The scene is the interior of a gothic church, with a view of part of a lateral gallery, the tower arch, and west door (on the right). The foreground and the gallery are filled with couples, in general elderly, ugly, and fashionably dressed, in conversation or bowing to each other. An unicorn on a monument holding an escutcheon is conspicuous. On the right the congregation is crowding towards the open door
Description:
Title etched below image., Numbered 'Plate 80' in upper left corner., Plate from: Eccentric excursions, or, Literary & pictorial sketches of countenance character & country in ... England & South Wales / by G.M. Woodward, 1796., and Year in imprint erased from this impression.
Publisher:
Published by Allen & Co., 15 Paternoster Row
Subject (Topic):
Churches, Clothing & dress, Couples, Interiors, and Monuments
"Social satire; two seated women, one on a wooden chair, dressed simply with a bonnet tied with a ribbon round her chin and holding a letter, the other on a sofa, more fashionably dressed, with jewellery and holding a fan."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from item., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Temporary local subject terms: Female costume, 1794.
Publisher:
Published 24th Decr. 1794 by Laurie & Whittle, 53 Fleet Street, London
Subject (Topic):
Clothing & dress, Women, Chairs, Sofas, and Fans (Accessories)
Title from item., Plate numbered '218' in lower left corner., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Publisher:
Publish'd 12th May 1794 by Laurie & Whittle, 53 Fleet Street, London
Subject (Topic):
Clothing & dress, Courtship, Draperies, Living rooms, Love letters, Sofas, Wallpapers, Women, Writing materials, and Young adults
A fashionably dressed woman sits (left) in profile, in an upright chair, while a carriage waits for her as seen through the window of the well-appointed sitting room. Her loose dress, high to the neck, has two embroidered slits to reveal the breasts. A pretty, buxom nurse holds out an infant, who eagerly sucks the breast thus conveniently laid bare. She wears a turban with two erect feathers, and short sleeves; her gloved right hand holds a closed fan. On the wall behind her is a large picture, 'Maternal Love': a seated woman suckles an infant. Through a high sash-window is seen a corner of the waiting coach, a footman holding open the door, a fat coachman on the box. The coach, hammer-cloth, and the lady's chair are decorated with a baron's coronet. A patterned carpet covers the floor
Alternative Title:
Convenience of modern dress
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. Feby. 15th, 1796, by H. Humphrey, New Bond Street
Subject (Topic):
Breast feeding, Carriages & coaches, Clothing & dress, Coach drivers, Hats, Infants, Jewelry, Interiors, Mothers, Parlors, Rugs, and Servants
A fashionably dressed woman sits (right) in profile, in an upright chair, while a carriage waits for her as seen through the window of the well-appointed sitting room. Her loose dress, high to the neck, has two embroidered slits to reveal the breasts. A pretty, buxom nurse holds out an infant, who eagerly sucks the breast thus conveniently laid bare. She wears a turban with two erect feathers, and short sleeves; her gloved right hand holds a closed fan. On the wall behind her is a large picture, 'Maternal Love': a seated woman suckles an infant. Through a high sash-window is seen a corner of the waiting coach, a footman holding open the door, a fat coachman on the box. The coach, hammer-cloth, and the lady's chair are decorated with a baron's coronet. A patterned carpet covers the floor
Alternative Title:
Convenience of modern dress
Description:
Title etched below image., Date from contemporary ms. note., After Gillray., Unsigned copy in reverse of No. 8897 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 7., Watermark: C. Taylor., and Mss. notation in lower margin, dated '1797' in black ink.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Topic):
Breast feeding, Carriages & coaches, Clothing & dress, Coach drivers, Hats, Infants, Jewelry, Interiors, Mothers, Parlors, Rugs, and Servants
"A strip design of a sequence of eighteen figures, all men. Their gestures and expressions denote pleasure, surprise, or horror (real or affected). Over the head of each person the words he speaks are engraved. The first (left) runs forward in profile to the right, 'chapeau bras', both arms extended, exclaiming "Tis true". The next, looking away gloomily, says, "Tis Pity". A man, with a pleased smile, says "As tender as possible". His neighbour says "Dont mention it", to a man who says "Poo, Poo". The next, clenching his fist, says angrily, "God Zounds hold - your Tongue", addressing a foppish man who capers delightedly, saying "Ha Ha". The next, with a shocked (but pleased) expression says "O La !" to a man who answers, "Dear me you dont say so?" A stout man yawns "Heigh ho". A lean one says "O Fye". The next couple, addressing each other, say "Indeed!" and "There now". The next, highly pleased, says "I thought so" to an angry man who exclaims "The Devil!" A lean austere man, raising a hand, says "No sure". A foppish man, 'chapeau bras', bowing with his hand on his heart, says, "Depend upon it". The last, horrified, exclaims "O Lord! O Lord!"."--British Museum catalogue
Description:
Title engraved below image on second plate., Reissue, with different imprint statement, of a print originally published 29 December 1787 by W. Dickinson. Cf. No. 7230 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 6., Imprint continues: ... where may be had all Mr. Bunbury's & Rowlandson's works., A single design on three plates., Sheets trimmed within plate mark with probable loss of text below title., and Sheets joined and mounted on secondary support, rolled.
Publisher:
Publish'd March 15th, 1794, by S.W. Fores, No. 3 Piccadilly ...
Subject (Topic):
Clothing & dress, Communication, Faces, Mental states, and Rumor
