publish'd according to act of Parliament, April 18th, 1750.
Call Number:
Topos L847 no. 52+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"View of the Mansion House looking towards Lombard Street and Cornhill, built on the site of the Stocks Market; a heavy portico in front with Corinthian pillasters uniting bays between first and second storeys, a balustrade above third storey, a large extrusion rises beyond front of building to heighten the ceiling in a section of the building; staffage lively including a decorative carriage and street traders"--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from text below image. and Text below image, on either side of title: This magnificent building was begun to be erected in the year 1739 ...
Publisher:
Sold by T. Major at the Golden Head in West Street, the upper end of Little St. Martin's Lane
"View of Kensington Palace from the surrounding gardens, as altered in the reign of George II; many gentlemen and ladies meandering through garden paths or gathering in small groups on the grass."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Palais Royale de Kensington
Description:
Titles etched below image, in English and French., Date of publication from the British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1880,1113.1836., Plate reissued by Sayer and Bennett and listed in their 1775 catalogue as part of the series "Twelve views of his Majesty's palaces and royal hospitals, and other public buildings in London, &c.", in the section on "Sets of small prints"; see: Sayer and Bennett's enlarged catalogue of new and valuable prints. London : [Sayer and Bennett], 1775, page 87, no. 9., Plate numbered "6" in upper right corner., and Leaf 51 in an album of views of London and its vicinity.
Publisher:
Printed for Robt. Sayer, map & printseller, at the Golden Buck near Serjeants Inn, Fleet Street
Subject (Geographic):
London (England)
Subject (Name):
Kensington Palace (London, England),
Subject (Topic):
Castles & palaces, Official residences, Gardens, and Trails & paths
"Interior view of the Temple Church; the vaulted ceiling supported by two rows of columns, the interior empty but for the fashionably dressed figures strolling through"--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from text at top of image., Text below image begins: The Temple Church is one of the most beautiful Gothic structures we see in England ..., "Price 1 s."--Following imprint., "No. 42"--Lower right corner., and Sheet numbered "42" in a contemporary hand in lower right corner.
Publisher:
Publish'd according to act of Parliament by J. Boydell at the Globe near Durham Yard in the Strand
In a large paneled room decorated with four paintings, a young couple play at battledore and shuttlecock. Another young woman, sitting on a low stool near the fireplace, appears to be keeping score
Alternative Title:
Diversion of battledore and shuttlecock
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., Publication date from an unverified card catalog record., and One of a series of engravings made from the paintings by Francis Hayman for the ballroom at Vauxhall Gardens in 1743.
In the foreground, a young boy and woman play on a see saw. The young woman is prevented from falling off by a young man who weighs her end of the see saw with his foot. A group of other young men and women gathered by the building on the right looks on with consternation. The scene takes place near a building with columns under repair and a beehive-shaped ruin in the background
Description:
Title from item., Sheet trimmed within plate mark resulting in loss of imprint., Publisher 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.
Three young women sit around a table placed under the trees in a garden. On the table are placed a coffee pot and three bowls. The fortune-teller standing by the table points to the inside of a cup in his hand, while a young man looks on from behind a tree. Another young woman standing nearby, probably a serving maid, is looking into a cup she is holding
Description:
Title from item., Publisher inferred from another print in the series: The king and miller of Mansfied., Sheet trimmed within plate mark resulting in loss of imprint., 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: Outdoor scenes: garden -- Fortune-tellers -- Lapdogs -- Furniture: tabouret.
Three young women and three young men play at blindman's buff in front of a cottage, one of the young women hiding behind a tree on the right..
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: Games: blindman's buff -- Buildings: cottage.
Inside a humble house, a man and woman standing together at right, the woman with hand on hip and leaning against the man, both looking towards a cleric at left who turns away with a rod in his hand, a tankard resting on a table before him, the door opens onto a street behind. In the center of the room is a cobbler's bench with some tools of the trade. Against the back wall is a large cabinet with substantial pillars and with plates lined against the back. See British Museum nline catalogue
Alternative Title:
Humorous farce of Jobson and Nell
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.
In a room with casement windows, open fire, cloth covered table set with two candlesticks and pitchers, and older man with clerical bands kneels down before the king who draws his sword. In the background, to his left, stand two men watching the king anxiously. Behind him, a young woman is engaged in conversation with a young man holding a hat behind his back. Another man stands behind the table, his eyes closed, and a large dog climbs on the table with his front paws, over an Elizabethan style bench
Description:
Title from item., Sheet trimmed within plate mark resulting in loss of imprint., 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: Lighting: candlesticks -- Reference to Mansfield.
Publisher:
Printed for Robt. Sayer at the Golden Buck in Fleet Street
