A worldly-wise-man, or, A man wise in his own conceit [graphic]
Found In:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > A worldly-wise-man, or, A man wise in his own conceit [graphic]
11792061
Description
- Title
- A worldly-wise-man, or, A man wise in his own conceit [graphic]
- Alternative Title
- Man wise in his own conceit
- Creator
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
- Contributor
-
Woodward, G. M. approximately 1760-1809, artist.
Tegg, Thomas, 1776-1846, publisher. - Published / Created
- [April 1808]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Thomas Tegg
- Abstract
-
"An elderly man, in profile to the right, pompously stressing his argument by enumerating points on his fingers."--British Museum catalogue
- Description
-
Title etched below image.
Publisher and date of publication from engraved frontispiece to the volume; see no. 11155 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 8.
Plate from: A lecture on heads / by Geo. Alex. Stevens ; with additions, as delivered by Mr. Charles Lee Lewes ; ... embellished with twenty-five humourous characteristic prints, from drawings by G.M. Woodward, Esq. London : Printed for Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe ..., 1808.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Numbered "9" in upper left corner.
Mounted on leaf 42 of volume 9 of 14 volumes. - Provenance
- From a collection in fourteen volumes compiled by Francis Harvey and dispersed at auction, Sotheby, London, June 1900. Sold at Sotheby, London, 12 March 1919. Bequest of Hugh Dudley Auchincloss to Yale University Library, 1981. Bound by Riviere & Son in three-quarters red morocco with gold tooling and gold lettering on spine.
- Extent
- 1 print : sheet 15.8 x 9.9 cm
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been completely digitized.
- Language
-
English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Call Number
- Auchincloss Rowlandson v. 9
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Book illustrations
Satires (Visual works) England 1808
Etchings England London 1808 - Material
- etching ; and wove paper hand-colored.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Name)
- Stevens, George Alexander, 1710-1784.
- Subjects
-
Stevens, George Alexander, 1710-1784
England > 1808
England > London > 1808
Riviere & Son > Binding
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley > Ownership
Harvey, Francis > Ownership
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
- 12925558
- Object ID (OID)
- 11792061
Manifest Link
