A ticket issued by the Concert of Antient Music in 1812, for an event held at the Hanover Square Rooms in London. In the center, a bust in profile looking left, within oval lettered 'New Rooms Hanover Square, The Concert of Antient Music' and surmounted by musical instruments; date '1812' above
Description:
Title devised by cataloger., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., The design of the ticket is after Robert Smirke. See an earlier version of the ticket from when the concerts were held in Tottenham Street, British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1983,U.1829., and Inscribed 'Miss Roberts' in ink on verso. For further information, consult library staff.
An obese man in elegant dress struts down Fleet Street as his fellow tailors roar with laughter at his pompous attire. In the background, a woman (his wie?) put signs on the sides of the shops advertising breeches and other haberdashery. A dog barks as he looks up at the elegantly dressed pretender
Alternative Title:
Taylor turned lord and Tailor turned lord
Description:
Title etched below image., A detail from a 1805 print by Rowlandson: Recovery of a dormant title, or, A breeches maker become a lord., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Topic):
Butchers, Couples, Dogs, Social classes, Social mobility, Snobbishness, and Tailors
"Portrait after Reynolds (Mannings 675); head and shoulders to front, facing and eyes to right, wearing plain coat and frill; curtain behind."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Right Honourable Charles James Fox
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate from: The British Gallery of contemporary portraits. London : Printed for T. Cadell and W. Davies ... by J. M'Creery ..., 1813-1822., and Bound in opposite page 210 (leaf numbered '23' in pencil) in volume 2 of an extra-illustrated copy of: Moore, T. Memoirs of the life of the Right Honourable Richard Brinsley Sheridan.
Publisher:
Published April 2, 1812, by T. Cadell & W. Davies, Strand, London
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain and Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, and Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806.
"Portrait of Spencer Perceval, bust directed to the right, looking at the viewer, wearing dark coat and neckerchief tied in a bow, powdered hair; in oval."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Window mounted to 51 x 36 cm., and Mounted opposite page 647 (leaf numbered '94' in pencil) in volume 4 of an extra-illustrated copy of: Moore, T. Memoirs of the life of the Right Honourable Richard Brinsley Sheridan.
Publisher:
Published June 15th, 1812, by Colnaghi & Co., Cockspur Str., [15 June 1812]
In a well-furnished parlor, a woman (left) sits playing at a harpsichord as she turns to gaze with admiration at young military officer who looks at her with intimacy; an older officer to her left scowls at them, his hand in the breast of his vest. On the right another young woman leans her head in her hand, a bored, annoyed look on her face; her elbow is resting on a table on which sits her sewing basket; in her right hand she holds a scissors, her arm thrown back over the back of the upholstered chair. On the floor at her feet is a book "Tirumph of temper." A dog sits at her feet looking up at her. On the back well is a portrait of old woman. On the mantel is a sculpture of a roman chariot and horses
Description:
Title etched below image., The year of publication in lower right corner is etched over "1807.", In lower left corner of design: Rowlandson 1812. "1812" is etched over "1807.", and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Publisher:
Pubd. July 14, 1812 by T Rowlandson, No. 1 James S[t]., Adelphi
Title from caption below image., Reissue, with imprint statement burnished out, of a plate published in an earlier edition of Annals of horsemanship bearing the publication line: London, Published March 25th, 1791, by W. Dickinson, No. 24 Old Bond Street., Publication information based on that of the volume in which the plate was published., Text below title: Cavat lapidem non vi, sed saepe cadendo., Plate from: Annals of horsemanship : containing accounts of accidental experiments ... communicated to Geoffrey Gambado [pseud.] ... London, J. Stockdale, 1812., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Temporary local subject headings: Horses -- Horsemanship.
Title from item., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., In lower right corner: Price 1., and Temporary local subject terms: Waltzing.
Publisher:
Pub. Dec. 1812 by S. W. Fores. 50 Piccadilly & 312 Oxford Street
"Portrait after Reynolds (Mannings 1786); half-length seated facing front wearing long wig and chain over robe with fur collar; curtain and pillars behind."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate from: The British Gallery of contemporary portraits. London : Printed for T. Cadell and W. Davies ... by J. M'Creery ..., 1813-1822., and Bound in opposite page 260 (leaf numbered '75' in pencil) in volume 2 of an extra-illustrated copy of: Moore, T. Memoirs of the life of the Right Honourable Richard Brinsley Sheridan.
Publisher:
Published June 27, 1812, by T. Cadell & W. Davies, Strand, London
