of his generation4 ,this inveterate 'man about town' is shown with his invariable companion1 christened by the eccentric ,colonel1 who rejoiced in a vocabulary of his own1 his ',supple-,jack1' a thick stick carried under his arm2 the gallant lounger1 who has left the world a volume of eccentric ,memoirs1 with his ,advice to ,lovely ,ciprians by way of ,appendix1 is lost in admiration of two highly attractive nymphs1 possible members of the ',sisterhood2' while ,georgey ,hanger's truant eyes are engaged in the contemplation of the personal charms of these butterflies of fashion1 the hand of a pickpocket is equally ready to carry off the ,colonel's seals from his fob1 as a souvenir of the rencontre4 ,on the right of the ubiquitous hero another pair of lovely damsels1 displaying the follies of the mode in their attire1 are attracting the somewhat marked attentions of a circle of elderly admirers4 ,a dwarfed and deformed beau1 elaborately dressed in the ,french fashion1 probably designed for the figure of ,sir ,lumley ,skeffington1 who was the authority1 among the bucks and 'fashionables' of his day1 on theatrical matters1 is getting into trouble by the awkwardness into which his near sight and his gallantry are combining to betray him2 the train of an antiquated belle is coming to grief through the clumsiness of ,the ,skeffington4 ,the lady1 whose native charms1 in their decay1 are considerably heightened by art1 has evidently availed herself of her fortune to secure a handsome dandified young cavalier2 two sturdy old retired sea captains are contemplating the ',skittish ,skeffy1' and his monkey-like escapades with expressions of profound contempt4 ,a superannuated man of quality1 a venerable beau of scarecrow aspect1 is foppishly cultivating the good graces of a dashing 'girl of the period2' while two extraordinary ,don ,juans1 who1 judging from their exteriors1 would not be suspected of engaging themselves in amorous intrigues1 are enlisting the friendly offices of a comfortable old body1 who unites the twin occupations of selling oranges and play-bills1 with the manipulation of delicate negociations1 a recognised and experienced ambassadress1 in fact1 to the court of ,cytherea1 duly credentialised1 and1 as far as appearances can be relied on1 a thoroughly discreet and capable person in her profession4 ,a play-bill1 adhering to the green-baize-covered walls of the ,lobby1 is intended to apply to the situation of the frivolous habitus who are haunting the crowded lounge--',the ,way of the ,world1' and ',who's the ,dupe8' ,beyond the main groups we have particularised1 there are numerous individuals scattered about1 probably well-known characters in their generation1 whose persons and portraits were doubtless familiarly recognised at the date ,rowlandson favoured his contemporaries with this suggestive view of their private amusements in the ,box ,lobbies4 ,january #ac1 #aghf4 ,love and ,learning1 or the ,oxford ,scholar4 ,drawn by ,rowlandson4 ,engraved and published by ,b4 ,smith1 #aj ,pleasant ,row1 ,battle ,bridge4--,a print engraved in somewhat peculiar style as an attempted facsimile after the original drawing4 ,the subject is an undergraduate1 who is leading a tall and graceful female tastefully dressed in white1 through a wood2 the cavalier is pointing out the beauties of the scene2 the face of a forsaken lady1 wearing a malignant expression1 appears from the concealment afforded by the forest shade4 ,beauty invites1 and love and learning plead2 ,the ,oxford scholar surely must succeed4 ,yet oh6 ye blooming1 soft inclining fair1 ,of his too fatal eloquence beware2 ,for see1 a slighted fair one is behind1 ,with jealous eye and most distracted mind6 ,february #aj1 #aghf4 ,sketch of politics in ,europe ,january #bd1 #aghf4 ,birthday of the ,king of ,prussia4 ,toasts upon the occasion4 ',king of ,prussia1' ',king of ,great ,britain1' ',the ,berlin ,union1' ',confusion to the ,bavarian ,project1' ',the ,wooden ,walls of ,old ,england1' ',the ,illustrious ,house of ,brunswick and ,wolfenbuttel1' ',destruction to the ,french ,interest in ,holland1 and prosperity to the ,house of ,orange1' ',may the ,british ,lion and the ,prussian ,eagle remain united for times everlasting1' ',may the ,united strength of the ,british ,lion and the ,prussian ,eagle preserve the ,ancient ,constitution of the ,german ,empire1 and the ,protestant interest1' ',may ,universal ,monarchy1 the bane of ,human ,nature1 for ever remain a baseless vision6' ,this general view of the political prospects of ,europe is pictorially set forth in the fashion of an escutcheon1 representing the two ,protestant monarchs under a pavilion1 and seated side by side on one throne--a ,prussian grenadier behind the ,great ,frederick1 and a ,british sailor behind ,george the ,third4 ,frederick is holding the double-headed eagle of ,austria in golden fetters1 with his feet on the motto ,universal ,monarchy4 ,the names of the various ,german ,states1 ,hanover1 ,brunswick1 ,hesse1 ,saxony1 ,deuxpont1 and ,mayence1 are on two shields at the sides of the pavilion4 ,the reigning ,duke of ,brunswick1 and ,prince ,ferdinand of ,brunswick1 are standing on either side of the monarchs in the centre1 as supporters1 with their hands on their swords2 both are declaring to 'the twin ,protestant heroes1' ',when you agree1 ,i am ready4' ,the neighbouring ,states are variously symbolised4 ,the ,prince of ,orange is praying for protection2 ,holland is figured as a milch cow1 of which ,france is monopolising the produce2 and above1 a monkey1 with the ,crown and ,insignia of ,france1 has perched on the globe1 and is pointing his claw to ,holland4 ,busts of the reigning monarchs are ranged around4 ,denmark 'lays by' for the present2 ,sweden is 'in the pay of ,france2' ,portugal is crying1 ',oh6 buy my wine2' ,spain wants 'the ,rock2' ,sardinia is declaring1 ',you shall not settle without me6' ,the ,polish ,bear1 who is announcing that he 'is not muzzled1' is standing between ,russia and the ,sultan of ,turkey2 the latter is hurling defiances at ,catherine1 ',by the great prophet thou art but a woman6' ,russia1 as a crowned beast of prey1 is 'tortured by ambition1 and backed by ,brother ,joseph4' ,march #f1 #aghf4 ,la ,nglig4 ,designed by ',simplex ,mundities4' ,published by ,s4 ,w4 ,fores4 ,march #g1 #aghf4 ,captain ,epilogue1 published by ,e4 ,jackson1 #ad ,marylebone ,street4--,the macaroni editor's portrait1 as described in the previous print 7,october #be1 #aghe71 with the addition of a notice-board1 introduced above the post which points ,to the ,wells1--,a ,prospectus for the ',world and ,fashionable ,advertiser4' ,march #g1 #aghf4 ,an ,ordnance ,dream1 or ,planning of ,fortifications1 published by ,s4 ,w4 ,fores1 #c ,piccadilly4--,the ,duke of ,richmond--who1 perhaps in some degree on account of his partial ,french extraction1 and his left-handed ,stuart descent1 did not enjoy unmixed popularity1 was constantly brought into ridicule1 with which the satirists met his abortive fortification schemes1 and a certain gun1 of his own construction1 reputed of leather1 which it is said he was anxious to introduce4 ,illustration3 ,,an ,,ordnance ,,dream1 ,,or ,,planning ,,of ,,fortifications4 ,the caricaturist has represented the distinguished ,master-,general of ,ordnance1 an insipid edition of ,uncle ,toby1 as the ,duke was frequently nick-named4 ,the ,duke is in his study1 fast asleep in his arm-chair1 surrounded by his novel experiments4 ,his foot is resting on the ',trial of ,colonel ,debbeig4' ,a case of fresh ammunition1 in the form of tobacco pipes1 is lying by his side1 and a number of rolled up plans of the projected fortifications are thrown about the place4 ,on the walls are a pair of views on the subject of the proposed fortifications2 one picture represents the bare ground1 with labourers and wheel-barrows1 and the skeletons of a projected fleet2 the second view gives the fortifications under the state of their imaginary completion1 furnished with guns and ammunition1 and duly manned1 with a bulwark of our wooden walls beyond4 ,the solid and assuring conditions of the preparations on paper are badly sustained in practice4 ,a pile of card-houses1 disposed round the study-table1 do duty for fortresses2 broken pipe-bowls and stems take the place of stoneworks and guns4 ,an empty decanter accounts for the ,duke's faith in this imaginary system of protection4 ,a cat is clawing at the table-cloth1 and threatening the total destruction of the projected defences at one swoop2 she is mounted on the muzzle of a sample gun of the problematical leathern ordnance1 of which1 rumour asserted1 the ,duke of ,richmond had ordered a snuff-box maker to supply him patterns4 ,in the struggles in ,parliament1 where the ,duke's plans were the subject of vexed discussion1 more stress was laid on his political apostasy than upon the inefficiency of his propositions1 patriotism in the senate being subordinated at all times to the workings of party1 and the intrigues for political power4 ,illustration3 ,,luxury4 ,illustration3 ,,misery4 ,march #g1 #aghf4 ,luxury--,misery4 ,published by ,e4 ,jackson1 #ad ,marylebone ,street1 ,golden ,square4--,the luxury of a breakfast in bed on downy pillows1 surrounded by all the allurements of ease and other superfluities1 is contrasted with the ,misery of perishing of starvation and thirst on the wide ocean1 with nothing but a mast between the frozen unfortunates and a watery grave1 and no object of relief on the bare horizon to suggest a ray of hope to the solitary sufferers4 ,march #h1 #aghf4 ,the ,morning ,dram4 ,published by ,j4 ,phillips1 #afd ,piccadilly4--,the toilette of a lady whose tastes are1 to say the least of them1 slightly inclined to the social glass2 while her ,french hair-dresser is attending to her luxuriant locks1 the fair1 free and easy divinity is not too ethereal to decline recruiting her spirits with a cordial4 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,morning ,,dram4 ,march #aghf4 ,the ,polish dwarf 7,count ,boruwloski7 performing before the ,grand ,seigneur4 ,published by ,e4 ,jackson1 #ad1 ,marylebone ,street4 ,the famous ,count ,boruwloski visited nearly all the courts of ,europe1 where he was made the most of on account of his remarkable diminutiveness1 as at the age of twenty his height was but two feet four inches4 ,this ,polish miniature man differed from dwarfs in general1 as his figure was well-proportioned1 and he further possessed perfect breeding1 was intellectual1 good-natured1 and accomplished1 and1 among other gifts1 enjoyed a talent for music1 which he had cultivated4 ,his memoirs1 written by himself1 first appeared in #aghh2 he lived to the advanced age of ninety-eight1 he was born at ,chaliez1 in ,russian ,poland1 ,november #agci2 he died at ,banks' ,cottage1 near ,durham 7the gift1 it is said1 of some of the prebendaries of ,durham ,cathedral71 ,september #ac1 #ahcg4 ,the artist1 who had an opportunity of studying this duodecimo edition of humanity from the life1 has represented ,count ,boruwloski in the act of favouring that mysterious potentate1 the ,grand ,seigneur1 with a tune on the violin1 within the sacred and unapproachable precincts 7as far as mankind is concerned7 of the harem4 ,the contrast presented between this perfect miniature and the full-blown and highly developed beauties of the seraglio1 the overfed ,grand ,turk1 and his gigantic guards1 is ludicrously marked4 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,polish ,,dwarf 7,,count ,,boruwloski7 ,,performing ,,before ,,the ,,grand ,,seigneur4 ,april #a1 #aghf4 ,the ,dying ,patient1 or the ,doctor's ,last ,fee4 ,published by ,h4 ,brookes1 ,coventry ,street4 #aghf4 ,brewer's ,drays4 ,published by ,e4 ,jackson1 #ad1 ,marylebone ,street1 ,golden ,square4--,an unusually careful sketch--for ,rowlandson--of the interior of the premises of a certain great brewer1 most probably those of the renowned ,mr4 ,whitbread1 in ,chiswell ,street1 visited in state by their gracious ,majesties about this period1 when the ,royal condescension was made the subject of the famous ode by ,peter ,pindar-- ,full of the art of brewing beer1 ,the monarch heard of ,whitbread's fame2 ,quoth he unto the queen3 ',my dear1 my dear1 ,whitbread hath got a marvellous great name4 ,charly1 we must1 must1 must see ,whitbread brew ,rich as us1 ,charly1 richer than a ,jew4 ,shame6 shame6 we have not yet his brewhouse seen6' ,thus sweetly said the king unto the queen4 99 99 99 99 99 ,now did the king for other beers inquire1 ,for ,calvert's1 ,jordan's1 ,thrale's entire2 ,and after talking of these different beers1 ,asked ,whitbread if his porter equalled theirs-- ,a kind of question to the ,man of ,cask ,that even ,solomon himself would ask4 ,illustration3 ,,brewer',s ,,drays4 #aghf4 ,contrasts3 ,youth and ,age4--,an exceedingly witch-like looking elderly female is endeavouring to entertain a young beauty with some piece of news from a paper1 to which the maiden1 it appears1 is most indolently indifferent4 ,illustration3 ,,contrasts--,,youth ,,and ,,age4 #aghf 7874 ,sailors ,carousing4--,a bacchanalian scene1 picturing the diversions of salts on shore in the days when tars indulged in such jocularities as frying gold watches1 and eating one-pound ,bank ,notes on bread and butter4 ,the ',pollies from ,portsmouth' have evidently exceeded the bonds of strict moderation in their applications to the punch-bowl4 ,a ,dutch skipper is calmly smoking and drinking himself into philosophic stupidity1 regardless of the uproar proceeding around him1 of singing1 shouting1 and fiddling1 in drunken discordance4 ,illustration3 ,,sailors ,,carousing4 #aghf 7874 ,the ,return from ,sport4--,a bold and well-executed etching1 to which a further interest is added by ,rowlandson's easy and flowing touch1 of a rustic subject in ,morland's manner4 ,the results of the morning's sport are chiefly remarkable for their ludicrous insignificance4 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,return ,,from ,,sport4 ,may1 #aghf4 ,a ,theatrical ,chymist4--,we have already seen the genius of ,holman1 who was1 as we have noticed1 at school with the ,caricaturist1 rising like the sun as represented by ,rowlandson's pencil and graver3 we now find the satirist giving his alliance to the other side1 although the former print1 ,topham endeavouring with his squirt to extinguish the rising genius of ,holman1 was being reissued4 ,probably the success on one side induced the artist--who1 we presume1 sought only to exercise his art1 and was not inconvenienced by party prejudices--to try and make as fair a counter-hit as we so often find him doing4 ,the figure of ,holman1 a mean and by no means imposing-looking personage1 is issuing from a still1 together with a discharge of 'puffs1' c4 ,the ,theatrical ,chymist is a clerical-looking worthy1 our old friend ,parson ,bate1 who is employing a decayed military buck1 in tattered regimentals1 seated on a pile of paper1 to fan the furnace ,academy with the ,morning ,post bellows2 the materials1 from which the actor ,holman is being distilled1 are ,ignorance1 ,impertinence1 ,coxcomity1 ,misconception1 ,raving1 ,ranting1 ,grinning1 ,snarling1 ,tortured ,attitudes1 ,envy1 ,detraction4 #aghf4 ,a ,box-,lobby ,hero4 ,the ,branded ,bully1 or the ,ass stripp'd of the ,lion's ,skin4--,the incident which forms the subject of this plate is now forgotten1 but it appears some overgrown and swaggering personage had constituted himself the tyrant of the box lobbies4 ,the old fable of the ,ass in the ,lion's skin is verified4 ,although a head and a half taller than any of those present1 the ,branded ,bully is allowing a mere dwarf to pull his enormous pigtail1 and kick him4 ,the ladies are jeering at the discomfitted swaggerer1 who1 it seems1 is in such abject fear that he is suffering all sorts of indignities without attempting to resent them4 ,may #f1 #aghf4 ,more of ,werter4 ,the ,separation4 ,charlotte preserved from destruction by ,albert and ,hymen1 whilst ,werter in the excess of frenzy puts an end to his existence4 ,designed by ,collings1 etched by ,rowlandson1 published by ,e4 ,jackson1 ,marylebone ,street4--,the last scene of ,werter's tragedy is represented as taking place on the brink of a precipice4 ,the adolescent divinity ,hymen1 in whose path flowers are strewn1 is conducting ,charlotte away from the fate which is hanging over her lover2 ,hymen's torch is interposed between them1 and his hand is on the matrimonial chain by which ,charlotte is bound to her faithful husband1 about whose head is a vision of antlers4 ,charlotte is hurried off in despair4 ,as to the hero of the story1 he is writhing about in a passionate paroxysm1 a serpent is stinging him1 a death's head looms above his own1 the suicide is grasping a pistol in each hand1 and a devil with a scourge of snakes and a vial of poison1 is pouring the fatal potion over his head like ,macassar oil1 of which his locks1 like a ,turk's head broom1 standing bolt on end with excitement1 do not appear to have any need4 ,illustration3 ,,covent ,,garden ,,theatre4 ,july #bj1 #aghf4 ,covent ,garden ,theatre4 ,published by ,h4 ,brookes1 ,coventry ,street4--,an interior of the old theatre filled on all sides with a diversified and appreciative audience4 ,the etching is made with a bold free point1 and from its ease and simplicity bears the closest resemblance possible to the artist's original outlines1 drawn with his famous reed pen1 in the facile exercise of which ,rowlandson attained peculiar excellence4 ,september #a1 #aghf4 ,outr ,compliments4 ,october #a1 #aghf4 ,the ,jovial ,crew4 ,published by ,s4 ,w4 ,fores1 #c1 ,piccadilly4--,this print1 which is somewhat suggestive of ,rowlandson's manner1 has evidently lost much in the engraving1 which is due to another hand4 ,the group consists of a brace of jolly mariners--probably intended for captain and mate--whose characteristics are somewhat of the ,dutch skipper type1 in company with a black sailor1 who is holding a punch-bowl1 and is seated on a coil of rope on the deck of the vessel4 #aghf4 ,a ,visit to the ,uncle4 ,published by ,e4 ,jackson1 ,marylebone ,street4 7,see #agid47 ,a ,visit to the ,aunt4 ,published by ,e4 ,jackson1 ,marylebone ,street4 7,see #agid47 #aghf4 ,the ,wood ,eater 7,fox74 7,see ,december #bj1 #aghh47 ,illustrations to poems by ,peter ,pindar1 #aghf-ib4 ,printed for ,g4 ,kearsley at the ,johnson's ,head1 #df1 ,fleet ,street4 ,peter's ,prophecy1 or the ,president and ,poet2 ,,or ,,an ,,important ,,epistle ,,to ,,sir ,,joseph ,,banks ,,on ,,the ,,approaching ,,election ,,of ,a ,,president ,,of ,,the ,,royal ,,society4 ,,by ,,peter ,,pindar4 ,the ,banquet ,scene3 a ,repast of the ,acclimitative ,order4 ,,sir ,j4 ,,banks 7loquitur74 ,zounds6 ha'nt ,i swallow'd raw flesh like a hound8 ,on vilest reptiles rung the changes round8 ,eat every filthy insect you can mention2 ,tarts made of grasshoppers1 my own invention8 ,frogs1 tadpoles by the spoonful1 long-tail'd imps1 ,and munch'd cockchaffers just like prawns or shrimps8 ,hell seize the pack6 unconscionable dogs6 ,snakes1 spiders1 beetles1 chaffers1 tadpoles1 frogs1 ,all swallow'd to display what man can do-- ,and must the villains still have something new8 ,tell1 then1 each pretty ,president creator-- ,confound him--that ,i'll eat an alligator4 ,,picturesque ,,beauties ,,of ,,boswell4 ',part the ,first1 containing ten prints1 designed and etched by two capital artists' 7,collings and ,rowlandson74 ',published in ,may1 #aghf1 by ,e4 ,jackson1 #ad ,marylebone ,street1 ,golden ,square4 ',to any serious criticism or ludicrous banter to which my journal may be liable1 ,i shall never object1 but receive both the one and the other with perfect good humour4'--,vide ,boswell's ,letter in the ,public ,advertiser of ,march #aj1 #aghf4 #a4 ,frontispiece4--,representing ,general ,paoli1 ,dr4 ,johnson1 and the ,journalist practising his celebrated imitations4 ,ursa ,major and the ,general are drawing the elated advocate in a go-cart1 which bears his initial1 with a fool's cap worn over an advocate's wig4 ,the ,journalist has bells to his ,scotch bonnet1 a pen behind his ear1 a portrait of ,bruce1 his reputed ancestor1 round his neck1 a rattle is in his hand1 while his publications1 ,journal to the ,hebrides1 and ,corsica1 are by his side2 he is indulging his famous imitation of a ',moo1 oah' cow 7see plate #aj1 vol4 ii74 ',all hail1 ,dalblair6 ,hail to thee1 ,laird of ,auckinleck4'--,vide ,journal1 p4 #ch4 #b4 ,the ,journalist1 with a view of ,auckinleck or the ,land of ,stones4 ,bozzy is shown strutting with his short legs very wide apart1 posed for the heroic1 with a plaid blowing over his shoulder1 a feather in his bonnet1 an ink-bottle at his button-hole1 and an advocate's wig and bands3 a bulky manuscript1 ',materials for the ,life of ,samuel ,johnson1 ,,ll4,d41' is serving as his buckler1 and the ,journal is flourished as a claymore4 ,ogden on ,prayer is in his pocket4 ',i am1 ,i flatter myself1 completely a ,citizen of the ,world4 ,in my travels through ,holland1 ,germany1 ,switzerland1 ,italy1 ,corsica1 ,france1 ,i have never felt myself from home2 and ,i sincerely love every kindred1 and tongue1 and people1 and nation'--7p4 #aa74 ',my great-grandfather1 the husband of ,countess ,veronica1 was ,alexander1 ,earl of ,kincardine4 ,from him the blood of ,bruce flows in my veins2 of such ancestry who would not be proud1 and glad to seize a fair opportunity to let it be known8'--,vide ,journal1 p4 #af4 #c4 ,the ,embrace at ,boyd's ,inn4 ',on ,saturday1 ,august #ad1 #aggc1 late in the evening ,i received a note from ,dr4 ,johnson that he was arrived at ,boyd's ,inn at the head of the ,cannongate2 ,i went to him directly4 ,he embraced me cordially1 and ,i exulted in the thought that ,i now actually had him in ,caledonia4'--,vide ,journal1 p4 #ab4 #d4 ,walking up the ,high ,street1 ,edinburgh4 ',dr4 ,johnson and ,i walked arm in arm up the ,high ,street to my house in ,james's ,court4 ,it was a dusky night1 ,i could not prevent his being assailed by the evening effluvia of ,edinburgh4 ',as we marched along he grumbled in my ear1 ,i smell you in the dark4'--,vide ,journal1 p4 #ac4 #e4 ,tea at the ,journalist's ,house in ,james's ,court4 ',my wife had tea ready for him1 which it is well known he delighted to drink at all hours1 particularly when sitting up late4 ,he showed much complacency that the mistress of the house was so attentive to his singular habit1 and as no man could be more polite when he chose to be so1 his address to her was most courteous and engaging1 and his conversation soon charmed her into a forgetfulness of his external appearance4'--,vide ,journal1 p4 #ad4 #f4 ,chatting 'till two o'clock in the ,morning4 ',we talked of murder1 and of the ancient trial by duel4 ,we sat till near two in the morning1 having chatted a good while after my wife left us4 ,she had insisted that1 to show all respect to the sage1 she would give up our own bedroom to him1 and take a worse4 ,this ,i cannot but gratefully mention as one of a thousand obligations which ,i owe her since that great obligation of her being pleased to accept of me as her husband4'--,vide ,journal1 p4 #ae4 #g4 ,veronica1 a ,breakfast ,conversation4 ',dr4 ,johnson was pleased with my daughter ,veronica1 then a child about four months old4 ,she had the appearance of listening to him4 ,his motions seemed to her to be intended for her amusement1 and when he stopped she fluttered1 and made a little infantine noise1 and a kind of signal for him to begin again4 ,she would be held close to him1 which was a proof1 from simple nature1 that his figure was not horrid4 ,her fondness for him endeared her still more to me1 and ,i declared she should have five hundred pounds of additional fortune4'--,vide ,journal1 p4 #ag4 #h4 ,wit and ,wisdom making preparations for dinner4 ',we gave him as good a dinner as we could4 ,our ,scotch wild-fowl or grouse were then abundant1 and quite in season2 and so far as wisdom and wit can be aided by administering agreeable sensations to the palate1 my wife took care that our great guest should not be deficient4'--,vide ,journal1 p4 #abc4 #i4 ,setting out from ,edinburgh on the ,tour4 ',wednesday1 ,august #ah4 ,on this day we set out from ,edinburgh1 attended only by my man1 ,joseph ,ritter1 a ,bohemian1 a fine stately fellow1 above six feet high1 who had been over a great part of ,europe1 and spoke many languages4 ,he was the best servant ,i ever saw4 ,let not my readers disdain his introduction1 for ,doctor ,johnson gave him this character3 ,sir1 he is a civil man1 and a wise man4 ,my wife did not seem quite easy when we left her1 but away we went4'--,vide ,journal1 p4 #dg4 ,illustration3 ,,scottifying ,,the ,,palate ,,at ,,leith4 #aj4 ,scottifying the ,palate at ,leith4 ',i bought some speldings1 fish salted and dried in a particular manner1 being dipped in the sea and dried in the sun1 and eaten by the ,scots by way of relish4 ,he had never seen them1 though they are sold in ,london4 ,i insisted on ,scottifying his palate1 but he was very reluctant4 ,with difficulty ,i prevailed with him4 ,he did not like it4'--,vide ,journal1 p4 #ej4 ,i see thee stuffing1 with a hand uncouth1 ,an old dry'd whiting in thy ,johnson's mouth2 ,and1 lo6 ,i see1 with all his might and main1 ,thy ,johnson spit the whiting out again4 ,,peter ,,pindar4 ,second ,volume4 ,same title as the first part4 #a4 ,frontispiece4 ,revising for the ,second ,edition1 under the inspection of a learned friend4 ',having found1 on a revision of this work1 that a few observations had escaped me1 the publication of which might be considered as passing the bounds of strict decorum1 ,i immediately ordered that they should be omitted in the present edition4' ,let ,lord ,m',donald threat thy breech to kick1#bi ,and o'er thy shrinking shoulders shake his stick2 ,treat with contempt the menace of this ,lord-- ',tis ,hist'ry's province1 ,bozzy1 to record4 ,vide ,poetical ,epistle to ,jas4 ,boswell1 ,esq41 by ,,peter ,,pindar1 ,esq4 #b4 ,the ,procession to ,st4 ,leonard's ,college4 ,st4 ,andrews4 ',after supper we made a procession to ,saint ,leonard's ,college1 the landlord walking before us with a candle1 and the waiter with a lantern4'--,vide ,journal1 p4 #ed4 #c4 ,the ,vision at ,lord ,errol's4 ,slain's ,castle4 ',i had an elegant room1 but there was a fire in it that blazed2 and the sea1 to which my windows looked1 roared2 and the pillows were made of some seafowls' feathers1 which had to me a disagreeable smell1 so that by all these causes ,i was kept awake a good time4 ,i saw in imagination ,lord ,errol's father1 ,lord ,kilmarnock 7who was beheaded on ,tower ,hill in #agdj71 and ,i was somewhat dreary1 but the thought did not last long1 and ,i fell asleep4'--,vide ,journal1 p4 #aaj4 #d4 ,lodging at ,mr4 ,m',queen's1 in ,glenmorison3 the celebrated ,spider ,scene4 ',there were two beds in the room1 and a woman's gown was hung on a rope to make a curtain of separation between them4444 ,doctor ,johnson fell asleep immediately2 ,i was not so fortunate for a long time4 ,i fancied myself bit by innumerable vermin under the clothes1 and that a spider was travelling from the wainscot towards my mouth4 ,at last ,i fell into insensibility4'--,vide ,journal1 p4 #aec4 #e4 ,reconciliation at ,glenelg1 after the ,journalist had ridden away from ,ursa ,major4 ',i resumed the subject of my leaving him on the road1 and endeavoured to defend it better4 ,he was still violent upon that head4 ,i had slept ill2 ,dr4 ,johnson's anger had affected me much4 ,i considered that1 without any bad intention1 ,i might suddenly forfeit his friendship1 and was impatient to see him this morning4 ,i told him how uneasy he had made me by what he had said4 ,he owned he had spoken to me in passion1 and that he would not have done what he had threatened1 and added1 ,let's think no more on't4--,boswell3 ,well1 then1 sir1 ,i shall be easy4 ,remember1 ,i am to have fair warning in case of any quarrel4 ,you are never to spring a mine upon me4 ,it was absurd in me to believe you4 ,johnson3 ,you deserved about as much as to believe me from night to morning4'--,vide ,journal1 p4 #afd4 #f4 ,highland ,dance on the top of ,dun-,can4 ',old ,mr4 ,malcolm ,mc,cleod1 who had obligingly promised to accompany me1 was at my bedside between five and six4 ,i sprang up immediately1 and he and ,i1 attended by the two other gentlemen1 traversed the country during the whole of this day4 ,though we had passed over not less than four-and-twenty miles of very rugged ground1 and had a ,highland dance on the top of ,dun-,can1 the highest mountain in the island1 we returned in the evening not at all fatigued1 and piqued ourselves at not being outdone at the nightly ball by our less active friends who had remained at home4'--,vide ,journal1 p4 #aib4 #g4 ,the ,recovery1 after a severe drunken frolic at ,corrichatachin4 ',i awaked at noon1 with a severe headache2 ,i was much vexed ,i should have been guilty of such a riot1 and afraid of a reproof from ,dr4 ,johnson4 ,about one he came into my room and accosted me1 ,what1 drunk yet64 ,when ,i rose ,i went into ,dr4 ,johnson's room1 and taking up ,mrs4 ,mc,kinnon's ,prayer-book1 ,i opened it at the twentieth ,sunday after ,trinity1 in the ,epistle for which ,i read3 ,and be not drunken with wine1 wherein there is excess4 ,some would have taken this as a divine interposition4'--,vide ,journal1 p4 #cah4 ,at ,corrichatachin's1 the ,lord knows how1 ,i see thee1 ,bozzy1 drunk as ,david's sow1 ,and begging1 with rais'd eyes and lengthen'd chin1 ,heav'n not to damn thee for the deadly sin4 ,,peter ,,pindar',s ,epistle4 #h4 ,sailing among the ,hebrides1--the ,journalist holding a rope's-end4 ',as ,i saw them all busy doing something1 ,i asked ,col with much earnestness what ,i could do4 ,he with a happy readiness put into my hand a rope which was fixed to the top of one of the masts1 and told me to hold it till he bid me pull4 ,if ,i had considered the matter ,i might have seen that this could not be of the least service1 but his object was to keep me out of the way of those who were busy working the vessel1 and at the same time to divert my fear by employing me and making me think that ,i was of use4 ,thus did ,i stand firm to my post1 while the wind and the rain beat upon me1 always expecting a call to pull my rope4'--,vide ,journal1 p4 #cdi4 #i4 ,the ,contest at ,aucklinleck1 in which ,ursa ,major made a severe retort on the ,journalist's father4 ',the contest began whilst my father was showing him his collection of medals2 and ,oliver ,cromwell's coin unfortunately introduced ,charles the ,first and ,toryism2 in the course of their altercation ,whiggism and ,presbyterianism1 ,toryism and ,episcopacy1 were terribly buffeted4 ',they became exceedingly warm and violent1 and ,i was very much distressed at being present at such an altercation between two men1 both of whom ,i reverenced2 yet ,i durst not interfere4 ,it would certainly be very unbecoming in me to exhibit my honoured father and my respected friend as intellectual gladiators for the entertainment of the public2 and therefore ,i suppress what would1 ,i daresay1 make an interesting scene in this dramatic sketch--this account of the transit of ,johnson over the ,caledonian hemisphere4'--,vide ,journal1 p4 #dhb4 #aj4 ,imitations at ,drury ,lane ,theatre by the ,journalist4 ',at ,mr4 ,tyler's ,i happened to tell that one evening1 a great many years ago1 when ,dr4 ,hugh ,blair and ,i were sitting together in the pit of ,drury ,lane playhouse1 in a wild freak of youthful extravagance ,i entertained the house prodigiously by imitating the lowing of a cow4 ,i was so successful in this boyish frolic that the universal cry of the galleries was1 ,encore the cow6 ,encore the cow6 ,in the pride of my heart ,i attempted imitations of some other animals1 but with very inferior effect4 ,my reverend friend1 anxious for my fame1 with an air of the utmost gravity and earnestness addressed me thus3 ,my dear sir1 ,i would confine myself to the cow6 ',a little while after ,i had told this story ,i differed from ,dr4 ,johnson1 ,i suppose too confidently1 upon some point which ,i now forget4 ,he did not spare me4 ,nay1 sir 7said he71 if you cannot talk better as a man1 ,i'd have you bellow like a cow4' ,,footnotes3 #bg ',the present ,orchestra 7#ahji7 was first exhibited to the public on the #bnd ,june1 #agce4 ,it was built by an ingenious mechanic1 named ,maidman1 a common carpenter employed in the gardens1 from a design of his own4 ,the composition with which it is ornamented was also his own discovery4 ,this elegant orchestra is calculated to contain fifty performers1 with an organ1 c4 ,it is illuminated by about four thousand lamps1 and presents an object of unparalleled brilliance4 ,the same ingenious artisan erected the rotunda1 which is seventy feet in diameter1 and represents a magnificent pavilion4 ,within it is placed another orchestra1 where the musical part of the entertainment is performed in unfavourable weather4 ,adjoining the saloon1 with its scagliola columns1 and its paintings by ,hayman1 is a supper room1 one hundred feet long and forty feet wide1 with a double row of columns4 ,on the walls are represented paintings of rural scenery1 which answer to the intercolumniations4 ,at the end of the room was the statue of ,handel1 in white marble1 and in the character of ,orpheus singing to his lyre2 but it is now removed behind the orchestra in the garden4 ,this fine piece of sculpture first introduced the abilities of ,roubiliac to the notice of the public4 ,it was begun and completed in the place of which it was the ornament1 while the noble subject and the superior artist were enjoying the friendly and protecting hospitality of ,mr4 ,jonathan ,tyers1 who purchased the place in #agcj1 and opened it with an attractive entertainment which he called a ,ridotto al ,fresco4 ',the grove1 principal entrance1 and other parts of the gardens are furnished with a number of small pavilions1 ornamented with paintings1 chiefly by ,hogarth and ,hayman2 each containing a table and seats1 to which the company retire to partake of refreshments4'--,microcosm of ,london4 #bh ',mrs4 ,hartley was an actress of some popularity2 more celebrated1 however1 for her beauty4 ,she was one of those ladies whose career on the stage was without reproach4 ,she was painted by several of the first artists1 and among others by ,sir ,joshua ,reynolds1 in one of her best characters4 ,no female1 perhaps1 that ever appeared on the stage looked more lovely than she in ,fair ,rosamond4 ,mr41 afterwards ,sir ,bate ,dudley1 married the sister of this lady4' #bi ,a letter of severe remonstrance was sent to ,mr4 ,b41 who1 in consequence1 omitted1 in the second edition of his ,journal1 what is so generally pleasing to the public1 viz41 the scandalous passages relative to this nobleman4 #aghg4 ,the authorship of the following pair of prints is doubtful2 they present many indications of ,rowlandson's manner1 and they were issued by his publisher1 ,s4 ,w4 ,fores1 #c ,piccadilly2 they are sometimes ascribed to ,gillray3-- ,january #a1 #aghg4 ,a pair of single figures1 respectively described as ,london ,refinement and ,country ,simplicity4 ,as the titles sufficiently indicate1 the former sets forth a town 'macaroni' dressed in the height of the mode1 and the latter represents a pretty youth1 of rustic fashion1 long-haired1 and clad in picturesque and homely country garb4 ,january #aa1 #aghg4 ,uncle ,george and ,black ,dick at their ,new ,game of ,naval ,shuttlecock4--,from this caricature it seems that the conduct of the ,admiralty in #aghg gave reasonable grounds for dissatisfaction4 ,the state of things is pictorially set forth by ,rowlandson4 ,in the centre of the picture stand the compound heads of the ,admiralty1 a single figure with two fronts--those of the ,king and ,lord ,howe1 who was popularly designated ',the ,prince of ,duskey ,bay4' ,a bevy of admirals are applying to the ,king for recognition of their services to their country2 they are all partially disabled by the loss of limbs4 ,a petitioner is offering a statement of their situation to the ,king1 who is made to declare1 ',i never interfere with your ,first ,lord2 no1 never2' while the second head of this ,janus1 ,howe1 in replying to a petition from sundry aggrieved captains1 is dismissing the applicants with ,go1 go6 ,i can do nothing2 it is his ,majesty's pleasure that----' ,the abused admirals are expressing their wrongs3 ',i see ,i shall lose my rank after all my long services6' ',i am set aside1 although ,i've lost a son and one eye6' ',humbug'd1 by ,jove1 by ye old ,jesuit6' ',had ,i my arm again1 to find a better country6' ',brothers1 our ,lords and ,commons will not suffer this game6' ,the captains have evidently a bad opinion of their ,first ,lord1 ,vultus est ,index ,animi3 ',our navy has now two heads and no helm2 rare work6' ',rascal6' ',the ,king's pleasure6 ,that's a falsity added to a mean finesse6' ',he's fond of manoeuvres if ever so bad2 you know him6' ,,the ,,lousiad4 ,for ,peter nat'ral 'tis to speak ,in rhyme1 as 'tis for pigs to squeak4 ,,peter ,,pindar ,,to ,,the ,,reader4 ,gentle ,reader1--,it is necessary to inform thee that his ,majesty actually discovered1 some time ago1 as he sat at table1 a louse on his plate4 ,the emotion occasioned by the unexpected appearance of such a guest can be better imagined than described4 ,an edict was1 in consequence1 passed for shaving the cooks1 scullions1 c41 and the unfortunate louse condemned to die4 ,such is the foundation of the ,lousiad3 with what degree of merit the poem is executed1 the uncritical as well as the critical reader will decide4 ,the ingenious author1 who ought to be allowed to know somewhat of the matter1 hath been heard privately to declare1 that in his opinion the ,batrachomymachia of ,homer1 the ,secchia ,rapita of ,tassoni1 the ,lutrin of ,boileau1 the ,dispensary of ,garth1 and the ,rape of the ,lock of ,pope1 are not to be compared to it1--and to exclaim at the same time1 with the modest assurance of an author-- ,cedite1 scriptores ,romani2 cedite1 ,graii-- ,nil ortum in terris1 ,loiusiad1 melius4 ,which1 for the sake of the mere ,english reader1 is thus beautifully translated3-- ,roman and ,grecian authors1 great and small1 ,the author of the ,lousiad beats you all4 ,what dire emotions shook the monarch's soul6 ,just like two billiard-balls his eyes 'gan roll4 ',how1 how--what1 what8444 what's that1 what's that8' he cries ,with rapid accent and with staring eyes4 ',look there6 look there6--what's got into my house8 ,a louse1 ,god bless us6 ,louse1 louse1 louse1 louse1 louse4' ,the ,queen look'd down1 and then exclaimed1 ',good la6' ,and with a smile the dappled stranger saw4 ,each ,princess strain'd her lovely neck to see1 ,and1 with another smile1 exclaimed1 ',good me6' ',good la6 good me6' ',is that all you can say8' 7,our gracious monarch cry'd1 with huge dismay74 ',what6 what a silly1 vacant smile takes place ,upon your ,majesty's and children's face1 ,whilst that vile louse 7soon1 soon to be unjointed67 ,affronts the presence of the ,lord's anointed6' ,dash'd1 as if tax'd with hell's most deadly sins1 ,the ,queen and ,princesses drew in their chins1 ,look'd prim1 and gave each exclamation o'er1 ,and1 prudent damsels1 'word spake never more4' ,sweet maids6 the beauteous boast of ,britain's isle1 ,speak--were those peerless lips forbid to smile8 ,lips6 that the soul of simple ,nature moves-- ,form'd by the beauteous hands of all the ,loves6 ,lips of delight6 unstained by satire's gall6 ,lips6 that ,i never kiss'd--and never shall4 ,now to each trembling page1 a poor mute mouse1 ,the pious monarch cry'd1 ',is this your louse8' ',ah6 ,sire1' replied each page1 with pig-like whine1 ',an't please1 your ,majesty1 it is not mine4' ',not thine8' the hasty monarch cry'd again-- ',what1 what8 ,who's1 who's1 then8 ,who the devil's1 then8' ,illustration3 ',,is ,,this ,,your ,,louse8' ,now at this sad event the sovereign1 sore ,unhappy1 could not take a mouthful more2 ,his wiser ,queen1 her gracious stomach studying1 ,stuck most devoutly to the beef and pudding2 ,for ,germans are a very hearty sort1 ,whether begot in hog-styes or a court1 ,who bear 7which shows their hearts are not of stone7 ,the ills of others better than their own4 ,grim terror seiz'd the souls of all the pages1 ,of different sizes and of different ages2 ,frighten'd about their pensions or their bones1 ,they on each other gap'd1 like ,jacob's sons4 ,now to a page1 but which we can't determine1 ,the growling monarch gave the plate and vermin3 ',watch well that blackguard animal1' he cries1 ',that1 soon or late1 to glut my vengeance1 dies6 ,watch1 like a cat1 that vile marauding louse1 ,or ,george shall play the devil in the house4 ,some spirit whispers1 that to cooks ,i owe ,the precious visitor that crawls below4 ,yes1 yes6 the whisp'ring spirit tells me true1 ,and soon shall vengeance all their locks pursue4 ,cooks1 scourers1 scullions1 too1 with tails of pig1 ,shall lose their coxcomb curls1 and wear a wig4' ,thus roar'd the ,king--not ,hercules so big2 ,and all the palace echo'd1 ',wear a wig6' ,fear1 like an ague1 struck the pale-nos'd cooks1 ,and dash'd the beef and mutton from their looks1 ,whilst from each cheek the rose withdrew its red1 ,and pity blubbered o'er each menac'd head4 ,but1 lo6 the great cook-major comes6 his eyes ,fierce as the redd'ning flame that roasts and fries2 ,his cheeks like bladders with high passion glowing1 ,or like a fat ,dutch trumpeter's when blowing4 ,a neat white apron his huge corpse embrac'd1 ,tied by two comely strings about his waist2 ,an apron that he purchas'd with his riches1 ,to guard from hostile grease his velvet breeches4 ',ye sons of dripping1 on your major look6 7,in sounds of deep-ton'd thunder cry'd the cook71 ,i swear this head disdains to lose its locks2 ,and those that do not1 tell them they are blocks4 ,whose head1 my cooks1 such vile disgrace endures8 ,will it be yours1 or yours1 or yours1 or yours8 ,then may the charming perquisite of grease ,the mammon of your pocket ne'er increase2 ,grease6 that so frequently hath brought you coin1 ,from veal1 pork1 mutton1 and the great sirloin4 ,o brothers of the spit6 be firm as rocks-- ,lo6 to no ,king on earth ,i yield these locks4 ,few are my hairs behind1 by age endear'd6 ,but1 few or many1 they shall not be shear'd4 99 99 99 99 99 ,sooner shall ham from fowl and turkey part1 ,and stuffing leave a calf's or bullock's heart3 ,sooner shall toasted cheese take leave of mustard1 ,and from the codlin tart be torn the custard4 ,sooner these hands the glorious haunch shall spoil1 ,and all our melted butter turn to oil3 ,sooner our pious ,king1 with pious face1 ,sit down to dinner without saying grace2 ,and every night salvation-pray'rs put forth ,for ,portland1 ,fox1 ,burke1 ,sheridan1 and ,north4 ,sooner shall fashion order frogs and snails1 ,and dishclouts stick eternal to our tails6 ,let ,george view ministers with surly looks-- ,abuse 'em1 kick 'em--but revere his cooks6' ',what6 lose our locks6' reply'd the roasting crew1 ',to barbers yield 'em8--,damme if we do6 ,be shav'd like foreign dogs1 one daily meets1 ,naked and blue1 and shiv'ring in the streets8 ,and from the palace be asham'd to range1 ,for fear the world should think we had the mange8' ',rouse1 ,opposition6' roar'd a tipsy cook1 ,with arms akimbo and bubonic look4 ',be shav'd6' a scullion loud began to bellow-- ,loud as a parish bull1 or poor ,othello4 ',be shav'd like pigs6' rejoin'd the scullion's mate1 ,his dishclout shaking1 and his pot-crown'd pate-- ',what barber dares it1 let him watch his nose ,and1 curse me6--dread the rage of these ten foes4' ',be shav'd6' an understrapper turnbroche cry'd1 ,in all the foaming energy of pride-- ',zounds6 let us take ,his ,majesty in hand6 ,the king shall find he lives at our command4 ,yes--let him know1 with all his wond'rous state1 ,his teeth and stomach on our wills shall wait4 ,we rule the platters1 we command the spit1 ,and ,george shall have his mess when we think fit2 ,stay till ourselves shall condescend to eat1 ,and then1 if we think proper1 have his meat4' ',heav'ns6' cry'd a yeoman1 with much learning grac'd1 ,in books as well as meat a man of taste-- ',however modern ,kings may cooks despise1 ,warriors and ,kings were cooks1 or hist'ry lies4 ,patroclus broil'd beef-steaks to quell his hunger2 ,the mighty ,agamemnon potted conger6 ,and ,charles of ,sweden1 'midst his guns and drums1 ,spread his own bread and butter with his thumbs4 ,be shav'd6--,no6 ,sooner pill'ries1 jails1 the stocks ,shall pinch this corpse1 than barbers snatch my locks4' 99 99 99 99 99 ,around the table1 all with sulky looks1 ,like culprits doom'd to ,tyburn1 sat the cooks4 ,at length1 with phiz that show'd the man of woes1 ,the sorrowing king of spits and stew-pans rose2 ,with outstretch'd hands and energetic grace1 ,he fearless thus harangues the roasting race3 ',cooks1 scullions--hear me1 every mother's son-- ,know that ,i relish not this royal fun4 ,what's life1' the major said1 'my brethren1 pray1 ,if force must snatch our first delights away8 ,relentless1 shall the royal mandate drag ,the hairs that long have grac'd this silken bag8-- ,hairs to a barber scarcely worth a fig-- ,too few to make a foretop for a wig6 ,hairs1 look1 my lads1 so wonderfully thin ,old ,schwellenberg has more upon her chin6' ,illustration3 ',,cooks1 ,,scullions--,,hear ,,me1 ,,every ,,mother',s ,,son4' 99 99 99 99 99 '--,what6 what6 not shave 'em1 shave 'em1 shave 'em1 shave 'em8 ,not all the world1 not all the world shall save 'em4 ,i'll shear 'em1 shear 'em1 as ,i shear my sheep6' ,thus spoke the mighty monarch in his sleep3 ,which proves that kings in sleep a speech may make1 ,equal to what they utter broad awake4 99 99 99 99 99 ,now did the major hum a tune so sad6 ,chromatic--in the robes of sorrow clad2 ,but1 lo6 the ballad could not fear control1 ,nor exorcise the barbers from his soul4 ,and now his lifted eyes the ceiling sought2 ,and now he whistled--not for want of thought4 ,illustration3 ',,and ,,now ,,his ,,lifted ,,eyes ,,the ,,ceiling ,,sought1 ,,and ,,now ,,he ,,whistled--,,not ,,for ,,want ,,of ,,thought4' 99 99 99 99 99 ,scarce had he utter'd when a noise was heard2 ,and now1 behold1 a motley band appear'd6 ,with ,babel sounds at once the kitchen rings1 ,of groom1 page1 barber1 and the best of ,kings6 ,and lo6 the best of ,queens must see the fun2 ,and lo6 the ,princesses so beauteous run2 ,and ,madam ,schwellenberg came hobbling1 too-- ,poor lady1 losing in the race a shoe6 ,but1 in revenge-pursuit1 the loss how slight6 ,the world would lose a leg to please a spite4 ,and now for peace did ,seeker bawl aloud2 ,and lo1 peace came at once among the crowd4 ,in courts of justice thus1 to hush the hum1 ',silence6' the crier calls1 and all is mum4 ',cooks1 scullions1 all1 of high and low degree1 ,attend and learn our monarch's will from me4 ,our sovereign lord1 the ,king1 whose word is fate1 ,wills in his wisdom to see shav'd each pate3 ,then1 gentlemen1 pray take your chairs at once2 ,and let each barber fall upon his sconce4' ,thus thunder'd ,secker1 with a ,mars-like face1 ,and struck dire terror through the roasting race4 ,thus roar'd ,achilles1 'mid the martial fray1 ,when ev'ry frighted ,trojan ran away4 ,calm was the crowd when thus the ,king of isles1 ,firm for the shave1 but yet with kingly smiles3 ',you must be shav'd--you shall--you must1 indeed4 ,no1 no--,i shan't let slip a single head4 ,a very filthy1 nasty1 dirty trick3 ,the thought on't turns my stomach--makes me sick4 ,louse1 louse--a nasty thing--a louse ,i hate3 ,no1 no--,i'll have no more upon my plate4 ,one is sufficient--yes1 yes--quite a store3 ,i'll have no more--no more--,i'll have no more4' ,thus spake the ,king1 like ev'ry ,king who gives ,to trifles lustre that for ever lives4 ,thus stinking vapours from the oozy pool1 ,of cats and kittens1 dogs and puppies full1 ,bright sol sublimes1 and gives them golden wings1 ,the cloud on which some say the cherub sings4 ,,peter',s ,,pension4 ,a ,,solemn ,,epistle ,,to ,a ,,sublime ,,personage4 ,non possum tecum vivere1 nec sine te4 ,nebuchadnezzar1 sir1 the ,king1 ,as sacred hist'ries sweetly sing1 ,was on all fours turn'd out to grass1 ,just like a horse1 or mule1 or ass4 ,heav'ns6 what a fall from kingly glory6 ,i hope it will not so turn out ,that we shall have 7to make a pout7 ,a second part of the old story6 ,this pension was well meant1 ,o glorious ,king6 ,and for the bard a very pretty thing2 ,but let me1 sir1 refuse it1 ,i implore6 ,i ought not to be rich whilst you are poor4 ,no1 sir1 ,i cannot be your humble hack2 ,i fear your ,majesty would break my back4 ,a great deal1 my dear liege1 depends ,on having clever bards for friends4 ,what had ,achilles been without his ,homer8 ,a tailor1 woollen-draper1 or a comber6 ,in poetry's rich grass how virtues thrive6 ,some when put in1 so lean1 seem scarce alive1 ,and yet so speedily a bulk obtain1 ,that e'en their owners know them not again4 ,illustration3 ,,peter',s ,,pension4 ,could you1 indeed1 have gain'd my muse of fire1 ,great would your luck have been1 indeed1 great sire6 ,then had ,i prais'd your nobleness of spirit6 ,then had ,i boasted that myself1 ,hight ,peter1 was the first blest1 tuneful elf ,you ever gave a farthing to for merit4 ,though money be a pretty handy tool2 ,of mammon1 lo6 ,i scorn to be the fool6 ,if fortune calls she's welcome to my cot1 ,whether she leaves a guinea or a groat2 ,whether she brings me from the butcher's shop ,the whole sheep or a single chop4 ,for lo6 like ,andrew ,marvel ,i can dine1 ,and deem a mutton bone extremely fine4 ,then1 sir1 how difficult the task you see1 ,to bribe a moderate gentleman like me4 ,i will not swear1 point blank1 ,i shall not alter-- ,a saint 7my namesake7 e'en was known to falter4 ,and who is there that may not change his mind8 ,where can you folks of that description find ,who will not sell their souls for cash8 ,that most angelic1 diabolic trash6 ,e'en grave divines submit to glitt'ring gold6 ,the best of consciences are bought and sold3 ,yet should ,i imitate the fickle wind1 ,or ,mister ,patriot ,eden--change my mind2 ,and for the bard your ,majesty should send1 ,and say1 ',well1 well1 well1 well1 my tuneful friend1 ,i long1 ,i long to give you something1 ,peter-- ,you make fine verses--nothing can be sweeter-- ,what will you have8 what1 what8 speak out1 speak out3 ,yes1 yes1 you something want1 no doubt1 no doubt4' ,then would the poet thankfully reply1 ,with falt'ring voice1 low bow1 and marv'ling eye ,all meekness6 such a simple1 dove-like thing6 ',blest be the bard who verses can indite1 ,to yield a second ,solomon delight6 ,thrice blest1 who findeth favour with the ,king6 ',since 'tis the royal will to give the bard ,in whom the ,king delighteth some reward1 ,some mark of royal bounty to requite him1 ,o ,king6 do anything but knight him4' ,,odes ,,for ,,the ,,new ,,year4 ,know1 reader1 that the laureate's post sublime ,is destin'd to record1 in handsome rhyme1 ,the deeds of ,british monarchs twice a year3 ,if great1 how happy is the tuneful tongue6 ,if pitiful1 as ,shakespeare says1 the song ,must 'suckle fools and chronicle small beer4' ,but bards must take the up hill with the down2 ,kings cannot always oracles be hatching3 ,maggots are oft the tenants of a crown-- ,therefore1 like those in cheese1 not worth the catching4 ,o gentle reader6 if1 by ,god's good grace1 ,or 7what's more sought7 good interest at court1 ,thou get'st of lyric trumpeter the place1 ,and hundreds are1 like gudgeons1 gaping for't2 ,hear6 7at a palace if thou mean'st to thrive7 ,and1 of a steady coachman1 learn to drive4 ,illustration3 ,,odes ,,for ,,the ,,new ,,year4 ,whene'er employ'd to celebrate a ,king1 ,let fancy lend thy muse her loftiest wing-- ,stun with thy minstrelsy th' affrighted sphere2 ,bid thy voice thunder like a hundred batteries2 ,for common sounds1 conveying common flatteries4 ,are zephyrs whisp'ring to the royal ear4 ,know1 glutton-like1 on praise each monarch crams2 ,hot spices suit alone their pamper'd nature3 ,alas6 the stomach1 parch'd by burning drams1 ,with mad-dog terror starts at simple water4 ,fierce is each royal mania for applause2 ,and1 as a horse-pond wide1 are monarch's maws-- ,form'd1 therefore1 on a pretty ample scale3 ,to sound the decent panegyric note1 ,to pour the modest flatt'ries down their throat1 ,were off'ring shrimps for dinner to a whale4 ,and mind6 whene'er thou strik'st the lyre to kings1 ,to touch to ,abigails of court the strings2 ,give the ,queen's toad-eater a handsome sop1 ,and swear she always has more grace ,than e'en to sell the meanest place-- ,swear1 too1 the woman keeps no title-shop4 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,triumph ,,of ,,sentiment4 ,thus1 reader1 ends the prologue to my odes6 ,the true-bred courtiers wonder whilst ,i preach-- ,and with grave vizards and stretch'd eyes to gods1 ,pronounce my sermon a most impious speech3 ,with all my spirit--let them damn my lays-- ,a courtier's curses are exalted praise4 ,january1 #aghg4 ,the ,triumph of ,sentiment4 ,january1 #aghg4 ,the ,triumph of ,hypocrisy4 #aghg4 ,transplanting of ,teeth4 ,published by ,j4 ,harris1 #cg ,dean ,street1 ,soho4--,among the schemes of charlatans1 which were popularly successful in the days of ,the ,temples of ,health1 ,mud ,baths1 and other devices by which pretenders flourished on the gains extorted from fashionable credulity at the end of the last century1 was a new theory of dentistry1 according to the practice of which a sound tooth was to be torn from the jaws of a healthy individual1 and1 while still warm1 was to be inserted in the gums of some patient whose decayed molar had been extracted simultaneously1 and the rest of the operation was left to nature4 ,according to the caricaturist1 who has produced a large1 spirited1 and well-executed plate on this novel operation1 we are informed by advertisement that this truly extraordinary performance is taking place in the surgery of ',baron ,ron1 ,dentist to her ,high ,mightyness the ,empress of ,russia1' ,the professor has appended to this important announcement the further statement1 ',most money given for ,live ,teeth4' ,illustration3 ,,the ,,triumph ,,of ,,hypocrisy4 ,the dual operations of depriving the poor of their sound teeth for a small pecuniary consideration1 that their lost molars may regarnish the gums of patients who are prepared to pay for the accommodation1 and the substitution of whole teeth for decayed ones1 are proceeding at once4 ,the artist has sketched two wretched young creatures1 in rags1 who are stealing out of ,baron ,ron's surgery1 weeping and bewailing the loss of their teeth1 and regarding a coin held in the palm of their hands1 with mourning and reproachful looks4 ,an old dandy1 a military buck1 is examining the adjustment of his new teeth1 which do not appear to fit as accurately as could be desired4 ,an assistant dental professor is planting a live tooth in the gums of a lady of quality1 who is kicking violently1 in disapproval of the sensation4 ,an elderly dowager is seated in suspense in a chair beside a young sweep1 whose odoriferous vicinity she is counteracting by applications to a scent-bottle held to her susceptible nose1 while the ,baron--a modishly costumed foreigner--is tearing out a beautiful healthy white tooth from the jaws of the sooty patient1 to be straightway transplanted into the gums of the customer of quality4 ,may #i1 #aghg4 ,the ,brain-,sucker1 or ,the ,miseries of ,authorship4 ,in #aghg ,rowlandson issued a series of rustic sketches1 including such subjects as horses1 dogs1 coaches1 carts1 haymakers1 cottages1 farrier's forges1 and roadside inns2 similar views to those selected by ,morland1 but treated in ,rowlandson's own original style4 ,among these rural studies we may particularise3-- ,shoeing3 the ,village ,forge4 ,published by ,laurie and ,whittle1 #ec ,fleet ,street4 ,illustration3 ,,shoeing3 ,,the ,,village ,,forge4 ,a ,brewer's ,dray4 ,illustration3 ,a ,,brewer',s ,,dray4 ,a ,posting ,inn4 ,republished ,july #a1 #ahjc4 ,illustration3 ,a ,,posting ,,inn4 ,a ,rural ,halt4 ,published by ,j4 ,harris1 ,dean ,street1 ,soho4 ,illustration3 ,a ,,rural ,,halt4 ,haymakers4 ,published by ,j4 ,harris1 ,dean ,street1 ,soho4 ,illustration3 ,,haymakers4 #aghg4 ,a ,post ,chaise4 ,illustration3 ,a ,,sailor',s ,,family4 #aghg4 ,a ,sailor's ,family4--,one of those charming pieces to which so much of ,rowlandson's reputation is justly due4 ,unaffected simplicity1 an easy effortless style of drawing1 natural grouping1 and the most perfect felicity in rendering graceful attitudes and depicting faces1 unequalled for a certain innocent beauty and expressiveness4 ,illustration3 ,a ,,college ,,scene1 ,,or ,a ,,fruitless ,,attempt ,,on ,,the ,,purse ,,of ,,old ,,square-,,toes4 ,august #a1 #aghg4 ,a ,college ,scene1 or a ,fruitless ,attempt on the ,purse of old ,square-toes4 ,engraved by ,e4 ,williams2 published by ,j4 ,r4 ,smith1 ,king ,street1 ,covent ,garden4--,old ,square-toes has called to see his scapegrace--on the subject of supplies1 it is needless to particularise4 ,young ,hopeful1 who is obviously destined for the ,bar--where1 we may feel convinced in advance he is bound to shine--has assumed his most specious deportment1 and has donned his cap and gown1 with the other semblances of decorum4 ,the title1 ,fruitless ,attempt1 seems somewhat of a misnomer1 for the special pleading of young ,hopeful is evidently producing a favourable impression4 ,old ,square-toes has banged himself down into a chair1 and planted his stick on the ground with an air of determination1 in a very square attitude1 to demonstrate that his resolution is not to be shaken1 and that young ,hopeful is losing his pains2 but1 as in the old comedies1 the paternal heart is yearning towards his progeny1 while his most relentless denunciations are thundered forth2 the lines of his stern face are relaxing1 an amused smile is twitching at the corners of his mouth1 and we are convinced that the next remark will embody the sentiments immortalised by the ,georgian dramatists3 ',you dog1 this time your father forgives you2 boys will be boys2 ,i was a gay young spark myself once2 ,i'll pay your debts this time1 but never again1 c4 c4' ,illustration3 ,,tragedy ,,spectators4 ,illustration3 ,,comedy ,,spectators4 ,october #ah1 #aghg4 ,tragedy ,spectators4 ,comedy ,spectators4 ,published by ,t4 ,rowlandson1 #ej ,poland ,street4--,the contrast of the respective attractions between the two classes of entertainment is pictured with the artist's characteristic force and spirit4 ,the humour of these two designs is suggestive of ,hogarth's genius4 ,while the woes of ',romeo and ,juliet' are influencing the spectators to the most profound melancholy1 and reducing the audience to tears and hysteria1 the attendants on ,comedy are enjoying the humours of the performance with the most frank and unrestrained merriment4 ,illustration3 ,,love ,,in ,,the ,,east4 #aghg4 ,love in the ,east4--,oriental luxuriousness seems to have had a charm for ,rowlandson's pencil4 ,it is true that the customs of the ,east were not represented1 at the caricaturist's day1 with the strictest adherence to facts2 their salient points have since been made more familiar by the graphic pictures of our travelled artists1 for whom the ,east has always had a peculiar fascination4 ,rowlandson's fancy has supplied those details which he could not furnish from actual experience1 and as far as the general theories of oriental splendour are concerned1 the imaginative delineations of our artist will be found far more realistic and in accordance with our preconceived impressions than the actuality4 ,november #e1 #aghg4 ,reformation1 or the ,wonderful ,effects of a ,proclamation4--,the ,chapel ,royal is apparently the scene of this subject4 ,king ,george1 ,queen ,charlotte1 with a ,lord and ,lady-in-waiting1 are in the ,royal pew2 near them are the law ,lords2 the ,prince of ,wales and ,mrs4 ,fitzherbert1 with ,col4 ,george ,hanger1 are in the centre2 ,burke is between them1 with ,lord ,north1 who is of course represented as sleeping soundly1 in spite of the efforts made by a pretty maiden to awaken him4 ,pitt is acting as clerk4 ,the sermon is evidently one of no common significance4 ,fox is standing in a sheet1 with a placard1 ',for playing cards on the ,lord's ,day6' ,a stout lady1 armed with a whip1 is driving a pack of dogs out of the chapel4 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,art ,,of ,,scaling4 #aghg 7874 ,the ,art of ,scaling4 ,illustration3 ,,modish4 #aghg 7874 ,modish4 ,published by ,s4 ,w4 ,fores1 ,piccadilly4 ,illustration3 ,,prudent4 #aghg 7874 ,prudent4 ,published by ,s4 ,w4 ,fores1 ,piccadilly4 #aghg4 ,landscape and other ,etchings1 by ,t4 ,rowlandson4 #aghg4 ,embarking from ,brighthelmstone to ,dieppe4--,the spectators are scattered about the shore1 with various fishing smacks2 the passengers are being pushed off in rowing boats to the sailing lugger1 which is to take them and their luggage across the ,channel4 ,there is a fresh breeze blowing2 the whole view is animated1 and complete as a picture4 #aghg4 ,a ,sea-coast ,scene4 ,cottages by the ,sea-shore3 a ,storm coming on4 #aghg4 ,deer-,hunting3 a ,landscape ,scene4--,a noble park is capitally etched2 the subject is diversified by the introduction of a stag hunt4 ,the hunters are riding up as the stag1 followed by the pack of hounds1 is taking the water4 ,december #ah1 #aghg4 ,a ,travelling ,knife-grinder at a ,cottage ,door4 ,published by ,t4 ,rowlandson1 ,poland ,street4--,a pretty rustic scene1 etched with spirit and well finished4 ,the ,three ,horse-shoes4--,a roadside inn4 #aghg4 ,view on the ,french ,coast4--,partially dismantled ships of war1 canted for caulking4 #aghg4 ,fox-,hunting3 a ,landscape ,scene4--,the artist has taken great pains with the trees and rich foliage which grace this view4 ,the pack have come up with the fox1 and the huntsmen are in 'at the death4' ,october #ae1 #aghg4 ,stage ,coach setting out from a ,posting ,house4 #aghg4 ,cribbage ,players4--,a lady and gentleman are opponents2 a second lady and gentleman are watching the respective hands4 ,etched in a brilliant outline1 probably intended to be coloured in facsimile of an original drawing4 ,december #ae1 #aghg4 ,postboys and ,post-horses at the ,white ,hart ,inn4--,published by ,j4 ,harris4 #aghg4 ,boy bringing round a ,citizen's ,curricle4 #aghg4 ,civility4 #aghh4 #aghh4 ,the ,morning of the ,meet4--,one of a series of large hunting pictures1 somewhat in the style of ,morland1 more especially as respects subject1 but treated with ,rowlandson's individuality as regards boldness1 spirited action1 and ease4 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,meet4 ,there are five successive subjects which may be considered to form part of this series1 respectively entitled ,the ,meet1 ,the ,start1 ,the ,run1 ,in at the ,death1 and ,the ,dinner4 ,february #bj1 #aghh4 ,the ,humours of ,st4 ,giles's4 ,published by ,t4 ,harmar 7,engraver71 #afa ,piccadilly4 ,the honours of this plate are1 we understand1 divided between ,rowlandson and ,ramberg4 ,the ,humours of ,st4 ,giles's are of a diversified nature1 as might be supposed4 ,both artist and engraver seem to have seized the passing incidents with true ,hogarth-like aptitude1 and collected them in one group4 ,there is nothing but the evidence of ,rowlandson's peculiarities to warrant us in including this print among his works4 ,it is very scarce1 and we have not met with his name on any copy of the plate1 which is engraved by ,t4 ,harmar1 the publisher1 after a method bearing some resemblance1 as far as mechanical execution is concerned1 to the early style of ,james ,gillray4 ,we believe the etching is due to ,ramberg1 but the female figures1 and the person of the hairdresser1 are unmistakably characteristic of our artist's manner1 both as concerns expressions and attitudes1 and particularly as regards the drawing of the extremities4 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,humours ,,of ,,st4 ,,giles',s4 ,a 'gin slum' is the centre of attraction2 at the sign of the ',fox and ,grapes' the landlord is serving a buxom and somewhat dishevelled ,irish beauty with a glass of 'blue ruin4' ,a drunken-looking butcher is standing treat2 another fair member of the hundreds of ,drury is entirely overcome1 and is a 'deadly lively' illustration of the usual advertisements traditionally found outside the spirit cellars of ,hogarth's period3 'dead drunk for a penny1 clean straw for nothing4' ,a dandified ,french barber1 returning from the mansions of his clients in ,st4 ,james's1 with his powdering-bag and paraphernalia under his arm1 is stooping1 from a motive of gallantry1 over the semi-conscious nymph1 while an urchin is possessing himself of the tonsor's handkerchief4 ,a baker1 taking home ready-cooked joints to the respective owners1 is pausing awhile to enjoy the farces transacting around him1 while the lamplighter1 perched on a ladder above to attend his lamps1 is pouring some of his oil over the baked meats by way of sauce4 ,in the distance is shown an altercation between a milk-maid and a fishfag1 and a bout of fisticuffs is proceeding farther on4 ,march #f1 #aghh4 ,the ,q4 ,a4 loaded with the ,spoils of ,india and ,britain4--,the ,q4 ,a4 is a zebra2 ,pitt is seated1 with well-stuffed panniers1 in front of this novel steed1 loaded with costly spoils1 ,rights and ,wrongs2 round the ,zebra's neck is a bag of ,bulse1 containing some of ,warren ,hasting's famous ill-gotten diamonds4 ,pitt is sharply whipping his beast1 and declaring ',i have thrown off the mask1 ,i can blind the people no longer1 and must now carry everything by my bought majority4' ,the ,q4 ,a4 is also trumpeting forth1 ',what are children's rights to ambition8 ,i will rule in spite of them1 if ,i can conceal things at ,q4' ,a law lord1 said to be intended for ,lord ,thurlow1 who has hold of the animal's head1 is filled with certain gloomy apprehensions3 ',so many ,scotchmen have left their heads behind in this d--d town for treason1 ,i begin to tremble as much as the thief in the rear for my own4' ,the thief in the rear is the ,duke of ,richmond1 who1 with one of his famous defence guns between his legs1 is assisting ,pitt's advance with a goad1 and crying ',skulking in the rear1 out of sight1 suits best my character4' ,a finger-post is pointing to ,tower ,hill1 by ,b--m 7,buckingham7 ,house4 ,march #bi1 #aghh4 ,ague and ,fever4 7,companion print to ,the ,hypochondriac1 ,november #e1 #agib47 ,designed by ,james ,dunthorne4 ,etched by ,t4 ,rowlandson4 ,published by ,thomas ,rowlandson1 #ej ,poland ,street4 ,and feel by turns the bitter change of fierce extremes-- ,extremes by change more fierce4--,,milton4 ,james ,dunthorne seems to have had a taste for inventing symbolical renderings of human infirmities2 in the present case the two conditions of ,ague and ,fever are at least ingeniously portrayed4 ,the cold snake-like folds of ,ague are twining round the shivering victim1 seated as he is in the full heat of a blazing fire2 while the quivering heats of ,fever personified are in attendance1 between the patient and his physician1 waiting to add his persecutions to the infirmities which the sick man is already enduring4 ,illustration3 ,,ague ,,and ,,fever4 ,july #i1 #aghh4 ,going to ride ,st4 ,george2 a ,pantomime ,scene lately performed at ,kensington before their ,majesties4 ,published by ,william ,holland1 #ej ,oxford ,street4--,this print1 with a crowd of others on the same incident1 had its rise in an accident3 the ,prince of ,wales1 being out driving in a curricle with ,mrs4 ,fitzherbert1 by some misadventure was thrown from his vehicle1 and his companion shared his fall4 ,in ,rowlandson's print the ,prince has fallen on his back1 and the lady is taking a ,phaeton-like flight on to his body4 ,the positions are reversed in the caricatures ,gillray and other satirists produced on the subject4 ,george the ,third and his ,queen1 with an escort of ,guards1 are riding past at the very moment1 and they seem greatly interested in the spectacle of their son's downfall4 ,july #bb1 #aghh4 ,old ,cantwell ,canvassing for ,lord ,janus4--,the ,westminster ,election again created further excitement in #aghh1 as the old field on which the ,whigs had gained their triumph against ,court interest4 ,the appointment of ,lord ,hood1 in the beginning of ,july1 to a seat at the ,admiralty ,board rendered a new election necessary4 ,hood1 as the supporter of ,pitt1 enjoyed the advantage of the ,ministerial assistance2 the ,opposition1 however1 contested the seat so efficiently in favour of ,lord ,john ,townshend1 in the ,whig interest1 that1 in spite of the manoeuvres of the ,ministry1 the ,liberal member was returned4 ,in ,rowlandson's print a ,methodistical congregation is being harangued by the pastor on the respective qualities of the candidates4 ,lord ,hood1 whose countenance is wearing a look of sanctified horror1 is accommodated with a seat behind his advocate2 and a sailor1 with a bludgeon and the union-jack unfurled1 is also in the pulpit4 ,old ,cantwell has a work in his hand setting forth representations of ,devil ,townshend and ,saint ,hood4 ,the eloquence of the preacher is directed against the failings of his opponents3 ',lord ,hood is a saint1 my dear brethren1 as immaculate as a newborn babe2 but as for ,lord ,townshend1 he'll be d----d to all eternity4 ,i shudder when ,i tell you he loves a pretty girl2 the ,opposition to a man are all fond of pretty girls6 ,they go about like lions in pursuit of your wives and daughters4 ,lord ,hood's pious ,committee will swear to it1' c4 ,july #bg1 #aghh4 ,effects of the ,ninth ,day's ,express from ,covent ,garden1 just arrived at ,cheltenham4--,the ,king had retired to ,cheltenham1 where1 according to the artist1 he was taking the waters with his family2 a postilion has arrived express from ,london with the latest intelligence concerning the election for ,westminster4 ,the 'result of the ninth day's poll--majority for ,lord ,john ,townshend1 #bah1' is too much for his ,majesty1 who is quite overcome2 he has dropped the tumbler from which he was taking the waters1 and has fallen into the arms of a page2 a peasant1 who has been drawing the water for his sovereign1 is1 in consternation1 deluging the royal shoe with a few quarts of the same fluid2 ,queen ,charlotte is horrified1 and the pretty ,princesses are clasping their hands in consternation4 ,in ,court circles it was represented that the ,whigs were capable of any atrocity1 however deep4 ,august #a1 #aghh4 ,the ,school for ,scandal4 ,published by ,v4 ,m4 ,picot1 #f ,greek ,street1 ,soho4 ,t4 ,rowlandson1 invt42 ,v4 ,m4 ,picot1 direxit4--,one of the long strips containing subjects arranged in series1 which were popular at this period1 belonging to the same order as ,the ,bath ,minuet and ,the ,progress of a ,lie1 by ,h4 ,bunbury2 ,a ,country ,dance and ,a ,cotillon1 by ,w4 ,h4 ,kingsbury2 ,the ,installation ,supper1 as given at the ,pantheon1 by the ,knights of the ,bath 7on ,may #bf1 #aghh71 by ,james ,gillray2 ,the ,prince's ,bow1 by ,f4 ,g4 ,byron2 ,english ,slavery1 or a ,picture of the ,times1 #aghh2 ,chesterfield ,travestied1 by ,collings1 c41 c4 ,the ,school for ,scandal consists of seventeen females1 of ages varying from a tender maid to an antiquated grandmother2 the respective characteristics of the different individuals are hit off with ,rowlandson's usual spirit and success2 the pretty maidens being extremely flattered1 and the traits of less favoured dowagers coming in for grotesque exaggerations4 ,the fair members of this coterie are supposed to be making their several comments1 as exclamations1 upon a recent elopement1 a proceeding not unusual at the time ,the ,school for ,scandal was given to the public3 ',off6 positively off6' ',i'm thunderstruck6' ',poor creature1 ,i pity her6' ',and with a low-bred fellow6' ',did you expect anything else8' ',a footman too6' ',even so6' ',mind1 it's a secret6' ',not a syllable6' ',poor as we are1 my daughter would not have done so6' ',i6 ,god forbid6' ',oh6 'tis fashionable life6' ',she vow'd she'd go6' ',so fine a girl6 with so good a fortune6' ',i say nothing6' ',an ill-made scoundrel too6' ',he's good enough for her6' ,november #be1 #aghh4 ,filial ,piety4 ,published by ,s4 ,w4 ,fores1 #c ,piccadilly4--,the ,king's illness gave serious grounds for apprehension2 as his chances of recovery became more precarious the ,tories thought fit to insinuate that the ,prince and his adherents were awaiting the royal dissolution with ill-concealed satisfaction4 ,in ,filial ,piety we find the ,king almost at his last gasp2 he is stretched on the bed1 from which1 it was generally concluded1 he would never be able to get up2 his hand is raised to his head in token of suffering1 and he is turning away his face from a spectacle well calculated to disturb the last moments of a pious and suffering parent4 ,the ,prince and his friends have just risen from a drunken bout2 their spirits have evidently been well sustained2 the ,heir ,apparent is reeling in1 with ',damme1 come along2 ,i'll see if the old fellow's ---- or not8' ,georgey ,hanger has come dancing in to support his comrade2 under his arm is his ,knock-me-down ,supple-,jack1 and he has a bottle held in readiness for emergencies4 ,sheridan1 who became prominent at this period as the ,prince's confidential adviser1 is capering and huzzaing4 ,a table is knocked over1 and the ,sacrament is thrown on the ground2 a bishop on his knees1 who is offering a prayer for the ,restoration of ,health1 is horrified at the scandalous improprieties committed by these boisterous intruders4 ,on the wall is a representation of the ,prodigal ,son1 as appropriate to the occasion4 ,december #bf1 #aghh4 ,the ,prospect before us4--,although the satirists took some pains to point out the aspirations of the ,whigs1 they did not conceal their sympathies for the position of the ,prince1 and the necessity of providing for the security of his interests in the future1 as threatened by the ,regency restrictions4 ,the ,prospect before us1 at the end of #aghh1 seemed likely to be shortly realised1 until the unexpected recovery of the ,king put an end to the hopes and intrigues of both parties4 ,the prospect which threatened the hopes of the ,prince and his ,whig adherents was the practical investment of the sovereign power in the hands of the ,queen and ,pitt1 to the setting aside of the ,prince's influence save in name4 ,the crown is divided2 one-half is wavering over the head of ,pitt1 and the other is suspended over the head of the ,queen1 who is trampling on the coronet and triple plume of the ,heir ,apparent1 'my son's right4' ,queen ,charlotte is held by the ,minister in leading-strings4 ,pitt1 who had suffered his zeal to outrun his discretion1 is understood to have made a statement1 in the heat of debate1 which his opponents characterised as downright treason2 the questionable expression1#cj with some additional colouring1 is set down in a written speech which he is displaying in his hand3 ',i think myself as much entitled to be ,regent as the ,prince of ,wales4' ,pitt1 under the shelter of the ,queen1 is declaring3 ',behind this petticoat battery1 with the assistance of ,uncle ,toby 7,duke of ,richmond71 ,i shall beat down the legal fortifications of this isle and secure the ,treasury at the next general election6' ,queen ,charlotte is holding a draft of special ,taxes1 #aghi1 by ,billy's desire4 ,petticoats1 ,blue and ,buff ,cloth2 ,devonshire-,brown ,silk1 ,portland ,stone1 ,fox ,muffs4 ,the bulky form of ,madame ,schwellenberg1 ,mistress of the ,robes--the ,german favourite of the ,queen and the popular detestation of the rest of the community--is swaggering along to the ,house of ,lords1 with the ,mace and ,purse2 she has supplanted ,thurlow as ,lord ,chancellor1 and is already dictating the policy her mistress is to follow3 ',take care to secure the jewels2 ,i have hitherto been confined to the wardrobe1 but now mean to preside at the ,council1 and1 with ,billy's assistance1 the name of ,schwellenberg shall be trumpeted to the remotest corner of ,rag ,fair4' ,the ,queen is proclaiming herself a passive agent3 ',i know nothing of the matter4 ,i follow ,billy's advice6' ,the ,treasury gates are securely closed2 the spectators are declaring that the ,premier1 ,pitt1 'never meddled with a petticoat before2' and ,warren ,hastings is observing with delight that his apprehensions concerning the action of his enemies are at an end1 and that the influence he had made with the ,queen1 in the form of gifts of jewels1 is now likely to become of service3 ',my diamonds will now befriend me4 ,huzza6' ,december #aghh4 ,the ,english ,address4--,to this further satire upon the ,regency ,restrictions ,rowlandson has attached the name of ,h4 ,wigstead4 ,pitt is standing on a platform receiving the congratulations of a drove of donkeys4 ,the ,prince of ,wales1 wearing his coronet1 plume1 and broad riband1 is held in fetters1 a powerless victim in the hands of 'the ,pitt party4' ,the ,duke of ,richmond has secured one end of the chain2 on the reputation of his abortive fortification propositions he declares1 while alluding to the lean figure of his leader1 ',billy's virtue is bomb-proof1 gentlemen2 he is well fortified in his own good works4' ,both the personal peculiarities of the ,prime ,minister and his attitude are well hit off2 he is giving his followers this assurance3 ',gentlemen1 ,i have chained up your ,prince2 your enemies may insult him as they please2 he cannot resent it4 ,i expect to receive all your thanks for this service ,i have done your ,constitution4 ,should a war break out you have how nobody to defend you--look upon me1 gentlemen1 as your saviour2 ,i will only tax you a little more1 and quarter a few more of my needy relations on you1 and will then retire to my new office of ,treasurer and ,secretary1 at ,buckingham ,house4' ,for these patriotic services the members of the asinine assembly are duly acknowledging their gratitude4 ,december #bf1 #aghh4 ,the ,political ,hydra4--,fox1 in this case1 enjoys the distinction of having his career pictorially illustrated in six phases3 ,out of place1 and in character2 black-bearded and swarthy1 his rugged locks unkempt4 ,in place2 out of character2 his beard shaven1 his locks powdered4 ,as he might have been2 crowned with the cap of ,liberty4 ,as he would have been2 wearing a coronet4 ,as he should have been2 his head severed by the executioner's axe1 the punishment awarded traitors4 ,as he will be2 enjoying the supreme power under the ,prince of ,wales's diadem4 ,this last prophecy was premature1 as was soon seen4 ,december #bi1 #aghh4 ,a ,touch on the ,times4--,rowlandson has taken his own print of the ,times1 #aghd1 and has produced a parody upon the same theme4 ,in this case the ,prince is again represented as being led to the steps of the throne2 one foot is placed on a solid base1 the ,voice of the ,people2 the second step1 however1 ,public ,safety1 is sadly injured2 ,virtue1 as indicated on the throne1 is a money-bag2 the coming ruler is making patriotic professions3 ',i would do the best to please my people4' ,fox is leaning on the throne2 his figure is intended to personify that of ,justice2 a brace of dice-boxes form the new scales of ,justice1 a bludgeon1 topped with an eye1 is the ,sword of ,justice4 ,fox is declaring3 ',i have the voice of the people in my eye4' ,sheridan is playing the part of ,liberty out at elbows2 while leading the ,prince to the throne he is picking his pockets4 ,britannia is showing a cloven foot2 ,pitt1 provided with a huge extinguisher1 is stumbling over the ,british ,lion2 he is boasting1 in reference to the incendiary torches of ,envy1 ,rebellion1 c41 which sundry ,furies are flourishing around1 ',i could soon extinguish these puppet-show vapours1 if properly supported4' ,the ,city ,corporation has sent its deputies1 as in the former print2 their complaint is1 ',we have not been taxed this twelvemonth6' ,commerce in this instance is depicted as a dissolute harridan1 deep sunk in gin4 ,december #cj1 #aghh4 ,sir ,jeffery ,dunstan ,presenting an ,address from the ,corporation of ,garratt4--,pitt is crowned2 his throne is not1 however1 exactly a seat of dignity2 his secretary1 ,dr4 ,prettyman1 ,bishop of ,lincoln1 is holding an ,address from ,manchester4 ,sir ,jeffery ,dunstan1 a poor deformed1 half-witted1 and 'eccentric character' of the time1 has shouldered the civic mace1 and is presenting an address from the very ancient and respectable ,corporation of ,garratt1 beginning3 ',high and mighty ,sir4' ,pitt is replying3 ',thanks1 thanks1 my respectable friend2 this is the most delicious cordial ,i have tasted yet4' ,brook ,watson1 ,alderman ,wilkes1 and others are supporting the address4 ,a tomfool1 who1 as trainbearer1 has hold of ,sir ,jeffery's cloak1 is enquiring1 ',did you ever see such grace and dignity in your life1 ,mr4 ,alderman8' ,to which ,wilkes is responding1 ',grace--he shall be made ,master of the ,ceremonies at ,st4 ,james's6' ,december #cj1 #aghh4 ,the ,word-,eater4 ,published by ,s4 ,w4 ,fores1 #c ,piccadilly4 ,,advertisement ,,extraordinary4--,this is to inform the public that this extraordinary phenomenon is just arrived from the ,continent1 and exhibits every day during the sittings of the ,house of ,commons before a select company4 ,to give a complete detail of his wonderful talents would far exceed the bounds of an advertisement1 as indeed they surpass the powers of description4 ,he eats single words and evacuates them so as to have a contrary meaning4 ,for example1 the word ,treason he can make ,reason1 and of ,reason he can make ,treason2 he can also eat whole sentences1 and will again produce them either with a double1 different1 or contrary meaning1 and is equally capable of performing the same operation on the largest volumes and libraries4 ,he purposes1 in the course of a few months1 to exhibit in public for the benefit and amusement of the ,electors of ,westminster1 when he will convince his friends of his great abilities in this new art1 and will provide himself with weighty arguments for his enemies4#ca ,the hero of this specious advertisement is ,fox2 he is standing near the ,speaker's table1 in the ,house of ,commons1 where the members are struck with amazement at his dexterity in this novel accomplishment4 ,in one hand the ,whig performer is holding out his speech on the ,rights of the ,prince1 and the ,explanation of that ,speech in the other4 ',all these1' he declares1 ',i will devour next4' ,two important and bulky works are at his feet1 waiting their turn to be devoured--,jus ,divinum of ,kings and ,principles of ,toryism4 ,on the table1 placed before the ',word-,eater1' is a provision of considerable substance which will test his further powers of digestion--,statutes at ,large1 ,magna ,charta1 ,principles of the ,constitution1 and ,rights of the ,people4 ,december #ca1 #aghh4 ,blue and ,buff ,loyalty4--,the sympathy openly manifested by the ,whig faction for the ,prince's prospects of succeeding to power is satirised at the expense of ,blue and ,buff susceptibilities4 ,saturday4--,the ,royal ,physician is drawn looking very downcast1 with his gold-headed cane to his lips4 ',doctor3 ,how is your patient to-day8'--',rather worse1 sir4' ,blue and ,buff ,loyalty is made to exult somewhat indecorously3 ',ha1 ha6 rare news6' ,sunday4--',doctor3 ,how is your patient to-day8' ,the physician's face expresses restored confidence3 ',better1 thank ,god6' ,an expression the reverse of loyal or pious is put into the mouths of the disappointed faction4 ,illustration3 ,,housebreakers4 #aghh4 ,housebreakers4 ,drawn and etched by ,t4 ,rowlandson2 aquatinted by ,t4 ,malton4 ,republished by ,s4 ,w4 ,fores1 #c ,piccadilly1 ,august #a1 #agia4--,this plate represents the domestic felicity of well-to-do citizens being rudely broken in upon by robbers and threatening assassins4 ,a very critical situation for all the actors concerned4 ,what the next moment may produce it is impossible to conjecture1 so much depends upon the first shot2 it is truly a moment of suspense4 ,whether the horse-pistols of the burglars will miss fire1 and the formidable blunderbuss held by the respectable householder will lodge its contents--which would be1 seemingly1 enough to mow down a regiment--in the dastardly bodies of the midnight marauders1 must remain a problem1 the solution of which is lost beyond recovery4 ,illustration3 ,,love ,,and ,,dust4 #aghh4 ,love and ,dust4--,cinder-sifters pursuing their grimy avocation somewhere in the outskirts1 in the neighbourhoods where the great pyramidal heaps of dust and cinders were to be found in the last century4 ,that romance should soften the front of labour1 and that ,black ,sal and ,dusty ,bob should lighten the sifting of cinders with a mixture of conviviality and flirtation1 is but another proof that human nature is everywhere constituted on the same susceptible principles--a fact open to demonstration4 ,the present print1 which1 in its way1 is about as terrible in its vagabond fidelity and grim humour as anything which ,rowlandson has left us1 has been included in the present series1 with a due sense of editorial responsibility1 as affording a fair instance of our caricaturist's talent in ,hogarth's realistic walk4 ,to draw this and similar groups from the life1 ,rowlandson had only to take a stroll from ,soho to the corner where the ,gray's ,inn ,road now stands4 ,on the ground which ,argyle ,street1 ,liverpool ,street1 and ,manchester ,street at present occupy1 in the caricaturist's day was spread 'that sublime1 sifted wonder of cockneys1 the cloud-kissing dust-heap1 which sold for twenty thousand pounds4' ,the sum quoted is apocryphal2 but it is known that1 by some chance1 ,russia heard of these famous accumulations of dust and cinders--said to have been existing on the same spot since the ,great ,fire of ,london--and1 as the fallen city of ,moscow required rebuilding after ,napoleon's famous ,russian campaign1 the government of the ,czar purchased the vast piles and shipped them to ,moscow4 ,this estate--the site of the ground on which the dust-heap stood--was purchased by the ',pandemonium ,company' in #ahbf1 for fifteen thousand pounds4 ,the ,liverpool ,street ,theatre was erected1 and the surrounding grounds subsequently let on building leases4 ,beyond the ,gray's ,inn ,road heap--when the ,caledonian ,road was a rural thoroughfare--was the ,battle-,bridge ,estate of some twenty acres1 described in the ',new ,monthly ,magazine' 7#ahcc7 as 'the grand centre of dustmen1 scavengers1 horse and dog dealers1 knackermen1 brickmakers1 and other low but necessary professionalists4' ,as ,mr4 ,t4 ,c4 ,noble--the descendant of the original lucky speculator who secured the dustheap1 and sixteen dilapidated tenements1 as he relates1 for about #ejjl4--communicated to ,pink's ,history of ,clerkenwell1 'the site of the mountain of cinders is now covered by the houses of ,derby ,street2 the names of the thoroughfares erected on this estate were derived from the popular ministers of that day4' ,illustration3 ,,luxury ,,and ,,desire4 ,november #bh1 #aghh4 ,luxury and ,desire4 ,published by ,w4 ,rowlandson1 #di ,broad ,street1 ,bloomsbury4--,a battered old hulk--a regular ancient commodore--is forcing a well-filled purse on the acceptance of a graceful and well-favoured maiden4 ,illustration3 ,,lust ,,and ,,avarice4 ,november #bi1 #aghh4 ,lust and ,avarice4 ,published by ,w4 ,rowlandson1 #di ,broad ,street1 ,bloomsbury4--,a pretty simple-looking girl1 dressed in a countrified garb1 is exacting contributions from a miserly curmudgeon1 who it seems is extremely reluctant to part with his money4 ,illustration3 ,,stage ,,coach ,,and ,,basket4 ,december #c1 #aghh4 ,stage ,coach with ,basket3 the ,dolphin ,inn4 ,published by ,william ,rowlandson1 #di ,broad ,street1 ,bloomsbury4--,a scene of bustle and activity1 consequent upon the departure of a stage coach from a posting-house in a flourishing country town4 ,from the business going on in the background it is evidently market-day4 ,the coach is taking up its complement of passengers at the ,dolphin ,inn2 the landlord of the house is civilly doing the honours of his establishment1 and conducting a party of new arrivals to the comforts of his hostelry4 ,illustration3 ,,an ,,epicure4 #aghh4 ,an ,epicure4--,another ,hogarth-like study1 but touched with all the knowledge and spirit peculiarly the attributes of ,rowlandson4 ,an over-fed gourmand1 whose hopes of happiness are evidently centred on perishable things1 is exulting1 with pantomimic rapture1 over a delicacy in the way of fish4 7,see #ahja1 republished47 ,illustration3 ,a ,,comfortable ,,nap ,,in ,a ,,post-,,chaise4 #aghh4 ,a ,comfortable ,nap in a ,post-chaise4--,a well-fed easy-going pair1 reposing in a jogging post-chaise1 are soothed into slumber by the motion1 and are being rattled along oblivious of their surroundings4 ,illustration3 ,a ,,fencing ,,match4 #aghh4 ,a ,fencing ,match4--,rowlandson was an amateur1 as we have noticed1 of all manly exercises4 ,in his day riding1 boxing1#cb and especially fencing1 were considered indispensable accomplishments for the man of 'ton4' ,we have had occasion to allude to our artist's intimacy with ,angelo1 the fashionable professor of sword exercises1 who notices the caricaturist's works with appreciation1 and mentions him with the highest personal esteem1 in various passages of his memoirs and anecdotes4 ,rowley executed numerous sketches for his friend ,angelo2 and he further engraved a series of plates for him1 besides a large and interesting view of his fencing-rooms4 ,the present subject1 which is particularly excellent as regards grouping and execution1 probably represents an encounter at ,angelo's rooms1 either in the ,west or in the ,city1 in both of which parts of town he held establishments4 ,the principal figures1 and the personages grouped around the fencers1 were no doubt meant to designate portraits2 but as no evidence has been preserved to this date that would assist in more than a partial identification of one or two professional celebrities1 it is nearly impossible to recognise the major part of the individuals present4 #aghh4 ,a ,print ,sale4 ,a ,night ,auction4--,the rooms of an old auctioneer1 where night sales of pictures1 drawings1 and prints1 were held4 ,the auctioneer is seated under a candelabra1 at his desk1 which is placed upon a circle of boards running round the apartment1 and forming a trestle for the display of engravings4 ,the customers1 connoisseurs1 collectors1 artists1 c41 are seated on the outside of the circle1 and on either side of the seller4 ,the sale-clerk1 and the men who are showing the lots1 are in the space within the centre4 ,contemporary references further describe these 'night auctions1' where the caricaturist's drawings frequently figured1 and which ,rowlandson occasionally attended1 in company with his friends ,mitchell the banker1 ,parsons and ,bannister the comedians1 ,antiquity ,smith1 ,iron-wig ,heywood1 ,caleb ,whiteford1 and other dilettanti4 ,see page #gj4 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,pea ,,cart4 #aghh 7874 ,the ,pea-cart4 #aghi4 ,several of the prints included under our description of the political caricatures for #aghi are confessedly of somewhat doubtful parentage4 ,in one or two cases1 other artists1 like ,kingsbury1 are entitled to the credit of having a share in the prints we here include with ,rowlandson's works4 ,after carefully examining and comparing the questionable plates with those whose authenticity is certain1 we have selected only such examples as we feel convinced are not altogether out of place in this volume1 while we acknowledge a doubt of their precise authenticity4 ,it is the old story of the engraver with more than one publisher disguising his handiwork1 as ,gillray and other caricaturists are well known to have done1 to accommodate rival print-selling firms1 without appearing to depart from the loyalty due to their principal employer4 ,in the case of ,gillray1 it will be remembered1 his allegiance was enlisted1 and in a more special manner than is usual in the relation between artist and publisher1 in the interests of the ,humphreys4 ,in the instance of ,rowlandson1 although he did not supply any one firm with his works1 to the exclusion of other publishers1 at the period we are describing--and before either ,mr4 ,ackermann1 of the ,strand1 took our artist under his protecting care1 or ,mr4 ,tegg1 of ,cheapside1 began to pour his cheaper caricatures into the market--it will be recognised that ,rowlandson's best prints were issued by ,mr4 ,s4 ,w4 ,fores1 of ,piccadilly4 ,he occasionally1 when a popular subject gave unusual impulse to the demand for satirical plates1 supplied ,mr4 ,w4 ,holland of ,oxford ,street with his etchings1 slightly varying his style as far as the manipulative portion of the engraving was concerned1 but retaining all the more special features of his identity4 ,indeed it is doubtful if he sought to disguise his handiwork in the sense adopted by ,gillray1 who did not hesitate1 it has been said1 to produce inferior piracies1 executed by his own hand1 with intentional clumsiness and apparently defective skill1 after his own masterpieces1 to accommodate caricature-sellers who wished to secure his works otherwise than through the legitimate channel of his own publishers1 who are known to have been both respectable and liberal in their dealings with this wayward and unscrupulous genius4 ,january #a1 #aghi4 ,the ,vice ,q----'s ,delivery at the ,old ,soldier's ,hospital in ,dublin4--,published in ,dublin2 republished by ,w4 ,holland1 #ej ,oxford ,street4--,this print alludes to a certain interesting event4 ,the ,lord ,lieutenant's lady has apparently been confined in a ward of the ,soldier's ,hospital1 ,dublin4 ,one old veteran1 who is nursing the bold young stranger1 is declaring3 ',deel1 my saul1 but he'll be a brave soldier4' ,the distinguished parent is responding3 ',thanks1 thanks1 my brave sergeant1 you shall be knighted this day4' ,soldier's porridge is supplied1 as a substitute for caudle4 ,an invalided warrior is inclined to quarrel with this proceeding3 ',downright robbery1 by ,st4 ,patrick6 ,we'll soon be famished if our broth is to be stole from us in this manner4' ,january #h1 #aghi4 ,the modern ,egbert1 or the ,king of ,kings4--,the ,prince of ,wales is pictured in the position of ,egbert when towed by kings on the river4 ,the vexed question of the ',regency ,restrictions' is still the difficulty of the situation4 ,his ,royal ,highness is held captive2 his hands and feet are bound in golden chains4 ,the arms of the ,stork and ,anchor1 as hung out upon ,pitt's barge1 are placed above the ,royal ,standard of ,england4 ,the modern ,egbert1 while passing ,st4 ,stephen's1 is declaring1 in reference to his fettered condition1 ',i feel not for myself but for my country4' ,pitt1 wearing the dress in which he is usually represented--the ,windsor uniform--and with an imperial diadem placed upon his head1 is acting as steersman to his barge1 which carries a huge flag inscribed with his arms1 and the words ',devil take right1 ,p4 ,w4' ,the young statesman is encouraging his crew to 'pull together1 boys6' ,the four oarsmen are all crowned as kings4 ,thurlow the ,thunderer1 with his diadem perched above his chancellor's wig1 is acting as stroke1 and pulling away vengefully3 ',damme1 ,i've got precedence of the young lion6' ,the ,marquis of ,buckingham is asserting1 ',i'll answer for the ,shillalagh without authority6' ,dundas is rowing with a long golden spoon2 he is declaring1 ',the prince shall remember old ,nemo ,impune2' and the ,duke of ,richmond1 with one of his famous guns as an oar1 is promising ',we'll show him ,gallic faith6' #aghi4 ,the ,pittfall4--,the chance of catching the ,crown--in the print a kind of ignis fatuus1 has lured ,pitt and the parliamentary allies 7who supported his measures for 'restricting the powers of the ,regent'7 to the brink of destruction4 ,the ,pittfall is nothing less than the infernal regions1 pictorially set forth as smoke1 and a great deal of flame1 with fantastic devils1 furies and pitchforks1 all seething together4 ,pitt is making a flying leap to seize the ,crown1 which is fluttering above his reach3 ',i'll have thee or perish in the attempt1 for my ambition knows no bounds6' ,the leading demon is prepared with a barbed prong1 to receive the ,minister on his descent below1 while offering ,pitt the comforting assurance3 ',you will be elected ,regent in our dominions nem4 con4' ,the ,duke of ,richmond has overstepped the margin1 and is plunging headlong into the clutches of his tormentors4 ',spare me this time1' he cries2 adding1 with a liberality little likely to be appreciated in the quarter to which it is addressed1 'and you shall have coal in future without duty4' ,a friend is assuring the ,duke1 in allusion to his left-handed descent from ,charles the ,second1 ',all your great grandfather's w----s are waiting dinner for you6' ,thurlow is hurling at the flitting diadem with the ,chancellor's mace4 ,he is proclaiming his resolution with a strong asseveration1 ',i'll have a knock at it6' ,the ,duke of ,grafton also descended1 it will be remembered1 from the ',merry ,monarch1' is declaring1 ',junius has lamed me1 or ,i'd have a knock at it too6' ,january #cj1 #aghi4 ,the ,propagation of a ,truth4 ,h4 ,w4 invt4 ,published by ,holland1 ,oxford ,street4--,bunbury's long serial slip1 ',the ,propagation of a ,lie1' enjoyed a wide reputation4 ,in the present print ,rowlandson1 under the suggestion of his friend ,wigstead1 has turned the social satire to political purposes4 ,the ,tory chances seemed utterly forlorn at the time of the ,king's illness2 indeed1 the loss of their offices was only a question of days1 until an unexpected change in the royal health cleared off their apprehensions4 ,at the beginning of the year #aghi1 however1 no one doubted that a week or two would see ,fox and the ,whigs back in power4 ,in the ,propagation of a ,truth the members of the threatened ,ministry are represented as imparting their personal apprehensions to one another confidentially4 ,r----e 7,rose71 one of the ,treasury ,secretaries1 is rushing in with this gloomy intelligence3 ',the people refuse to address4' ,the profane ,thurlow is invoking objurgations upon the optics of the public4 ,pitt is collapsing3 ',then ,i am done up6' ,lord ,sidney is declaring3 ',it is all dickey with me6' ,dundas is stamping with vexation3 ',i'll gang to my own country1 and sell butter and brimstone6' ,the ,duke of ,richmond is admitting his fears3 ',i begin to smell powder2' and the ,duke of ,grafton is corroborating his colleague's theory4 ,lord ,chatham1 at the ,admiralty1 is asserting3 ',i thought myself snug4' ,lord ,camden confesses1 from his experience1 ',i should have known better4' ,brook ,watson1 with his wooden leg1 is saying3 ',i cannot ,brook this1 ,i'll hop off6' ,grenville1 who occupied the ,speaker's chair 7,january #e to ,may71 does not relish losing his new wig4 ,old ,alderman ,wilkes1 who had ratted extensively in his time1 and who was1 at the date of the present caricature1 slyly paying his court to both sides simultaneously1 is congratulating himself upon the famous squint immortalised by ,hogarth3 ',i can look either way6' ,lord ,carmarthen is uncomfortable3 ',i've been in anguish all night6' ,both factions of ,tories and ,whigs alike were satirised alternately4 ,if one print was severe on the ,ministry and their adherents1 it was certain to be followed in turn by no less cutting strictures upon their antagonists of the ,opposition4 ,january #ba1 #aghi4 ,loose ,principles4 ,published by ,s4 ,w4 ,fores1 #c ,piccadilly4--,fox is represented in his study2 the busts of ,wat ,tyler and ,jack ,cade are its ornaments4 ,his book shelves offer ',the ,laws of ,pharaoh1' ',political ,prints1' ',life of ,oliver ,cromwell1' ',cataline1' ',memoirs of ,sam ,house1' and kindred literature4 ,fox is plunged in distress2 ,burke is engaged in a certain quest2 'not searching for precedents1 but consequences4' ,sheridan--whose foot is standing on a volume of ,congreve's plays1 marked ',school for ,scandal1' indicating that this comedy was somewhat of a plagiarism from the works of his predecessor--has charge of the ,regent's clyster-pipe1 his confidential appointment being that of ',principal ,promoter of ,loose ,principles4' ,january #bh1 #aghi4 ,suitable ,restrictions4 ,published by ,s4 ,w4 ,fores1 #c ,piccadilly4--,the ,heir ,apparent1 according to this print1 is treated as an infant4 ,a long pinafore1 and a child's cap1 are employed to carry out the theory of his puerility4 ,pitt1 in court dress1 is making sure of his ward1 for he is holding him in leading-strings4 ,pitt's restrictions effectually prevent the ,prince from stooping to take up the ,crown1 which is the subject of a new game of ring-tor4 ,the leading ,whigs1 shown kneeling down at a little distance1 are taking part in the sport4 ,fox is making a shot at the ring1 in the centre of which stands the ,crown of ,england3 ',my game for a crown6' ,sheridan's chief anxiety is for his own interests3 ',knuckle down1 and don't funk1 ,charley4' ,burke1 who is eager to take his chance1 is exclaiming3 ',my turn next1 ,sherry6' ,january #cj1 #aghi4 ,neddy's ,black ,box1 containing what he does not value three skips of a louse4 ,published by ,s4 ,w4 ,fores4--,the ,prince appears on his throne1 a full-fledged ,regent by anticipation1 with all his plumes and paraphernalia4 ,the ex-patriot ,burke is kneeling in an attitude of courtier-like servility1 and presenting the head of ,charles the ,first1 preserved in the ,treasury ,box3 ',my ,liege1 ,i told them in the ,house no day so proper to settle the ,regency as ,charles's martyrdom4' ,sheridan1 who wears the blue and buff uniform like his colleague1 is supporting the orator3 ',i1 too1 am for despatch2 such days best suit our purpose4' ,from ,sherry's pocket is peeping the pamphlet1 ',horne ,tooke's ,letter on the ,prince's ,marriage1' which operated somewhat like a spark in a powder magazine at this date4 ,a quotation from ,edmund ,burke's speech1 referring to the day most suitable for the discussion of the ,regency ,bill1 is added at the foot of the plate3 ',why not debate it on ,friday8 ,i say it is the only day in the year on which it ought to be debated 7,charles's martyrdom71 and carried up in the ,black ,box4' #aghi4 ,state ,butchers4--,in this view of the ,prince's situation1 the ,heir ,apparent is pictured as the victim of the combinations which ,pitt contrived to hinder the ,prince's accession to power by vexatious restrictions4 ,the principal figure is that of the future ,regent1 laid out at length on the anatomy table1 ready to be operated upon by the dissecting knives which his antagonists are eagerly setting to work4 ,pitt occupies the chair as president of this college of ,surgeons2 in his left hand is a paper1 ',thanks from the ,city of ,london with #ej1jjjl4' ,he is holding a wand in his right hand1 with which he is pointing to the heart of his subject1 beneath the ,prince's ,star of ,brunswick2 he is thus directing his head anatomist1 ,dundas3--',the good qualities of his heart will certainly ruin our plan2 therefore cut that out first4' ,lord ,thurlow1 in his ,chancellor's robes1 is1 like ,hamlet1 musing over the head of the fallen prince4 ,lord ,sydney has his knife held ready for a desperate gash4 ,the two ,stuart peers are assisting as amateur butchers4 ,the ,duke of ,grafton has a dissecting knife in either hand2 at his feet is a formidable basket of saws and cutting instruments2 his preparations are on an extensive scale1 while the ,duke of ,richmond is prepared to resort to even clumsier methods1 since ,uncle ,toby is wielding a heavy executioner's axe in readiness to cut in at any signal4 ,illustration3 ,a ,,new ,,speaker4 ,february #f1 #aghi4 ,a ,new ,speaker4 ,published by ,h4 ,holland1 ,oxford ,street4--,addington1 the ,speaker1 is at his table4 ,pitt1 standing behind him1 has thrust a speaking trumpet into his mouth1 through which the orator1 to the amazement of the other members1 is holding forth3 ',eyes has he and sees not1 neither is there any breath in his mouth1 but through the hollow of his head shall the sound of my own voice be exalted1 and through the stuttering of his tongue my intentions be more fully explained4 ,keep together1 my good friends1 till ,i go out1 and you will then probably follow me1 but ,i will work changes for you4 ,see how this rank ,tory becomes a good ,whig6' ,the mace is lying on the table beside the ',city ,address1 #ej1jjjl42 ,aldermen ,hoppikicky1 ,squintum1 ,peter ,grievous1 c41' and a proposed ,list of ,taxes1 which includes such items as ,fox-tails1 ,play 7i4e4 gambling7 ,houses c41 fanciful personal enactments levelled against ,pitt's great rival4 ,february #g1 #aghi4 ,britannia's ,support1 or the ,conspirators ,defeated4 ,published by ,h4 ,holland1 ,oxford ,street4--,the ,prince1 who is looking somewhat ill at ease under the circumstances1 has been attacked by ,pitt and his allies1 the ,stuart dukes4 ,pitt is aiming an awkward blow at the tutelary divinity and her protg with a terrible-looking axe4 ,the ,duke of ,richmond is firing a musket2 and the ,duke of ,grafton1 as a midnight assassin1 is operating with a dagger and a dark lantern4 ,britannia has taken the ,heir ,apparent to her arms1 and is shielding the menaced ,prince with her person4 ,february #g1 #aghi4 ,the ,hospital for ,lunatics4--,a companion to the preceding4 ,the results of the ,tory excitement have landed certain sufferers in the ,lunatic ,asylum4 ,the mad doctor is going his rounds1 he is declaring2 ',i see no signs of convalescence6' ,his assistant1 following with a few strait-waistcoats for the refractory patients1 is supporting the opinion of his chief3 ',they must all be in a state of coercion6' ,pitt is the first sufferer2 he is wearing a coronet of straws1 and is waving a sceptre of twigs2 over his head is the notice3 ',went mad1 supposing himself next heir to a ,crown4' ,in the adjoining cell is the ,duke of ,richmond1 who is buried in the contemplation of toy cannons--',went mad in the study of fortifications4' ,next to him is another victim1 ',driven mad by a political itching4' ,february #g1 #aghi4 ,britannia's ,support4 ,february #ae1 #aghi4 ,going in ,state to the ,house of ,peers1 or a ,piece of ,english ,magnificence2 dedicated to ,mr4 ,pitt and his #bfg ,liberal friends4 ,published by ,william ,holland1 #ej ,oxford ,street4--,this print1 with one or two others of similar character1 have been attributed to ,kingsbury4 ,a careful comparison of these doubtful plates1 with the more recognised etchings of both ,rowlandson and ,kingsbury1 has led the writer to the conclusion that several at least of the caricatures published by ,holland at this time1 owe their existence1 at least in part1 to the skill of the former1 although he has in some degree modified his usual handling4 ,the ,heir ,apparent is proceeding in burlesque state to the chamber of ,peers4 ,a ragged mob is in attendance4 ,the arms on his carriage are turned upside down1 coachman and footmen are of the shabbiest1 and the slovenly coach is drawn by eight miserable animals1 who can barely crawl1 while one of the broken-kneed leaders has actually come to grief4 ,the ,tories have taken their places at certain windows to view the procession4 ,the ,duke of ,orleans 7who was on a visit to this country71 or the ,french ,ambassador1 is amazed at such a dowdy spectacle2 next to his window is ,lord ,amherst4 ,the ,stuart-,dukes of ,richmond and ,grafton1 sharing a window1 are agreeing that the ,prince's turn-out is ',well enough for any of the ,brunswick race2' they have put up at the sign of the ',lion in the ,toils4' ,the ,marquis of ,carmarthen is saying1 ',very pretty indeed2' he is at the sign of ',the ,restrictions' 7a picture of the ,prince in the pillory is on the signboard72 his neighbour ,pitt is declaring the show to be 'a very magnificent spectacle1 upon my honour4' ,lords ,hood and ,chatham1 at the sign of ',the ,chatham and ,hood1' a frigate labouring in a storm being the signboard1 are on the look-out3 ',the great naval review was nothing to it4' ,lord ,chatham is assuring his companion that the show is 'infinitely superior to my father's funeral4' ,lord ,thurlow is asseverating with an oath1 ',it eclipses all that has been ever seen in ,rome6' ,march #f1 #aghi4 ,a ,sweating for ,opposition1 by ,dr4 ,willis ,dominisweaty and ,co4 ,published by ,s4 ,w4 ,fores4--,the health of the ,king1 according to the reports of his physicians1 began to improve from this date4 ,it was hinted rather broadly that this intelligence was not so agreeable to the ,opposition as they might desire4 ,the print sets forth the new treatment by which the growing consequence of the ,whigs was to be reduced4 ,the several patients are placed in small furnaces1 with a blazing fire below each2 the doctors are attending to the stoking with a will4 ,burke is becoming quite limp in the process3 ',i have got no juice left4' ,fox is becoming furious2 he is gesticulating and shouting1 ',i have sweated enough4' ,sheridan is venemous3 ',this is scandalous2 the ,baily's 7,bailiffs7 have sufficiently sweated me6' ,the ,prince1 in an agony1 is crying3 ',i suppose they call this a ,regency sweat4' ,a lady next to him is declaring3 ',i sweat with desire4' ,weltj1 the ,prince's house-steward and head cook--a man who enjoyed considerable reputation in spite of the satirists--is asserting3 ',i never sweat so much at cooking in my life4' ,mrs4 ,fitzherbert1 who is separated from her admirer1 is highly indignant3 ',i sweat with jealousy2 what disregard to the marriage right6' ,march #aj1 #aghi4 ,edward the ,black ,prince receiving ,homage4 ,published by ,william ,holland1 #ej ,oxford ,street4--,thurlow1 in his ,chancellor's robes1 is assuming the sovereign position2 he has the crown and sceptre2 ,adam1 wearing his counsellor's gown1 has come to 'kiss hands4' ,according to the print the black-browed ,thunderer is blessed with the hairy paws of a bear1 not omitting the claws4 ,on the wall1 in the background1 is a picture of ,blood stealing the ,crown4 ,march #g1 #aghi4 ,the ,irish ,ambassadors ,extraordinary4 ,a gallantee ,show4 ,published by ,s4 ,w4 ,fores4--,the six members of the so-called ,irish ,embassy are galloping up to the colonnades of ,carlton ,house1 each mounted on a jibbing ,irish bull2 the riders have their faces to the tails1 by which they have taken hold in order to secure their seats4 ,the ,marquis of ,lothian and the ,duke of ,leinster are urging the deputation forward4 ,it is understood they have arrived somewhat late4 ,the holder of the address is declaring3 ',aye1 aye1 the ,marquis of ,buckingham will remember me when ,i go back again4' ,the other deputies are making pertinent observations3 ',the folks stare at us as they would at wild beastises6' ',what a nice errand is this2 make him ,regent whether or no6' ',i say1 my friend1 we shall be there the day before the fair6' ',well6 yes1 ,i dare say well6 why1 he was so bad he could say nothing but ,what1 what1 what1 when we left ,dublin6' ',what1 no occasion for a ,regent8 then we will go back again and tell the lads we are all mad1 and1 by the powers1 'tis my opinion we are come over for nothing at all1 at all6' ,the cook of the ,pall ,mall ,ordinary is thrusting his stout body out of a window opposite ,carlton ,house and declaring3 ',begar1 ,i must go prepare more sourkraut for dese wild bullocks6' ,march #ae1 #aghi4 ,irish ,ambassadors ,extraordinary666 ,in a few days will be published the ,return of the ,ambassadors4--,the memorable six are mounted on their prancing bulls1 with a sack of potatoes behind each for a saddle1 and as provisions for the journey2 all are armed with bludgeons4 ,the delegates are headed by a personage with a crozier and a mitre1 a sort of episcopal leader1 who is exhorting his followers to ',make haste1 my honies6' ,the ,duke of ,leinster is flourishing his shillalagh3 ',no restrictions1 by the ,holy ,cross of ,st4 ,patrick6' ,others are crying3 ',how our ,majority will astonish the young ,king6' ,some doubt crosses their minds as to his ,majesty's possible restoration to health3 ',my dear1 ,i was told that he was recovering fast6' ',no6 as mad as a hatter6' ,press ,notices4 ,march #b1 #aghi4 ,address from the ,parliament of ,ireland to the ,prince of ,wales4 7,morning ,herald74--',we have1 however1 the consolation of reflecting1 that this severe calamity hath not been visited upon us until the virtues of your ,royal ,highness have been so matured as to enable your ,royal ,highness to discharge the duties of an important trust1 for the performance whereof the eyes of all his ,majesty's subjects of both kingdoms are directed to your ,royal ,highness4' ,march #d1 #aghi4 ,irish ,embassy ,uniform4 7,world74--,the great open pocket on either side is this3 ,when the ,duke of ,leinster was coming1 he wrote indefinitely to have a new coat4 ',i would not be in his coat for something1' said ,lord ,robert ,fitzgerald pleasantly1 when he heard of the mischievous folly4 ,but wishing to do the best he could for his brother1 he ordered him the ,constitutional uniform of ,blue and ,orange4 ,this1 of course1 the ,duke1 when he came1 would not wear2 and new clothes being hastily wanted1 ,jennings and ,headington1 the tailors1 were left at liberty1 and they made the ,,great ,,open ,,pocket on either side6 ,march #ai1 #aghi4 ,ireland--by ,express3 ,the ,six ,amazing ,bulls4 7,world47--',the proprietor of these unruly animals begs leave1 through the channel of the ,world1 to return his most grateful thanks for the great encouragement ,mr4 ,,grattan',s ,bulls met with in ,london1 and most particularly from their ,royal ,highnesses the ,prince of ,wales and the ,duke of ,york4 ',he is sorry to say that upon the road these animals grew very unruly4 ,the completely horned one was four times beaten1 for taking what did not belong to him2 and the little bull1 called 'my lord1' who had but a stump of a tail1 had that cut off by a wicked boy for his diversion4 ',the other four all tumbled into the water1 as they landed at ,dublin1 and looked so ill1 when they were driven into ,mr4 ,grattan's stable1 that he wished to heaven he had never sent them over6 ',the proprietor has likewise to add1 that they were so well fed by the kindness of the gentlemen in ,london1 that they do not again take kindly to ,irish potatoes4 ,he hopes1 however1 by beating them regularly every day1 he shall drive sense into them4 ',the collection for seeing these amazing animals upon the road was very handsome4 ,since their arrival here1 the ,lord-,lieutenant has had an offer of them for sale1 and very cheap2 but he thought they had been so hawked about1 by being up at public show in ,london1 he would have nothing to do with them4 ,so the bulls are where they were--with the proprietor4' ,march #i1 #aghi4 ,the ,answer to the ,irish ,ambassadors4 7,morning ,chronicle74 ,your duty to the ,king is great1 ,as all mankind must see2 ,and1 though you're come a day too late1 ,you're welcome still to me4 ,you'll guess what want of speech conceals1 ,as ,irishmen should do2 ,you'll guess my understanding feels1 ,my heart remembers1 too4 ,you take a different line1 ,i see1 ,from ,england and oppose her2 ,but well ,i know you disagree ,to make the ,union closer4 ,as to the rest of your ,address1 ,i know not what to do2 ,i fear 'tis treason to say ,yes1 ,i'm loth to answer ,no4 ,should he relapse1 indeed1 ,i might ,accept the ,irish sway2 ,but that ,i cannot learn to-night1 ,so come another day4 ,march #b1 #aghi4 ,the ,prince's ,answer to the ,address of the ,deputation from ,ireland4 7,morning ,herald74--',if1 in conveying my grateful sentiments on their conduct1 in relation to the ,king1 my father1 and to the inseparable interests of the two kingdoms1 ,i find it impossible adequately to express my feelings on what relates to myself1 ,i trust you will not be the less disposed to believe that ,i have an understanding to comprehend the value of what they have done1 a heart that must remember1 and principles that will not suffer me to abuse their confidence4 ',but the fortunate change which has taken place in the circumstances which gave occasion to the ,address agreed to by the ,lords and ,commons of ,ireland induces me for a few days to delay giving a final answer2 trusting that the joyful event of his ,majesty's resuming the personal exercise of his ,royal authority may then render it only necessary for me to repeat those sentiments of gratitude and affection for the loyal and generous people of ,ireland which ,i feel indelibly imprinted on my heart4 ',the ,prince of ,wales has conducted himself in this delicate point with the circumspection and propriety that has marked the whole of his conduct in the late melancholy and critical circumstances4 ,he called to his aid the first legal ability in the kingdom2 and on the subject of the answer to the ,irish ,address had a conference of several hours with the ,lord ,chancellor and ,lord ,loughborough4' ,march #af1 #aghi4 ,the ,ambassadors' ,extraordinary ,return1 on ,bulls without ,horns4 ,published by ,s4 ,w4 ,fores4--,the same personages we saw caricatured on the previous plate are represented in the sequel returning to ,dublin4 ,they have exchanged their famous ,irish bulls for donkeys2 their potatoes have gone1 but they are liberally provided with ,regency ,cakes in their place4 ,their ,pope1 whose donkey's head is ornamented with the plume of three feathers as borne by the ,prince of ,wales1 is received by an eager deputation on his arrival3 ',what news1 what news8 ,the tidings tell4 ,make haste and tell us all2 say why are they thus mounted8 ,is the ,regent come and all8' ,the leader is replying3 ',i'll tell you all in no time4 ,why1 you must know the ,king is better than the ,regent--that is all6' ,the ,marquis of ,lothian is declaring1 ',master ,walgee 7,weltj7 made us such ,regent's and ,regency cakes6' ,the ,duke of ,leinster is crying1 ',aye1 my lads1 ,dr4 ,willis has done the ,king over1 and the ,regent won't take it6' ,other members of the deputation are remarking1 ',the ,english lads were so merry1 by my shoul1 they were always a-laughing at us6' ',ambassadors ,extraordinary1 by ,st4 ,patrick1 but ,i've forgot what we have done6' ',done8 ,why carried the address1 and brought it back again1 with all these cakes4 ,a deal better than potatoes6' ,april #d1 #aghi4 ,the ,rochester ,address1 or the ,corporation going to ,eat ,roast ,pork and ,oysters with the ,regent4--,the procession of the ,corporation of ,rochester is headed by the ,mayor 7,matthews71 who is holding the ,address at the end of a pole2 he proposes to send the ,regent 'some chips4' ,the rest of this train1 professional men and traders of ,rochester1 are promising to favour the heir to the throne with their specialities4 ,alderman ,spice will 'assist him with long sixes4' ,alderman ,thompson will favour him with his ,preventative2 another1 a brewer1 will send him 'some ,chatham ,butt2' ,prentice professes to 'give him thirteen to the dozen1 and all sour2' another member of the ,corporation1 a barber by trade1 is proposing to 'shave him4' ,sparks1 a lawyer1 is declaring1 ',i'll beg to speak to ,sherry for his business1 bailing1 actions1 demands1 writs of error2 that is1 if he'll promise to see me paid6' ,bristow is guaranteeing 'he shall never be tried by the ,court of ,conscience4' ,robinson is asserting1 ',these are your right sort2 none of your quack2' and ,alderman ,nicholson1 who is bringing up the rear1 with a brick and trowel1 is looking forward to the job 'of making him some fortifications6' ,april #bb1 #aghi4 ,the ,grand ,procession to ,st4 ,paul's on ,st4 ,george's ,day1 #aghi3 an exact view of the ,lord ,mayor carrying the ,city ,sword1 bareheaded1 c4 ,published by ,holland1 ,oxford ,street4--,upon the ,king's recovery the popular tide turned abruptly1 and1 before the end of ,april1 the satirists were making capital out of the excessive gush of loyalty which greeted the ,king's restoration to health4 ,the felicitations offered on this occasion were not1 however1 more extravagant than the congratulations which would have been offered the ,regent had the case been altered4 ,in the present print the procession is on its way to ,st4 ,paul's to return thanks2 the ,volunteers are keeping the line of route2 the windows are filled with rejoicing spectators1 smiling and bowing1 with ribands1 favours1 and mottoes1 inscribed with printed sentiments complimentary to the monarch4 ,a man1 wearing a leek in his hat1 is at the head of the train1 seated on a goat2 the ,aldermen1 without hats or wigs1 are finding some difficulty in keeping their seats4 ,the ,lord ,mayor has a nervous time of it1 while holding the ,sword of ,state2 two footmen are steadying him by the leg--his horse has been slightly startled--as he is passing a noisy band of musicians1 stationed in a balcony4 ',and all the people rejoiced and sung1 ,long live the ,king6 ,may the ,king live for ever6' ,the ,king's well-appointed team of eight white horses is passing a show--the ,royal ,waxworks3 ',here you may see ,king ,solomon in all his glory6' ,the state carriage contains the ,king1 the ,queen1 and the coarse-featured ,madame ,schwellenberg2 the ,guards are bringing up the rear4 ,october #bc1 #aghi4 ,an ,antiquarian4 ,published by ,w4 ,holland1 #ej ,oxford ,street4 ,october #bd1 #aghi4 ,sergeant ,kite1 ,sergent ,recruiteur4 ,published by ,s4 ,w4 ,fores1 #c ,piccadilly4 7,n4,b4 ,fores' ,museum now opened4 ,admission1 one shilling47--,the ,duke of ,orleans is represented as ,sergeant ,kite1 dressed in the uniform of a hussar--a tight tunic and breeches1 given1 in the coloured versions of the plate1 as green1 faced with crimson1 and richly laced with gold2 with a furred cocked hat and enormous cockade2 inscribed on the scarf he is wearing are the words ',vive la ,libert6' destined shortly to become the keynote for all the reckless destruction1 indiscriminate slaughter1 and bloodthirsty atrocities of the great ,french ,revolution4 ,an enormous sabre is trailed by his side1 and he is resting on a halbert with a head shaped like an axe4 ,by his side is his drummer1 whose figure the artist has treated with the broadest grotesque2 the ,frenchman's enormous earrings1 together with a pigtail of inordinate length1 are exciting the wonder of the spectators4 ,the ,sergent ,recruiteur is beating up his recruits at ,billingsgate amongst the fishfags4 ,the ,poissardes of ,france were making themselves a terrible reputation throughout ,europe by the violence of their behaviour1 and the satirist hinted in the present plate that the ,duke of ,orleans would be able to secure congenial revolutionary levies amongst the muscular vixens of the fish-market here4 ,the viragoes of ,billingsgate do not seem to favour the ,duke's mission2 they are giving the ,frenchman what may be termed a warm reception3 his advances are met with taunts1 contumely1 and apparently by challenges to ignominious personal combat4 ,january #a1 #aghi4 ,grog on ,board4 ,published by ,s4 ,w4 ,fores1 #c ,piccadilly4 ,republished ,january #agid4--',sweet ,poll of ,plymouth' has been smuggled on board during the absence1 let us believe1 of the chief officers1 who have genteelly gone to take ,tea on ,shore in the port4 ,a pretty 'mid-shipmite' and a black boy are deep in the perusal of a volume of fascinating voyages4 ,the rest of the persons represented are1 from the dog upwards1 variously interested in their fair female visitor4 ,one tar1 in a fur cap1 is singing verses1 with his truant eye fixed on the nymph instead of on his music2 another old salt1 who is handing the punchbowl about1 has evidently neglected his pipe1 which he is vainly endeavouring to rekindle from the bowl of a comrade1 who has eyes for nothing but the lady4 ',poll' is quite a ,cleopatra for beauty1 grace1 and love of pleasure1 if not for frailty and splendour2 she is reposing with negligent ease in the stalwart arms of a good-looking sailor1 for want of a more luxurious couch1 and her foot is resting on the knee of another favoured swain1 who seems proportionately proud of the honour4 ,her dbonnaire ladyship is not only distinguished for the beauty of person and condescension of manners essential to make herself adored by poor ,jack2 she sports the wealth of jewellery supposed to be irresistibly gratifying in his sight--a pair of bracelets1 earrings1 imposing shoe-buckles1 and1 to cap all1 a pair of watches1 with massive chains and heavy trinkets galore1 disposed on either side4 ,illustration3 ,,grog ,,on ,,board4 ,january #aghi4 ,tea on ,shore4 ,published by ,s4 ,w4 ,fores1 #c ,piccadilly4 ,republished ,january #a1 #agid4--;,a companion to the last print1 affording the suppositious contrast between high and low life in port4 ,the officers are leaving the vulgar jollifications of ,grog on ,board for delicate flirtations over the tea-table on shore4 ,in those days1 when opportunities for personal distinction were more frequent1 commanders were recognised and entertained as heroes1 and their visits on shore were not unfrequently a round of agreeable festivals and social triumphs4 ,rowlandson has shown how graciously the fair are regarding the sons of ,neptune1 who are doing their best to create favourable impressions in return4 ,the head of the house1 who is not apparently of the slightest consequence on this occasion1 is left to indifference and the charge of the tea urn2 while the naval commanders are carrying all the admiration before them1 on the venerable principle1 lyrically rendered by ,john ,dryden 7although the sentiment was no novelty in his day71 that 'none but the brave deserve the fair4' ,illustration3 ,,tea ,,on ,,shore4 ,february #a1 #aghi4 ,careless ,attention4 ,published by ,j4 ,griggs1 #baf ,holborn4--,a corpulent sufferer1 disabled by gout1 is thrown into a dreadful quandary2 he is seated by the fire1 where the kettle is boiling over1 deluging the place1 and threatening the invalid with the dangers of scalding4 ,the table1 and the little comforts spread thereon1 are thrown down in the struggle to get out of the dangerous vicinity2 the gouty cripple is vainly shouting and storming for assistance2 his nurse1 who is much too young1 sprightly1 and good-looking for her situation1 is seen at the door of the apartment1 struggling in the embraces of a dashing young spark--probably the master's undutiful heir2 the coquetteries of the pair have engaged their full attention1 to the neglect of the unfortunate head of the house1 of whose critical position they are delightfully unconscious4 ,illustration3 ,,interruption1 ,,or ,,inconvenience ,,of ,a ,,lodging-,,house4 ,april #a1 #aghi4 ,interruption1 or ,inconvenience of a ,lodging-house4 ,published by ,s4 ,w4 ,fores1 #c ,piccadilly4 ,republished ,april #a1 #ahbd4--;,a stout dowager and her maid are thrown into a state of consternation easy to appreciate by the sudden entrance on the occupations of the toilette of a roystering young 'blood1' who1 from the disorder of his dress and the recklessness of his attitude1 has evidently returned from the tavern1 something the worse for his evening's potations1 and not strikingly clear in his head as to his ultimate destination4 ,june #bj1 #aghi4 ,a ,sufferer for ,decency4--,the interior of a barber's shop1 conducted on popular principles1 as the notice on the lantern has it3 ',shave with ease and expedition for one penny4' ,it will be noticed that the lathering is accomplished on a wholesale scale2 a boy is waiting on the customers with a small pail of soap1 and is officiating with a lathering-brush of the size of a decent hearth-broom2 the barber is waiting1 with his razor poised in the air1 ready to let it descend with a swoop on the face of the sufferer2 expedition of execution rather than an artistic delicacy of handling being the order of the day at the class of establishment delineated by the caricaturist1 who in the days of universal shaving must have known the cost of sacrificing to custom4 ,illustration3 ,a ,,sufferer ,,for ,,decency4 #aghi4 ,a ,penny ,barber4 ,companion to ,sufferer for ,decency 7,june #aghi74 ,published by ,w4 ,holland1 #ej ,oxford ,street4--,a stout old gentleman1 enveloped in a barber's cloth1 has taken his seat in the shaving-chair2 his wig is removed and his chin plenteously lathered2 the aproned barber is still employed with his soap and basin4 ,one customer is performing an ablution2 and the assistant1 whose hair is dressed in the wildest ,french style1 is smoothing down a compact full-bottomed old-fashioned wig4 ,one or two barber's blocks1 a cracked glass1 and a bird in a cage form the chief embellishments1 to which must be added a lantern lighted by a single candle and inscribed with this information1 ',the oldest shaving shop in ,london4 ,most money for second-hand wigs4' ,about #aghi4 ,domestic ,shaving4--,a family group1 delicately executed in stipple in imitation of a chalk drawing4 ,the scene is pictured with considerable care and truthfulness to nature4 ,a stout gentleman1 wigless and with lather-spread chin1 is rasping away at his ample throat before a hand-glass1 which a gracefully-drawn female1 in a simple morning dress1 is holding before the 'shaver4' ,a pretty child is seated in an infant's chair by his side1 watching1 with a pleased smile on her face1 the gambols of a cat and kitten4 ,august #d1 #aghi4 ,a ,fresh ,breeze4 ,published by ,s4 ,w4 ,fores4--,a party of distinguished guests are represented as trying a cruise on board the ,southampton frigate4 ,an elevated personage1 judging from his star and riband1 has secured his cocked hat with a handkerchief tied under his chin2 he is suffering the discomforts of sea-sickness4 ,the helmsman has some difficulty in steering1 surrounded as he is by a group of limp persons of fashion2 a fat dowager1 who has propped herself against the back of the steersman1 is trying to subdue her qualms by applying to cordials2 a more dignified lady is indulging in attitudes expressive of tragic despair4 ,three fair creatures have abandoned themselves to utter prostration on the opposite side4 ,the sailors are exhibiting their disgust at the operation of washing down the decks and attending to the necessities of the sufferers2 fresh supplies of buckets1 for the accommodation of the indisposed1 are being handed up from below by a brace of ',beef-eaters1' whose presence1 so far from adding dignity to the company1 is a source of inconvenience1 since they too are painfully sea-sick2 and their halberts1 from the incapacity of the holders1 are threatening mischief to the helpless passengers around4 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,start4 #aghi 7874 ,the ,start4 #aghi 7874 ,the ,betting ,post4--,the stout veteran on his cob1 with a crutch in one hand1 is intended for ,colonel ,o',kelly1#cc one of the most prosperous turfites of his day1 and the owner of the most successful racehorse in the annals of racing4 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,betting ,,post4 #aghi 7874 ,the ,course4 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,course4 #aghi 7874 ,the ,mount4--,colonel ,o',kelly1 the gouty veteran who figures throughout the ,racing series1 is again introduced2 this eminent patron of the turf is giving his parting injunctions to his jockey4#cd #aghi4 ,a ,cart ,race4 ,published by ,william ,holland1 ,oxford ,street1 #aghi4--,this plate bears ,rowlandson's signature1 and is dated #aghh4 ,the print is executed in bold outline1 filled in with aquatint1 and coloured in capital imitation of the original drawing4 ,the lowly cottages of some hamlet are partly distinguishable through the prodigious clouds of dust raised by the unruly eccentricities of a pleasure-party1 represented as taking the air in three overladen and ramshackle carts1 drawn by wretched horses barely one remove from the knacker's yard4 ,the amusement of the moment is an extemporised race4 ,one cart is leading triumphantly2 the horse is dashing along1 urged on by the bludgeon of a costermonger1 who is conducting a party of beauties from ,st4 ,giles's1 of the most florid and dgag type4 ,cart number two is considerably overmanned2 the horse is down2 the driver is alternately trying to whip his horse into animation or to lash his antagonists4 ,one free-and-easy lady is falling over the head of the cart1 and two more are being spilt over the tail1 where they are sprawling in attitudes of considerable freedom2 a dog is indignantly barking at the fallen4 ,a third cart1 which is in the rear1 is loaded so heavily that it seems there is difficulty in persuading the horse to start at all4 ,july #bj1 #aghi4 ,the ,high-mettled ,racer4 #aghi4 ,don't he ,deserve it8 ,designed and etched by ,t4 ,rowlandson2 aquatinted by ,i4 ,roberts4 ,published by ,william ,holland1 #ej ,oxford ,street4--,an elderly rake1 evidently an old offender1 taken in the fact1 is receiving the well-merited abuse of his modishly-apparelled better half2 the fair companion of this compromising disclosure is covered with blushing confusion2 and various witnesses1 summoned by the sounds of the wife's indignant eloquence1 are expressing their horror at the husband's obliquity4 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,mount4 #aghi4 ,she don't ,deserve it4 ,designed and etched by ,t4 ,rowlandson2 aquatinted by ,i4 ,roberts4 ,published by ,william ,holland1 #ej ,oxford ,street4--,a pretty servant-maid1 who has evidently been detected in some irregularity1 is literally 'kicked out1' en deshabille1 by a tartar of a mistress4 ,the old master1 who is evidently the cause of the damsel's disgrace1 and who has lost his wig in the confusion of the disclosure1 is 'starting like a guilty thing1' obviously anticipating the connubial wrath which1 in due course1 will descend on his reprobate head4 ,september #aghi4 ,bay of ,biscay4 ,designed and published by ,t4 ,rowlandson1 #a ,james ,street1 ,adelphi4--,a ship is tossing on the stormy waters of the ,bay of ,biscay2 a boatload of passengers1 who have put off from the distant vessel1 seems likely to be swamped by the waves1 which are rolling mountains high4 ,fear and helplessness prevail on all sides2 the sea is running too roughly for the oars to be of much avail2 the captain and his crew have1 it appears1 abandoned their ship for the questionable chance of escaping in the long-boat2 there are three ladies with them2 one has apparently swooned1 another is leaning over the side1 with clasped hands1 terrified at the imminence of the danger2 and the third is in paroxysms which necessitate her forcible restraint4 ,rowlandson possessed the skill and perception to bring out every point in a desperate situation with thrilling effect1 and his masterly power of depicting 'horrors1' c41 is in its way more striking1 perhaps1 even than his felicitous art of hitting off the salient humours of any of those ludicrous situations which his fanciful and inventive faculties suggested in exhaustless succession4 #aghi4 ,chelsea ,reach4 ,designed and published by ,t4 ,rowlandson1 #a ,james ,street1 ,adelphi4--,a wondrous contrast to the horrors of the companion print1 the ,bay of ,biscay2 all is sunshine1 jollification1 and happiness4 ,a gaily-decorated shallop1 somewhat like a miniature edition of a state barge1 is proceeding up the river with a pleasure-party1 rowed by six gaily-clad watermen1 wearing jockey caps1 as was the custom of the time4 ,a party of highly genteel ladies and gentlemen are exchanging courtesies1 and pledging healths and toasts1 under the shade of their parasols2 an amateur musician is entertaining his friends with serenades on his flute1 players on ,french horns are contributing to the diversion1 a servant in livery is at the helm1 and a large union-jack is flying4 ,in the background is seen the tranquil river1 with its distant bridges4 ,november #aghi4 ,la ,place des ,victoires4--,if ,rowlandson's visits to ,paris had produced no other memorial than his inimitable picture ,la ,place des ,victoires1 ,paris1 we should be satisfied with the result of his familiarity with ,parisian life at the period immediately antecedent to the ,revolutionary era4 ,the study1 as a whole1 is one of the most memorable we can ascribe to his skilful hand and his remarkable powers of profitable observation4 ,the ,circus1 built by ,mansard1 one of the features of ,paris under the ,grand ,monarque1 remains in all its freshness to the present day2 but it has shared the fate a similar monument would have suffered had it remained in the busy precincts of the ,east of ,london4 ,finding itself in the heart1 as it were1 of the trading centre of the city1 near the ,bourse1 and hedged and elbowed around by the warehouses and industries of the busy commercial population1 it has undergone an indignity which would vex the spirit of its founder and make the shade of the little monarch1 in honour of whose victories it was erected and christened1 exclaim against the degeneracy which the taste of his countrymen has undergone1 and he would probably deplore the concession to utilitarianism which has transmogrified the well-known spot4 ,la ,place des ,victoires in its present aspect is curiously disguised by hideous placards2 between each of the columns appear two or more humorous advertising boards1 filling up the intermediate spaces1 and inscribed with recommendations to purchasers to secure their wardrobe au bon ,diable1 and notices of a similar inviting character4 ,rowlandson has given a further indication of the ,parisian centre--at the expense of topographical accuracy1 it must be admitted--by introducing the towers of ,notre ,dame in a proximity somewhat closer than is legitimately warranted by the actual position of the mother church4 ,the monument1 as seen in ,rowlandson's veracious representation1 is a splendid example of exaggerated glorification4 ,the statue of a warrior--surely not intended to resemble the stout little monarch to whose glory it is dedicated--is trampling on an allegorical personage typifying the conquered enemies of ,france2 while the figure of ,fame1 holding her trumpet ready to sound the victor's praises1 is crowning the hero with a wreath4 ,four chained slaves1 cast in bronze1 indicative of ,louis' triumphs1 are shown at the base2 these figures may now be seen in the ,louvre4 ,a courtier1 or a disabled general1 is pushed along in a ramshackle carriage1 a sort of wheeled sedan1 drawn by an old soldier1 with two footmen to follow2 the ,frenchman is regarding the stupendous monument raised to the glories of the ,grand ,nation with rapturous devotion4 ,an abb1 with his hands in an enormous muff1 is passing1 with his nose in the air2 a coquette la mode is leaning on his arm and raising her hood to shoot forth glances of fascination2 a handsome young officer1 wearing a monstrous queue1 is launching an admiring look towards the fair beguiler2 but her attention is engaged elsewhere1 and the ,parthian shot falls harmless4 ,a shoeblack in the foreground is teaching a poodle to dance2 the comical animal's head is decorated with an old peruke4 ,a pair of extensive beaux of the period are seen saluting each other with elaborate bows which would have filled the late ,mr4 ,simpson1 ,m4,c41 with despair4 ,in the right-hand corner is shown a monk 7,sterne's original ,brother ,lorenzo71 shrinking away from recollections of the past4 ,a downright ,english ,john ,bull1 in huge riding-boots1 and a pretty ,english girl1 his companion1 in a habit1 lacking the surrounding enthusiasm1 are looking at the monument with the indifference of travellers who are in duty bound to take note of all the sights1 but who1 beyond the principle involved1 find small gratification in the ordeal2 an ,english mastiff1 the property of the strangers1 is curiously regarding another exotic1 an ,italian greyhound4 ,in the distance is shown a female porter and her donkey1 followed by a procession of friars2 a ,french nobleman and his lady are driving by in gallant state1 with a ,suisse and a whole string of genteel footmen clinging like flies behind their chariot4 ,as the founder took some pains to inform the world 7that is to say1 ,paris1 which1 to ,frenchmen under the reign of the ,grand ,monarque1 meant the universe71 this wonderful structure1 la gloire de ,louis le ,grand1 was erected by the ,duc de la ,feuillade1 one of the idols of his age1 and first satellite to the ,sun of ,versailles2 ,peer and ,marshal of ,france1 ,governor of the ,dauphin1 ,colonel of the ,guards1 c4--in every way a most distinguished person4 ,the statue was erected in front of this eminent courtier's ,paris mansion1 the ,htel de la ,feuillade4 ,the principle of its erection was ingenious1 ostensibly commemorating the glories of his master1 the 'father of his people1 and the conductor of invincible armies2' the celebrity of the patriotic founder of this monument is barely of secondary prominence1 since his name and various high offices1 emblazoned on the same pile1 were bequeathed at the same time to the everlasting regard of posterity4 ,the perpetual durability of fame in this case was doomed to last one century1 and no more3 the calculations of the ,marshal did not include the coming ,french ,revolution4 ,in the ,january of #agic1 the 'grand nation' became intoxicated with a saturnalia of blood1 in which they avenged imposts1 burdens1 and slavery--evils which they had suffered in the past--by sacrificing the descendant of le ,grand ,monarque1 a passive victim1 on the scaffold to the vicious legacies of his predecessors4 ,the fury which had made a martyr of the king1 whose chief enjoyment had been the alleviation of the condition of his subjects1 taking a retrospective turn1 vented its destructive rage on every relic which recalled the servitude of generations--after the slaughter of the living1 the national vengeance was wreaked on inanimate objects1 and very naturally the ill-advised monument of the ,place des ,victoires came in for an early share of attention2 and the memorial bequeathed to the everlasting admiration of posterity was scattered to the winds in a manner which effectually defeated the intentions of the testator2 the only wonder being how the bronze figures escaped the fate of the furnace1 and were spared being converted into artillery4 ,under the circumstances1 of the complete disappearance of this triumph of servile adulation1 it is interesting to recall1 in a remote degree1 the incidents which attended its foundation4 ,in the letters of ,madame de ,svign we trace a picture indicative of the events2 first we are introduced to the zeal displayed by the ,duc de la ,feuillade1 that inveterate and unequalled courtier1 and his passion for raising monuments to the glorification of his master and himself4 ,we follow the ,marshal's first intentions1 and are told how they were modified2 we notice the erection of the pedestrian statue1 with its glaring anomalies1 sent to adorn the gardens of ,versailles2 and then we are instructed how the sculptor1 ,van den ,bogaert--who1 in compliment to his patrons1 had changed his name to de ,desjardins--was entrusted with the execution of the extraordinary conception which was to shed a lustre on the ,place des ,victoires to perpetuity4 ,lettre ,,dcc4 de ,madame de ,svign au ,comte de ,bussy1 ,paris1 ce #bj ,juillet1 #afgi4--'4444 ,il vous dira les nouvelles et les prparatifs du mariage du ,roi d',espagne1 et du choix du ,prince et de la ,princesse d',harcourt pour la conduite de la reine d',espagne son poux1 et la belle charge que le roi a donne ,m4 de ,marsillac1 sans prjudice de la premire2 et du dml du ,cardinal de ,bouillon avec ,m4 de ,montausier1 et comme ,m4 de ,la ,feuillade1 courtisan passant tous les courtisans passs1 a fait venir un bloc de marbre qui tenoit toute la rue ,saint ,honor3 et comme les soldats qui le conduisoient ne vouloient point faire place au carosse de ,m4 le ,prince qui toit dedans1 il y eut un combat entre les soldats et les valets de pied3 le peuple s'en mla1 le marbre se rangea1 et le prince passa4 ,ce prlat vous pourra conter encore que ce marbre est chez ,m4 de ,la ,feuillade1 qui fait ressusciter ,phidias ou ,praxitle pour tailler la figure du roi cheval dans ce marbre1 et comme cette statue lui cotera plus de trente mille cus4'#ce ,in a footnote1 by the editor1 we are further enlightened on the use to which this marble was finally applied1 by order of the ,duke de la ,feuillade3-- ',la ,feuillade changea d'avis et fit sortir du bloc de marbre en question une statue pdestre qui prtoit la critique1 par le mlange bizarre du costume romain recouvert du manteau royal franois4 ,cette statue du ciseau de ,desjardins 7autrement ,van den ,bogaert7 a t place l',orangerie de ,versailles4' ,the next piece of information1 also given in the editor's footnote1 is more to the point3-- ',c'est le mme artiste qui1 six ans plus tard1 a excut le monument de la ,place des ,victoires1 aussi magnifique qu'impolitique1 et renvers en #agic au milieu des fureurs de l'anarchie4 ,il ne reste de ce monument que les quatre figures1 en bronze1 d'esclaves enchans qui dsignoient les nations dont la ,france a triomph dans le ,,xviie sicle4 ,ces figures sont dans la ,collection de ,france4--,g4 ,d4 ,s4 ,g4' ,a fair-sized view of the ,circus1 ,place des ,victoires1 and of the monument1 taken from the ,hotel de la ,feuillade1 which would seem to have occupied a frontage facing the semicircle1 was published about #afhf1 engraved by ,n4 ,guerard4 ,the title runs thus3-- ',veue de la ,place des ,victoires o ,m4 le ,mareschal ,duc de la ,feuillade a dress un monument public la gloire de ,louis le ,grand1 de la statue de ce ,monarque couronn par la ,victoire1 accompagne de ,trophes1 de ,mdailles1 de bas-reliefs1 et d'inscriptions1 sur les actions glorieuses de sa vie et de son rgne4 ,le #bh ,mars1 #afhf4' ,numerous highflown praises of the ,king were engraved on the base of this vainglorious monument1 as well as a list of the various engagements fought in the reign of ,louis the ,magnificent4 ,the principal inscription will give a fair impression of the nature of these panegyrics3--#cf ',a ,louis le ,grand1 le pre et le conducteur des armes toujours heureux4--,apres avoir vaincu ses ,ennemis1 ,proteg ses alliez4 ,adjoust de tres puissants peuples son ,empire1 ,assur les ,frontires par des places imprenables1 joint l',ocean la ,mditerrane4 ,chass les pirates de toutes les mers1 ,reform les ,loix1 ,destruit l'hrsie1 port par le bruit de son nom les nations les plus ,barbares le venir rvrer des extremitez de la terre4 ,et regl parfaitement toutes choses au dedans et au dehors par la grandeur de son courage et de son gnie4 ',francois ,vicomte ,daubusson1 ,duc de la ,feuillade1 ,pair et ,mareschal de ,france1 ,gouverneur du ,dauphine1 et ,colonel des ,gardes ,franoises1 ',pour perpetuelle memoire' ',a la postrit4' ,november #bi1 #aghi4 ,mercury and his ,advocates ,defeated1 or ,vegetable ,intrenchment4--,this print introduces a collision between two systems of medical treatment4 ,the scene is ,swainson's dept for ,velno's ,vegetable ,syrup1 ,frith ,street1 ,soho4 ,list of ,cures1 in #aghh1 #e1jjj2 in #aghi1 #aj1jjj4 ,swainson has entrenched himself in the centre of a barricade1 formed of his specifics1 a bottle of which he is exhibiting1 with an air of triumph1 to the posse of old practitioners1 who1 armed with dissecting-knives1 mortars1 mercury1 prescriptions1 and mineral pills1 are preparing for a furious onslaught upon the innovator1 whose introduction of ,velno's ,syrup has deprived them of the support of their profitable clients4 ,illustration3 ,a ,,dull ,,husband4 #aghi4 ,a ,dull ,husband4--,an interior scene1 introducing us to a drawing-room of more refined character than ,rowlandson generally selects for representation4 ,the owners evidently occupy a wealthy position in life4 ,the lady has musical tastes1 it appears2 in the background is a harpsicord1 the fair performer is playing the harp1 and a guitar is lying at her feet4 ,the husband has no soul for sweet sounds1 or the soothing harmonies which his elegant companion has produced have lulled him into forgetfulness2 however it may happen1 the gentleman is very evidently1 and unpoetically1 fast asleep4 ,,footnotes3 #cj ,the words taken exception to were3 ',i say the ,prince of ,wales has no more right to assume the government without the consent of the ,parliament1 who represent the people1 than any other person1' c4 #ca ,it must be remembered that in #aghh the public were flocking to the performances of a famous stone-eater4 #cb ,the caricaturist is said to be the hero of the sparring roysterer in his unflattering delineation of ,a ,brace of ,blackguards1 introducing ,george ,moreland the painter and himself under a situation little complimentary to the softening influences of the fine arts4 ,the plate is given in this work under the date ,may #cj1 #ahab1 when it was re-issued by the artist1 but the original etching properly belongs to a much earlier period1 and was probably executed about a quarter of a century anterior4 #cc ',colonel ,dennis ,o',kelly1 the celebrated owner of ,eclipse 7this racehorse won everything he ran for71 amassed an immense fortune by gambling and the turf1 and purchased the estate of ,canons1 near ,edgware1 which was formerly possessed by the ,duke of ,chandos1 and is still remembered as the site of the most magnificent mansion and establishment of modern times4 ,the ,colonel's training stables and paddocks1 at another estate near ,epsom1 were supposed to be the best-appointed in ,england4'--,hone's ',table ,book4' #cd ,a clever drawing1 which has never1 apparently1 been engraved1 ,colonel ,o',kelly ,enjoying a ,private ,trial previous to his ,making a ,match1 belonging to ,john ,west1 ,esq41 is noticed in the ,appendix4 #ce ,svign1 vol4 vi4 pp4 #ih-aeg4 #cf ,place des ,victoires4 ,a circular open space1 surrounded by houses1 forming together one design1 built by ,mansard1 #afhf4 ,portions of the original statue of ,louis ,,xiv41 raised by the ,duc de la ,feuillade1 in the middle1 which was destroyed during the ,revolution1 are now in the ,louvre3 it was replaced by a statue of ,general ,desaix1 which1 in its turn1 was removed for the present one of ,louis ,,xiv4 in the costume of a ,roman emperor1 by ,bosio4 #agij4 ,illustration3 ,,tythe ,,pig4 ,january #a1 #agij4 ,tythe ,pig4 ,published by ,s4 ,w4 ,fores1 #c ,piccadilly4--,rowlandson has taken a vexatious institution1 as enforced in his day1 and turned it to satiric account4 ,a vicar1 who we presume is suffering for the sin of gluttony--a failing to which at one time1 if tradition is in any degree reliable1 the sons of most churches were more than slightly prone--since he is invalided by an attack of gout1 is seated in the official reception-room of his residence1 within view of his cure1 in state1 as becomes a dignitary of the ,establishment1 to receive the tithes of his parish4 ,his clerk is planted by his side1 auditing ,an ,estimate of the ,tythes of this ,parish4 ,this functionary is examining1 with somewhat minute scrupulousness1 a fat pig which is borne in for approval by a comely maiden4 ,the contributor of the said pig1 a country clown1 who is evidently but half resigned to part with his belongings1 is standing in the doorway scratching his shock head1 wearing a face which expresses anything but approval of the surrender of his porker4 ,no date3 about #agij4 ,a ,roadside ,inn4--,two travellers are stopping to take refreshment at a pretty rustic hostel4 ,a wain1 drawn by a yoke of horses1 is shown passing up the road4 ,illustration3 ,a ,,roadside ,,inn4 ,january #a1 #agij4 ,a ,butcher4 ,published by ,t4 ,rowlandson1 #ej ,poland ,street4--,in point of refinement this print has nothing to recommend it2 a more barbarous rendering of a subject1 which has in itself little of the picturesque1 cannot be well imagined4 ,the subject is1 however1 treated with so much force and originality1 that we considered it worthy to be inserted in our selection1 as a representative example of ,rowlandson's abilities in the savage walk--a branch to which he brought especial qualifications4 ,and as it is the object of this work to give our readers a fair estimate of the abilities of an artist whose pictures reflect1 in a great measure1 the dispositions and tastes of his times1 we have introduced more than one subject which may1 on its individual merits or defects1 at first strike the critic as at least coarse1 if not altogether free from objectionable associations4 ,illustration3 ,a ,,butcher4 ,january #aj1 #agij4 ,frog ,hunting4 ,published by ,t4 ,rowlandson1 #ej ,poland ,street4--,three ,frenchman of quality1 adorned in the most modish taste1 with their frills1 powdered curls1 pigtails1 ear-rings1 ruffles1 and dress swords1 are plunging knee deep in a pond of water1 hunting1 with the enthusiasm of true epicures1 a party of frightened frogs4 ,a fashionably clad ,frenchwoman is standing on the bank1 holding a parasol in one hand1 and a row of frogs1 the spoils of the chase1 strung on a skewer1 in the other4 ,february #bj1 #agij4 ,toxophilites 7large plate74 ,published by ,e4 ,harding1 #acb ,fleet ,street4 ,february #bj1 #agij4 ,repeal of the ,test ,act4 ,published by ,s4 ,w4 ,fores1 #c ,piccadilly4 ,illustration3 ,,repeal ,,of ,,the ,,test ,,act4 ,bell and the ,dragon's chaplains were ,more moderate than those by far2 ,for they1 poor knaves1 were glad to cheat1 ,to get their wives and children meat4 ,but these will not be fobb'd off so2 ,they must have wealth and power too4 ,an exaggerated view from a ,conservative point of observation1 of the results which were to be anticipated if the repeal of the ,test ,act was allowed to be carried4 ,this caricature was put forth at the time ,doctors ,priestley and ,price--those revolution sinners1 as their opponents styled them--were lecturing and spreading broadcast principles of religious equality1 reforms1 which1 as the ,ministers industriously circulated1 if carried into effect1 would prove subversive of everything4 ,a portly ,bishop1 with his ,refutation of ,dr4 ,price by his side1 is left to the tender mercies of the ,reformers--',and when they had smote the shepherd1 the sheep were scattered4' ,the work of revision is carried on by main force1 two of the 'new lights1' aided by stout cudgels1 are converting the overgrown ,shepherd3 ',make room for the ,apostle of ,liberty2' and ',god assisting us1 nothing is to be feared4' ,doctor ,priestley is superintending the demolition of the venerated edifice3 ',make haste to pull down that1 and we'll build a new one in its place4' ,two of the ,reformers are displaying their 'brotherly love' by fighting for the possession of the ,chancellor's purse and mace4 ,the ,thirty-nine ,articles are sent to feed a bonfire4 ,a leader of the movement1 inspired by 'love of our country1' has climbed up where the insignia of church and state are seen swinging upon a sign-post4 ,he is provided with a flaming ,torch of ,liberty1 with which he is threatening their destruction4 ,fox is shown as the arch-director of this innovating agitation3--'day next1 a charity sermon by the ,rev4 ,charles ,fox4' ,the ,whig chief is drawn at a window1 armed with a speaking-trumpet1 and advertising ',places under ,government to be disposed of4 ,n4,b4 ,several ,faro and ,e4 ,o4 ,tables in good condition4' ,dissenting preachers are hurrying up1 furnished with well-filled money-bags1 to secure the political influence which ,fox is openly holding out for purchase1 without any attempt at disguise4 #agij4 ,dressing for a ,masquerade4 7,cyprians47 #agij4 ,dressing for a ,masquerade4 7,ladies47 #agij4 ,a ,french ,family4 ,t4 ,rowlandson1 del4 ,s4 ,alken1 fecit4 ,published by ,s4 ,w4 ,fores1 #c ,piccadilly4--,one of the two subjects highly commended by ,h4 ,angelo in his ',reminiscences4' ,the companion1 ,an ,italian ,family1 will be given under the head of caricatures published in #agib4 ,both impressions are scarce1 and very seldom met with4 ,these prints are supposed to represent the domestic and interior lives of foreign artists1 as studied from observations founded1 it is presumed1 on the everyday habits of the aliens domiciled in ,england4 ,monsieur and his family are probably professional dancers1 and the picture introduces us to their more intimate hours of practising2 at all events1 we find nearly the entire generation giving up their energies--somewhat to the neglect of the proprieties1 it is true--to the practice of the one accomplishment in which the politest of nations was supposed to enjoy pre-eminence4 ,the grandfather1 in a cotton nightcap1 is supplying the music from his fiddle1 but the contagion of motion is affecting his aged limbs1 and he is skipping about with the animation of old ,vestris2 by his side is the youngest child1 who1 still in her night-clothes1 is practising the first positions4 ,it will be noticed that1 in spite of somewhat squalid surroundings1 the whole generation excel in personal finery3 a profusion of hair1 dressed in the extreme of fashion1 ruffles1 furbelows1 frills1 bows1 ear-rings1 and elegant slippers1 are displayed by the various members4 ,the son and daughter are gracefully executing a pas de deux4 ,the person of ,madame is charmingly rendered2 an elaborately constructed tower of fair hair1 and a nodding plume of feathers1 add height and distinction to her figure1 to which the designer has lent a grace and ease of motion peculiarly ,french4 ,monsieur is truly magnificent in the item of wig2 his pink satin coat is hung on the top of the turn-up bedstead1 and he is disporting himself in a sleeved vest2 the lower limbs of the gentleman give room for conjecture4 ,whether he has taken the liberty of appearing in sans-culotte negligence out of respect to the principles of the ,revolution1 then in its fury1 or whether his nether garments and stockings have been pledged to satisfy the necessities of the hour1 is not clear4 ,perhaps the artist drew the ,frenchman in this guise as a concession to ,english prejudices at the period when it was a pretty universally received theory that his compatriots lived on frogs exclusively1 and had thrown away their culottes for good2 the last supposition being to a large degree warranted by the maniacal excesses of the ,jacobin1 ,poissarde1 and other sections in ,paris4 ,in the left-hand corner of the picture is a cleverly designed group1 somewhat independent of the main action4 ,a ,french child1 dressed in the burlesque of miniature manhood1 as then adopted by our tasteful neighbours1 is playing a pipe and tambourine and training a pair of performing poodles to dance a minuet on their hind legs4 ,a lean cat is vainly trying to find something to satisfy her hunger in the cupboard4 ,the only decent article of furniture in the chamber--which is dirty1 patched1 and poor--is a concession to vanity in the form of a large mirror4 ,march1 #agij4 ,a ,kick-up at a ,hazard ,table4 ,published by ,wm4 ,holland1 ,oxford ,street4--,a large plate1 executed in bold outline with a little mezzo work1 introduced in the darker parts4 ,the ,kick-up is of a serious character2 the gamblers who lately occupied the front of the table are upset in the confusion1 and others are endeavouring to get out of the way of the danger4 ,a stout old buck in the ,king's uniform--a loser1 it would seem1 from his empty pocket-book--has drawn his pistol on a player opposite1 who has presumably won the irate gentleman's gold1 since he is covering the pile with one hand1 and with the other is aiming1 in his turn1 a pistol full at his adversary's person4 ,great excitement prevails around2 one man is dashing a chair at the officer's outstretched firearm1 and a brother officer is striking with a bottle and a candlestick at the other weapon2 bludgeons are flourished1 and swords are drawn by some of the gamblers1 while others are endeavouring to stand clear before the bullets begin to fly4 ,a party of gentlemen assembled on the evening of a ,court ,drawing-room at the ,royal ,chocolate-house in ,st4 ,james's ,street1 where disputes at hazard produced a quarrel1 which became general throughout the room4 ,three gentlemen were mortally wounded1 and the affray was at length concluded by the interposition of the ,royal ,guards1 who were compelled to knock the parties down with the butt ends of their muskets indiscriminately1 as entreaties and commands were of no avail4 ,a footman of ,colonel ,cunningham's1 greatly attached to his master1 rushed through the swords1 seized1 and literally carried him out by force without injury4 ,may #bi1 #agij4 ,who kills first for a ,crown4 ,in two compartments4--,the objects of the chase being the respective crowns of two kingdoms1 both of which were disturbed at the date of this publication1 by the ambitious views of the advanced parties2 headed by the ,heir-,apparent in the one case1 and the ,duke of ,orleans in the other4 ,the ,crown of ,england is threatened in the upper compartment1 and the situation is typified as a ,stag ,hunt in the ,park at ,windsor4 ,the ,prince of ,wales1 on horseback1 is performing the part of huntsman1 and his followers are travestied as the ,prince's pack of hounds--a favourite figure with the pictorial satirists4 ,sheridan is the leading dog2 the faces of ,mrs4 ,fitzherbert1 ,burke1 a ,bishop1 and others1 are distinguishable among the pack1 which is harassing the royal quarry4 ,the ,crown of ,france is endangered in a similar fashion4 ,it will be remembered that the stability of the government of ,louis the ,sixteenth received its first shock from the ,duke of ,orleans1 who1 imitating the factious conduct of the ,prince of ,wales at home1 was in alliance with the enemies of the throne2 in the case of the ,duke1 with the ,revolutionary parties of ,france4 ,the royal ,french ,stag is run down at ,versailles4 ,the ,duke of ,orleans1 first ,prince of the blood1 is acting as whipper-in4 ,he is dressed in a fantastic habit of le sport1 a compromise between a ,french postilion and a huntsman2 he is winding on his pack with une corne de chasse4 ,the individuals constituting the aristocratic ,french pack are described below the print1 the names giving some indication of the members of that ,palais ,royale clique of intriguers which wrought so much evil to the reigning branch4 ,certain members of the ,orleans pack were destined to become notorious on the theatre of events which were then impending over ,france4 #a4 ,madame ,la ,c'tesse de ,buffon4 #b4 ,madme4 ,la ,c'tesse de ,blot4 #c4 ,le ,cte4 de ,touche4 #d4 ,le ,mqis4 de ,sillery4 #e4 ,le ,cte4 de ,vauban4 #f4 ,le ,bn4 de ,talleyrand 7who1 in the hunt1 has seized the royal stag with his teeth74 #g4 ,m4 de ,simon4 #agij4 ,philip ,quarrel1 the ,english ,hermit1 and ,beau ,fidelle1 the mischievous ,she-,monkey1 famous for her skill on the viol de gamba4--,philip ,thicknesse1 leaving his hermitage in the background 7see ,public ,characters1 #ahjf71 is journeying along one mile from ,bath2 the ex-,governor of ,languard ,fort is in regimentals1 but instead of a hat the artist has drawn a boar's head1 the present of ,lord ,jersey1 above that of the ,hermit4 ,more particular reference to this boar's head is made in the ,gentleman's ,magazine1 #agfa1 pp4 #cd1 #gi4 ,across ,philip's back is slung his wooden gun2#cg under his left arm are held his writings1 which gained him but equivocal fame2 a bare axe1 marked ',gratitude1' is in his right hand2 the ,duke of ,marlboro's pistols are in his belt2 he has a ,subscription ,scheme1 ,gunpowder1 as a cartouche-box1 and his foot is resting on the ,vagrant ,act4 ,miss ,ford 7,mrs4 ,thicknesse71 as ,beau ,fidelle1 is following ,quarrel's wanderings2 her viol de gamba is strapped across her back4 7,handbill47 ,,strayed ,,from ,,kensington ,,gore ,a ,,vicious ,,old ,,dog2 ,a mongrel1 with a large mark on the left side of his head1 resembling a tarnished cockade2 on his collar is marked ,p4 ,t41 but answers to the name of ,,gallstone2 has got a sore tail1 occasioned by a copper platter1 cruelly tied to it some time since--the fright arising from which caused him to run away from ,london4 ,he has a great aversion to the smell of gunpowder2 is extremely mischievous1 and very apt to snap and bite those who let him into their houses2 but1 though very noisy1 is easily quieted by the slightest threat4 ,he has been heard of at ,farthingoe1 in ,northamptonshire1 where he attempted to bite the churchwardens2 but being whipped from thence1 has since been discovered lurking near the ,royal ,hotel1 at ,dover1 and is supposed to be now hid among the rocks on the ,kentish coast4 ,whoever will trace him and give intelligence by the post to ,j4 ,g4 7,james ,gillray71 at ,no4 #ah ,old ,bond ,street1 ,london1 so that he may be found and muzzled1 will be gratefully thanked6 ,,the ,,monster4 ,b4 ,argensteen takes the earliest opportunity of informing the nobility and the public of the ,monster's reappearance in town on ,friday last1 #dth4 ,he is dressed in a scarlet coat1 wears a prodigious cockade1 and bears in every respect a striking likeness to that much-respected character1 ,,philip ,,thicknesse1 ,esq4 ,he has already frightened a number of women and children1 made several desperate attempts upon different noblemen1 and has attempted to cut up his own children4 ,since his last arrival in ,london he has assumed the name of ,lieut4-,gov4 ,gallstone2 and it is strongly suspected that his present journey to town is in order to devour all editors of newspapers1 engravers1 and publishers of satiric prints1 and every other person who has dared to arraign his conduct4 ,the public are cautioned to be on their guard4 ,n4,b4--,the reward for his apprehension still remains in full force4 ,illustration3 ,,saloon ,,at ,,the ,,pavilion1 ,,brighton4 #agij4 ,an ,excursion to ,brighthelmstone1 made in the year #aghi1 by ,henry ,wigstead and ,thomas ,rowlandson4 ,dedicated 7by permission7 to ,his ,royal ,highness the ,prince of ,wales4 ,embellished with eight engravings in aquatinta1 from views taken on the road to and at that place4 ,london3 ,printed for ,c4 ,g4 ,j4 and ,i4 ,robinson1 ,paternoster ,row4 ,oblong folio4 ,june #a1 #agij4 ,introduction4--',the following descriptive account of an excursion to ,brighthelmstone is intended to give those who have not visited that delightfully situated town and its environs an idea of the pleasures with which a lively and feeling mind will be impressed on viewing those scenes which the ,authors have endeavoured to illustrate4444 ,of the roads which lead to ,brighthelmstone1 that immediately from ,london being most frequented1 the ,authors have endeavoured to familiarise it to the traveller by pencil and pen4 ,illustration3 ,,waiting ,,for ,,dinner4 ',the various scenes which are introduced are slightly represented1 and intended merely to impress the mind with the general effects of nature4 ,it is1 in short1 a conversation narrative1 illustrated occasionally with sketches of scenes and incidents which seemed most worthy of notice4' ,the plates were all drawn and etched by ,rowlandson1 and aquatinted by ,alken4 ,sutton4 7',the ,cock4'7 ,reigate4 7',the ,white ,hart' posting house47 ,crawley4 7,sale of a horse by auction outside the ',george ,inn4'7 ,cuckfield4 7,market ,day--a recruiting party1 c47 ,saloon at the ,marine ,pavilion4 ',the ,marine ,pavilion of ,h4,r4,h4 the ,prince of ,wales1 on the west side of the ,steine1 is a striking object1 and admirably calculated for the summer residence of a royal personage4444 ,this ,pavilion1 correctly designed and elegantly executed1 was begun and completed in five months4 ,the furniture is adapted with great taste to the style of the building4 ,the ,grand ,saloon is beautifully decorated with paintings by ,rebecca1 executed in his best manner4 ,the tout ensemble of the building is1 in short1 perfect harmony4 ,the whole was executed by ,mr4 ,holland1 under the immediate inspection and direction of ,mr4 ,weltj1 the ,prince's ,german cook1 who leased the property to his royal master4' ,illustration3 ,,at ,,dinner4 ,bathing ,machines4 ,the ,steine 7and promenaders74 ,race ,ground4 ,the ,course1 the ,stand1 c41 with a race being run4 ,june #a1 #agij4 ,saloon at the ,pavilion1 ,brighton4 ,aquatinted by ,t4 ,alken4 ,published by ,messrs4 ,robinson4--,one of a series of drawings made from the ,regent's fantastic seaside residence1 and published in aquatint4 ,see ,an ,excursion to ,brighthelmstone1 made in the year #aghi1 by ,henry ,wigstead and ,thomas ,rowlandson4 7#agij47 ,illustration3 ,,after ,,dinner4 #agij 7874 ,waiting for ,dinner4 #agij 7874 ,at ,dinner4 #agij 7874 ,after ,dinner4 #agij 7874 ,preparing for ,supper4 #agij 7874 ,fox-hunters ,relaxing4 ,about #agij4 ,evening4--,a small etching4 ,a stout sportsman1 lolling on his pony1 and followed by a miscellaneous tribe of dogs1 has evidently been out shooting1 and on his homeward way he has fallen in with an encampment of gipsies1 who have pitched their tent beside a wood2 three brawny nymphs are sitting about in easy attitudes1 and a fourth1 leaning on the stranger's horse1 is beguiling the ,nimrod with her wiles2 it seems probable1 from the foolish expression thrown into the rider's face1 that he is likely to fall an easy victim into mischievous hands4 ,august #f1 #agij4 ,cattle at the ,river4 ,the ,horse ,race4 ,a ,view in ,cornwall4 ,the ,river2 towing barges1 c4 ,rustic ,refreshment4 ,winter ,pastime3 ,skating on a ,frozen ,river4 ,illustration3 ,,preparing ,,for ,,supper4 ,september #agij4 ,a ,dressing ,room at ,brighton4 ,published by ,i4 ,brown1 #f ,crown ,street1 ,soho4--,as the title expresses1 this plate represents the interior of a chamber at the fashionable marine resort4 ,three gentlemen are seated in their combing-chairs2 their hair is being curled and powdered by three hair-dressers4 ,october #bj1 #agij4 ,four o'clock in ,town4 ,designed and etched by ,thomas ,rowlandson4 ,published by ,j4 ,jones4--,this plate1 which is entirely due to ,rowlandson's hand1 is etched in outline1 and filled in with aquatint1 in imitation of a faint drawing in ,indian ink4 ,a young and well-favoured military buck has returned to his house at the advanced and disreputable hour of four o'clock in the morning1 as indicated in the title2 he has evidently been 'making a night of it1' and is considerably the worse for his potations4 ,his young and pretty wife1 who is in bed1 is thrown into a mixed condition between consternation1 fear1 and resentment at the condition of her gallant spouse2 the husband is propped up in an armchair1 and left to the care of two comely housemaids1 who are making efforts to assist this hopeless rake to divest himself of his clothes--an essential preliminary towards going to bed which he is signally unable to perform for himself4 ,he is perfectly helpless in the hands of these wenches1 and is contemplating with an imbecile air an empty purse1 the result of his evening's recreations4 ,in spite of the somewhat suggestive nature of this subject1 all the figures are graceful and pleasingly expressed1 and the faces are delicate and attractive4 ,illustration3 ,,fox-,,hunters ,,relaxing4 ,october #bj1 #agij4 ,four o'clock in the ,country4 ,designed and etched by ,t4 ,rowlandson4 ,published by ,s4 ,w4 ,fores1 #c ,piccadilly4--,the episode presented in this picture is the complete reverse of that shown in the companion plate1 ,four o'clock in ,town4 ,while the ,london rake is being assisted to his late bed the country ,nimrod is rising with the dawn4 ,the enthusiast for the chase has tumbled out of his early couch2 his clothes are hastily thrown on in the partial light of daybreak1 and he is1 while still half-asleep1 making terrific exertions to draw on his boots4 ,his wife1 who has not had time to commence her toilette1 and who1 evidently1 will resume her interrupted repose on the departure of the hunting party1 is standing1 exactly as she has left her bed1 with a bottle of cordial and a glass1 pouring out a nip of comfort to keep out the cold1 for the benefit of her sporting spouse4 ,the chamber is alive with motion1 and it is evidently the accustomed method of departure2 pairs of dogs are rushing about1 huntsmen and grooms are carrying saddles on their heads and making preparations for the start4 ,the remains of last night's relaxations1 in the shape of pipes and mugs of ale1 are still uncleared2 and the articles scattered around1 guns1 saddles1 whips1 hunting-horns1 and fox-skins1 attest the pronounced sporting tastes of the country squire4 ,a pretty child is tranquilly sleeping1 in its cradle1 undisturbed by the bustle of the hunter's early start4 #agij4 ,john ,nichols4 ,with anger foaming and of vengeance full1 ,why belloweth ,john ,nichols like a bull8 --,john ,nichols is seated at a rustic table2 the ,gentleman's ,magazine is at his feet2 his literary productions--rebus1 conundrum1 riddle1 charade1 c4--are scattered about4 ,in the background is shown an allegory of the ,temple of ,fame1 at the summit of ,mount ,parnassus1 towards which the author is vainly stumping on stilts1 propped up on books1 with his ,essay on ,old ,maids under his arm1 as the certificate which is to serve as his passport to immortality2 his exertions are parodied by a monkey at his side1 who has ascended to the top of a ladder and can get no higher4 #agij4 ,a ,series of ,miniature ,groups and ,scenes4 ,published by ,m4 ,l41 ,brighthelmstone2 and ,h4 ,brookes1 ,coventry ,street1 ,london4 #agij4 ,a ,christening4 #agij4 ,the ,duenna and ,little ,isaac4 ,engraved by ,w4 ,p4 ,carey4 ,,footnote3 #cg ,wooden ,gun4 ,see ,public ,characters1 #ahjf1 p4 #ii4 #agia ,january #ac1 #agia4 ,the ,prospect before us4 ,no4 #a4 ,humanely inscribed to all those ,professors of ,music and ,dancing whom the cap may fit4 ,published by ,s4 ,w4 ,fores1 ,piccadilly4--,the possible future condition of the foreign artists located within our shores1 the performers at the ,italian ,opera1 seems to have provoked three large cartoons from ,rowlandson's graver at the beginning of #agia4 ,the straits to which these fashionable exotics1 it was suggested1 might be reduced by the decaying state of the theatre in which they had been playing are more particularly dwelt on in this and a later caricature4 ,it appears it was found necessary to close their house for restorations1 which1 if the state of things hinted in ,chaos is ,come ,again 7,february #d1 #agia71 may be considered in any way prophetic1 was resolved on none too soon4 ,the ,prospect before us evidently offers the choice of two conditions4 ,the first seems to have been an appeal to the charitable1 pending the construction of a new ,opera ,house2 the second1 which was accepted1 being the conversion of the ,pantheon into a theatre2 a substitute which in the end accidentally proved equally deplorable4 ,we first find the professors of music1 singing1 and dancing thrown on the vicarious exercise of their talents as a wandering troupe round the town4 ,the model of the new house is borne as a plea to the benevolent1 much on the principle of the disabled sailors who1 tramping the streets1 singing and begging1 carried the model of their ship1 to tempt the liberality of the almsgiving public4 ,a sweeper-lad is dropping a copper into the laced hat of one of the ,french dancers1 whose figure is probably intended for that of ,didelot1 one of the highest paid and most popular performers in his walk on our stage4 ,a butcher1 with evident sympathies for imported art1 is compassionately dropping a bullock's heart into the hat of an elderly artist1 whose figure may possibly be intended for that of old ,vestris4 ,the tattered and reduced regiment of foreign performers are evidently not prospering on their street perambulating campaign1 since1 judging from the surroundings1 they are reduced to solicit the patronage of the denizens of the most squalid neighbourhoods4 ,their graces are displayed outside the premises of one ,michael ,nincompoop1 who1 according to his notice-board1 is engaged in a somewhat miscellaneous line of trading1 'purveying1 brickmaking1 breeches1 brandy-balls1 and all other kinds of sweetmeats4' ,the circumstances of the ,italian ,opera are more distinctly alluded to in a poster stuck on the wall1 announcing3 ',a new ,fantoccini this evening1 called ,humbugallo in the ,dumps4 ,a dance called ,the ,battle of the ,brickbats2 to conclude with a grand crush by all the performers4' ,illustration3 ,,the ,,prospect ,,before ,,us4 ,,no4 #a4 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,prospect ,,before ,,us4 ,,no4 #b4 ,january #ac1 #agia4 ,the ,prospect before us4 ,no4 #b4 ,respectfully dedicated to those ,singers1 ,dancers1 and ,musical ,professors who are fortunately engaged with the ,proprietor of the ,king's ,theatre1 at the ,pantheon4 ,published by ,s4 ,w4 ,fores4--,dismissing the less fortunate artists whose services were not retained for the new enterprise1 we return to the subject of the opening of the ,pantheon4 ,in anticipation of the success of this new ,opera ,house1 ,rowlandson issued a large cartoon representing a coup d'oeil of the interior of the theatre1 as seen from the stage during the performance of a ballet4 ,the ,royal box1 in the centre1 is tenanted by the ,king and ,queen1 and the boxes around are occupied by the nobility and leaders of fashion4 ,on the stage are ,didelot and ,madame ,theodore1 dancing in the ballet of ,amphion and ,thalia4 ,o',reilly1 in the orchestra1 is presiding over the band4 ,the dancers1 at this period1 were the highest paid performers in the company2 with the leading artistes of the ballet were engaged the vocalists ,mara1 ,pacchierotti1 ,lazzarini1 c41 for the performance of operas4 ,the ,gentleman's ,magazine thus notices the privileged rehearsal which preceded the regular season3-- ',thursday1 ,february #aj1 #agia4--,this evening the ,opera at the ,pantheon was opened to the subscribers1 and a very elegant audience attended at the rehearsal of the performance of ,armida4 ,though none of the ,royal ,family were present1 a crowd of fashionable visitors exhibited patronage adequate to the support of any undertaking4' ,european ,magazine3--',february #ag1 #agia4--,the new ,opera ,house in the ,pantheon was opened with ,armida1 in which ,pacchierotti1 ,mara1 ,lazzarini1 c41 distinguished themselves4 ,afterwards the ballet of ,amphion and ,thalia was performed1 with applause1 by ,didelot1 ,theodore1 c4' ,another paragraph from the ,gentleman's ,magazine briefly relates the end of this prosperous undertaking a year later3-- ',saturday1 ,january #ad1 #agib4--,this morning1 between one and two o'clock1 the painter's room in one of the new buildings which had been added to the ,pantheon1 to enlarge it sufficiently for the performance of operas1 was discovered to be on fire4 ,before any engines were brought to the spot the fire had got to such a height that all attempts to save the building were in vain4 ,the fire kept burning with great fury for about ten hours1 by which time1 the roof and part of the walls having fallen in1 it was so much subdued that all fears for the safety of the surrounding houses were quieted4 ',the performers1 next to the insurance offices1 will be the greatest sufferers1 for they have put themselves1 as usual1 to great expense in preparing for the season2 many of them were obliged to do this upon credit2 but their salaries ending with the existence of the house1 and before any of them had their benefit nights1 they have now no means of extricating themselves from their difficulties4' ,we learn from the ,memoirs of ,henry ,angelo that the author's father was ,master of the ,ceremonies when the building was first opened for balls1 c4 ,we quote a paragraph which well describes the final calamity3-- ',the ,pantheon was certainly the most elegant and beautiful structure that had been erected in the ,british metropolis4 ,shortly after the conflagration of the ,opera ,house in the ,haymarket1 in the year #aghi1 the proprietors of the ,pantheon1 which had been deserted of late for ,madame ,corneilly's1 in ,soho1 were all put into high spirits1 as proposals were made to construct a theatre in the grand saloon there1 and to transfer the performance of the ,italian ballet and opera to its stage4 ,no theatre ever1 perhaps1 opened with greater clat4 ,the pit1 boxes1 and gallery were spacious1 and magnificently fitted for the reception of an audience4 ,the stage was of vast extent1 and no expense was spared to render the scenic and the wardrobe department splendid and grand in proportion to the spectacles announced4 ,their ,majesties frequently visited this new theatre1 and everything was proceeding with advantage to all concerned1 when within a few months1 one unfortunate night1 this noble monument of the genius of ,wyatt was consumed by the same destructive element1 and that great architect beheld on the morrow1 with indescribable grief1 the entire ruin of that fond monument of his youthful genius4 ,the rising architects1 too1 were deprived of the most beautiful model that modern art had yet produced for their study4' ,february #d1 #agia4 ,chaos is ,come ,again4 ,qui capit inven41 ille habet fec4 ,published by ,s4 ,w4 ,fores1 ,piccadilly4 ,music hath charms to soothe the savage breast1 ,to soften bricks and bend the knotted oak4 ,the end of the ,italian ,opera performances1 when the surveyors of ,drury ,lane ,theatre had come to the conclusion that the old building required to be pulled down1 is pictorially set forth by the artist in one scene of general collapse and ruin4 ,this print1 for some undiscovered reason1 is sometimes met without the lettering2 it was probably issued at the beginning of #agia in that condition1 and then published later with a date1 which rather interferes with its purpose or intention1 if it had not appeared earlier1 since the prospects of the ,opera company were reassured by the conversion of ,wyatt's famous ,pantheon into a theatre for their future use4 ,illustration3 ,,chaos ,,is ,,come ,,again4 ,we learn from a later paragraph 7,gentleman's ,magazine1 ,september #agia7 that the house in the ,haymarket was completed and opened for performances in the autumn of the year--a rival speculation to the successful season which inaugurated the adaptation of the magnificent and unfortunate monument in ,oxford ,street as a theatre4 ',thursday1 ,september #bb1 #agia4--,the ,drury ,lane company performed in the ,opera ,house in the ,haymarket4 ,there was much clamour and some disturbance at first1 owing to some inconveniences attending the alterations in the house1 and chiefly the entrances1 which1 being soon got over1 a scene was introduced of ,parnassus1 which was painted and contrived in a very grand style2 and ,messrs4 ,dignum and ,sedgwick sung the air4 ,the ,haunted ,tower then began2 and the audience1 restored to good humour1 honoured the performance with the loudest plaudits4' ,january #ca1 #agia4 ,sheets of picturesque etchings3--,a ,four-in-,hand4 ,the ,village ,dance4 ,the ,woodman ,returning4 ,river ,scene4 ,a ,water ,mill4 ,shipping1 c4 ,january #ca1 #agia4 ,huntsmen ,visiting the ,kennels4 ,the ,haymaker's ,return4 ,deer in a ,park4 ,cattle4 ,shepherds4 ,horses in a ,paddock4 ,cattle ,watering at a ,pond4 ,a ,piggery4 ,published by ,s4 ,w4 ,fores1 ,piccadilly4 #agia4 ,traffic 7old ,jew clothesmen74 ,published by ,s4 ,w4 ,fores1 #c ,piccadilly4 ,january #cj1 #agia4 ,toxophilites4 7,see #agid47 ,published by ,e4 ,harding4 ,march #a1 #agia4 ,the ,attack4 ,published by ,s4 ,w4 ,fores1 #c ,piccadilly4--,a gentleman1 who is driving four horses harnessed to a sort of curricle1 with an elegant and fashionably-dressed female by his side1 is thrown into consternation by the sudden apparition of a mounted knight of the road1 who1 seated on a high-mettled steed1 is presenting a pistol full at the driver4 ,the traveller's servant1 dressed in his livery1 and mounted on a cob1 is brought up suddenly by the stopping of his master's vehicle2 his face indicates the greatest astonishment at the demeanour of the highwayman and alarm at the unforeseen danger to which his patron is exposed2 it does not1 however1 occur to him to render any assistance4 ,march #bb1 #agia4 ,bardolph ,badger'd1 or the ,portland ,hunt4--,sheridan1 with ,g4 ,p4 on his collar1 is1 in this instance1 represented as the hunted cur2 he has certain plans tied to his tail1 and he is tearing off from the ,duke of ,portland's mansion 7the great rallying-place among the leaders of the ,whig party72 ',sherry' is escaping towards ,carlton ,house1 to take refuge with his new master2 ,fox is clapping his hands to accelerate ,bardolph's speed2 the ,duke of ,portland is throwing bundles of papers after the badgered fugitive2 ,burke is threatening him with his shelairy2 ,lord ,holland is aiming a stick at him1 and a crowd of other political celebrities belonging to the party are assisting to drive out the frightened cur from their midst4 ,in spite of his brilliant abilities ,sheridan did not reflect much credit on the party with which he had been allowed to ally himself4 ,the ,prince of ,wales1 the good faith of whose allegiance was no less equivocal1 finally turned his back on his friends1 while retaining the services of the ,bardolph of the picture4 ',sherry's' party had good cause to regard him with distrust4 ,april #ab1 #agia4 ,european ,powers4 ,an ,imperial ,stride4 ,published by ,william ,holland1 #ej ,oxford ,street4--,some doubt exists as to the authorship of this and the following political satires2 there are several similar plates by ,kingsbury1 who was working for ,w4 ,holland at this date1 but1 from certain points in their execution1 we are inclined to include one or two of these prints with the series by ,rowlandson4 ,the ,empress ,catherine1 in her ',imperial ,stride1' has one foot resting on ,russia1 and the other touching the crescent above the dome of ,st4 ,sophia1 in ,constantinople4 ,the various sovereigns of ,europe are regarding this acrobatic performance with wonderment4 ,stanislaus the ,second is reflecting on the 'length to which power may be carried2' ,pope ,pius the ,sixth is declaring that 'he shall never forget it2' ,charles the ,fourth of ,spain is threatening that he will 'despoil the spoiler6' ,louis the ,sixteenth 'never saw anything like it6' ,george the ,third is saying1 ',what1 what1 what a prodigious expansion6' the ,emperor ,leopold the ,second1 is remarking that it is a 'wonderful elevation6' and the ,sultan1 ,selim the ,third1 is expressing his belief that 'all ,turkey would not satisfy the ambition of the ,empress4' ,april #be1 #agia4 ,the ,grand ,battle between the famous ,english ,cock and ,russian ,hen4--,as we remarked1 in treating of the previous print1 some doubt may exist as to the authorship of these plates2 we have included a reduction of this engraving among our illustrations1 so that our readers may be enabled to form their own impressions4 ,these cartoons are not without interest1 as they offer a fair view of the relative positions of ,european sovereigns at the period of their publication4 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,grand ,,battle ,,between ,,the ,,famous ,,english ,,cock ,,and ,,russian ,,hen4 ,king ,george the ,third and the ,empress ,catherine of ,russia are matched against one another in the great ,european cockpit for a decisive struggle--such a conflict as has been imminent under nearly similar conditions at various emergencies since #agia4 ,the ,great ,powers are assembled to witness the encounter1 and are backing their respective champions4 ,the ,empress1 who is game to the last1 is declaring1 ',i have vanquished many a finer bird than you6' ,king ,george is retorting1 ',boo1 boo2 bluster1 bluster6 won't leave you a feather6' ,queen ,charlotte has a pile of money before her1 which she is guarding from straggling fingers2 she is holding a laurel wreath--held out on the end of the regal sceptre--over the head of her champion bird1 and offering to wager 'a million to ten thousand' on his chances of victory4 ,the ,lord ,chancellor ,thurlow1 who1 although he was reckoned 'the wisest of men1' perpetually compromised his prospects by his anxiety to make his own future secure1 at the sacrifice of consistency1 is inclined to put his 'ratting' principles into practice3 ',she looks as if she wasn't afraid of any cock in ,europe4 ,i won't bet a penny6' ,pitt1 seated beside his sovereign1 is crying1 ',i should like to have a bout with her1 but ,i'm afraid she'd soon do my business6' ,the ,king of ,prussia has every confidence in his champion3 ',two hundred thousand rix-dollars the cock wins6' ,the ,prince of ,wales is entering into the sport3 ',i wish they'd let my bird encounter her2 he'd soon lower her crest2 ten thousand she turns tail6' ,the ,grand ,seigneur is striking his ,grand ,vizier1 and declaring to a female favourite who is leaning over his shoulder1 ',if the cock wins1 by our holy ,prophet1 ,i swear he shall be cherished in our seraglio as long as he lives6' ,the ,king of ,spain is remarking1 ',it is easy to see by her spunk ,potemkin has been her feeder6' ,the ,emperor of ,austria's pocket-book seems empty4 ,catherine's favourite1 ,potemkin1 full of valorous confidence1 is encouraging his ,empress3 ',a million roubles she'll win6 ,at him again1 my dear mistress6 ,potemkin1 your invincible feeder1 will back you to the last4' ,louis the ,sixteenth of ,france1 whose crown has dwindled down to a mere trinket1 is falling into raptures of admiration over the ,russian hen3 ',i would give all that ,i have left of a crown for such a glorious bird6' ,may #af1 #agia4 ,the ,volcano of ,opposition4 ,rowlandson 7874 ,may #ag1 #agia4 ,the ,ghost of ,mirabeau and ,dr4 ,price ,appearing to ,old ,loyola4 ,rowlandson 7874 ,illustration3 ,a ,,little ,,tighter4 ,may #ah1 #agia4 ,a ,little ,tighter4 ,published by ,s4 ,w4 ,fores1 #c ,piccadilly4--,the picture tells its own story4 ,a ladies' tailor has brought home a pair of stays for a corpulent dowager4 ,the process of investing her ladyship in her new corsage seems to demand an enormous exertion of muscular vigour4 ,may #ah1 #agia4 ,a ,little ,bigger4 7,companion print47--,the principal figure in this plate is that of a corpulent individual1 who is being measured by a meagre whipper-snapper anatomy of a tailor2 the girth of his portly client is giving the knight of the needle no slight difficulty to surround his person with his measuring-tape1 and the customer is impressing on his tailor the necessity of leaving ample room for his obese proportions4 #agia4 ,cold ,broth and ,calamity4 7,see #agib47 ,august #a1 #agia4 ,housebreakers4 7,see #aghh47 ,published by ,s4 ,w4 ,fores4 ,illustration3 ,,damp ,,sheets4 ,august #a1 #agia4 ,damp ,sheets4 ,drawn and etched by ,t4 ,rowlandson2 aquatinta by ,t4 ,malton4--,a gentleman1 who is evidently on his travels1 is thrown into a state of the most furious indignation on arriving at the discovery1 as he is retiring to rest1 that he and his wife have been put into a bed with damp sheets2 the lady is wringing the moisture from the offending linen1 and the husband is dancing about1 gesticulating in frantic fashion and shaking his fist in the face of a pretty servant-maid1 who1 replying to the summons of the injured guests1 is bustling up with the warming-pan in her hand1 believing her services are required in that direction4 ,illustration3 ,,english ,,barracks4 ,august #ab1 #agia4 ,english ,barracks4 ,aquatinted by ,t4 ,malton4 ,published by ,s4 ,w4 ,fores4--,a view of the interior of a cavalry barracks1 reproducing a scene more properly indicative of domestic than of military life1 although weapons and accoutrements are scattered about4 ,drums and guns are piled in one corner2 at the window is a trooper en nglig employed in brushing his uniform4 ,a woman is nursing a strapping boy1 while a soldier at her side1 in complete uniform1 is adjusting his helmet at the looking-glass4 ,another trooper has a child in his arms1 and is putting a lad1 who is playing at soldiers1 through his musketry exercise2 while a pretty maiden is presiding at the washing-tub4 ,an old grandmother1 who is giving a playful infant a ride on her back1 is pouring out a glass of cordial for another warrior1 whose toilette is far from complete4 ,guns1 sabres1 military saddles1 pistol-holsters1 and other warlike objects are hung on the wall1 giving the apartment1 which is otherwise blank enough1 a certain air of picturesque decoration4 ,august #ab1 #agia4 ,french ,barracks4 7,companion to the above47--,the interior of a ,french barracks offers a perfect contrast to the simplicity and decorous order which mark the occupants of an ,english ,barracks4 ,the barrack-room is extensive1 and handsomely decorated with trophies of weapons1 which1 with a suit of mail1 are disposed on the walls with a good eye to effect4 ,the officers are rising and dressing for morning parade4 ,an officer1 the principal features of whose countenance are absorbed in a pair of huge moustachios1 is seated on the regimental drum1 while a pretty girl is employed unromantically in trimming the warrior's toenails4 ,a soldier-barber is at the same time dressing the hero's locks and binding up his monstrous pigtail1 which reaches over a yard in length--a standard of valour of protracted dimensions4 ,a lad is bringing this well-attended son of ,mars his monstrous jack-boots1 of a size and weight to displace the great guns of his battery with considerable effect4 ,all these dandy warriors seem to be utterly dependent on the assistance of their factotums2 it is difficult to imagine these 'curled darlings' in connection with gunpowder and a field of battle4 ,a second officer is enveloped in his powdering-gown1 while his barber-valet is smothering him with volumes of violet-clouds from his puffing apparatus4 ,another hero appears reluctant to abandon his morning slumbers2 he is seated1 in his shirt1 gaping frightfully1 on the side of his bed4 ,one distinguished being has almost completed his elaborate toilette2 the due adjustment of his lace fall and cravat is engaging his exclusive attention2 he is standing in front of a large mirror to perform this delicate manipulation with proper effect1 and a very beautiful girl--whose own toilette is neglected1 and whose voluptuous charms are freely exposed--is holding a second glass at the warrior's back1 that he may be enabled to contemplate the reflection of his own admired rear in the larger mirror2 meanwhile one of his petty officers is standing on the salute1 ready to receive the orders of his chief4 ,a pretty woman1 a young mother1 is suckling an infant2 and another child1 whose wardrobe is limited to a single garment1 is1 while eating breakfast1 training a poodle to stand at ease with a sword in his paw--a ridiculous parody of the warlike accompaniments around4 ,illustration3 ,,slugs ,,in ,a ,,sawpit4 ,october #bh1 #agia4 ,slugs in a ,sawpit4 ,published by ,s4 ,w4 ,fores1 #c ,piccadilly4--,a brace of heroes1 naval and military1 are endeavouring to adjust their differences by an appeal to arms2 the combat1 for the sake of retirement and convenience1 is taking place at the bottom of a sawpit4 ,it seems that the duel is of a most obstinate nature2 three or four broken swords are strewn around2 and1 honour not being yet satisfied1 recourse has evidently been had to pistols1 several of which 7some dismantled71 with balls1 c41 are also thrown about on the limited field of conflict4 ,it seems the antagonists are most implacable1 as1 after exchanging all these inconclusive passes and discharges1 they are resorting finally to the use of a pair of huge blunderbusses1 about the dimensions of fieldpieces1 which would hold some pounds of slugs4 ,the old ,commodore is stooping his fat body1 and the military buck is resting on one knee1 in order to get the monstrous weapons into comfortable positions for firing2 both combatants look a trifle nervous1 as the results are likely to be tolerably marked at such ranges2 the guns of the inveterate duellists are side by side1 the stocks resting on their respective shoulders and the muzzles just touching their noses4 ,the consequences likely to ensue on pulling the triggers can be easily imagined4 ,a workman has just arrived at the edge of his sawpit in time to discover the trespasses these ferocious fire-eaters are making on his property4 ,november #bb1 #agia4 ,how to ,escape ,winning4--,a pictorial satire directed against a famous incident of the turf1 which provoked an unusual amount of attention and scandalous comments in proportion2 the question never having been satisfactorily disposed of1 although it has been generally received that the ,prince of ,wales1 who owned the notorious racehorse ,escape1 was more sinned against than sinning4 ,it is sufficient to mention that the horse in question1 from certain circumstances which became a subject of vexed debate long after the occurrence1 did not win the race1 when it was pretty evident1 under fair conditions of horse-racing1 that he could have distanced every horse on the course4 ,in the print--which is the chief point we have to deal with--the race is being run2 the other jockeys are making great efforts to get ahead2 the ,prince's jockey1 ,chiffney1 on ,escape1 is holding in his mount2 the horse is furious at the restraint which is crippling him and preventing his running freely1 the animal's near fore-leg being secured to his off hind-leg with the owner's ,order of the ,garter1 ',honi soit qui mal y pense4' ,the figure of a sporting character1 intended either for that of the owner or trainer of this unlucky ,escape1 is standing with his finger to his nose1 an action implying that he has made it all right for himself4 ,in the distance the backers of the ,prince's horse are either regarding the owner with suspicion or are stamping with rage at the fraud by which they are doomed to lose instead of winning their money4 ,november #bb1 #agia4 ,how to ,escape ,losing4--,the principal figure is standing in much the same style of 'knowing' attitude as that displayed in the previous plate4 ,the race is still being run2 ,escape is leading1 the garter1 ,qu'en pensez-vous1 only remains attached to the near fore-leg2 but the horse's chances are borne down by heavy impediments2 a pair of weights are slung over the jockey's shoulders and other weights are suspended round the horse's neck and in front of and behind his saddle4 #agia4 ,angelo's ,fencing ,rooms4 7,from ,reminiscences of ,henry ,angelo1 with ,memoirs of his ,friends1 c47--',for some years ,i had a fencing-room at the ,opera ,house1 ,haymarket1 over the entrance of the pit-door4 ,on the evening of ,june #ag1 #aghi1 about eight o'clock1 when in ,berkeley ,square1 ,i saw a black smoke ascending2 and soon hearing that there was a fire in the ,haymarket1 ,i directly hastened there1 when1 to my surprise1 ,i beheld the ,opera ,house in flames4 ,having the key of my room in my pocket1 and the crowd making way for me1 ,i soon got there1 at the time the back part was burning4 ,i first secured the portrait of ,monsieur ,saint ,george 7the famous fencer71 which hung over the chimneypiece and removed it to ,st4 ,alban's ,street1 where ,i then resided4 ,at my return1 though ,i was not absent six minutes1 the mob had rushed in and plundered the room of everything4 ,as to the foils1 jackets1 c41 they were of little value to me compared to what ,i had in my closet--a portfolio of beautiful drawings1 particularly several valuable ones of ,cipriani1 also of ,mortimer1 ,rowlandson1 c41 the loss of which ,i much regretted2 but consoled myself by saving ,saint ,george's picture1 which he sat purposely for and offered me1 after our fencing together1 the second day of his arrival in the country4 ,it was painted by ,brown1 an ,american artist1 much encouraged here at the time4 ,the last day of his sitting he dined at my father's1 when1 my mother enquiring of him if it was a good likeness1 he smiled and replied 7he was a ,creole71 ',oh1 madame1 c'est si ressemblant que c'est affreux4' ,my room1 which was in the front1 was the only one saved from the flames in the whole house2 and fortunately1 the engines being placed in it1 prevented the fire from communicating to ,market ,lane4 ',sergeant ,leger was an excellent fencer of the premire force1 whose elegant figure and mildness of manners greatly influenced the amateurs of the science4 ,though he was only in the ranks1 his presence in every fencing-room was acceptable1 and when ,saint ,george was his antagonist the match never failed to excite attention4 ,fencing4--',in #aghe ,monsieur ,le ,brun1 a celebrated fencing-master now at ,paris1 visited ,england4 ,my academy in the ,haymarket being then the general rendezvous for all the foreigners who were either masters or amateurs of the science1 and near the coffee-house1 their usual resort1 he paid me a visit4 ,i was his first antagonist4 ,i soon found out1 as the pugilists call it1 that he was a good customer 7a queer one to deal with72 so much so1 that1 however ,i might have distinguished myself before my scholars with the number of fencing-masters1 c4 whom ,i have opposed1 here ,i had nothing to boast of4 ',i should observe that he was a left-handed fencer1 and in full exercise in ,paris1 and of course he must have been daily in the habit of fencing with many1 while in the course of years ,i might not meet with six of superior force4 ,finding such an excellent competitor1 and as ,i thought that it would be beneficial to my scholars to accustom themselves to practise against a left-handed fencer1 ,i told him he would be welcome to us all4' ,henry ,angelo1 who held the highest opinion of ,st4 ,george1 has drawn up the following account of his accomplishments3-- ',the ,chevalier de ,st4 ,george was born at ,gaudaloupe4 ,he was the son of ,m4 de ,boulogne1 a rich planter in the colony4 ,his mother was a negress1 and was known under the name of the handsome ,nanon2 she was justly considered one of the finest women that ,africa had ever sent to the plantations4 ,the ,chevalier de ,st4 ,george united in his own person the grace and the features of his mother with the strength and firmness of ,m4 de ,boulogne4 ,no man ever united so much suppleness to so much strength4 ,he excelled in all the bodily exercises in which he engaged2 an excellent swimmer and skater1 he has been frequently known to swim over the ,seine with one arm1 and to surpass others by his agility upon its surface in the winter4 ,he was a skilful horseman and a remarkable shot--he rarely missed his aim1 when his pistol was once before the mark2 his talents in music unfolded themselves rapidly3 his concertos1 symphonies1 quartettos1 and some comic operas are the best proofs of his extraordinary progress in music4 ,though he was very young he was at the head of the concert of amateurs3 he conducted the orchestras of ,madame de ,montesson and the ,marquis de ,montalembert4 ',but the art in which he surpassed all his contemporaries and predecessors was fencing2 no professor or amateur ever showed so much accuracy1 such strength1 such length of lunge1 and such quickness2 his attacks were a perpetual series of hits--his parade so close that it was in vain to attempt to touch him2 in short1 he was all nerve4 ',in the summer of the year #aghg1 on returning to my residence in ,st4 ,alban's ,street1 ,i was surprised at the appearance of lights and a crowd of people entering ,mr4 ,rheda's fencing academy2 on enquiry ,i was informed that the ,chevalier ,st4 ,george had arrived in ,england1 and was about to exhibit his great talents at that place4 ,i immediately went in and renewed my acquaintance with him2 and as it is customary for fencing-masters of celebrity to engage with each other at such meetings1 ,i proposed myself1 and was accepted as the first professor who engaged with him in this country4 ',it may not be unworthy to remark that1 from his being much taller1 and consequently possessing a greater length of lunge1 ,i found ,i could not depend upon my attacks with sufficient confidence unless ,i closed with him2 the consequence was1 upon my adopting that measure1 the hit which ,i gave was so palpable1 that it threw open his waistcoat1 which so enraged him that1 in his fury1 ,i received a blow from the pommel of the foil on my chin1 the mark of which ,i still retain as a souvenir of having engaged with the first fencer in ,europe4 ',it may be remarked of this celebrated man1 that although he might be considered as a lion with a foil in his hand1 yet1 the contest over1 he was as docile as a lamb2 for soon after the engagement1 when seated to rest himself1 he said to me1 ,mon cher ami1 donnez-moi votre main1 nous tirons tous les jours ensemble4' ,on leaving this country the ,chevalier ,st4 ,george presented ,mr4 ,angelo with his portrait by ,mather ,brown1 his fencing-foil1 glove1 and jacket1 which were hung up in the rooms rented by ,angelo over the ,opera portico 7,haymarket74 ,among the competitors in these fencing assaults1 which were patronised by the ,prince of ,wales1 and were sometimes held at ,carlton ,house1 are mentioned the names of ,d',eon1 ,m4 ,fabian1 ,m4 ,mag 7who was reckoned second to ,m4 ,st4 ,george among the amateurs of ,paris71 ,m4 ,sainville1 ,mr4 ,rheda1 ,mr4 ,mola1 and ,mr4 ,angelo1 ,sen4 #agia4 ,a ,four-in-,hand4 #agia4 ,the ,inn ,yard on ,fire4 ,drawn and etched by ,t4 ,rowlandson2 aquatinted by ,t4 ,malton4--,dover1 ,deal1 ,margate1 and ,canterbury ,coaches4--,fires at inns were by no means exceptional occurrences1 if we may trust contemporary novelists2 and who could have seized the changeful scenes of life flitting around them with such humour and fidelity as ,fielding and the followers of his genial1 life-like school have arrived at8 ,their fictitious personages1 as ,thackeray has argued1 have often more vitality than those of actual history4 ,everyone who was not content to live and die in one spot--the little space whereon they were born--must1 at one time or another1 have given way to the incentive of travel2 all the world1 high and low1 aristocratic or mercantile1 must1 in the course of journeys in the pursuit of pleasure1 variety1 scenery1 health1 gain1 or from necessity1 from spot to spot1 have encountered the humours of an inn2 since the slow-going waggon1 or the inevitable 'machine1' which1 in a later generation1 was supplanted by the flying stage-coach 7itself1 as judged by the present system of transport1 a very tedious1 insupportable affair1 according to modern ideas--a serious and solitary means of travelling71 and the various eccentric methods of locomotion indulged in a century back1 rendered frequent 'puttings up' at posting-houses in a measure unavoidable4 ,a traveller in the good old days when ,fielding and ,smollett noted down their pictures of life was almost bound to meet adventures of one sort or another4 ,there was the excitement of the start1 the difficulty of securing comfort in the article of seats1 and sociability in the way of companionship2 the dangers of the environs of ,london--the heaths1 where the mail was always liable to be arrested at the wayward will of the pleasant and popular ,mr4 ,richard ,turpin1 on his equally well-bred ',black ,bess1' or at the hands and holsters of less famous and ruder professional contemporaries2 the risk of the roads2 the digging of the great lumbering ,noah's ,ark from soft ways and quagmires2 capsizing1 or being snowed up1 and such eventualities4 ,bad roads1 disagreeable comrades1 a stuffy inside place1 or a moist outside 'shake-down1' were at intervals relieved by the arrival of the cortge at some hospitable hostelry1 with its vast rambling galleries and its commodious courtyard1 where further adventures were not unlikely to attend the voyager4 ,who'er has travell'd life's dull round1 ,through all its various paths hath been1 ,must oft have wondered to have found ,his warmest welcome at an inn6 ,illustration3 ,,inn ,,yard ,,on ,,fire4 ,the ardent house-warming prepared for the passengers at the ,inn ,yard on ,fire barely justifies the rapture of the rhymer4 ,from the notice-board we find the ,dover1 ,deal1 ,margate1 and ,canterbury ,coaches are advertised to set out from the caravansary in question4 ,the strangers are rudely disturbed1 while the flames are lapping the old building and serpentining their way round the inflammable wooden balconies1 as the suddenly awakened inmates take to flight with such solitary articles as come first to hand4 ,peregrine is rescuing ,emilia much as ,rowlandson has drawn that worthy in his illustration to the exciting situation of the fire at an inn yard4 7,see ,the ,adventures of ,peregrine ,pickle1 chapter xxvii47 ,a sufferer from gout is being conveyed in a wheelbarrow out of imminent danger of roasting2 an old dowager has appeared on the scene with a pair of leather breeches to cover her shoulders1 recalling similar episodes in ,la ,fontaine1 ,boccaccio1 c42 while a corpulent old boy has simply thrown a lady's quilted petticoat round his neck4 ,a waggon and horses are being dragged out of the dangerous vicinity4 ,from its contiguity to the ,french route between ,dover and ,calais the house is evidently frequented by foreigners lately landed on our shores1 and the unexpected warmth of their reception is too much for the excitable ,gauls4 ,one ,frenchman1 an officer1 is making good his escape2 his personal wardrobe is sacrificed1 but he has secured his most precious belongings1 an umbrella1 a sword1 his jack-boots1 and his wig and solitaire--wigs being in those days somewhat costly appendages4 ,a compatriot by his side is endeavouring to make off with his worldly possessions1 and is dragging a heavy portmanteau at his heels2 this salvage is endangered by the suspicions of a bulldog1 who is not to be shaken off2 the animal is first stopping the box1 and finally arresting the fugitive by seizing his long queue in his mouth1 a mode of arrest against which the terrified ,parlez-vous is unequal and unable to defend himself4 ,an antiquated husband is holding a ladder for the escape of his pretty wife2 the curmudgeon is furious that the personal attractions of his better half should be thus displayed to the less privileged males around1 who are assisting her delicate descent4 ,the dangers of the fire are increased by the reckless impulse characteristic of similar casualties1 in which blazing objects are hurled out of window1 spreading the flames to places which have hitherto escaped ignition4 ,mirrors and tables1 sheets and other objects1 are sent flying from the upper galleries on to the heads of the scared travellers below4 ,if the ,squall in ,hyde ,park may be accepted as an ordeal by water1 the ,inn ,yard on ,fire must be acknowledged a most appropriate pendant4 ,these plates were1 it is believed1 issued as a pair4 ,both are of one size1 etched by ,rowlandson1 and aquatinted by ,t4 ,malton2 the execution is spirited as regards outline1 and the tinting is most successfully and delicately carried out4 ,the second print1 ,a ,squall in ,hyde ,park1 is1 the ,editor has reason to believe1 the scarcer of the two2 a copy 7proof7 in the ,national ,library1 ,paris1 and the one in his own collection1 are the solitary examples with which he is acquainted4 ,the ,inn ,yard on ,fire is more familiarly known2 and1 although original impressions command prices which are seemingly fabulous1 several impressions1 of varying excellence1 have come under the writer's attention4 #agia4 ,a ,squall in ,hyde ,park4 ,drawn and etched by ,t4 ,rowlandson2 aquatinted by ,t4 ,malton4--,the fashionable throngs which ,rowlandson1 with his marvellously faithful pencil1 has so often drawn1 disporting themselves in the paths of frivolity amidst the haunts of the ton1 are viewed by him under a more excited aspect4 ,the promenaders1 in a state of sauve qui peut1 are rushing off pellmell in an attempt to preserve their dripping finery from the effects of a sudden thunderstorm4 ,doubtless ,a ,squall in ,hyde ,park may occur frequently enough in our day1 but the artist who proposes to lend his graphic powers to delineate the episodes of such a stampede in the present generation would not have his eye for the picturesque gratified by the discovery of such grotesque elements as gratuitously lent themselves to the appreciative caricaturist a century back4 ,rowlandson's animated cartoon successfully includes all the diversities of the situation4 ,the park-gates are crowded by the sudden exeunt omnes--pedestrians1 horses1 and carriages are mixed in one confused mass in the struggle to escape from a miniature tempest4 ,peers and pedagogues1 the man of fashion in search of gallant adventures1 and the hypochondriac1 limping parkwards to take the air2 the ignorant1 new-fledged squire1 the rustic dandy1 whose head-dressing does not extend beyond the powdered and frizzed peruke1 and the man of knowledge and philosophy1 are thrown into violent contact1 and unexpectedly realise whose cranium is the hardest4 ,the storm breaks1 the black clouds gather and meet1 down pours a very torrent1 and the wind suddenly takes to blowing 'big guns2' hats1 caps1 and bonnets1 wigs and head-gear generally1 are sent flying off on independent excursions2 the sport of the sudden squall1 to the dismay of the bereaved owners2 umbrellas of the period--still popular novelties1 in substantiality very different to their genteel descendants--are without exception blown inside-out2 feathers1 which were worn of great height1 splendour1 and profusion1 are moistened and dripping like weeping willows4 ,the ,prince of ,wales1 in 'blue and buff1' on horseback1 followed by his groom1 is pushing forward for ,carlton ,house2 ,lord ,barrymore1 in his lofty phaeton1#ch has to exert all his charioteering skill to restrain his terrified and plunging high-mettled steeds2 while the fair companion perched by his side1 high over the heads of the humbler stream of struggling humanity1 is complacently enjoying the spectacle of the dilemmas around her4 ,footmen are dripping2 naval and military heroes are retreating2 such hats as have not been violently carried off are secured by handkerchiefs tied under the chin1 or held on by main force2 petticoats are turned over shoulders4 ,the spectacle of confusion is fairly completed by an unfortunate slip1 which has left the person of the unhappy victim a stumbling-block for the general capsizing of the hurried file which is following in his footsteps4 ,a sturdy old admiral1 in an advanced stage of corpulence1 is rather enjoying the opportunity1 to which the ruffling winds are contributing1 of viewing the points of the dishevelled fair1 and1 spyglass in eye1 like his ,grace the notorious ,peer of ,piccadilly1 he is quizzing the ankles and criticising the symmetry of the dainty belles before him2 the long1 gauze-like1 and limp drapery in multitudinous folds then in vogue being exceptionally liable to come to grief under all such sinister emergencies4 ,to add to the terrors of the flight1 a fierce bulldog1 irritated with the general condition of things1 is taking exception to this universal attempt at escape1 as indicating suspicion to his faithful mind2 he is making darts at the passengers1 and it will go hard with the fugitives he may take it into his head to arrest by the tension of his formidable teeth4 ,plates dated #agia-ic and #agie-if4 ,the ,history of ,tom ,jones1 a ,foundling1 by ,henry ,fielding1 ,esq4 ,with prints by ,rowlandson4 ,edinburgh and ,london 7,longman ,co471 republished #ahje4 ,,volume ,i4 ,frontispiece1 book ,i4 c4 iii4 ,the ,infant ,jones found in the bed of ,mr4 ,allworthy4 ,book ,,ii4 c4 iv4 ,the astonished ,partridge meets the vengeance of the whole sex 7,partridge cruelly accused and maltreated by his wife74 ,book ,,iv4 c4 v4 ,tom ,jones discovers the ,philosopher ,square in the ,chamber of ,moll ,seagrim4 ,book ,v4 c4 x4 ,the constancy of ,tom ,jones subdued by meeting ,molly ,seagrim in the wood4 ,,volume ,,ii4 ,book ,,viii4 c4 xiv4 ,terror of the ,sentinel on seeing ,jones issue from the ,chamber in search of ,northerton4 ,book ,,ix4 c4 ii4 ,tom ,jones rescues ,mrs4 ,waters from the violence of ,northerton4 ,book ,,ix4 c4 iii4 ,battle of ,upton2 ,tom ,jones and the ,landlord1 ,partridge and ,susan1 ,mrs4 ,waters and the ,landlady4 ,book ,,xi4 c4 ii4 ,sophia's modesty shocked by a fall from her horse4 ,,volume ,,iii4 ,book ,,xiii4 c4 ii4 ,tom ,jones refused admittance by the porter at the door of an ,irish peer4 ,book ,,xiii4 c4 ii4 ,jones and ,sophia interrupted in a tte--tte by ,lady ,bellaston4 ,book ,,xiv4 c4 ii4 ,partridge interrupts ,tom ,jones in his protestations to ,lady ,bellaston4 ,book ,,xv4 c4 #e4 ,lord ,fellamar rudely dismissed by ,squire ,western4 #agia-ic1 #agie-if4 ,the ,adventures of ,peregrine ,pickle2 in which are included ,memoirs of a ,lady of ,quality4 ,by ,t4 ,smollett1 ,m4,d4 ,with plates by ,rowlandson4 ,edinburgh and ,london 7,longman73 #ahje4 ,chap4 xxvii4 ,fire at the ,inn4 ,peregrine ,rescues ,emilia1 c4 ,chap4 xliv4 ,feast after the ,manner of the ,ancients4 #agia4 ,dlices de la ,grande-,bretagne4 ,engraved and published by ,william ,birch1 enamel painter1 ,hampstead ,heath4 ,two illustrations by ,rowlandson4 ,dover ,castle2 with the setting off of the ,balloon to ,calais1 in ,january #aghe4 ,market ,day at ,blandford1 ,dorsetshire4 #agib4 ,january #agib4 ,st4 ,james's--,st4 ,giles's4 ,h4 ,wigstead1 invt4 ,published by ,t4 ,rowlandson1 ,strand2 and republished 7#agid7 by ,s4 ,w4 ,fores1 #c ,piccadilly4--,the parish of ,st4 ,james's is represented by two modish frail nymphs1 elegantly decked out in the ,frenchified fashion of the period2 their profuse locks spread forth1 frizzed and powdered1 in the style imported from ,paris by ,mrs4 ,fitzherbert2 the refinement of their appearance ill accords with a bowl of punch which they are convivially sharing4 ,the ruder precincts of ,st4 ,giles's are pictured in the persons of two coarse1 overgrown females of the 'fishfag' and 'street ballad singing' order1 swaggering with sufficient impudence to set the universe at defiance4 ,january #agib4 ,oddities4 ,henry ,wigstead1 invt41 ,january #agib4 ,published by ,t4 ,rowlandson1 ,strand4 ,republished #agid1 by ,s4 ,w4 ,fores1 #c ,piccadilly4--,a group of caricatured heads1 types of expression and burlesqued peculiarities1 in two prints1 designed by ,henry ,wigstead1 and engraved and published by ,thomas ,rowlandson4 ,february #bb1 #agib4 ,the ,bank4 ,published by ,t4 ,rowlandson1 ,strand4 ,february #bb1 #agib4 ,work for ,doctors' ,commons4 ,published by ,t4 ,rowlandson1 ,strand4--,there is no evidence to prove this print directly proceeds from the pencil of ,rowlandson1 but there are indications of his style1 both in the subject and in the execution2 it is also in points suggestive of the early style of ,morland4 ,a lady and a captain--a pretty pair--are dallying on a sofa1 while the superannuated lawful spouse of the frivolous fair one is ensconced behind a screen1 standing on a chair1 and surveying the situation over the top of this ambuscade2 his footman is watching by his side1 impressed as a witness1 and is struck with horror at the spectacle of domestic faithlessness1 of which he is taking observations through a peephole made through the screen for the purpose of spying4 ,from a ,,ms4 note to an impression which has come under the ,editor's notice it appears that the contemporary scandal relates to a certain ,mrs4 ,walsh and ,general ,upton4 ,march #agib4 ,a ,dutch ,academy4 ,published by ,t4 ,rowlandson1 #eb ,strand1 #agib4--,the caricature represents1 as the title describes1 the interior of a drawing school in ,holland2 just such a one as may be found there to this day4 ,a corpulent vrow is sitting as a model to the painters1 in an attitude more easy than graceful4 ,the ,mynheers are clustered around1 some of the students1 most of whom are advanced in life1 and of clumsy1 corpulently developed figures1 are seated on tubs1 others are squatting on the floor1 and nearly all are smoking4 ,the ,dutchmen1 who are of the conventional type--much as we find them pictured in the veracious ,knickerbocker's famous ,history of ,new ,york1 closely encased in buttoned-up jackets1 and roomy nether garments--are plodding away at their studies2 some few are too interested to do anything beyond indulging in a stolid contemplation of the charms of their material ,venus4 ,april #a1 #agib4 ,a ,lying-in ,visit1 or a ,short-sighted ,mistake4 ,published by ,s4 ,w4 ,fores4--,there are various versions of this subject1 which it seems was originally suggested by ,newton4 ,several of his contemporaries have tried their hand on it4 ,a small version of the print is due to ,rowlandson1 and it evidently found favour in its day4 ,a purblind and antiquated spinster1 decked out in the very height of the fashion of the day--recalling the artist's suggestive ,old ,ewe dressed ,lamb ,fashion--is supposed to have called on a visit of congratulation to a young wife who has recently been deserving well of her country1 by increasing its population4 ,an old footman1 with a powdered head1 is bringing in a scuttle of coals2 the gushing visitor1 who was prepared to go into promiscuous raptures in anticipation1 is advancing to embrace the scuttle1 which she imperfectly distinguishes1 fulsomely exclaiming to the consternation of ,john ,thomas1 who is lost in confusion3--',o you pretty creature6 ,bless the dear baby1 how it smiles6 ,give it to me1 ,nurse6 ,it has exactly its ,papa's nose and ,mama's eyes6 ,oh1 it is a delightful little creature6' ,may #bi1 #agia-b4 ,six ,stages of ,marring a ,face--dedicated with respect to the ,duke of ,hamilton4 ,a companion to the ,six ,stages of mending a ,face4--,stage the first represents the prize fighter 7in the days when pugilistic exhibitions were specially given under the patronage of noblemen such as the ,duke of ,hamilton71 in all his muscular force1 stripped for the contest1 his face undisfigured and manly1 as left by nature2 in stage the second1 one eye is closed2 in stage the third he is much disfigured2 in the latter stages the shape is entirely beaten out of his features1 until the champion is left1 in stage the sixth1 a hideous mass of bruises1 cuts1 and bleeding wounds1 hammered out of all resemblance to his former self--a spectacle sufficiently revolting to act as an antidote to the morbid excitement and attractiveness of the prize ring4 ,it is worthy of remark that the artist must have drawn this print1 exposing the barbarity of the ring1 from sheer conviction founded on his own observations1 and not from any squeamish distaste for the sport2 ,rowlandson had enjoyed a wide experience of athletic exercises1 in which he was understood to excel1 and attended numerous pugilistic encounters1 amateur and professional1 in his time2 his pleasure in drawing well-built figures1 with the play of muscle which would be exhibited in the course of 'bouts at fisticuffs' such as he had both the power and skill to delineate1 proves that he had a decided predilection for the science1 apart from its reprehensible brutalities4 ,it further appears that the artist was somewhat of a boxer4 ,may #bi1 #agia-b4 ,six ,stages of ,mending a ,face4 ,dedicated with respect to the ,right ,honorable ,lady ,archer4 ,published by ,s4 ,w4 ,fores1 #c ,piccadilly4--,this plate traces the progress of manufacturing a beauty la mode4 ,the first stage introduces the fair one in a very dilapidated condition1 and the materials from which the lady is to be reconstructed do not seem promising4 ,a handkerchief is tied over her head to remedy the scarcity of hair2 one eye is absent1 and the gums are toothless4 ,a handsome glass eye is being adjusted in stage the second4 ,stage the third represents the crowning of the shaven pate with a luxuriant and fashionably dressed head of hair4 ,an artificial set of teeth are being placed in the lady's mouth in the next stage4 ,the lady now approaches an appearance of youth and beauty4 ,in stage five she supplies the roses1 hitherto absent from her cheeks1 with a hare's foot and rouge4 ,stage six pictures the completed work1 a dashing and captivating belle1 with fine eyes 7not necessarily a perfect pair it is true71 flowing1 profuse1 and becoming locks of hair1 perfect teeth1 blooming complexion1 and a carriage of conscious grace and coquetry4 ,june1 #agib4 ,ruins of the ,pantheon--after the ,fire which happened ,january #ad1 #agib4 ,sketched by ,rowlandson and ,wigstead4 ,published by ,t4 ,rowlandson1 ,strand4 ,pantheon4--',persons who witnessed the progress of this tremendous fire declare that the appearances exhibited through the windows1 the lofty scagliola pillars enveloped in flames and smoke1 the costly damask curtains waving from the rarefaction of the air1 and the superb chandeliers turning round from the same circumstance1 together with the successive crashing and falling in of different portions of the building1 furnished to their minds a more lively representation of ,pandemonium than the imagination alone can possibly supply4 ,the effects too of the intense frost which then prevailed1 on the water poured from the engines upon the blazing pile1 are described as equally singular and magnificent4' ,j4 ,b4 ,papworth4 #agib4 ,the ,chairman's ,terror3 ,leaving a ,leve1 ,st4 ,james's ,palace4 ,published by ,t4 ,rowlandson1 #eb ,strand4 ,illustration3 ,,lieutenant ,,bowling ,,pleading ,,the ,,cause ,,of ,,young ,,roy ,,to ,,his ,,grandfather4 ,the ,adventures of ,roderick ,random4 ,roderick ,random is conducted by his uncle ,tom ,bowling on a visit to his grandfather1 the judge4--',after a few minutes' pause we were admitted1 and conducted to my grandfather's chamber through a lane of my relations1 who honoured me with very significant looks as ,i passed along4 ,when we came into the judge's presence1 my uncle1 after two or three sea-bows1 expressed himself in this manner4 ,your servant--your servant4 ,what cheer father8 what cheer8 ,i suppose you don't know me--mayhap you don't4 ,my name is ,tom ,bowling2 and this here boy--you look as if you did not know him neither--'tis like you mayn't4 ,he's new rigged1 i' faith2 his cloth don't shake in the wind so much as it wont to do4 ',tis my nephew1 d'ye see1 ,roderick ,random--your own flesh and blood1 old gentleman4 ,don't lay astarn1 you dog 7pulling me forward74 ,my grandfather1 who was laid up with the gout1 received his relation after his long absence with a coldness of civility which was peculiar to him2 told him he was glad to see him1 and desired him to sit down4 ,thank ye1 thank ye1 sir1 ,i had as lief stand1 said my uncle4 ,for my own part ,i desire nothing of you2 but if you have any conscience at all1 do something for this poor boy1 who has been used at a very unchristian rate4 ,unchristian1 do you call it8 ,i am sure the ,moors in ,barbary have more humanity than to leave their little ones to want4 ,i would fain know why my sister's son is more neglected than that there fair-weather ,jack 7pointing to the young squire1 who1 with the rest of my cousins1 had followed us into the room74 ,is not he as near akin to you as the other8 ,is not he much handsomer1 and better built than that great chucklehead8 ,come1 come--consider1 old gentleman1 you are going in a short time to give an account of your evil actions4 ,remember the wrongs you did his father1 and make all the satisfaction in your power before it is too late4 ,the least thing you can do is to settle his father's portion on him4 ,the young ladies who thought themselves too much concerned to contain themselves any longer1 set up their throats altogether against my protector1 ,scurvy companion--saucy tarpaulin--rude1 impertinent fellow--did he think he was going to prescribe to grandpapa8 ,his sister's brat had been too well taken care of2 grandpapa was too just not to make a difference between an unnatural1 rebellious son and his dutiful loving children1 who took his advice in all things--and such expressions were vented against him with great violence1 until the judge at length commanded silence4 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,passengers ,,from ,,the ,,waggon ,,arriving ,,at ,,the ,,inn4 ,the ,adventures of ,roderick ,random4 ,chap4 ,,xi4--,roderick ,random1 and his companion ,strap1 having alighted from the waggon1 are standing a little back in the best room of the ,inn1 where the landlord1 candle in hand1 is receiving the rest of the guests1 who are entering from the conveyance2 ,joey1 the honest driver of the waggon1 is standing behind the obsequious ,boniface4 ,roderick ,random thus pursues his narrative3-- ',here ,i had an opportunity of viewing the passengers in order as they entered4 ,the first who appeared was a brisk airy girl about twenty years old1 with a silver laced hat on her head instead of a cap1 a blue stuff riding-suit trimmed with silver1 very much tarnished1 and a whip in her hand4 ,after her came limping an old man1 with a worsted nightcap buttoned under his chin1 and a broad brimmed hat slouched over it1 and an old rusty blue cloak tied about his neck1 under which appeared a brown surtout that covered a threadbare coat and waistcoat1 and1 as we afterwards discerned1 a dirty flannel jacket4 ,his eyes were hollow and bleared1 his face was shrivelled into a thousand wrinkles1 his gums were destitute of teeth1 his nose sharp and drooping1 his chin peaked and prominent1 so that when he mumped or spoke1 they approached one another like a pair of nutcrackers2 he supported himself on an ivory headed cane1 and his whole figure was a just emblem of winter1 famine1 and avarice4 ,but how was ,i surprised when ,i beheld the formidable captain in the shape of a little thin creature1 about the age of forty1 with a long withered visage very much resembling that of a baboon1 through the upper part of which two little grey eyes peeped3 he wore his own hair in a queue that reached to his rump1 which immoderate length ,i suppose was the occasion of a baldness that appeared on the crown of his head1 when he deigned to take off his hat1 which was very much of the size and cock of ,pistol's4 ,having laid aside his great coat1 ,i could not help admiring the extraordinary make of this man of war3 he was about five feet and three inches high1 sixteen inches of which went to his face and long scraggy neck2 his thighs were about six inches in length1 his legs resembling spindles or drumsticks1 two feet and a half1 and his body1 which put me in mind of extension without substance1 engrossed the remainder1 so that on the whole he appeared like a spider or grasshopper erect1 and was almost a vox et prterea nihil4 ,his dress consisted of a frock of what is called bear-skin1 the skirts of which were about half a foot long1 an hussar waistcoat1 scarlet breeches reaching halfway down his thighs1 worsted stockings rolled up almost to his groin1 and shoes with wooden heels at least two inches high2 he carried a sword very near as long as himself in one hand1 and with the other conducted his lady1 who seemed to be a woman of his own age1 and still retained some remains of a handsome person2 but so ridiculously affected that1 had ,i not been a novice in the world1 ,i might have easily perceived in her the deplorable vanity and second-hand airs of a lady's woman4' ,october #a1 #agib4 ,on ,her ,last ,legs4 ,published by ,s4 ,w4 ,fores1 #c ,piccadilly4 ,illustration3 ,,on ,,her ,,last ,,legs4 ,november #e1 #agib4 ,english ,travelling1 or the ,first ,stage from ,dover4 7,see ,december1 #aghe47 ,november #e1 #agib4 ,french ,travelling1 or the ,first ,stage from ,london4 7,see ,december1 #aghe47 ,november #e1 #agib4 ,studious ,gluttons4 ,published by ,s4 ,w4 ,fores1 #c ,piccadilly4 ,illustration3 ,,studious ,,gluttons4 ,adventures of ,joseph ,andrews and his friend1 ,mr4 ,a4 ,adams4 ,by ,henry ,fielding4 ,illustrated by ,rowlandson1 #hvo4 ,november #e1 #agib4 ,the ,convocation4 7,see #aghe47 ,published by ,s4 ,w4 ,fores1 ,piccadilly4 #agib4 ,philosophy run ,mad1 or a stupendous ,monument of ,human ,wisdom4 ,signed ,g4 ,l4 ,s4--,as this print exhibits various indications of ,rowlandson's handiwork1 it has been thought advisable to include it amongst the present selection4 ,the plate represents the general upset of affairs in ,france4 ,on the wreck of a number of columns marked ,humanity1 ,social ,happiness1 ,security1 ,tranquillity1 ,domestic ,peace1 ,laws1 ,order1 ,religion1 ,urbanity1 c41 is balanced the seat of the republic of ,france1 or rather that of ,paris4 ,a ,fury yelling a ira represents ,la ,rpublique2 in her hand is a picture of ,religious ,indifference graphically set forth as an auto da f of ,papish ,bishops and ,cardinals4 ,plenty is represented by a ,fury extending her cornucopia of ',assignats' to a group of hungry-looking half-starved ,frenchmen4 ,peace is displayed firing a bomb marked ,abolition of ,offensive ,war2 the gun carriage is inscribed ,universal ,benevolence2 the ,goddess of ,order is blowing through a trumpet the tidings1 ,peace of ,europe established4 ,equality is travestied as an aristocrat kneeling in the dust1 while a half-naked sansculotte is treading on his neck and beating his head with a club4 ,liberty is shown as a ,jacobin1 trampling on the ,law1 and holding the head of a ,conventionalist on a dagger1 to which the rulers of the state are compelled to bow their obeisance4 ,humanity is parodied by a female monster holding up the heart of a martyr to the new religion4 #agib4 ,the ,grandpapa4 ,designed by ,h4 ,wigstead4 7,see ,january #a1 #aghd47 #agib4 ,cold ,broth and ,calamity4--,this print has the reputation of being an unusually successful example of the artist's humorous powers of delineation1 and the writer has seen several original designs on the same subject by ,rowlandson's hand2 in some cases the drawings are larger and more important in character than the etching of ,cold ,broth and ,calamity2 the subject seems to have been a favourite one4 ,the scene represents the waters of one of the parks1 or of a frozen river2 in the foreground is a scene of grotesque confusion1 the ice has given way1 and a party of skaters have fallen through2 heads1 arms1 and skate-bound feet are waving over the hole1 through which a group of unfortunates are engulphed4 ,a little distance off the face of another unfortunate is thrust through a hole in the ice1 wigless1 and wearing the sort of alarm one could conceive under the circumstances2 while further on half a face1 with a wig and pig-tail attached1 is visible1 the owner of which is evidently shouting for assistance4 ,other skaters are disporting themselves in the distance2 they1 too1 are getting themselves into difficulties4 ,a stout parsonic-looking personage1 in a full-bottomed wig1 is falling forward1 with the certainty of his body breaking through the ice3 the upset of this capacious individual will involve a skater who is following him closely1 whose hat and wig have already flown away from him4 ,a party of snug old gentlemen in top-boots and ample great-coats are enjoying the sufferings of their fellow-creatures1 comfortably on the banks1 and in the distance is seen a large tent for the accommodation of visitors4 #agib4 ,an ,italian ,family4 7,see ,a ,french ,family1 #agij47 ,drawing exhibited at the ,royal ,academy1 #aghd4 ,illustration3 ,,an ,,italian ,,family4 ,november #e1 #agib4 ,the ,hypochondriac4 ,designed by ,james ,dunthorne2 etched by ,t4 ,rowlandson2 published by ,s4 ,w4 ,fores1 #c ,piccadilly4 ,the ,mind distemper'd--say1 what potent charm1 ,can ,fancy's spectre--brooding rage disarm8 ,physic's prescriptive art assails in vain ,the dreadful phantoms floating 'cross the brain6 ,until1 with ,esculapian skill1 the sage ,m4,d4 ,finds out at length by self-taught palmistry ,the hopeless case1 in the reluctant fee3 ,then1 not in torture such a wretch to keep1 ,one pitying bolus lays him sound asleep4 ,the ,hypochondriac1 forming a companion to ,ague and ,fever 7,see ,march #bi1 #aghh71 is another instance of the difficulty of attempting to express mental and physical maladies by pictorial embodiments1 the designer being one of the ingenious amateurs of the period1 who had recourse to more experienced professional hands to work their conceptions into presentable shape1 with1 at least1 some regard for the accepted ideas of form1 and a certain respect for the technicalities of execution4 ,the ,hypochondriac is seated in his arm-chair1 in night-cap and slippers1 and wrapped in a flannel dressing-gown1 his arms are folded1 and his head droops1 in melancholy meditation1 on his chest2 the expression of his features is moody in the extreme4 ,by his side is an iron-clamped chest1 to hint that the sufferer is somewhat tenacious of his wealth1 although his life has otherwise become insupportably burdensome4 ,phantoms1 and figurative horrors of various descriptions1 are haunting the invalid's diseased mind4 ,there is a dagger1 like the sword of ,damocles1 trembling above his head4 ,a grim skeleton of ,death is1 with grotesque energy1 threatening to hurl his dart1 as a release from life's fretful calamities4 ,a corpse1 with grave-clothes clinging to its ghastly frame1 is proffering the means of making an untimely exit1 by a rope or a pistol at choice2 another phantom figure is setting the example of plunging headlong down to destruction2 a goblin is offering a cup of poison2 while a spectre1 wearing the sufferer's own image1 is suggesting on his fictitious person the ease of cutting his throat4 ,a hand with a drawn sword1 a ghostly hearse1 and heads of ,medusa-like description1 with furies1 fates1 c41 appear for the purpose of daunting the unsettled brain of the haunted ,hypochondriac4 ,a table is covered with ,doctor's ,stuff1 and a well-fed and prosperous charlatan1 in attendance on the distempered patient1 is in consultation with a pretty waiting-maid1 whose face and person give indications of the most flourishing health--a palpable contrast to the sufferer on whom she is retained to attend4 ,november #be1 #agib4 ,benevolence4 ,published by ,s4 ,w4 ,fores4 ,illustration3 ,,benevolence4 #agib4 ,botheration2 dedicated to the ,gentlemen of the ,bar4 7,see #aghe47 ,december1 #agib4 ,the ,contrast1 #agib4 ,which is best8 ,british ,liberty1 ,religion1 ,morality1 ,loyalty1 ,obedience to the ,laws1 ,independence1 ,personal ,security1 ,justice1 ,inheritance1 ,protection1 ,property1 ,industry1 ,national ,prosperity1 ,happiness2 or ,french ,liberty1 ,atheism1 ,perjury1 ,rebellion1 ,treason1 ,anarchy1 ,murder1 ,equality1 ,madness1 ,cruelty1 ,injustice1 ,treachery1 ,ingratitude1 ,idleness1 ,famine1 ,national and ,private ,ruin1 ,misery8 ,a pair of medallions1 designed by ,lord ,george ,murray1 and sent by him to the ,crown and ,anchor1 from whence they were freely distributed2 the style of the execution bears the strongest resemblance to ,rowlandson's handiwork4 ,british ,liberty is peaceful and flourishing2 ,britannia is seated under an oak1 her arm resting on her shield2 in one hand is the cap of ,liberty1 and ,magna ,charta1 in the other the scales of ,justice evenly balanced4 ,the ,british ,lion is at her feet2 seen in the rear is the wide ocean1 with ,british ships riding triumphant4 ,the contrast to this prospect is ,french ,liberty2 the genius of ,france is a fury1 serpents are twined round her head and waist1 she is carrying flames and destruction in her progress2 she is holding a dagger in one hand2 in the other is a pike1 on which two human hearts and a head are impaled2 her foot is trampling on the decapitated trunk of one of the victims to revolutionary frenzy4 ,an aristocrat is shown in the background1 hanging by the neck to a street lamp4 ,sold by ,s4 ,w4 ,fores 7,january #a1 #agic71 twenty-one shillings per hundred plain1 two guineas coloured4 ,illustration3 ,,beauties4 ,december #a1 #agib4 ,beauties4 ,published by ,s4 ,w4 ,fores1 #c ,piccadilly4 ,,footnote3 #ch ',lord ,barrymore's phaeton was a very high one2 and after our midnight revels in town ,i have often travelled in it with him to ,wargrave4 ,one very dark night1 going through ,colnbrook1 in the long street called ,featherbed ,lane1 he kept whipping right and left1 breaking the windows1 delighted with the noise as he heard them crack--this he called fanning the daylights4'--,angelo's ,memoirs4 #agic4 ,january #a1 #agic4 ,the ,old ,angel ,inn at ,islington4 ,published by ,s4 ,w4 ,fores1 #c ,piccadilly4 ,january #h1 #agic4 ,reform ,advised3 ,reform ,begun3 ,reform ,complete4 ,published by ,j4 ,brown1 #b ,adelphi4--,reform ,advised3 ,john ,bull1 in his comfortable easy chair1 and wearing the homely and decent clothes of a well-to-do citizen1 is seated beside his substantial fare of good roast beef and plum pudding1 with his mug of 'home-brewed4' ,three of the ,french reformers are taking compassion upon his peaceful ignorance2 they have come over from ,paris expressly to convert him to the advantages of the new order of things4 ,these tatterdemalions are hungry1 ragged1 and by no means prepossessing as regards their exteriors2 and1 while ,john ,bull is attributing his comforts to 'the blessed effects of a good constitution1' the sansculottes are taking considerable pains to bring him to a contrary conviction4 ,the leader is offering him the cap of liberty and tricolor1 and asserting3 ',i am your friend1 ,john ,bull3 you want a reform2' his followers declare1 ',my honourable friend speaks my sentiments2' and ',john ,bull1 you are too fat6' ,reform ,begun discovers ,john ,bull under altered circumstances2 his broadcloth is all in tatters1 he has a wooden leg1 and is shoeless2 in his hand is a frog1 which he despairs of relishing3 ',a pretty ,reform1 indeed2 you have deprived me of my leg1 and given me nothing but frogs to eat2 ,i shall be starved2 ,i am no ,frenchman6' ,his three philosopher friends now wear a more threatening aspect1 and are menacing ,john ,bull with bludgeons and daggers2 one is crying3 ',eat it1 you dog1 and hold your tongue3 you are very happy4' ,the others are adding3 ',that's right1 my friend1 we will make him happier still6' and ',he is a little leaner now6' ,reform ,complete shows the national prototype thrown to the ground1 and quite powerless under the results of the new rgime3 ',oh1 oh6 ,french fraternity6' he is groaning1 while the ,reformers1 flourishing their flaming incendiary torches1 are dancing on his prostrate body3 ',oh1 delightful6 you may thank me1 you dog1 for sparing your life--thank me1 ,i say6' ',now he is quite happy--,i will have a jump6' #agic4 ,new ,shoes4 ,published by ,s4 ,w4 ,fores1 ,piccadilly4 7,republished #ahjd47--,the interior of a cottage1 a pretty buxom country maiden is artlessly exhibiting a pair of new shoes to a smart young collegian1 who is stooping1 cap in hand1 to admire the effect4 ,the father1 looking in at the window1 has taken in the situation at a glance1 and his face does not express approval4 ,a cat is taking advantage of the general attention being fully engaged1 to help herself liberally from a pan of milk4 #agic4 ,major ,topham 7of the ',world1'7 endeavouring with his squirt to extinguish the ,rising ,genius of ,holman4 ,republished 7see #aghe1 c474 #agic4 ,illustrations to ,smollett's ,novels4 ,published by ,j4 ,siebbald1 ,edinbrough4 ,republished #ahje1 ,longman and ,co4 7,see #agia47 ,may #be1 #agic4 ,a ,tit ,bit for the ,bugs4 ,published by ,s4 ,w4 ,fores1 #c ,piccadilly4--,a stout victim disturbed in the night1 by the plague of insects1 is sleepily trying to free himself from his tormentors4 ,alas6 what avails all thy scrubbings and shrugs3 ,thou hadst better return to thy sheets2 ,heap mountains of clothes over thee and thy bugs1 ,and smother the hive in the streets4 ,september #be1 #agid4 ,an ,old ,maid in ,search of a ,flea4 ,published by ,s4 ,w4 ,fores4 ,g4 ,m4 ,woodward invt41 ,rowlandson sculp4 ,companion to the above4 #agib-ic4 ,two illustrations1 published by ,j4 ,siebbald1 #agib4 ,one illustration1 ,soldiers on ,march1 making a feast with ,filles de ,joie1 #agic1 vol4 ii4 p4 #dd4 #agic4 ,narrative of the ,war4 ,october #ag1 #agic4 ,amputation4 ,published by ,s4 ,w4 ,fores4 7,see #aghc47 ,illustrations to ,fielding1 ,tom ,jones1 c4 7see #agia72 ,t4 ,smollett4 ,expedition of ,humphrey ,clinker1 ten plates by ,t4 ,rowlandson1 republished #ahje1 ,longman ,co4 #agid4 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,grandpapa4 ,january #a1 #agid4 ,the ,grandpapa4 ,published by ,s4 ,w4 ,fores1 #c ,piccadilly4 ,this print appeared originally in #agib4--,the conception of the plate is due to ,henry ,wigstead1 the ,bow ,street magistrate1 to whom as a friend and travelling companion of ,rowlandson1 a merry wit1 and one of the congenial spirits of his day1 several references have been made in the course of this work4 ,the grandpapa is evidently enraptured with his infantine descendant1 for whose diversion he is going through certain ludicrous antics2 the venerable gentleman's tongue is not1 as at first glance it would appear1 lolling out in idiotic contortions3 it is a lump of sugar which he is holding between his teeth to divert the infant2 and his performances are so far crowned with success1 that his little favourite seems delighted with his exertions4 #agid4 ,grog on ,board4 7,see #aghe47 #agid4 ,tea on ,shore4 7,see #aghd47 ,illustration3 ,,english ,,curiosity1 ,,or ,,the ,,foreigner ,,stared ,,out ,,of ,,countenance4 ,january #a1 #agid4 ,english ,curiosity1 or the ,foreigner stared out of ,countenance4 7,see #aghd47--,this print1 republished by ,s4 ,w4 ,fores1 and bearing the date of #agid1 seems to have made its appearance as appropriate to the time1 the caricatures of this year making capital out of the arrival of a distinguished stranger in this country1 the great ,plenipo1 whose title appears in numerous satires and ballads3-- ,illustration3 ,,traffic4 ,when he came to the ,court1 oh1 what giggle and sport1 ,such squinting and squeezing to view him6 ,what envy and spleen in the women were seen1 ,all happy and pleased to get to him4 ,they vow'd in their hearts if men of such parts ,were found on the coast of ,barbary1 ',twas a shame not to bring a whole guard for the king1 ,like the great plenipotentiary4 ,january #a1 #agid4 ,arrival of a ,balloon4 ,aquatinted4 ,january #a1 #agid4 ,a ,series of small ,landscapes4 ,aquatinted4 ,january #ag1 #agid4 ,st4 ,james's and ,st4 ,giles's4 7,see #agib47 ,september #be1 #agid4 ,an ,old ,maid in ,search of a ,flea4 ,s4 ,m4 ,u4 invt41 ,rowlandson fecit4 ,new ,shoes4 ,published by ,s4 ,w4 ,fores4 7,see #agic47 ,december #af1 #agid4 ,traffic4 ,republished by ,s4 ,w4 ,fores4 7,see #agia47--,two ,jew clothesmen are securing a parcel of cast-off garments at the door of a highly respectable mansion1 whereat a buxom housemaid is disposing of her master's old apparel4 ,in the street beyond is shown the milkman adding up his score--a mode of calculation prevalent in the artist's day1 although it has become obsolete long enough ago in the metropolis4 ,december #af1 #agid4 ,the ,comforts of ,high ,living4 ,published by ,s4 ,w4 ,fores4 ,december #ah1 #agid4 ,village ,cavalry practising in a ,farm ,yard4 ,g4 ,m4 ,woodward invt4 ,rowlandson sculp4 ,published by ,s4 ,w4 ,fores1 #c ,piccadilly4--,the volunteer and militia movements were pushed forward with enthusiasm in #agid1 it being generally believed that the ,french might attempt a descent on our shores at any moment1 and the loyally disposed were determined that they would not be taken either unawares or unprepared4 ,abundant materials were offered for the sallies of the satirists3 the training and equipment of this new army of defence presented a sufficiency of comic incidents2 we find ,bunbury1 ,gillray1 ,woodward1 and ,rowlandson1 burlesquing the rustic cavalry2 in the present plate a number of farmers and helpers1 mounted on cart horses and armed with blunderbusses1 flails1 pitchforks1 c41 are horrifying their officer by executing an impromptu charge upon a peaceful farmyard1 knocking down old ladies1 scattering the poultry1 shooting the pigeons1 capsizing labourers into wells1 and producing an effect of universal confusion and dismay4 ,december #bj1 #agid4 ,a ,visit to the ,uncle4 ,published by ,s4 ,w4 ,fores4--,the ,uncle1 who is a sufferer from gout1 is evidently a well-to-do personage2 and the attentions of his relatives1 who are favouring the sufferer with a visit of condolence1 are1 it appears1 suggested by self-interest4 ,one of the highly considerate relations seems good-naturedly assisting the invalid by making his will1 while a pretty young damsel is embarrassing their interesting connection with a tender embrace1 and altogether the members of the party are evidently set upon promoting their own prospects with a view to a division of the estate4 ,this print1 which is aquatinted by ,f4 ,jukes1 has been described as ,hogarthian in type2 it was issued with a companion plate executed under similar auspices1 and entitled ,a ,visit to the ,aunt4 ,illustration3 ,a ,,visit ,,to ,,the ,,uncle4 #agid 7874 ,jews at a ,luncheon1 or a peep into ,duke's ,place4--,three long-bearded ,jews seated at table1 on the eve of a feast4 ,the joint is a sucking pig1 into which the carver has put knife and fork2 the faces of the epicures express the most greedy avidity4 ,the appearance of white wigs above their black locks and goat-like beards gives an unusually grotesque effect to ,rowlandson's delineation of the ,hebrew race1 always marked by the exaggerations of his fantastic humour4 #agid4 ,luxury and ,misery4 ,published by ,s4 ,w4 ,fores4 7,see #aghf47 ,december #be1 #agid4 ,an ,early ,lesson of ,marching4 ,woodward del4 ,etched by ,t4 ,rowlandson4 ,published by ,s4 ,w4 ,fores1 #c ,piccadilly4 ,december #bh1 #agid4 ,bad ,nexus upon the ,stock ,exchange4 ,published by ,s4 ,w4 ,fores1 #c ,piccadilly4 ,woodward del41 ,rowlandson sculp4--,a meeting of the various merchants and brokers upon the old ,exchange4 ,sinister information is supposed to have upset the market2 the countenances and actions of the various representative pillars of commerce present are expressive of profound depression and distress4 ,the individual oddities of such an assemblage are characteristically dealt with2 the grouping is good1 and the faces1 costumes1 and movements of the figures are hit off with the felicity which more particularly belonged to ,rowlandson's graver4 #agie4 #agie4 ,harmony--,love4 ,republished4 7,see #aghe47 #agie4 ,effects of ,harmony--,discord4 7,see #aghe47 ,illustration3 ,a ,,master ,,of ,,the ,,ceremonies ,,introducing ,a ,,partner4 ,november #bd1 #agie4 ,a ,master of the ,ceremonies introducing a ,partner4--,bath1 #aghe4 ',mr4 ,tynson was unanimously elected for the ,new ,rooms1 and ,mr4 ,king for the ,lower ,rooms2 they reigned till #ahje1 when ,tynson resigned4 ,gainsborough painted ,king2 the portrait is now in the ,assembly ,rooms at ,bath4' #agif4 #agif4 ,sir ,alan ,gardiner1 ,covent ,garden4--',weeds carefully ,eradicated and ,venomous ,reptiles destroyed--,by ,royal patent4 ,god save the ,king6'--,this print bears the name of ,kingsbury1 and it may be considered out of place in a work treating of ,rowlandson's productions2 as1 however1 the traces of the latter artist's handiwork are easily distinguishable1 while the resemblance the plate offers to the known etchings after ,kingsbury are less distinctive1 it is probable that the execution1 at least1 is due to the skill of our caricaturist4 ,sir ,alan ,gardiner was elected ,member of ,parliament for ,westminster1 ,june #agif4 ,the naval hero1 as represented in the engraving1 is dressed in his uniform1 supplemented with a gardener's apron2 he is reaping the ,republican crop with his ',sickle of ,loyalty1' while protesting his patriotism3 ',my life and services are ever devoted to my ,king and country4' ,britannia with her buckler is encouraging the admiral1 and crowning her gallant son with a laurel wreath--',go on1 ,britannia approves1 and will protect you6' ,in the distance is shown ,gardiner's ship ,the ,queen with the words1 ,first of ,june1 inscribed on her flag4 ,the admiral is slicing off the head of the ,whigs2 ,fox is declaring3 ',i was always a staunch friend to the crops and sansculottes1 but this damned crop is quite unexpected4' ,john ,horne ,tooke1 represented as a reptile1 is being swept up by the rake of the ,fiend in person2 he is crying1 ',now will no prospering virtue gall my jaundiced eye1 nor people fostered by a beloved sovereign and defended by the wisdom of his counsellors4 ,to anarchy and confusion ,i will blow my ,horne1 and wallow in everything that's damnable6' ,the ,evil ,one has already secured the head of ,thelwall in his clutches--',this will not ,tell well4' ,hardy is groaning1 ',i was always ,fool-,hardy4' ,the ,devil is congratulating the captured ,horne ,tooke--',long looked for come at last1 and welcome1 thou staunch friend and faithful servant1 enter thou into the hot bed prepared for thee6' ,we find a drawing by ,rowlandson dated ,november1 #agif1 caricaturing the figures of three very eminent personages in conference1 the ,lord ,chamberlain 7,lord ,salisbury71 the ,king of ,wrtemburg--who had come over to this country on a high matrimonial mission1 to marry the ,princess ,royal--and the ,duke of ,gloucester1 playfully described by the satirists1 on account of his slimness1 as a 'slice of single ,gloucester4' ,these portraits1 which are very spirited1 and full of character1 are drawn on the back of another sketch1 the first suggestions1 in ,rowlandson's clear and effective outline1 for the cartoons of ',john ,bull going to the wars' and ',john ,bull's victorious return1' the best known version of which was issued by ,gillray4 7,john ,bull's ,progress4 ,published ,june #c1 #agic47 ,may #e1 #agif4 ,general ,complaint4 ,published by ,s4 ,w4 ,fores4--,the credit of this invention is due to ,isaac ,cruikshank1 the father of the great caricaturist1 but ,rowlandson certainly had a hand in the execution of one version4 ,the print represents a dissatisfied hero1 whose dolorous portrait is described by the title2 his head occupies the major part of his trunk1 and he is not in that respect unlike the figurative impersonations of the potent and universally familiar ,nobody4 ,in one hand he is holding out his empty purse2 in the other is the ,london ,gazette2 one sheet is filled with ,bankruptcies1 and the rest is devoted to fresh unpopular exactions to meet the requirements of the ,budget4 ,the people were generally weary of the war1 and dissatisfied with the high prices and the decline of commerce brought in its wake4 ,the ministers in power were not liked1 and the generals1 officers1 and those who had the conduct of military affairs1 were regarded with undisguised distrust2 suspicions and grumblings against the administration were rife and outspoken1 and in short the conduct of affairs was pretty unanimously voted disastrous for ,england1 and discouraging as to her future4 ,there was1 according to the critics and satirists1 but one popular headpiece1 and he was easily to be recognised as ,general ,complaint4 ,don't tell me of ,generals rais'd from mere boys1 ,though1 believe me1 ,i mean not their laurels to taint2 ,but the ,general sure that will make the most noise-- ,if the war still goes on--will be ,,general ,,complaint6 #agif4 ,love4 ,june #ae1 #agif4 ,a ,brace of ,public ,guardians--,a ,court of ,justice--,a ,watchman4 ,june #ae1 #agif4 ,the ,detection4 ,designed by ,h4 ,wigstead4 ,executed by ,t4 ,rowlandson4 ,published by ,s4 ,w4 ,fores4 ,the credit of having executed the following engravings from the designs of an amateur has been assigned to ,rowlandson2 we are not satisfied that the plates are entirely due to his hand1 but it seems likely that he has had some share in the work1 at least as far as the frontispieces are concerned4 ,an accurate and impartial ,narrative of the ,war4--,by an officer in the ,guards4 ,in two volumes1 containing a ,poetical ,sketch of the ,campaign of #agic4 ,also a similar sketch of the ,campaign of #agid4 ,to which is added a ,narrative of the ,retreat of #agie1 memorable for its miseries1 with copious notes throughout4 ,embellished with engravings taken from drawings made on the spot1 descriptive of the different scenes introduced in the poem4 ',per varias cass1 per tot discrimina rerum4'--,,virg4 ,london3 ,published by ,cadell and ,davies1 ,strand4 ,illustrations4 ,,volume ,i4 ,an ,austrian ,foot ,soldier4 7,hungarian battalion47 ,favourite ,amusement at ,head-quarters4 ,council of war interrupted4 ,,volume ,,ii4 ,an ,austrian ,foot ,soldier4 7,back figure47 ,how to throw an army into confusion4 ,perils by ,sea4 #agig4 ,january #a1 #agig4 ,spiritual ,lovers4 ,published by ,hooper and ,wigstead1 #ab ,high ,holborn4 #agig4 ,a ,theatrical ,candidate4 7,vide ,kelley's ,memoirs47--,sheridan1 in his managerial chair1 is seated before his business table1 on which is spread a long and discouraging statement1 setting forth those bugbears of ',sherry's' tranquillity--a list of 'unpaid salaries1' 'proprietor's demands1' ',chancery proceedings1' and other applications for money4 ,letters from authors3 ,sir1 do you ever mean to pay me for my ,tragedy8 c4 ,beneath the sly manager's seat is perceived1 'pit money1' 'renter's shares1' and his own particular ,art of ,humbug4 ,a most unpresentable candidate for dramatic honours is standing confronting the great man2 according to a placard on the wall1 this quotation from ,hamlet is applied to the ungainly applicant1 ',oh1 there be players that ,i have seen play1 and heard others praise--and that highly 7not to speak it profanely7--that neither having the accent of ,christian1 nor the gait of ,christian1 ,pagan1 nor man1 have so strutted and bellowed1 that ,i have thought some of nature's journeymen had made men1 and not made them well3 they imitated humanity so abominably4' ,a candidate for the stage lately applied to the manager of ,drury ,lane ,theatre for an engagement4 ,after he had exhibited specimens of his various talents1 the following dialogue took place3--',sir1 you stutter2' ',so did ,mrs4 ,inchbald4' ',you are lame of a leg2' ',so was ,toote4' ',you are knock-kneed2' ',so is ,wroughton4' ',you have a d----d ugly face2' ',so had ,weston4' ',you are very short2' ',so was ,garrick4' ',you squint abominably2' ',so does ,lewis4' ',you are a mere monotonous mannerist2' ',so is ,kemble4' ',you are but a miserable copy of ,kemble2' ',so is ,barrymore4' ',you have a perpetual whine2' ',so has ,pope4' ',in comedy you are quite a buffoon2' ',so is ,bannister4' ',you sing as ill as you act2' ',so does ,kelly4' ',but you have all those defects combined2' ',so much the more singular4' ,august #a1 #agig4 ,feyge ,dam1 with part of the ,fish ,market at ,amsterdam4 ,rowlandson del41 ,wright and ,schultz sculp4 ,published by ,r4 ,ackermann1 ,strand4--,a large and important plate presenting boats1 canals1 and the quaint buildings2 the appearance of these edifices1 a hundred years ago1 differed but slightly from their present aspects2 the view is enlivened with crowds of ,dutchmen1 ,jews1 vrows1 c41 variously occupied2 all the humours and activities of the scene have been seized and improved on by the artist with his characteristic vigour and animation4 ,the architectural portions of ,rowlandson's ,dutch and ,flemish views are worked out with care and attention1 and with an easy skill1 strongly suggesting ,prout's studies from similar picturesque materials4 ,stadthouse1 ,amsterdam4 ,rowlandson del41 ,wright and ,schultz sculp4 ,published by ,r4 ,ackermann4 ,place de ,mer4 ,antwerp4 ,rowlandson del41 ,wright and ,schultz sculp4 ,published by ,r4 ,ackermann4 ',from the ,lion d',or at ,antwerp1' writes ,angelo in his ,reminiscences1 ',i rambled about the town2 the next day ,i saw the grand church1 where the curious representation of ,purgatory is exhibited1 and the ,place de ,mer1 which1 as well as the view of the ,stadthouse at ,amsterdam1 has been so accurately designed by ,rowlandson 7published by ,ackermann7 when on a tour in ,holland with ,mr4 ,mitchell1 late partner in ,hodsoll's 7the banker's7 house4' #agig4 ,dutch ,merchants1 sketched at ,amsterdam4 ,august #agig4 ,tiens bien ton ,bonnet1 et toi1 defends ta ,queue4 ,rollandson inv4 ,p4 ,w4 ,tomkins sculp4--,the plate which bears this title is somewhat of an enigma1 especially as regards the orthography of the artist's name1 which must have been generally familiar in #agig4 ,the style of engraving1 more pretty than powerful1 a combination of delicate line and stipple1 removes it still further from the recognised characteristics of ,rowlandson's works2 and the extreme finish and smallness of the method employed have produced a somewhat hard and laboured result1 such as one does not expect to find in engravings by or after this artist4 ,the subject is revolutionary2 an aristocrat1 one of the jeunesse dore order1 and one of the mob1 a bonnet rouge1 are in active conflict4 ,the two estates have come into collision2 the representative of social refinement is tall1 elegant1 well-favoured1 and scrupulously attired1 in the advanced fashion of the hour2 his opponent is shambling1 misshapen1 uncombed1 wretchedly clad1 and with his ragged shirt open at the front and exposing his chest4 ,the hero of the curled and scented locks has had the temerity to seize the red bonnet of ,liberty1 which is the only pretension to finery indulged in by the ruffian2 in return1 the strong hand of the latter is entwined in the clubbed tail of the dandy1 and a significant warning is given him to take off that cherished appendage--shaving a queue and cutting off a head by ,mre ,guillotine1 the barber of the aristocrats1 being sometimes synonymous terms during the reign of the ,jacobins4 ,it was in the spring of this year 7#agig7 that a duty was proposed in ,england on hats1 an impost the people avoided by wearing caps3 the satirists intimated the danger that similar taxes would end in driving ,john ,bull to adopt the republican habits of our neighbours1 and1 among other allusions1 ,gillray published a plate 7,april #eth1 #agig7 under the title of ,le ,bonnet ,rouge1 or ,john ,bull evading the ,hat ,tax1 in which the national prototype is shown trying on the famous red bonnet of the ,jacobin section4 #agig4 ,cupid's ,magic ,lanthorn4--,rowlandson1 engraved after ,woodward4 ,waggon and ,horses outside ',the ,feathers1' published by ,laurie and ,whittle 7see #aghg71 republished #ahjc4 #agih4 ,january #ab1 #agih4 ,the ,dinner4 ,published by ,j4 ,harris1 ,sweeting's ,alley1 ,cornhill1 and #h ,broad ,street4--,this plate forms one of a series of important size 7#ba #ag7 executed by ,rowlandson in a bold and spirited manner2 the plate is dated #aghg1 and was issued in #agih4 ,the set1 it is certain1 was deservedly popular in those famous fox-hunting days1 and doubtless the five best known subjects have graced the walls of many fine mansions1 the owners of which inclined to the sports of the chase2 indeed1 this hunting series may be found in grand old country houses1 much prized1 and preserved to the present day1 although too frequently the prints are found discoloured by time from the effects of having been varnished4 ,the ,hunt ,dinner pictures the wind-up of a successful day's sport4 ,the table has been cleared1 punch bowls are introduced1 the run has been recorded and canvassed1 and the venerable ancestral hall1 hung with the armour of an earlier generation of the occupant's progenitors1 is ringing with the sounds of hilarity4 ,the young squire1 a man of mettle1 has mounted a chair in front of the portrait of his sire1 who it seems was a ,nimrod in his day3 field sports are obviously the family taste2 the owner of the estate1 standing at the head of the table to pledge a toast1 and holding a huge prize cup1 in which ,reynard's brush is dipped1 is waving his cap1 and giving a ',view ,halloo6' which is inspiring his guests1 the bold hunters gathered round his mahogany1 who are acknowledging his lead with an enthusiasm and entranement which correspond to the ardour of their host2 the bumpers are lifted on high with reckless hands1 and numerous pairs of stentorian lungs are echoing the challenge with boundless goodwill2 in some instances the good cheer is a trifle overwhelming1 and one hero1 though capsized in his chair1 is still doing honour1 with undiminished rapture1 to the toast of the evening3 even the privileged hounds are adding their voices to the general hilarity4 ,january #f1 #agih4 ,comforts of ,bath4 ,published by ,s4 ,w4 ,fores1 ,piccadilly4 ,,the ,,new ,,bath ,,guide2 ,,or ,,memoirs ,,of ,,the ,,blunderhead ,,family4 ,,in ,a ,,series ,,of ,,poetical ,,epistles ,,by ,,christopher ,,anstey1 ,,esq4 ,i'll hasten1 ,o ,bath1 to thy springs1 ,thy seats of the wealthy and gay1 ,where the hungry are fed with good things1 ,and the rich are sent empty away4 ,i'm certain none of ,hogarth's sketches ,e'er formed a set of stranger wretches4 ,illustration3 ,,comforts ,,of ,,bath4 ,i4 ,plate ,i4 ,we all are a wonderful distance from home6 ,two hundred and sixty long miles are we come6 ',tis a plaguy long way6 but ,i ne'er can repine1 ,as my stomach is weak and my spirits decline3 ,for the people cry here1 be whatever your case1 ,you are sure to get well if you come to this place4 ,as we all came for health 7as a body may say71 ,i sent for the doctor the very next day2 ,and the doctor was pleased1 though so short was the warning1 ,to come to our lodging betimes in the morning3 ,he looked very thoughtful and grave1 to be sure1 ,and ,i said to myself1 ,there's no hopes of a cure6 ,but ,i thought ,i should faint when ,i saw him1 dear ,mother1 ,feel my pulse with one hand1 and a watch in the other3 ,no token of death that is heard in the night ,could ever have put me so much in a fright3 ,thinks ,i1 'tis all over1 my sentence is past1 ,and now he is counting how long ,i may last4 99 99 99 99 99 ,and so1 as ,i grew every day worse and worse1 ,the doctor advised me to send for a nurse4 ,and the nurse was so willing my health to restore1 ,she begged me to send for a few doctors more2 ,for when any difficult work's to be done1 ,many heads can despatch it much sooner than one2 ,and ,i find there are doctors enough at this place1 ,if you want to consult in a dangerous case6 ,illustration3 ,,comforts ,,of ,,bath4 ,,ii4 ,plate ,,ii4 ,why1 ,peter's a critic--with true ,attic salt ,can damn the performers1 can hiss1 and find fault1 ,and tell when we ought to express approbation1 ,by thumping1 and clapping1 and vociferation2 ,but ,jack ,dilettante despises the play'rs-- ,to concerts and musical parties repairs1 ,with benefit-tickets his pockets he fills1 ,like a mountebank doctor distributes his bills2 ,and thus his importance and interest shows1 ,by conferring his favours wherever he goes2 ,he's extremely polite both to me and my cousin1 ,for he often desires us to take off a dozen2 ,he has taste1 without doubt1 and a delicate ear1 ,no vile oratorios ever could bear2 ,but talks of the op'ras and his signora1 ,cries ,bravo1 benissimo1 bravo1 encora6 ,and oft is so kind as to thrust in a note ,while old ,lady ,cuckow is straining her throat1 ,or little ,miss ,wren1 who's an excellent singer2 ,then he points to the notes with a ring on his finger1 ,and shows her the crotchet1 the quaver1 and bar1 ,all the time that she warbles and plays the guitar2 ,yet ,i think1 though she's at it from morning till noon1 ,the queer little thingumbob's never in tune4 ,illustration3 ,,comforts ,,of ,,bath4 ,,iii4 ,plate ,,iii4 99 99 99 99 99 ,one thing1 though ,i wonder at much1 ,i confess1 is ,the appearance they make in their different dresses2 ,for1 indeed1 they look very much like apparitions ,when they come in the morning to hear the musicians2 ,and some ,i am apt to mistake1 at first sight1 ,for the mothers of those ,i have seen over night4 ,it shocks me to see them look paler than ashes1 ,and as dead in the eye as the busto of ,nash is1 ,who the evening before were so blooming and plump4 ,i'm grieved to the heart when ,i go to the pump2 ,for ,i take every morning a sup of the water1 ,just to hear what is passing and see what they're a'ter2 ,for ,i'm told the discov'ries of persons refined ,are better than books for improving the mind4 ,but a great deal of judgment's required in the skimming ,the polite conversation of sensible women1 ,for they come to the pump1 as before ,i was saying1 ,and talk all at once while the music is playing6 ',your servant1 ,miss ,fitchet4' ',good morning1 ,miss ,stote4' ',my dear ,lady ,riggledum1 how is your throat8 ,your ladyship knows that ,i sent you a scrawl ,but ,i hear that your ladyship went to the ball4' ',oh1 ,fitchet1 don't ask me--good heavens1 preserve---- ,i wish there were no such a thing as a nerve2 ,half dead all the night1 ,i protest and declare---- ,my dear little ,fitchet1 who dresses your hair8 ,you'll come to the rooms--all the world will be there4 ,sir ,toby ,mac ,negus is going to settle ,his tea-drinking night with ,sir ,philip ,o',kettle3 ,i hear that they both have appointed the same2 ,the majority think that ,sir ,philip's to blame2 ,i hope they won't quarrel1 they're both in a flame3 ,sir ,toby ,mac ,negus much spirit has got1 ,and ,sir ,philip ,o',kettle is apt to be hot4' ',have you read the ,bath ,guide1 that ridiculous poem8 ,what a scurrilous author6 ,does nobody know him8' ',you know ,i'm engaged1 my dear creature1 with you ,and ,mrs4 ,pantickle this morning at loo2 ,poor thing6 tho' she hobbled last night to the ball1 ,to-day she's so lame that she hardly can crawl-- ,major ,lignum has trod on the first joint of her toe2-- ,that thing they played last was a charming concerto1 ,i don't recollect ,i have heard it before2 ,the minuet's good1 but the jig ,i adore2 ,pray speak to ,sir ,toby to cry out encore4' ,plate ,,iv4 ,illustration3 ,,comforts ,,of ,,bath4 ,,iv4 ,jen declar'd she was shocked that so many should come ,to be doctored to death such a distance from home1 ,at a place where they tell you that water alone ,can cure all distempers that ever were known4 ,but1 what is the pleasantest part of the story1 ,jen has ordered for dinner a piper and dory2 ,for to-day ,captain ,cormorant's coming to dine1 ,that worthy acquaintance of ,jenny's and mine4 ',tis a shame to the army that men of such spirit ,should never obtain the reward of their merit2 ,and after so many hardships and dangers incurred1 ,he himself thinks he ought to be better preferred4 ,and ,roger1 or1 what is his name8 ,nicodemus1 ,appears full as kind1 and as much to esteem us2 ,our ,prudence declares he's an excellent preacher1 ,and by night and by day he is so good to teach her2 ,i told you before that he's often so kind ,to go out a riding with ,prudence behind1 ,so frequently dines here without any pressing-- ,and now to the fish he is giving his blessing2 ,and as that is the case1 though ,i've taken a griper1 ,i'll venture to peck at the dory and piper4 ,plate ,v4 ,illustration3 ,,comforts ,,of ,,bath4 ,v4 ,but my cousin ,jenny's as fresh as a rose1 ,and the ,captain attends her wherever she goes4 ,the ,captain's a worthy good sort of a man1 ,for he calls in upon us whenever he can1 ,and often a dinner or supper he takes here1 ,and ,jenny and he talk of ,milton and ,shakspeare2 ,for the life of me now ,i can't think of his name1 ,but we all got acquainted as soon as we came4 ,plate ,,vi4 ,illustration3 ,,comforts ,,of ,,bath4 ,,vi4 ,but come1 ,calliope1 and say ,how pleasure wastes the various day3 ,wheresoever be thy path1 ,tell1 ,o tell1 the joys of ,bath4 ,every morning1 every night1 ,gayest scenes of fresh delight4 ,o ye guardian spirits fair1 ,all who make true love your care1 ,may ,i oft my ,romeo meet1 ,oft enjoy his converse sweet2 ,lo6 where all the jocund throng ,from the pump-room hastes along1 ,see with joy my ,romeo comes6 ,he conducts me to the ,rooms2 ,there he whispers1 not unseen1 ,tender tales behind the screen2 ,while his eyes are fixed on mine1 ,see each nymph with envy pine4 ,o the charming parties made6 ,some to walk the ,south ,parade1 ,some to ,lincomb's shady groves1 ,or to ,simpson's proud alcoves2 ,some to chapel trip away1 ,then take places for the play2 ,or to the painter's we repair1 ,meet ,sir ,peregrine ,hatchet there1 ,pleased the artist's skill to trace ,in his dear ,miss ,gorgon's face4 ,happy pair6 who fixed as fate ,for the sweet connubial state1 ,smile in canvas tte--tte6 ,plate ,,vii4 ,illustration3 ,,comforts ,,of ,,bath4 ,,vii4 ',and if you've a mind for a frolic1 i' faith1 ,i'll just step and see you jump into the bath4' ,thinks ,i to myself1 they are after some fun1 ,and ,i'll see what they're doing1 as sure as a gun3 ,oh6 'twas pretty to see them all put on their flannels1 ,and then take the water like so many spaniels2 ,and though all the while it grew hotter and hotter1 ,they swam just as if they were hunting an otter4 ',twas a glorious sight to behold the fair sex ,all wading with gentlemen up to their necks1 ,and view them so prettily tumble and sprawl ,in a great smoking kettle as big as our hall2 ,and to-day many persons of rank and condition ,were boil'd by command of an able physician4 99 99 99 99 99 ,you cannot conceive what a number of ladies ,were stewed in the water the same as our maid is3 ,so ,tabby1 you see1 had the honour of washing ,with folks of distinction and very high fashion2 ,but in spite of good company1 poor little soul1 ,she shook both her ears like a mouse in a bowl4 ,but what is surprising1 no mortal e'er view'd ,any one of the physical gentlemen stew'd2 ,since the day that ,king ,bladud first found out these bogs1 ,and thought them so good for himself and his hogs1 ,not one of the faculty ever has try'd ,these excellent waters to cure his own hide2 ,tho' many a skilful and learned physician1 ,with candour1 good sense1 and profound erudition1 ,obliges the world with the fruits of his brain1 ,their nature and hidden effects to explain4 ,plate ,,viii4 ,illustration3 ,,comforts ,,of ,,bath4 ,,viii4 ,our trade is encouraged as much1 if not more1 ,by the tender soft sex ,i shall ever adore2 ,but their husbands1 those brutes1 have been known to complain1 ,and swear they will never set foot here again4 ,ye wretches ingrate6 ,to find fault with your wives1 ,the comfort1 the solace1 and joy of your lives2 ,oh6 that women1 whose price is so far above rubies1 ,should fall to the lot of such ignorant boobies6 ,doesn't ,solomon speak of such women with rapture1 ,in verse the eleventh and thirty-first chapter8 ,and surely that wise ,king of ,israel knew ,what belonged to a woman much better than you6 ,he says1 ',if you find out a virtuous wife1 ,she will do a man good all the days of her life2 ,she deals like a merchant1 she sitteth up late4' ,and you'll find it is written in verse twenty-eight1 ,her husband is sure to be known at the gate3 ,he never hath need or occasion for spoil1 ,when his wife is much better employ'd all the while2 ,she seeketh fine wool1 and fine linen she buys1 ,and is clothed in purple and scarlet likewise4 ,now1 pray1 don't your wives do the very same thing1 ,and follow th' advice of that worthy old king8 ,do they spare for expenses themselves in adorning8 ,don't they go about buying fine things all the morning8 ,and at cards all the night take the trouble to play1 ,to get back the money they spent in the day8 ,but these to their husbands more profit can yield1 ,and are much like a lily that grows in the field2 ,they toil not1 indeed1 nor1 indeed1 do they spin1 ,yet they never are idle when once they begin1 ,but are very intent on increasing their store1 ,and always keep shuffling and cutting for more4 ,industrious creatures6 that make it a rule ,to secure half the fish1 while they manage the pool2 ,methinks ,i should like to excel in a trade ,by which such a number their fortunes have made4 ,i've heard of a wise1 philosophical ,jew1 ,that shuffles the cards in a manner that's new2 ,one ,jonas1 ,i think2 and could wish for the future ,to have that illustrious sage for my tutor2 ,and the ,captain1 whose kindness ,i ne'er can forget1 ,will teach me a game that he calls lansquenet4 ,plate ,,ix4 ,illustration3 ,,comforts ,,of ,,bath4 ,,ix4 ,,song1 ,,written ,,at ,,mr4 ,,gill',s1 ,,an ,,eminent ,,cook ,,at ,,bath4 ,of all the cooks the world can boast1 ,however great their skill1 ,to bake or fry1 to boil or roast1 ,there's none like ,master ,gill4 ,sweet rhyming troop1 no longer stoop ,to drink ,castalia's rill2 ,whene'er ye droop ,o taste the soup ,that's made by ,master ,gill4 ',tis this that makes my ,chloe's lips ,ambrosial sweets distil2 ,for leeks and cabbage oft she sips ,in soup that's made by ,gill4 ,immortal bards1 view here your wit1 ,the labours of your quill1 ,to singe the fowl upon the spit ,condemned by ,master ,gill4 ,my humble verse that fate shall meet1 ,nor shall ,i take it ill2 ,but grant1 ye gods6 that ,i may eat ,that fowl1 when drest by ,gill4 ,these are your true poetic fires ,that drest this savoury grill2 ,even while ,i eat the ,muse inspires1 ,and tunes my voice to ,gill4 ,when ,chloe strikes the vocal lyre1 ,sweet ,lydian measures thrill2 ,but ,i the gridiron more admire1 ,when tuned by ,master ,gill4 ',come1 take my sage of ancient use1' ,cries learned ,doctor ,hill2 ',but what's the sage without the goose8' ,replies my ,master ,gill4 ,he who would fortify his mind1 ,his belly first should fill2 ,roast beef 'gainst terrors best you'll find2 ',the ,greeks knew this1' says ,gill4 ,your spirits and your blood to stir1 ,old ,galen gives a pill2 ,but ,i the forced-meat ball prefer1 ,prepared by ,master ,gill4 ,plate ,x4 ,illustration3 ,,comforts ,,of ,,bath4 ,x4 ,what joy at the ball1 what delight have ,i found1 ,by all the bright circle encompassed around6 ,each moment with transport my bosom felt warm1 ,for what1 my dear mother1 like beauty can charm6 ,e'en the ,goddess of ,love1 and the ,graces1 and all ,must yield to the beauties ,i've seen at the ball2 ,for ,jove never felt such a joy at his heart1 ,such a heat as these charming sweet creatures impart4 ,in short1 there is something in very fine women1 ,when they meet all together1 that's quite overcoming4 99 99 99 99 99 ,but hark6 now they strike the melodious string1 ,the vaulted roof echoes1 the mansions all ring2 ,at the sound of the hautboy1 the bass1 and the fiddle1 ,sir ,boreas ,blubber steps forth in the middle4 ,now why should ,i mention a hundred or more1 ,who went the same circle as others before1 ,to a tune that they play'd us a hundred times o'er8 ,and who at the ball on that night did appear1 ,who danc'd in the van and who limp'd in the rear1 ,what dukes and what drapers1 what barbers and peers1 ,what marquises1 earls1 and what knights of the shears1 ,what cook and what countess1 what nymphs of the brooms1 ,what mop-sceptred queens came that night to the ,rooms4 ,but at what time they heard the horn's echoing bellow1 ,the hautboy's shrill twang1 the brisk fiddle1 the mellow ,bassoon1 and the sweet grumbling violoncello4 ,at what time they heard the men puff and belabour ,with mouth1 stick1 and fist the gay pipe and the tabour1 ,at once they did scuttle1 did flutter and run1 ,and take wing like wild-geese alarm'd with a gun1 ,in a moment came bustling and rustling between one2 ,some coupled like rabbits1 a fat and a lean one1 ,some pranc'd up before1 some did backward rebound1 ,while some more in earnest1 with looks more profound1 ,and sweat-bedew'd foretops1 did lard the lean ground2 ,but others more neat on the pastern arose1 ,like the figure of ,pan1 whom you've seen1 ,i suppose1 ,just saluting the turf with the tips of his toes2 ,and as nothing1 ,i think1 can more please and engage ,than a contrast of stature1 complexion1 and age1 ,miss ,,curd with a partner as black as ,omiah1 ,,kitty ,,tit shook her heels with old ,doctor ,,goliah1 ,and little ,,john ,,crop1 like a pony just nick't1 ,with long ,,dolly ,,loaderhead scamper'd and kick't4 ,as for ,,madge1 tho' young ,,squirt had been promised the honour1 ,,billy ,,dasher stept forth and at once seized upon her2 ,while with flames that keen jealousy's rage did improve1 ,poor ,,squirt felt the heart rending passion of love4 ,plate ,,xi4 ,illustration3 ,,comforts ,,of ,,bath4 ,,xi4 ,for persons of taste and true spirit1 ,i find1 ,are fond of attracting the eyes of mankind3 ,what numbers one sees1 who1 for that very reason1 ,come to make such a figure at ,bath ev'ry season6 ',tis this that provokes ,mrs4 ,shenkin ,ap-,leek ,to dine at the ord'nary twice in a week1 ,though at home she might eat a good dinner in comfort1 ,nor pay such a cursed extravagant sum for't2 ,but then her acquaintance would never have known ,mrs4 ,shenkin ,ap-,leek had acquired the bon ton2 ,ne'er show how in taste the ,ap-,leeks can excel ,the ,duchess of ,truffles and ,lady ,morell2 ,had ne'er been ador'd by ,sir ,pye ,macaroni1 ,and ,count ,vermicelli1 his intimate crony2 ,both men of such taste1 their opinions are taken ,from an ortolan down to a rasher of bacon4 99 99 99 99 99 ,the company made a most brilliant appearance1 ,and ate bread and butter with great perseverance ,all the chocalate1 too1 that my lord set before 'em1 ,the ladies despatched with the utmost decorum4 ,the peer was quite ravished1 while close to his side ,sat ,lady ,bunbutter1 in beautiful pride6 ,oft turning his eyes1 he with rapture surveyed ,all the powerful charms she so nobly displayed4 ,oh had ,i a voice that was stronger than steel1 ,with twice fifty tongues to express what ,i feel1 ,and as many good mouths1 yet ,i never could utter ,all the speeches my ,lord made to ,lady ,bunbutter6 ,so polite all the time that he ne'er touched a bit1 ,while she ate up his rolls and applauded his wit3 ,for they tell me that men of true taste1 when they treat1 ,should talk a great deal1 but they never should eat2 ,i freely will own1 ,i the muffins preferred ,to all the genteel conversation ,i heard4 ,plate ,,xii4 ,illustration3 ,,comforts ,,of ,,bath4 ,,xii4 ,i never as yet could the reason explain1 ,why we all sallied forth in the wind and the rain2 ,for sure such confusion was never yet known2 ,here a cap and a hat1 there a cardinal blown6 99 99 99 99 99 ,how the ,misses did huddle1 and scuddle1 and run6 ,one would think to be wet must be very good fun2 ,for by waggling their tails1 they all seemed to take pains ,to moisten their pinions1 like ducks when it rains4 ,i saw1 all at once1 a prodigious great throng ,come bustling1 and rustling1 and jostling along2 ,as home we came--'tis with sorrow you'll hear ,what a dreadful disaster attended the peer4 ,april #a1 #agih4 ,views of ,london4 ,no4 #c4--;,entrance of ,tottenham ,court ,road ,turnpike1 with a view of ,st4 ,james's ,chapel4 ,rowlandson delin41 ,schultz sculp4 ,published ,april #a1 #agih1 ,ackermann's ,gallery1 ,strand4 ,april #a1 #agih4 ,views of ,london4 ,no4 #d4--;,entrance of ,oxford ,street or ,tyburn ,turnpike1 with a view of ,park ,lane4 ,rowlandson delin41 ,schultz sculp4 ,published ,april #a1 #agih1 ,ackermann's ,gallery1 ,strand4 ,june #a1 #agih4 ,views of ,london4 ,no4 #e4--;,entrance from ,mile ,end or ,whitechapel ,turnpike4 ,rowlandson delin41 ,schultz sculp4 ,published ,june #a1 #agih4 ,ackermann's ,gallery1 ,strand4 ,june #a1 #agih4 ,views of ,london4 ,no4 #f4--;,entrance from ,hackney or ,cambridge ,heath ,turnpike1 with a distant view of ,st4 ,paul's4 ,rowlandson delin41 ,schultz sculp4 ,published ,june #a1 #agih4 ,ackermann's ,gallery1 ,strand4 ,may #a1 #agih4 ,he won't be a ,soldier4 ,schultz sculp4 ,published by ,r4 ,ackermann4 ,may #a1 #agih4 ,she will be a ,soldier4 ,schultz sculp4 ,published by ,r4 ,ackermann4 #agih4 ,an extraordinary scene on the road from ,london to ,portsmouth1 or an instance of unexampled speed used by a body of ,guards1 consisting of #a1ibj rank and file1 besides officers2 who on ,june #aj1 #agih1 left ,london in the morning1 and actually began to embark for ,ireland at ,portsmouth at #d o'clock in the afternoon1 having travelled seventy-four miles in ten hours4 ,rowlandson del41 ,schultz sculpt4 ,july #ah1 #agih4 ,light ,horse ,volunteers of ,london and ,westminster1 ,reviewed by ,his ,majesty on ,wimbledon ,common4 ,july #e1 #agih4 ,august #a1 #agih4 ,soldiers ,recruiting1 #a4 ,rowlandson del41 ,schultz sculp4 ,published by ,r4 ,ackermann4 ,august #a1 #agih4 ,the ,cottage ,door4 ,rowlandson del41 ,schultz sculp4 ,published by ,r4 ,ackermann4 ,august #a1 #agih4 ,private ,drilling1 #e4 ,rowlandson del41 ,schultz sculpt4 ,published by ,r4 ,ackermann4 ,september #a1 #agih4 ,the ,consequence of not ,shifting the ,leg4 ,published by ,h4 ,angelo1 ,curzon ,street1 ,mayfair4 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,consequence ,,of ,,not ,,shifting ,,the ,,leg4 ,september #a1 #agih4 ,the ,advantage of ,shifting the ,leg4 ,published by ,h4 ,angelo1 ,curzon ,street1 ,mayfair4 ,october #ae1 #agih4 ,the glorious victory obtained over the ,french fleet off the ,nile on ,august #a1 #agih1 by the gallant ,admiral ,lord ,nelson of the ,nile4--,showing the distressed situation of the ,french frigate ,la ,serieuse1 of #cf guns and #bej men1 which1 after having been dismasted1 sank4 ,l',orient of #abj guns1 and #a1jaj men1 commanded by the ,french ,admiral ,brueys1 is seen in the background blowing up1 by which she considerably damaged ,the ,majestic1 of #gd guns1 #eij men1 commanded by ,captain ,westcott1 who fell early in the action4 ,the ,majestic was1 after his death1 fought with the utmost bravery by her first lieutenant1 ,mr4 ,cuthbert1 during the remainder of the action4 ,london3 published ,october #ae1 #agih1 at ,ackermann's ,gallery1 #aja ,strand4 ,rowlandson del4 ,october #bj1 #agih4 ,admiral ,nelson recruiting with his brave tars after the glorious ,battle of the ,nile4 ,rowlandson del4 and sculp4 ,published at ,ackermann's ,gallery1 ,strand4--,the gallant admiral and his chosen captains are raised above the crowd on deck2 they are1 like true ,british tars of the old school1 encouraging the esprit de corps which the hero perfectly understood1 since he was able1 so far as the sea-lions who served under him were concerned1 to cultivate it to such unmeasurable advantage for the honour of his country4 ,the brave tars1 of all denominations1 are thoroughly enjoying themselves after their own hearts1 while commemorating the immortal victory of ,aboukir ,bay1 and with each successive bumper are toasting their idol1 who is set in their midst1 and drinking success and glory to the navy of ,old ,england1 and confusion to her enemies--patriotic sentiments to which one and all were prepared to give practical effect in the hour of action4 ,dammy ,jack1 what a gig1 what a true ,british whim1 ,let the fiddles strike up on the main3 ,what seaman would care for an eye or a limb ,to fight o'er the battle again8 ,put the bumpers about and be gay1 ,to hear how our doxies will smile4 ,here's to ,nelson for ever1 huzza1 ,and ,king ,george on the banks of the ,nile4 ,see their tricolor'd rags how they're doft1 ,to show that we're lords of the sea1 ,while the standard of ,england is flying aloft1 ,come1 my lads1 let us cheer it with three6 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,advantage ,,of ,,shifting ,,the ,,leg4 #agih4 ,a ,mahomedan ,paradise4--,a ,turk embracing an elegantly dressed and highly presentable female4 ,november #ab1 #agih4 ,high ,fun for ,john ,bull1 or the ,republicans put to their last shift4 ,published by ,r4 ,ackermann1 #aja ,strand4--,the victory gained by ,nelson at ,aboukir ,bay1 over the combined fleets1 disconcerted the ,french enthusiasts and restored confidence at home2 it was recognised that while ,english admirals could sweep their enemies from the seas1 neither the dangers of invasion1 nor the difficulties of contending with ,france1 need be ranked of much consequence4 ,in the print1 ,john ,bull is enjoying the ,high ,fun of setting his opponents to equip fresh fleets1 in order that his sailors may carry them off captive as trophies4 ,a ,dutch ,oven is serving as the bakery1 ,mynheer is pushing in a fresh batch of war frigates2 ',donder and ,blaxan to dis fraternisation1 instead of smoking mine pipes1 and sacking de gold1 dis ,french broders make me build ships1 dat ,mynheer ,jan ,bull may have the fun to take dem4' ,the ,spaniard1 with a tray of big guns1 is faring no better under fraternisation4 ',how6 that ,nelson wit one arm and eye can take our ships by dozens1 then vat shall we do against the autres1 wid two arms and eyes8 day will have two dozen at a time4' ,the ,frenchmen are excited over their prospects2 the head baker has a fine batch ready for the oven3 ',sacredieu1 ,citoyens1 make a haste wit one autre fleet1 den we will show you how to make one grande ,invasion2' the journeyman is working at his kneading tub1 which contains such ingredients for fresh fleets as1 ,ruination1 ,botheration1 ,confiscation1 ,requisition1 ,plunderation1 ,limitation1 ,execution1 ,constitution1 ,fraternisation1 ,naturalisation1 ,expedition1 ,abolition1 ,cut-throatation1 and ,damnation4 ,the assistant is not hopeful3 ',by ,gat1 well you may talk1 make haste1 when that ,english ,nelson take our ships by the douzaine6' ,john ,bull1 whip in hand1 is laughing with satisfaction3 ',what6 you could not find that out before1 you stupid dupes1 but since you began the fun you shall keep on--so work away1 dam ye1 else ,jack ,tar will soon be idle4' ,jack ,tar is seen hopping off with a full load of ships2 his spirits are excellent3 ',push on1 keep moving1 ,i'll soon come for another cargo2 ,old ,england for ever1 huzza6' #agih4 ,the ,discovery4 ,republished #ahjj1 #ahjh-i1 c4--,a bed-chamber is the scene of the discovery2 a young couple have been surprised by a corpulent old gentleman1 who is threatening a kneeling and simple-looking youth with a red-hot poker2 the detected swain1 who has been disclosed in a cupboard1 is entreating forgiveness with clasped hands1 and the lady is dissolved in tears4 ,published #agih4 ,lately published by ,william ,wigstead1 #dj ,charing ,cross4 ,printed ,september1 #agii4 ,published #agih4 ,annals of ,horsemanship4--,containing accounts of accidental experiments1 and experimental accidents1 both successful and unsuccessful1 communicated by various correspondents to ,geoffrey ,gambado1 ,esq4 ,illustrated with seventeen copper plates4 ,printed on a super-royal paper4 ,price in boards1 #aes4 #c;d4 ,published #agih4 ,the ,academy of ,grown ,horsemen4--,containing complete instructions for walking1 trotting1 cantering1 galloping1 stumbling1 and tumbling4 ,printed on a super-royal paper1 and illustrated with twelve copper plates4 ,price in boards1 #aes4 #c;d4 ,published #agih4 ,love in ,caricature4 ,on eleven plates1 etched by ,rowlandson2 with a humorous frontispiece4 ,the plates consist of--,spiritual ,lovers1 ,aged ,lovers1 ,sympathetic ,lovers1 ,quarrelsome ,lovers1 ,duke's ,place ,lovers1 ,avaricious ,lovers1 ,country ,lovers1 ,forgiving ,lovers1 ,bashful ,lovers1 ,platonic ,lovers1 and ,drunken ,lovers4 ,published in two numbers1 #es4 each4 #agii4 ,january #a1 #agii4 ,cries of ,london4 ,no4 #a4 ,buy a ,trap1 a ,rat-,trap1 buy my ,trap4 ,published by ,r4 ,ackermann1 #aja ,strand4--,the vendor of rat-traps is pausing before a shop decorated with such live stock as a rabbit in a hutch1 and a jackdaw in a cage2 he is offering his traps to a spectacled old gentleman1 who is considering his ware with curiosity4 ,the rats in a trap1 carried on the trap-seller's arm1 are exciting the interest of a dog4 ,illustration3 ,,cries ,,of ,,london4 ,,no4 #a1 ',,buy ,a ,,trap1 ,a ,,rat ,,trap1 ,,buy ,,my ,,trap4' ,january #a1 #agii4 ,cries of ,london4 ,no4 #b4 ,buy my ,goose1 my ,fat ,goose4 ,published by ,r4 ,ackermann1 #aja ,strand4--,a fat countrified-looking dealer is offering some fine fat geese for sale at the door of an apothecary1 who1 with his wife1 is examining the birds with unnecessary closeness4 ,february #bj1 #agii4 ,cries of ,london4 ,no4 #c4 ,last ,dying ,speech and ,confession4 ,published by ,r4 ,ackermann1 #aja ,strand4--,a street ballad singer1 of the ,st4 ,giles' order1 is crying the last speech of 'the unfortunate malefactors who were executed this morning3' a common enough announcement when the extreme punishment of hanging visited small offences1 and executions were of more frequent occurrence4 ,that the fear of capital punishment did not act as a corrective to theft is illustrated in the background of the print1 where a mere infant is drawn in the act of picking the pocket of a passing pedestrian4 ,february #bj1 #agii4 ,cries of ,london4 ,no4 #d4 ,do you want any brick-dust8 ,published by ,r4 ,ackermann1 #aja ,strand4--,from this plate it seems that brick-dust1 in the artist's days1 was sold like sand4 ,a patient donkey is saddled with an enormous pannier of brick-dust1 and the vendor is pouring the contents of a measure into a bowl1 held at the door of a highly respectable residence1 by a pretty maid1 to whose personal captivations the attentions of the brick-dust dealer are most particularly addressed4 ,march #a1 #agii4 ,cries of ,london4 ,no4 #e4 ,water-cresses1 come buy my ,water-cresses4 ,an old shylock-like person is knocking at a door in ,portland ,street 7,mrs4 ,burke's71 and is solicited to buy water-cresses by a neat maiden with a pretty face and a tall shapely form2 the old reprobate is leering at the water-cress girl1 and is disregarding a further offer of cresses from a more ragged and juvenile seller4 ,a pair of highly-coloured damsels1 redundant in charms and florid finery1 are peering out of an upper window at the aged visitor4 ,illustration3 ,,cries ,,of ,,london4 ,,no4 #e1 ',,water-,,cresses1 ,,come ,,buy ,,my ,,water-,,cresses4' #agii4 ,cries of ,london4 ,no4 #f4 ,all a-growing1 a-growing2 here's flowers for your gardens4--,a smart young gardener1 with a substantial cart1 drawn by a donkey1 has a handsome selection of various evergreens and flowers for sale2 he is standing at the door of a mansion1 where a lady and little girl are choosing from his stock of geraniums in pots4 ,may #d1 #agii4 ,cries of ,london4 ,no4 #h4 ,hot cross buns1 two a penny buns4--,a decent woman1 wearing a white apron1 and with a cloth over her basket1 is supplying a patroness with a plateful of hot cross buns4 ,a pretty woman1 in a neat morning dress1 is buying buns1 and her children by her side are tasting the same without any loss of time4 ,outside a church1 in the background1 is a stout dignitary1 with flowing gown1 sleeves1 and full wig1 who is sweeping away from an appeal for charity addressed to him by a beggar woman and her offspring4 ,february #a1 #agii4 ,a ,charm for a ,democracy1 ,reviewed1 ,analysed1 and ,destroyed1 ,january #a1 #agii1 to the confusion of its ,affiliated ,friends4 ,published for the ,anti-,jacobin ,review1 by ,t4 ,whittle1 ,peterborough ,court1 ,fleet ,street4--,the ,tory party at the beginning of #agii 7the parliamentary session had opened at the end of ,november #aghh7 endeavoured to stifle the ,opposition by raising outcries against sedition1 and by denouncing publications of a revolutionary tendency1 with which they pretended to implicate the ,whigs4 ,on the strength of certain alarmist tracts1 extraordinary measures were taken to restrain the liberty of the press1 and a few months later1 in ,july1 the ,ministry went so far as to put into effect the extreme measure of subjecting printing presses to a licence4 ,the organs of the ,tories1 exulting in the discomfiture of their opponents1 were continually urging increased and severer political persecutions1 while they pretended that the members of the ,opposition were1 in despair of succeeding in preserving their party by fair means1 identifying themselves with the more treasonable writers1 and were laying secret trains for the destruction of the ,constitution4 ,the ,king's ,bench1 ,newgate1 and ,coldbath ,fields began to be crowded with political prisoners1 the last-mentioned receiving the popular nickname of the ,bastille4 ,the ,anti-,jacobin ,review was1 as usual1 peculiarly smart at the expense of the malcontents1 and ,rowlandson's assistance was enlisted to prepare a cartoon which1 it was supposed1 would expose the ,whigs in their true colours1 and hold up the abettors of sedition to the execration of all loyal subjects4 ,there are four elements displayed in this general view of the fancied emergency3 the supernatural department1 headed by the arch-fiend in person2 the ,radical pamphleteers and so-called workers of treason2 the prominent members of the disconcerted ,opposition and their followers2 and the ,king and his ministers displayed1 as ,olympians1 in the clouds4 ,the ,infernal ,influence is superintending the preparation of the charm1 which ,horne ,tooke and his friends1 as the witches in ,macbeth1 are working at a boiling cauldron2 the nature of the component parts of the conjuration are thus set forth3-- ,eye of ,,straw and toe of ,,cade1 ,,tyler',s bow1 ,,kosciusko',s blade1 ,,russell',s liver1 tongue of cur1 ,,norfolk',s boldness1 ,,fox',s fur2 ,add thereto a tiger's cauldron1 ,for the ingredients of our cauldron6 ,illustration3 ,a ,,charm ,,for ,a ,,democracy1 ,,reviewed1 ,,analysed1 ,,and ,,destroyed1 ,,january #a,,st1 #agii1 ,,to ,,the ,,confusion ,,of ,,its ,,affiliated ,,friends4 ,one of ,horne ,tooke's colleagues is working the incantation from a breviary of his own1 ',lying1 ,false ,swearing1 c41' and is flourishing a witch's besom1 ',thrice the ,gallic wolves have bayed6' ,another of the weird sisterhood is stirring the unholy mixture1 crying3 ',thrice6 and twice ,king's ,heads have fallen6' ,horne ,tooke is attending to the fuel department2 he is muttering3 '',tis time1 'tis time1 'tis time6' ,the witches' familiars are whirling above their heads1 and in the midst of the flames from the cauldron1 in the shape of wild cats1 with wings2 a flying monkey1 with ',voltaire' on his collar2 a tiger with vulture wings1 marked ,robespierre2 and ,dr4 ,price's little dog1 which is even more remarkable than the animal associated with the early magicians1 are the ministering imps4 ,the fiend1 with his pitch-fork1 and attended by dragons1 serpents1 ,cerberus1 and other terrific monsters of an imaginative construction1 suggestive of ,callot's grotesques1 is directing as head cook the ,democratic philter-workers to ,pour in streams of ,regal ,blood1 ,then the charm is firm and good4 ,the inflammable materials1 which are piled up to make the pot boil1 and fanned into flames by a diabolical news-boy1 from the ,courier1 consist of such combustibles as ,o',connor's ,manifesto2 ,oakley's ,pyrology2 ,belsham's ,history2 ,rights of ,nature2 ,quigley's ,dying ,speech2 ,freud's ,atheism2 ,whig ,club2 ,universal ,equality2 ,darwin's topsey-turvey ,plants and ,animals' ,destruction2 ,sedition2 ,french ,freedom2 ,political ,liberty2 ,duty of ,insurrection2 ,equality2 ,fraud2 ,sophisms2 ,blasphemy2 ,heresy2 ,deism1 together with such fiery sentiments as ,kings can do no good2 ,joel ,barlow2 ,resistance is ,prudence2 ,the ,vipers of ,monarchy and ,aristocracy will soon be strangled by the infant ,democracy2 ,kings are ,servants1 c42 with the ,analytical ,review1 a rival publication1 thrown in as ,fallen never to rise again4 ,the ,duke of ,bedford is at the head of the ,opposition2 the members seem to fare badly between the two extremes of ,pittites and ,radicals1 the leader is demanding3 ',where are they6 ,gone4 ,pocketed the ,church and ,poorlands6 ,the ,tythes next6' ,the ,duke of ,norfolk is deploring the ',fallen ,sovereignty 7of the ,people74 ,degraded ,counsellor6' having been deprived of some of his offices as a punishment for the famous toast4 ,lord ,derby is equally hopeless3 ',poor ,joe is done4 ,no ,test1 no ,corporation ,acts4' ,fox1 who had kept his word and absented himself from the debates1 is reduced to a tattered state1 and enquires3 ',where can ,i hide my secluded head8' ,erskine1 in legal trim1 as ',counsellor ,ego1' is deploring3 ',ah1 woe is me--poor ,i6' ,tierney is regretting his past activity3 ',would ,i had never spoke of the licentiousness of the press6' ,sir ,francis ,burdett1 who had brought an investigation into the abuses practised on the unfortunates in the ,new ,state prison1 before the ,house1 a motion founded on his own observations1 is enquiring3 ',what can ,i report to my friends at the ,bastille8' ,thelwall1 with his lectures under his arm1 is ',off to ,monmouthshire2' and the followers of the dispirited 'party' are wandering blindly1 lost in the ',cave of ,despair4' ,above the clouds is the ,king as ,jupiter1 with his supporters2 light is being poured down in streams1 upon the machinations of the disaffected patriots1 from a symbolical source3 ,afflavit ,deus et ,dissipantur4 ',your ,destruction cometh as a whirlwind6' ',vengeance is ripe6' ,the monarch is strangling a brace of serpents1 and asserting1 ',our enemies are confounded6' ,one minister is offering congratulations on a ',great ,victory6' while ,pitt1 behind the ,crown1 is insinuating an expeditious method of disposing of his adversaries3 ',suspend their bodies4' ,the ,lord ,chancellor1 careful of the forms of law1 is suggesting a more formal mode of procedure3 ',take them to the ,king's ,bench and ,coldbath ,fields6' ,february #aj1 #agii4 ,an ,artist ,travelling in ,wales4 ,rowlandson delin41 ,mercke sculp4 ,published by ,r4 ,ackermann1 #aja ,strand4--,the caricaturist--in company with his friend1 ,henry ,wigstead1 himself a bit of an artist1 further given to sportive flirtation with the ,muses--visited ,north and ,south ,wales in ,august #agig1 for the purpose of carrying out a picturesque tour1 to which the two travellers furnished the accompaniments of descriptive sketches and sketchy descriptions4 ,the journey was undertaken solely as a pleasure trip1 and not carried out with the intention of 'making a book4' ,it seems1 however1 that the interest which partial friends took in the notes of scenery1 as found in ,rowlandson's sketch-books1 and in the minutes of travel1 as jotted down in ,wigstead's journal1 finally prevailed over the travellers' reluctance to make much of a little2 and accordingly1 some two years later1 the ,remarks on a ,tour to ,north and ,south ,wales were submitted to the public1 in the form of an octavo book1 with some additional views by the hands of ,pugh1 ,howitt1 c4 7,see #ahjj47 ,rowlandson appears both to have enjoyed this excursion1 and to have been able to turn his opportunities to good account4 ,he made several characteristic landscape sketches1 and the present writer possesses a few drawings1 in various stages of progress1 which were evidently commenced on the spot4 ,a more ,rowlandsonian relic of the tour is preserved in the plate1 ,an ,artist ,travelling in ,wales1 first published soon after the traveller's return to town4 ,who the artist so represented may be the writer is not prepared to assert2 but1 as caricaturists have a well-recognised habit of turning not only the figures of their friends1 but their own persons1 to satiric usages on occasions1 it is suggested that the large and gaunt limner1 with his strongly-outlined features1 and with his long legs slung across a ,welch pony1 may offer some points of resemblance to the designer2 it is evident that more than once 7,see ,the ,chamber of ,genius1 ,april #b1 #ahab7 ,rowlandson has burlesqued his own figure1 or made himself the hero of equivocal situations1 much as artists who have lived in our times have1 now and again1 delighted to introduce their own features amidst the fictitious personages they have thought proper or have been called upon to introduce4 ,notably in the cases of ,thackeray and ,cruickshank1 this whimsical penchant is of such frequent occurrence1 that the student1 curious in tracing out such eccentricities of genius1 will be able to discover at least a dozen characteristic and intentional resemblances of those admirable masters scattered over their illustrations1 and relating to various periods of their careers4 ,it may be that remembrances of his old master at the ,academy1 ,richard ,wilson1 who held the office of ,librarian when the waggish youth1 ,rowlandson1 was a student at the ,academy1 floated through the artist's mind in the course of his ,welsh peregrinations1 and tempted him to combine points of personality peculiar to both4 ,it was not the first time ,rowley's pencil had taken liberties with the marked traits of ',red-nosed ,dick1' who died1 it must be conceded1 some fifteen years before the tour in question4 ,at all events1 ,peter ,pindar1 the witty and vituperative1 was one of ,rowlandson's intimates1 and his advice to landscape-painters in general and to his friend and chum1 ,richard ,wilson1 in particular1 whose talents he had the daring to lavishly acknowledge in the face of a generation which treated the artist with cold neglect because1 forsooth1 his works were 'not fashionable1' should appropriately be engraved below ,rowlandson's unflattering presentation3-- ,claude painted in the open air4 ,therefore to ,wales at once repair1 ,where scenes of true magnificence you'll find2 ,besides this great advantage--if in debt1 ,you'll have with creditors no tte--tte2 ,so leave the bull-dog bailiffs all behind1 ,who hunt you with what noise they may1 ,must hunt for needles in a stack of hay4 ,a view in ,wales is faithfully pictured2 the unsophisticated natives are struck with astonishment at the figure of the travelling artist1 whose profession they are far from comprehending1 and whose paraphernalia excite their wonder4 ,rain1 which is not unknown in the ,principality1 is wrapping landscape and figures in a moist embrace4 ,the artist's very remarkable umbrella is a poor protection2 his hat is limp2 for safety his long clay pipe1 a luxury difficult to replace1 is thrust through a slit in the flap2 his lank locks are dripping2 the moisture is concentrating1 and dropping down his well-defined proboscis4 ,of course it was necessary1 in such an expedition1 to bear the baggage and incidental impedimenta4 ,a box contains the artist's larder and wardrobe2 his saddle-bags hold the provisions of the hour2 beside him swing his tea-kettle and coffee-pot2 his goodly sketch-book is slung across his back1 much as the observant traveller may have seen canvasses strapped across the shoulders of pedestrian artists during the season1 and in the vicinity of ,bettews1 ,conway and the ,lluwy in our day4 ,the easel is folded up--and a vastly unwieldy affair it is--on the back of the stumpy pony2 brushes1 a palette1 knife1 flasks of oil of goodly proportions1 and a palette of extensive dimensions1 are attached to the animal's neck2 and thus equipped1 the man of paint and his rough steed are picking a devious way through the saturating moisture1 up and down the steep mountains of the country3 a pleasant souvenir of past hardships and discomforts by the way4 ,february #ah1 #agii4 ,nautical ,characters4 #a4 ,cabin boy4 #b4 ,sailor4 #c4 ,marine4 #d4 ,cook4 #e4 ,midshipman4 #f4 ,purser4 #g4 ,lieutenant4 #h4 ,captain4 #i4 ,admiral4 #aj4 ,captain of ,marines4 ,illustration3 ,,an ,,irish ,,howl4 ,march #a1 #agii4 ,an ,irish ,howl4 ,published for the ,anti-,jacobin ,review by ,t4 ,whittle1 ,peterborough ,court1 ,fleet ,street4--,the month following1 the ,irish patriots1 and rebels alike1 were favoured with a view of their position1 which was hardly more encouraging than the pictorial prospect held out for the enlightenment of the ,democrats at home4 ,a ,national ,convention is supposed to have been assembled2 the members are thrown into consternation2 and the table1 round which they have been deliberating over the concoction of their organ the ,united ,irishmen1 is upset4 ,a diabolical visitation is sufficient to account for this confusion4 ,a monstrous representative of the ,fiend of ,evil1 with formidable horns and claws1 bearing a pitchfork over his shoulder1 and with the ,french cap of ,liberty1 labelled ,anarchy1 on his brow1 is intruding on the scene1 with a masterpiece of his own preparation1 setting forth the tender fate which the ,irish patriots were likely to meet at the hands of their allies the ,jacobins4 ,le ,tableau ,parlant affects to portray an ',irish ,stew1 a favourite dish for ,french ,palates4' ,the sons of ,erin are1 according to the canvas1 thrust into a ',revolutionary ,pot1' which is boiling over a fierce fire2 certain ,jacobin ,french cooks1 wearing the caps of ,liberty1 are thrusting their betrayed disciples into the seething cauldron1 ',equality1 all to be stewed en masse1' while another apostle of ,freedom is clapping on the lid3 ',liberty of being stewed6' ,the ,arch-,deceiver1 thrusting out a forked tongue1 is imparting his instructions3 ',stew it well2 it cannot be overdone for you and me6' ,the ,united ,irishmen are variously affected with despair at the probable end of their plottings4 ,one patriot1 intended for ,grattan1 or ,o',connor1 is exclaiming1 ',my merits with the ,republic should have saved me2 but ,i find we must all stew together6' ,a ragged ,reformer is thrown on his back2 a bundle of pikes are at his feet2 a case of ,radical ,reform4 ,a papist friar is crying3 ',by ,st4 ,patrick1 a complete ,catholic emancipation4' ,others of the party are crushed4 ,a legal gentleman is moaning in despair3 ',so much for ,republicanism and glorious independence6 ,no money6 ,no lawyer6' ,his neighbour cries3 ',i now howl in vain2 we are all gone to pot6' ,another patriot is thinking regretfully of ,ireland's proper and natural ally3 ',brother ,john would not have treated us so6 ,what your own ,o',connor1 too6' ,the ,map of ,ireland is dragged to pieces1 and dismantled by flying devils and imps of mischief christened ',tallien1 ,barras1 ,lepaux1' c4 ,one of the united brethren is turning his eyes on the pitiful end of the ,green ,isle3 ',poor ,erin1 how thou'rt torn to pieces by these five harpies6' #agii4 ,an ,etching after ,raphael ,urbinas4 ,an example of ,rowlandson's powerful renderings of studies after the old masters1 executed in a bold and flowing manner4--,the nude figure of a man1 who has probably been sleeping at the foot of a tree1 has suddenly unfolded his cloak and found himself confronted by a hissing serpent1 which has raised itself on its tail in readiness to attack the unprepared victim1 whose face is made to wear an expression of statuesque horror4 ,a club is on the ground at the feet of the man4 ,apollo1 ,lyra and ,daphne4 ,frontispiece probably to a book of music4--,apollo1 with his crook and shepherd's dog by his side1 and with sheep at his feet1 is seated at the entrance to a wood4 ,several musical instruments1 bound together with ribands1 are hung on the branch of a tree over his head4 ,on the other side of the picture is a nymph in classic guise1 evidently captivated with his harmonies2 she is resting her hand on the shoulder of a second listening maiden1 dressed as a shepherdess4 ,illustration3 ,,st4 ,,giles',s ,,courtship4 ,april #aj1 #agii4 ,st4 ,giles's ,courtship4 ,published by ,r4 ,ackermann1 #aja ,strand4 ,here vulgar ,nature plays her coarser part1 ,and eyes speak out the language of the heart1 ,while health and vigour swell the youthful vein1 ,to die with rapture1 but to live again4 ,april #aj1 #agii4 ,st4 ,james's ,courtship4 ,published by ,r4 ,ackermann1 #aja ,strand4 #agii4 ,view of a ,cathedral ,town on ,market ,day 7,great ,yarmouth71 ,rowlandson del4 and sculp4 ,may #aj1 #agii4 ,borders for ,rooms and ,screens4 ,published by ,r4 ,ackermann1 #aja ,strand4 ,woodward delin4 ,etched by ,rowlandson4 ,in twenty-four sheets4 ,republished ,may #bj and ,august #a4 ,june #bj1 #agii4 ,connoisseurs4 ,published by ,t4 ,rowlandson1 #a ,james ,street1 ,adelphi4--,the interior of a cabinet of choice works of art4 ,on an easel is displayed a florid and somewhat suggestive picture of ,venus and ,cupid richly framed4 ,an old connoisseur1 with a glass to his eye1 and his three-cornered hat under his arm1 is seated in an easy elbow chair1 critically examining the work in question4 ,three other distinguished dilettanti are peering over his back1 and stretching their noses as near as contrivable to the object of their gloating admiration4 ,all these amateurs have evidently called in to view the collection1 which includes an example after ',susanna and the ,elders1' and kindred subjects4 ,august #a1 #agii4 ,horse ,accomplishments4 ,sketch #a4 ,a ,paviour4 ,woodward del41 ,rowlandson sculp4 ,published by ,r4 ,ackermann4 ,august #a1 #agii4 ,horse ,accomplishments4 ,sketch #b4 ,an ,astronomer4 ,woodward del41 ,rowlandson sculp4 ,published by ,r4 ,ackermann4 ,august #a1 #agii4 ,horse ,accomplishments4 ,sketch #c4 ,a ,civilian4 ,woodward del41 ,rowlandson sculp4 ,published by ,r4 ,ackermann4 ,august #a1 #agii4 ,horse ,accomplishments4 ,sketch #d4 ,a ,devotee4 ,woodward del41 ,rowlandson sculp4 ,published by ,r4 ,ackermann4--,the rider is somewhat inconvenienced by the eccentricities of his steed4 ,the horse is travelling in a somnolent condition1 of which the equestrian seems unconscious1 as he is thus soliloquising over the unusual proclivities of his ,rosinante3--',this is certainly a very devout animal2 always on his knees2 five times in a mile2 constantly worshipping something or other4 ,what is he at now8' ,august #a1 #agii4 ,waddling ,out4 ,woodward del41 ,rowlandson sculp4 ,published by ,r4 ,ackermann4 ,august #aj1 #agii4 ,comforts of the ,city3 ,a ,good ,speculation4 ,no4 #e4 ,woodward del41 ,rowlandson sculp4 ,published by ,r4 ,ackermann1 ,august #aj1 #agii4--;,a stout citizen is rejoicing over a fortunate investment4 ,august #aj1 #agii4 ,comforts of the ,city3 ,a ,bad ,speculation4 ,no4 #f4 ,woodward del41 ,rowlandson sculp4 ,published by ,r4 ,ackermann1 ,august #aj1 #agii4--;,in this case the dabbler in novel ventures is looking very blank and disconcerted1 on the receipt of the information that his very latest and most ingenious 'spec' does not promise to turn out favourably1 according to a communication he holds in his hand3--',i am sorry to inform you that your scheme for manuring ,london with old wigs will not do4' ,illustration3 ,,procession ,,of ,a ,,country ,,corporation4 ,august #ab1 #agii4 ,procession of a ,country ,corporation4 ,h4 ,bunbury del4 ,etched by ,rowlandson4 ,published ,august #ab1 #agii1 by ,t4 ,rowlandson1 ,james's ,street1 ,adelphi4--,bunbury's pencil was never more happily employed than when engaged in perpetuating the comicalities which he noticed in the country2 rustic simplicity1 the pretensions of inflated noodles1 bumptious nobodies1 and kindred absurdities1 such as are displayed in ',the procession of a ,country ,corporation1' wherein the ,aldermen and ,mace-bearers1 his worship the ,mayor1 with his chain1 and his dignified deportment1 and his following of puffed-up provincial big-wigs are shown filing in solemn state past the pump1 the ,town-hall1 and the stocks1 to the ,church vestry2 the country clodhoppers and honest children of the soil are gazing open-mouthed1 over-awed by the impressive nature of the ceremony1 and the solemn airs of the performers4 ,bathos is arrived at in a notice on the wall1 past which these 'hogs in harness' are strutting--',ordered by the ,mayor and ,corporation that no pigs be suffered to walk the streets4 ,for every offence the penalty of five shillings6' ,august #agii4 ,a ,game of ,put in a ,country ,ale ,house4 ,g4 ,m4 ,woodward invt4 ,etched by ,t4 ,rowlandson4 ,published by ,r4 ,ackermann4 #agii4 ,bay of ,biscay4 7,see #aghi47 ,september #c1 #agii4 ,forget and ,forgive1 or ,honest ,jack shaking hands with an old acquaintance4 ,published ,september #c1 #agii1 by ,r4 ,ackermann1 #aja ,strand4--,the troops forming the ,british ,expedition which restored the ,prince of ,orange to his states are represented landing in the ,texel1 and delivering the ,dutch from the hands of their friends the ,sansculottes4 ,mynheer has become wretched and ragged under the ,french rgime2 he is shaking a ,british tar by the hand1 heartily delighted to see a chance of recovering his freedom3--',ah1 ,mynheer ,bull1 these cursed ,french rats have gnawed us to the backbone2 they have barely left us a pipe1 a drop of ,hollands1 or a red herring2 oh1 what a pretty pickle have we brought ourselves into6' ',well1 ,mynheer1' responds ,jack ,tar1 'you seem heartily sick of fraternity3 had you stuck to your old friends instead of embracing your ragged relations1 you might have kept your gilders1 saved your breeches1 and preserved both states and stadtholder4' ,a ,dutch vrow is trampling her foot upon an order of the ,french ,convention3--',if any ,dutch woman be detected in concealing any part of her husband's private property1 she shall be guillotined4' ,she has secured a trifling comfort1 a bottle of ',hollands gin4' ',i have had great trouble1 ,mynheer1 to smuggle this bottle for you1 those ,french ragamuffins search me so close6' ,the troops forming the ,english contingent are landing from their ships1 and driving the ,french legions before them at the point of the bayonet2 the apostles of ,liberty are losing their requisitions1 ',ducats and gilders for the use of the municipality2' they despair of converting their invaders3 ',here be dese ,english ,bull dog1 dey be such stupid brute dat we cannot make them comprehend the joys of ,fraternisation6' ,september #bj1 #agii4 ,the ,irish ,baronet and his ,nurse4 7',changed at his ,birth4'7 ,woodward del4 ,etched by ,rowlandson4 ,october #a1 #agii4 ,the ,gull and the ,rook4 ,published by ,hixon1 #aee ,strand4 ,october #a1 #agii4 ,the ,crow and the ,pigeon4 ,published by ,hixon1 #aee ,strand4 ,october1 #agii4 ,twopenny ,whist4 ,designed by ,g4 ,m4 ,woodward4 ,etched by ,t4 ,rowlandson4 ,published by ,r4 ,ackermann1 #aja ,strand4 ,october #bh1 #agii4 ,a ,note of ,hand4 ,designed by ,g4 ,m4 ,woodward4 ,etched by ,rowlandson4 ,published by ,r4 ,ackermann4--,from ,bunbury to ,woodward the change is easy4 ,in all these renderings of the designs of less skilful amateurs it must be remembered that ,rowlandson's part was not limited to that of a mere copyist of their ideas2 he had to put crude conceptions into a presentable shape1 and in most instances he has added points which originated in his own invention1 and1 as far as execution is concerned1 he has made the works mainly his own4 ,in the present caricature there is actually no indication of ,woodward's handiwork2 a smart sailor of the period1 returning to shore with prize money galore1 and a watch1 chain1 and seals in either fob1 neat silver shoe-buckles1 and a spic-span rig-out1 is calling to cash a twenty-pound note on a banker1 who is negligently looking at the ceiling4 ,the honest tar1 who probably thinks the amount of the draft he has to draw a veritable fortune1 is evincing his consideration for the man of finance--',i say1 my tight little fellow1 ,i've brought you a ,tickler6 ,a draught for twenty pounds1 that's all6 ,but don't be downhearted1 you shan't stop on my account6 ,i'll give you two days to consider of it4' #agii 7874 ,legerdemain4--,the subject owes its invention to the observant humour of ,henry ,bunbury1 the caricaturist of gentle birth1 who was ever a friendly ally of ,rowlandson2 while the latter has lent his more trained skill to work out the conceptions of the flattered amateur1 further regarded1 according to the views of his contemporaries1 as his distinguished patron4 ,we are introduced in ',legerdemain1' to the consulting room and operating surgery of certain rustic practitioners1 who combine the twin professions of dentists and pedicures2 teeth and corns being extracted promiscuously1 as the requirements of their patients might necessitate4 ,strength1 rather than skill1 is the chief requisition1 if we may trust the whimsicalities of ',legerdemain1' where main force directs the operations of the performers4 ,one sturdy tooth drawer is bringing his knee and all the brute power at his command to bear in the way of leverage on the refractory grinder of an unfortunate and distracted client2 a hammer and a pair of coarse pincers do not argue well for the painless dentistry of the establishment4 ,a squire1 judging from the liveried servant in attendance1 is submitting his foot to another professor1 for the removal of an obstinate corn2 the victim is thrown into paroxysms of agony by the forcible mode of procedure adopted3 the rude chiropedist has seized the sufferer's foot securely under his arm1 and is dragging away with such vigour that1 if the corn will not be persuaded to come off decently1 the toe will be dragged out by the roots--the latter a most undeniable method of permanent cure so far as corns are concerned4 ,november #a1 #agii4 ,march to the ,camp4 ,published by ,t4 ,rowlandson1 #a ,james ,street1 ,adelphi4 ,november #a1 #agii4 ,good ,night4 ,woodward del4 ,etched by ,rowlandson4 ,published by ,r4 ,ackermann1 #aja ,strand4--,a gentleman in the last stage of sleepiness with his nightcap on his head1 and his chamber-candlestick flaring away--he is yawning like a cavern1 and stretching his arms as if heavy with slumber4 ,the expression is realistically conveyed4 ,illustration3 ,a ,,bankrupt ,,cart1 ,,or ,,the ,,road ,,to ,,ruin ,,in ,,the ,,east4 ,november #e1 #agii4 ,a ,bankrupt ,cart1 or the ,road to ,ruin in the ,east4 ,woodward del4 ,etched by ,rowlandson4 ,published by ,r4 ,ackermann1 #aja ,strand4--,the fortunate possessor of that dubious vehicle1 'a ,bankrupt cart1' is proceeding in state past his own premises with his chin in the air2 the showy wife of his bosom in feathers and finery is riding by his side1 and their children are packed in sandwich fashion4 ,a follower1 who is probably a drayman1 put into livery for the occasion1 and mounted on one of the horses used in the business1 is grinning at the high and mighty dignity assumed by his employers4 ,a news boy is blowing his horn in the averted faces of the party1 offering the ,london ,gazette1 which contains the objectionable black list of bankruptcies1 wherein1 it is hinted1 the name of ',mash1 ,brewer1' figures conspicuously4 ,puddle ,dock is the scene of this exposure1 and the brewery is posted with advertisements1 which indicate the sudden downfall of fashionable ambition3 ',a house to be let in ,grosvenor ,square1 suitable for a genteel family1' and ',theatre ,royal1 ,covent ,garden1 ,the ,comedy of the ,bankrupt1 with ,high ,life ,below ,stairs4' ,november #e1 #agii4 ,a ,dasher1 or the ,road to ,ruin in the ,west4 ,g4 ,m4 ,woodward del4 ,etched by ,t4 ,rowlandson4 ,published by ,r4 ,ackermann4 #agii 7874 ,loose ,thoughts4--,a reclining female figure1 lightly attired1 and gracefully posed1 buried in romantic creations of the imagination4 ,the ,bookbinder's ,wife4--,somewhat similar to the taste of the preceding4 ,the nude figure of a lady toying with her infant3 these subjects1 which are avowedly of a slightly suggestive character1 are handled with a grace and refinement which goes a long way to redeem the free nature of the subjects4 #agii 7874 ,the ,nursery4--,a domestic subject2 a gracefully posed female figure and two infants4 #agii 7874 ,a ,freshwater ,salute4--,the occupants of two waterside crafts are exchanging courtesies on the river1 a more frequent occurrence at the beginning of the century1 when figures of speech1 especially among 'waterside loafers1' were more forcible than refined4 ,the boatmen in the respective wherries are bawling at one another1 and a stout damsel is extending1 in expressive pantomime1 an invitation which has shocked the proprieties of the occupants of the other craft1 a lady of ton in a gay hat and feathers1 and a very prim old gentleman1 who is looking perfectly rigid with horror and indignation4 #agii 7874 ,ride to ,rumford4--',let the gall'd jade wince4' ,a stout equestrienne has put up her steed at the shop of an apothecary1 who combines the profession of veterinary surgeon3 the venerable practitioner1 with spectacles on nose1 is preparing a diaculum plaister for the scarified horsewoman4 #agii 7874 ,city ,fowlers--mark4 ,h4 ,bunbury del41 ,rowlandson sculp4 ,against the wind he takes his prudent way1 ,whilst the strong gale directs him to the prey2 ,now the warm scent assures the covey near1 ,he treads with caution and he points with fear4--,,gay4 #agii 7874 ,the ,city ,hunt4 ,h4 ,bunbury del41 ,rowlandson sculp4--,this scene of cockney horsemanship is suggestive of the learned lectures of ,geoffrey ,gambado1 ,esq41 ,riding ,master to that authority on equestrianism1 the ,doge of ,venice4 ,it is a question which are the more extraordinary animals1 the mounted citizens or their horses2 all is grotesque and burlesque4 ,of course fat men are shown tumbling off and over their steeds2 and with equal propriety1 a brook is introduced1 in which to deposit the unfortunate leapers4 ,various curs have come out to share the run1 and among the most spirited riders may be distinguished a brace of black chimney-sweeps1 fraternally perched astride the single donkey possessed by the firm4 #agii 7874 ,une ,bonne ,bouche4--,a stout gourmand impaling an entire sucking-pig on a fork4 #agii 7874 ,cits airing themselves on ,sunday4 ,h4 ,bunbury del41 ,rowlandson sculp4--,a lady and gentleman are enjoying an equestrian promenade1 too busily engaged in flirting to notice that their horses are riding over some wandering pigs4 ,a ,jew is in a chaise1 taking his pleasure in the air2 the fair ,jewess1 his wife1 is driving1 the rest of their family are by their side4 ,a stout elderly volunteer in his uniform is out for exercise and relaxation1 mounted on a heavy horse from the cart1 ridden with blinkers4 #agii 7874 ,a ,militia ,meeting4--,the original suggestion for this subject1 which bears ,rowlandson's name1 is1 with several other small etchings1 belonging to the same series1 due to ,henry ,bunbury2 it represents a 'justice's parlour1' filled with local magnates1 who are seated in council on the momentous militia question4 ,the characteristics of the various personages are individualised with the sense of humour and that power of hitting off quaint expressions with which both ,bunbury and ,rowlandson were gifted in the highest degree4 #agii 7874 ,a ,grinning ,match4--,the companion print to ,a ,militia ,meeting1 executed under the same auspices4 ,a party of rustics1 whose rude features are more rudely burlesqued1 are grouped around a barrel to assist at a competitive exhibition of 'face-making4' ,the challenge runs thus3 ',a gold ring to be grinned for2 the frightfullest grinner to be the winner4' ,mounted on a tub is one of the champions1 round his head is the traditional setting of a horse collar1 and he is succeeding in making the most fearful grimaces1 to the consequent delight of the spectators4 ,illustration3 ,,distress4 #agii 7874 ,distress1 7#ah inches by #ab-e_/h17 from an ,original ,drawing by ,thomas ,rowlandson4--,published by ,thomas ,palser1 ,surrey side1 ,westminster ,bridge4--,that ,rowlandson possessed a remarkable power of grasping the humorous side of life was generally acknowledged in his own day1 and is now well established1 time having confirmed the justness of his title to a lasting reputation2 indeed1 his works in this order have long received a recognition which is more assured than has been accorded to those of his contemporaries4 ,it may1 however1 be pointed out1 with equal sincerity1 that his conception of the terrible is even more remarkable than his facility for expressing the whimsical frivolities of society4 ,it would be difficult to find a more realistic representation of the horrors of shipwreck than the appalling scene pictured under the title of ',distress4' ,the fearful sufferings of the survivors1 exposed without sustenance to the dangers of the deep1 and the hopelessness of any chance of rescue1 are all simply set forth with intense feeling1 and a faithful perception of the horrors of the situation which is harrowing to examine1 although it is evident that the terrors of the subject must have exercised a certain fascination over the mind of the delineator4 ,it seems clear that portions of a crew have escaped the loss of their vessel only to become the powerless victims of more insupportable sufferings4 ,a solitary officer and several of the crew are crowded into a boat1 which they have no means of properly navigating4 ,provisions and water are evidently wanting2 the horizon is a blank1 the sea is still running high1 and the sky threatens further tempests4 ,hunger1 thirst1 and exposure1 are reducing the ocean waifs to madmen2 while some are in paroxysms1 others are stiffening corpses1 and the body of one sufferer is about to be cast into the waters to lighten the freight2 some are sunk in blank indifference or imbecile despair2 others are furious1 one or two are looking for help from above1 and a few1 among them the young officer and the boatswain1 are doing their best to steer the open and over-laden boat towards a likely course4 ,the cabin boy's distress is rendered with peculiar pathos4 #agii4 ,hungarian and ,highland ,broadsword ,exercise4 ,twenty-four plates1 designed and etched by ,thomas ,rowlandson1 under the direction of ,messrs4 ,h4 ,angelo and ,son1 ,fencing-masters to the ,light ,horse ,volunteers of ,london and ,westminster4 ,dedicated to ,colonel ,herries4 ,oblong folio4 ,london4 ,published1 as the ,act directs1 ,february #ab1 #agii1 by ,h4 ,angelo1 ,curzon ,street1 ,mayfair4--,engraved ,title and ,frontispiece4 ,a tablet topped by the figure of ,fame and supported by a relievo representing ,guards on the march2 below it a trophy1 and the escutcheon of the corps4 ,on either side an archway or portico1 with relievo tablets above1 representing military scenes4 ,on guard and saluting1 on the left1 is a ,light ,horse ,volunteer of ,london and ,westminster2 on the right is one of the same corps dismounted1 presenting arms4 ,the etchings are dated ,september #a1 #agih4 ,the subjects are executed with considerable dash and spirit4 ,the major part of the plates represent movements of cavalry1 depicted with knowledge and power2 instead of being1 as the titles of the illustrations would indicate1 mere definitions of the positions assumed in the exercises1 the artist has1 with superior ingenuity and ability1 managed to produce a lively series of military tableaux filled with appropriate actions1 in which bodies of troops1 reviews1 incidents of war1 engagements of large parties1 assaults1 repulses1 and other military demonstrations1 make up the backgrounds1 and convert a set of plates of mere broadsword exercises into an animated and interesting collection of warlike pictures4 ,judging from the lengthy subscription list appended to the folio1 these plates must have enjoyed a wide popularity1 secured under the auspices of the ,angelos1 whose acquaintances amongst the fashionable world enabled them to obtain a satisfactory array of patrons and subscribers4 ,the subjects are as follows3-- ,prepare to guard4 ,guard4 ,horse's head1 near side1 protect4 ,offside protect1 new guard4 ,left protect4 ,right protect4 ,bridle arm protect4 ,sword arm protect4 ,st4 ,george's guard4 ,thigh protect1 new guard4 ,give point1 and left parry4 ,cut one1 and bridle arm protect4 ,cut two1 and right protect4 ,cut one1 and horse's head1 near side1 protect4 ,cut six1 and sword arm protect4 ,cut two1 and horse's off side protect1 new guard4 ,cut one1 and thigh protect1 new guard4 ,on the right to the front1 parry against infantry4 ,infantry4 ,outside guard2 ,st4 ,george's guard4 ,inside guard4 ,outside half hanger4 ,hanging guard4 ,inside half hanger4 ,half-circle guard4 ,medium guard4 ,the consequence of not shifting the leg4 ,the advantage of shifting the leg4 #agii4 ,loyal ,volunteers of ,london and ,environs4--,infantry and cavalry in their respective uniforms4 ,representing the whole of the ,manual1 ,platoon1 and ,funeral exercises in eighty-seven plates4 ,designed and etched by ,thomas ,rowlandson4 ,dedicated by permission to ,his ,royal ,highness the ,duke of ,gloucester4 ,engraved title-page2 inscription in a lozenge2 head of ,mars above2 ,mercury's caduceus and branches of laurel2 ,cupid-warrior1 and ,cupid-justice with scales and sword1 supported by a trophy of arms1 accoutrements1 c4 ,dedicatory title4--,this illuminated ,school of ,mars1 or review of the ,light ,volunteer corps of ,london and its vicinity1 is dedicated by permission to ,his ,royal ,highness the ,duke of ,gloucester by his most obliged and very humble servant1 ,r4 ,ackermann1 #aja ,strand4 ,august #ab1 #agii4 ,,list ,,of ,,subjects4 ,infantry4 ,,plate4 ,,position4 #a4 ,st4 ,james's ,volunteers ,stand at ease4 #b4 ,the ,royal ,westminster ,volunteers ,attention4 #c4 ,broad ,street ,ward ,volunteers ,fix bayonets1 #ast motion4 #d4 ,st4 ,mary1 ,islington1 ,volunteers #bnd #e4 ,st4 ,mary-le-,strand and ,somerset ,house ,volunteers ,fix bayonets1 #crd motion4 #f4 ,london and ,westminster ,light ,horse ,volunteers 7,dismounted7 ,shoulder arms1 #ast motion4 #g4 ,st4 ,clement ,danes ,volunteers #bnd #h4 ,bloomsbury and ,inns of ,court ,recover arms4 ,volunteers #i4 ,st4 ,george's1 ,hanover ,square1 ,shoulder arms 7from recover71 ,light ,infantry #ast motion4 #aj4 ,st4 ,george's1 ,hanover ,square1 ,volunteers ,charge bayonet1 #bnd motion4 #aa4 ,st4 ,martin's in the ,fields ,volunteers #ast #ab4 ,temple ,bar and ,st4 ,paul's ,volunteers 7,loyal ,london ,volunteers7 ,present arms1 #ast motion4 #ac4 ,cornhill ,association ,volunteers #bnd #ad4 ,temple ,association ,volunteers #crd #ae4 ,bethnal ,green ,volunteers1 ,light ,infantry 7,mile ,end ,volunteers7 ,support arms1 #ast motion4 #af4 ,bethnal ,green ,battalion ,volunteers #bnd #ag4 ,hans ,town ,association ,volunteers ,stand at ease1 supporting arms4 #ah4 ,deptford ,volunteer ,infantry ,slope arms4 #ai4 ,loyal ,westminster ,light ,infantry ,order arms1 #ast motion4 #bj4 ,the ,hon4 ,artillery ,company of ,london #bnd #ba4 ,pimlico ,volunteer ,association ,unfix bayonets1 #ast motion4 #bb4 ,richmond ,volunteers #bnd #bc4 ,covent ,garden ,volunteers #crd #bd4 ,three ,regiments of ,royal ,east ,india ,volunteers ,an officer saluting4 #be4 ,bishopsgate ,volunteers ,handle arms4 #bf4 ,brentford ,association ,ground arms1 #ast motion4 #bg4 ,fulham ,association #bnd #bh4 ,st4 ,andrew1 ,holborn1 and ,st4 ,george the ,martyr ,military ,association #crd #bi4 ,castle ,baynard ,ward ,association ,volunteers ,secure arms1 #ast motion4 #cj4 ,finsbury ,volunteers #bnd #ca4 ,newington1 ,surrey1 ,volunteer ,association #crd #cb4 ,knight ,marshal's ,volunteers ,prime and load1 #ast priming motion1 front rank4 #cc4 ,guildhall ,volunteer ,association1 #bnd #cd4 ,cheap ,ward ,association #crd #ce4 ,armed ,association of ,st4 ,luke1 ,chelsea #dth #cf4 ,marylebone ,volunteers #eth #cg4 ,coleman ,street ,ward ,military ,prime and load1 #fth priming motion1 front rank4 #ch4 ,st4 ,pancras ,volunteers #gth #ci4 ,cordwainers' ,ward ,volunteers #ast loading motion4 #dj4 ,st4 ,margaret and ,st4 ,john1 ,westminster1 ,volunteer ,associations #bnd #da4 ,lambeth ,loyal ,volunteers #crd #db4 ,st4 ,george's1 ,southwark1 ,loyal ,volunteers #dth #dc4 ,st4 ,saviour's1 ,southwark1 ,association #eth #dd4 ,st4 ,olave's1 ,southwark1 ,volunteers #fth #de4 ,poplar and ,blackwall ,volunteers last motion4 #df4 ,sadler's ,sharpshooters ,a ,light ,infantry ,man defending himself with ,sadler's patent gun and long1cutting bayonet4 #dg4 ,radcliff ,volunteers ,make ready1 front rank4 #dh4 ,union1 ,wapping1 ,volunteers ,present #di4 ,loyal ,hackney ,volunteers ,fire #ej4 ,bermondsey ,volunteers ,front rank kneeling1 make ready4 #ea4 ,loyal ,volunteers1 ,st4 ,john's1 ,southwark ,present 7as front rank kneeling74 #eb4 ,langbourn ,ward ,volunteers ,prime and load 7as a centre rank74 #ec4 ,st4 ,george's1 ,hanover ,square1 ,armed ,association ,make ready 7as a centre rank74 #ed4 ,st4 ,sepulchre 7,middlesex7 ,volunteers ,present #ee4 ,farringdon ,ward ,within ,volunteers ,prime and load 7as a rear rank74 #ef4 ,aldgate ,ward ,association ,make ready #eg4 ,walbrook ,ward ,association ,present #eh4 ,clerkenwell ,association ,advance arms4 #ei4 ,royal ,westminster ,grenadiers #dth motion4 #fj4 ,bread ,street ,ward ,volunteers ,shoulder arms1 from advance #ast motion4 #fa4 ,vintry ,ward ,volunteers ,club arms1 #ast motion4 #fb4 ,portsoken ,ward ,volunteers #bnd #fc4 ,st4 ,catherine's ,association #crd #fd4 ,farringdon ,ward 7,without7 ,volunteers #dth #fe4 ,bridge ,ward ,association ,mourn arms1 #ast motion4 #ff4 ,tower ,ward ,association #bnd #fg4 ,christ ,church 7,surrey7 ,association #crd #fh4 ,loyal ,bermondsey ,volunteers ,present arms1 #ast motion from mourn arms4 #fi4 ,billingsgate ,association #bnd #gj4 ,highland ,armed ,association ,an officer4 #ga4 ,the ,armed ,association of ,st4 ,mary1 ,whitechapel ,present arms1 #bnd flugel motion4 #gb4 ,bank of ,england ,volunteers1 ,light ,infantry ,order #gc4 ,candlewick ,ward ,association ,support arms1 #ast #gd4 ,queenhythe ,ward ,volunteers ,a sergeant with arms advanced4 #ge4 ,ward of ,cripplegate 7,without7 ,volunteers4 ,order arms4 #gf4 ,dowgate ,ward ,volunteers #gg4 ,mile ,end ,volunteers ,pile arms4 #gh4 ,st4 ,leonard1 ,shoreditch1 ,volunteers #gi4 ,trinity1 ,minories1 ,association ,cavalry4 #a4 ,london and ,westminster ,light ,horse ,volunteers4 #b4 ,surrey ,yeomanry4 #c4 ,deptford ,cavalry4 #d4 ,westminster ,cavalry4 #e4 ,middlesex ,cavalry4 #f4 ,southwark ,cavalry4 #g4 ,clerkenwell ,cavalry4 #h4 ,lambeth ,loyal ,cavalry4 #i4 ,loyal ,islington ,volunteer ,cavalry4 ,,end ,,of ,,the ,,first ,,volume4 ,,london3 ,,printed ,,by ,,spottiswoode ,,and ,,co41 ,,new-,,street ,,square ,,and ,,parliament ,,street 99 99 99 99 99 ,,indices4 ,,index ,,of ,,names1 ,,persons1 c4 ,ackermann1 ,rudolph 7,rowlandson's publisher71 i4 #he1 #hi-ic ,ackermann's ,poetical ,magazine1 i4 #cc ,addington1 ,hon4 ,h41 ',the ,doctor1' i4 #bdf ,alexander1 ,emperor of ,russia1 ii4 #bha1 #bid ,angelo1 ,henry1 ',reminiscences1' i4 #ee1 #fd-f1 #fh1 #gj-b1 #gh-i1 #he1 #hg-h1 #bhg1 #bih-cjj1 #cgd2 ii4 #e ,angelo's ,fencing ,rooms1 i4 #bda ,angelo and ,rowlandson at ,vauxhall1 i4 #fb-c1 #aef -- and ,son1 ,hungarian and ,highland ,broadsword ,exercise1 i4 #cgd -- ,henry1 his sketch of ,simmons1 the ,murderer1 ii4 #ha ,anstey1 ,christopher1 ',comforts of ,bath1' i4 #ccc-di ,arnold1 ,general1 i4 #agc ,atkinson1 ,christopher1 i4 #adc-d ,auckland1 ,lord ,eden1 i4 #agc ,austria1 ,emperor of1 ii4 #bha ,austria1 ,crown ,prince of1 ii4 #bha ,banco to the ,knave 7,gillray71 i4 #ajf ,banks1 ,sir ,joseph1 i4 #aib ,bannister1 the ,comedian1 a ,collector1 i4 #gj2 ii4 #bdh -- ,john1 the ,comedian1 an ,art ,student1 i4 #ec-d ,barrymore1 ,lord1 i4 #eh1 #afa-b1 #cjc ,bate1 ,dudley1 of the ,morning ,post1 i4 #aei ,bates1 ,william1 ,b4,a41 ',sketch of ,rowlandson's ,works1' ',essay on ,george ,cruikshank1' ii4 #cgi ,bedford1 ,duke of1 i4 #cei ,bell1 ,dr41 ii4 #baf ,beresford1 ,james1 ii4 #agh ,billington1 ,mrs41 i4 #aeh ',black ,dick' 7,lord ,howe71 i4 #aii ',blackmantle1' ,bernard 7pseudo71 i4 #dc2 ii4 #cge1 #cgh-i ,blair1 ,doctor ,hugh1 i4 #aih ,blucher1 ,prince von1 ii4 #bgh-i1 #bhj-a1 #bic-e ',book for a ,rainy ,day1' ,j4 ,t4 ,smith1 i4 #gj ,borowloski1 ,count1 ',the ,polish ,dwarf1' i4 #ahf ,bossy1 ,doctor1 ii4 #e ,boswell1 ,james1 i4 #aic-h ,boswell's ',tour to the ,hebrides1' i4 #hd1 #aic-h ,buonaparte1 the ,emperor ,napoleon1 ii4 #db-c1 #de1 #dg1 #eb1 #ed1 #fa1 #hb-c1 #ic-ajb1 #acj1 #aei1 #afb-c1 #ahg1 #bjc-d1 #bee1 #beh-fd1 #bga-b1 #bgf-hb1 #bhi1 #bia-c -- ,joseph1 ,king of ,spain1 ii4 #ie-f1 #ih-aja -- ,louis1 ,king of ,holland1 ii4 #ig1 #beh-i ,buonaparte's ,generals1 ii4 #bia ,brightelmstone in #aghi1 i4 #bgg ,britannia1 #aag1 #acf1 #ada-b1 #bdg2 ii4 #f ,buckingham1 ,marquis of1 i4 #bdc 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#ga ,rowlandson1 ,thomas 7the ,caricaturist71 i4 #bci1 #cfj -- a student at the ,royal ,academy1 i4 #ec -- ,academy drawings1 i4 #bb-c -- and ,napoleon1 i4 #bg-h -- as a landscape artist1 i4 #ad -- as a marine artist1 i4 #ah -- as a portrait painter1 i4 #ac -- at ,portsmouth1 i4 #fg -- biographical references to1 i4 #ed-e -- book illustrations1 i4 #ce-de -- chronological summary of his caricatures1 ii4 #chi4 7,see #d7 -- ,continental tours1 i4 #ei1 #fh-i2 ii4 #ccj-a -- contributions to the ,royal ,academy1 i4 #ej-fe -- collections of drawings by1 ii4 ,appendix -- ,department of ,prints and ,drawings1 ,british ,museum1 ii4 ,appendix -- ,south ,kensington ,museum1 ii4 ,appendix ,rowlandson1 ,dyce ,collection1 ,south ,kensington ,museum1 ii4 ,appendix -- -- at ,windsor ,castle1 ii4 ,appendix -- early caricatures1 i4 #bb -- engraved works1 i4 #bc-cj -- family1 the1 i4 #di-ea -- fortune bequeathed the ,caricaturist1 ,a1 i4 #fd -- gambling proclivities1 i4 #fd -- ,gentleman's ,magazine1 the1 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#fe-f -- successive exhibits at the ,royal ,academy4 ,figure subjects1 i4 #ei1 #fd-e -- views of the ,colleges1 ,oxford and ,cambridge1 ii4 #ahf ,rowlandson's ',sketches from ,nature1' ii4 #cgc -- illustrations to ',the ,vicar of ,wakefield1' ii4 #cef-i -- -- ',the ,dance of ,life1' ii4 #cei1 #cfb -- -- ',an ,excursion made to ,brighthelmstone in the ,year #aghb1' i4 #bgf-i -- illustrations to ,smollett's works1 i4 #cbj2 ii4 #ef1 #aha -- -- ',a ,narrative of the ,war1 #agic-e1' i4 #cbh-i -- -- ',academy for ,grown ,horsemen1' i4 #cec2 ii4 #ajb-ae1 #aha -- -- ,fielding's ',tom ,jones1' i4 #cjd2 ii4 #ee-f -- illustrations to ',the ,annals of ,horsemanship1' i4 #ceb-c2 ii4 #ajb-ae1 #aha -- -- ',les ,dlices de la ,grande-,bretagne1' i4 #cje -- -- ',the ,comforts of ,bath1' i4 #ccc-di -- ,views of ,london1 i4 #cdi -- ',sheets of ,picturesque ,etchings1' i4 #bhj1 #bhi -- -- ',cupid's ,magic ,lantern1' i4 #ccb -- -- ',love in ,caricature1' i4 #cec -- -- ',cries of ,london1' i4 #ced-f -- -- 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