Scotch wedding [graphic].
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Description
- Title
- Scotch wedding [graphic].
- Contributor
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Wigstead, Henry, printmaker.
Holland, William, active 1782-1817, printmaker. - Published / Created
- Sepr. 23, 1789.
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Pubd. by W. Holland, No. 50 Oxford Street
- Abstract
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"Lady Charlotte Gordon and Col. Lennox leap over a broom which lies on the floor; she holds him by the left wrist and points towards a nuptial bed decorated with a coat of arms (that of the Duke of Gordon, freely sketched) and ducal coronet. The Duchess of Gordon (right) sits in profile to the left playing bagpipes and looking at the couple with a satisfied smile. Behind her chair is a bottle, inscribed 'Scotch Pint', and a wine-glass. Lennox wears regimentals and a hat, his right arm is held up as if dancing a Scots reel; a pair of pistols (an allusion to his duel with the Duke of York, see BMSat 7531, &c.) protrudes from his pocket. Lady Charlotte wears a large feathered hat. It is clear from her attitude and the expression of the Duchess that the bridegroom, though willing, has not taken the initiative."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
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Title etched below image.
Attributed to either Henry Wigstead or William Holland in the British Museum catalogue.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Publisher's advertisement below title: "In Holland's exhibition rooms may be seen the largest collection in Europe of humourous prints. Admitance [sic] One Shilling."
Watermark: armorial shield with fleur-de-lis above and initials CS below. - Provenance
- Old Print Shop; June 1962;
- Extent
- 1 print : sheet 25 x 37 cm
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- 789.09.23.01+
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1789
Etchings England London 1789
Publishers' advertisements England London 1789 - Material
- etching ; and laid paper hand-colored.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Name)
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Richmond and Lennox, Charles Lennox, Duke of, 1764-1819
Richmond and Lennox, Charlotte, Duchess of, 1768-1842
Gordon, Jane Maxwell Gordon, Duchess of, d. 1812 - Subject (Topic)
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Dueling
Bagpipes
Bed
Bedrooms
Brooms
Glassware
Handguns
Military uniforms
British
Musical instruments - Subjects
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Richmond and Lennox, Charles Lennox, Duke of, 1764-1819 > Caricatures and cartoons
Richmond and Lennox, Charlotte, Duchess of, 1768-1842 > Caricatures and cartoons
Gordon, Jane Maxwell Gordon, Duchess of, d. 1812 > Caricatures and cartoons
England > 1789
England > London > 1789
Dueling
Bagpipes
Bed
Bedrooms
Brooms
Glassware
Handguns
Military uniforms > British
Musical instruments
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
- 7727940
- Object ID (OID)
- 10731152