Darly, Matthias, approximately 1720-approximately 1778, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1 April 1772]
Call Number:
772.04.01.04.2
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A whole length figure standing towards the left looking over his left shoulder. He is stout with an enormously protruding stomach. His right hand is thrust inside his coat, his left is in his coat-pocket. His hat is under his left arm. He wears a laced coat, a shirt with lace ruffles and a sword."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Sr. Humpy. Haunch, bart. of Glutton Hall, Sir Humphrey Haunch, Baronet, of Glutton Hall, and Venison and claret
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., Series numbered in upper left and right corner, respectively: V. 2 22., and On verso: "Ld. B. Album."
Publisher:
Pub. by MDarly, Strand, April 1st 1772, according to act
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Topic):
Clothing & dress, Daggers & swords, Dandies, British, and Obesity
In front of Humphrey's print shop window, a man sits on the pavement, having fallen backwards; his legs are splayed up, his wig is falling off, and coins spill from his pockets. The man's predicament is unobserved by four men studying the Gillray prints displayed in the shop window, each identifiable: a gentleman with a quizzing glass held to his eye; a military officer; a coachman; and a young dustman carrying a pair of skates under his arm, his nose eaten away by syphilis. From the cobblestone street a dog looks at the man. Through the shop door, two men, one an obese cleric, are shown examining a print
Alternative Title:
St. James's Street
Description:
Title etched below image., One of a set of seven weather-themed prints with the same signature and imprint, all etched by Gillray from drawings by Sneyd. See British Museum catalogue., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Publisher:
Publish'd February 10th, 1808, by H. Humphrey, No. 27 St. James's Street
Subject (Geographic):
England and London
Subject (Name):
Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817.
Subject (Topic):
City & town life, Clergy, Coach drivers, Falling, Merchandise displays, Military officers, British, Older people, People associated with commercial & service activities, Prints, Syphilis, Stores & shops, Thermometers, Weather, Window displays, and Printing industry
Toms, W. H. (William Henry), approximately 1700-1765, printmaker
Published / Created:
publish'd according to act of Parliament, 1752.
Call Number:
Topos L847 no. 77+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"View in St James's Park; elegantly dressed figures stroll down tree-lined Mall; a guard stands by a small hut in right foreground"--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
View of the Mall in St. James's Park
Description:
Title from caption below image. and Reissue, with altered publication line, of a print originally published in 1745 by W.H. Toms. See British Museum online catalogue.
Publisher:
Printed for & sold by Robt. Sayer at the Golden Buck, opposite Fetter Lane, Fleet Street
"View of St James's Park with a distant view of the City of London; the forecourt and fountain of Buckingham House in the foreground"--British Museum online catalogue, description of an earlier state of the same composition
Alternative Title:
Prospect of St. James's Park
Description:
Title from caption below image., Terminal date of publication based on printseller's street address. See British Museum online catalogue., Probably a later reissue of a print published in 1752 by Robert Sayer and Henry Overton. See British Museum online catalogue., and "Publish'd according to act of Parliament"--Below image.
Publisher:
Printed for & sold by Robert Sayer at the Golden Buck, opposite Fetter Lane, Fleet-Street
A fat parson riding (right to left) on a small horse arrives at the high iron gate of his house, which is seen in the background. He points arrogantly to a groom in livery, who stands (left) holding another horse whose front half appears on the left. The groom raises his hat. A butler stands in front of the gate. In the distance among trees (right) is a church spire
Description:
Title etched below image., Publication date from Isaac., Sheet trimmed to plate mark at top edge., Later version of a ca. 1782 print after Robert Dighton entitled: A master parson returning from duty. Cf. No. 6154 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
A fat parson riding (right to left) on a small horse arrives at the high iron gate of his house, which is seen in the background. He points arrogantly to a groom in livery, who stands (left) holding another horse whose front half appears on the left. The groom raises his hat. A butler stands in front of the gate. In the distance among trees (right) is a church spire
Description:
Title etched below image., Publication date from Isaac., Sheet trimmed to plate mark at top edge., Later version of a ca. 1782 print after Robert Dighton entitled: A master parson returning from duty. Cf. No. 6154 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
"View inside Vauxhall Gardens; the Grand Walk on the left looking down towards the obelisk; the orchestra to the right and pavillions on either side; elegantly dressed figures in gardens."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
View at the entrance into Vauxhall
Description:
Title engraved below image., Plate from: Entick, J. A new and accurate history and survey of London, Westminster, Southwark, and places adjacent. London : Printed for Edward and Charles Dilly, 1766., and Window mounted to 17 x 22 cm; matted to 28 x 41 cm.
Publisher:
Edward and Charles Dilly
Subject (Geographic):
Vauxhall Gardens (London, England),, England, and London.
Drawing of the interior of the small oratory present just inside the great north gate at Strawberry Hill. Two of the three arched windows are seen; the window on the far right is enclosed with iron rails. At left is the altar on which a saint in bronze stands
Description:
Title written in ink below image., Attribution to John Carter from local catalog card., Date of production based on probable date for Richard Bull's assembly of the extra-illustrated volume in which this drawing appears. See Hazen., Mounted on page 29 of Richard Bull's copiously extra-illustrated copy of: Walpole, H. A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole. Strawberry Hill : Printed by Thomas Kirgate, 1784. See Hazen, A.T. Bibliography of the Strawberry Hill Press (1973 ed.), no. 30, copy 13., and For further information, consult library staff.
Subject (Geographic):
England and Twickenham.
Subject (Name):
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts, Oratories, Interiors, Windows, Altars, and Sculpture
Title etched below each image., From: Walter Harrison, A new and universal history, description and survey of London and Westminster, the Borough of Southwark and their adjacent parts, London: J. Cooke, 1775., In top margin: Engraved for Harrison's History of London., and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
Publisher:
John Cooke
Subject (Geographic):
England and London.
Subject (Name):
Christ's Hospital (London, England). and St. Bartholomew's Hospital (London, England).
