The Brentford race for the Middlesex septennial plate [graphic]
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Description
- Title
- The Brentford race for the Middlesex septennial plate [graphic]
- Creator
- Dent, William, active 1783-1793, printmaker
- Published / Created
- April 22d, 1784.
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Pubd. as the act directs, by J. Brown, Rathbone Place
- Abstract
-
"The candidates for Middlesex and their supporters race (right to left) to Brentford. The foremost rider is Wilkes on a horse wearing a royal crown (indicating George III); he holds up the cap of 'Liberty' on its staff. Half a length behind, and nearer the spectator, is Mainwaring, holding up a sword whose blade is inscribed 'Justice'. His horse's human head is blindfolded, in its mouth is a pair of scales; in one balance is 'Byng Dunston', in the other and heavier, 'Wilkes Manwaring'. The horse probably represents Justice, its rider was a well-known Middlesex Justice and chairman of the Middlesex Sessions. Behind Wilkes, his horse's head hidden, is a rider not identified, he has lost his stirrups and clutches his saddle with both hands. Behind these three and in the centre of the design is George Byng, the friend of Fox and the Prince of Wales, M.P. for Middlesex since 1780. He rides a pair of horses (representing the Coalition), standing with one foot on the saddle of each; the near horse has the head of Fox, the other that of North; the tail of the near horse is a fox's brush inscribed 'Grace'. The fore legs of the pair touch a paper inscribed 'Test'. Byng's whip is inscribed 'Coalition' and he is saying, "Spur them up behind Doctor, or I shall lose the race", addressing Hall, the Westminster apothecary, who rides like a hobby horse a pair of crutches tied with a ribbon; in place of a hat he wears a mortar inscribed 'All [sic] Blue and Buff'; he holds up his pestle as if it were a whip. Behind Byng, Jeffery Dunstan rides an ass with long ears and the head of Sam House; he looks round to address the Duchess of Devonshire who is the last of the cavalcade. The Duchess (right) rides astride, her bunched-up skirt showing spurred half-boots. Her horse has the head of the Earl of Surrey; she says, "Byng for ever - and may the Hearty Cock ever stand stout in our sarvice". Dunstan says, "Well said my Dutchess - Charly's Whipper-in for ever. Huzza". The Duchess wears a heavily trimmed hat in which is a large election favour and four fox's tails, each inscribed 'Byng'. On the extreme left is a sign-post pointing 'To Brentford'."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
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Title etched below image.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Mounted to 27 x 36 cm. - Provenance
- Alfred Bowditch Collection; December 1966;
- Extent
- 1 print : sheet 25 x 33 cm
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- 784.04.22.08+
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1784
Etchings England London 1784 - Material
- etching ; and laid paper hand-colored.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Geographic)
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Great Britain
Middlesex (England)
England. - Subject (Name)
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George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820
Wilkes, John, 1725-1797
Mainwaring, William, 1735-1821
Byng, George, ca. 1735-1789
Dunstan, Jeffery, 1759?-1797
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806
North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792
Hall, Edward, active 1784-1793
House, Samuel, -1785
Cavendish, Georgiana Spencer, Duchess of Devonshire, 1757-1806
Norfolk, Charles Howard, Duke of, 1746-1815
Great Britain. Parliament - Subject (Topic)
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Elections, 1784
Politics and government
Elections
Crutches
Donkeys
Hobby horses
Horse racing
Horses
Justice
Liberty cap
Pharmacists
Political elections
Scales
Symbols
Traffic signs & signals - Subjects
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George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820 > Caricatures and cartoons
Wilkes, John, 1725-1797 > Caricatures and cartoons
Mainwaring, William, 1735-1821 > Caricatures and cartoons
Byng, George, ca. 1735-1789 > Caricatures and cartoons
Dunstan, Jeffery, 1759?-1797 > Caricatures and cartoons
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806 > Caricatures and cartoons
North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792 > Caricatures and cartoons
Hall, Edward, active 1784-1793 > Caricatures and cartoons
House, Samuel, -1785 > Caricatures and cartoons
Cavendish, Georgiana Spencer, Duchess of Devonshire, 1757-1806 > Caricatures and cartoons
Norfolk, Charles Howard, Duke of, 1746-1815 > Caricatures and cartoons
Great Britain. Parliament > Elections, 1784
Great Britain > Politics and government > 1760-1789
Middlesex (England) > Politics and government
Elections > England
Crutches
Donkeys
Hobby horses
Horse racing
Horses
Justice
Liberty cap
Pharmacists
Political elections
Scales
Symbols
Traffic signs & signals
England > 1784
England > London > 1784
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 7652767
- Object ID (OID)
- 10727796