The humours of an Irish-wake, as celebrated at St. Giles's, London [graphic]

Description

Title: The humours of an Irish-wake, as celebrated at St. Giles's, London [graphic]
Creator: Thornton, T., active 1780-1789, printmaker
Contributor: Darly, M. publisher.
Johnson, C., active 1793-1794, publisher.
Published / Created: [1794]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Pubd. by C. Johnson
Description: Title etched below image.
Plate from: The new wonderful magazine, and marvellous chronicle. London : Published by Alex. Hogg, v. 3 (1794).
"Wonderful magazine"--Above image.
Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum.
Temporary local subject terms: Irish wakes -- Drunkenness.
1 print : etching and engraving on laid paper ; sheet 10.8 x 15.3 cm.
Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark with loss of imprint from bottom edge and periodical name from top edge.
Mounted to 32 x 26 cm; a small newspaper clipping (3.9 x 6.2 cm) is mounted below print, dated "1773" in ink.
Mounted on page 252 (misnumbered '244') in a copiously extra-illustrated copy of: King, R. The new London spy, or, A twenty-four hours ramble through the bills of mortality. London : Printed for J. Cooke [and 3 others], [1771?].
Provenance: With the armorial bookplates of "Fraser, of Ledeclune, baronet" and "Herbert Henry Raphael" in volume. Sold at Sotheby's, 22 April 1901, to Sotheran. Schatzki, lot 1193; June 1961;
Extent: 1 print : plate mark 11.8 x 20 cm, on sheet 12.6 x 21 cm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English

Collection Information

Repository: Lewis Walpole Library
Call Number: Quarto 724 771N
Collection Title: Page 244. New London spy, or, A twenty-four hours ramble through the bills of mortality.
Collection / Other Creator: King, Richard, Esq.
Collection Date: London : Printed for J. Cooke [and 3 others], [1771?].