Grotesque borders for halls & rooms. [graphic] / No. 14

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17339550

Description

Title
Grotesque borders for halls & rooms. [graphic] / No. 14
Alternative Title
Grotesque borders for halls and rooms. No. 14
Creator
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
Contributor
Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764-1834, publisher.
Woodward, G. M. approximately 1760-1809, artist.
Published / Created
[21 July 1799]
Publication Place
London
Publisher
Pubd. July 21, 1799, at R. Ackermann's, 101 Strand
Description
Title etched at bottom of plate.
Printmaker based on similar plates by Rowlandson, likewise published by Ackermann in 1799. See nos. 9488-9492 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 7.
Design consists of three strips arranged horizontally with various scenes, each row with an imprint etched at bottom center. The plate number is etched above the top row, centered.
Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark with loss of top two rows of design and plate numbering. Description based on impression at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession no.: 59.533.1268.
Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Temporary local Medical Library subject terms: Mountebanks.
1 print : etching with stipple, hand-colored ; sheet 10.3 x 18.5 cm.
Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark with significant loss of text and image. Only the center scene in the middle row of design is present, along with the imprint below. This scene shows a mountebank on a stage addressing a crowd, with the dialogue "The noted Doctor Humbug - cures all disorders incident to the human body!" etched within image.
Extent
1 print : approximately 38 x 50 cm
Language
English

Collection Information

Repository
Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library
Call Number
Print00057

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Genre
Trophies (Architectural ornaments)
Satires (Visual works) England 1799
Etchings England London 1799
Material
etching with stipple ; and wove paper hand-colored.
Resource Type
still image
Subject (Topic)
Quacks and quackery
Stages (Platforms)
Subjects
Quacks and quackery
Stages (Platforms)
England > 1799
England > London > 1799
Riviere & Son > Binding
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley > Ownership
Harvey, Francis > Ownership

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Rights
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Identifiers

Orbis Record
12772931
Object ID (OID)
17339550

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