A line of seven figures all caricatured with animalistic features, marching right to left, shown full-length. The first character blows a horn, carries a violin and bow in his hands and on a string around his waist another horn with smoke coming out ...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
France
Subject (Topic):
Royalists, History, Animals in human situations, Baskets, Cannons, Hand tools, Musical instruments, Soldiers, and French
Multi-title collection including Histoire de la Nouvelle France : contenant les navigations
Image Count:
4
Alternative Title:
Histoire de la Novvelle France
Description:
BEIN Taylor 245: Bound with: Lescarbot, Marc. Les muses de la Nouvelle France. Paris, 1609. Armorial bookplate of Horace de Landau with shelf-mark 4813. [1] Figure du port de Ganabara au Brisil (10 x 17 cm, on sheet 18 x 20 cm, folded to 18 x 9 cm) b...
Publisher:
Chez Iean Milot
Subject (Geographic):
Nova Scotia, New France, America, Acadia, Florida, and Guanabara Bay (Brazil)
Subject (Name):
Villegaignon, Nicolas Durand de, 1510-1571?
Subject (Topic):
Indians of North America, Discovery and exploration, French, and History
A fat English military officer resembling George III marches behind a thin French officer also resembling Louis XVI pulling the latter's queue and kicking him in the rear. Possibly a reference to Rodney's 1782 naval victory over the French
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain, France., France, and Great Britain.
Subject (Topic):
Foreign relations, Kicking, Military uniforms, British, and French
Portrait of Isaac de Benserade, bust-length, looking to right, with long wig, in oval; illustration from Perrault's 'Les Hommes illustres' (Paris, Dezallier, 1696-1700), volume II.--British Museum online catalogue
"Portrait of French playwright Molière, after Bourdon; three-quarter length, sitting at desk, directed to left, hands folded on table, wearing long curled wig and loose-fitting gown; in rectangular frame, with spread wings and ivy in upper part, and a...
Alternative Title:
Jean Baptiste Poquelin de Molière
Description:
Title from from text within cartouche at top of image.
As the result of the Convention of Cintra, French general Junot is shown vomiting, with great effort, a large booty of gold coins, candlesticks, church plate, watches, and other valuables while a Portuguese kneeling in front of him attempts to catch a...
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
Pubd. October 17, 1808 by R. Ackermann, N 101 Strand
Subject (Name):
Junot, Jean Andoche, duc d'Abrantès, 1771-1813.
Subject (Topic):
John Bull (Symbolic character), Convention of Cintra, Military officers, French, Military uniforms, Vomiting, and War destruction & pillage
