"Illustration to Bell's British Theatre; portrait of the actor Thomas King, in character as Lissardo, in Centlivre's 'The Wonder'; whole length, standing, to the left, holding hat under left arm, reaching forwards with right pinching thumb and forefinger, with disdainful expression. 1776."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from caption below image., Place of publication based on publisher's known place of activity., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Text at top: "Act II ; The Wonder ; Scene 1st.", Verse under title: " ... methinks a diamond ring is a vast addition to the little finger of a gentleman.", and In paper frame: 359 x 259 mm.
Two head-and-shoulder portraits in separate ornamental oval frames of Mrs. Armistead later wife of Charles James Fox (on left, numbered 19), and General Richard Smith (on the right, numbered 20).
Alternative Title:
Mrs. Armistead and Sir Matthew Mite
Description:
Title from item., Place of publication from Plomer's Dictionaries of printers and booksellers, p. 316., and From the "Histories of the téte-à-téte annexed" in the Town and country magazine, 1776 p. 345.
Publisher:
Published as the Act directs by A. Hamilton Junr. ...
Subject (Name):
Smith, Richard, 1734-1803. and Fox, Elizabeth, 1750-1842.
Two head-and-shoulder portraits in separate ornamental oval frames of actress George Anne Bellamy numbered 28 and of actor Henry Woodward, numbered 29, as Captain Bobadil in 16th century costume
Alternative Title:
Mrs. Bellamy, Capt. Bobadil, and Captain Bobadil
Description:
Title from item., Place of publication from Plomer's Dictionaries of printers and booksellers, p. 316., Subjects identified by George., and From the "Histories of the téte-à-téte annexed" in the Town and country magazine, 1776, p. 457.
Publisher:
Published as the Act directs by A. Hamilton Junr. ...
Subject (Name):
Bellamy, George Anne, 1731?-1788. and Woodward, Henry, 1714-1777.
Rear view of a woman's elaborate hairstyle which culminates in a huge bonnet with ostrich plumes. A collection of fruits and vegetables is nestled among her curls, and feathers issue from within the monumental coiffure
Alternative Title:
View of the back settlements
Description:
Title from item., Reissue, with plate number added., MD of publisher's name form a monogram., Numbered '11' in upper left of plate., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Leaf 7. Darly's comic-prints of characters, caricatures, macaronies, &c.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Rear view of a woman's elaborate hairstyle which culminates in a huge bonnet with ostrich plumes. A collection of fruits and vegetables is nestled among her curls, and feathers issue from within the monumental coiffure
Alternative Title:
View of the back settlements
Description:
Title etched below image., Initial letters of publisher's name in imprint form a monogram., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and On leaf 7.
Leaf 10. Darly's comic-prints of characters, caricatures, macaronies, &c.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A lady with an enormous coiffure surmounted by hat with huge ostrich feathers brandishes a long whip as she drives her phaeton behind a pair of diminutive horses. The carriage is elevated on very high springs, and on its side bears a ducal coronet (a possible allusion to the Duchess of Devonshire) and the motto "Swift".
Alternative Title:
Phaetona, or, Modern female taste and Modern female taste
Description:
Title etched below image., Initial letters of publisher's name in imprint form a monogram., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Sheet mounted to 27 x 37 cm.
Publisher:
Pub. by MDarly, 39 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Name):
Devonshire, Elizabeth Cavendish, Duchess of, 1758-1824.
Subject (Topic):
Carriages and carts, Women, Social life and customs, Social conditions, Horses, Clothing & dress, Hats, Hairstyles, Carriages & coaches, and Coach drivers
Leaf 10. Darly's comic-prints of characters, caricatures, macaronies, &c.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A lady with an enormous coiffure surmounted by hat with huge ostrich feathers brandishes a long whip as she drives her phaeton behind a pair of diminutive horses. The carriage is elevated on very high springs, and on its side bears a ducal coronet (a possible allusion to the Duchess of Devonshire) and the motto "Swift".
Alternative Title:
Phaetona, or, Modern female taste and Modern female taste
Description:
Title etched below image., Initial letters of publisher's name in imprint form a monogram., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., On leaf 10., and 1 print : etching and engraving on laid paper ; plate mark 24.8 x 35.1 cm, on sheet 27.5 x 44.4 cm.
Publisher:
Pub. by MDarly, 39 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Name):
Devonshire, Elizabeth Cavendish, Duchess of, 1758-1824.
Subject (Topic):
Carriages and carts, Women, Social life and customs, Social conditions, Horses, Clothing & dress, Hats, Hairstyles, Carriages & coaches, and Coach drivers
Two head-and-shoulder portraits in separate ornamental oval frames of opera singer Gabrielli numbered 10 and of Sir Edward Hussey Montagu, Baron Beaulieu numbered 11.
Alternative Title:
Lord Beaulieu, Lord B-, and Signiora Gabrielli
Description:
Title from item., Place of publication from Plomer's Dictionaries of printers and booksellers, page 316., From the "Histories of the téte-à-téte annexed" in the Town and country magazine, 1776, page 121., and Subjects identified in the British Museum catalogue.
Publisher:
Published as the Act directs by A. Hamilton Junr. ...
Subject (Name):
Beaulieu, Edward Hussey-Montagu, Earl of, 1721-1802. and Gabrielli, Caterina, 1730-1796.
Two head-and-shoulder portraits in separate ornamental oval frames of Vauxhall singer Charlotte Brent (on left, numbered 22), and Count de Belgioioso (on the right, numbered 23).
Alternative Title:
Count de B- and Count de Belgioioso
Description:
Title from item., Place of publication from Plomer's Dictionaries of printers and booksellers, page 316., From the "Histories of the téte-à-téte annexed" in the Town and country magazine,1776, page 401., and Mounted on board 21 x 28 cm with pages 401-404 of magazine.
Publisher:
Published as the Act directs by A. Hamilton Junr. ...
Subject (Name):
Barbiano di Belgiojoso, Lodovico Carlo Maria, 1728-1801. and Brent, Charlotte.