print; satirical print

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Object Type: print; satirical print
Museum number: 2012,7029.11
Description: Grid of small satirical scenes, each with caption; at centre, 'The law of libel', showing two men arguing over a notice; on the left, 'Knock and ring' shows a woman beating her husband, while 'Lord Thimblerig & his tail going a dirty way for a place!' shows a man in a top hat entering the sewers, which lead to the Cabinet, while several men ride his rat tail; on the right, 'Too knowing to live long' shows a man and a woman discussing a feeble-minded child; below, 'Cocker the 2nd curring off the supplies' shows two men sawing off the tap of the National Reservoir of money whilst rebuffing a man (William IV) carrying two buckets bearing the words 'debt', 'civil list', 'army', 'navy'; at the top is a row of eight lone figures, formerly holders of high offices but now victims of the stagnation and looking for low jobs; at the bottom are five small scenes, one of them alludes to the death of Emperor Francis II of Austria. 1835 Hand-coloured lithograph
Producer name: Print made by: Charles Jameson Grant; Published by: T Dawson; Published by: Orr & Sons; Published by: Wiseheart; Published by: Drake; Published by: Thorley; Published by: Drew; Published by: Ross & Nightingale
School/style
Production date: 1835
Production place: Published in: London (England); Published in: Glasgow; Published in: Dublin (city); Published in: Birmingham (West Midlands); Published in: Bath; Published in: Bristol (England); Published in: Liverpool
Materials
Technique: lithograph; hand-coloured
Dimensions: Height: 302 millimetres (sheet); Width: 297 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Location: Not on display
Subjects: satire; politics; society/human life
Associated names: Portrait of: William IV, King of the United Kingdom; Portrait of: Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor and Francis I, Emperor of Austria
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 2012
Department: Prints and Drawings
Registration number: 2012,7029.11

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