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1. An advertisement for a husband! [art original]
- Creator:
- Woodward, G. M. (George Moutard), approximately 1760-1809, artist
- Published / Created:
- [1803]
- Call Number:
- Drawings W87 no. 40 Box D215
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A footman leads a parson and six prospective suitors that have arrived in response to an advertisement for a husband posted by an 'old maid'. The bachelors include a Welshman, a Scotsman, and a doctor that offer flatteries while waiting, "Splutter hur, how pretty she looks, she pe [sic] a nice wench", "Leave a Scotch laddie alone for carrying off the sillar", and "From my conscience, she looks like a Venus of medicine!" respectively. The footman leans forward to shout into the elderly woman's ear trumpet, "Please your ladyship all these gentlemen be[?] come about an advartisement [sic] for a husband and to lose no time they have brought the Parson with them; please your Virginship what am I to say to em?" The elderly woman responds, "Say to them, why the men are mad, if I was so inclined do they think I would marry six husbands at once!!" A hissing cat followed by a litter of kittens stand beside the woman's chair
- Description:
- Title inscribed in black ink in the artist's hand below image., Signed by the artist., and Publication line inscribed in ink below image for possible later print: London, Pubd. Jany. 1, 1803 by William Holland, No. 11 Cockspur Street, removed from Oxford Street.
- Subject (Topic):
- Bachelors, Cats, Hearing aids, Marriage proposals, Older people, and Single women
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > An advertisement for a husband! [art original]
2. Batchelor's fare, bread cheese and kisses
- Creator:
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker, artist
- Published / Created:
- [not before 10 February 1814]
- Call Number:
- Print10034
- Collection Title:
- V. 4. Caricature magazine, or, Hudibrastic mirror.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A young man with a grotesquely long chin sits in a high back chair, kissing a pretty young woman who stands between his legs. Behind him a dog has his paws on the cloth-covered table on which is laid cheese and bread; a cat drinks from a pitcher on the ground. Through the door on the right, a fat older man sits on a stool, smoking his pipe as he looks up at another pretty girl. On the wall hangs his gun and game; above them hangs a bird in a cage
- Alternative Title:
- Bachelor's fare, bread cheese and kisses
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Later state; former plate number "309" has been replaced, date following artist's signature has been altered from "1813" to "1818," and beginning of imprint statement has been burnished from plate., Date of publication based on complete imprint on earlier state: Pubd. Feby. 10th, 1814, by Thos. Tegg, No. 111 Cheapside. Cf. No. 12400 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum, v. 9., Sheet trimmed within plate mark on three sides., Plate from: Woodward, G.M. Caricature magazine, or Hudibrastic mirror. London : Thomas Tegg, [1808?], v. 4., Also issued separately., Plate numbered "285" in upper right corner., Cf. Grego, J. Rowlandson the caricaturist, v. 2, pages 253-4., 1 print : etching with stipple ; plate mark 350 x 247 mm., and Hand-colored.
- Publisher:
- Thos. Tegg, No. 111 Cheapside
- Subject (Topic):
- Bachelors, Couples, Courtship, Taverns (Inns), Dogs, Cats, Birdcages, and Pipes (Smoking)
- Found in:
- Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > Batchelor's fare, bread cheese and kisses
3. Batchelor's fare, bread cheese and kisses
- Creator:
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker, artist
- Published / Created:
- [not before 10 February 1814]
- Call Number:
- 814.02.10.02+
- Collection Title:
- V. 4. Caricature magazine, or, Hudibrastic mirror.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A young man with a grotesquely long chin sits in a high back chair, kissing a pretty young woman who stands between his legs. Behind him a dog has his paws on the cloth-covered table on which is laid cheese and bread; a cat drinks from a pitcher on the ground. Through the door on the right, a fat older man sits on a stool, smoking his pipe as he looks up at another pretty girl. On the wall hangs his gun and game; above them hangs a bird in a cage
- Alternative Title:
- Bachelor's fare, bread cheese and kisses
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Later state; former plate number "309" has been replaced, date following artist's signature has been altered from "1813" to "1818," and beginning of imprint statement has been burnished from plate., Date of publication based on complete imprint on earlier state: Pubd. Feby. 10th, 1814, by Thos. Tegg, No. 111 Cheapside. Cf. No. 12400 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum, v. 9., Sheet trimmed within plate mark on three sides., Plate from: Woodward, G.M. Caricature magazine, or Hudibrastic mirror. London : Thomas Tegg, [1808?], v. 4., Also issued separately., Plate numbered "285" in upper right corner., Cf. Grego, J. Rowlandson the caricaturist, v. 2, pages 253-4., and Watermark: J. Whatman 1822.
- Publisher:
- Thos. Tegg, No. 111 Cheapside
- Subject (Topic):
- Bachelors, Couples, Courtship, Taverns (Inns), Dogs, Cats, Birdcages, and Pipes (Smoking)
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Batchelor's fare, bread cheese and kisses
4. Batchelor's fare, bread cheese and kisses
- Creator:
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker, artist
- Published / Created:
- [not before 10 February 1814]
- Call Number:
- Folio 75 W87 807 v.4
- Collection Title:
- V. 4. Caricature magazine, or, Hudibrastic mirror.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A young man with a grotesquely long chin sits in a high back chair, kissing a pretty young woman who stands between his legs. Behind him a dog has his paws on the cloth-covered table on which is laid cheese and bread; a cat drinks from a pitcher on the ground. Through the door on the right, a fat older man sits on a stool, smoking his pipe as he looks up at another pretty girl. On the wall hangs his gun and game; above them hangs a bird in a cage
- Alternative Title:
- Bachelor's fare, bread cheese and kisses
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Later state; former plate number "309" has been replaced, date following artist's signature has been altered from "1813" to "1818," and beginning of imprint statement has been burnished from plate., Date of publication based on complete imprint on earlier state: Pubd. Feby. 10th, 1814, by Thos. Tegg, No. 111 Cheapside. Cf. No. 12400 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum, v. 9., Sheet trimmed within plate mark on three sides., Plate from: Woodward, G.M. Caricature magazine, or Hudibrastic mirror. London : Thomas Tegg, [1808?], v. 4., Also issued separately., Plate numbered "285" in upper right corner., Cf. Grego, J. Rowlandson the caricaturist, v. 2, pages 253-4., 1 print : etching with stipple on wove paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 35.1 x 24.8 cm, on sheet 41.8 x 25.6 cm., and Leaf 95 in volume 4.
- Publisher:
- Thos. Tegg, No. 111 Cheapside
- Subject (Topic):
- Bachelors, Couples, Courtship, Taverns (Inns), Dogs, Cats, Birdcages, and Pipes (Smoking)
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Batchelor's fare, bread cheese and kisses
5. Despair [graphic]
- Creator:
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [21 February 1800]
- Call Number:
- 800.02.21.02
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Two juxtaposed but unrelated half length figures, a man (right) and woman, with expressions of angry despair, anger prevailing in the woman's face. Beneath the design: 'A disappointed Old Maid & Bachelor, are selected as proper Subjects to represent the Passion of Despair.'"--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title engraved above image., Plate numbered 'No. 20' in upper right corner., Plate from a series of twenty without letterpress: Le Brun travested, or, Caricatures of the passions / design'd by G.M. Woodward and etch'd by T. Rowlandson. London : Pubd. 21 Jany. 1800 at R. Ackermann''s Repository of Arts, 101 Strand., Two lines of text below image: A disappointed old maid & bachelor are selected as proper subjects to represent the passion of despair., Watermark: Russell & Co 1799., and Printseller's stamp in lower right of plate: RA.
- Publisher:
- Pub. 21 Feb., 1800, at R. Ackermann's Repository of the Arts, 101 Strand
- Subject (Topic):
- Bachelors, Despair, Older people, and Single women
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Despair [graphic]
6. Washing day [graphic]
- Creator:
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [1800]
- Call Number:
- 800.00.00.32
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "A man in hat, long coat, and boots (and wearing spectacles),, grasps his friend's hand with a smile. The host, ugly and angry, says: "Ah! my old Friend I wish you had called at some more convenient time but this is washing day - I have nothing to give you but cold Fish, cold tripe & cold potatoes - you may smell soap suds a mile! Ah Jack - Jack you dont know these Comforts! you are a Bachelor!" Behind (left), two women stand at a wash-tub"--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Series title and number etched above image., Publication date from British Museum catalogue and Grego., and Later state with altered publication line and original date of publication removed: Pub. 1 Oct. 1799, by R. Ackermann, 101 Strand.
- Publisher:
- Pubd by R. Ackermann, 101 Strand
- Subject (Topic):
- Spouses, Bachelors, Eyeglasses, Laundresses, and Wash tubs
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Washing day [graphic]
7. Washing day [graphic]
- Creator:
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [1 October 1799]
- Call Number:
- 799.10.01.09
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "A man in hat, long coat, and boots (and wearing spectacles), grasps his friend's hand with a smile. The host, ugly and angry, says: "Ah! my old Friend I wish you had called at some more convenient time but this is washing day - I have nothing to give you but cold Fish, cold tripe & cold potatoes - you may smell soap suds a mile! Ah Jack - Jack you dont know these Comforts! you are a Bachelor!" Behind (left), two women stand at a wash-tub"--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Series title and number etched above image., Earlier state with date in imprint. Cf. No. 9626 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 7., and Earlier state of the print described in: Grego, J. Rowlandson the caricaturist, v. 2, page 16.
- Publisher:
- Pub. 1 Oct. 1799, by R. Ackermann, 101 Strand
- Subject (Topic):
- Spouses, Bachelors, Eyeglasses, Laundresses, and Wash tubs
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Washing day [graphic]
8. An agreeable group of young gentlemen, otherwise old bachelors turn'd asses [graphic]
- Creator:
- Newton, Richard, 1777-1798, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [22 August 1797]
- Call Number:
- 797.08.22.01
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Five elderly men dressed in the fashion of youth."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title from item., One of the series of Laurie & Whittle drolls., Numbered '196' in lower left of plate., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., Temporary local subject terms: Old men -- Morning Herald -- Literature: reference to Ovid's Art of Love -- Magnifying glasses -- Pince-nez -- Walking staves -- Duelling: crossed foils -- Placards., and Watermark (partial).
- Publisher:
- Published 22nd August 1797 by Laurie & Whittle, 53 Fleet Street, London
- Subject (Topic):
- Bachelors, Older people, Newspapers, Reading, Staffs (Sticks), Signs (Notices), Hand lenses, and Mirrors
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > An agreeable group of young gentlemen, otherwise old bachelors turn'd asses [graphic]
9. An old buck trying on pantaloons [graphic]
- Creator:
- Newton, Richard, 1777-1798, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [13 November 1797]
- Call Number:
- 797.11.13.01
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "A fat, elderly man, his face contorted, struggles between two men, who try to pull on pantaloons; he puts an arm round the neck of each, nearly throttling the man on his right. A boy stands (right), legs astride. A grinning head looks through a casement window (left). A looking-glass on the wall (right) has been knocked sideways. Cf. British Museum Satires No. 6723."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title from item., One of the series of Laurie & Whittle drolls., Numbered '203' in lower left of plate., and Temporary local subject terms: Old men -- Male dress: pantaloons -- Furnishings.
- Publisher:
- Published 13th November 1797 by Laurie & Whittle, 53 Fleet Street, London
- Subject (Geographic):
- England
- Subject (Topic):
- Clothing & dress, Bachelors, Older people, and Mirrors
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > An old buck trying on pantaloons [graphic]
