"Lord Amherst (left), in uniform, stands in profile to the left, his right hand on a post inscribed "10,,000 £". His breeches are lowered, and he holds up his coat-tails in his left hand. The Lord Mayor (Kennett, see BMSat 5688, 5689) kneels behind him; he holds his hat in his hand, and wears a large bag-wig and sword. Behind him stands an obese alderman in a furred gown; he holds his hat in his right hand, a long staff in his left."--British Museum Catalogue
Alternative Title:
Mayor returning thanks to Lord Amherst
Description:
Title from caption in image., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., Reissue by a different publisher., Initials of the publisher forms a monogram., and Publication date from British Museum catalogue.
Publisher:
Pub. by H Humphrey, No. 18 New Bond Street
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Name):
Amherst, Jeffery Amherst, Baron, 1717-1797. and Kennett, Brackley, d.1782.
Robertson, Archibald, active 1777-1796, printmaker
Published / Created:
July 18th 1780.
Call Number:
780.07.18.01+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title from item., Robertson dates from British Museum online catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and From original drawing by Rowlandson. See Grego.
Publisher:
Publish'd by Archd. Robertson Saville Passage Conduit Str
Title from item., Trimmed within plate mark, possibly with loss of design., Publication date conjectured from costume., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Topic):
Clergy, Crowds, Pickpockets, City & town life, Window displays, Cages, and Clothing & dress
Two obese men walk along a slopping road sweating heavily in the sun. One of them holds his hat and wig in his left hand and wipes his bald head with a handkerchief, the other, with his waistcoat unbuttoned and his coat thrown over his shoulder, wipes his forehead. The verse following the title beginning "From London to Highgate ..." mocks Londoners' popular habit of going up to Highgate Hill on Sundays
Alternative Title:
Two three pounders in full speed to a shilling ordinary on Sunday
Description:
Title from item. and Possibly an early state of no. 8405 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5
Publisher:
Printed for R. Sayer & J. Bennett, No. 53 Fleet Street, & J. Smith, No. 35 Cheapside, as the Act directs
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Topic):
Obesity, Walking, Dirt roads, and Clothing & dress
Two men in a large room, one seated, the other standing are seen gesturing towards a framed picture representing a naval battle, and showing the diplomatic papers thrown into the water by Henry Laurens. When retrieved by the British, these papers had revealed unauthorized Dutch negotiations with the American Congress, resulting in a British declaration of war on Holland on 20 December 1780
Alternative Title:
True interpretation of an English print
Description:
Titles and date of publication from British Museum catalogue.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain, Netherlands., Netherlands, Great Britain., United States., and England
