Portraits of Miss Mary Berry and Mrs. Anne Damer seated across a table from each other in the Library at Strawberry Hill. Each holds a book in her hand; the table on which they lean is also piled with books
Alternative Title:
Mrs. Damer and Miss Berry by Cosway
Description:
Title in pencil below image added later in a different hand from the note on the verso., Note on verso in black ink in a contemporary hand: Mrs. Seymour Damer & Miss Berry in the Library at Strawberry Hill, a sketch by Cosway., No longer thought to be in the hand of Cosway., and Date based on other drawings in the collection which have been identified as circa 1816 and not before 1818.
Subject (Geographic):
England.
Subject (Name):
Damer, Anne Seymour, 1748 or 1749-1828,, Berry, Mary, 1763-1852,, and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England),
Woodward, G. M. (George Moutard), approximately 1760-1809, artist
Published / Created:
[approximately 1800]
Call Number:
Drawings W87 no. 30 Box D180
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
An elderly woman (left) clasps her head in despair and looks up, away from the body of a tiny dog which a black liveried footman holds on a cushion. Both figures are shown three-quarter length
Description:
Title inscribed in black ink in the artist's hand., Signed by the artist in black ink., Date from Rowlandson etching after this drawing., Drawing numbered in upper right corner in black ink: No. 12., and For further information, consult library staff.
Woodward, G. M. (George Moutard), approximately 1760-1809, artist
Published / Created:
[approximately 1800]
Call Number:
Drawings W87 no. 39 Box D210
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A gathering of countrymen, lawyers, and sailors stare with shock and consternation at the carcass of a shark laying on a table before them. A countryman begins the dialogue with an exclamation, "Dang it if I ever saw such a thing in my life, why it would swallow a man alive!" while an attorney continues with a question, "Neighbor Stump says very true, I never saw anything like it in the whole course of my practice as a country attorney. Pray my friend what do you call it?" A sailor smugly jests, "Why it is a shark d'ye see according to the lubbers lingo on shore, but we gemmen in his Majesty's service call him a sea lawyer!!!
Description:
Title inscribed in black ink in the artist's hand below image., Artist's signature in black ink below image., and Date supplied by cataloger.
Grant, C. J. (Charles Jameson), active 1830-1852, artist
Published / Created:
[between 1830 and 1852]
Call Number:
Drawings G761 no. 2 Box D123
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A full-length caricature of an obese clergy man who wears a bishop's hat (?) and smokes a long pipe as he walks left. He carries a pig and a chicken under his left arm. He holds a Bible in his left hand, and he carries a bottle in his pocket. He has a very large nose and a round checks. His very large belly is exaggerated further in graphite
Alternative Title:
Sinecure
Description:
Title from caption written below image., Date of creation based on Grant's known years of activity., and For further information, consult library staff.
Subject (Topic):
Avarice, Chickens, Clergy, Obesity, Pipes (Smoking), and Swine
Grant, C. J. (Charles Jameson), active 1830-1852, artist
Published / Created:
[between 1830 and 1852]
Call Number:
Drawings G761 no. 2 Box D123
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A full-length caricature of an obese clergy man who wears a bishop's hat (?) and smokes a long pipe as he walks left. He carries a pig and a chicken under his left arm. He holds a Bible in his left hand, and he carries a bottle in his pocket. He has a very large nose and a round checks. His very large belly is exaggerated further in graphite
Alternative Title:
Sinecure
Description:
Title from caption written below image., Date of creation based on Grant's known years of activity., and For further information, consult library staff.
Subject (Topic):
Avarice, Chickens, Clergy, Obesity, Pipes (Smoking), and Swine
On the far left, a full-length portrait of Mrs. Anne Damer walking outdoors with a basket over her right arm. A dog stands on his hind legs at her feet; she looks to her left at another dog on the landing as he runs towards her. In the center are the doorway to the house and a landing; on the far right a lightly sketched view of the interior of the library
Description:
Title from contemporary ms. inscription on verso, in ink., Formerly attributed to Richard Cosway., On laid paper with horizontal chainlines and watermark in the center of the sheet., and Date based on the year that Damer bought York House.
Subject (Geographic):
England.
Subject (Name):
Damer, Anne Seymour, 1748 or 1749-1828, and York House (Twickenham, England)
Grant, C. J. (Charles Jameson), active 1830-1852, artist
Published / Created:
[between 1830 and 1852]
Call Number:
Drawings G761 no. 4 Box D123
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
The more finished of the two wash drawing on recto shows a drunken tradesman (perhaps sailor or dustman) holding onto a post. Above him is written by the artist, "Niccup who are ye staring at. Take a little sober advice and go home for you seem to be beastly intosticated [sic]." On the verso, a graphite drawing of a baker(?). On the verso a pencil sketch of the same tradesman, unfinished
Description:
Title from caption written below image on recto, in artist's hand., Attributed to C.J. Grant based on style and association with other signed drawings., Date of creation based on Grant's known years of activity., Watermark on paper: J. Whatman 1830., and For further information, consult library staff.
Grant, C. J. (Charles Jameson), active 1830-1852, artist
Published / Created:
[between 1830 and 1852]
Call Number:
Drawings G761 no. 4 Box D123
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
The more finished of the two wash drawing on recto shows a drunken tradesman (perhaps sailor or dustman) holding onto a post. Above him is written by the artist, "Niccup who are ye staring at. Take a little sober advice and go home for you seem to be beastly intosticated [sic]." On the verso, a graphite drawing of a baker(?). On the verso a pencil sketch of the same tradesman, unfinished
Description:
Title from caption written below image on recto, in artist's hand., Attributed to C.J. Grant based on style and association with other signed drawings., Date of creation based on Grant's known years of activity., Watermark on paper: J. Whatman 1830., and For further information, consult library staff.
