High life below stairs [graphic]
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Description
- Title
- High life below stairs [graphic]
- Creator
- Caldwall, James, 1739-1819, printmaker
- Contributor
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Collet, John, 1725?-1780, artist.
Sayer, Robert, 1725-1794, publisher.
Smith, J. active approximately 1750-1792, publisher. - Published / Created
- 20 May 1772.
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Printed for Robt. Sayer, No. 53 Fleet Street, & J. Smith, No. 35 Cheapside, publish'd as the act directs
- Abstract
-
A young maid seated by the kitchen table is admiring in a small mirror her coiffure as it is being arranged by a footman. A little girl playing by the window is mimicking his work on her rag doll. In the foreground on rihgt, an old woman is washing clothes in a large tub. On the other side of the kitchen an maid plays a mandolin while singing together with a footman seated by her side. A small shaggy pet dog sits on an open music book by their feet, howling in accompaniment. A kitten plays with the ribbons of a hat left leaning against the table leg on the floor. In the background is a large fireplace with dishes and candlesticks on the mantle and a bird-cage from which a large black bird peeks curiously at the hairdressing in progress
- Description
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Title from item.
After painting by Collet titled: High taste in low life, exhibited at the Society of Artists in 1765. Cf. Catalogue of the paintings, sculptures ... exhibiting by the Free Society of Artists, 1765, no. 63.
Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Temporary local subject terms: Townhouse kitchen -- Containers: Warming pan. - Provenance
- Suckling; November 1958;
- Extent
- 1 print : plate mark 25.7 x 36.5 cm, on sheet 28 x 43 cm
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- 772.05.20.02+
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Satires (Visual works) England 1772
Engravings England London 1772
Etchings England London 1772 - Material
- etching and engraving ; and laid paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Topic)
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Candlesticks
Cats
Dogs
Interiors
Irons (Pressing)
Kitchens
Music - Subjects
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Candlesticks
Cats
Dogs
Interiors
Irons (Pressing)
Kitchens
Music
England > 1772
England > London > 1772
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 8328028
- Object ID (OID)
- 10715920