Elmes

William Elmes
Most of his caricature relate to the wars against the French. The majority being published by Tegg.
Although most of his limited output was in a two year period, starting in late 1811. His story style and interesting images make his prints very collectable.  

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	Elmes. THE GAY LOTHARIO. the Great and Celebrated Amateur of Fashion. Published – March 6th 1813 by Thos Tegg. No.111 Cheapside. 13½ x 9½. Original colour and with reasonable margins. However – there is some crinkling of the paper and there is a tear at the top, which goes one inch into the word bubble and there is staining outside the image from an old mount. Coates on the stage is declaiming Lothario’s speech when he is dying. The people in the box are all applauding. B. M. 12128. £135.
	Elmes. JACK, HOVE DOWN - WITH A GROG BLOSSOM FEVER. Thos. Tegg No 111 Cheapside (August 1811). 13¾ x 9¾. Original colour with small margins. Some staining on the left of the print. A carbuncled bed ridden sailor who is clutching a bottle of ‘grog’ is faced with a doctor offering him medicines, bloodletting and no drink. Jack says, “Stop [my Grog - Bellay there Doctor - Shiver my timbers but your lingo bothers me - You may batter my Hull as long as you like, but I’ll be d—‘nd if ever you board me with your Glyster pipe.” B. M. 11825. £180.
	Elmes. JOHN BULL READING THE EXTRAORDINARY RED BOOK. Published by T. Tegg 111 Cheapside. (c.1810). 9¾ x 13¾. Original colour, with good margins. Two small repaired tears, one into the E of Red Book the other under the J of John Bull. John Bull sits on a chair frantic with anger. He is reading from an ‘Extraordinary Red Book’. He shouts, “Oh!!-Monstrous!!!-that twenty six State Cormorants should swallow annually an aggregate sum: under the name of salaries independent of the indefinable emoluments which result from other sources of gain amounting to-£453,692. Can we any longer wonder that the love of Place in these men should supersede every more exalted consideration”. Behind John Bull, sit ministerial members in close rows. One stands holding a scroll whose coiled end is under John Bulls chair. It is a ‘list of Placemen pensions and sinecures’. BM. 12781 £160.
	William Elmes. ADVENTURES OF JOHNNY NEWCOME. (Published by Tegg 1812. This issue has a watermark of 1819 and the imprint removed). 13¾ x 9¾. Original colour with reasonable margins, and a watermark of 1819. The words under each image are: Johnny’s reception by merry Tonkanoo at Negro Ball. Johnny dancing with Rosa – the Planters beautiful daughter. Johnny’s Courtship and professions of Love to Rosa. Johnny and the fair Rosa tripping to the Alter of Hyman. Nuptial ceremony to Johnny and the charming Rosa. Johnny and his fair bride reveling in Jollily and festive mirth. B. M. 11984. £175.