Creator: Bretherton, James, approximately 1730-1806, printmaker

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1. A Sunday evening [graphic]

Creator:: Bretherton, James, approximately 1730-1806, printmaker
Published / Created:: publish'd 7th December 1772.
Call Number:: Folio 75 B87 770 (Oversize)
Collection Title:: Page 79. Bunbury album.
Image Count:: 1
Resource Type:: still image
Abstract:: "A family scene of barren discomfort. An elderly man (left) in profile to the right sits in a high-backed wooden arm-chair asleep. Next him his wife sits asleep, her hands clasped, her left elbow supported on a table. At the table sits a boy asleep over a book. On the right, very upright on the edge of her chair, sits a middle-aged woman, wearing a low bodice, her hair dressed high. In the foreground a dog and cat are fighting. The room is lit by one guttering candle which stands on the table. A window and a door are indicated."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:: Title etched below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Mounted on page 79 of: Bunbury album.
Publisher:: publisher not identified
Subject (Topic):: Families, Sleeping, Candles, Dogs, and Cats
Found in:: Lewis Walpole Library > A Sunday evening [graphic]

2. A Sunday evening [graphic]

Creator:: Bretherton, James, approximately 1730-1806, printmaker
Published / Created:: publish'd 7th December 1772.
Call Number:: Bunbury 772.12.07.03+ Impression 1
Collection Title:: Page 79. Bunbury album.
Image Count:: 1
Resource Type:: still image
Abstract:: "A family scene of barren discomfort. An elderly man (left) in profile to the right sits in a high-backed wooden arm-chair asleep. Next him his wife sits asleep, her hands clasped, her left elbow supported on a table. At the table sits a boy asleep over a book. On the right, very upright on the edge of her chair, sits a middle-aged woman, wearing a low bodice, her hair dressed high. In the foreground a dog and cat are fighting. The room is lit by one guttering candle which stands on the table. A window and a door are indicated."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:: Title etched below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., 1 print : etching with drypoint on laid paper ; sheet 239 x 295 mm., and Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark with partial loss of image from top edge.
Publisher:: publisher not identified
Subject (Topic):: Families, Sleeping, Candles, Dogs, and Cats
Found in:: Lewis Walpole Library > A Sunday evening [graphic]

3. A city hunt [graphic]

Creator:: Bretherton, James, approximately 1730-1806, printmaker
Published / Created:: [approximately 1780?]
Call Number:: Folio 49 3563 v.2 (Oversize)
Collection Title:: Volume 2, page 5. Etchings by Henry William Bunbury, Esq. and after his designs.
Image Count:: 1
Resource Type:: still image
Description:: Title etched below image on second plate., A single design on three plates., Sheets trimmed within plate mark., Dedication below image on first plate: To His Royal Highness George Prince of Wales., Dedication below image on third plate: This plate is dedicated to His Royal Highness by his most obedient humble servant, James Bretherton., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Tipped in at page 5 in volume 2 of: Etchings by Henry William Bunbury, Esq. and after his designs.
Publisher:: publisher not identified
Subject (Topic):: Accidents, Carriages & coaches, Dogs, Hunting, and Hunting accidents
Found in:: Lewis Walpole Library > A city hunt [graphic]

4. A game at chess [graphic]

Creator:: Bretherton, James, approximately 1730-1806, printmaker
Published / Created:: [1 March 1780]
Call Number:: Bunbury 780.03.01.01+ Impression 1
Collection Title:: Volume 1, page 17. Etchings by Henry William Bunbury, Esq. and after his designs.
Image Count:: 1
Resource Type:: still image
Abstract:: "Two women playing chess, seated at opposite sides of a square table, a young man standing behind watching as the player at left makes her move, all three dressed in turbans, three dogs in the foreground, pillars with drapes behind; oval design after Bunbury, published state with wall at left and large dog added."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:: Title etched below image. and Watermark.
Publisher:: Publish'd 1st March 1780 by J. Bretherton, New Bond Street
Subject (Topic):: Chess, Tables, Columns, Draperies, and Dogs
Found in:: Lewis Walpole Library > A game at chess [graphic]

5. A game at chess [graphic]

Creator:: Bretherton, James, approximately 1730-1806, printmaker
Published / Created:: [1 March 1780]
Call Number:: Folio 49 3563 v.1 (Oversize)
Collection Title:: Volume 1, page 17. Etchings by Henry William Bunbury, Esq. and after his designs.
Image Count:: 1
Resource Type:: still image
Abstract:: "Two women playing chess, seated at opposite sides of a square table, a young man standing behind watching as the player at left makes her move, all three dressed in turbans, three dogs in the foreground, pillars with drapes behind; oval design after Bunbury, published state with wall at left and large dog added."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:: Title etched below image., Mounted on page 17 in volume 1 of: Etchings by Henry William Bunbury, Esq. and after his designs., 1 print : etching and drypoint in brown ink on laid paper ; oval image 29.6 x 34.9 cm, on sheet 34.3 x 37.4 cm., and Sheet trimmed to plate mark.
Publisher:: Publish'd 1st March 1780 by J. Bretherton, New Bond Street
Subject (Topic):: Chess, Tables, Columns, Draperies, and Dogs
Found in:: Lewis Walpole Library > A game at chess [graphic]

6. A militia meeting [graphic]

Creator:: Bretherton, James, approximately 1730-1806, printmaker
Published / Created:: [2 January 1773]
Call Number:: Folio 75 B87 770 (Oversize)
Collection Title:: Page 61. Bunbury album.
Image Count:: 1
Resource Type:: still image
Abstract:: A satire showing three men all with caricatured faces stand in front of two men, one of whom is obese and points to them, sit at a table. Behind them pinned to the wall are a map and portrait. Two dogs, one large and black and the other small and white, raise their paws at each other
Description:: Title from text below image., Initial letters of artist's name in signature form a monogram., Early state, before additional drypoint shading added. For a later state, see Lewis Walpole Library call no.: Bunbury 773.01.02.02.2+., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Temporary local subject terms: Military: Militia., and Mounted on page 61 of: Bunbury album.
Publisher:: Publish'd as the act directs, 2d Jany. 1773, by J. Bretherton, No. 134 New Bond Street
Subject (Topic):: Military uniforms, Dogs, and Maps
Found in:: Lewis Walpole Library > A militia meeting [graphic]

7. A militia meeting [graphic]

Creator:: Bretherton, James, approximately 1730-1806, printmaker
Published / Created:: [2 January 1773]
Call Number:: Bunbury 773.01.02.02.2+
Image Count:: 1
Resource Type:: still image
Abstract:: A satire showing three men all with caricatured faces stand in front of two men, one of whom is obese and points to them, sit at a table. Behind them pinned to the wall are a map and portrait. Two dogs, one large and black and the other small and white, raise their paws at each other
Description:: Title from text below image., Initial letters of artist's name in signature form a monogram., Later state, with slight alterations to the design. For an earlier state with less drypoint shading, see Lewis Walpole Library call no.: Bunbury 773.01.02.02.1+., Temporary local subject terms: Pictures amplifying subject., and Watermark: L.V.G.
Publisher:: Publish'd as the act directs, 2d Jany. 1773, by J. Bretherton, No. 134 New Bond Street
Subject (Topic):: Military uniforms, Dogs, and Maps
Found in:: Lewis Walpole Library > A militia meeting [graphic]

8. A militia meeting [graphic]

Creator:: Bretherton, James, approximately 1730-1806, printmaker
Published / Created:: [23 May 1799]
Call Number:: Bunbury 799.05.23.06+
Image Count:: 1
Resource Type:: still image
Abstract:: "Satire on volunteers: an officer and another man sit at a table while a soldier presents two potential - but unprepossessing - recruits, the second man shabbily dressed; behind them a large dog menaces a smaller one; on the wall a map and a portrait of a general."--British Museum online catalogue, description of an earlier state
Description:: Title from text below image., Initial letters of artist's name in signature form a monogram., Reissue, with altered imprint statement, of a print originally published 2 January 1773 by J. Bretherton. Cf. No. 4759 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 4., Sheet trimmed to plate mark on bottom edge leaving thread margin., Watermark: Edmeads & Pine 1795., and Embossed stamp of publisher in lower right corner of sheet: S.W.F.
Publisher:: Publish'd as the act directs, May 23 1799, by S.W. Fores, No. 50 Piccadilly
Subject (Topic):: Military uniforms, Dogs, and Maps
Found in:: Lewis Walpole Library > A militia meeting [graphic]

9. A modern spread eagle [graphic]

Creator:: Bretherton, James, approximately 1730-1806, printmaker
Published / Created:: publish'd 3d Jany. 1782.
Call Number:: Folio 75 B87 770 (Oversize)
Collection Title:: Volume 1, page 14. Etchings by Henry William Bunbury, Esq. and after his designs. Page 97. Bunbury
Image Count:: 1
Resource Type:: still image
Abstract:: "In front of the sign of the (Hapsburg) Spread Eagle on a vertical post, a lady and gentleman stand together in back view, their attitude reflecting that of the bird with its two necks. She stands (left) slightly behind him taking his arm and looking to the left, holding up a closed fan. He bends to the right holding out his hand as if to greet an acquaintance. In the background (right) is the side of a building."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:: Title etched below image; the letter "s" in "spread" is etched backwards., Digit "3" in "3d" and digit "2" in "1782" are etched backwards in publication statement., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., Temporary local subject terms: Emblems: Hapsburg spread eagle., Mounted on page 97 of: Bunbury album., 1 print : etching with drypoint on laid paper, with brown wash ; sheet 25.1 x 16.6 cm., and Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark with loss of publication statement from bottom edge.
Publisher:: publisher not identified
Subject (Topic):: Fans (Accessories)
Found in:: Lewis Walpole Library > A modern spread eagle [graphic]