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The property tax for ever!!!, 1816. ArtistThe property tax for ever!!!, 1816. A scene in the Guildhall. Alderman John Atkins is haranguing the audience on the matter of the income tax. Sir William Curtis is wearing sailors trousers
Benefits of a plentiful harvest, 1813. ArtistBenefits of a plentiful harvest, 1813. Lord Mayor Scholey sitting enthroned and pointing to a pair of scales where a loaf is much lighter than the prescribed weight
A peep into the Blue Coat School!!!!!!!!!, 1815. ArtistA peep into the Blue Coat School!!!!!!!!!, 1815. Showing a pig in military uniform (General Sir Eyre Coote) standing on its hind legs and being birched by three Christs Hospital boys
A civic louse in the state bed!!!, or the Corporation conglomorated!!, 1824. ArtistA civic louse in the state bed!!!, or the Corporation conglomorated!!, 1824. The City aldermen and Lord Mayor John Garratt examining an enormous louse on the Mansion House state bed
City Scavengers Cleansing the London Streets of Impurities, 1816. The Lord Mayor, Matthew Wood, Robert Waithman and Sir William Curtis forcibly removing prostitutes from the streets of the City
A companion to the Q-ns ass... 1821A Companion to the Q(uee)-ns Ass in a Band Box, 1821. Lord Francis Conyngham sits on a zebra with a human face (Alderman Wood)
Mother Cole, 1821. An inebriated Queen Caroline is shown slumped in an armchair with a glass of brandy in her hand; behind her stands a servile
Bat, Cat and Mat, how happy could I be with either, 1821. Queen Caroline, Bergami and Matthew Wood dance arm in arm on a road between Calais and St Omer
Delicious Dreams! Castles in the air! Glorious prospects!, 1821. Queen Caroline and her supporters (Flinn, Hume, Lady Anne Hamilton, Alderman Wood)
Grand entrance to Bamboozl em, 1821. Queen Caroline and Alderman Matthew Wood heading a procession through the City, met by a group of Radical reformers
Humpty Dumpty sat on a Wall... 1821. Artist: Richard DightonHumpty Dumpty sat on a Wall... 1821. Alderman Wood lies in the mud outside Brandenburgh House. The cartoon refers to the fact that although Wood supported her
A late arrival at Mother Wood s, 1820. Queen Caroline appears on the balcony of Alderman Sir Matthew Woods house before a street full of traffic
The exile restored... 1820The exile restored or the spies, spawns & spewers of scurrility abuse & defamation set to work, 1820. Sir John Stoddart sitting on a chair
Queen Carolines processionLuciferas procession, Fairy-queen, 1821. Queen Caroline as Lucifera sitting in a coach made of objects which figured in the evidence against her
An old friend with a new face or the baron in disguise, 1821. A bison with the head of Bartolomeo Pergami is embraced by Queen Caroline
The man of the woods & the cat-o -mountain, 1821. A monkey with Alderman Matthew Woods head squats beside a plump cat with the head of Queen Caroline; he puts his left hand on her shoulder
Moments of pleasure, 1820. Queen Caroline, seated on a couch receives the news of the Bill of Pains and Penalties being dropped and Alderman Matthew Wood dances around in front of her
The secret insult! or bribery & corruption rejected!!!, 1820. Queen Caroline stands facing Lord Hutchinson, who begs her to abandon her claim to the throne; on the right is Alderman Matthew Wood in
Stewards Court of the Manor of Torre Devon, 1820. ArtistStewards Court of the Manor of Torre Devon, 1820. Scene of the House of Lords as arranged for the Bill of Pains and Penalties intended to strip Queen Caroline of her tittles
The Kentish lottery - or a new way to pay old debts, 1819. The Duke of Kent and Lord Mayor of London Sir Matthew Wood advertising a lottery scheme
Interior of the Guildhall, City of London, 1816. Artist: George HawkinsInterior of the Guildhall, City of London, 1816. With a dedication to Matthew Wood, Lord Mayor of London in 1816, in the lower margin
The night mayor - or magistratical vigilance, 1816. Alderman Wood, followed by constables, enters a thieves kitchen where a watchman drinks gin with companions
Caroline, Consort of George IV, 1820. Artist: C DyerCaroline, Queen Consort of George IV, 1820, as she appeared at the balcony at Alderman Matthew Woods on her arrival in London
Returning Justice lifts aloft her Scale, 1821. Caroline of Brunswick, between Bergami and Alderman Wood, falls from the tilting summit of a breaking pillar which rests on the word Adultery
A Wooden Substitute, or Any Port in a Storm, 1821. Alderman Wood takes Caroline of Brunswicks left arm, staring at her and grinning inanely; in the background Bergami stands with arms raised
The Q-ns Ass in a Band-box, 1821. Caroline of Brunswick, inside a box, sits on a zebra which stands in a round band-box; the zebra, with the head of Alderman Wood
The Royal Extinguisher, or the King of Brobdingnag & the Lilliputians, 1821. George IV, surrounded by admiring ministers, holds up an extinguisher made of paper
An Emblem of Wisdom Made of Wood, 1820. The head of Alderman Matthew Wood with the body of an owl, punning on the word wood
Civic anointing - or - the catastrophe of Lord Mayors Day 1827, vide Guildhall, 1827Civic anointing - or - the catastrophe of Lord Mayors Day 1827, vide Guildhall ; a large board containing fairy lamps plummets towards the new Lord Mayor, Matthias Prime Lucas and guests
Guildhall, London, 1816. Artist: George HawkinsInterior view of the Guildhall with a dedication to Matthew Wood, Lord Mayor of London, 1816, in the lower margin
A serio comic extravaganza... 1820. George IV seems to be dismissing a petition from the Lord Mayor, John Thomas Thorp, introduced by Alderman Matthew Wood (?)
The Unexpected Visit or more free than welcome, 1820. George IV, seated on a cushion in the Brighton Royal Pavilion, throwing up his arms in horror at the entry of the Queen closely followed by
King Henry VIII, act II, scene iv, c1820. ArtistKing Henry VIII, act II, scene iv, c1820. A performance of the play. George IV, as Henry VIII, sits on the dais under a canopy; two cardinals gape at Queen Caroline who, as Catherine of Aragon
St Stephens Bell Man, 1820. Viscount Castlereagh, in a bell-mans caped coat, shouts outside Alderman Woods house in South Audley Street. Queen Caroline replies from an open window
Mother Wood, the popular procuress!, 1820. Artist: Isaac Robert CruikshankMother Wood, the popular procuress!, 1820. Alderman Wood, dressed as an elderly woman, stands in the porch of his house in South Audley Street holding a bottle inscribed Popularity; the allusion is
Fracas Royal Extraordinaire, 1820. Artist: Isaac Robert CruikshankFracas Royal Extraordinaire, 1820. The Duke of York punching King George IV in the face, watched by Queen Caroline, Alderman Matthew Wood and others. With satirical verses beneath
Queen Caroline and Mrs Wood, 1820. Brandenburgh House theatricals, a Wood scene in a new farce now performing with the greatest eclat at the Hammersmith theatre
Jack Ketch executing sentence on a culprit, 1832. ArtistJack Ketch executing sentence on a culprit, 1832. A hangman pulls at a rope secured around the neck of a bust of the Duke of Wellington; John Key, Matthew Wood and Robert Waithman cheer him
City election candidates of 1812. A View of the Starting Post and List of the Horses and their Riders who Started for the City Plate October 5th 1812
A Wood-in Triumph, or a New Idol for the Ragamuffins, 1809. Artist: C WilliamsA Wood-in Triumph, or a New Idol for the Ragamuffins, 1809. A crowd of labourers and beggars doffing their hats or drawing the Lord Mayors coach, containing Sheriff Wood
Alderman Sir Matthew Wood and King George IVThe Modern Belshazzers Feast; Alderman Sir Matthew Wood presents an envelope marked the Queens letter to the Prince Regents dinner table which falls into disarray
Lord Mayors Show, 1816Scene of Lord Mayor Matthew Woods procession passing St Pauls Cathedral, on Lord Mayors Day, 1816, when he was sworn in a second time as Lord Mayor; with a key to the figures below
Sir Matthew Wood, Lord Mayor 1815-1817 Artist: George PattenPortrait of Sir Matthew Wood, Lord Mayor 1815-1817
Matthew Wood, 1820. Wood (1768-1843), English political and municipal reformer, was Lord Mayor of London 1815-1816 and 1816-1817