The house that Jack-built [graphic]
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Description
- Title
- The house that Jack-built [graphic]
- Creator
- Williams, Charles, active 1797-1830, printmaker
- Contributor
- Walker, Elizabeth, active 1789-1817, publisher.
- Published / Created
- [September 1809]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Pubd. Septr. 1809 by Walker, No. 7 Cornhill
- Abstract
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"A more realistic rendering of the squib, illustrated in British Museum Satires No. 11414, &c., the text slightly altered. Seven designs in two rows, three above and four below, the verses etched across the upper part of each. [1] A close-up view of part of the east front of the new theatre, not accurately drawn, but showing the portico and its flanking sculptures of 'Antient Drama' and 'Modern Drama'. Above: 'This is . . .' [&c.]. [2] An arc of the third tier of boxes, showing three boxes crowded with fashionables in polite conversation; one lady only looks at the stage, using a glass. Above: 'These are the Boxes . . .' [&c.]. [3] A similar view of three pigeon-holes showing lighted chandeliers suspended from brackets below them. The occupants of the front row sit, those behind stand in a massed crowd; all are behaving well. Above: 'These are the Pigeon holes made for the poor, over the Boxes . . .' [&c.]. [4] A bust portrait of Catalani, singing, with tense bony neck, a claw-like hand on her breast. Above: 'This is the Cat . . .' [&c.]. [5] A bust portrait of an obese neatly dressed 'cit' in profile to the left, fiercely blowing a trumpet from which issues the word 'Hiss'. In his right hand is a paper: 'The Age of Reason [cf. No. 8646] a New Comedy perform[ed] by J Bull & C°'. Above: 'This is John Bull. . .' [&c.]. [6] A bust profile portrait of Townsend, neatly dressed, and wearing a top-hat. His right arm is outstretched as if to seize John Bull in the adjacent design; in his left hand is a constable's crowned staff. Above: 'This is the Thief taker . . .' [&c.]. [7] A bust portrait of Kemble, sternly frowning, in profile to the left, clasping a rolled document inscribed 'King John'. He wears ordinary dress with swathed neck-cloth and high-collared coat. Above: 'This is the Manager . . .' [&c.]. (Cf. British Museum Satires No. 11419.)"--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
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Title etched below image.
Attributed to Charles Williams in the British Museum catalogue. - Provenance
- Maggs Bros.; May 2023.
- Extent
- 1 print : plate mark 25 x 36 cm, on sheet 28 x 44 cm
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been completely digitized.
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- 809.09.00.07+
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1809
Etchings England London 1809 - Material
- etching ; and wove paper hand-colored.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Geographic)
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England
London. - Subject (Name)
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Catalani, Angelica, 1780-1849
Townsend, John, 1760-1832
Kemble, John Philip, 1757-1823
Covent Garden Theatre, - Subject (Topic)
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John Bull (Symbolic character)
Theaters
Interiors
Chandeliers
Theater audiences
Bugles
Prices
Anger - Subjects
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Catalani, Angelica, 1780-1849 > Caricatures and cartoons
Townsend, John, 1760-1832 > Caricatures and cartoons
Kemble, John Philip, 1757-1823 > Caricatures and cartoons
Covent Garden Theatre
John Bull (Symbolic character) > Caricatures and cartoons
Theaters > England > London
Interiors
Chandeliers
Theater audiences
Bugles
Prices
Anger
England > 1809
England > London > 1809
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 16658644
- Object ID (OID)
- 33117103