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A series of caricatures by various artists. Originally pasted into a bound volume but removed during conservation work.

Scope and Contents Artist: James Gillray. Published: Hannah Humphrey. Napoleon and Joséphine are in the centre of an elaborate processional design. Individuals and groups are identified by eleven captions in the lower margin. The background is formed of close ranks of French soldiers, with a forest of caps, spears, pikes, and banners receding in perspective. The front row, facing the procession, are grenadiers at attention with bayoneted muskets, the letter 'N' in front of their bearskins. They are in shadow;...

Scope and Contents After: George Moutard Woodward. Published: Ackermann. A Spanish don stands full face, terrified and undecided, between Napoleon (l.) in crown and robe, and John Bull a burly sailor. The former, much smaller than his rival, threatens Spain with his left. fist; John uses both, and in more ominous proximity to his face. Napoleon says: "By my Imperial Dignity III thrash you if you do not fight!!!" John says: "And by my blue jacket and trousers I,ll drub you if you do!!!" The respective dogs of...

Scope and Contents Artist: James Gillray. Published: Hannah Humphrey. Below the title: 'Barrass (then in Power) being tired of Josephine, promised Buonaparte a promotion, on condition that he would take her off his hands; - Barrass had, as usual, drank freely, & placed Buonaparte behind a Screen, while he amused himself with these two Ladies, who were then his humble dependents, - Madame Talian is a beautiful Woman, tall & elegant; - Josephine is smaller & thin, with bad Teeth, something like...

Scope and Contents Artist: James Gillray. Published: Hannah Humphrey. Pitt (left) and Napoleon face each other at a round dinner-table on which, in a dish, is a terrestrial globe in the form of a steaming plum-pudding. Pitt, with a carving knife, and three-pronged fork (like a trident) planted in the '[Atlantic] Ocean', cuts a deep gash to the west of 'Britain', extending from the Pole to the Equator; he obtains the 'West Indies'. Napoleon, using his sword and a two-pronged fork which straddles 'Hanover', is...

Scope and Contents Artist: Charles Williams. Published: S. W. Fores. A street scene. Sir Francis Burdett, talleft handsome, and distinguished but a poor portrait, stands (right) turning his head in profile towards Mainwaring and extending his right arm with a gesture of dismissal. In his left hand is a paper: 'Constitution of England'. Mainwaring, fashionably dressed, but mean and vulgar, stands with flexed knees and wrists crossed over his breast. He squints towards Burdett and clutches a paper: 'Mar . ....

Scope and Contents Artist: James Gillray. Published: Hannah Humphrey. Pitt stands in the House of Commons, facing the Opposition benches; he causes a tremendous explosion by uncorking a bottle containing the bloated and scowling face of Sheridan, whose hair swirls up into the neck of the bottle. He stands like a waiter with a napkin, marked with a crown and 'GR', under his left arm; the bottle is between his bent knees, and in his right hand is a corkscrew, held directly over the bottle. Similar bottles,...

Scope and Contents Artist: Charles Williams. Published: S. W. Fores. The five Commissioners of Naval Enquiry sit at a table, examining Trotter and Lord Melville (Dundas) who stand in back view and on the chairman's right. The latter and another Commissioner (right) face each other at opposite ends of the table, the other three face Trotter and Melville; all watch Trotter. The chairman (left) asks: "But how did you come by the Money". The two examinees are in Highland dress, holding their feathered bonnets....

Scope and Contents Artist: Charles Williams. Published: S. W. Fores. Pitt (right), as a bare-footed monk with a large tonsure, sits in a high Gothic chair. Melville, in Highland dress and holding his feathered bonnet, kneels before him in profile to the right, saying, "Ye mun knaw - I have got into a little wee scrape, - and as ye knaw you and I ganarally rowd in the same boat - I want to ask your advice." Pitt looks agitated, and puts out his hands with a deprecating gesture; he says: "Dont implicate me I...

Scope and Contents Artist: Charles Williams. Published: S. W. Fores. John Bull, as a burly and ugly sailor, sits enthroned (right), listening to Melville's plea of innocence. Melville, in Highland dress, and wearing a feathered bonnet, stands in profile to the right. with clasped hands and flexed knees; he says: "Indeed Mr Bull - I knaw nae more aboot it - than Johnny Groat o'the Highlands." Trotter lurks behind him (left) furtively twitching his superior's kilt, and jerking his thumb to the left.; he says:...

Scope and Contents Artist: Isaac Cruikshank. Published: S. W. Fores. Neptune sits enthroned (left), holding his trident, while Melville bleeds him, guineas spouting from the incision in his left arm into a bowl held by Trotter. He says: "Pray Gentlemen be merciful- consider I have some feeling." Melville stands holding his patient's left hand, his knife in the right; he turns his head in profile to the right. to look down at the kneeling Trotter, saying, "Thats right Mon! Ye as my confidential Agent Catch aw...

Scope and Contents Artist: Isaac Cruikshank. Published: S. W. Fores. Two elderly Scots discuss the Melville case; one, wearing old-fashioned court dress with a sword, takes snuff from the other's ram's-horn mull; he says: "Touch the Sillar!!! - T'is a on disgrace on aw Scotland!" They have sly, twisted expressions. Melville (left), weeping, clutches the back of the speaker's coat. He wears Highland dress, and says: "What my ain Countrymen turn their backs on me! then tis aw up with Johny Mac-cree". On the...

Scope and Contents Artist: Charles Williams. Published: S. W. Fores. Above the design as an alternative title: 'A Messenger from the House'. Melville sits (left) in an armchair, terrified at a monstrous vision; he exclaims: "Mercy on me!! Wha wants me?"(For this Edinburgh street cry). He wears Highland dress; at his feet is an open book: 'Henry VIII Act 5' (like Fox in 1782, and Thurlow in 1792, he is compared to Wolsey). A monster rises through the floor surrounded by smoke and flames. In his right. hand he...

Scope and Contents Print made by: Charles Williams. Published: C. Knight. Melville rides (right to left) a clumsy horse with the head of Trotter away from a trumpet-blast, inscribed 'Tenth Report'. The trumpet is blown by John Bull, whose head and arm issue from a shed, one end of which appears on the extreme right. On the shed is posted a bill headed with the portrait of a horse and the word 'Pay-Master: This famous Animal was bred by Scotch Harry and has put some thousands into his Masters pockett he lost...

Scope and Contents Artist: Charles Williams. Published: S. W. Fores. A close-up view of the Speaker (a flattering portrait) rising from his Chair to give his casting vote in the debate of 8 Apr. He stands, right hand on breast, directed slightly to the right. His words are in a lozenge above his head, framed by the architectural back of the Chair: "When the Honor of my Country is at stake I feel no Bias but Truth-Guilty". In the foreground is a corner of the table, with the mace lying across volumes of 'Acts...

Scope and Contents Artist: Isaac Cruikshank. Published: S. W. Fores. Melville sits on a stool, holding his forehead, and vomiting guineas into a cylinder (right) on the ground before him inscribed 'Naval Reservoir'. Pitt (left) bends towards him holding out a phial labelled 'Drop of Forgetfulness'; he says: "I am very my - my dear Friend to see you so poorly - do take a few of my drops - I have found them very serviceable on many occasions, - I am afraid you have brought on your Sickness by your high living! I...

Scope and Contents Artist: Charles Williams. Published: S. W. Fores. John Bull, a sturdy countryman, stands in open country, with raised bludgeon and clenched fist, driving the terrified Melville into a pit (left). He says: "Fly Wretch and hide thyself in the only Pitt open to recieve thee." Flames issue from the pit, and three demons, one with a pitchfork, receive Melville, who shouts "Wha Wants Me"; they answer, "We". Above Melville, and in the upper left. corner of the design, Pitt (burlesqued), with wings,...

Scope and Contents Artist: Thomas Rowlandson. Published: Rowlandson, Adelphi. A hand-coloured print of John Mac-cree lying, dying in bed as he utters his last will and testament. Mac-cree wears a tartan cap as a gathering of five stand around his bed. A man wearing tartan kneels by Mac-cree. Pitt stands at the foot of the bed with Meville and Trotter close by. Two bags marked 'brass' stand by the bed and a bow and basket of Madeira on the left. Inscribed in the plate: 'Pubd 28th April 1805 by T Rowlandson...

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Artist unknown. Published April 1805 by William Holland, Cockspur Street London.

Scope and Contents Print made by: Charles Williams. Published: C. Knight. Whitbread (left) stands outside the door of his ale-house (indicated by the chequers sign), holding up a frothing tankard inscribed 'Whit'. Fox and Sheridan (right) superintend the disgorging of guineas by Melville, who sits on a stool, vomiting into a sack inscribed 'Pro Bono Publico'; a large empty tankard inscribed 'Whitbr[ead]' lies at his side. The latter, looking very ill, is directed to the right.: he wears Highland dress; his...