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1. Rowlandson, an excellent resemblance [art original]
- Creator:
- Bannister, John, 1760-1836, artist
- Published / Created:
- June 4th, 1795.
- Call Number:
- Auchincloss Rowlandson v. 1
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Portrait head, in profile to the left, of the caricaturist Thomas Rowlandson
- Description:
- Title written in ink and pencil below image., Signed and dated by the artist., and Formerly mounted on leaf i of volume 1 of 14 volumes.
- Subject (Name):
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827,
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Rowlandson, an excellent resemblance [art original]
2. A sketch from nature [graphic]
- Creator:
- Carey, William, 1759-1839, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [1784?]
- Call Number:
- Auchincloss Rowlandson v. 1
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "A brothel scene. The fat bawd (left) leans back in an arm-chair in a drunken sleep; the contents of a glass in her right hand pour over a dog; a bottle on the ground at her feet spills its contents. There are three couples of revellers, the three women all pretty; one puts her arms round the neck of a man who waves his hat in one hand while with the other he pours the contents of a punch-bowl on to the sleeping woman's head. Another sits on the knee of a very young military officer while she snatches off the wig of the third man (right), old and ugly, who is dallying with the third young woman. The room is lit by a candle-sconce on the wall (left)."--British Museum online catalogue, description of a later state
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Printmaker from signature on later state: Engrav'd by W.P. Carey., Probably an early (proof?) state before printmaker's signature added., Publication information based on later state with the imprint "London, Publishd. June 24, 1784, by I.R. Smith, No. 83 Oxford Street." See No. 6719 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum, v. 6., Sheet trimmed within plate mark with possible loss of imprint statement., See: Grego, J. Rowlandson the caricaturist, v. 1, page 145., and Formerly mounted on leaf 41 of volume 1 of 14 volumes.
- Publisher:
- J.R. Smith
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > A sketch from nature [graphic]
3. F. Harvey, Book and Print Seller, 4 St. James's Street [graphic]
- Creator:
- Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [1872]
- Call Number:
- Auchincloss Rowlandson v. 1
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Gentlemen gazing at the wares in the bow window of a book and print dealership, the proprietor at the door, a gentleman walking off to the left with his purchases under his arm; an advertisement for F Harvey, a London print and book dealer."--British Museum online catalogue
- Alternative Title:
- Bookplate of Francis Harvey
- Description:
- Title from text in image., Alternative title devised by curator., 1 print : etching on wove paper ; plate mark 7.3 x 8.4 cm, on sheet 8.1 x 9.1 cm., and Formerly mounted on title page of volume 1 of 14 volumes.
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified
- Subject (Name):
- Harvey, Francis.
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > F. Harvey, Book and Print Seller, 4 St. James's Street [graphic]
4. Eastward ho!, or, The young statesman's ramble [graphic].
- Creator:
- Cruikshank, Isaac, 1764-1811, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [24 March 1784]
- Call Number:
- Auchincloss Rowlandson v. 1
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- The rivalry between Fox and Pitt is shown in a series of seven images beginning with the portraits of each of them. In the third image, Fox and Pitt fight for a Twelfth Cake, with Fox winning. In the fourth, Nobody (i.e., the King), gives Lord Temple, carrying dark lantern, a note supporting Pitt's claim to the Cake. In the fifth image, a grocer complains about Fox's actions against smuggling. In the sixth, on his return from the Grocers' Hall on February 28, Pitt participates in a riot. He is opposed by a diminutive Jeffery Dunstan, the popular 'mayor of Garrett" and Fox's supporter. In the seventh, Pitt and his companions are thrashed by men with sticks
- Alternative Title:
- Young statesman's ramble
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., 1 print : etching on laid paper, hand-colored ; sheet 24.9 x 35.6 cm., Sheet trimmed within plate mark on top edge., and Formerly mounted on leaf 50 of volume 1 of 14 volumes.
- Publisher:
- Pub. 24th March 1784 by W. Humphrey, No. 227 Strand
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain and England
- Subject (Name):
- George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Pitt, William, 1759-1806, Buckingham, George Nugent Temple Grenville, Marquess of, 1753-1813, Dunstan, Jeffery, 1759?-1797, and Cornwall, Charles Wolfran, 1735-1789
- Subject (Topic):
- Politics and government, Devil, Smuggling, Riots, and Clothing & dress
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Eastward ho!, or, The young statesman's ramble [graphic].
5. Old Q-uiz the old goat of Piccadilly [graphic]
- Creator:
- Dighton, Robert, 1752-1814, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [25 February 1796]
- Call Number:
- Auchincloss Rowlandson v. 1
- Collection Title:
- Leaf 9. Characatures by Dighton.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Queensberry (right), walking beside a buxom young milliner, puts out an arm to touch her. His left hand is in a large muff. He wears a star and from his coat-pocket issue bottles labelled 'Renovating Balsam' and 'Velno's Vegetable Syrup' (see British Museum Satires No. 7592). She carries an arched-topped coffer (as in British Museum Satires No. 4923) and seems not unwilling."--British Museum online catalogue
- Alternative Title:
- Old Quiz the old goat of Piccadilly
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Two lines of text below title: A shining star - in the British Peerage, and a usefull ornament to society. Fudge., Temporary local subject terms: Male dress -- Trades: Milliners -- Velno's vegetable syrup -- Renovating balsam -- Containers: Milliners' coffer., Temporary local Medical Library subject terms: Sex behavior -- Velno's Syrup., 1 print : etching on wove paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 24.6 x 23.8 cm, on sheet 34.9 x 27.8 cm., and Formerly mounted on leaf 89 of volume 1 of 14 volumes.
- Publisher:
- Published Feby. 25th, 1796, by R. Dighton, Charing Cross
- Subject (Name):
- Queensbury, William Douglas, Duke of, 1724-1811
- Subject (Topic):
- Muffs and Patent medicines
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Old Q-uiz the old goat of Piccadilly [graphic]
6. No popery, or, Newgate reformer [graphic].
- Creator:
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [9 June 1780]
- Call Number:
- Auchincloss Rowlandson v. 1
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "The half length figure of a ruffianly man, shouting "Down with the Bank" and raising in both hands a stick or bar. In his hat is a ribbon favour inscribed "No Popery". On the right and behind is the façade of Newgate in flames."--British Museum online catalogue
- Alternative Title:
- Newgate reformer
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., The ficticious publisher "I. Catch" probably refers to Jack Ketch or the hangman. See British Museum catalogue., Four lines of verse below title: Tho' he says he's a Protestant, look at the print, the face and the bludgeon will give you a hint, religion he cries, in hopes to deceive, while his practice is only to burn and to thieve., 1 print : etching on wove paper ; plate mark 27.4 x 21.2 cm, on sheet 38.6 x 28.5 cm., and Formerly mounted on leaf 4 of volume 1 of 14 volumes.
- Publisher:
- Publish'd as the Act directs, June 9th, 1780, by I. Catch of St. Giles's
- Subject (Geographic):
- England and London
- Subject (Name):
- Newgate (Prison : London, England)
- Subject (Topic):
- Gordon Riots, 1780, Vandalism, and Clothing & dress
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > No popery, or, Newgate reformer [graphic].
7. Letter : to Henry Angelo, 1815 July 18.
- Creator:
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827
- Call Number:
- Auchincloss Rowlandson v. 1
- Image Count:
- 2
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- ALS from Thomas Rowlandson to Henry Angelo mentioning a bill becoming due in the near future. Rowlandson's recent meeting with their mutual friend John Bannister is also mentioned, and a desire for the three friends to meet up and form a "jovial trio" is expressed
- Description:
- In English. and Formerly mounted on leaf i of volume 1 of 14 volumes.
- Subject (Name):
- Angelo, Henry, 1756-1835.
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Letter : to Henry Angelo, 1815 July 18.
8. The dissapointed [sic] dinner hunter [art original]
- Creator:
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, artist
- Published / Created:
- [1812]
- Call Number:
- Auchincloss Rowlandson v. 1
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "An uncouth footman (left) in livery stands in the door of a corner house, taking a tankard from a pot-boy, while he answers an elderly and hungry-looking visitor, who leans towards him with an angry and sceptical stare. Across the street is an old-fashioned building with a swinging lantern in a shade ...; two stout elderly men approach the door of this cheap cook-shop ..."--British Museum online catalogue, description of the print for which this is likely the original drawing
- Alternative Title:
- Dissapointed dinner hunter and Disappointed dinner hunter
- Description:
- Title from note in artist's hand at bottom of sheet., Signed and dated by the artist in ink., Probably the original drawing for a print published in 1823 with the title: Not at home, or, A disappointed dinner hunter. Cf. No. 14629 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 10., Cf. Grego, J. Rowlandson the caricaturist, v. 2, page 374., and Formerly mounted on leaf 1 of volume 1 of 14 volumes.
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > The dissapointed [sic] dinner hunter [art original]
9. [Pastoral scene with couple] [art original].
- Creator:
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, artist
- Published / Created:
- [1784?]
- Call Number:
- Auchincloss Rowlandson v. 1
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Rustic scene; a swain sitting on a stone block, playing the flute to a young, barefoot woman who stands in front of him, looking up at him and leaning back against his right leg, a dog at her feet at left; behind at left, the outer wall of an overgrown stone edifice, trees beyond."--British Museum online catalogue, description of a print of the same composition
- Alternative Title:
- Rest from labour on sunny days
- Description:
- Title devised by curator., Title given by Grego for a print of the same composition: Rest from labour on sunny days., Attributed to Rowlandson by curator., Possibly a study for a print of the same composition that is signed "Rowlandson 1784." Cf. British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1852,0214.165., Cf. Grego, J. Rowlandson the caricaturist, v. 1, page 150., Watermark: J. Whatman., and Formerly mounted on leaf 86 of volume 1 of 14 volumes.
- Subject (Topic):
- Country life, Flutes, and Dogs
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > [Pastoral scene with couple] [art original].
