How to pass a carriage [graphic]
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Description
- Title
- How to pass a carriage [graphic]
- Contributor
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Bunbury, Henry William, 1750-1811, artist.
Dickinson, William, 1746 or 1747-1823, publisher. - Published / Created
- [1 September 1786]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Publish'd Sepr. 1, 1786, by W. Dickinson, engraver & printseller, No. 158 Bond Street
- Abstract
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"A man rides (right to left) a violently shying horse, passing on the near side a two-wheeled farmer's cart, driving left to right, in which are seated a man and woman, the backs of their heads being visible. The front part of the cart is cut off by the right edge of the design. The horseman wears a naval uniform, his hat flies off, he tugs at his rein with both hands. He is attempting to pass between the cart and a steep bank. At the back of the cart a goose puts its head through a basket to hiss at the horse. A dog barks at the bird."--British Museum catalogue
- Description
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Title from text below image.
Sheet trimmed to plate mark.
Plate from: Gambado, G. Academy for grown horsemen. London : W. Dickinson [etc.], 1787.
Mounted on page 68 in volume 2 of: Etchings by Henry William Bunbury, Esq. and after his designs. - Provenance
- Sold at Strawberry Hill Sale, day viii, lot 50, to H.G. Bohn, £7.7.0 [London, 733]; from an undergraduate at King's College, through Scribner's, May 1952, to W.S. Lewis, $225.
- Extent
- 1 print : sheet 22.6 x 21 cm
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- Folio 49 3563 v.2 (Oversize)
- Collection Title
- Volume 2, page 68. Etchings by Henry William Bunbury, Esq. and after his designs.
- Collection / Other Creator
- Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797, collector.
- Collection Date
- [Strawberry Hill], [between 1765 and 1792]
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Satires (Visual works) England 1786
Stipple engravings England London 1786
Etchings England London 1786 - Material
- stipple engraving and etching ; and laid paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Topic)
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Horseback riding
Military uniforms
Carriages & coaches
Geese
Dogs - Subjects
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Horseback riding
Military uniforms
Carriages & coaches
Geese
Dogs
England > 1786
England > London > 1786
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 > 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
- 15389304
- Object ID (OID)
- 17355599