A kick at the broad-bottoms! i.e. Emancipation of all the talents

A kick at the broad-bottoms! i.e. Emancipation of all the talents

Item Information

Title:
A kick at the broad-bottoms! i.e. Emancipation of all the talents
Title (alt.):
A kick at the broad bottoms, i.e. emancipation of "all the talents"
Description:
George III (l.), just risen from the throne, kicks Grenville from the presence, holding him by the pigtail, and raising the sceptre to smite. Other members of the Ministry flee in confusion, their gestures showing that they also have been kicked. The Kings head, as a sign of respect, is hidden by a pillar in heavy shadow which supports the voluminous canopy over the throne, itself in full light. A large label floats from the King. Grenville wears peer's robes, which fly back, exposing his heavy posteriors to the King's toe. He drops a long scroll that tears as it floats over the shoulder of Howick, the mover of the Bill. Grenville is propelled against the massive Ellenborough, who hurries forward with a savage backward glare. The spectacled Buckingham looks up at his brother in dismay. Temple, huge and globular, waddles off, feeling his damaged back. In front of him, Sheridan, as Harlequin slinks off stooping low. In the foreground, Petty and Erskine lie on their backs, legs in the air, both in their gowns, Erskine having dropped the Purse of the Great Seal. Behind the nearer figures are (l. to r.): Windham, Moira with both arms raised, and Lauderdale, looking to the left. Next, Sidmouth in full flight, and on the extreme right a head identified by Miss Banks as Fitzpatrick, but resembling Gillray's Adair. On the back of the throne a wreath, and on the extreme left a stool that supports a cushion on which rest a large Bible and a crown. Behind the throne are the Royal Arms (BM).
Artist:
Gillray, James, 1756-1815
Name on Item:
Jas. Gillray del.
Date:
March 23, 1807
Format:
Prints
Genre:
Etchings
Caricatures
Satires (Visual works)
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
James Gillray (1756-1815). Prints and Drawings
Subjects:
Kings
Politicians
Military officers
Nobility
Judges
Fighting
Escapes
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820
Sidmouth, Henry Addington, Viscount, 1757-1844
Buckingham, George Nugent Temple Grenville, Marquess of, 1753-1813
Erskine, Thomas Erskine, Baron, 1750-1823
Grenville, William Wyndham Grenville, Baron, 1759-1834
Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816
Windham, William, 1750-1810
Lauderdale, James Maitland, Earl of, 1759-1839
Ellenborough, Edward Law, Baron, 1750-1818
Buckingham and Chandos, Richard Temple Nugent Brydges Chandos, Duke of, 1776-1839
Adair, Robert, Sir, 1763-1855
Extent:
1 print : hand-colored etching ; sheet 23 x 32 cm
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/2z111k814
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Publisher:
[London] : [Published by John Miller, Bridge Street & W. Blackwood, Edinburgh]
Language:
English
Notes:
Title from item.
Alternative title from Wright/Evans.
BM Satires 10709; Wright/Evans 335
Additional information accompanying item: From the 1824 Gillray collection of copies, etched and published by John Miller and W. Blackwood.
Notes (acquisition):
Gift; Louis Black; December 1953
Notes (date):
Date from Wright/Evans.
Reproduction. Date indicated is Gillray's original publication date.
Notes (citation):
Stephens, Frederic George, George, Mary Dorothy. "Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum." British Museum Press, 1870, London.
Wright, Thomas, R. H. Evans. "Historical and descriptive account of the caricatures of James Gillray." Benjamin Blom, 1968, New York.
Identifier:
18_17_000052
Barcode:
36666004443269