Cartoon: View of the hustings in Covent Garden - vide The westminster election, Nov 1806
TitleCartoon: View of the hustings in Covent Garden - vide The westminster election, Nov 1806
ReferenceFRAMED/721
Date
1806
Production date 1806 - 1806
Scope and ContentFrom M.Dorothy George, 'Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires in the British Museum', VIII, 1947:
Above the design, 'Publish'd for the History of the Westminster & Middlesex Elections, Novr 1806', and a folding pl. from the book. A section of the hustings extends across the design, bisected by one of the vertical posts supporting the (invisible) roof. On this are two placards: 'Loyal Parishes of St Paul's and St Giles's' and 'State of the Poll -. Paul - Hood - Sheridan'. The base of the design is formed by the heads and raised arms of the mob below. Hood and Sheridan, with their supporters, are on the left of the post, Paull and his supporters on the r. The supporters wear favours with the names of their candidates. On the extreme left. is a stout man holding a whip. Next, Hood in uniform, with his empty r. sleeve, turns in profile to the left, away from Sheridan, putting his hand to his mouth to cover a smile. Sheridan stares in bewildered an speechless anguish, horrified at the shouts of the mob and at Paull's words Whitbread, standing behind, puts his left hand reassuringly on his shoulder and offers him a foaming tankard inscribed 'Whitbread new Loyal Porter'. His is 'Hood & Sheridan'. On Sheridan's l. a dog, its collar inscribed 'Peter Moore', barks savagely at Paull, who stands hat in hand, r. arm extended towards Sheridan, addressing the crowd: " - the sunk, the lost, the degraded Treasurer" [Sheridan]. On Paull's l. is Burdett; next, and on the extreme right., is Bosville. Between and behind Paull and Burdett stands Cobbett, holding an issue of the 'Political Register' on which the word 'Cobbett' is legible. These three have tickets inscribed 'Paull' in their hats. Behind Paull on the left, and watching him, stands the Duke of Northumberland. He holds a paper: 'To the Vestry of St Margaret'; in his hat is 'No Coalition'. Behind these first two rows on the hustings, heads recede until they merge in shadow. Three men behind Sheridan appear to be portraits; two have favours inscribed 'Sheridan'; the third is a man in uniform wearing a plumed death's head cap and a gorget. He is Downes, an undertaker, and a major in the St. James's Volunteers: there were shouts of 'no major Downes the undertaker'. The rank and file of Sheridan's supporters look anxious, those of Paull are grinning.
Below the hustings some of the mob hold up their hats to cheer their candidate, others flourish bludgeons or insulting emblems. From l. to r.: shouts are for "Hood [four times], Hood for ever; no Picton". Then (against Hood): "Two Faces under a Hood; no False Votes." Against Sheridan: "No Placemen in Parliament; No Harlequin Turncoat; No Stage Tricks!; No Vagabond Representative; Pay your Debts; Mr Treasurer; Where's my Renters share, dam' you." Next is a group with bludgeons inscribed 'Sherry' who shout: "Sherry & Liberty"; "Sherry for Ever"; "Sherry." Next, below Paull, a group which shouts "No Paul". A pair of shears, a smoothing-iron, and a cabbage speared on a stick, are held up, with the respective shouts: "no Paul Goose"; "no Stitching Representative"; "no Cabbaging Candidate". On the extreme right. are Paull's supporters, these wear bonnets rouges with favours inscribed 'Paul'. They shout "Paul & Independence"; "Paul for Ever"; "Paul & Plumpers"
With part of an additional cartoon by Gillray on the reverse: Posting to the Election. A Scene on The Road to Brentford.
Above the design, 'Publish'd for the History of the Westminster & Middlesex Elections, Novr 1806', and a folding pl. from the book. A section of the hustings extends across the design, bisected by one of the vertical posts supporting the (invisible) roof. On this are two placards: 'Loyal Parishes of St Paul's and St Giles's' and 'State of the Poll -. Paul - Hood - Sheridan'. The base of the design is formed by the heads and raised arms of the mob below. Hood and Sheridan, with their supporters, are on the left of the post, Paull and his supporters on the r. The supporters wear favours with the names of their candidates. On the extreme left. is a stout man holding a whip. Next, Hood in uniform, with his empty r. sleeve, turns in profile to the left, away from Sheridan, putting his hand to his mouth to cover a smile. Sheridan stares in bewildered an speechless anguish, horrified at the shouts of the mob and at Paull's words Whitbread, standing behind, puts his left hand reassuringly on his shoulder and offers him a foaming tankard inscribed 'Whitbread new Loyal Porter'. His is 'Hood & Sheridan'. On Sheridan's l. a dog, its collar inscribed 'Peter Moore', barks savagely at Paull, who stands hat in hand, r. arm extended towards Sheridan, addressing the crowd: " - the sunk, the lost, the degraded Treasurer" [Sheridan]. On Paull's l. is Burdett; next, and on the extreme right., is Bosville. Between and behind Paull and Burdett stands Cobbett, holding an issue of the 'Political Register' on which the word 'Cobbett' is legible. These three have tickets inscribed 'Paull' in their hats. Behind Paull on the left, and watching him, stands the Duke of Northumberland. He holds a paper: 'To the Vestry of St Margaret'; in his hat is 'No Coalition'. Behind these first two rows on the hustings, heads recede until they merge in shadow. Three men behind Sheridan appear to be portraits; two have favours inscribed 'Sheridan'; the third is a man in uniform wearing a plumed death's head cap and a gorget. He is Downes, an undertaker, and a major in the St. James's Volunteers: there were shouts of 'no major Downes the undertaker'. The rank and file of Sheridan's supporters look anxious, those of Paull are grinning.
Below the hustings some of the mob hold up their hats to cheer their candidate, others flourish bludgeons or insulting emblems. From l. to r.: shouts are for "Hood [four times], Hood for ever; no Picton". Then (against Hood): "Two Faces under a Hood; no False Votes." Against Sheridan: "No Placemen in Parliament; No Harlequin Turncoat; No Stage Tricks!; No Vagabond Representative; Pay your Debts; Mr Treasurer; Where's my Renters share, dam' you." Next is a group with bludgeons inscribed 'Sherry' who shout: "Sherry & Liberty"; "Sherry for Ever"; "Sherry." Next, below Paull, a group which shouts "No Paul". A pair of shears, a smoothing-iron, and a cabbage speared on a stick, are held up, with the respective shouts: "no Paul Goose"; "no Stitching Representative"; "no Cabbaging Candidate". On the extreme right. are Paull's supporters, these wear bonnets rouges with favours inscribed 'Paul'. They shout "Paul & Independence"; "Paul for Ever"; "Paul & Plumpers"
With part of an additional cartoon by Gillray on the reverse: Posting to the Election. A Scene on The Road to Brentford.
Extent1 item
Physical descriptionDimensions (WxH): 44cm x 32cm. Paper
LanguageEnglish
Archival historyPage from The Works of James Gillray from the Original Plates with the Addition of Many Subjects Not Before Collected
(1847-1851), published by Henry G. Bohn, London and written by Charles Whiting
(1847-1851), published by Henry G. Bohn, London and written by Charles Whiting
Persons keywordGillray, James
SubjectElections
Conditions governing accessOpen
LevelItem
Normal locationAA Framed Box 4 (Cellar)