Great seal of King William the Third and Queen Mary
Description:
Title from text below image., Place of publication from printmaker's known place of activity., Text in image, surrounding both seals: "Gulielmus III et Maria II dei gra Ang. Fra. et Hib. rex et regina fidei defensor &c.", and Sheet trimmed within plate mark on top and bottom.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
William III, King of England, 1650-1702, and Mary II, Queen of England, 1662-1694,
"An advertisement for the theatre around a tree, two women standing either side, at left kneeling and holding out a ribbon inscribed 'As you like it', at front a man seated on the floor holds out a sheet of paper upon which is written 'The Agreeable Surprise', behind at left a black harlequin holds a stick labelled 'invasion', beside him 'Venice preserved' is draped across a branch; in the distance at right a windmill advertises the diversity of the programme with Farce, Pantomine, Tragedy and Comedy emblazoned on the sails; within an elaborate oval frame with dramatic masks and daggers at top and bottom; after Bunbury, illustration from the 'European Magazine'."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from banner above image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and On leaf numbered 22 in a bound volume of 33 prints: Eighteenth century tickets / by Bartolozzi and others.
"An advertisement for the theatre around a tree, two women standing either side, at left kneeling and holding out a ribbon inscribed 'As you like it', at front a man seated on the floor holds out a sheet of paper upon which is written 'The Agreeable Surprise', behind at left a black harlequin holds a stick labelled 'invasion', beside him 'Venice preserved' is draped across a branch; in the distance at right a windmill advertises the diversity of the programme with Farce, Pantomine, Tragedy and Comedy emblazoned on the sails; within an elaborate oval frame with dramatic masks and daggers at top and bottom; after Bunbury, illustration from the 'European Magazine'."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from banner above image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., On page numbered 24 in an album of 116 prints: [Bartolozzi and his pupils]., Top of sheet trimmed to design with no loss., and 1 print : engraving on laid paper ; sheet 17.0 x 12.2 cm.
