Humphrey, William, approximately 1740-approximately 1810, printmaker
Published / Created:
[28 October 1778]
Call Number:
778.10.28.01+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A crowd of visitors on the right are shown approaching the military camps at Coxheath indicated on the left with tents and cannon. The crowd, preceded by a barking dog, is chiefly comprised of women, led by a prostitute in pseudo-military garb who is carried on the shoulders of a soldier. Behind her a young woman leads a fat military officer wearing a large wig and carrying his sword in his hand. Following are two elderly women, one with a large muff, the other holding crutches and seated in a wheelbarrow pushed by an old man. Other women and soldiers make up the crowd. In the left foreground are three cannons, inscribed "9 P.", "9 Pounder", and "G.R. 12", the latter being admired by several women
Alternative Title:
Trip to Coxheath
Description:
Title from item., Signed in plate by artist I.M. [i.e. J. Mortimer?] and by engraver W.H. probably William Humphrey., and Also attributed to Gillray.
Publisher:
Pub. Oct. 28 1778 by W. Humphrey
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Topic):
Cannons, Crowds, Military uniforms, British, Military training, Courtesans, Wheelbarrows, Dogs, and Clothing & dress
Four women stand conversing in an indoor setting on a patterned carpet or floor. All are elaborately coiffed and dressed, wearing aprons and hats, the latter including representatives of the bergère and dormeuse styles
Description:
Title from item., Publisher's initials "MD" form a monogram., and Numbered in plate at top: v. 2, 46.
George III at table with the queen and seated between Lord and Lady Petre with nine other persons while a tall monk stands on the left saying grace. A crucifix and picture of a saint on the wall mark this as an anti-Catholic satire occasioned by the King's visit to Lord Petre in October of 1778 after the passing of the Catholic Relief Act
Alternative Title:
Peep at Lord Peter's
Description:
Title etched below image., Date from British Museum catalogue., Also attributed to Gillray., 1 print : etching on wove paper, hand-colored ; sheet 26.2 x 37.7 cm., Sheet trimmed within plate mark on lower edge., and Mounted on leaf 3 of volume 1 of 12.
Publisher:
Sold by W. Humphrey, No. 227 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Name):
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820, Charlotte, Queen, consort of George III, King of Great Britain, 1744-1818, and Petre, Robert Edward Petre, Baron, 1742-1801
Subject (Topic):
Anti-Catholicism, Prayer, Monks, Dining tables, and Clothing & dress
George III at table with the queen and seated between Lord and Lady Petre with nine other persons while a tall monk stands on the left saying grace. A crucifix and picture of a saint on the wall mark this as an anti-Catholic satire occasioned by the King's visit to Lord Petre in October of 1778 after the passing of the Catholic Relief Act
Alternative Title:
Peep at Lord Peter's
Description:
Title etched below image., Date from British Museum catalogue., and Also attributed to Gillray.
Publisher:
Sold by W. Humphrey, No. 227 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Name):
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820, Charlotte, Queen, consort of George III, King of Great Britain, 1744-1818, and Petre, Robert Edward Petre, Baron, 1742-1801
Subject (Topic):
Anti-Catholicism, Prayer, Monks, Dining tables, and Clothing & dress
A man beats another man with a walking stick to the amusement of bystanders, who include a fishwife, a milkmaid, a chimney-sweep's boy, etc. A lengthy inscription in a scroll in the upper left corner begins: "Ha ha ha I can't help laughing ..."
Alternative Title:
Laugh and grow fat
Description:
Title from item., Trimmed within plate mark., and Printmaker from British Museum catalogue.
A stout woman in a floral print dress and cap stands with her back to the viewer looking at her reflection in the mirror. Two portraits of women hang on the wall on either side of the mirror, beneath which stands a marble topped console table
Description:
Title from item., Signed by engraver in lower left of image: HI, [i.e. Hen. Ibb.?], MD of publisher's name forms a monogram., Trimmed within plate mark., and Inlaid to 39 x 27 cm.
A very fat and sour-looking woman stands facing right, in an outdoor setting with trees in the distance. She is dressed in a fancy striped dress, her mountain of curly hair topped by an elaborate bonnet with ribbons and bows
Description:
Title from item., Signed (by engraver?) in lower left of image: HI, i.e. Hen. Ibb.?, Publisher's initials "MD" form a monogram., and Numbered in plate at top: V. 2, 63.
A homely woman stands facing right, in an outdoor setting with trees in the distance. She is dressed in a ruffled dress, her hair topped by an elaborate bonnet with ribbons and bows. In her left hand she carries a mirror which she regards with a smile
Description:
Title from item., Publisher's initials "MD" form a monogram., and Numbered in plate at top: V. 2, 71.
"Three women walking in profile to the right beside the sea or a lake. Their head-dresses are caricatures of the prevailing fashion. The foremost walks with a closed parasol on a long stick like a shepherdess's crook; in her right hand is a small bag or basket. Her hair is in a pyramid, with curls, on it is a lace cap with lappets, and a flat hat trimmed with ribbons and feathers. She is followed by a very thin woman, whoise pyramid is decorated with more curls but with a smaller cap and hat, she holds a closed fan; behind walks a short stout woman with a frizzed wig bound by a ribbon. The dresses show the prevailing fashion for skirts, straight in front, puffed out at the back and showing the ankles. Miss Tittup, a character in Garrick's "Bon Ton", was played by Eliza Farren ... The tall thin lady is perhaps intended for Miss Farren..."--British Museum catalogue
Alternative Title:
Misses Dumplin Ducktail and Tittup returned from watering
Description:
Title from item., MD of publisher's name forms a monogram., and Numbered in plate at top: V. 2, 68.
Publisher:
Pub. by MDarly No. 39 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
England. and England
Subject (Name):
Farren, Elizabeth, 1762-1829.
Subject (Topic):
Health resorts, Mineral waters, Clothing & dress, Hairstyles, and Umbrellas
A fashionably dressed woman with elaborate coiffure decorated with ribbons and ostrich plumes, holds a whip in the left hand and reins in the right, as she rides on the back of a corpulent man with horns. He leans on his walking stick, the reins in his mouth, regarding the viewer with a doleful expression. Beneath the title, a quote from 1 Corinthians 7:4: "The husband hath not power over his own body - but the wife."
Alternative Title:
Scripture fulfilled
Description:
Title from item., Signed in lower left of image IM, i.e. John Hamilton Mortimer?, and Date conjectured by cataloger.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Topic):
Marriage, Cuckolds, Couples, Hairstyles, and Clothing & dress
