print;
satirical print
- Museum number
- 1948,0214.832
- Title
- Object: Another green bag!! Or plundering the Q-n's plate.
- Description
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After the title: 'Vide Dr L-n's Speech, July 15,1820'. A large green bag with broken seals, inscribed 'Private Property', stands on the ground filled with large ornate pieces of plate, decorated with crowns and the initials 'C.P.W.' This Ministers are rifling; Eldon places on his head a huge bowl, saying: "This Bowl will be an "heir loom" to my descendants—I have it Scot free and I shall have it inscribed with my Titles and emblazon'd with my Arms—" Canning holds on his head a tea-service, saying, "So help me G— I should not touch an Iota of the Plate, was I not determined to prevent it falling into the hands of Such Rascals." Castlereagh, smiling, helps himself to an urn, saying: "This Urn will be an addition to my Side Board when I get a Dukedome—Our Master has desired us to divide the Contents of this Green bag—I obey orders—." In the doorway (left) stands John Bull in a smock; he waves his hat to a throng of country people who are running towards him, saying: "Theives! Theives!! Let us protect private property!!!" The country people shout "Stop Theif!!"; "Assist the Q—n"; "Robbers!!"; "Plunderers!!" On the right Sidmouth and a man in court-dress hurry off each with a (green) sack of 'Plunder' on his back; Sidmouth, carrying a tea-urn, says: "Let us make our Escape my L—d its all over with us let us take care of what we have got." The other, carrying a kettle on his head, says: "This is a pretty kettle of Fish that fellow has given the Alarm and we shall be pursued." They walk towards a flaming fire in the foreground, in which is the Devil pointing his trident at the plunderers, and shouting, "Gentlemen I am come for ye." A pendant to this on the left is a newly-made grave: 'The Grave', with skull, bones, pick, and shovel.
July 1820
Hand-coloured etching
- Production date
- 1820
- Dimensions
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Height: 253 millimetres
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Width: 352 millimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- (Description and comment from M. Dorothy George, 'Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires in the British Museum', X, 1952)
On 15 July Lushington complained in Parliament that the Queen had been refused a service of plate given her by George III in 1808 and used by her till 1814. It appeared that this was Crown plate from the Jewel House when it was stated to be 'lent for the specific use of the princess ... in Kensington Palace', according to custom, and was not within the King's power to give away. She had attempted unsuccessfully to remove it when she went abroad. Lushington, who had called this 'of all the despicable, base, petty contemptible insults and oppressions, to which her Majesty had been subjected . . . the most disgraceful', was driven to a virtual apology. 'Parl. Deb.', N.S. ii. 499 ff. (15 and 17 July). See No. 13942. For another service of plate cf. No. 14196, &c.; for the Green Bag see No. 13735; for George III and his daughter-in-law, No. 13894.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1948
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1948,0214.832
