"The interior of a bedroom. A young man crawls from under a large four-post bed on which a young woman is kneeling, holding up her arms in supplication towards an elderly man and woman in night attire who have entered from the right behind a watchman ...
Alternative Title:
Graceless apprentice
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pub. 30 Nov. 1785 by J.R. Smith, 83 Oxford Street
Subject (Topic):
Bedrooms, Canopy beds, Apprentices, Hiding, Watchmen, Lanterns, and Firearms
A clergyman in bands and gown, his hat on the pavement, squares up to a watchman holding a lantern and stick, his fists raised. He has evidently knocked out one watchman already, who lies on the ground, wig dislodged and still touching his lantern, wh...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. by Darly, 39 Strand
Subject (Topic):
Clergy, Watchmen, Lanterns, Staffs (Sticks), and Fighting
"Diogenes stands in the House of Commons between the two front benches; both arms are thrown out towards Burdett with a dramatic gesture; in one hand is his lantern, illuminating the patriot at close range; small clouds at his feet indicate that he is...
Alternative Title:
Ghost of Diogenes, more hair on end
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. May 1810 by T. Tegg, 111 Cheapside
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
Diogenes, -approximately 323 B.C., Burdett, Francis, 1770-1844, Perceval, Spencer, 1762-1812, Abbot, Charles, Baron Colchester, 1757-1829, Lethbridge, Thomas Buckler, 1778-1849., and Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons,
"The Prince of Wales (left) leads a goat with the head of Mrs. Fitzherbert (right) to the door of the forecourt of a large town-house, held partly open by the Duchess of York. She says, "O Dunder & Wonder! - what Cratur is dat which you are bringing h...
Alternative Title:
Prussian reception
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. July 12th, 1792, by H. Humphrey, N. 18 Old Bond Street
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Frederica Charlotte Ulrica Catherina, Princess, Duchess of York, 1767-1820, and Fitzherbert, Maria Anne, 1756-1837
Subject (Topic):
Emblems, Goats, Lanterns, National emblems, Welsh, and Prussian
A satire on gin drinking: In a cellar distillery with a large cask a group of male figures with the heads of monkeys and women with heads of cats are drinking heavily with some vomiting
Alternative Title:
Gin-retailers (if there's any) who can by a licence get a penny ...
Description:
Title from description in the British Museum catalogue for the original version of the print.
A large crowd of theatregoers file out of a theater and onto the street in a pouring rainfall and high winds that turns umbrellas inside out. One man has fallen and broken his lantern as a woman falls back over him as her shoes are being changed. The...
Description:
Title from published print based on this drawing. See Lewis Walpole Library call no.: Drawer 802.11.01.05.
Subject (Topic):
Couples, Lanterns, Rain, Theater audiences, Theaters, Umbrellas, Watchmen, and Winds
