Title from text below image., Title continues: ... Ah! what is it? Guess. "A boy"? No, guess again. A girl? "Ah, somebody told you I know.", Publication date from unverified data in local card catalog record., and One of a series of lithographs published by W. Soffe: Whims & oddities.
Publisher:
Published by W. Soffe, 380 Strand and Printed by W. Kohler, 22 Denmark St., Soho
Title from caption below image., Publicatin date from unverified data from local card catalog record., Caption continues: ... A matchless dog you see, admidst glorious bravos let me say, come boys and purchase me., and Temporary local subject terms: Drums -- Dogs.
Publisher:
Pubd. by the proprietor, 5 Hercules buildings Lambeth & J. Dickinson, 444 New Bond St.
Six Chinese men depicted in traditional costume and queues walk in a line towards the left, all holding or smoking opium pipies. The two in the lead hold their heads in pain. The third man has just exhaled a large puff of smoke as he turns to the fourth man who leans heavily on his left arm, gray-faced and slightly doubled over in distress. The last man in the line has a devious look on his face as he pulls the queue of the fifth man who whinces in pain
Description:
Title etched below image., Attributed to Richard Doyle., Plate numbered '20' in upper right corner from: The brother to the moon's visit to the court of Queen Vic., and On verso: Principal tea pots to the Celestial Court . No. 19 in the series.
Publisher:
Printed by W. Kohler
Subject (Topic):
Chinese, Clothing and dress, Opium, and Opium pipes
Title from caption below image. Title continues on next plate in the series., Attributed to Richard Doyle., Publication information from cover and advertisement to the series., Plate numbered '12' in upper left corner from: The brother to the moon's visit to the court of Queen Vic., and On same sheet, verso: Chief Mandarin; Porcelain presents to Queen Vic.
Title from caption below image., Attributed to Richard Doyle., Publication information from cover and advertisement to the series., Plate numbered '17' in upper right corner from: The brother to the moon's visit to the court of Queen Vic., and On same sheet, verso: Celestial philosophers calculating the time required to get back 21,000,000 of dollars.
Round-faced Chinese men depicted in traditional hats, shoes and pants but bodies in the shape of round, ornately painted Chinese teapots stagger to the left, some holding sticks. Young boys with tea cups and saucers on their heads struggle behind them, two having tripped and fallen
Description:
Title etched below images., Attributed to Richard Doyle., Plate numbered '19' in upper right corner from: The brother to the moon's viist to the court of Queen Vic., Series forms a companion work to The christening of Prince Taffy. Cf. Verso of cover which also lists other "Clever humorous works by Messrs. Fores.", and Image on verso: Opium chewers and smokers, the cap's wot caused all the shindy. No. 20 in the series.
Title from text below image., Publication information from a closing plate in the series with intact imprint statement: The water doctor, or, hydropathyist., and Numbered 'Plt. XII' in upper left corner from: The sure water cure.
Title from caption below image., Attributed to Richard Doyle., Publication information from cover and advertisement to the series., Plate numbered '22' in upper right corner from: The brother to the moon's visit to the court of Queen Vic., and On same sheet, verso: The Hong Merchants.
