"Portrait of Henry VIII, bust in frontal view, wearing plumed hat and chains; in an architectural oval on a pedestal; a cartouche below showing an allegorical figure surrounded by papal attributes."--British Museum online catalogue
Short half-length portrait of the architect James Gibbs, looking to the right, in an oval, decorated frame
Alternative Title:
Jacobus Gibbs architectus A.M. & F.R.S. 1750
Description:
Title and date engraved below image., State from Paulson. Burin work on face could be work of Hogarth., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., Ms. note in pencil in Steevens's hand at top of page: See Nichols's book, 3d edit. p. 288., and On page 143 in volume 2. Sheet trimmed within plate mark to: 27.7 x 20 cm.
Two ladies, a serving maid with a tea tray, and a gentleman kneeling on a chair watch a ragged youth who is kneeling down and displays a richly and fashionably dressed doll who appears to be walking on her own towards the group of observers. Behind the young man are two others, one playing hurdy-gurdy, the other carrying a large box strapped to his back. The scene takes place on a terrace of a large house
Description:
Title from item., Sheet trimmed within plate mark resulting in loss of imprint., Publisher inferred from another print in the series: The king and miller of Mansfied., and One of a series of engravings made from the paintings by Francis Hayman for the ballroom at Vauxhall Gardens in 1743.
Publisher:
Robert Sayer
Subject (Topic):
Dolls, Musical instruments, Organ grinders, Servants, and Toys
Two ladies and two gentlemen play at cards in a richly furnished room while another lady and a gentleman look on. In the background on the left a serving maid prepares tea with the help of a black boy in livery
Description:
Title from item., Sheet trimmed within plate mark resulting in loss of imprint., Publisher inferred from another print in the series: The king and miller of Mansfied., One of a series of engravings made from the paintings by Francis Hayman for the ballroom at Vauxhall Gardens in 1743., and Temporary local subject terms: Furniture: card table -- Furnishing: carpet -- Domestic service: serving maid -- Black child -- Card playing: quadrille -- Reference to Vauxhall Gardens.
Publisher:
Robert Sayer
Subject (Topic):
Interiors, Card games, Tea tables (Tables), Floor coverings, Tea services, Servants, and Women domestics
Title from the first line of verse below image., Publication date from publisher's address., Sheet trimmed within plate mark, resulting in loss of part of image and possibly title at top of plate., Eight lines of verse in two columns below image: See here presented to your view / A scene both frolicksome and true ..., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Temporary local subject terms: Pictures amplifying subject.
Publisher:
Printed & sold by Henry Bryer, engraver & printseller, Fleet Street
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain.
Subject (Topic):
Bedrooms, Cross dressing, Dressing tables, Fireplaces, Interiors, Mirrors, and Prostitutes
persuant to the statute the Eight of George IId March 1750.
Call Number:
750.03.00.01+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Portrait of George Vandeput, bust to the left, head turned and glancing at the viewer, hair curled at the sides and tied in a queue; in a medallion supported by Britannia on the left and Liberty on the right; Britannia trampling on Bribery, holding a bag of '£105'; and Slavery in the form of a Frenchman holding a sword and a yoke."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Sir George Vandeput Baronet
Description:
Title engraved below image and above three columns of verse., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Three columns of verse below title: Britons, this figure carefully survey, view well those features which the soul display ..., Following imprint: By an elector., Below verse: Publish'd to the memory and immortal praise of the electors of the City of Westminster, by the noble stand they made in defence of their libertys [sic] ..., and Mounted to 39 x 27 cm.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Vandeput, George, Sir, ca. 1717-1784,
Subject (Topic):
Bribery, Britannia (Symbolic character), Liberty, Political elections, and Slavery
In the courtyard of St. James's Palace along St. James's Street: street vendors including a knife grinder; a chimney sweep; a woman holding a ballad entitled "The last dying speech of Macleane"; a funeral procession with the pallbearers in mourning carrying a coffin labeled "Trade"; a man pushing a wheel barrel filled with calves heads; and a man playing a hurdy-gurdy as a girl dances; two boys beg of bread as courtiers bemoan the absence of the king
Alternative Title:
St. James's in October, the King in Hanover
Description:
Title from caption engraved above image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., 'Price 6d., col'd 1s.'--Following imprint., Watermark., and Mounted to 33 x 44 cm.
Publisher:
Publish'd by T. Fox in the Old Baily according to act of Parliament
Subject (Topic):
Ballads, Chimney sweeps, Coffins, Guards, Musical instruments, Organ grinders, Signs (Notices), and Street vendors
"Interior of the church in London; Corinthian columns supporting ceiling with dome; elegantly dressed figures in otherwise open space; in rococo proscenium with title on banderole below."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Saint Stephen Walbrook
Description:
Title from caption etched within banner below image., "Price 1 s."--Following imprint., "No. 41."--Lower right corner., and Sheet numbered "41" in a contemporary hand in lower right corner.
Publisher:
Publish'd according to act of Parliament by J. Boydell Engraver at the Globe near Durham Yard in the Strand
