"A footman hands a plate of food to an elderly man in night attire while carelessly letting scalding water pour from a kettle on to the latter's leg."--British museum online catalogue
Description:
Title and series number engraved above image., Tenth plate in a series of twenty: Le Brun travested, or, Caricatures of the passions. See Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 7, page 655., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., Three lines of text below image: The curious observer of the passions has only to get a careless servant to pour some hot water on his foot, in a case of the gout, & he will soon know the nature of acute pain., "No. 10.", Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., 1 print : etching, hand-colored ; sheet 29.2 x 23.7., and Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark on bottom edge, resulting in loss of imprint.
Publisher:
Pub. 21 Jan. 1800, at R. Ackermann's Repository of the Arts, 101 Strand
Subject (Name):
Woodward, G. M. approximately 1760-1809 (George Moutard),
"A footman hands a plate of food to an elderly man in night attire while carelessly letting scalding water pour from a kettle on to the latter's leg."--British museum online catalogue
Description:
Title and series number engraved above image., Tenth plate in a series of twenty: Le Brun travested, or, Caricatures of the passions. See Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 7, page 655., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., Three lines of text below image: The curious observer of the passions has only to get a careless servant to pour some hot water on his foot, in a case of the gout, & he will soon know the nature of acute pain., "No. 10.", Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Watermark: Russell & Co 1799.
Publisher:
Pub. 21 Jan. 1800, at R. Ackermann's Repository of the Arts, 101 Strand
Subject (Name):
Woodward, G. M. approximately 1760-1809 (George Moutard),
"A country man holding a heavy walking stick stares wide-eyed at a conjuror performing card tricks."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title engraved above image., Plate numbered 'No. 4' in upper right corner., Fourth plate in a series of twenty: Le Brun travested, or, Caricatures of the passions. See Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 7, p. 655., Three lines of text below image: This deviation from simple admiration is frequently put in practice at country fairs where some rustic inhabitant of the village gazes with astonishment at the hacnied[?] tricks of a juggler., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., Temporary local subject headings: Rustics., and Watermark: Russell & Co. 1799.
Publisher:
Pub. 21 Jan. 1800, at R. Ackermann's Repository of the Arts, 101 Strand
Woodward, G. M. (George Moutard), approximately 1760-1809, artist
Published / Created:
[approximately 1800]
Call Number:
Drawings W87 no. 29 Box D180
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A country man holding a heavy walking stick stares wide-eyed at a conjuror performing card tricks
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. 4., and For further information, consult library staff.
Subject (Topic):
Magicians, Playing cards, Card tricks, and Staffs (Sticks)
Title from item., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Printseller's announcement following publication statement: Where prints and drawings are lent on the plan of a library., Later state by Fores of a print published by Thomas Harmar in 1788., Publication date in the British Museum database is Jan. 10, 1803., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires but an impression was acquired by the Museum afterwards., and Temporary local subject terms: Old men -- Young women -- Military officers -- Adultery -- Domestic service: footman -- Food: roasted fowl -- Table settings -- Furniture: armchair and foot-stool -- Gout.
Publisher:
Pub. Jan. 10, 1800, by S.W. Fores, No. 50 Piccadilly, corner of Sachville [sic] St.
Woodward, G. M. (George Moutard), approximately 1760-1809, artist
Published / Created:
[approximately 1800]
Call Number:
Drawings W87 no. 54 Box D305
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Ten figures arranged in two rows depicting dwarfs or 'Lilliputians' dressed and acting in a variety of roles indicated by a respective caption: A Lilliputian actress; a Lilliputian candidate; a Lilliputian voter; a Lilliputian woman of fashion; a Lilliputian man of fashion; a Lilliputian dowager; a Lilliputian alderman; a Lilliputian vicar; a Lilliputian man of consequence; a Lilliputian informer!!
Description:
Title from ink inscription in the artist's hand below image., Signed by the artist., Date supplied by cataloger., and Three sheets of paper pasted on a mount in two rows forming one coherent design.
An angry wife (left) with her hair tied up in a kerchief throws the contents of a chamber pot in her husbands face as she hammers him on the head with a small pick. The rotund husband with breeches untied winces in pain; in his left hand is a large stick. The cat clinges to his leg in terror. On the wall hangs a picture of "Patient Grin[?]".
Description:
Title etched below image., Possibly by Woodward. Cf. Labourers in the vineyard!! / Woodward del., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
An angry wife confronts her astonished husband with a letter from his paramour in which she suggests a rendezvous in the garden after the wife has gone to bed
Description:
Title from item., Earlier state published by Akerman on October 1, 1799., Publication date from Grego., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Mounted to 37 x 29 cm.
A middle-aged woman in a cap, and wearing earrings, a bracelet and necklace, raises her fist in anger at a young servant girl. The girl also in a cap, looks back over her shoulder at her mistress in surprise and fear
Description:
Title engraved above image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Plate numbered 'No. 18' in upper right corner., Plate from a series of twenty without letterpress: Le Brun travested, or, Caricatures of the passions / design'd by G.M. Woodward and etch'd by T. Rowlandson. London : Pubd. 21 Jany. 1800 at R. Ackermann''s Repository of Arts, 101 Strand., Two lines of text below image: This unruly passion shews itself in a forcible degree in a termagant mistress scolding her maid servant., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and State without plate number.
Publisher:
Pub. 21 Jan. 1800, at R. Ackermann's Repository of the Arts, 101 Strand
"A grinning woman sits full-face behind a square piano, playing with complacent vigour. At her feet is a dog. She accompanies an elderly violinist (left) and 'cellist (right), who both regard her with rage; the former has ceased playing. The 'cellist's contorted features are copied in BMSat 9605."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Printmaker identified as Gillray in the British Museum catalogue., Signed by Brownlow North using an artist's device: compass pointing north., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Temporary local subject terms: Musical instruments: piano -- Cello -- Violin or viola -- Pets: pug.
Publisher:
Pubd. Feby. 16th, 1800, by H. Humphrey, 27 St. James's Street
