Three woman and a man advance from the left with a blanket on which to toss an unsuspecting artist who is seated at the right side of the print. All display the excessive hair styles of the period. The individuals with the blanket appear to be charact...
"Portrait, three-quarter length, turned slightly to right, in widow's robe, seated in a chair before a curtain, holding gloves; after Richardson after Van Dyck."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Frances Brydges Countess of Exeter
Description:
Title in scratched letters below image.
Publisher:
Pub. March 1st by J. Thane
Subject (Name):
Exeter, Frances Brydges, Countess of, 1580-1663, and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
"Portrait, three-quarter length, turned slightly to right, in widow's robe, seated in a chair before a curtain, holding gloves."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Frances Brydges Countess of Exeter
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pub. March 1st, 1777, by J. Thane, Gerrard Street, Soho
Subject (Name):
Exeter, Frances Brydges, Countess of, 1580-1663, and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
"Trade card of Fraser, scientific instrument maker, with portrait of the astronomer James Ferguson at top, bust, slightly to left, in oval with garland and ribbon, scientific instruments on pedestal below."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Fraser, optical and mathematical instrument maker at Fergusons Head ... and James Ferguson
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
William Fraser
Subject (Geographic):
England and London.
Subject (Name):
Ferguson, James, 1710-1776,
Subject (Topic):
Scientific apparatus and instruments industry and Scientific equipment
Profile head of a woman facing right with her elaborate hair style occupying the upper three quarters of the plate. Her monumental coiffure is decorated with fruits, including melons, pears, and grapes, with, a basket of peaches at the summit, and oth...
Darly, Matthias, approximately 1720-approximately 1778, printmaker, publisher
Published / Created:
[26 April 1777]
Call Number:
777.04.26.01+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Satire on gossiping women; two women, whole length in profile, fashionably dressed in enormous bonnets and carrying large fur muffs, encounter each other beside a lake."--British Museum online catalogue
In an oval, a half-length portrait of James Poro (born Giacomo Poro), shown with his shirt open to reveal his conjoined twin growing out of his stomach, named Matthew or Matteo. They were born in Genoa, Italy. The second small body could function almo...
"Portrait after Reynolds (Mannings 1581); as a child standing whole-length to front wearing dark cape, muff and dark hat with ribbon, small dog beside her at left, bird at right; winter landscape behind"--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from caption below image.
Publisher:
Published Novr. 1st 1777, by John Boydell, engraver in Cheapside, London
