College breakfast [graphic]
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Description
- Title
- College breakfast [graphic]
- Creator
- Laurie, Robert, 1755-1836, printmaker
- Contributor
- Nixon, John, -1818, artist.
- Published / Created
- [21 October 1783]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Publish'd Octr. 21st, 1783 by J. Harris, Sweetings Alley, Cornhill, London
- Abstract
-
At one end of a long table, a cleric with crossed eyes and mortar board drinks tea. He appears to be suspended in the air (the chair is not drawn) and leans with his elbow on the Morning Herald on the table. At the other end, a yawning academic in an unbuttoned coat under his robe, is doing up his stockings. His loose garter draws the attention of a playful cat while a dog watches him impatiently. Next to him on the table is an open volume of Euclid's Elements. The maid standing behind the table looks at the cleric on the left and pours hot water on the floor missing the teacup. Above the fireplace hang two muskets and three silhouette portraits of women. The bookshelves on the right display works of English authors and philosophers; on the left hangs a painting of a reposing nude and a satyr
- Description
- Title etched below image.
- Extent
- 1 print : sheet 31 x 32 cm.
- Language
-
English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- 783.10.21.01+
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Satires (Visual works) England 1783
Stipple engravings England London 1783 - Material
- stipple engraving with etching and roulette ;
- Subject (Geographic)
- England
- Subject (Topic)
-
Clergy
Scholars
Eating & drinking
Interiors
Pets
Rifles
Hats
Clothing & dress - Subjects
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Clergy > England > 18th century
Scholars
Eating & drinking
Interiors > England > 18th century
Pets
Rifles
Hats
Clothing & dress > England > 1780-1790
England > 1783
England > London > 1783
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
- 6930808
- Object ID (OID)
- 10724795