A cherubic Mercury (left) and Jupiter (right) sit on a rock in a mountainous and tree-dotted landscape. Mercury holds his caduceus in his left arm and rests his foot on a small shield (?) while Jupiter seated on the ground to the right, holds his arm around the neck of a swan. On a shelf above Mercury's head a rooster looks down on the scene
Description:
Title from item. and Numbered in plate: 265.
Publisher:
Printed for Carington Bowles, No. 69 in St. Pauls Church Yard, London
Subject (Name):
Mercury (Roman deity) and Jupiter (Roman deity)
Subject (Topic):
Children, Caduceus, Roosters, Swans, Nudes, and Myths
A man stands in a room holding a caduceus decorated comic mask, saying ''When I do stare, see how the subjects quacke'." He is surrounded with bills and a bag of coins on the table, both suggesting corruption. At sign hanging from the table reads "Alexandrian Memorial, A loss is no benefit. No committee." Below on the floor, another discarded scroll reads "Rejected with prejudice." At his foot is an animal (a fox?) holding a sign "Designs [ca]refully copied, civilly returned, and he carries in his hand a piece of paper "I perceive the trick & will avoid the cheat. Na-th." Behind him hangs a sign, "The exact-u-trick is safe or 22d Sept." On the wall is a picture of the facade of a theater. Probably a satire on an unidentified theater manager
Alternative Title:
Managerial puff!!
Description:
Title from text above and below image., Approximate date of publication suggested in dealer's description., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Topic):
People associated with arts, entertainment & sports, Caduceus, and Corruption
Depicts a semi-nude seated female figure holding a caduceus before whom dance three putti, while two putti in the air above approach bearing a basket and grape vine. Within an oval border of olive and oak leaves resting on a pedestal containing the text
Description:
Title from item., Sheet trimmed to plate mark on one side., and Imperfect; trimmed within plate mark.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
England, London., and London (England)
Subject (Name):
Wilkes, John, 1725-1797
Subject (Topic):
Balls (Parties), Caduceus, Children dancing, Cornucopias, and Social life and customs
