A brace of blackguards [graphic]
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Description
- Title
- A brace of blackguards [graphic]
- Creator
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
- Published / Created
- [20 June 1789]
- Publication Place
- Brighton, England
- Publisher
- Pubd. as the act directs, June 20, 1789, by Mrs. Lay on the Steine, Brighthelmstone
- Abstract
-
Three men in a tavern with three pictures on the wall with images of pugilists, a portrait of Buckhorse and two images of fights. The one man has his head on the table, presumably passed out and asleep. The other man sits in a chair looking out at the viewer, a club in his hand and a dog at his feet. The third man stands behind him, his fists postitioned ready for a bout, although he holds a smoking pipe in his left hand. On the mantel are glasses and flasks of liquor
- Description
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Title etched below image.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Manuscript notion identifies the seated man as "Morland the artist" and the man standing behind him as "Rowlandson".
Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
For a description of the reissue or alternate version of this design from 1812, see: Grego, J. Rowlandson the caricaturist, v. 2, page 230.
Temporary local subject terms: Tankards -- Pictures amplifying subjects: 3 prints of pugilists.
1 print : aquatint and etching on wove paper, touches of color ; sheet 35.4 x 23.2 cm.
Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark with loss of imprint statement from bottom edge.
Mounted on leaf 12 of volume 12 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 38 x 27 cm
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been completely digitized.
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Call Number
- Auchincloss Rowlandson v. 12
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Caricatures and cartoons
Annotations (Provenance) 18th century
Satires (Visual works) England 1789
Aquatints England London 1789
Etchings England London 1789 - Material
- aquatint and etching ; and wove paper hand-colored.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Name)
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Morland, George, 1763-1804
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827 - Subject (Topic)
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Artists
British
Boxing
Chairs
Dogs
Drinking vessels
Fireplaces
Pipes (Smoking)
Sports posters
Tables
Taverns (Inns) - Subjects
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Morland, George, 1763-1804 > Caricatures and cartoons
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827 > Caricatures and cartoons
Artists > British
Boxing
Chairs
Dogs
Drinking vessels
Fireplaces
Pipes (Smoking)
Sports posters
Tables
Taverns (Inns)
18th century
England > 1789
England > London > 1789
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
- 7724137
- Object ID (OID)
- 11794957
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