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1. Gig hauling, or, Gentlemanly amusement for the Nineteenth Century [graphic]
- Creator:
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [20 December 1801]
- Call Number:
- 801.12.20.02+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Alternative Title:
- Gentlemanly amusement for the Nineteenth Century
- Description:
- Title etched below image. and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. Decr. 20, 1801, by R. Ackermann, No. 101 Strand
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Gig hauling, or, Gentlemanly amusement for the Nineteenth Century [graphic]
2. The actress' prayer!! [graphic]
- Creator:
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [10 August 1801]
- Call Number:
- 801.08.10.01+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "A handsome young woman, in full dress with feathers in her hair, kneels on one knee, left foot thrust forward, arms extended, apostrophizing an ornate arm-chair on a dais (right). She appeals to Thalia and Melpomene for aid in her profession, asking for enormous rewards for her conspicuous abilities, should she 'ever reach the boards of a London Theatre'."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title from letterpress text printed below image., Three paragraphs of text below title: Hear me dramatic sisters, gay Thalia, and sublime Melpomone, by guardians to your supplicant, and aid her in her profession ..., and Printer's line below lines of text: Spragg, printer, 27 Bow-Street, Convent-Garden.
- Publisher:
- Pub'd. 10th Augst., 1801, by R. Ackermann, No. 101 Strand
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The actress' prayer!! [graphic]
3. The female gambler's prayer!! [graphic]
- Creator:
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [1 August 1801]
- Call Number:
- 801.08.01.01+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image and text
- Abstract:
- "A plump woman kneels with clasped hands in profile to the left before an upright chair. She addresses 'Enchanting Pharaoh' (Faro), asks for ability to pay a debt of £5,000 to Captain Simper, for the frustration of a design upon her virtue, for protection for her Bank and especially for the protection of 'all our Honorable, and Right Honorable Fraternity from the Lectures of L-d K-n [Lord Kenyon], and all the dire horrors of the stocks and pillory!'."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title printed in letterpress below image., Four paragraphs of letterpress text below title: Enchanting Pharaoh, thee I address ..., and Bottom edge of sheet trimmed with probable loss of printer's line: Spragg, printer, 27, Bow-Street, Covent-Garden.
- Publisher:
- Pub'd. August 1st, 1801, by R. Ackermann, No. 101 Strand and Printed by E. Spragg, No. 27, Bow-Street, Covent Garden
- Subject (Name):
- Kenyon, Lloyd Kenyon, Baron, 1732-1802
- Subject (Topic):
- Prayer
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The female gambler's prayer!! [graphic]
4. The jockey's prayer!! [graphic]
- Creator:
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [10 August 1801]
- Call Number:
- 801.08.10.02+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "A young jockey in peaked cap and spurred boots, slim and almost girlish, kneels with clasped hands in profile to the left before a plain chair, his riding-whip beside him. On the wall is a picture of two jockeys galloping almost neck and neck. He prays to 'mighty Nimrod' and, in terms of the turf, asks for a wife, 'a filly well-bred'."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title printed in letterpress below plate line. and Three paragraphs of letterpress text below title: O mighty Nimrod! to thee I pray for a helpmate, send me a wife, I beseech thee, such as will suit a lover of the turf and chace, and as I am to be saddled to her for life, let her be gentle in her nature, have a good fore-hand, and go well upon her pasterns ...
- Publisher:
- Pub'd. Augst. 10, 1801, by R. Ackermann, No. 101 Strand and Printed by E. Spragg, No. 27, Bow-Street, Covent Garden
- Subject (Topic):
- Prayer
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The jockey's prayer!! [graphic]
5. The publican's prayer [graphic]
- Creator:
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [20 September 1801]
- Call Number:
- 801.09.20.01+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "A fat elderly John Bull kneels in profile to the left, clasping his hands above the seat of a chair on which lies a long tobacco pipe. On the floor is a frothing tankard inscribed 'Golden Lion'. On shelves (right) are small spirit-casks, punch-bowls, &c. He prays to 'Jolly Silenus', asking for success to his 'old Brown Stout', brewed with the help of tobacco and treacle; for success with a certain rich widow, and for 'plenty of smuggled spirits and protection from the Excise-man'."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title printed in letterpress below image., Eighteen lines of letterpress text below title: Jolly Silenus, father of all-inspiring Bacchus ..., Printer's line below lines of text: Spragg, printer, 27, Bow-Street, Convent-Garden., and Watermark: R & E 1801.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. Septr. 20, 1801, by R. Ackermann, N. 101 Strand
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The publican's prayer [graphic]
6. The sailor's prayer!! [graphic]
- Creator:
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [12 September 1801]
- Call Number:
- 801.09.12.01+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "A young sailor sits on a large sea-chest with folded arms, right leg raised above the chest. He wears short jacket, striped trousers, and buckled shoes, and smokes a short pipe. Behind, rigging and a sail are indicated. He prays to 'Mighty Neptune' for a stout ship, honest messmates, plenty of grog, a good commander, a good prize, brandy, and tobacco. He ends: 'save me from a Guinea-man [slave-ship] and a Tender [used by a press-gang], and I'll serve cheerfully, and sing King George and his Navy for ever. - Huzza! to the end of the Chapter."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title printed in letterpress below plate line., Three paragraphs of letterpress text below title: O, mighty Neptune! hear an honest British tar ..., 1 print on wove paper : etching with drypoint, hand-colored ; sheet 40.5 x 25.3 cm., Sheet trimmed to plate mark with loss of printer's line., and Watermark: B & E 1801.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. Sept. 12, 1801, by R. Ackermann, No. 101 Strand and Printed by E. Spragg, No. 27, Bow-Street, Covent Garden
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The sailor's prayer!! [graphic]
7. [A dancing bear] [graphic]
- Creator:
- Bretherton, James, approximately 1730-1806, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [21 July 1801]
- Call Number:
- Bunbury 801.07.21.01 Impression 1
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A soldier with a long stick in his left hand stands in front of wall baiting a muzzled and chained brown bear that stands upright and facing him, paws curled. Off to the right, a second soldier stands behind the first and plays a horn; he also holds a stick in the crock of his left arm. On the far left, a third man, with his back to the viewer, observes the bear, his right arm bent suggesting that he is addressing a comment to the soldier?
- Description:
- Title from description of earlier state in the British Museum online catalogue., Reissue, with different imprint statement, of a print originally published 1 April 1774. Cf. British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: J,6.5., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Watermark, partially trimmed: A. Stace 1801.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. July 21, 1801, by S.W. Fores, 50 Piccadilly
- Subject (Topic):
- Trained animals, Chains, Wind instruments, and Staffs (Sticks)
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > [A dancing bear] [graphic]
8. [A dancing bear] [graphic]
- Creator:
- Bretherton, James, approximately 1730-1806, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [21 July 1801]
- Call Number:
- Bunbury 801.07.21.01 Impression 2
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A soldier with a long stick in his left hand stands in front of wall baiting a muzzled and chained brown bear that stands upright and facing him, paws curled. Off to the right, a second soldier stands behind the first and plays a horn; he also holds a stick in the crock of his left arm. On the far left, a third man, with his back to the viewer, observes the bear, his right arm bent suggesting that he is addressing a comment to the soldier?
- Description:
- Title from description of earlier state in the British Museum online catalogue., Reissue, with different imprint statement, of a print originally published 1 April 1774. Cf. British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: J,6.5., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., 1 print on laid paper : etching and drypoint, hand-colored ; plate mark 21.3 x 26.9 cm, on sheet 25 x 32 cm., Imperfect; artist and printmaker signatures mostly erased from sheet., Watermark: J. Whatman 179[...?]., and Publisher's stamp (partially trimmed) in lower right corner of sheet: S.W.[F.].
- Publisher:
- Pubd. July 21, 1801, by S.W. Fores, 50 Piccadilly
- Subject (Topic):
- Trained animals, Chains, Wind instruments, and Staffs (Sticks)
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > [A dancing bear] [graphic]
