File:The Opening of St Stephen's Chapel for the present season (when men wish to serve themselves the Devil take the hindmost) (BM 1868,0808.5609).jpg
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The Opening of St Stephen's Chapel for the present season (when men wish to serve themselves the Devil take the hindmost)
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Print made by: William Dent
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Title |
The Opening of St Stephen's Chapel for the present season (when men wish to serve themselves the Devil take the hindmost) |
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Description |
English: The figures and objects have numbers referring to notes beneath the title. Members of parliament on foot, horseback, &c, hasten towards a building representing the House of Commons in the upper right part of the design. A wide doorway takes the place of almost the whole front wall, showing the interior with the Speaker in his Chair, the benches and galleries. Each side of the doorway is flanked with an enormous fish between two loaves; above it is inscribed 'The Political Ark 1787', and in the gable end: 'Blessed are the K--ng's appointed, they shall taste the rich things of the Land; but woe unto thos that thwart his Rulers till they turn from their wickedness and do that which seemeth good'. The building is '1, St Stephen's ------'; the Speaker, '2'. 'The S------r'. The ministerial benches on the Speaker's right are 'Pro Rege'; they are crowded, the first two rows being filled with loaves and fishes, numbered '2, Velvet seats for the Inns'; the opposite benches are 'Pro Patria', they have only one occupant and are covered with spikes: they are '3, Porcupine seats for the Outs'. A man stands at each side of the doorway, one (left) says, "Gentlemen we yet have Ways & Means", he is not numbered but appears to be '4, Mr G------t'. (Probably Thomas Gilbert, M.P. for Lichfield, paymaster of pensions to the widows of sea officers.) On the right is '5 The Door Keeper' saying, "The S------r is in the Chair". The other figures converge upon the House from all parts of the design: ministerialists from the left, others from the right; five small figures on horseback in advance of the Opposition say respectively (left to right): "Aye or no for a place"; "My conscience for a place"; "I want a place"; "The Lad may be hard run & glad to come down handsomely"; "Thro' thick and thin for a place". From the left
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Depicted people | Associated with: Richard Pepper Arden, 1st Baron of Alvanley | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Date |
1787 date QS:P571,+1787-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 |
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institution QS:P195,Q6373 |
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Accession number |
1868,0808.5609 |
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Notes |
(Description and comment from M.Dorothy George, 'Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires in the British Museum', VI, 1938) This satire anticipates the opening of Parliament on 23 Jan., with references to the two chief matters which were to be discussed: the Commercial Treaty with France (see BMSat 6995, &c.) and the impeachment of Hastings. For the question of legal promotions cf. BMSat 7123; Bearcroft and Scott (afterwards Lord Eldon) were expected to be Attorney and Solicitor-General, but 'all these law promotions are at a stand, as Lord Mansfield holds fast'. 'Cornwallis Corr.', i. 259 (10 Jan.). For the loaves and fishes of office cf. BMSat 6962, &c. Cf. also BMSat 7682. |
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Source/Photographer | https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1868-0808-5609 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Permission (Reusing this file) |
© The Trustees of the British Museum, released as CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 |
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