Part of PICRYL.com. Not developed or endorsed by the Library of Congress
A political, anatomical, satirical, lecture on heads and no heads; as exhibited at St. J--ms's 1766, British Cartoon Print

Similar

A political, anatomical, satirical, lecture on heads and no heads; as exhibited at St. J--ms's 1766, British Cartoon Print

description

Summary

Print shows the Earl of Bute holding up a bust of William Pitt as the starting point of his lecture on "Heads and No Heads"; on a table before him and on a shelf to the left are several busts identified by number with corresponding descriptions in the printed caption. A woman assistant, on the left, says "I hand them in" and the devil, on the right holding a burning candle in one hand and a candlesnuffer in the other, says "I hand them off", two extinguished candles sit on the table. Nine men form the audience in the foreground, each utters a comment, such as, "Good Lord deliver us", "A good Exhibition this", "Yes, the Characters are well drawn", and "My, all Birds of a Feather".

Forms part of: British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress).
Published in: The American Revolution in drawings and prints; a checklist of 1765-1790 graphics in the Library of Congress / Compiled by Donald H. Cresswell, with a foreword by Sinclair H. Hitchings. Washington : [For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off.], 1975, no. 629.

date_range

Date

01/01/1766
create

Source

Library of Congress
copyright

Copyright info

No known restrictions on publication.

Explore more

bute john stuart
bute john stuart