An album of amateur drawings, with scenes in Kent, East Sussex, Hertfordshire and Surrey. The artist, only identified with the initials 'S.G.L.', provides titles and dates for the majority of the drawings. The first group (thirteen in all) dated 1828 are views in Kent, Sussex, and Hertfordshire, including Leeds Castle, Hythe, Sandgate, Rye, Pevensey Castle, Tunbridge Wells, St. Albans, and Hatfield. The second, larger group of drawings are scenes in and round the village of Bletchingley (sometimes Bletchingly) in Surrey, depicting village life -- for example, the 'Church Yard', 'Parsonage', 'Farm Yard', landscapes with farm houses, country lanes, bridges, and people fishing, andc. -- and include both people and animals. Other views of places in the vicinity are scenes in Nutfield, London Road, Bletchingley from London Road, Rabbit Heath, et cetera All the drawings in or around Bletchingley (thirty-nine in total) are dated between August 14th and October 14th 1829. Several of the drawings are on blue paper and are highlighted with white chalk, conveying a nocturnal quality to the scene. A final group of ten undated, untitled drawings also depict rural scenes, presumably in southeastern England
Alternative Title:
Bletchingley S.G.L. 1828-1829
Description:
In English., Title from contemporary manuscript note on front cover., Album bound in three-quarter leather with marbled-paper boards, with the title written in black ink on front board: Bletchingly S.G.L. 1828 1829. Also with a dark-green morocco spine label gilt-stamped: S.G.L. Bletchingley 1828-29. On front pastedown: a label manuscript note "Laura" scored through and then "Alice" written above., and For further information, consult library staff.
Subject (Geographic):
Bletchingley (England), East Sussex (England), Kent (England), Hertfordshire (England), Surrey (England), England, Surrey., and England.
Subject (Topic):
Country lif, Bridges, Castles & palaces, Fishing, City & town life, and Villages
An album of amateur etchings, mostly by Charlton Wollaston and The Hon. Booth Grey, and a few pen and gray wash landscape sketches and portraits. Many of the etchings are represented by multiple impressions and variant states, and on various paper stocks. Also mounted in the album is a copy of a bust of a man by Miss Clarke, from College-Green Worcester and dated 1789. Some later prints are mounted on 19th century photolithographs. The etchings represent country scenes -- thatched cottages, peasants, farms and farm animals, and peasants at work -- as well as views of churches, villages, ruins, and landscapes with row boats and skiffs on rivers. Also included are several engravings and prints from published works on various topics including a large engraving of Greek sculptural elements pasted on the inside of the back cover
Alternative Title:
Collectanea Cantab
Description:
Title devised by cataloger., Caption title from p. [1]: Collectanea Cantab., Many of the sketches are signed with the monogram "CW" or the initials "BG"., Binding: 18th century limp vellum blank account book with paper printed with three columns of vertical rules. First couple of pages have been removed with stubs suggesting that the book may have been first used for accounts., and For further information, consult library staff.
Subject (Geographic):
England, Isle of Wight., and Isle of Wight (England)
Collection of mostly English engraved trade cards for a wide variety of London businesses, especially those advertising goods and services relating to household furnishings, men and women's attire and accessories such as gloves, boots, and swords, mercers and haberdashery being the most numerous. In addition there are cards for: cabinet makers, engravers and jewelers, clockmakers, tea shops, grocers, wine suppliers, exotic oil suppliers, apothecaries, hair styling, an auctioneer, and an undertaker. Also included are several invitations to private events such as a birthday party and a lodge meeting. Also included is one advertisement for an Edinburgh pewter shop and one for a French supplier of maps
Unsigned drawing of two men, one of whom may be the architect, looking over an active construction site with work men engaged in various activities on the ground and on the scaffolding around a townhouse(?).
Description:
Title derived from dealer's description., Thomas Rowlandson, English artist and illustrator., and For further information, consult library staff.
Subject (Geographic):
England and London.
Subject (Topic):
Architects, Construction workers, and Construction
Drawing of a chimney piece and mantel, with scale, possibly for Horace Walpole's villa in Twickenham, Strawberry Hill
Description:
Title devised by curator., On verso, in upper right corner are some faded and almost indistinguishable words., and For further information, consult library staff.
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Name):
Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Subject (Topic):
Fireplaces, Design and construction, and Chimneypieces
Full length portrait of Gascoyne wearing a hat and buttoned coat, his hands in the pockets
Description:
Title from British Museum catalogue., Signed with the monogram of James Sayers., 1 print : etching and drypoint on wove paper ; plate mark 17.6 x 11.4 cm, on sheet 19.7 x 13.3 cm., Mounted with three other prints on leaf 3 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: Mr. Bamber Gascoigne.
Each card shows music and lyrics from John Gay's Beggar's opera and a small standard playing card inset in the upper left corner; red suits with stencil colored pips; no tax stamp; maker's details on king of clubs, 10 of spades and ace of hearts
Description:
Title devised by cataloger., French suit system., Composition of deck: 52 (A, K, Q, J, 10-2)., and All cards mounted with photo corners onto 3 display boards, encapsulated in clear plastic, each board 40 x 54.5 cm; together with a folder of notes (printed and handwritten) mostly regarding the Beggar's Opera on which the cards are based, including manuscript notes prepared (presumably by Dudley Ollis) for a talk on this theme. For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
Printed for Carington Bowles, No. 69 in St. Pauls Church Yard, London
