Drawing of a tall sign, with a post similar to that of a street lamp, displaying a rectangular portrait of a man surrounded by ornamentation. The man, possibly a politician, is shown bust-length in profile to the left; he has a long nose that curls upward and wears a wig that likewise curls upwards in the back. The words "The saviour of his grateful country" are written on the sign directly beneath the portrait, indicating that the sign might in fact be a monument. To the right of the sign is a low milestone on which is written "To Kingston I mile, to London X miles".
Description:
Title written in image., Possibly drawn by James Sayers; the drawing is laid in a volume of prints that Sayers assembled., Approximate date of production from watermark: G. Pike 1817., and Attached to a lithograph with a metal pin that pierces the lower left corners of both sheets; laid in James Sayers's Folio album of 144 caricatures.
Subject (Topic):
Monuments & memorials, Traffic signs & signals, Milestones, and Portraits
A man and a woman are shown in profile, half-length; their facial features fit together likes pieces of a puzzle
Description:
Signed in ink lower left: GCk., Original drawing, basis for a publish print: Sure such a pair were never seen so justly form'd to meet by Nature!!! See British Museum. Catalogue of political and personal satires, v. 9, 13131., George Cruikshank, English graphic artist, 1792-1878., and For further information, consult library staff.
A drawing consisting of two panels. The left panel, "A Visit to my Uncle" depicts two women, one of a lower class than the other, visiting an elderly man, a money-lender, who is standing behind a counter. Instruments, possibly of gold, rest on the counter and behind the man. The right panel, "A Visit to my Aunt," depicts the same two women being served drinks by a corpulent woman behind a counter
Alternative Title:
Visit to my uncle and a visit to my aunt
Description:
Title from item., Inscription in ink underneath title: Original drawing., George Cruikshank, English graphic artist and son of Isaac Cruikshank (1764-1811, caricaturist), 1792-1878., and For further information, consult library staff.
Scene in a restaurant: a female servant is delivering a dish to a flirtatious diner who is stroking her chin while a male servant excitedly delivers a menu to a second male diner. A massive painting of a grain harvesting scene adorns the wall in the background
Description:
Title from caption inscribed in black ink below image., Date from note inscribed in graphite pencil below caption., and For further information, consult library staff.
A satirical coat of arms for the "Dandy." The shield is a dandy's tail-coat, supported by two monkey's dressed in clothes. The crest is a stay and a top hat. Underneath the shield, are written the words "Dandi, Dando, Dandum" below which a puppy is suspended
Description:
Title inscribed below image., Inscription in ink in image: Coat of Arms. Azure. The Sexes impaled improper between two Butterflies - Two flances; on the dexter flanch three pair of Stays, argent, the sinister flanch charged with Rouge Pomat & smellg bottle, On the Canton, Dexter a frill rampant in the sinister Canton a false collar rampant - small cloaths passive in pile supported by pins - Supporters- Two Monkies - proper - Crest, a pr of Stays full padded - supporting a Cravat & Collar Rampant proper, holding a blockhead argent & gules, wingerd with asses ears proper the whole under cover of a Sable Bever., Basis for print published as: The dandies coat of arms, See British Museum Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires, vol. 9, 13394., George Cruikshank, English graphic artist, 1792-1878., For further information, consult library staff., and Leverhulme-Auchincloss, vol. 15, p. 143.
A shield with four quarterings: first quarter contains a pair of boxing gloves; the second quarter is drawn showing a man uncorking a bottle. The third and fourth quarters show different moments in a fight. Above the shield is a clenched hand surrounded by laurels, with two "Bottle-holders" supporting either side
Description:
Image was used as the basis for a print published by George Humphrey in 1819: The Boxer's arms., See Catalogue of political and personal satires, v. 9, 13395., George Cruikshank, English graphic artist, 1792-1878., and For further information, consult library staff.
Portrait of Bartolomeo Bergami, bust-length, turned slightly to the right; wearing a coat with a medal on the left lapel, a shirt with a high collar, and a cravat
Description:
Title written in ink below image., Unsigned; artist unidentified., Place and date of production from dealer's description., and For a lithograph by Godefroy Engelmann of a nearly identical portrait, see: National Portrait Gallery, London, NPG D13721.
A French officer, wearing blue, towers above a British officer, wearing scarlet. The French officer extends his arm above the head of the British officer
Description:
Title from item., In ink below image: "Jany 13. 1822. Pub. by G. Thanphrey St. James Street"., Richard Dighton, English painter and caricaturist, 1795-1880., and For further information, consult library staff.
Opposite page 28. Historic doubts, on the life and reign of King Richard the Third.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Portrait drawing of Elizabeth Woodville, Queen consort of Edward IV, probably taken from the stained glass window at Canterbury Cathedral. She is shown half-length, nearly in profile to the left, head bowed and hands together in prayer
Alternative Title:
Elizabeth Queen of Edward IV
Description:
Title written in ink below image, on mounting page., Unsigned; artist unidentified., Date of production based on publication date of the extra-illustrated volume into which this drawing was inserted., and Inlaid opposite page 28 in an extra-illustrated copy of: Walpole, H. Historic doubts, on the life and reign of King Richard the Third. London : W. and S. Wybrow [etc.], 1822.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797. and Elizabeth, Queen, consort of Edward IV, King of England, 1437?-1492
