Title from text below image., Date of publication from unverified data in local card catalog record., and Figure identified in pencil in a contemporary hand: Aldn. Copeland.
"A group of men wearing oriental costumes and turbans kicking a ball lettered with 'Corn Laws', seen rolling at left; the Caliph (fourth from left, Sir Robert Peel) more furious than the rest, kicking hardest (others kicking, from left to right, Richard Cobden, Lord Morpeth, John Bright, Lord Aberdeen, Sir James Graham, Henry Goulburn, Duke of Buckingham, Duke of Richmond); a man, in the character of Mozamhabad (Duke of Wellington) and his companion (Lord Stanley) kneeling in foreground at right, trying to stop the Caliph, without success."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Scene from Vathek (realized)
Description:
Title from text below image., Print signed with the monogram "HB," which was used by John Doyle., Likely a proof state before minor changes were made to the design., Sheet trimmed with nearly complete loss of series statement from upper right margin; series numbering from British Museum online catalogue, registration no.; 1868,0808.12180., Three lines of quoted text below image: "The Caliph more furious than the rest, followed close, & gave as many kicks as he could. ...", and With contemporary pencil annotations, perhaps by the artist, indicating corrections to be made to the design. Additional notes in pencil below image identify the figures and label the print as a "Proof."
Publisher:
Published Decr. 22nd, 1845, by Thos. McLean, 26 Haymarket and Printed at 70 St. Martin's Lane
Subject (Name):
Beckford, William, 1760-1844., Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, Cobden, Richard, 1804-1865, Carlisle, George William Frederick Howard, Earl of, 1802-1864, Bright, John, 1811-1889, Aberdeen, George Hamilton Gordon, Earl of, 1784-1860, Graham, James, Sir, 1792-1861, Goulburn, Henry, 1784-1856, Buckingham and Chandos, Richard Plantagenet Temple Nugent Brydges Chandos Grenville, Duke of, 1797-1861, Richmond, Charles Gordon-Lennox, Duke of, 1791-1860, Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852, and Derby, Edward George Geoffrey Smith Stanley, Earl of, 1799-1869
Title from text below image., Date of publication from unverified data in local card catalog record., Text below title: "It's of no use ma'am, large bodies are not allowed to walk about, so you must disperse yourself.", and "Price 6 d."
Design consists of three panels in a horizontal row, each individually captioned in letterpress below, showing an artist with his portfolio under his arm stands at the counter talking to the clerk in a grocers. In the second frame he holds a long scroll "To the Finder" which he reads with interest. In the final frame the clerk leads him to the door as the artist points gestures to a place outside. Advertisments on the door include: "Colours prepared for printing" and "Theatre Royal Much Ado ... All in the Wrong ... Tale of Mystery".
Description:
Title from text beneath leftmost image., Publisher from series title page., and Date of publication from unverified data in local card catalog record.
Publisher:
J. Lendrum
Subject (Topic):
Artists' materials, Horoscopes, and Stores & shops
Title from caption below image., Date of publication from unverified data in local card catalog record., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Window mounted to 32 x 22 cm.
Title from caption below image., Alfred Crowquill is the pseudonym of Alfred Henry Forrester., Date of publication from unverified data in local card catalog record., and Temporary local subject terms: Training -- Dogs -- Children -- Teaching -- Punishment.
Publisher:
Robert Jennings, 62 Cheapside & Ackermann & Co., 96 Strand and Standidge & Co.
A young foppish man leans towards an older woman, with hands clasped and eyes rolling. Text below: Leave you dear girl!! never, never, (while you have a shilling)
Description:
Title from caption below image. and Publication date from unverified data from local card catalog record.
Publisher:
Published by W. Soffe, 380 Strand and Printed by L.M. Lefevre
