"Count Haslang sits alone in profile to the left at a small oblong table on which is a decanter. He holds a wineglass in his right hand; his left is slightly raised as if gesticulating, in response to some person (not depicted) at whom he looks sourly. He wears a star and ruffled shirt."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Temporary local subject terms: Coffee houses: Stevens's -- Count Haslang, fl. 1797.
Publisher:
Pubd. June 9th, 1797, by H. Humphrey, 27 St. James's Street
Small groups of men, some holdling candles, stand at the base of a cave looking up at stalactites. An opening at the top allows another group of tourists to look down into the cave, Peak Cavern (in the heart of the Derbyshire Dales). The group inside the cave includes a dog and a small boy
Description:
Title etched above image., Sheet partially trimmed to plate mark., Numbered 'Plate 95' in upper left corner., Plate from: Eccentric excursions / by G.M. Woodward, 1796., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Publisher:
Published by Allen & Co., 15 Paternoster Row
Subject (Geographic):
England.
Subject (Topic):
Caving, Spelunkers, Caves, Rivers, Sightseers, and Stalactites & stalagmites
Title from caption below image., Plate from: Bridges, T. Burlesque translation of Homer. London, 1797?, Manuscript annotation citing illustration as being from book ix, page 78 in unidentified edition., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., No. 65 in a bound in a collection of 69 prints with a manuscript title page: A collection of drolleries., and Bound in half red morocco with marbled paper boards and spine title "Facetious" in gold lettering.
Title from caption below image., Plate from: Bridges, T. A burlesque translation of Homer. London, 1797?, Manuscript annotation citing illustration as being from book xii, page 221 in unidentified edition., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., No. 62 in a bound in a collection of 69 prints with a manuscript title page: A collection of drolleries., and Bound in half red morocco with marbled paper boards and spine title "Facetious" in gold lettering.
Title from caption below image., Plate from: Bridges, T. Burlesque translation of Homer. London, 1797?, Manuscript annotation citing illustration as being from book vii, page 21 in unidentified edition., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., No. 68 in a bound in a collection of 69 prints with a manuscript title page: A collection of drolleries., and Bound in half red morocco with marbled paper boards and spine title "Facetious" in gold lettering.
Woodward, G. M. (George Moutard), approximately 1760-1809, printmaker
Published / Created:
[27 May 1797]
Call Number:
797.05.27.04
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
An obese woman sweats profusely over the plate of roast she is carving
Description:
Title from item., Numbered 'Plate 2' in upper left corner., Title devised by cataloger based on the text this image illustrates., Plate from: An Olio of Good Breeding : With Sketches Illustrative of the Modern Graces!! / by G.M. Woodward. London : Printed for the author and sold by W. Clarke ..., [1797]., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Temporary local subject terms: Food: roasted meat.
Publisher:
Pubd. May 27, 1797, by G.M. Woodward, Berners Street
A group of fashionably dressed elderly gentlemen engage in a range of activities including reading aided by magnifying lenses, browsing newspapers, and gazing into mirrors. A placard on the wall reads: Young gentlemen instructed in fashionable accomplishments
Description:
Title and date based on Laurie & Whittle published etching after this drawing. and For further information, consult library staff.
Subject (Topic):
Older people, Newspapers, Mirrors, Bachelors, and Hand lenses
Woodward, G. M. (George Moutard), approximately 1760-1809, printmaker
Published / Created:
[26 May 1797]
Call Number:
797.05.26.02
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A young woman is fashionably dressed in high-waisted dress, spencer jacket, high neckcloth and a beaver hat with a plume. She wears as a pendant a miniature of an officer and holds a large hand-muff in one hand. Her small dog is befitted with jacket and ribbons
Description:
Title devised by cataloger based on the text this image illustrates., Numbered 'Plate 8' in upper left corner., Plate from: An Olio of Good Breeding : With Sketches Illustrative of the Modern Graces!! / by G.M. Woodward. London : Printed for the author and sold by W. Clarke ..., [1797]., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Temporary local subject terms: Female dress -- Fashion -- Pets.
Publisher:
Pubd. May 26, 1797, by G.M. Woodward, Berners Street
Woodward, G. M. (George Moutard), approximately 1760-1809, printmaker
Published / Created:
[26 May 1797]
Call Number:
797.05.26.03
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Two images on one plate. Above: two men are shown bowing to a prescribed angle according to their social rank. Below: two women curtsy with similar understanding of their social positions
Description:
Title from item., Numbered 'Plate 9' in upper left corner., Title devised by cataloger based on the text this image illustrates., Plate from: An Olio of Good Breeding : With Sketches Illustrative of the Modern Graces!! / by G.M. Woodward. London : Printed for the author and sold by W. Clarke ..., [1797]., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Temporary local subject terms: Manners.
Publisher:
Pubd. May 26, 1797, by G.M. Woodward, Berners Street
Woodward, G. M. (George Moutard), approximately 1760-1809, printmaker
Published / Created:
[26 May 1797]
Call Number:
797.05.26.01
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Two images on one plate. The top image represents a master glowering at his terrified footman; the bottom image shows a mistress scowling at a frightened maid
Description:
Title from item., Numbered 'Plate 6' in upper left corner., Title devised by cataloger., Plate from: An Olio of Good Breeding ... / by G.M. Woodward. London : Printed for the author and sold by W. Clarke ..., [1797]., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Publisher:
Pubd. May 26, 1797, by G.M. Woodward, Berners Street
