Plate [99] Plate in: Series of one hundred and ninety-six engravings, (in the line manner) by the
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Illustration to Bowyer's edition of Hume's 'History of England'; the King sitting back in a low chair with his crutch resting beside him, his doublet partly unbuttoned, looking with disgruntled expression at his wife who stands beside him with hand o...
Alternative Title:
Henry the Eighth and Catharine Parr and Henry the Eighth and Catherine Parr
Description:
Title from text below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. by R. Bowyer, Historic Gallery, Pall Mall
Subject (Name):
Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547, and Catharine Parr, Queen, consort of Henry VIII, King of England, 1512-1548,
"Four grotesque men, all crippled or deformed, are in a row before a set of druggist's shelves headed 'Staats Apotheek'. Those on the extreme left and right stand, the others sit. A knock-kneed hunchback (left), smoking a long pipe, the smoke inscribe...
"Four grotesque men, all crippled or deformed, are in a row before a set of druggist's shelves headed 'Staats Apotheek'. Those on the extreme left and right stand, the others sit. A knock-kneed hunchback (left), smoking a long pipe, the smoke inscribe...
A social satire: a beggar wearing ragged clothes and leaning on a crutch hold his hat out towards a old, well-dressed woman as he says, "My angelic young lady! Heaven preserve your ladyship's beautiful shape and countenance these thousand years! Give ...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Published Febry. 1st, 1802, by S. Howitt, Panton Str., Haymarket
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Topic):
Beggars, Clothing & dress, Crutches, Flattery, Ugliness, and Umbrellas
