A shepherdess greets a young man (left) who sits on the bank of a river under a tree. She is shown full length walking towards the right and holding a crook decorated with vegetation; two sheep drink from the river beside her
Description:
Title engraved below image. and Plate numbered '220' in lower left corner.
Publisher:
Published 12th May 1794 by Laurie & Whittle, 53 Fleet Street, London
Subject (Topic):
Couples, Sheep, Shepherdesses, Staffs (Sticks), and Rivers
An image of two couples who appear to be dancing. The couple on the left includes a short, stocky man and a large buxom woman. The man is standing on his toes looking up to the woman while she gazes beyond his head. The couple on the right includes a lanky gentleman who is holding onto the index figure of a woman wearing a large plume in her hair
Alternative Title:
Precision & ease and Ardour and dignity ; Precision and ease
Description:
Titles written in ink below each image., William Heath, English caricaturist and illustrator, 1795-1840., and Sheet has a long crease down the center.
Two designs on one plate. Design on top: A fat woman sits in a nightgown on the edge of a curtained bed while her husband (right) yawns in an armchair, glass and decanter beside him. He has dropped a (broken) pipe and his book: 'Memoirs of an Amorous Fat Rump'd Old Tabby'. She watches him anxiously, holding out his nightshirt to the fire (left). An elderly maidservant leaves the room with warming-pan and candle, looking over her shoulder much amused. On the chimney-piece by the bed are bottles labelled 'Restorative Drop' and 'Corn Plais[ter]'. A cat and kitten sit by the fire. Design below: A young man and a pretty courtesan caress each other on a sofa. Beside them are wine and fruit on a round table; a dog sits on hind legs looking up at the couple. Behind a curtain (right) a degraded-looking woman drinks furtively. See British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Abroad and at home
Description:
Two distinct designs on one plate each titled separately., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Mounted to 35 x 26 cm.
Publisher:
Pubd. Feb. 28, 1807, by T. Rowlandson, No. 1 James St., Adelphi
Leaf 54. Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Two designs on one plate. Design on top: A fat woman sits in a nightgown on the edge of a curtained bed while her husband (right) yawns in an armchair, glass and decanter beside him. He has dropped a (broken) pipe and his book: 'Memoirs of an Amorous Fat Rump'd Old Tabby'. She watches him anxiously, holding out his nightshirt to the fire (left). An elderly maidservant leaves the room with warming-pan and candle, looking over her shoulder much amused. On the chimney-piece by the bed are bottles labelled 'Restorative Drop' and 'Corn Plais[ter]'. A cat and kitten sit by the fire. Design below: A young man and a pretty courtesan caress each other on a sofa. Beside them are wine and fruit on a round table; a dog sits on hind legs looking up at the couple. Behind a curtain (right) a degraded-looking woman drinks furtively. See British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
At home and abroad ; Abroad and at home
Description:
Titles etched below images., Two images on one plate, each with a separate title and signature. A single imprint statement is etched in lower left corner of top image., Restrike. For original issue of the plate, see nos. 10809 and 10810 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 8., Plate from: Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks, &c. [London] : [Field & Tuer], [ca. 1868?], Cf. Grego, J. Rowlandson the caricaturist, v. 2, page 66., and On leaf 54 of: Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks, &c.
Publisher:
Pubd. Feb. 28, 1807, by T. Rowlandson, No. 1 James St., Adelphi [i.e. Field & Tuer]
Title from item., Date supplied by curator., In lower left corner is a logo with: TG, V.D. Control Poster No. 5, 1 S.C., In lower margin center: "Easy" but Deadly., and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
V. 4. Caricature magazine, or, Hudibrastic mirror.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A young man with a grotesquely long chin sits in a high back chair, kissing a pretty young woman who stands between his legs. Behind him a dog has his paws on the cloth-covered table on which is laid cheese and bread; a cat drinks from a pitcher on the ground. Through the door on the right, a fat older man sits on a stool, smoking his pipe as he looks up at another pretty girl. On the wall hangs his gun and game; above them hangs a bird in a cage
Alternative Title:
Bachelor's fare, bread cheese and kisses
Description:
Title etched below image., Later state; former plate number "309" has been replaced, date following artist's signature has been altered from "1813" to "1818," and beginning of imprint statement has been burnished from plate., Date of publication based on complete imprint on earlier state: Pubd. Feby. 10th, 1814, by Thos. Tegg, No. 111 Cheapside. Cf. No. 12400 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum, v. 9., Sheet trimmed within plate mark on three sides., Plate from: Woodward, G.M. Caricature magazine, or Hudibrastic mirror. London : Thomas Tegg, [1808?], v. 4., Also issued separately., Plate numbered "285" in upper right corner., Cf. Grego, J. Rowlandson the caricaturist, v. 2, pages 253-4., 1 print : etching with stipple ; plate mark 350 x 247 mm., and Hand-colored.
V. 4. Caricature magazine, or, Hudibrastic mirror.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A young man with a grotesquely long chin sits in a high back chair, kissing a pretty young woman who stands between his legs. Behind him a dog has his paws on the cloth-covered table on which is laid cheese and bread; a cat drinks from a pitcher on the ground. Through the door on the right, a fat older man sits on a stool, smoking his pipe as he looks up at another pretty girl. On the wall hangs his gun and game; above them hangs a bird in a cage
Alternative Title:
Bachelor's fare, bread cheese and kisses
Description:
Title etched below image., Later state; former plate number "309" has been replaced, date following artist's signature has been altered from "1813" to "1818," and beginning of imprint statement has been burnished from plate., Date of publication based on complete imprint on earlier state: Pubd. Feby. 10th, 1814, by Thos. Tegg, No. 111 Cheapside. Cf. No. 12400 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum, v. 9., Sheet trimmed within plate mark on three sides., Plate from: Woodward, G.M. Caricature magazine, or Hudibrastic mirror. London : Thomas Tegg, [1808?], v. 4., Also issued separately., Plate numbered "285" in upper right corner., Cf. Grego, J. Rowlandson the caricaturist, v. 2, pages 253-4., and Watermark: J. Whatman 1822.
V. 4. Caricature magazine, or, Hudibrastic mirror.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A young man with a grotesquely long chin sits in a high back chair, kissing a pretty young woman who stands between his legs. Behind him a dog has his paws on the cloth-covered table on which is laid cheese and bread; a cat drinks from a pitcher on the ground. Through the door on the right, a fat older man sits on a stool, smoking his pipe as he looks up at another pretty girl. On the wall hangs his gun and game; above them hangs a bird in a cage
Alternative Title:
Bachelor's fare, bread cheese and kisses
Description:
Title etched below image., Later state; former plate number "309" has been replaced, date following artist's signature has been altered from "1813" to "1818," and beginning of imprint statement has been burnished from plate., Date of publication based on complete imprint on earlier state: Pubd. Feby. 10th, 1814, by Thos. Tegg, No. 111 Cheapside. Cf. No. 12400 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum, v. 9., Sheet trimmed within plate mark on three sides., Plate from: Woodward, G.M. Caricature magazine, or Hudibrastic mirror. London : Thomas Tegg, [1808?], v. 4., Also issued separately., Plate numbered "285" in upper right corner., Cf. Grego, J. Rowlandson the caricaturist, v. 2, pages 253-4., 1 print : etching with stipple on wove paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 35.1 x 24.8 cm, on sheet 41.8 x 25.6 cm., and Leaf 95 in volume 4.
