"A young man, in military dress, of elegant and effeminate appearance, sprawls on a sofa, looking towards a young woman (right) who leans towards him. She is of meretricious appearance, and wears the quasi-military riding-dress fashionable at this time in connexion with the militia camps of Coxheath and Warley. The room is luxuriously furnished. A round table with a wine bottle and glass is partly visible on the extreme right."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Captain Jessamy learning the proper discipline of the couch
Description:
Title from item., Date of publication from British Museum catalogue., Plate numbered '471' in lower left corner., Temporary local subject terms: Militia camps -- Militia uniforms -- Nosegays -- Lighting -- Furniture: pedestal table -- Military female costume -- Female costume: military & feathered hats., Watermark., Imperfect; publication date at end of imprint has been erased from sheet., Subjects identified below plate line in a later hand as Captain Bisset and Lady Worsley., and Matted to 62 x 47 cm.
Publisher:
Printed for & sold by Carington Bowles at his Map & Print Warehouse, No. 69 in St. Pauls Church Yard, London
Subject (Topic):
Military uniforms, Flowers, Wallpapers, Chandeliers, Shutters, Windows, Tables, and Hats
Title etched below image., Tenth plate of twelve, designed to illustrate Christopher Anstey's The new Bath guide., Republished in 1857 by Robert Walker. See no. 9321 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 7., 1 print : etching and aquatint, hand-colored ; sheet 18.7 x 25.9 cm., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Publisher:
Pubd. January 6th, 1798, by S.W. Fores, No. 50 Piccadilly, corner of Sackville Street
Subject (Geographic):
Bath (England)
Subject (Name):
Anstey, Christopher, 1724-1805.
Subject (Topic):
Health resorts, Dance, Balls (Parties), Ballrooms, Chandeliers, and Ballroom dancing
"Interior of theatre, seen from the back of the stalls, looking towards the stage; as it appeared before it burned down in September 1808; an orchestra assembled towards the back of the stage, behind a choir at the front; the theatre packed with spectators; candle chandeliers hanging around room from the different levels of the circles."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate numbered in upper right, above image: Plate 27., and Plate from: Microcosm of London. London : R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, No. 101 Strand, [1808-1810?], v. 1, opposite page 212.
Publisher:
Publish'd 1 July 1808 at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand
"Interior of the grand room in the palace; at far end a velvet canopy with royal arms; a chandelier hangs from centre of ceiling; men and women dressed in finery mill around room."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Drawing Room, Saint James's
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate numbered in upper right, above image: Plate 76., and Plate from: Microcosm of London. London : R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, No. 101 Strand, [1808-1810?], v. 3, opposite page 113.
Publisher:
Pub. July 1st, 1809, at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand
"Interior view of the grand hall, during a formal dinner; four long tables lin room, the central two joined at far end; Corinthian pillasters framing hall."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate numbered in upper right, above image: No. 51., Plate from: Microcosm of London. London : R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, No. 101 Strand, [1808-1810?], v. 2, opposite page 181., and Watermark: J. Whatman 1808.
Publisher:
Pub. 1st Jany. 1809 at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
London (England), England, and London.
Subject (Name):
Mansion House (London, England)
Subject (Topic):
Halls, Events, Interiors, Columns, and Chandeliers
"Interior view of the great room at Brookes's Subscription House; men sit playing cards at large round tables to the right side of room; a grand chandelier hanging from ceiling; sofas and smaller tables to the left."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Great Subscription Room at Brooks's, St. James's Street
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate numbered in upper right, above image: No. 39., Plate from: Microcosm of London. London : R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, No. 101 Strand, [1808-1810?], v. 2, opposite page 94., and Matted to 36 x 43 cm.
Publisher:
Pub. 1st Octr. 1808 at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
England and London.
Subject (Name):
Brooks's (Club),
Subject (Topic):
Private clubs, Interiors, Parlors, Card games, Gambling, and Chandeliers
"Interior view of the great room at Brookes's Subscription House; men sit playing cards at large round tables to the right side of room; a grand chandelier hanging from ceiling; sofas and smaller tables to the left."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Great Subscription Room at Brooks's, St. James's Street
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate numbered in upper right, above image: No. 39., Plate from: Microcosm of London. London : R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, No. 101 Strand, [1808-1810?], v. 2, opposite page 94., 1 print : aquatint with etching on wove paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 22.9 x 27.6 cm, on sheet 27 x 33.8 cm., and Watermark: J. Whatman 1808.
Publisher:
Pub. 1st Octr. 1808 at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
England and London.
Subject (Name):
Brooks's (Club),
Subject (Topic):
Private clubs, Interiors, Parlors, Card games, Gambling, and Chandeliers
"Interior view of the House of Lords, Westminster; in session."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate numbered in upper right, above image: No. 52., and Plate from: Microcosm of London. London : R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, No. 101 Strand, [1808-1810?], v. 2, opposite page 183.
Publisher:
Pub. 1st Jan. 1809 at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand
