Three gentleman sit in a row boat fishing. As the man on the right tumbles off his chair into the river as waves hit their small boat, he accidently hooks his companion in the nose. A third man (left) looks on in horror as the man in the middle cries out in pain. Their dog has also fallen in the river from where he looks on the scene
Description:
Title etched below image., Date of publication from unverified data in local card catalog record., Plate numbered in upper right corner: No. 2., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Publisher:
Published by Thos. McLean, 26 Haymarket
Subject (Topic):
Boats, Fishing, Fishing & hunting gear, Accidents, and Dogs
Leaf 36. Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Three gentleman sit in a row boat fishing. As the man on the right tumbles off his chair into the river as waves hit their small boat, he accidently hooks his companion in the nose. A third man (left) looks on in horror as the man in the middle cries out in pain. Their dog has also fallen in the river from where he looks on the scene
Description:
Title etched below image., Restrike. For original issue of the plate, published ca. 1824, see Lewis Walpole Library call no.: 824.00.00.12., Plate from: Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks, &c. [London] : [Field & Tuer], [ca. 1868?], Plate numbered in upper right corner: No. 2., and On leaf 36 of: Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks, &c.
Publisher:
Published by Thos. McLean, 26 Haymarket [i.e Field & Tuer]
Subject (Topic):
Boats, Fishing, Fishing & hunting gear, Accidents, and Dogs
"View of the Thames from Richmond Hill, with animals grazing in the foreground, a woman guiding a herd of cows towards the right, a coach and a covered cart going in opposite directions, and three figures talking at the centre."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Paisage du haut de la Montagne de Richmond en assendant la Tamise
Description:
Titles etched below image, in English and French., Probably after a painting by Jolly; statement of responsibility "Jolly pinxit" is present on another print of identical composition. Cf. British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1875,0508.1436., Date of publication based on Robert Sayer's earliest year of activity. The address "near Sergeants Inn, Fleet Street" only appears on his very early prints; see British Museum online catalogue., Plate reissued by Sayer and Bennett and listed in their 1775 catalogue as part of the series "Views of villages, noblemen and gentlemen's seats, &c. situate on, or near the river Thames", in the section on "Sets of small prints"; see: Sayer and Bennett's enlarged catalogue of new and valuable prints. London : [Sayer and Bennett], 1775, page 88, no. 13., Plate numbered "2" in upper right corner., Mounted to 24 x 38 cm., and Leaf 3 in an album of views of London and its vicinity.
Publisher:
Printed for Robt. Sayer, map & printseller near Serjeants Inn, Fleet Street
Subject (Geographic):
Richmond upon Thames (London, England), Thames River (England), England, and London.
Subject (Topic):
Rivers, Boats, Livestock, Carriages & coaches, and Dwellings
A view of the home of Dr. Batty in Twickenham from across the Thames. Three horses on the shore pull a fishing boat in foreground, a tree to the left. A row boat on the river midfield wtih two other small boats in the distance, up and down stream
Description:
Title etched below image., Date based on the dated drawing on which this print is based., and Inscribed on backing: For Mr. Lewis our fairy Godfather on his 76th birthday, with love Becky & Tim More, Nov. 14th, 1971. For further information consult library staff.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
Twickenham (London, England)
Subject (Name):
Batty, Robert, 1763?-1849
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts, Buildings, structures, etc, Boats, Estates, and Landscapes (Representations)
Volume 5, after page 344. Anecdotes, observations, and characters, of books and men.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A bird's-eye view of Eton College, as seen from across the Thames
Alternative Title:
View of Eton College
Description:
Title written in brown ink below image., Attribution to Bernard Lens from note in pencil on verso: Eton. Drawing by B. Lens - from H. Walpole's collection, bot. at Strawberry Hill Sale. [signed] Gibbs., Date of production based on artist's death date., "From Strawberry Hill collection"--Note in pencil below image, in lower left corner of sheet., and Mounted after page 344 (leaf numbered '55' in pencil) in volume 5 of an extra-illustrated copy of Joseph Spence's Anecdotes, observations, and characters, of books and men.
Volume 5, after page 344. Anecdotes, observations, and characters, of books and men.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A bird's-eye view of Eton College, as seen from across the Thames
Alternative Title:
View of Eton College
Description:
Title written in brown ink below image., Attribution to Bernard Lens from note in pencil on verso: Eton. Drawing by B. Lens - from H. Walpole's collection, bot. at Strawberry Hill Sale. [signed] Gibbs., Date of production based on artist's death date., "From Strawberry Hill collection"--Note in pencil below image, in lower left corner of sheet., and Mounted after page 344 (leaf numbered '55' in pencil) in volume 5 of an extra-illustrated copy of Joseph Spence's Anecdotes, observations, and characters, of books and men.
"View on the Thames at Hammersmith; small boats and barges in foreground"--British Museum online catalogue, description of an earlier state of the same composition
Description:
Title from text below image., Reissue of a print published in 1750 by J. Boydell. See British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1948,0315.12.143., "Price 1s."--Following imprint., and "No. 8"--Lower right corner.
Publisher:
Publish'd according to act of Parliament by J. Boydell at the Unicorn, the corner of Queen Street, Cheapside
Subject (Geographic):
Hammersmith (London, England),, Thames River (England),, England, and London.
"The Thames at the centre with boats on the water, figures on the quay to the right, a mansion by the quay and the city in the back, Richmond Hill in the background."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
View of Richmond Hill from the Earl of Cholmondeley's and Vue de la Montagne de Richmond de la maison du Conte de Cholmondelly
Description:
Titles etched below image, in English and French., Date of publication based on Robert Sayer's earliest year of activity. The address "near Sergeants Inn, Fleet Street" only appears on his very early prints; see British Museum online catalogue., Plate reissued by Sayer and Bennett and listed in their 1775 catalogue as part of the series "Views of villages, noblemen and gentlemen's seats, &c. situate on, or near the river Thames", in the section on "Sets of small prints"; see: Sayer and Bennett's enlarged catalogue of new and valuable prints. London : [Sayer and Bennett], 1775, page 88, no. 13., Imperfect; plate number erased from sheet and replaced with number "6" written in ink. Missing number supplied from impression in the British Museum, registration no.: 1872,1012.5399., Plate numbered "4" in upper right corner., Mounted to 24 x 39 cm., and Leaf 10 in an album of views of London and its vicinity.
Publisher:
Printed for Robt. Sayer, map & printseller, at the Golden Buck near Serjeants Inn, Fleetstreet
Subject (Geographic):
Richmond (London, England), Thames River (England), England, and London.
Subject (Name):
Cholmondeley, George Cholmondeley, Earl of, 1703-1770
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts, Rivers, Dwellings, Piers & wharves, and Boats
"View of Greenwich Hospital from the River Thames; a variety of boats in foreground including the back-end of a large sailing ship on the left."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Vü̈e de l'Hôpital Royale de Greenwich
Description:
Titles etched below image, in English and French., Date range for publication from the British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1875,0710.4900., Plate reissued by Sayer and Bennett and listed in their 1775 catalogue as part of the series "Twelve views of his Majesty's palaces and royal hospitals, and other public buildings in London, &c.", in the section on "Sets of small prints"; see: Sayer and Bennett's enlarged catalogue of new and valuable prints. London : [Sayer and Bennett], 1775, page 87, no. 9., Imperfect; plate number mostly erased from upper right corner of sheet. Missing number supplied from impression in the British Museum., Plate numbered "3" in upper right corner., Watermark: 1804., and Leaf 18 in an album of views of London and its vicinity.
Publisher:
Printed for Robt. Sayer, map & printseller, at the Golden Buck near Serjeants Inn, Fleet Street
Subject (Geographic):
London (England), Thames River (England),, England, and London.
