A catalogue of the kitchin furniture of John Bull Esqr. leaving of house-keeping now selling by auction [graphic].
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Description
- Title
- A catalogue of the kitchin furniture of John Bull Esqr. leaving of house-keeping now selling by auction [graphic].
- Alternative Title
- Catalogue of the kitchen furniture of John Bull Esqr. leaving of house-keeping now selling by auction
- Contributor
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O'Neale, Jefferyes Hamett, -1801, attributed name.
Williams, John, active 1767-1772, publisher. - Published / Created
- [1762]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Publish'd according to act of Parliament by J. Williams, next the Mitre Tavern, Fleet Street
- Abstract
-
"Satire on Bute's alleged sale of public positions paralleled with Earl Talbot's introduction of economies into the royal household. An auction is taking place in a large kitchen where, in the centre, Talbot, Lord Steward of the Household, instructs the auctioneer's clerk at a table beneath the podium. On the left, three cooks, one a Frenchman planning to leave for Calais to work for "Monsr. Grandsire", are mocked by a Scot for not being able to make haggis; another cook brandishing a gridiron and two ladles stands in front of the fireplace in which stands only a cracked pot filled with thistles. On the right, a poor man plans to bid for "old rags or broken glass", and a stout middle-class woman plans to purchase a ladle to beat her husband, while Princess Augusta and Lord Bute converse intimately; the Princess points suggestively to a large pot resting with other utensils on the floor. In the background, a chaplain laments the lack both "of victuals and of grace"."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
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Title etched above image.
Questionable artist attribution to Jefferyes Hamett O'Neale from the British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: J,1.48.
Date of publication from British Museum catalogue.
Eighteen lines of verse in three columns below image: When Housekeeping fails which at present is true ...
"Price 6d"--Following imprint.
Sheet trimmed to plate mark.
Formerly mounted on blue paper with residue on back. - Provenance
- Susanne Schulz-Falster Rare Books; April 2016.
- Extent
- 1 print : sheet 23.3 x 31 cm
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- 762.00.00.153
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1762
Etchings England London 1762
Engravings England London 1762 - Material
- etching and engraving ; and laid paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Geographic)
- Great Britain
- Subject (Name)
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Talbot, William Talbot, Earl, 1710-1782
Augusta, Princess of Wales, 1719-1772
Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792 - Subject (Topic)
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Royal households
Accounting
Auctions
Cooks
Kitchens - Subjects
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Talbot, William Talbot, Earl, 1710-1782 > Caricatures and cartoons
Augusta, Princess of Wales, 1719-1772 > Caricatures and cartoons
Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792 > Caricatures and cartoons
Royal households > Great Britain > Accounting
Auctions
Cooks
Kitchens
England > 1762
England > London > 1762
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
- 12770098
- Object ID (OID)
- 15956803