"A 'cit' smokes angrily over his glass, tilting his chair, while his pretty young wife sits with folded arms. A handsome young officer opens the door, apparently unseen by both. Below the design: 'Husband. - What makes you look so thoughtful my Love, ...
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Title from item.
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Published 10th October 1797 by Laurie & Whittle, 53 Fleet Street, London
Subject (Topic):
Young adults, Women, Military officers, Adultery, Mirrors, Pipes (Smoking), and Chairs
Plate [14] Plate in: Series of one hundred and ninety-six engravings, (in the line manner) by the
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1
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still image
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"Portrait of Alfred the Great, bust-length, in an oval, slightly turned to the right, with curling hair and a long beard, a crown upon his head and dressed in a long cloak with ermine trim and tied at the throat over a mantle, various musical instrume...
Alternative Title:
Portrait of Alfred the Great
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Title from text within image.
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Published by R. Bowyer, Historic Gallery, Pall Mall
Engraved titlepage with vignette from: The poetical works of Robert Dodsley [Cooke's edition] London : Printed for C. Cooke, and sold by all the booksellers in Great-Britain and Ireland, [1797].
Plate [49] Plate in: Series of one hundred and ninety-six engravings, (in the line manner) by the
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1
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still image
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"Titlepage for Chapter XIV; Edward II bending forward and to right, placing his crown on a platter held by an archbishop, before three barons who sit on a bench to right, with a knight and others behind to left; a descriptive plaque below."--British M...
Alternative Title:
Edward the Second resigning his crown
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Title from text above image.
Publisher:
Published by R. Bowyer, Historic Gallery, Pall Mall
Plate [52] Plate in: Series of one hundred and ninety-six engravings, (in the line manner) by the
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1
Resource Type:
still image
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"Vignette to Bowyer's edition of Hume's 'History of England'; portrait medallion of Edward the Black Prince resting in a landscape at foot on rock upon which a lion sits, swords and shield surrounding, pyramid in the background partly obscured by clou...
Alternative Title:
Portrait of Edward the Black Prince
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Title from text within image.
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Published by R. Bowyer, 4 June 1797, Historic Gallery
The third print in the series "Four Times of the Day" is set at Sadler's Wells. "A dyer and his wife walking with their dog beside the New River; the wife holds a fan with a design of Aphrodite and Adonis, the husband carries a small child, a somewhat...
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Title engraved below image.
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Published December the 1st, 1797, by G.G. & J. Robinson, Pater-noster Row, London
"Portrait of Horace Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford, after Reynolds; standing three-quarter length to left and leaning his right elbow on table with books, quill and print, his right hand to his cheek, eyes to front, wearing plain coat and waistcoat, lace...
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Title etched below image.
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Published as the act directs Feby. 14th, 1797, by W. Clarke, No. 38 New Bond Street
"Portrait of Horace Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford, after Reynolds; standing three-quarter length to left and leaning his right elbow on table with books, quill and print, his right hand to his cheek, eyes to front, wearing plain coat and waistcoat, lace...
