"George IV as the 'Great Babe' lies asleep in his cradle rocked by Lady Conyngham, while Wellington, seated before a pier-glass, places the crown on his own head. The glass reflects the dark emaciated features of British Museum Satires No. 15520. The ...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pub. by T. McLean, 26 Haymarket, London
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Conyngham, Elizabeth Conyngham, Marchioness, -1861, and Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852
Subject (Topic):
Nurseries (Rooms & spaces), Cradles, Toys, Military uniforms, British, Daggers & swords, Boots, and Scepters
Volume 2, page 101. Etchings by Henry William Bunbury, Esq. and after his designs.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A man dancing in the centre of a crowd of villagers, waving ribbons in the air and with a tray of his goods around his neck, including toys and ballad sheets, a cottage behind at right; after a drawing by Henry William Bunbury."--British Museum onlin...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Published June 1st, 1790, by W. Dickinson, engraver, Bond Street
Subject (Name):
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
Subject (Topic):
Peddlers, Toys, Dance, Ribbons, Crowds, and Dwellings
"In a room, a group watching as a man sitting at a round table builds a house of cards, which tumbles down as a figure leans in at right, the man and a man standing in outdoor clothes behind looks at him with dismay; in the right foreground two young ...
Description:
Title engraved below image.
Publisher:
Robert Sayer
Subject (Topic):
Chairs, Children, Dogs, Drawing rooms, Furniture, Interiors, Playing cards, Screens, Tables, and Toys
"Lord Barrymore and his two brothers are represented as figurines on the shelf of a chimney-piece, along which the title is etched. Each stands on a circular pedestal inscribed: (left to right) 'A Hell-gate Blackguard', 'A Newgate Scrub', and 'A Cripp...
Description:
Title from text in image.
Publisher:
Pubd. Novr. 1st, 1791, by H. Humphrey, N. 18 Old Bond Street
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Barrymore, Richard Barry, Earl of, 1769-1793, Barrymore, Henry Barry, Earl of, 1770-1823, and Barry, Augustus, 1773-1818
Subject (Topic):
Clothing & dress, Chimneypieces, Figurines, Pedestals, Boxers (Sports), and Toys
Two ladies, a serving maid with a tea tray, and a gentleman kneeling on a chair watch a ragged youth who is kneeling down and displays a richly and fashionably dressed doll who appears to be walking on her own towards the group of observers. Behind th...
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
Robert Sayer
Subject (Topic):
Dolls, Musical instruments, Organ grinders, Servants, and Toys
"Portrait of Jack Adams, known as "the cunning man of Clerkenwell Green", an astrologer, at a table casting a horoscope, a tobacco pipe tucked into his belt. A woman wearing a torn cap and collar, and over whose head is written "the queene of slutes",...
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Adams, Jack, active 1664, and Carleton, John, 1645-
"The couple torment each other in the breakfast-room. A round table is drawn close to a blazing fire. The lady has left her seat to thump on the piano (left), singing loudly, with her back to her husband, but turning her eyes towards him. He sits in t...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Publish'd October 25th, 1805, by H. Humphrey, 27 St. James's Street
"The couple torment each other in the breakfast-room. A round table is drawn close to a blazing fire. The lady has left her seat to thump on the piano (left), singing loudly, with her back to her husband, but turning her eyes towards him. He sits in t...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Publish'd October 25th, 1805, by H. Humphrey, 27 St. James's Street
