Title from item., Publication information from British Museum catalogue., Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark resulting in loss of imprint., Five lines of text below title: Ken ye my chilly brethren, what I mean by the de'el? He is nae great mon I assure, but as poor a cheel as any o'you ..., Temporary local subject terms: Preachers: Scotch preachers -- Conventicles -- Male dress: highlander's dress -- Snuff-boxes., and Watermark: Russell & Co. 1797.
Publisher:
Pub. Sepr. 26th 1798 by S.W. Fores, No. 50 Piccadilly
Title from item., Printmaker identified from the original drawing in the Huntington Library., From Laurie and Whittle series of drolls., Plate numbered '220' in lower left corner., Cf. No. 9328 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 7., Temporary local subject terms: Interiors: dressing room -- Furniture: dressing table -- Female dress: sandals -- Headdresses -- Pictures amplifying subject., and Watermark: Russell & Co. 1799.
Publisher:
Publish'd 4th July 1798 by Laurie & Whittle, 53 Fleet Street, London
Title from item., Printmaker identified from the original drawing in the Huntington Library., From Laurie and Whittle series of drolls., Four lines of verse in two columns below title: Oh, let me die in peace! Eumenes cried ..., Above title in lower right corner: Vide Philosophical Transactions of I. Schamburgh., Plate numbered '209' in lower left corner., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., Temporary local subject terms: Interiors: bedrooms -- Furniture: closed stools -- Physicians -- Patients -- Creditors -- Domestic service: maidservant -- Architectural details: staircases -- Lighting: lanterns -- Medicinal: medicine bottles., and Watermark: Russell & Co. 1799.
Publisher:
Published 6th March 1798 by Laurie & Whittle, 53 Fleet Street, London
Page 223. New London spy, or, A twenty-four hours ramble through the bills of mortality.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A man leans from a rostrum (right), holding up his wig, addressing an audience of men and women, seated and standing, most of whom hold up their wigs, disclosing bald or cropped heads. In his left hand is a wig of luxuriant curls which he has taken from the head of a protesting old woman. Most of the wigs simulate natural hair, either short or in ringlets. On the wall is a placard: 'For Debate, \ Opinions \ on \ Baldness. \ It is the sincere wish of the \ proprietors of this Institution, \ that Gentlemen and Ladies will be Uncover'd on this important Occasion'."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Debate on the baldness of the times
Description:
Title etched below image., One of the series of Laurie & Whittle drolls., Numbered '217' in lower left of plate., Temporary local subject terms: Architectural details: rostrum & paneling., 1 print : etching with engraving on wove paper ; plate mark 20.1 x 24.8 cm, on sheet 24.3 x 30.2 cm., Mounted to 26 x 32 cm., and Mounted on page 223 in a copiously extra-illustrated copy of: King, R. The new London spy, or, A twenty-four hours ramble through the bills of mortality. London : Printed for J. Cooke [and 3 others], [1771?].
Publisher:
Published 24th May 1798 by Laurie & Whittle, 53 Fleet Street, London
Page 223. New London spy, or, A twenty-four hours ramble through the bills of mortality.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A man leans from a rostrum (right), holding up his wig, addressing an audience of men and women, seated and standing, most of whom hold up their wigs, disclosing bald or cropped heads. In his left hand is a wig of luxuriant curls which he has taken from the head of a protesting old woman. Most of the wigs simulate natural hair, either short or in ringlets. On the wall is a placard: 'For Debate, \ Opinions \ on \ Baldness. \ It is the sincere wish of the \ proprietors of this Institution, \ that Gentlemen and Ladies will be Uncover'd on this important Occasion'."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Debate on the baldness of the times
Description:
Title etched below image., One of the series of Laurie & Whittle drolls., Numbered '217' in lower left of plate., Temporary local subject terms: Architectural details: rostrum & paneling., and Watermark: Russell & Co. 1799.
Publisher:
Published 24th May 1798 by Laurie & Whittle, 53 Fleet Street, London
