File:The Jovial Crew or Merry Beggars. A comic opera as performed at Brighton by the Carleton Company (BM 1868,0808.5563).jpg
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[edit]The Jovial Crew or Merry Beggars. A comic opera as performed at Brighton by the Carleton Company ( ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Print made by: William Dent
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Title |
The Jovial Crew or Merry Beggars. A comic opera as performed at Brighton by the Carleton Company |
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Description |
English: A band of ragged and (ostensibly) crippled beggars, their identity and the verses which they sing indicated by numbers referring to inscriptions etched below the title. The central figures, '2' and '3', are the Prince of Wales (left) and Mrs. Fitzherbert (right), who face each other, each supported with a stick. The Prince holds under his arm a hat filled with guineas, with a paper inscribed 'By sale of the Stud £7586', see BMSat 6968, &c. A small cask hangs from his waist. Mrs. Fitzherbert carries an infant on her back (cf. BMSat 6954, &c). Behind her is Burke, '5', very thin and dressed as a Jesuit (cf. BMSat 6026), his hands folded in prayer. North, '9', very fat and supported on crutches, stands next; his belt is inscribed 'American War'. On the extreme right Hanger, '7', walks in profile to the left, supported on a crutch and on his bludgeon, cf. BMSat 6924. On the extreme left is Fox, '4', very hairy and ragged almost to nakedness, supported on crutches. Next is '6', Captain Morris, playing a fiddle and capering, a patch over one eye, a wooden leg projecting from his right knee, both his legs being sound and stout. Behind and between them is '1', Sheridan, in profile to the right. Next the Prince is '8', Weltje, supported on crutches. All are jovial except Burke and Hanger. The verses are in three columns:
Etching with hand-colouring |
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Depicted people | Representation of: George IV, King of the United Kingdom | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Date |
1786 date QS:P571,+1786-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 |
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Medium | paper | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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institution QS:P195,Q6373 |
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Prints and Drawings |
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Accession number |
1868,0808.5563 |
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Notes |
(Description and comment from M.Dorothy George, 'Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires in the British Museum', VI, 1938) A satire on the Prince's debts and on his economies at Carlton House, see BMSat 6967, &c. Verses 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, and the last two lines of verse 2 are taken almost literally from Air XIX of 'The Jovial Crew', a popular comic opera altered from Broome's comedy by Roome in 1731 and several times reprinted in the 18th century. For North's 'axes', a reference to the threats of the block made by Fox, Burke, and others, see BMSat 5969, &c.; for his taxes, BMSat 5964, &c. For the plight of the Opposition cf. BMSat 6671, &c. (Supplementary information) See 1851,0901.305 for another uncut impression with variant colouring |
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Source/Photographer | https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1868-0808-5563 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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© The Trustees of the British Museum, released as CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 |
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