Caption title; engraved rhymed letter in form of rebus., The following words within title are represented by a rebus: "lady" by a profile of a young woman, gentleman a profile of a young man., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., Lewis Walpole Library 799.10.21.05: Publication date partially erased from this impression and the last two digits '70' supplied in contemporary manuscript., Temporary local subject terms: Hieroglyphs -- Letters., and Restrike not before 1814; date from watermark '1814'.
Publisher:
Printed 21st October 17[70], by Laurie & Whittle, No. 53 Fleet Street, London
"Satire on horse-dealing: a dealer stands beside a horse in poor condition on which sits a child, probably his son; potential customers examine the horse's teeth and hind hoof; the dealer's patter is reproduced below."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from item., Date of publication from the British Museum catalogue., Bottom half of plate consists of a speech bubble (resembling a scroll at bottom) emanating from the mouth of a horse trader; the seventeen lines spoken by him in praise of the horse begin: Now hark you me now Master, you shall have him for five pounds; I never saw ne'er a horse for the money that cou'd go his paces better nor this horse in all my born days ..., Temporary local subject terms: Bargaining: Smithfield bargain., Watermark., and Mounted to 34 x 41 cm.
Surrendred March 22, 1770 and Surrendered March 22, 1770
Description:
Two designs within one plate, each titled separately., Description based on imperfect impression; sheet trimmed within plate mark resulting in loss of statement of responsibility., Publication place, date and statement of responsibility from British Museum catalogue., Plate from: The Political register and London museum. London : Printed for J. Almon [1767-1772], v. 6 (1770), p. 309., Temporary local subject terms: Magna Charta -- Petitions: City Petition, March 14, 1770 -- Cross -- Male costume: king's robes., and Mounted to 20 x 14 cm.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
John, King of England, 1167-1216 and George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820
Title etched below image., Text above image: Engraved for the Oxford Mag., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Plate from: The Oxford magazine or, Universal museum ... London : Printed for the authors, v. 4 (1770), p. 139., Temporary local subject terms: Buttons: button card -- Samuel Turner, d. 1777., and Mounted to 32 x 42 cm.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820 and Beckford, William, 1709-1770
Title from item., Publication date in British Museum catalogue: June 21, 1770., Plate from: The Oxford magazine or, Universal museum ... London : Printed for the authors, v. 5 (1770), p. 152., Temporary local subject terms: Mourners -- Reference to William Beckford, Lord Mayor of London, 1709-1770., and Mounted to 28 x 42 cm.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Tooke, John Horne, 1736-1812, Wilkes, John, 1725-1797, Pitt, William, Earl of Chatham, 1708-1778, and Temple, Richard Grenville-Temple, Earl, 1711-1779
A scene in a crowded city street, showa a stage coach overturned and passengers being helped out by bystanders with a crowd gathered around; a plate from the 'Lady's Magazine', I 1770, facing p.73
Description:
Title from caption engraved above image., Publication date inferred from that of the magazine for which this plate was engraved., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Plate from: The Lady's magazine, & museum of the belles lettres ... London : 1770-1837, v. 1 (1770/1771), p. 73., and Mounted to 15 x 20 cm.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
England.
Subject (Name):
Augusta, Princess of Wales, 1719-1772 and Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792
Subject (Topic):
Accidents, Carriages & coaches, and City & town life
A large group of men sit in chairs around a table in panelled room, among them Hudibras. In the center of the table is a piece of paper titled "The League & Covenant" along with quill pens and an ink well. Their hats hang on pegs on the walls behind them. Several of the men look to the right with startled expressions as a messenger rushes in through a door to the right, accompanied by a black man in a cloak and turban
Description:
Title engraved below image., After Hogarth., Caption on either side of title begins: And now the saints began their reign for wch. th' had yearn'd so long in vain ..., Copy of no. 512 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 1., and See Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works (3rd ed.), no. 91.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
England. and Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Butler, Samuel, 1612-1680.
Subject (Topic):
Puritans, History, Blacks, Interiors, and Legislative bodies
Page 76. New London spy, or, A twenty-four hours ramble through the bills of mortality.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A fashionably dressed young man and woman stand on a patterned rug, his arms around her waist. The young woman's hat obscures her eyes
Description:
Title etched below image., Initial letters of publisher's name in imprint form a monogram., Date of publication from unverified data in local card catalog record., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum., Temporary local subject terms: Male costume, 1770 -- Female costume, 1770., Mounted to 32 x 26 cm., and Mounted on page 76 in a copiously extra-illustrated copy of: King, R. The new London spy, or, A twenty-four hours ramble through the bills of mortality. London : Printed for J. Cooke [and 3 others], [1771?].
Title from item., Publication date in British Museum catalogue: June 21, 1770., Plate from: The Oxford magazine or, Universal museum. London : Printed for the authors , v. 5 (1770), p. 106., Temporary local subject terms: Reference to William Beckford, Lord Mayor of London, 1709-1770 -- Allusion to Jamaica -- Allusion to Boston -- 7th Earl of Winchelsea., and Mounted to 31 x 42 cm.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Bedford, William, 1709-1770, Bedford, John Russell, Duke of, 1710-1771, Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792, Dyson, Jeremiah, 1722-1776, Holland, Henry Fox, Baron, 1705-1774, Grafton, Augustus Henry Fitzroy, Duke of, 1735-1811, Downshire, Wills Hill, Marquis of, 1718-1793, Mansfield, William Murray, Earl of, 1705-1793, Norton, Fletcher, 1716-1789, Sandwich, John Montagu, Earl of, 1718-1792, and Bath, Thomas Thynne, Marquis of, 1734-1796
