[Song for Mrs. Anna Davis].

Found In:

Lewis Walpole Library > [Song for Mrs. Anna Davis].


10732606

Description

Title
[Song for Mrs. Anna Davis].
Alternative Title
To Mr. Holland
Contributor
Holland, William, active 1782-1817, publisher.
Published / Created
July 7th, 1791.
Publication Place
London
Publisher
Published by William Holland, No. 50 Oxford St.
Abstract

"Heading to a set of verses printed in two columns, and purporting to be a song made formerly by the boys of Westminster School on an application from 'Mrs Anna Davis' to Dr. Smith (see BMSat 4921, &c.) 'to whip Master Lloyd and some other boys who kept bantam fowls in a yard adjoining her house and disturbed her much . . .'. An ugly old maid in a half-tester bed sits up and frowns angrily at a grinning schoolboy (left) who stands just within the open door holding a cock. On a chair by her bed is a lighted candle, 'Ovid's Art of Love', and a pair of spectacles. Her stays and shoes lie on the floor. The verses are directed 'to Mr Holland' by 'Pedagogue' on the occasion of Mrs. Davis's death: they relate that Mrs. Anna Davis, an elderly prude, had amorous desires towards 'charming Jacky Lloyd'."--British Museum online catalogue

Description
Title devised by cataloger.
Sheet trimmed to plate mark (plate mark 18.7 x 23.8 cm.) on top and sides.
Imprint etched below image: London, Pubd. July 7, 1791 by W. Holland, No. 50 Oxford St.
Letterpress caption title "To Mr. Holland" printed below the plate.
Song purported to have been written by the boys of Westminster school upon the death of Anna Davis.
Publisher's advertisement at bottom of sheet: ... of whom may be had, lately published, ... [list of print titles].
Variant of no. 8002 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 6.
Watermark: countermark I V.
Provenance
Old Print Shop; November 1958;
Extent
1 sheet (1 unnumbered page) : 42 x 24 cm
Language
English

Collection Information

Repository
Lewis Walpole Library
Call Number
791.07.07.02+

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Genre
Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1791
Etchings England London 1791
Publishers' advertisements
Songs
Material
1 etching ; and laid paper hand-colored.
Resource Type
still image
Subject (Name)
Davis, Anna, -1791
Subjects
Davis, Anna, -1791 > Caricatures and cartoons
England > 1791
England > London > 1791

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
7776739
Object ID (OID)
10732606

Tools