A tragi-comical dialogue between my Lord Skaggs and his broomstick
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Description
- Title
- A tragi-comical dialogue between my Lord Skaggs and his broomstick
- Alternative Title
- Introduction. Each buck & jolly fellow has heard of Skegginello
- Creator
- Howard, H. (Henry), author
- Contributor
-
Ryall, John, publisher.
Houston, Richard, 1721?-1775, printmaker.
King, Thomas, active 1756-1769, artist. - Published / Created
- [1752]
- Publication Place
- London and England London
- Publisher
- Printed for John Ryall, at Hogarth's Head, in Fleet Street
- Abstract
-
"A broadside on Matthew Skeggs, a publican who became famous for miming music-making with a broomstick while making matching vocal sounds; with a round mezzotint after a painting by Thomas King, showing Skeggs facing towards the right, next to the portrait an etched broomstick surmounted by a dancing hog, and a suspended horn; with engraved title and verses of one poem and of one song text by Henry Howard in two columns."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
-
Engraved broadside, in verse in two columns.
Printmaker identified as Richard Houston in the British Museum catalogue.
Date from British Museum.
At head of title: Introduction. Each buck & jolly fellow has heard of Skegginello. The famous Skegginallo that grunts so pretty upon his broomsticado. Such music he has made, O. Twill spoil the fiddling trade, O. And that's a pity. ...
Mezzotint portrait at head signed, with fictitious signature: "G Pigganinne Fecit". After a portrait by Thomas King. - Provenance
- Jarndyce; October 2021.
- Extent
- 1 sheet (1 unnumbered page) : 29 x 18 cm
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been completely digitized.
- Language
-
English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- File 763 752 H83+
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Humor
Broadside poems
Poems
Songs
Portrait prints - Material
- illustrations, portrait ;
- Resource Type
- still image and text
- Subject (Name)
- Skeggs, Matthew, -1773
- Subject (Topic)
- Verse satire
- Subjects
-
Skeggs, Matthew, -1773 > Humor
Verse satire
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 16021745
- Object ID (OID)
- 33117812