A patent extinguisher, being a safe & easy mode of putting out a candle [graphic].
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Description
- Title
- A patent extinguisher, being a safe & easy mode of putting out a candle [graphic].
- Creator
- Nixon, John, -1818, artist
- Contributor
- Holland, William, active 1782-1817, publisher.
- Published / Created
- July 1801.
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Pub'd by Wm. Holland, Oxford street
- Abstract
-
An old woman dressed in her nightcap and gown, her one breast hanging exposed from her gown, climbs into bed in which her husband already lies. She expels gas from her bottom in the direction of the candle on the ground in front of the fireplace with such force that it lifts the cat off the ground and bends the candle. Above the fireplace is a broadside entitled: The storm by Mr. Dodd, cease rude boreas balstering railes ... On the table below the window (left) is a bowl labeled "Pease porridge" and a wig on a stand. On the ground at her feet lies a corset, shoes and other garments. Above the bed are boxed and breeches; a man's coat is hung on the back of the chair to the right of the hearth
- Description
-
Title etched above image.
Artist attribution from dealer's description.
Study for a print of the same title that was published July 1801 by W. Holland. - Provenance
- Formerly in the collection of Ronald Searle, who acquired it from Andrew Blake in 1954. Abbott and Holder; July 2016.
- Extent
- 1 print : aquatint with etching ; plate mark 28.8 x 23 cm
- Language
-
English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- 801.07.00.05+
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Satires (Visual works) England 1801
Aquatints - Material
- wove paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Topic)
-
Bed
Boxes
Candlesticks
Canopy beds
Cats
Corsets
Couples
Fireplaces
Flatulence
Single women
Sleepwear - Subjects
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Bed
Boxes
Candlesticks
Canopy beds
Cats
Corsets
Couples
Fireplaces
Flatulence
Single women
Sleepwear
England > 1801
Searle, Ronald, 1920- > 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
- 12954465
- Object ID (OID)
- 15955099