Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

***** on the sublime & beautiful / JS f.

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James Sayers
1748-1823

***** on the sublime & beautiful / JS f.

[London] : Published 6th April 1785 by Thos. Cornell, Bruton S[tre]et, [1785]
etching and stipple engraving
image: 322 x 226 mm; plate mark: 328 x 233 mm; sheet: 358 x 250 mm
Peel 3306
Notes
Title from caption etched below image.
Text beneath caption title reads: Sublimi feriam Sidera Vertice Hor.
Inscriptions/Markings
In pencil at foot: "Mr Powis" and "Mr Sawbridge".
Provenance

Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.

Summary

Cartoon shows a scene in the House of Commons. Burke stands on the shoulders of two seated members: his right foot is on the left shoulder of Powys, his left on the right shoulder of Sawbridge. His arms are crossed on his breast, his right arm clutching his left shoulder; from his mouth float three scrolls inscribed, "Invective against ye Minister", "Short Observations on India Affairs", and "Tropes on the Irish Trade Bill". Powys looks up at him with an angry expression; he holds in his hand a thick bundle of papers inscribed "Memda of Important Observations Obvious Objections Perpetual Motions Doubts Facts Surmises Queries &ca &ca". Sawbridge looks gloomily away from Burke, his left leg stretched along the seat; he holds a paper inscribed "Mock Motion for Reform in the Representation &c." Three members seated behind Burke hide their heads or turn aside from his spate of words. Cf. British Museum online catalog.catalogue.

Associated names
Cornell, Thomas, publisher.
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
Artist
Classification
Department
Century prints