Lying-In Hospital for Married Women (London, England)
Published / Created:
[1786]
Call Number:
File 66 786 L984
Image Count:
1
Abstract:
An invitation to a dinner with the president, vice president, and governors of the Lying-in Charity at the Pauls Head Tavern, Cateaton Street. Includes a list of 12 stewards and announces the date of the sermon to be preached by the Right Revd. Samuel Lord Bishop of Gloucester at St. Martin's in the Fields
Alternative Title:
Sir, your company is desired to dine with the president & governors of the Lying-in Charity for married women and Increase of children a nations strength
Description:
Title devised by cataloger., First line of text: Sir, your company is desired to dine with the president & governors of the Lying-in Charity for married women at their own habitations on Tuesday the 25th of April., Motto in banner at top of design: Increase of children a nations strength., Dated "10th March 1786"., All engraved. Plate mark 164 x 200 mm., and Numbered in mss. in upper left corner '839'. For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
England and London.
Subject (Name):
Lying-In Hospital for Married Women (London, England)
View of houses along the shore of Isleworth Middlesex as seen from the Thames River. Ladies and gentlemen stroll on the path along the river. One gentleman alights from a boat that has pulled up to the landing on the right as his companion turns to pay the boatman
Description:
Title from curator., After the title is written, in same unknown hand, "H. Walpole's collection.", Attributed to J.-H. Müntz., and Press-mark C.1.22 in Manuscript Catalogue of 1763; moved to the Round Tower.
Subject (Geographic):
England, Middlesex., and Isleworth (London, England)
Title and imprint from British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Numbered '541' in the British Museum catalogue., Publisher information and series number from British Museum catalogue., Artist from Sotheby's catalog., Publication date assigned by the cataloging agency based on the series number., Temporary local subject terms: Spas: St. George's spa -- Quizzing glasses -- Wickets -- Trades: porters -- Walking staves., and Mounted to 36 x 26 cm.
Publisher:
Printed for & sold by Carington Bowles, No. 69 in St. Pauls Church Yard, London
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Topic):
Clothing & dress, Dogs, Fans (Accessories), Hats, Health resorts, Obesity, and Shawls
Title from annotation on Horace Walpole's copy in the New York Public Library, identifying the sitter as Lady Barbara Villiers, Baroness Mansell. British Museum catalogue gives title as: [The Duchess of Norfolk?]., Date from British Museum catalogue., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Name):
Mansell, Barbara Villiers, Baroness, d. 1761. and Norfolk, Katharine Howard, Duchess of, d. 1784.
Full length profile portrait of Sir Fletcher Norton, Baron Grantley facing left, wearing a sword, his right hand inside a long coat, his left under the coat-tail
Description:
Title and printmaker from British Museum catalogue. and Numbered in upper left of plate: XVIII.
Full length profile portrait of Sir Fletcher Norton, Baron Grantley, facing left and wearing a sword, his right hand inside a long coat, his left under the coat-tail
Description:
Title from variant state in the British Museum catalogue., Signed with the monogram of James Sayers., Variant state, without plate number "XVIII" in upper left corner. Cf. No. 6071 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5., Mounted with three other prints on leaf 10 of James Sayers's Folio album of 144 caricatures., and The figure in the print is identified by a small strip of paper (approximately 5 x 35 mm) pasted in lower left corner of sheet with their name in letterpress: Lord Grantley.
Full length profile portrait of Sir Fletcher Norton, Baron Grantley, facing left and wearing a sword, his right hand inside a long coat, his left under the coat-tail
Description:
Title from variant state in the British Museum catalogue., Signed with the monogram of James Sayers., Variant state, without plate number "XVIII" in upper left corner. Cf. No. 6071 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5., and Mounted on page 17 with three other prints.
