The Genius of Caricature, and his Friends, celebrating the completion of the Second Volume of the Caricature Magazine in the Temple of Mirth
At a celebratory dinner, the "Genius of Caricature" sits at the head wearing a harlequin suit and offering a toast, with "Lilliputians" around the table. An arch at the back is lettered: "Mirth Admit Me of Thy Crew" (a quote from Milton's L'Allegro) and the walls are hung with images from the magazine, each titled below. A toast master holds a lettered banner that reads:
"Mr Tegg, M' Tegg,!
You're at home to a peg,
Volume two is now fairly completed
Then to Cheapside repair,
Ye who spurn at dull care,
And with, Wit, Fun, & Frolic be treated
With Woodward we'll laugh,
And with Rowlandson quaff,
And drown every Folly absurd,
Here's a toast to the brim
My gay children of Whim,
Success to their Volume the Third"
"Mr Tegg, M' Tegg,!
You're at home to a peg,
Volume two is now fairly completed
Then to Cheapside repair,
Ye who spurn at dull care,
And with, Wit, Fun, & Frolic be treated
With Woodward we'll laugh,
And with Rowlandson quaff,
And drown every Folly absurd,
Here's a toast to the brim
My gay children of Whim,
Success to their Volume the Third"
Artwork Details
- Title: The Genius of Caricature, and his Friends, celebrating the completion of the Second Volume of the Caricature Magazine in the Temple of Mirth
- Series/Portfolio: Caricature Magazine, or, Hudibrastic mirror
- Artist: After George Murgatroyd Woodward (British, 1765–1809 London)
- Publisher: Thomas Tegg (British, London 1776–1846 London)
- Artist: Associated artist Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757–1827 London)
- Date: July 2, 1808
- Medium: Hand-colored etching
- Dimensions: Sheet (trimmed): 9 5/8 × 15 9/16 in. (24.4 × 39.5 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund and Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, by Exchange, 1970
- Object Number: 1970.541.114
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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Attributed to George Murgatroyd Woodward (British, 1765–1809 London)
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