A grotesque bearded head attached to the body of a woman faces right under an enormous coiffure. Within the hair a scene in the top panel depicts a masquerade in a garden setting. A lower scene shows boats and barges, a reference to the first English regatta held 23 June 1775
Description:
Title from item., Place of publication from publisher's entry in I. Maxted's The London book trades., and Probably a companion print to: Bunters Hill. See British Museum catalogue no. 5378.
Publisher:
Pubd. accorg. to act of Parlt. July 9, 1776 by J. Lockington, Shug Lane, Golden Sque
A lady walking along a high orchard wall has her enormous headdress, trimmed wtih lace and ribbons, pulled from her head by a monkey perched atop the wall. She clasps her hand to her bare head, a look of surprise on her face. A man perched on a ladder picking apples in the orchard looks over the wall in amusement at the scene. A butcher's boy with a large tray stands in the street equally amused by the scene
Alternative Title:
Sleight of hand by a monkey and Lady's head unloaded
Description:
Title engraved below image., Publication date from Horace Walpole's impression in the New York Public Library., and Plate numbered '344' in lower left corner.
Publisher:
Printed for Carington Bowles, at his Map & Print Warehouse No. 69 in St. Pauls Church Yard, London
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain
Subject (Topic):
Apple orchards, Hairdressing, Butchers, Clothing & dress, and Monkeys
The actress Mrs. Abingdon dressed as Thalia, Muse of Comedy, stands holding a mask in an outdoor scene. Piles of books by notable playwrights lie near her feet and a group of onlookers in the background observe a satyr standing on a wall
Alternative Title:
Frontispiece to The new English theatre
Description:
Title from item., Publisher and date of print from copy of book in Beinecke Library., Imperfect Impression; lower edge trimmed with loss of publication information., At head of title: Frontispiece to The new English Theatre., and Frontispiece from: The new English theatre, v. 1. London: J. Rivington & sons ..., 1776.
Publisher:
Published June 3d. 1776 by T. Lowndes & other proprietors
A man, possibly George III or Lord North, is seated on a three-legged stool, the legs of which are labelled Lords, Privy Council, and Commons, this last deeply cut by the axe. At the left, a seated Britannia sleeps, the cap of liberty atopt her drooping spear while male figures representing Holland, Spain and France occupy the foreground, a suggestion that the conflict with America serves to the advantage of these other European powers
Description:
Title etched below image., In plate above image: Lon. Mag., and An illustration from: The London Magazine, vol. 45 p. 171.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain., Great Britain, United States, and America.
Subject (Name):
North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792. and George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820.
Subject (Topic):
Britannia (Symbolic character), Bribery, Politics and government, History, Colonies, Clothing & dress, Axes, and Stools
Leaf 28. Darly's comic-prints of characters, caricatures, macaronies, &c.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Persons standing in conversation at a party. The principal figures are two elaborately dressed ladies of plebeian, elderly, and unattractive appearance who face each other; one holds a card, the other a fan. Their hair is awkwardly dressed in the enormous mounds then fashionable, see British Museum Satires No. 5370, &c. On the left a short, fat, and awkward footman brings in a tray on which is a triple stand of jelly-glasses, a foaming tankard of beer, &c. The other guests are men; one wears a furred alderman's gown. In the centre of the back wall is a picture of a man with a distraught expression dressed as a seaman or working man, who is being devoured by two lions, one on each side. Above his head are the letters 'S.P.Q.L.' On the back of the print a note in a contemporary hand explains this as "Senatus populusque Londoniensis the Aldermen and Commoners of London". On the right wall is visible the lower part of a whole length portrait of a man in a furred livery gown."--British Museum online catalogue, description of a variant state
Description:
Title etched below image., State without plate number. Cf. No. 5372 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., Temporary local subject terms: Macaronies -- Aldermen: Part of livery gown -- Pictures amplifying subject -- Lions devouring working man -- 'Senatus populusque Londoniensis' see S.P.Q.L. -- City rout -- Food: Jelly-glasses served on triple stand -- Dessert -- Footmen in livery -- Cards -- Beverages: Beer -- Tankards -- Tray: Dessert tray -- Glasses: Jelly glasses -- Headdresses., and On leaf 28.
Publisher:
Pubd. accog. to act by MDarly, 39 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
London (England), England, and London
Subject (Topic):
Parties, Social life and customs, Clothing & dress, Hairstyles, Wigs, Fans, Servants, and Feathers
A social gathering, in which two elaborately dressed and coiffed old ladies stand conversing in the center foreground, as a short footman of unprepossessing appearance carries in a tray loaded with a tankard and a triple stand of jelly glasses. In the background groups of men converse. Behind them hangs a painting inscribed S.P.Q.L., depicting a man in a shirt between two lions who have seized him by the arms
Description:
Title from item., Later state, with plate number added., Publisher's initials "MD" form a monogram., and Numbered in top left of plate: 32.
Publisher:
Pubd. accog. to act by MDarly, 39 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
London (England), England, and London
Subject (Topic):
Parties, Social life and customs, Hairstyles, Wigs, Servants, Clothing & dress, and Feathers
Darly, Matthias, approximately 1720-approximately 1778, printmaker
Published / Created:
April 10, 1776.
Call Number:
Folio 724 776D
Collection Title:
Leaf 9. Darly's comic-prints of characters, caricatures, macaronies, &c.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Half length front view of a woman with elaborate hairstyle occupying the upper two thirds of the plate. Garlands of flowers together with fruit and feathers issue from within the monumental coiffure
Alternative Title:
Mountain head dress of 1776 and Mountain headdress of 1776
Description:
Title etched below image., Tentatively attributed to Matthias Darly in the British Museum catalogue., Initial letters of publisher's name in imprint form a monogram., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., On leaf 9., and 1 print : etching and engraving on laid paper ; plate mark 35.2 x 24.7 cm, on sheet 44.4 x 27.5 cm.
Darly, Matthias, approximately 1720-approximately 1778, printmaker
Published / Created:
April 10, 1776.
Call Number:
776.04.10.01+
Collection Title:
Leaf 9. Darly's comic-prints of characters, caricatures, macaronies, &c.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Half length front view of a woman with elaborate hairstyle occupying the upper two thirds of the plate. Garlands of flowers together with fruit and feathers issue from within the monumental coiffure
Alternative Title:
Mountain head dress of 1776 and Mountain headdress of 1776
Description:
Title etched below image., Tentatively attributed to Matthias Darly in the British Museum catalogue., Initial letters of publisher's name in imprint form a monogram., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
An elegantly dressed and coiffed woman, representing Britain, exchanges blows with the tatooed female America, naked but for a skirt of feathers and a feathered headdress. The first says "I'll force you to obedience you rebellious slut," as America answers "Liberty, liberty for ever Mother while I exist." In the left foreground a shield bearing a compass rose leans agains a tree which is shedding its leaves. A corresponding tree on the right has full foliage with a cap of liberty at its top, while the shield before it displays a pointing hand on which stands a rooster. Ribbons below the British and American shields are titled, respectively, "For obedience" and "For liberty".
Alternative Title:
Who shall
Description:
Title from item., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and "Price 6d."
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
United States, Great Britain, America., and England
Subject (Topic):
History, Colonies, Fighting, Shields, and Clothing & dress
"Six scenes from the parable: 'The Prodigal Son Receives his Patrimony'; 'The Prodigal Son Taking Leave'; 'The Prodigal Son in Excess'; 'The Prodigal Son in Misery'; 'The Prodigal Son Returns Reclaim'd'; 'The Prodigal Son Feasted on his Return'."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from text engraved above images., Six images in two rows on one plate, each with caption., Plate numbered(?) in lower right corner., Temporary local subject terms: Bible: parables, Prodigal son, St. Luke, XV -- Clergymen -- Domestic service -- Food: meat -- Farms -- Feeding pigs -- Clarinet -- viola -- Violin -- Furniture -- Table settings -- Chippendale mirror -- Pictures amplifying subject -- Architectural details -- Carpets -- Wall paneling -- Bags of money -- Patrimony -- Valises -- Money chests -- Female costume, 1776 -- Male costume, 1776., and Watermark: Strasburg bend on the right side of sheet, countermark I V on the left.
Publisher:
Printed for Carington Bowles, at his Map & Print Warehouse, No. 69 in St. Pauls Church Yard, London
Subject (Topic):
Prodigal son (Parable), Parables, Clergy, Servants, Musical instruments, Prostitutes, and Poor persons
