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Print made by: Robert Seymour (?)

Published by: Thomas McLean
Title
The bad hat
Description
English: A street scene outside an illuminated shop : . . .'& Oil-man Dip'; on the façade, in fairy lights, are big letters: '[REF]ORM'; lighted candles are in the windows, a tricolour flag hangs from an upper window. William IV, his hands in his trouser pockets, stands on a mounting-block at the pavement edge, gaping up at the illuminations. Grey (right), out-at-elbows and wearing a bonnet rouge, stands behind the King, and quietly lifts the crown from his head, looking over his shoulder to the right, and putting his finger against his nose; he says '"What a shocking bad Hat".' Behind him O'Connell watches with approval; each puts a foot on the King's mounting-block. Brougham, more raffish and holding a bludgeon, takes a running stride to the left, away from the King, from whose coat-tail he twitches a handkerchief inscribed 'The Ks . . . Conscience' [as Chancellor he was "Keeper of the King's conscience"]. Window-gazers stand in back view; one looks slyly round at the robbery. April 30 1831
Hand-coloured lithograph
Depicted people Associated with: Henry Peter, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux
Date 1831
date QS:P571,+1831-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium paper
Dimensions
Height: 290 millimetres (image)
Width: 223 millimetres
institution QS:P195,Q6373
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Accession number
1868,0808.9360
Notes

(Description and comment from M. Dorothy George, 'Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires in the British Museum', XI, 1954) A satire on the Reform Bill as leading inevitably to a republic, see No. 16633, &c.: Ministers delude the King. London was illuminated on 27 April on the Mayor's initiative to celebrate the dissolution (see No. 16641, &c), and unpopular windows were broken, see Nos. 16716, 16720. The décor was political and mostly extolled the King. The 'Spectator' office had "Reform Bill" [cf. No. 16686] in variegated lamps, with a medallion of the King from Chantrey's bust; motto: "The King has helped you, now help yourselves." Benbow (see vol. x) in Fleet Street displayed a large flag on which were painted a gallows, rope, and cat-o'-nine-tails; words: "Compensation for the borough-mongers, Charles Street gang, traitors." 'The Ballot', 1 May 1831. "What a shocking bad hat"(1) was a catch-phrase "in every man's mouth"; its origin is attributed to a hat-maker soliciting votes in Southwark, who always used the words, adding "really you must allow me to send you a new one". 'The Times', 9 July 1831. "What a Shocking Bad Hat!", a dandy inspecting a battered hat, is the G.o.C. cut for 1 May 1831 (reproduced Hindley, 'G.o.C.' p. 95).

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(1) Gronow, 'Anecdotes of Celebrities . . .', 1873, p. 294, attributes the saying to the Duke of York (d. 1827), who used it at Newmarket of Lord Walpole who wore a hat with a big brim and low crown. Sir W. Fraser says the origin was Wellington's comment on the newly returned members in the first Reformed Parliament: "I never saw so many shocking bad hats in my life" (the Duke was clearly quoting). 'Words of Wellington', 1900, pp. 10 f.
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