Four topographical plates (2 colored), stitched as issued in original pale yellow printed wrappers.
74 835 H691
Acquired April 2019
“A hand, ‘Manus Populi’, extends into the design from the upper margin, holding a chain from which hangs a pair of scales. On one (right), close to the ground, sits the Queen, hands crossed on her breast, saying: “My innocence will support me & my Country will protect me– 10 Great Men against one unprotected Woman are fearful odds.” The other scale, high in the air, is completely filled by a green bag, see British Museum Satires No. 13735, from the mouth of which emerges the head of George IV, crowned. Attached to the beam, by a rope round his neck, hangs a military officer, holding a huge key; as a makeweight he dangles vainly against the left side of the King’s bag. Three men standing below pull at the scale, trying to drag it down: they are Sidmouth (left), a judge in back view (? Leach), and Castlereagh (right), who says: “We cannot do it, and I told you so at first, & if she opens her bagwe shall be stifled all of us.” The King looks down at them with a distressed expression, saying: “Pull you lubbers.””–British Museum online catalogue.
820.07.11.01+
Acquired April 2019
A set of cards with moral maxims printed on fronts and backs in black and red ink: e.g., “Poverty is the fruit of idleness, Small griefs are loud, great ones still …”
496 2401
Acquired April 2019
An advertisement for Sir William Heathcote and William Chute in the Hampshire election of 1790.
File 63 790 L911+
Acquired October 2017
125 D451 786
Acquired December 2016
Sancho sits beside his physician Pedro Rezzio who stays his hand that is posed with a fork full of meat. Two platters have already been placed on the table, and two more (one with a rabbit and the other with clams) are brought to the table by two young servant boys. On the right two ladies stand behind Sancho’s chair, one pointing to him. On the left a larger group of men, one woman, and a black man laugh at the scene around the table. In the upper left on a balcony, three musicians play for the guests below. From the lower right, a dog looks at a platter of food. A reversed copy of the original engraving by Hogarth.
Catalog Record & Digital Collection
Hogarth 830.01.15.01+
Acquired April 2013
The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here’s a high level summary of its overall blog health:
The Blog-Health-o-Meter™ reads Fresher than ever.
An eighteenth-century Gothic castle can hold 416 wide-eyed visitors. This blog was viewed about 5,000 times in 2010. That’s about 12 full Gothic castles!
In 2010, there were 77 new posts, growing the total archive of this blog to 110 posts. There were 155 pictures uploaded, taking up a total of 22mb. That’s about 3 pictures per week.
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About September 2009
The political pyramid of our glorious constitution… July 2010
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The works of Horatio Walpole, Earl of Orford March 2010
3 comments
Execution of Maclean, commonly known by the name of the gentleman highwayman July 2010
2 comments
Wynnstay Theatre October 2009
