A satire on a recent performance of Timor the Tartar depicts a horde of Tartar horsemen, wearing turbans with aigrettes and holding scimitars, as they attack a classic Apollo figure who looks back with horror as he flees, his broken bow in his left hand and his helmet and quiver at his feet. They are lead in the attack by a lady on horseback and wearing medieval-style costume. Apollo appears to be punched in the head by a man in the background, wearing boxing gloves. On the right Kemble is about to thrust a piece labelled "Cocktail ginger" into the horse's rear as he lifts its tail. In the center foreground a man shoots a blunderbuss, which is supported by a pile of books with titles: American, New Musical Pieces, Shipwreck, etc. From the muzzle issue words and papers: Plan of new tragedy, Poetry for an oratorio, Remarks on light & shade, etc
Description:
Title from item., Plate from: The Satirist, viii, p. 453., Attributed to De Wilde in the British Museum catalogue., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark resulting in loss of imprint.
Publisher:
Published for the Satirist
Subject (Name):
Kemble, Charles, 1775-1854, Lewis, M. G. 1775-1818. (Matthew Gregory),, and Apollo (Deity)
Plate [82] Plate in: Series of one hundred and ninety-six engravings, (in the line manner) by the
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Illustration to Bowyer's edition of Hume's 'History of England'; battle scene with soldiers and horses falling as a knight lances another in the foreground, a soldier at right directing troops with sword raised in the midst of combat at right."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title engraved below image., Sheet trimmed to plate mark on three sides., and Plate [82] in a volume bound to 50 cm.
Publisher:
Published by R. Bowyer, Historic Gallery, Pall Mall
Title from first plate: Bengal troops on the line of March. (The advanced guard driving in on an out post of the enemy.) A sketch by an officer in that army. Drawn on zinc & printed by Day and Haghe, liths. to the King., Also published as a panoramic roll., All housed in blue cloth case: 60 x 43 cm. With paper label on front cover: Ludlow. Bengal troops on the line of march [1835]., and Incomplete: lacking first plate (title page). Numbered in ms. in upper right corner. On verso of plate 1: illegible signature W.A. [...]ittenis. For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
Day and Haghe's Zincy
Subject (Geographic):
Bengal (India), India, and Bengal.
Subject (Name):
East India Company. Army
Subject (Topic):
Armed Forces, Hindus, Artillery (Troops), Indian, Campaigns & battles, Horse artillery, Military camps, Camels, Cattle, Elephants, and Hindu temples
Title from first plate: Bengal troops on the line of March. (The advanced guard driving in on an out post of the enemy.) A sketch by an officer in that army. Drawn on zinc & printed by Day and Haghe, liths. to the King., Also published as a panoramic roll., All housed in blue cloth case: 60 x 43 cm. With paper label on front cover: Ludlow. Bengal troops on the line of march [1835]., and Incomplete: lacking first plate (title page). Numbered in ms. in upper right corner. On verso of plate 1: illegible signature W.A. [...]ittenis. For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
Day and Haghe's Zincy
Subject (Geographic):
Bengal (India), India, and Bengal.
Subject (Name):
East India Company. Army
Subject (Topic):
Armed Forces, Hindus, Artillery (Troops), Indian, Campaigns & battles, Horse artillery, Military camps, Camels, Cattle, Elephants, and Hindu temples
Title from first plate: Bengal troops on the line of March. (The advanced guard driving in on an out post of the enemy.) A sketch by an officer in that army. Drawn on zinc & printed by Day and Haghe, liths. to the King., Also published as a panoramic roll., All housed in blue cloth case: 60 x 43 cm. With paper label on front cover: Ludlow. Bengal troops on the line of march [1835]., and Incomplete: lacking first plate (title page). Numbered in ms. in upper right corner. On verso of plate 1: illegible signature W.A. [...]ittenis. For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
Day and Haghe's Zincy
Subject (Geographic):
Bengal (India), India, and Bengal.
Subject (Name):
East India Company. Army
Subject (Topic):
Armed Forces, Hindus, Artillery (Troops), Indian, Campaigns & battles, Horse artillery, Military camps, Camels, Cattle, Elephants, and Hindu temples
Title from first plate: Bengal troops on the line of March. (The advanced guard driving in on an out post of the enemy.) A sketch by an officer in that army. Drawn on zinc & printed by Day and Haghe, liths. to the King., Also published as a panoramic roll., All housed in blue cloth case: 60 x 43 cm. With paper label on front cover: Ludlow. Bengal troops on the line of march [1835]., and Incomplete: lacking first plate (title page). Numbered in ms. in upper right corner. On verso of plate 1: illegible signature W.A. [...]ittenis. For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
Day and Haghe's Zincy
Subject (Geographic):
Bengal (India), India, and Bengal.
Subject (Name):
East India Company. Army
Subject (Topic):
Armed Forces, Hindus, Artillery (Troops), Indian, Campaigns & battles, Horse artillery, Military camps, Camels, Cattle, Elephants, and Hindu temples
Title from first plate: Bengal troops on the line of March. (The advanced guard driving in on an out post of the enemy.) A sketch by an officer in that army. Drawn on zinc & printed by Day and Haghe, liths. to the King., Also published as a panoramic roll., All housed in blue cloth case: 60 x 43 cm. With paper label on front cover: Ludlow. Bengal troops on the line of march [1835]., and Incomplete: lacking first plate (title page). Numbered in ms. in upper right corner. On verso of plate 1: illegible signature W.A. [...]ittenis. For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
Day and Haghe's Zincy
Subject (Geographic):
Bengal (India), India, and Bengal.
Subject (Name):
East India Company. Army
Subject (Topic):
Armed Forces, Hindus, Artillery (Troops), Indian, Campaigns & battles, Horse artillery, Military camps, Camels, Cattle, Elephants, and Hindu temples
Title from first plate: Bengal troops on the line of March. (The advanced guard driving in on an out post of the enemy.) A sketch by an officer in that army. Drawn on zinc & printed by Day and Haghe, liths. to the King., Also published as a panoramic roll., All housed in blue cloth case: 60 x 43 cm. With paper label on front cover: Ludlow. Bengal troops on the line of march [1835]., and Incomplete: lacking first plate (title page). Numbered in ms. in upper right corner. On verso of plate 1: illegible signature W.A. [...]ittenis. For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
Day and Haghe's Zincy
Subject (Geographic):
Bengal (India), India, and Bengal.
Subject (Name):
East India Company. Army
Subject (Topic):
Armed Forces, Hindus, Artillery (Troops), Indian, Campaigns & battles, Horse artillery, Military camps, Camels, Cattle, Elephants, and Hindu temples
The cats' castle is assaulted by an army of rats; in five scenes with verses below
Description:
Title etched above image., Approximate date of publication supplied by curator. Prints with C. Sheppard's publication line are first known from 1778; see British Museum online catalogue., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., For a variant (later?) state with imprint "Printed & Sold by D. Ash, 27 Fetter Lane, London" and plate number "28" in upper left corner, see British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1862,1011.552., For a brief mention of The Lewis Walpole Library impression of this print, see: O'Connell, S. The popular print in England, 1550-1850, page 124., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., Temporary local subject terms: Battles: Cats vs. rats -- Spikes on Temple Bar(?) -- Executions -- Food: Cheshire cheese -- Sieges -- Navy -- Ships: 'Royal Rat' -- Castles -- Military camp -- Flag of the rats: Cheshire cheese -- Flag of the cats: Three herring., and Window mounted to 20 x 29 cm.
Title from captions in Latin and French below image., Four lines of text below Latin title: Constantinus quum de extinguendâ Maxentij tyrannide cogitaret ..., Four lines of text below French title: Constantin, confirmé par la vision miraculeuse du signe salutaire de la croix ..., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., and Mounted on modern secondary support.
Publisher:
Chez N. Tardieu, rue St. Jacques au Mecenas, avec privilege du Roy
Subject (Name):
Constantine I, Emperor of Rome, -337. and Maxentius, Marcus Aurelius Valerius, Emperor of Rome, -312.
Subject (Topic):
Saxa Rubra, Battle of, Italy, 312 and Campaigns & battles