15 results filtered with: Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford
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A bull snorts angrily as it tosses a Spaniard in the air and is restrained by three men pulling its tail behind, a native American and a well-dressed French gentleman cower in fright to the right and a Dutchman sitting on a barrel of gin and smoking a pipe looks on in amusement. Coloured etching by James Gillray, 1780.
James GillrayDate: Jan 4 1780Reference: 585026i- Pictures
A bull tied down by Scottish politicians and burdened with taxation is baited by a Spaniard and a Frenchman and treated with contempt by a Dutchman; representing Great Britain in 1779. Engraving, 1779.
Date: Dec.r 6. 1779Reference: 2921460i
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A fox ascends in a balloon, descends into a pit and walks off arm in arm with Lord North; representing Charles James Fox's coalition with Lord North under pressure from William Pitt the younger. Coloured etching, 1783.
Date: [29th. Decr. 1783]Reference: 36378i
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A half naked woman held by two men, one of whom is peering up her skirt, while another forcibly pours the contents of a teapot down her throat which she spits back into his face: representing America being punished by British politicians with the Boston Port Bill. Engraving, 1774.
Date: [1 May 1774]Reference: 12170i- Pictures
Lord North stands on two blocks astride a stream carrying members of parliament which flows from the door of Westminster Hall. Engraving, 1774.
Date: [1 Dec. 1774]Reference: 584819i
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Three noblemen dance round a tall thistle as the devil plays the bagpipes; representing Scottish influence on the British policy towards American independence. Engraving, 1775.
Date: [1 March 1775]Reference: 26649i- Pictures
Charles James Fox dressed as an oriental prince sits astride an elephant which is led by Edmund Burke, also in oriental attire, through Leadenhall street towards the India office. Etching by J. Sayers, 1783.
James SayersDate: 5th Dec 1783Reference: 585074i
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Fox running out of the House of Commons in the middle of a debate with William Pitt the younger about the Regency crisis: he is excreting as he runs, which refers to a bout of dysentery he caught on route from Bologna. Etching by J. Gillray, 1788.
James GillrayDate: 12 December 1788Reference: 12175i
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Trinity College, Oxford: from Broad Street. Line engraving by M.A. Rooker after himself, 1785.
Michael Angelo RookerDate: 1785Reference: 20827i- Pictures
St Alban's Street, Pall Mall, London: supporters of Charles James Fox and of William Pitt the younger dance around a may-pole together outside the St Alban's tavern. Engraving by W. Dent, 1784.
Dent, W., active 1793.Date: [March 20 1784]Reference: 585319i
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Lord North and the Earl of Mansfield stand on a platform addressing a group of distressed patriots beyond which ships of war sail and sink. Engraving, 1776.
Date: [1 Dec. 1776]Reference: 584820i- Pictures
Charles James Fox holds the right hand of Lord North who points towards Britannia who has been pushed to the ground on to her shield as the Earl of Shelburne pulls her hair and tears her clothes and William Pitt the younger looks on. Engraving, 1783.
Date: May 20 1783Reference: 585272i
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Lord North and Fox excreting into a pan bearing the Royal Arms, a little devil is mixing the stench between them; implying the appalling effects of the coalition government. Etching by J. Gillray, 1783.
James GillrayDate: 25 April 1783Reference: 12172i
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St. John's College, St. Giles and St. Giles Church, Oxford: panoramic view. Line engraving by M.A. Rooker after himself, 1779.
Michael Angelo RookerDate: 1779Reference: 20809i- Pictures
Six 'places': clockwise, 'places of honour', 'places of profit', 'a safe place', 'a snug place', 'a miserable cold place' and 'a warm place - hell'. Engraving, ca. 1780.
Date: [1780?]Reference: 585374i