"Three men sit, singing a catch, with a round table between them. A British officer (perhaps Cotton), wearing a cocked hat, sits in profile to the right, facing Dalrymple who sits (right) with tightly closed mouth, his hands on his knees. Between them...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. Octr. 1808 by S.W. Fores, 50 Piccadilly
Subject (Geographic):
Spain. and Portugal.
Subject (Name):
Cotton, Charles, Sir, 1753-1812 and Dalrymple, Hew Whiteford, Sir, 1750-1830
Subject (Topic):
Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815, Campaigns, Generals, British, Military officers, Singing, Wine, Drinking vessels, and Pictures
Grant, C. J. (Charles Jameson), active 1830-1852, printmaker
Published / Created:
[approximately 1833]
Call Number:
Folio 75 G750 833 Copy 2 (Oversize) Box 2
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Politician introducing an army composed of street men, criminals and Devil to drunk Queen of Spain with Catholic clergy and court."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
Printed and published by G. Drake, 12, Houghton Street, Clare Market
Subject (Geographic):
Spain.
Subject (Name):
Evans, George De Lacy, Sir, 1787-1870
Subject (Topic):
Queens, Intoxication, Clergy, Military officers, Working class, and Hand tools
Manuscript on parchment of Carta Ejecutoria, or letter of nobility, issued in the names of Lope Goncalez de Valdes and Pedro Goncalez de Valdes, by the authority of Charles V, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, dated 12 September 1550 in Granada. Seal ...
Description:
In Spanish.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut, New Haven., Spain., and Granada (Spain)
Subject (Name):
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, 1500-1558.
Subject (Topic):
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval, Manuscripts, Medieval, and Nobility
Manuscript on paper (various watermarks) and parchment, composed of two distinct sections bound together in the 18th (?) century, but with additional folios inserted. Part I (parchment): Carta ejecutoria, or letter of nobility, granted to Don Alfonso ...
Description:
In Spanish.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut, New Haven., Spain., Spain, Salamanca (Spain), and Seville (Spain)
Subject (Topic):
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval, Legal documents, Manuscripts, Medieval, Nobility, and Politics and government
"Scene in a brigand's cave, lit by hanging lamps. A handsome young hussar officer seated on a stool beside a rough table drinks, facing two theatrical-looking Spanish ruffians, who toast him, looking over his head at a third man who raises a dagger to...
Description:
Title from caption below image.
Publisher:
Published by G. Humphrey, 27 St. James's Street
Subject (Geographic):
Spain.
Subject (Topic):
Caves, Criminals, Daggers & swords, Soldiers, and Hungarian
A very tall thin gentleman with elongated wig and dour expression sits facing left on a block labelled "Stool of repentance" as he pulls a frog apart by its legs. Strapped to him by a belt around the waist is an old long-haired and bearded man, with b...
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
Spain, France., France, Spain., and Great Britain.
Subject (Topic):
National characteristics, French, National characteristics, Spanish, Foreign relations, and Sailors
"Whereas severall merchants have petitioned for a squadron of ffrigatts to be sent toward the northern Cape & Coast of Biscay for the security of trade..." Signed, "Oliver P."
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain, Portugal., and Spain.
Subject (Name):
Great Britain. Admiralty. and Great Britain. Royal Navy.
Letters, manuscripts and printed documents relating to the life and career of Andrew Ross. Three letters to him dating from 1808 are connected to his appointment as governor of Essequebo and Demerara. An 1808 letter from the Governor of Puerto Rico, T...
Description:
Andrew Ross (1773-1812), Army officer who suppressed the 1802 mutiny of several regiments at Gibraltar; probably appointed Governor of Essequibo and Demerara in 1807 or 1808. He retired to Madeira for his health in 1809, but returned to service in the...
Subject (Geographic):
Caribbean Area., Spain., Caribbean Area, Cartagena (Spain), Demerara, Essequibo, Guyana, Great Britain, America., Spain, and Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
Copons y Navia, Francisco de, 1770-1842., Inciarte, José Felipe., Montes, Toribio de., and Ross, Andrew, 1773-1812.
Subject (Topic):
Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815, Campaigns, Peninsular War, 1807-1814, History, Colonies, Administration, and Foreign relations
