Volume 2, page 76. Etchings by Henry William Bunbury, Esq. and after his designs.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title from text below image., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., Plate from: Annals of horsemanship ... London : Printed for W. Dickinson ..., 1791., For a brief mention of the illustrations to Annals of horsemanship, see page 446 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 6., and Mounted on page 76 in volume 2 of: Etchings by Henry William Bunbury, Esq. and after his designs.
Publisher:
Publish'd March 25, 1791, by W. Dickinson, No. 24 Old Bond Street
Title from item., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., Temporary local subject terms: Dancing lessons --Violins -- Costume: female child's costume -- Furnishings: busts -- Pictures -- Trades: dancing masters -- Expressions of speech: tol lol de rol., Watermark (partial) : initials G R under part of armorial shield., and Imprint partially altered: publication day changed from '2' to '1' in contemporary hand. '91' in 1791 also appears to have been changed, possibly from '90.'
Publisher:
Publish'd 1 April, 1791, by W. Fores, No. 3 Piccadilly
Subject (Topic):
Ballrooms, Interiors, Mirrors, and Musical instruments
"A man seated full face on an upright chair, left leg thrust forward, his arms folded, holding his hat. His head, turned in profile to the left, has a grotesque expression of rage. He is fashionably dressed. An outline sketch."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title in manuscript above plate mark. and Temporary local subject terms: Frenchmen -- Male costume, 1791.
Publisher:
Pub. Augt. 13, 1791, by H. Humphrey, N. 18 Old Bond Street
"An elderly man seated full face in an arm-chair, looking to the right. His broad face is wrinkled and puckered; his feet are gouty, one gouty leg rests on the walking-stick which he holds. He wears an old-fashioned coat buttoned to the neck. An outline sketch."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from British Museum catalogue., Sheet partially trimmed within plate mark., Temporary local subject terms: Older men -- Walking staves., and Watermark (partial): I Ville...
Publisher:
Pubd. Aug. 15, 1791, by H. Humphrey, N. 18 Old Bond Street
"An elderly man seated full face in an arm-chair, looking to the right. His broad face is wrinkled and puckered; his feet are gouty, one gouty leg rests on the walking-stick which he holds. He wears an old-fashioned coat buttoned to the neck. An outline sketch."--British Museum online catalogue, description of an earlier state
Description:
Title from description of earlier state in the British Museum catalogue., Later state, with original imprint burnished from plate. See no. 7970 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 6., Place and date of publication based on earlier state with the imprint: Pubd. Aug. 15, 1791, by H. Humphrey, N. 18 Old Bond Street., and Watermark.
A half-length portrait in profile of a clergyman wearing spectacles and a wig. He holds a stack of paper in his right hand, while his left hand is raised with his finger pointing upward
Description:
Title devised by cataloger., Sitter tentatively identified as Edward Bearcroft., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Publisher:
Pub. as the act directs
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Name):
Bearcroft, Edward, ?1737-1796
Subject (Topic):
Clothing & dress, Clergy, Eyeglasses, Lawyers, and Wigs
"Heading to a set of verses printed in two columns, and purporting to be a song made formerly by the boys of Westminster School on an application from 'Mrs Anna Davis' to Dr. Smith (see BMSat 4921, &c.) 'to whip Master Lloyd and some other boys who kept bantam fowls in a yard adjoining her house and disturbed her much . . .'. An ugly old maid in a half-tester bed sits up and frowns angrily at a grinning schoolboy (left) who stands just within the open door holding a cock. On a chair by her bed is a lighted candle, 'Ovid's Art of Love', and a pair of spectacles. Her stays and shoes lie on the floor. The verses are directed 'to Mr Holland' by 'Pedagogue' on the occasion of Mrs. Davis's death: they relate that Mrs. Anna Davis, an elderly prude, had amorous desires towards 'charming Jacky Lloyd'."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
To Mr. Holland
Description:
Title from British Museum online catalogue., Illustration to verse To Mr. Holland, printed below the plate and purporting to be a song written by the boys of Westminster school upon the death of Anna Davis., Publisher's advertisement at bottom of sheet: In Holland's exhibition rooms may be seen the largest collection of caricatures in Europe, admittance one shilling., and Temporary local subject terms: Interiors: bedroom -- Furniture: beds -- Chairs -- Lighting: candlesticks -- Furnishings: chamber pots -- Women: old maids -- Schoolboys -- Birds: cockrels -- Spectacles -- Images amplifying subject: Ovid's Art of Love -- Female costume: stays.
Publisher:
Pubd. July 7th, 1791, by W. Holland, No. 50 Oxford St.
"Heading to a set of verses printed in two columns, and purporting to be a song made formerly by the boys of Westminster School on an application from 'Mrs Anna Davis' to Dr. Smith (see BMSat 4921, &c.) 'to whip Master Lloyd and some other boys who kept bantam fowls in a yard adjoining her house and disturbed her much . . .'. An ugly old maid in a half-tester bed sits up and frowns angrily at a grinning schoolboy (left) who stands just within the open door holding a cock. On a chair by her bed is a lighted candle, 'Ovid's Art of Love', and a pair of spectacles. Her stays and shoes lie on the floor. The verses are directed 'to Mr Holland' by 'Pedagogue' on the occasion of Mrs. Davis's death: they relate that Mrs. Anna Davis, an elderly prude, had amorous desires towards 'charming Jacky Lloyd'."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
To Mr. Holland
Description:
Title devised by cataloger., Sheet trimmed to plate mark (plate mark 18.7 x 23.8 cm.) on top and sides., Imprint etched below image: London, Pubd. July 7, 1791 by W. Holland, No. 50 Oxford St., Letterpress caption title "To Mr. Holland" printed below the plate., Song purported to have been written by the boys of Westminster school upon the death of Anna Davis., Publisher's advertisement at bottom of sheet: ... of whom may be had, lately published, ... [list of print titles]., Variant of no. 8002 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 6., and Watermark: countermark I V.
Two soldiers shown full-length engaged in a fight. The bayonet of the solder on the left is pierced through the chest of the soldier on the right whose sword is drawn over his head and ready to strike
Description:
Title devised by curator., Ms. note in pencil on sheet above plate mark: Not in Nichols's book., and Formerly on page 108 in volume 2. Removed from Steevens volume by LWL conservator in 2012.
Publisher:
Publish'd Octr.1, 1791 by W. Birch, Hampstead Heath from a drawing by Hogarth
