"Double portrait of John and Henry Gawler after Reynolds (Mannings 711); as boys, half-length, Henry at left, his arm around and looking at John; John looking to front, his right hand patting dog; landscape surrounding"--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Sons of Mr. Gawler, Attorney and Double portrait of John Belleden Gawler and Henry Gawler
Description:
Title etched below image., Probable publisher and date from state in British Museum. See Registration number: 1902,1011.4980., The two sitters' names appear in the two lower corners of the image, below each portrait: 'Master Henry Gawler' and 'Master Jno. Gawler.", John Bellenden Ker (1765?-1842); botanist, wit, and man of fashion; first called John Gawler, in 1804 he was granted license to take the name of Ker Bellenden in lieu of Gawler, invariable known as Bellenden Ker)., Description based on imperfect impression; sheet trimmed within plate mark resulting in probable loss of imprint. Bottom corners trimmed at an angle., and With ms. note in Horace Walpole's hand below title: "sons of Mr. Gawler attorney."
Publisher:
J.R. Smith?
Subject (Name):
Gawler, Henry, and Ker, John Bellenden, 1765?-1842,
Portrait of British magistrate Sir John Fielding, the blind brother of Henry Fielding; a bust in oval frame, with Fielding facing left and below the frame, a child holding emblems of justice -- a book, scales, and a sword
Description:
Title etched in image., Probably a book illustration, but not the engraving in Leslie-Melville's Life and work or the portrait in The malefactor's register (1779)., and Sheet trimmed to plate mark.
In front of a cottage, a long-haired young apprentice or tradesman in his leather apron smiles proudly as he tries on a red military coat, despite the pleas of his sweetheart who tries to pull him away. A young recruiting sergeant offers the new recruit his own plumed hat to try on, together with a tankard of ale, while in the background a drummer in a grenadier cap looks on and drinks from a glass. A recruiting broadside is tacked on the wall above, addressed to "All aspiring young men who despise slavery..."
Alternative Title:
Arts yield to arms
Description:
Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Date surmised from British Museum catalogue, v. 5, Appendix, "Key to the dates of the series of Mezzotints issued by Carington Bowles.", Numbered in lower left of plate 381., and Publication date erased from print.
Publisher:
Printed for & sold by Carington Bowles at his map & print warehouse, No.69 in St. Pauls Church Yard, London
Subject (Geographic):
England and Manchester.
Subject (Topic):
Military uniforms, British, Hats, and Recruiting & enlistment
Two head-and-shoulder portraits in separate ornamental oval frames of Anne Percy, (on the left and numbered 19), and her alleged lover on the right, William Bird (numbered 20).
Alternative Title:
Successful gallant
Description:
Title from item., Place of publication from Plomer's Dictionaries of printers and booksellers, p. 316., Subjects identified in British Museumm catalogue., From the "Histories of the téte-à-téte annexed" in the Town and country magazine, 1778 p. 345., and Mounted to 21 x 28 cm, with p. 345-348 of the Magazine.
Publisher:
Published as the act directs by A. Hamilton Junr. ...
Subject (Name):
Bird, William, 1755- and Percy, Anne Percy, Baroness.
A rather oversized woman with towering hairstyle is seated facing right, singing as she plays a piano. On the piano is a sheet of music entitled "Anna", with more music on the floor and books labelled "Scotch airs," "New songs", and "Cottilio." A small open cupboard is visible beneath the piano, with a small chair and embroidery frame behind the singer. A shelf of books hangs on the wall, together with a mirror and two landscapes
Alternative Title:
Accomplished maid
Description:
Title from item., Sheet trimmed., Publisher's initials "MD" form a monogram., Numbered in plate at top: v. 2, 65., and Mounted on sheet 40 x 27 cm.
Publisher:
Pub. by MDarly May 21, 1778 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Topic):
Clothing & dress, Interiors, Singing, Cupboards, Bookcases, Pianos, and Hairstyles
"A woman, fashionably dressed, is being led to the altar of Hymen by a youth. The altar is decorated with a mask and chains. Hymen, who stands on the altar, draws a veil over her face, holding her torch downwards. On the ground is a sleeping cupid. Behind the bride is a house, inscribed 'Alfred House'; on the ground at her feet are books, the cap and staff of Liberty (which she is treading under foot), an inkpot and pen. This symbolizes the marriage of Mrs. Catherine Macaulay, aged 57, with William Graham, aged 21, the younger brother of James Graham the quack doctor. Alfred House (2 Alfred Street, Bath) had been presented to her by Dr. Thomas Wilson; on her marriage he wished to eject her from it. She is here represented as throwing aside her historical writings and her patriotic zeal for an unnatural marriage."--British Museum catalogue
Description:
Title from text above image., Publication information from that of the periodical in which the print was issued., Illustration from: Town and country magazine. London : Printed for A. Hamilton, Jr., v. 10 (December 1778), page 623., Date given in British Museum catalogue: 1 January 1779., Mounted to 23 x 14 cm., and Bound in after page 14 in Lord Rosebery's extra-illustrated copy of: Burn, J.S. History of the Fleet marriages. London : Rivingtons [etc.], 1834.
Title from item., Publication date from an unverified card catalog record., Artist from the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Twelve lines of verse in three columns below title: Here Snap who shaves the parish round, and Sam the waiter from the hound ..., Cf. No. 4533 in v. 5 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, is a reduced copy., The torn off lower right corner replaced and the missing verse in the last column added in unidentified hand., and Mounted to 54 x 38 cm.
Publisher:
Printed for & sold by Carington Bowles, at his Map and Print Warehouse, No. 69 in St Pauls Church Yard London
A Dutchman in a tricorne hat stands facing the viewer with his breeches pockets bulging with coins. He smiles, gesturing with his right hand, his left in a coat pocket
Description:
Title from item. and Publisher's initials "MD" form a monogram.
Publisher:
Pub. by MDarly, Jany. 11, 1778 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain., Netherlands, Great Britain, and Netherlands.
Subject (Topic):
National characteristics, Dutch, Public opinion, Foreign public opinion, British, Foreign relations, Clothing & dress, and Coins
In a semi-rural setting with a cow and duck pond in foreground, and house in the background, a husband with his wig falling off, carries a vomiting infant up a hill, accompanied by his 2 other children. His wife follows behind him, enjoying the attentions of a military officer. On the right, a chaise has overturned spilling its occupants. 18 lines of verse in three columns below image
Alternative Title:
Right road to the horns
Description:
Title from item., "Price One Shilling.", and Price changed to "6 pence" in ms.
Publisher:
Published at No. 46 St. Johns Street, West Smithfield as the Act directs
Subject (Geographic):
England and British
Subject (Topic):
Cuckolds, Clothing & dress, Houses, Walking, Military officers, Couples, Fathers & children, and Accidents
