The lamplighter [graphic].
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Description
- Title
- The lamplighter [graphic].
- Contributor
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Bowles, Carington, 1724-1793, publisher.
Dibdin, Charles, 1745-1814. - Published / Created
- published as the act directs 9 Novr. 1790.
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Printed for & sold by Carington Bowles, No. 69 St. Paul's Church Yard, London
- Abstract
-
In the center of a broad city street, a gaily-dressed lamplighter carries his ladder as he walks to the right. In his right hand he carries a can with burning end and a pair of scissors with a chain in a case hangs from his waist. In the distance (left) is a large building with a church spire rising behind, and on the right a pillar with a lamp and iron rail above a brick wall
- Description
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Title from caption above verses etched below image: "By Mr. Dibdin."
Verse in three columns below title begins: "I'm jolly Dick the lamplighter, they say the sun's my dad, and truly I believe it sir, for I'm a pretty lad ..."
Numbered "602" in lower left corner.
Sheet trimmed to plate mark.
Purchased by British Museum in 2010. For similar, see British Museum number 1935,0522.1.36 in the online catalogue.
No. 41 in a bound in a collection of 69 prints with a manuscript title page: A collection of drolleries.
Bound in half red morocco with marbled paper boards and spine title "Facetious" in gold lettering. - Provenance
- From the H.J. Peters sale, Sotheby's, lot 230; December 1960;
- Extent
- 1 print : sheet 35.0 x 24.8 cm
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- Folio 75 C697 770
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Satires (Visual works) England 1790
Mezzotints England London 1790 - Material
- mezzotint ; and laid paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Topic)
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Cities & towns
Ladders
Lampposts
People associated with manual labor - Subjects
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Cities & towns
Ladders
Lampposts
People associated with manual labor
England > 1790
England > London > 1790
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
- 11663409
- Object ID (OID)
- 16192349
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