"A scene from the Judgement of Midas; on the left, Apollo standing, holding a lyre in his right hand; on the left, Marsyas seated, playing Pan's flute; next to him, King Midas seated; behind them, three Nymphs; in an oval frame with palm leaves; a banner at top and another at bottom; after Cipriani; illustration to the second or fourth volume of 'History of Music' by Charles Burney (London: 1776)."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from caption above and below image., Date from British Museum online catalogue, Cf. museum registration no. 1897,1231.279., Copy with cartouche added at the top and bottom of oval. Cf. Lewis Walpole Copy: no. 17 and no. 18 in Folio 75 B28 799, and on page numbered 5 in Folio 75 B28 804., On page numbered 5 in an album of 116 prints: [Bartolozzi and his pupils]., 1 print : engraving on wove paper ; sheet 10.7 x 11.2 cm., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark; corners cut off.
"A scene from the Judgement of Midas; on the left, Apollo standing, holding a lyre in his right hand; on the left, Marsyas seated, playing Pan's flute; next to him, King Midas seated; behind them, three Nymphs; in an oval frame with palm leaves; a banner at top and another at bottom; after Cipriani; illustration to the second or fourth volume of 'History of Music' by Charles Burney (London: 1776)."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from caption above and below image., Date from British Museum online catalogue, Cf. museum registration no. 1897,1231.279., Copy with cartouche added at the top and bottom of oval. Cf. Lewis Walpole Copy: no. 17 and no. 18 in Folio 75 B28 799, and on page numbered 5 in Folio 75 B28 804., and On leaf numbered 16 in a bound volume of 33 prints: Eighteenth century tickets / by Bartolozzi and others.
Reaction to the Battle of Long Island and the capture of New York by British forces. North and Mansfield stand on a platform, the former holding up a dispatch from Howe. Bute and George III stand behind them. A distressed Wilkes stands in the left foreground, with a tearful woman on the ground near him holding the cap of Liberty. Two ministers are depicted on the right, one being Sandwich, the other probably Germain. The seacoast is visible in the background with ships, some sinking
Alternative Title:
Patriots in the dumps
Description:
Title from item., Above image in plate: Lond. Mag. Nov. 1776., and From the London Magazine v, 45, p. 599 of Nov. 1776, although British museum catalogue gives date as Dec. 1, 1776.
Publisher:
Publisher not indentified
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain, America., and United States
Subject (Name):
Mansfield, William Murray, Earl of, 1705-1793., North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792., Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792., George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820., Sandwich, John Montagu, Earl of, 1718-1792., Wilkes, John, 1725-1797, and Sackville, George Germain, Viscount, 1716-1785.
Subject (Topic):
Long Island, Battle of, New York, N.Y., 1776, Colonies, History, and Campaigns
The actress Mrs. Abingdon dressed as Thalia, Muse of Comedy, stands holding a mask in an outdoor scene. Piles of books by notable playwrights lie near her feet and a group of onlookers in the background observe a satyr standing on a wall
Alternative Title:
Frontispiece to The new English theatre
Description:
Title from item., Publisher and date of print from copy of book in Beinecke Library., Imperfect Impression; lower edge trimmed with loss of publication information., At head of title: Frontispiece to The new English Theatre., and Frontispiece from: The new English theatre, v. 1. London: J. Rivington & sons ..., 1776.
Publisher:
Published June 3d. 1776 by T. Lowndes & other proprietors
An elegantly dressed and coiffed woman, representing Britain, exchanges blows with the tatooed female America, naked but for a skirt of feathers and a feathered headdress. The first says "I'll force you to obedience you rebellious slut," as America answers "Liberty, liberty for ever Mother while I exist." In the left foreground a shield bearing a compass rose leans agains a tree which is shedding its leaves. A corresponding tree on the right has full foliage with a cap of liberty at its top, while the shield before it displays a pointing hand on which stands a rooster. Ribbons below the British and American shields are titled, respectively, "For obedience" and "For liberty".
Alternative Title:
Who shall
Description:
Title from item., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and "Price 6d."
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
United States, Great Britain, America., and England
Subject (Topic):
History, Colonies, Fighting, Shields, and Clothing & dress
An attack on the Opposition, depicting Britannia, half naked, restrained by the Duke of Grafton and Alderman Hayley, and attacked by knife-wielding America, the latter directed by Wilkes. Discord waves 2 torches on the left. America, dressed as an Indian woman armed with tomahawk and dagger tramples on the shield of Britannia who is simultaneously attacked by the British lion. Camden holds the lion's reins, while Pitt the Elder and a fox (representing Charles James Fox) stand among the onlookers. A medallion in the foreground bears the image of the pious pelican feeding her young
Alternative Title:
Sketch of modern patriotism
Description:
Title from item., Place of publication from that of the Westminster Magazine., Date of publication from British Museum catalogue., and Above design: Engrav'd for the Westminster Magazine.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain, United States, and America.
Subject (Name):
Wilkes, John, 1725-1797, Grafton, Augustus Henry Fitzroy, Duke of, 1735-1811., Camden, Charles Pratt, Earl, 1714-1794., Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806., Pitt, William, Earl of Chatham, 1708-1778., and Hayley, George, d. 1781.
In a blacksmith's shop, the Earl of Mansfield forges links of a chain, with Lord North on the left holding his lorgnette in his left hand, with "An Act for prohibiting trade" in his right hand. Lord Sandwich stands to North's left, holding hammer and anchor, with Bute behind them working the bellows and George III looking in the window at the left
Alternative Title:
Political blacksmiths
Description:
Title from item., Imperfect; sheet trimmed., and Probably a variant of no. 5328 "The State blacksmiths forging fetters for the Americans" in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain, United States, and America.
Subject (Name):
Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792., George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820., Mansfield, William Murray, Earl of, 1705-1793., North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792., Sandwich, John Montagu, Earl of, 1718-1792., and Great Britain.
Subject (Topic):
Politics and government, History, Colonies, and Blacksmiths
"A scene from the Judgement of Midas; on the left, Apollo standing, holding a lyre in his right hand; on the left, Marsyas seated, playing Pan's flute; next to him, King Midas seated; behind them, three Nymphs; in an oval frame with palm leaves; a banner at top and another at bottom; after Cipriani; illustration to the second or fourth volume of 'History of Music' by Charles Burney (London: 1776)."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
For the benefit of Mr. Giardini, a concert of mvsick
Description:
Title supplied by cataloger., Date from British Museum online catalogue, Cf. museum registration no. C,3.1., Added title from later impression with cartouche added. Cf. Lewis Walpole Copy: no. 16 in Folio 75 B28 799, and on page numbered 5 in Folio 75 B28 804., On leaf numbered 18 in a bound volume of 33 prints: Eighteenth century tickets / by Bartolozzi and others., 1 print : engraving on laid paper ; sheet 10.7 x 11.7 cm., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
"A scene from the Judgement of Midas; on the left, Apollo standing, holding a lyre in his right hand; on the left, Marsyas seated, playing Pan's flute; next to him, King Midas seated; behind them, three Nymphs; in an oval frame with palm leaves; a banner at top and another at bottom; after Cipriani; illustration to the second or fourth volume of 'History of Music' by Charles Burney (London: 1776)."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
For the benefit of Mr. Giardini, a concert of mvsick
Description:
Title supplied by cataloger., Date from British Museum online catalogue, Cf. museum registration no. C,3.1., Added title from later impression with cartouche added. Cf. Lewis Walpole Copy: no. 16 in Folio 75 B28 799, and on page numbered 5 in Folio 75 B28 804., On page numbered 5 in an album of 116 prints: [Bartolozzi and his pupils]., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., and 1 print : engraving on wove paper ; sheet 11.6 x 12.7 cm.
"A scene from the Judgement of Midas; on the left, Apollo standing, holding a lyre in his right hand; on the left, Marsyas seated, playing Pan's flute; next to him, King Midas seated; behind them, three Nymphs; in an oval frame with palm leaves; a banner at top and another at bottom; after Cipriani; illustration to the second or fourth volume of 'History of Music' by Charles Burney (London: 1776)."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
For the benefit of Mr. Giardini, a concert of mvsick
Description:
Title supplied by cataloger., Date from British Museum online catalogue, Cf. museum registration no. C,3.1., Added title from later impression with cartouche added. Cf. Lewis Walpole Copy: no. 16 in Folio 75 B28 799, and on page numbered 5 in Folio 75 B28 804., and On leaf numbered 17 in a bound volume of 33 prints: Eighteenth century tickets / by Bartolozzi and others.
