In the garden of Bagnigge Wells surrounded by hedges, trees, and a fountain, a well dressed lady is plucking a rose, as another woman behind her looks on. The roof of the circular Temple is visible on the left. By the 1770s, the Bagnigge Wells resort was a notorious meeting place for amorous dalliance
Alternative Title:
No resisting temptation
Description:
Title from item., Numbered in plate: 341., Date estimated from Britsh Museum catalogue, v.5, Appendix, "Key to the dates of the series of mezzotints issued by Carington Bowles.", and Publication date erased from this impression.
Publisher:
Printed for Carington Bowles ... No.69 in St. Pauls Church Yard, London
A man wearing laced coat and sword and holding a snuff box leans on an elaborately carved console table of the pump room at Bath, admiring himself in a mirror. An illustration for the "History of Captain S_: or, the Bath Adonis."
Description:
Title from item., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Date and publication information from British Museum catalogue., and Extended to 26 x 18 cm.
Publisher:
The Matrimonial Magazine?
Subject (Geographic):
Bath (England) and England
Subject (Topic):
Dandies, British, Clothing & dress, Furniture, Mirrors, Wallpaper, and Tables
Leaf 83. Darly's comic-prints of characters, caricatures, macaronies, &c.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A black man, dressed as a macaroni except for his tightly curled natural wool, walks in profile to the right. His right hand holds a cane, his left is on the hilt of a short curved sword or sabre with an ornamental hilt affected by macaronis."--British Museum online catalogue and "Perhaps a caricature of Jeremiah Dyson, always called Mungo after the name had been given him in a debate by Col. Barré, 29 Jan. 1769. Mungo was a negro slave in the comic opera 'The Padlock' by Bickerstaffe, and the name implied that Dyson was kept at dirty jobs for the Government."--Curator's comments, British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Initial letters of publisher's name in imprint form a monogram., Plate from vol. III: Characters, macaronies, & caricatures. [London] : Pubd. by MDarly, 39 Strand, 1773., and Plate numbered "v. 4" in upper left corner and "14" in upper right corner.
Publisher:
Publish'd according to act by MDarly, 39 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
England and England.
Subject (Name):
Dyson, Jeremiah, 1722-1776
Subject (Topic):
Black people, Clothing & dress, Dandies, British, Politicians, Staffs (Sticks), and Daggers & swords
Leaf 83. Darly's comic-prints of characters, caricatures, macaronies, &c.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A black man, dressed as a macaroni except for his tightly curled natural wool, walks in profile to the right. His right hand holds a cane, his left is on the hilt of a short curved sword or sabre with an ornamental hilt affected by macaronis."--British Museum online catalogue and "Perhaps a caricature of Jeremiah Dyson, always called Mungo after the name had been given him in a debate by Col. Barré, 29 Jan. 1769. Mungo was a negro slave in the comic opera 'The Padlock' by Bickerstaffe, and the name implied that Dyson was kept at dirty jobs for the Government."--Curator's comments, British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Initial letters of publisher's name in imprint form a monogram., Plate from vol. III: Characters, macaronies, & caricatures. [London] : Pubd. by MDarly, 39 Strand, 1773., Plate numbered "v. 4" in upper left corner and "14" in upper right corner., Second of three plates on leaf 83., and 1 print : etching on laid paper ; plate mark 17.6 x 12.8 cm, on sheet 27.5 x 44.4 cm.
Publisher:
Publish'd according to act by MDarly, 39 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
England and England.
Subject (Name):
Dyson, Jeremiah, 1722-1776
Subject (Topic):
Black people, Clothing & dress, Dandies, British, Politicians, Staffs (Sticks), and Daggers & swords
Leaf 99. Darly's comic-prints of characters, caricatures, macaronies, &c.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Whole length portrait of a man standing in profile looking to the left. He wears his own hair, a plain coat, riding breeches, and spurred boots. His left hand is in his breeches-pocket and under his arm is a riding-whip."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Reverend macaroni
Description:
Title etched below image., Initial letters of publisher's name in imprint form a monogram., Plate from vol. VI: Characters, macaronies, & caricatures. [London] : Pub. by MDarly, 39 Strand, Novr. 1, 1773., Plate numbered "16" in upper left corner and "v. 6" in upper right corner., Watermark: initials LVG., 1 print : etching on laid paper ; plate mark 17.2 x 12.8 cm, on sheet 19 x 14 cm., and Sheet trimmed to plate mark on left.
Publisher:
Pubd. accorg. to act Octr. 1st, 1773, by MDarly, 39 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Topic):
Clothing & dress, Dandies, English, Riding habits, and Whips
Leaf 99. Darly's comic-prints of characters, caricatures, macaronies, &c.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Whole length portrait of a man standing in profile looking to the left. He wears his own hair, a plain coat, riding breeches, and spurred boots. His left hand is in his breeches-pocket and under his arm is a riding-whip."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Reverend macaroni
Description:
Title etched below image., Initial letters of publisher's name in imprint form a monogram., Plate from vol. VI: Characters, macaronies, & caricatures. [London] : Pub. by MDarly, 39 Strand, Novr. 1, 1773., and Plate numbered "16" in upper left corner and "v. 6" in upper right corner.
Publisher:
Pubd. accorg. to act Octr. 1st, 1773, by MDarly, 39 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Topic):
Clothing & dress, Dandies, English, Riding habits, and Whips
Leaf 99. Darly's comic-prints of characters, caricatures, macaronies, &c.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Whole length portrait of a man standing in profile looking to the left. He wears his own hair, a plain coat, riding breeches, and spurred boots. His left hand is in his breeches-pocket and under his arm is a riding-whip."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Reverend macaroni
Description:
Title etched below image., Initial letters of publisher's name in imprint form a monogram., Plate from vol. VI: Characters, macaronies, & caricatures. [London] : Pub. by MDarly, 39 Strand, Novr. 1, 1773., Plate numbered "16" in upper left corner and "v. 6" in upper right corner., First of three plates on leaf 99., and 1 print : etching on laid paper ; plate mark 17.3 x 12.9 cm, on sheet 27.5 x 44.4 cm.
Publisher:
Pubd. accorg. to act Octr. 1st, 1773, by MDarly, 39 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Topic):
Clothing & dress, Dandies, English, Riding habits, and Whips
Leaf 5. Darly's comic-prints of characters, caricatures, macaronies, &c.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Two couples dancing a reel. The ladies wear the monstrous feathered coiffures then fashionable, see British Museum Satires No. 5370, &c. The man on the left is short, ungainly, and very fat, he walks rather than dances. The other man dances with energy, one arm raised. All wear gloves."--British Museum online catalogue, description of a variant state
Description:
Title etched below image., State without plate number. For a variant state with "5" etched in upper left corner, see no. 5374 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5., Initial letters of publisher's name in imprint form a monogram., and On leaf 5.
Leaf 68. Darly's comic-prints of characters, caricatures, macaronies, &c.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Full-face portrait of a man walking to right and looking to his right. His right hand is in his coat pocket, his left thrust in his waistcoat. He wears a looped hat, his hair or wig is in a long queue bound with black ribbon. He wears a sword, laced coat, ruffled shirt and cravat, low buckled shoes. A dog of greyhound type walks in front. He resembles portraits of Richard Grenville-Temple, 1st Earl Temple (1711-79)."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Initial letters of publisher's name in imprint form a monogram., Plate numbered "v. 2" in upper left corner and "11" in upper right corner., Temporary local subject terms: Macaronies -- The Temple -- ?Greyhound -- Queue wig bound with ribbon -- Little cocked hat., and Second of three plates on leaf 68.
Leaf 47. Darly's comic-prints of characters, caricatures, macaronies, &c.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Whole length portrait of a stout man standing in profile to the right. His right hand is in his breeches pocket, his left is thrust into his waistcoat; his hat is under his right arm."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Welch knight and Welsh knight
Description:
Title etched below image., Initial letters of publisher's name in imprint form a monogram., Plate numbered "V. 3" in upper left corner and "19" in upper right corner., and Second of two plates on leaf 47.
