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1. Studying politics, or, The bon companions [graphic].
- Creator:
- Cruikshank, Isaac, 1764-1811, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [15 September 1790]
- Call Number:
- 790.09.15.01
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Two men sit beside a blazing fire in a well-furnished room, overcome by drink, and fast asleep. One, a stout officer in regimentals, wearing a cocked hat, seated in an arm-chair (right), has thrust his wooden leg into the fire, where it is burning. The ashes of his pipe fall on to the tail of a dog asleep under his chair. His companion sits (left) supporting his head on his elbow, which rests on a round table on which are a punchbowl, glasses, and a candle, in which his wig is burning. On the wall (left) is a framed plan of fortifications."--British Museum online catalogue
- Alternative Title:
- Bon companions
- Description:
- Title engraved below image., Printmaker identified by the repository based on the original drawing in the Huntington Library., One of a series of 'Drolls.', and Watermark (partial): fleur-de-lis.
- Publisher:
- Published Septr. 15th, 1790, by Robt. Sayer, No. 53 Fleet Street, London
- Subject (Topic):
- Accidents, Alcoholic beverages, Candles, Chairs, Dogs, Fireplaces, Floor coverings, Glassware, Interiors, Intoxication, Military uniforms, British, Parlors, Peg legs, Pipes (Smoking), Sleeping, Tables, Wallpapers, and Wigs
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Studying politics, or, The bon companions [graphic].
2. The Greenwich pensioner [graphic]
- Creator:
- Cruikshank, Isaac, 1764-1811, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [25 June 1791]
- Call Number:
- 791.06.25.02
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Broadside ballad by Charles Dibdin, with an etched headpiece showing the interior of a tavern with a one-legged pensioner holding a beer tankard decorated with an anchor (center), singing the song, while a maid holds a mug to another who has lost both arms (left). On the right two men play a game (draughts?) at a table. On the wall behind them is another broadside 'Poor Jack', also about a sailor with words by Dibdin. On the windows at the entrance of the tavern are postings advertising rum and gin. Several are dressed in the uniform of Greenwich pensioners
- Description:
- Title from letterpress caption title below image and above verses: " ... written and composed by Dibdin for his entertainment called The oddities.", Lettered with the artist's initials in the one-legged pensioner's hat and with his full name on the edge of the table on the right., Publisher's advertisement at the bottom of sheet: Just published, by Fores, No. 3 Piccadilly, where may be had, price 6d. plain and 1 s. coloured, The Patient Parson Forgetting His Text, or The Hogs in the Ale-Cellar, Poll and My Partner Joe, Bachelors' Hall, Let Us All Be Unhappy Together, The Barber's Wedding, Mrs. Thrale's Three Warnings, and many other esteemed songs and pieces, by Dibding and others. In Fores's exhibition may be seen the compleatest collection of caricature prints and drawings in Europe. Admittance one shilling., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., Sheet trimmed to plate mark on top and sides of illustration., and Watermark: fleur-de-lis.
- Publisher:
- Pub. June 25, 1791, by W. Fores, N. 3 Piccadilly
- Subject (Name):
- Royal Hospital for Seamen at Greenwich.
- Subject (Topic):
- Amputees, Crutches, Dance, Disabled veterans, Games, Interiors, Peg legs, Pipes (Smoking), Sailors, British, Manners & customs, and Taverns (Inns)
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The Greenwich pensioner [graphic]
3. Voyage to Margate [graphic].
- Creator:
- Cruikshank, Isaac, 1764-1811, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- Jany. 1786.
- Call Number:
- 786.01.00.01+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "The stern of one of the hoys from London to Margate, with passengers suffering from the effects of a fresh breeze. The steersman, leaning against the tiller, holds up a mug of frothing beer. The eight passengers are in various stages of distress and sea-sickness, except for a naval officer with a wooden leg who holds his wife's forehead and pours the contents of a bottle on her head; a sailor boy proffers a bucket to this couple. A man's hat and wig blow overboard, as does a young woman's large hat."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title engraved below image., Engraver suggested by British Museum catalogue., and Watermark.
- Publisher:
- Printed & publish'd by W. Hinton No. 5 Sweetings Alley Road Exchange
- Subject (Geographic):
- England.
- Subject (Topic):
- Hats, Military uniforms, British, Resorts, Sailors, Ships, Peg legs, and Wigs
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Voyage to Margate [graphic].
