A half-length portrait of The Reverend Mr. Edward Hitchin, dissenting minister at Spitalfields, looking forward, with body turned to the left, in wig and bands; a curtain behind, open on the left to reveal two shelves of book with only one spine title legible, "Bible"; oval frame
Description:
Title from caption below image., "Carington Bowles excudit"--Centered below image., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Publisher:
Printed for Carington Bowles at his Map & Print Warehouse, No. 69 in St. Pauls Church Yard, London
A rather oversized woman with towering hairstyle is seated facing right, singing as she plays a piano. On the piano is a sheet of music entitled "Anna", with more music on the floor and books labelled "Scotch airs," "New songs", and "Cottilio." A small open cupboard is visible beneath the piano, with a small chair and embroidery frame behind the singer. A shelf of books hangs on the wall, together with a mirror and two landscapes
Alternative Title:
Accomplished maid
Description:
Title from item., Sheet trimmed., Publisher's initials "MD" form a monogram., Numbered in plate at top: v. 2, 65., and Mounted on sheet 40 x 27 cm.
Publisher:
Pub. by MDarly May 21, 1778 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Topic):
Clothing & dress, Interiors, Singing, Cupboards, Bookcases, Pianos, and Hairstyles
A satire of William IV's involvement in the debate leading up to the Reform Act of 1832: A cat with the face of William IV is being persuaded to pull a hot chestnut from a blazing fire by a bewigged monkey (Lord Chancellor Henry Brougham). The fire is labelled with words such as 'rights', 'reform', and 'popularity'. A portrait of Whig Prime Minister Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey, hangs above the fireplace
Description:
Title etched below image., Publication date inferred from the subject matter of the print. Publisher Marianne Humphrey, the widow of George Humphrey, operated her late husband's publishing business from 1831 to 1835; see British Museum online catalogue., Five lines of verse below title: A cat and a monkey tired of play ..., For an 1821 print of similar composition, entitled "The man of the woods & the cat-o'-mountain" and satirizing the relationship between Queen Caroline and Sir Matthew Wood, see no. 14131 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum, v. 10., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum.
Publisher:
Pubd. by Marianne Humphreys, St. James's Stt
Subject (Name):
Great Britain. Parliament, William IV, King of Great Britain, 1765-1837, Brougham and Vaux, Henry Brougham, Baron, 1778-1868, and Grey, Charles Grey, Earl, 1764-1845,
Subject (Topic):
Reform, Cats, Monkeys, Fireplaces, Bookcases, Irons (Pressing), and Portraits
Leaf 49. Darly's comic-prints of characters, caricatures, macaronies, &c.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A man with the profile of an animal, perhaps a sheep, wearing gown and bands, holds a large tie-wig of the kind worn by judges in his left hand, the fingers of his right hand are held out as if in calculation; he looks at himself in an ornately framed oval mirror on the wall with an expression of singular imbecility. An open door in the back wall shows rows of books in a book-case: on its lintel stands a bust. An oval (half length) portrait hangs on the left of the door, it is of a man in wig and bands, probably the subject of the caricature. Two high-backed chairs are the only furniture of the room."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Initial letters of publisher's name in imprint form a monogram., Two lines of text below title: To wig - or not to wig, that is the question., Sheet partially trimmed within plate mark., Plate numbered "V. 3" in upper left corner and "14" in upper right corner., Temporary local subject terms: Pictures amplifying subject: Portrait of a man in a wig., and Watermark (partially cut off): Strasburg bend with initials G R below.
Publisher:
Pubd. April 27, 1774, by MDarly, 39 Strand
Subject (Topic):
Bookcases, Chairs, Interiors, Judges, Law offices, Lawyers, Mirrors, Sculpture, Sheep, and Wigs
Leaf 49. Darly's comic-prints of characters, caricatures, macaronies, &c.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A man with the profile of an animal, perhaps a sheep, wearing gown and bands, holds a large tie-wig of the kind worn by judges in his left hand, the fingers of his right hand are held out as if in calculation; he looks at himself in an ornately framed oval mirror on the wall with an expression of singular imbecility. An open door in the back wall shows rows of books in a book-case: on its lintel stands a bust. An oval (half length) portrait hangs on the left of the door, it is of a man in wig and bands, probably the subject of the caricature. Two high-backed chairs are the only furniture of the room."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Initial letters of publisher's name in imprint form a monogram., Two lines of text below title: To wig - or not to wig, that is the question., Sheet partially trimmed within plate mark., Plate numbered "V. 3" in upper left corner and "14" in upper right corner., Temporary local subject terms: Pictures amplifying subject: Portrait of a man in a wig., First of two plates on leaf 49., and 1 print : etching on laid paper ; plate mark 17.5 x 23.7 cm, on sheet 44.4 x 27.5 cm.
Publisher:
Pubd. April 27, 1774, by MDarly, 39 Strand
Subject (Topic):
Bookcases, Chairs, Interiors, Judges, Law offices, Lawyers, Mirrors, Sculpture, Sheep, and Wigs
Two men, both in elaborate wigs, sit on opposite sides of a table playing cribbage while a young woman seated between them at the end of the table, watches the game. The player on the left looks delightedly at his loosing opponent and puts another peg in the board. He has a large quantity of coins while his adversary has only one coin left. The table holds only one wine glass and one bottle only. On the wall behind them is a hanging bookshelf with feather pen in an inkwell and an oval painting (print?) of a mother and child (a Madonna and Child?)
Description:
Title from caption etched below image., Sheet trimmed to plate mark on bottom edge., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Window mounted to 41 x 29 cm.
Publisher:
Pubd. Jany. 4th, 1773, by W. Humphrey, St. Martins Lane
Subject (Topic):
Bookcases, Eating & drinking, Card games, Gambling, Games, and Wigs
"In a plainly furnished room a whole family suffers. An elderly 'cit' and a skinny old woman register acute discomfort. Between their chairs is a round table on which is a dish of cherries and currants. A stout maidservant (left) drinks from a bottle she has taken from a store-cupboard. A little boy, a cat, and a dog are afflicted. A door opens into a bedroom (right) where a little girl relieves herself; another tries to kick her from her seat. On the wall are three shelves of books, among them 'Family Bible' and 'Family Phisician'. A magpie is in a wicker cage."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Comforts of a hot summer
Description:
Title etched below image., Printmaker identified as Charles Williams in the British Museum catalogue., Probably etched after a design by G.M. Woodward. For a drawing by Woodward of a similar scene, see Yale Medical Library call number: Print00232., Year of publication suggested in the British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Publisher's advertisement following title: Folios of caracatures [sic] lent out for the evening.
Publisher:
Pubd. Jany. 12th, 1881 [sic], by S.W. Fores, 50 Piccadilly
A lady (Mrs. Catherine Macaulay) with an aquiline profile sits at a table opposite a clergy man (Dr. Wilson) as she writes with a quill pen. The walls are lined with full bookshelves separated in the middle by a fireplace with a mantelpiece on which sits a bust of "Alfred rex". Both figures wear the same enormous hair as in British Museum no. 5441
Description:
Title etched below image., Initial letters of publisher's name in imprint form a monogram., In black ink plate numbered "2" added to upper right corner in ink., Mrs. Macauley and Dr. Wilson also appear in another Mattina Darly satirical print. See number 5441 in v. 5 of British Museum catalogue: A speedy & effectual preparation for the next world. [London] : Pub. May 1, 1777 by M Darly 39 Strand., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Contemporary annotations in pencil in lower margin: Mrs. M[...?]ly ; Dr. Wilson.
Publisher:
Pub. May 1, 1777, by MDarly, 39 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Name):
Macaulay, Catharine, 1731-1791. and Wilson, Thomas, 1703-1784.
A scene in a fashionable library with ladies and gentlemen conversing with attendants at the counters on either side. On the left a woman looks in a book while her male companion converses with a clergyman, as the woman behind the counter consults a book. On the right, a man sits in a chair as a lady discusses her choices with the man behind the counter who reaches for a book below a sign 'Stamp'. Behind him is another sign "Just published [...]" An older woman with a walking stick approaches the counter on the right, followed by a Black servant and a dog. The windows are filled with books and prints. Through the open door a woman with an umbrella is silhouetted; to the left another sign "History Westminster and its monuments."
Description:
Title etched below image., Printmaker, publisher, and date of publication from the volume in which this plate was issued., Plate from: Poetical sketches of Scarborough / illustrated by twenty-one engravings ... made upon the spot by J. Green and etched by T. Rowlandson. London : Printed for R. Ackermann by J. Diggens, 1813., Aquatint probably added to this plate and others in the volume by J.C. Stadler and J. Bluck. See: Hardie, M. English coloured books., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Watermark, partially trimmed: [J. Wha]tman [18]14.
Publisher:
R. Ackermann
Subject (Geographic):
Scarborough (England) and Great Britain,
Subject (Topic):
Black people, Interiors, Libraries, Books, Bookcases, Window displays, Light fixtures, Dogs, and Stores & shops
Title etched below image., Year of publication from unverified data from local card catalog record., and Copy of no. 11686 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 8.
Publisher:
Pubd. Dec. 5th by E. Howitt, 73 Wardour Street, Soho
