Manuscript, in a single hand, of a diary of a journey from Dublin to England and then to Cork, written in a lighthearted and sometimes satirical manner. Traveling with his father, his friend Valerius, and a servant, the Irish author records his impressions in England of churches he visits; where he takes his meals; and the inhabitants he meets. After describing several churches in Liverpool, he writes, "I am broke of in this Part of my Description, as I think by some simpering or laughing; but on Enquiry I am supris'd to find it's some of my Female Acquaintance," which causes him, he writes, to lose the spirit to continue with his description. Elsewhere, he visits silk mills and describes the cost and workings of the machinery. At Nottingham, he notes that "most of the Inhabitants here are Presbyterians and I really believe I was in five different Meetings which I mistook for Churches, and at Length was so much vexed at being so often disappointed that I protested against looking further for one." Throughout, he records numerous encounters with women, including a landlord's daughter with whom he carries on a flirtation. The narrative is prefaced by an introduction addressed to "Madam," in which he speaks disapprovingly of women's coquetry, and mocks "our country-women who have been abroad," who "commonly return Home with Variety of odd Pronunciations, particular Gestures, & new Fashions, perhaps never known in any Part of the World, but the Production of their own fertile Brain."
Description:
Author of the manuscript is an unknown Irishman., In English., Index at end of manuscript., Leather oval bookplate inside front cover: Ex Musaeo Huthii., and Binding: full morocco; gilt decoration. Printed on spine: Narrative of a journey through England. MS. 1752.
Subject (Geographic):
England, Liverpool (England), London (England), and Nottingham (England)
Subject (Topic):
English wit and humor, Travelers' writings, English, Women, Conduct of life, Description and travel, and Buildings, structures, etc
Charles Fox, sitting in a 'pass-cart' reserved for paupers forced to return to the place of their origin, is transported to Malmsbury, the borough he represented until his election for Westminster in 1780. Lord North, standing under a tree, expresses his regret over this situation. A reference to Fox's expected defeat in the 1784 Westminster election
Description:
Title from text above image. and Questionable attribution to J. Barrow from British Museum catalogue.
Publisher:
Pubd. March 02 [i.e. 20], 1784, by H. Humphrey, No. 51 New Bond Street
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain and England
Subject (Name):
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806 and North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792
Subject (Topic):
Politics and government, Carts & wagons, and Clothing & dress
In an outdoor setting before arches and columns, an elegantly coiffed and dressed lady faces to the right holding a fan, while in the foreground stands another woman wearing a bergère hat and shawl
Description:
Title from item., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Date from ms. notation in margin.
publish'd as the Act directs [ca. 2 September 1780]
Call Number:
780.09.02.01+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Fashionably dressed young woman, in a large hat and elbow-length gloves, is seated on a grassy bank under trees with a distant view of London to the right
Description:
Title from item., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., Publication date erased from print., and Publication date extrapolated from that of a smaller version of this print published by C. Bowles on 2 September 1780.
Publisher:
Printed for & sold by Carington Bowles, at his Map & Print Warehouse, No. 69 in St. Pauls Church Yard, London
Fashionably dressed young woman, in a large hat and elbow-length gloves, is seated on a grassy bank under trees with a distant view of London to the right
Description:
Title from item. and Reduced version of no. 5823 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5.
Publisher:
Printed for Carington Bowles, No. 69 in St. Pauls Church Yard
"A lady sits in back view before a tall pier-glass, twisting a piece of drapery round her head. Two young women (right) hold up festoons of the immensely long drapery, the end of which trails across the floor and is worried by a small dog, shaved in the French manner. The glass is surmounted by an earl's coronet and decorated by triple ostrich plumes, suggesting that the lady, who wears a loose wrapper, may be Lady Jersey. The mirror is lit by two candles. Through a window (right) is a crescent moon, sinking into clouds. The second attendant wears a hat, suggesting that she is a milliner. Both are dressed in the short-waisted fashion of the day (cf. BMSat 8571). An elaborate bowl of flowers stands on a pedestal or small ornate table. A patterned carpet covers the floor."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., and Temporary local subject terms: Furniture: mirrors -- Crowns: earl's coronet -- Claw-foot table -- Furnishings: flower arrangements -- Window curtains -- Emblems: Earls of Jersey ostrich feathers -- Pets: dogs -- Lighting: candle holders on mirror -- Trades: milliners -- Female dress: drapery headdress.
Publisher:
Pubd. June 30th, 1795, by H. Humphrey, No. 37 New Bond Street
Darly, Matthias, approximately 1720-approximately 1778, printmaker
Published / Created:
[16 February 1772]
Call Number:
Folio 72 771 D37 v.2 plate 13 state 1
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Portrait of a man, whole length, walking in profile to left. He wears a macaroni wig with a looped and bound club, and a cravat over a pair of bands. His long gown reaches to the ground. His right hand holds a rolled document, his left is on his hip."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from caption below image., Initial letters of publisher's name in imprint form a monogram. M. Darly for Mary Darly or Matthew (or Matthias) Darly the printmaker. See British Museum catalogue., State without volume number. For a later state with additional numbering, see no. 4996 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5., and Plate numbered "13" in upper right corner.
Publisher:
Pub. by MDarly, Strand, Feby. 16th, 1772, accor. to act
Subject (Geographic):
England and England.
Subject (Topic):
Clothing & dress, Dandies, British, Lawyers, Neckties, and Wigs
Leaf 69. Darly's comic-prints of characters, caricatures, macaronies, &c.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Portrait of a man, whole length, walking in profile to left. He wears a macaroni wig with a looped and bound club, and a cravat over a pair of bands. His long gown reaches to the ground. His right hand holds a rolled document, his left is on his hip."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Initial letters of publisher's name in imprint form a monogram., Sheet trimmed within plate mark on left edge., and Plate numbered "v. 2" in upper left corner and "13" in upper right corner.
Publisher:
Pub. by MDarly, Strand, Feby. 16th, 1772, accor. to act
Subject (Geographic):
England and England.
Subject (Topic):
Clothing & dress, Dandies, British, Lawyers, Neckties, Wigs, and Hairpieces
Leaf 69. Darly's comic-prints of characters, caricatures, macaronies, &c.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Portrait of a man, whole length, walking in profile to left. He wears a macaroni wig with a looped and bound club, and a cravat over a pair of bands. His long gown reaches to the ground. His right hand holds a rolled document, his left is on his hip."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Initial letters of publisher's name in imprint form a monogram., Sheet trimmed within plate mark on left edge., Plate numbered "v. 2" in upper left corner and "13" in upper right corner., First of three plates on leaf 69., and 1 print : etching on laid paper ; plate mark 17.5 x 12.6 cm, on sheet 27.5 x 44.4 cm.
Publisher:
Pub. by MDarly, Strand, Feby. 16th, 1772, accor. to act
Subject (Geographic):
England and England.
Subject (Topic):
Clothing & dress, Dandies, British, Lawyers, Neckties, Wigs, and Hairpieces
