Scope and Contents Artist: James Gillray. Published: John Wright. Pl. facing p. 574, vol. i, where a transcript of Horne Tooke's pamphlet, published for the Westminster Election of 1788, is styled 'Description of the Print'. The title continues: 'presented to all the unbiassed Electors of Great Britain, [The original title, reprinted on p. 574, continued: 'and especially to the Electors of Westminster.' The whole text of the pamphlet is reprinted in the Review, pp. 574-9, 702-9, but not in parallel columns as...

Scope and Contents Artist: James Gillray. Published: John Wright. Pl. facing p. 574, vol. i, where a transcript of Horne Tooke's pamphlet, published for the Westminster Election of 1788, is styled 'Description of the Print'. The title continues: 'presented to all the unbiassed Electors of Great Britain, [The original title, reprinted on p. 574, continued: 'and especially to the Electors of Westminster.' The whole text of the pamphlet is reprinted in the Review, pp. 574-9, 702-9, but not in parallel columns as...

Scope and Contents Artist: James Gillray. Published: Hannah Humphrey. Fox stands, declaiming violently to his supporters, who surround him. He holds out a paper: 'Ruination - New Tax one Tenth of Income and Property, to Support the accursed War, of the Infamous Minister'. His clenched right fist is raised, and he says: "Gentlemen; - we are all ruin'd we sha'n't have Five Guineas left to make a Bett with! - one Tenth dead, without a single throw of the Dice! - why its worse than the French Game of Requisition;...

Scope and Contents Artist: James Gillray. Published: Hannah Humphrey. Fox stands, declaiming violently to his supporters, who surround him. He holds out a paper: 'Ruination - New Tax one Tenth of Income and Property, to Support the accursed War, of the Infamous Minister'. His clenched right fist is raised, and he says: "Gentlemen; - we are all ruin'd we sha'n't have Five Guineas left to make a Bett with! - one Tenth dead, without a single throw of the Dice! - why its worse than the French Game of Requisition;...

Scope and Contents Artist: James Gillray. Published: Hannah Humphrey. Britannia, buxom and beneficent, sits on one side of the 'Irish Channel'; on a smaller piece of ground stands Pat, his hands deep in his coat pockets, looking sideways towards Britannia. She sits with her shield and spear beside a pile of bales of goods and a cornucopia from which pour coins and jewels; she holds out a scroll: 'Union of Security Trade and Liberty'. She looks appealingly towards Pat, her right hand on her breast, one foot...

Scope and Contents Artist: Isaac Cruikshank. Published: S. W. Fores. A lion with the head of Pitt and a unicorn with that of Dundas are the supporters of an escutcheon which frames a design of a family seated at dinner but interrupted by a tax-collector (left). He carries off a large pudding, saying, "Tax on Income", a small slice only being left on the dish, to the dismay of husband, wife, and three children. Pitt says: "Give all thou cans't \ And let me dream the rest;" Dundas: "Man wants but little here...

Scope and Contents Published: S. W. Fores. Attributed to J. C. Ziegler. John Bull turns in terror towards a large demon (right) who clutches him by the coat-tail and leans towards him with an insinuating grin. Four smaller demons of the same species (left) depart, their spokesman, who holds a book, bowing with a sardonic grin. All five are nude, satyr-like monsters, with small horns, webbed wings, and splayed toes. The 'Visitor', who holds a large book, says "Please your Honor I am a Tax upon Income!" John...

Scope and Contents Published: James Aitken. Pitt, much caricatured, rides John Bull who walks (left to right) on his hands and feet. He flourishes a scourge with four lashes inscribed respectively: 'War. War. War.'; 'Tax Tax Tax'; 'Opression Opression'; 'Monopoly'. A heavy bit is in John Bull's mouth, and Pitt wears top-boots with vicious spurs. He says: "Ge up Johnny I'll stick Chose to you my Boy". From his coat-pocket protrudes a paper: 'The Art and mistery of managing Neddys'. His saddle and saddlecloth...

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Scope and Contents Artist: James Gillray. Published: Hannah Humphrey. Fox flees in terror through the doorway of the House of Commons, taking an enormous stride. Beside him runs a thin demoniac greyhound, Grey, wearing a collar: 'Opposition Grey-Hound'. A small animal runs behind with the head of M. A. Taylor. Through the doorway are seen half the Speaker's chair and the Opposition benches, while the hands of Pitt, who is speaking, project from the left, holding two scrolls: 'O'Conner's list of Secret...

Scope and Contents Artist: James Gillray. Published: Hannah Humphrey. Sinclair, tall and thin, stands full-face, holding up in his right hand a balance (steelyard, or stilliard) inscribed 'Vive le Egalité'. A large British flag at the right end of the beam much outweighs a bunch of objects at the other; three documents: [1] 'Navy of England to be retaind viz: 50000 Seamen and half a Dozen Ships of War - 500000 Sailors to be sent to plant Potatoes.' [2] '10 000 heavy reasons for giving the Enemy a fair chance...

Scope and Contents Artist: James Gillray. Published: Hannah Humphrey. Round a bare and decayed oak-tree is twined a serpent with the head of Fox; he has scaly arms with human hands and holds out a damaged apple inscribed 'Reform', saying, "nice Apple, Johnny! - nice Apple". John Bull (left) is a fat and squat yokel, wearing the Windsor uniform of blue coat with red collar and cuffs. The pockets of his coat and waistcoat bulge with round golden apples. His back is to Fox, towards whom he looks out of the...

Scope and Contents Artist: Charles Williams. Published: S. W. Fores. Pitt stands (left), his head turned in profile to the right, showing himself to John Bull, a stout yokel who stands with bent knees and hands held up, grinning up at him. Pitt, very thin, a pistol in his right hand, a top-hat in his left, says: "Here I am Johnny, safe and sound, The Duel over: - no harm done". John wears a round hat, a belt over his old-fashioned coat; his lank hair falls on his collar; his coarse features are burlesqued. He...

Scope and Contents Artist: James Gillray. Published: Hannah Humphrey. Pitt and Dundas (in tartan), back to back, vigorously ply long whips against a herd of swine with human faces whom they drive through broken palings from the enclosure in which they stand (right). On the extreme left is the corner of a pound through which poke the heads of two (normal) swine, ringed and shedding tears. The swine who are being flogged have, beside their human heads, ringed snouts, both heads being enclosed in a wooden...

Scope and Contents Artist: Charles William. Published: S. W. Fores. Fox and O'Connor embrace, both shedding large tears. Fox (left) stands on tiptoe to put his arms round the shoulders of his taller friend, who says: "Och my dear Honey take care of yourself, Erin go Bragh". From Fox's pocket hangs a bonnet-rouge with tricolour cockade. O'Connor wears leg-irons, and the scene is a stone-paved prison cell, with overthrown stool and pitcher (right) and small table (left), on which lies a paper: 'To A O Connor...

Scope and Contents Artist: Thomas Rowlandson. Published: Ackermann. French soldiers, who have just landed, are being bayoneted and ridden down by English troops. They flee in terror-stricken confusion. Among the Englishmen are yokels with pitchforks. Three Frenchmen, dead or painfully dying, lie in the foreground ; beside them is a drum. The scene is a grassy slope leading to the sea, where distant ships are in action and where four French troop-carrying rafts are foundering. Tiny figures flee into the sea...

Scope and Contents Print made by: Charles Williams. Formerly attributed to: F. Sansom. After: Maria Caroline Temple. Published by: S W Fores. A tall handsome young woman walks, left to right, looking to the left with a coquettish smile. An ugly man (left), small and deformed, one leg heightened by an iron, looks up at her, saying, "Queer my Sconce but thats a D------d fine Woman, now if she has got any Shiners, I've a great mind to Noose, and tip her the go by when I'm tired of her." Both are fashionably...

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Artist: James Gillray. After: E. Blunt. Published: Hannah Humphrey. A lady, ugly and elderly, sits at a piano in profile to the left, playing and singing. Her open music-book shows her 'Song: would you hurt a harm less maid maid I am young and sore afraid afraid'. Beside her in an arm-chair a fat man with short clumsy legs sits impassively. A patterned carpet completes the design. Description from the British Museum.

Scope and Contents Artist: Isaac Cruikshank. Published: S. W. Fores. Mack gallops, surrounded by cannon-balls, and with French soldiers with bayonets and a cannon at his heels (right). He wears a tall cap ornamented with skull and cross-bones and an enormous ostrich feather; his cape, queue, and many orders attached to ribbons stream behind him; he looks back with a terrified grimace. A double-headed Habsburg eagle flies off (left) holding two ribbons with orders attached: 'Rewards for emminent services'. The...

Scope and Contents Artist: Isaac Cruikshank. Published: S. W. Fores. George III stoops to inspect through a glass a gigantic pig standing in a stable, but facing the King, and projecting beyond the partition of his stall. Behind the King (left) stands a courtier in Light Horse regimentals, but wearing a gold key which indicates the Lord Chamberlain (Salisbury). He holds up a lantern, saying: "That Pig is the Tallest Fittest Properest Pig to stand before the K the most wonderful I ever had the honor to shew -...