A conversation piece: John Rich and his family relaxing in the gardens at Cowley; three men on the right stand admiring a painting; two women on the left sit by the table in conversation, behind John Rich who reclines on pillows on grass, an open book to his left and large pitcher in front of him; after Hogarth; illustration to Nichols' and Steevens' 'The Genuine Works of William Hogarth' (1810).
Description:
Title etched below image., Text following title: From an original painting in the possession of Abrm. Langford Esqr., Plate from: Nichols, J. The genuine works of William Hogarth., and Found in Filbrigg, p. 235 (iii).
Facius, Johann Gottlieb, approximately 1750- printmaker, publisher
Published / Created:
[10 May 1809]
Call Number:
809.05.10.02
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Portait of William Cole, half-length, slightly turned to the left, dressed in a mantle over his dark frockcoat with a powdered bobwig on his head, his arms below."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from text below image., Imprint from untrimmed impression in the British Museum., Copy trimmed with loss of imprint., and Formerly housed in Misc Mss (now LWL Mss 36) with a 1770 letter to James Granger from William Cole.
Publisher:
Publish'd May 10. 1809. by I.G. & G.S. Facius N.8 Macclesfield Street Soho
Title from text printed in letterpress below image., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., Letterpress text continues following title: Tune--"Madam Fig's Gala" written and sung by Mr. Emery, with unbounded applause, at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket., Four columns of verse in letterpress in lower portion of sheet: I'll sing you a bit of a song, to a very old tune, I confess sirs ..., Plate numbered '508' in upper left corner., and Temporary local subject terms: Song -- Shop window -- Spurs.
Publisher:
Published 15, Augt., 1809 by Laurie & Whittle, 53 Fleet Street, London
"A pretty girl reclines on a sloping hayfield, a broken pitcher at her feet; a handome young haymaker points to the pitcher. Sixteen lines of verse are sung by 'sly Barney M'Cleary'. They end: For very soon after poor Kitty's disaster, The Devil a pitcher was 'whole' in Colerain."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from text printed in letterpress below image., Two columns of verse in letterpress below title: As beautiful Kitty one morning was tripping, with a pitcher of milk from the fair of Colerain ..., and Plate numbered '507' in upper left corner.
Publisher:
Publish'd Apr. 4, 1809, by Laurie & Whittle, 53 Fleet Street, London
"Scene in a lawyer's office with writing-desk, books, &c. An old man, flinching from a grotesque hairy Devil, who beckons him to Hell, is supported by a pretty young woman. On the wall are a print: 'Pilgrims Progress', a tiny figure surrounded by demons and flames; a notice inscribed 'Stamps'; and a pictorial '[Alm]anack'. On the chimney-piece a figure holds a (tilted) pair of scales and a candle gutters."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from text printed in letterpress below image., Two columns of verse in letterpress below title: Old Flam was a lawyer so grim, he married his maid, people say ..., Plate numbered '509' in upper left corner., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Watermark: John Hall 1805.
Publisher:
Published 24 Augt. 1809 by Laurie & Whittle, No. 53 Fleet Street, London
"Heading to (printed) verses ... A countryman relates his adventures on a visit to London. The scene is a promenade in Hyde Park. The countryman looks askance at a young woman with a parasol on a hinged stick who has just passed, but stares back at him. The fifth of seven verses: I went one day to spy The gentry in Hyde Park, Sirs, A girl push'd rudely by, To whom I did remark, Sirs-- "Though your face be mighty fair, I've seen a bear more civil;" Then so little clothes they wear, Oh! Lunnon is the Devil. Ta, ra [&c.]."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from text printed in letterpress in lower portion of sheet., Imprint statement from text in letterpress printed in lower right corner of sheet., Text in letterpress following title: Tune-When I was a pure. The music published by Goulding, Phipps, D'Almaine, and Co. 124, New Bond Street., Four columns of verse in letterpress: When at home with dad, we never had no fun sirs ..., and Plate numbered '506' in upper left corner.
Publisher:
Published February 14, 1809, by Laurie and Whittle, 53 Fleet Street London
Subject (Geographic):
Hyde Park (London, England),, England, and London.
Subject (Topic):
Parks, Walkways, Umbrellas, Dogs, and Military uniforms
Title from text below image., Place of publication based on sitter's known place of activity., and Date of publication based on year sitter debuted on the London stage as Robin Roughhead in Fortune's frolic; see Oxford Dictionary of national biography, entry for Edward Knight (1774-1826).
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Knight, Edward, 1774-1826, and Allingham, John Till, active 1799-1810.
Hopwood, James, approximately 1752-1819, printmaker
Published / Created:
April 15th, 1809.
Call Number:
809.04.15.01
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Portrait of Mr Taylor, a shoemaker; half-length, standing to right, holding up a sealed letter in his right hand and hat under his left arm; wearing open coat, waistcoat and neckerchief; rectangular design with border of double line."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate from: The investigation of the charges brought against His Royal Highness the Duke of York ... London : J. Stratford, 1809., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Portrait; half-length, directed to the left, wearing military uniform
Alternative Title:
Right Honorable Lord Viscount Cathcart
Description:
Title from caption below image., Plate from: The British gallery of contemporary portraits. London : Cadell & Davies, 1817., and Sheet trimmed to plate mark.
Publisher:
Published Nov. 22, 1809, by T. Cadell & W. Davies, Strand, London
Subject (Name):
Cathcart, William Schaw Cathcart, Earl, 1755-1843,
