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Mrs. Clarke's patent extinguisher
Title
Mrs. Clarke's patent extinguisher [graphic] / I, Spy I, invt.
Publication
[London] : Pubd. March 1809 by I. Blacklock, Royal Exchange, [March 1809]
Physical Description
1 print : etching ; sheet 33.9 x 24 cm
Medium
wove paper
Notes
Title etched below image.
Attributed to Charles Williams in the British Museum catalogue.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Summary
"Mrs. Clarke sits on Wardle's right shoulder, to place over the head of the Duke of York a giant extinguisher which covers all but his legs and (military) coat-tails. At the apex of the extinguisher is a five-pointed star surrounded by the letters 'T' 'R' 'U' 'T' 'H'. She says: "Beneath this Canopy's oblivious shade Detected Y------hides his diminished head" On the cone are the inscriptions: 'Multum in Papvo' [sic] and: 'Now Phoenix like, with renovated fire To noble deeds our Army shall aspire Whilst haughty Gaul shall emulate its praise And England round a Woman's brow entwine the Bays.' Wardle wears regimentals and sword and is tall and handsome; a letter 'To Col Wardle' projects from a pocket."--British Museum online catalogue.
Format
Images
Language
English
Added to Catalog
April 25, 2023
References
Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum, v. 8, no. 11279
Subjects
Genre/Form
Satires (Visual works) - England - 1809.
Etchings - England - London - 1809.
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