Every One To His Liking
Satirical Print
early 19th century (made)
early 19th century (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Caricature depicting a young white man with a black woman perched on his knee. Lettered with title, 8 lines of verse, 'Hey my Wowski! my Wowski!...Her Master's at home to a tittle' and 'Pub. by McCleary 32. Nassau St. Dublin'.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Every One To His Liking (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Etching, coloured by hand |
| Brief description | 'Every One to His Liking!', etching by unknown artist, Dublin, 19th century |
| Physical description | Caricature depicting a young white man with a black woman perched on his knee. Lettered with title, 8 lines of verse, 'Hey my Wowski! my Wowski!...Her Master's at home to a tittle' and 'Pub. by McCleary 32. Nassau St. Dublin'. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Hey my Wowski! my Wowski!...Her Master's at home to a tittle'
'Pub. by McCleary 32. Nassau St. Dublin' (Lettered with title, 8 lines of verse and) |
| Credit line | Given by Mr. Geoffrey A. Whittall |
| Object history | The name Wowski probably refers to a character in George Colman's comic opera Inkle and Yarico, first performed at the Haymarket Theatre in 1787. Wowski (sometimes Wouski) is a black handmaiden who has a relationship with a white servant. Several satirical prints, including Gillray's suppressed 1788 image (E.685:5-2014) use this contemporary play to address rumours of Prince William Henry (later William IV)'s relationship with a black woman in Barbados. |
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| Association | |
| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1955-1956 London: HMSO, 1963 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.483-1955 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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