A young maid seated by the kitchen table is admiring in a small mirror her coiffure as it is being arranged by a footman. A little girl playing by the window is mimicking his work on her rag doll. In the foreground on rihgt, an old woman is washing clothes in a large tub. On the other side of the kitchen an maid plays a mandolin while singing together with a footman seated by her side. A small shaggy pet dog sits on an open music book by their feet, howling in accompaniment. A kitten plays with the ribbons of a hat left leaning against the table leg on the floor. In the background is a large fireplace with dishes and candlesticks on the mantle and a bird-cage from which a large black bird peeks curiously at the hairdressing in progress
Description:
Title from item., After painting by Collet titled: High taste in low life, exhibited at the Society of Artists in 1765. Cf. Catalogue of the paintings, sculptures ... exhibiting by the Free Society of Artists, 1765, no. 63., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Temporary local subject terms: Townhouse kitchen -- Containers: Warming pan.
Publisher:
Printed for Robt. Sayer, No. 53 Fleet Street, & J. Smith, No. 35 Cheapside, publish'd as the act directs
Subject (Topic):
Candlesticks, Cats, Dogs, Interiors, Irons (Pressing), Kitchens, and Music
"David Garrick, on the left, is lifted from his tomb by two angels, and flown towards the summit of the mount in background, to meet Apollo and the muses; the tomb is supported by the figures of Lyric Poetry and the Belles Lettres, a relief on the front shows Nature weeping over a medallion of Garrick; to the right of the tomb are a group of seventeen theatrical persons, drressed in their favourite Shakespearian characters; descending the mount towards Garrick are Thalia, Melpomene and Shakespeare."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from item., Accompanied by a key in French on a separate sheet (21 x 34 cm.). Seventeen bust portraits of actors and actresses shown in the print are at top of the key sheet and are identified by name below title, Ils sont tous dans leurs roles favoris du Shakespeare. The list of names is followed by Explication du dessein., Accompanying key housed in separate folder., and Watermark.
Publisher:
Published as the act directs January 20 1783 by G. Carter Margt. Street Cavendish Square
"David Garrick, on the left, is lifted from his tomb by two angels, and flown towards the summit of the mount in background, to meet Apollo and the muses; the tomb is supported by the figures of Lyric Poetry and the Belles Lettres, a relief on the front shows Nature weeping over a medallion of Garrick; to the right of the tomb are a group of seventeen theatrical persons, drressed in their favourite Shakespearian characters; descending the mount towards Garrick are Thalia, Melpomene and Shakespeare."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from item., Accompanied by a key in French on a separate sheet (21 x 34 cm.). Seventeen bust portraits of actors and actresses shown in the print are at top of the key sheet and are identified by name below title, Ils sont tous dans leurs roles favoris du Shakespeare. The list of names is followed by Explication du dessein., Accompanying key housed in separate folder., and Watermark.
Publisher:
Published as the act directs January 20 1783 by G. Carter Margt. Street Cavendish Square
"Portrait of Anna Friedrike Heinel, in character; whole length, dancing, in costume; wearing layered skirt, bodice with garland, beads and feather in hair, and choker; after Brandoin."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Mlle Heinel in the character of a sultana and Mademoiselle Heinel in the character of a sultana
Description:
Title engraved below image., Printed on same sheet: The Pretty Savoyard girl., and Watermark: J Taylor.
Publisher:
Printed for R. Sayer, No. 53 Fleet Street, & J. Smith, No. 35 Cheapside, as the act directs
A short, dapper young man with a very high pompadour doffs his hat and draws his sword while walking. A large cushion of hair tied up in ribbon hangs from his queue, supported by the right hand of a tall coiffeur walking behind him. Scissors and combs stick out from the hairdresser's pockets. Two combs are stuck into his wig
Alternative Title:
Now sir you're a complete macaroni
Description:
Title from item., State without plate number., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Watermark: Strasburg bend (partially cut off) with initials G R below.
Publisher:
Printed for J. Smith, No. 35 Cheapside & R. Sayer, No. 53 Fleet Street, as the act directs
A short, dapper young man with a very high pompadour is doffing his hat and drawing his sword while walking. A huge cushion of hair tied up in ribbon hangs from his queue and is supported by the right hand of a tall coiffeur walking behind him. From the hairdresser's pockets stick scissors and combs. Two combs are stuck into his wig
Alternative Title:
Now sir you're a complete macaroni and Now sir you are a complete macaroni
Description:
Title from item., Publication date inferred from state published by Smith and Sayer., Plate numbered '4' in upper right corner., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
"Satire on the pretentions of the English to French elegance. A portly middle-aged Englishman sits on chair, his feet not reaching the ground, draped in a protective gown, while a tall French hairdresser puffs powder on his wig; behind is a portrait of a dancing bear being dressed by two monkeys; on the floor is a book lettered, "A Six Weeks Tour to Paris" and from the Englishman's pocket protrudes "Rules for the Alemande [a German dance]"."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Anglois a Paris
Description:
Titled in English and French below image; above the larger English title is the smaller French title: L'Anglois a Paris., Temporary local subject terms: Trades: French hairdresser -- Hairdressing implements: powder puff -- Pictures amplifying subject -- Furnishings: ornate picture frame -- Furnishings: chair -- Dancing: allusion to allemande -- Books: tour guides., and Watermark: Strasburg bend with initials GR below.
Publisher:
Printed for Jno. Smith, at No. 35 Cheapside, & Robt. Sayer, No. 53 in Fleet Street
In the center of a panelled ballroom, a couple dance together, an older man standing behind his younger, pretty partner holds her outstretched hands by the finger-tips. She looks serious; he leers towards her. On each side of the room seated elderly spectators are in conversation pointing to, or looking at, the dancers. On the right a fiddler and a flute-player in a small musician's gallery play to the dancers and spectators below. Lighted candles are in carved sconces on the wall
Description:
Title engraved below image.
Publisher:
Printed for J. Smith, No. 35 Cheapside & R. Sayer, No. 53 Fleet Street
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain
Subject (Topic):
Ballrooms, Couples, Dance, Evening gowns, Musicians, Sconces, and Spectators
A girl in dress and manner similar to British Museum satire no. 4922. She wears gloves and carries in her right hand an arched-top coffer, in the left a rectangular box
Alternative Title:
Charming milliner
Description:
Title engraved below image., Printed on one sheet with: A modern demirep on the look-out., One of a series of eight designs., and Watermark: Strasburg bend with initials GR below.
Publisher:
Printed for J. Smith, No. 35 Cheapside & Robt. Sayer, No. 53 Fleet Street, as the act directs