Four French soldiers with hot pincers torturing "Madame Toussaint" by burning her flesh and pulling out her fingernails; Napoleon gloats on a throne to the right
Description:
Title etched below image. and Attribution from George, Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum.
Publisher:
Pubd. Octr. 25th 1804 by by S.W. Fores, 50 Piccadilly
Subject (Geographic):
France
Subject (Name):
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821. and Toussaint Louverture, 1743-1803
"The patient sits on a stool, averting his head from the surgeon who supports his left arm, from which the blood spurts into a bowl. The operator wears spurred top-boots, and has a bucolic appearance suggesting a veterinary surgeon. The patient wears a nightcap and buttoned waistcoat over his shirt."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Printmaker identified as Gillray and artist questionably identified as Sneyd in the British Museum catalogue., One of a set of Gillray prints of medical conditions that were apparent studies in facial expression., Temporary local subject terms: Veterinary surgeons -- Bleeding -- Top boots., and 1 print : etching with engraving, hand-colored ; plate mark 261 x 200 mm.
Publisher:
Publish'd Jany. 28th, 1804, by H. Humphrey, St. James's Street, London
"The patient sits on a stool, averting his head from the surgeon who supports his left arm, from which the blood spurts into a bowl. The operator wears spurred top-boots, and has a bucolic appearance suggesting a veterinary surgeon. The patient wears a nightcap and buttoned waistcoat over his shirt."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Printmaker identified as Gillray and artist questionably identified as Sneyd in the British Museum catalogue., One of a set of Gillray prints of medical conditions that were apparent studies in facial expression., and Temporary local subject terms: Veterinary surgeons -- Bleeding -- Top boots.
Publisher:
Publish'd Jany. 28th, 1804, by H. Humphrey, St. James's Street, London
A full-length image of a young crier in Portman Square, with a container of brick dust in his right hand and his left hand cupped by his check as he calls out. He stands near the wrought-iron fence in the fashionable neighborhood beside his horse
Alternative Title:
Portman Square
Description:
Title etched below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Probable a book illustration. Possibly from a version of the ubiquitous "London Cries" or related title., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Publisher:
Published April 25, 1804 by Richard Phillips, 71 St. Pauls' Church Yard
"The patient, buttoned up in a coat, sits full face in a water-closet."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Printmaker identified as Gillray and artist questionably identified as Sneyd in the British Museum catalogue., One of a set of Gillray prints of medical conditions that were apparent studies in facial expression., Temporary local Medical Library subject terms: Purgatives., 1 print : etching with engraving and stipple, hand-colored ; sheet 25.5 x 20.1 cm., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Publisher:
Publish'd Jany. 28th, 1804, by H. Humphrey, St. James's Street, London
Title from text below image., Text above image: Bethlem Hospital., Possibly from a version of the "London Cries" or related title., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Publisher:
Published April 25, 1804 by Richard Phillips, 71 St. Pauls Church Yard
A young woman stands on a city street breast feeding her young baby who is cradled in a shawl tied around her body. She carries a large bundle of reeds over her left shoulder as she stands probably calling out words of her trade. She stands next to a pillar, her body obscuring the writing: Reign [...]412 [...]ine [...um].
Alternative Title:
Soho Square
Description:
Title etched below image., Probable book illustration. Possibly from a version of "London Cries" or related title., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Watermark: John Hayes 1804.
Publisher:
Published April 25, 1804 by Richard Phillips, 72 St. Pauls Church Yard
Subject (Geographic):
London (England)
Subject (Topic):
Breast feeding, City & town life, Infants, Mothers, and Reeds (Plants)
"The convalescent sits full face behind a small dinner-table. He holds up a glass of wine with a smile of satisfaction, and is about to carve a bird. He wears his nightcap. Behind his chair stands a stout footman in livery, smiling broadly."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Printmaker identified as Gillray and artist questionably identified as Sneyd in the British Museum catalogue., One of a set of Gillray prints of medical conditions that were apparent studies in facial expression., Temporary local subject terms: Domestic service: Footman in Livery -- Table Settings -- Food: Fowl -- Convalescents -- Medical Procedures -- Dishes: Gravy Boat., and 1 print : etching with engraving and stipple ; 265 x 204 mm.
Publisher:
Publish'd Jany. 28th, 1804, by H. Humphrey, St. James's Street, London
"The convalescent sits full face behind a small dinner-table. He holds up a glass of wine with a smile of satisfaction, and is about to carve a bird. He wears his nightcap. Behind his chair stands a stout footman in livery, smiling broadly."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Printmaker identified as Gillray and artist questionably identified as Sneyd in the British Museum catalogue., One of a set of Gillray prints of medical conditions that were apparent studies in facial expression., and Temporary local subject terms: Domestic service: Footman in Livery -- Table Settings -- Food: Fowl -- Convalescents -- Medical Procedures -- Dishes: Gravy Boat.
Publisher:
Publish'd Jany. 28th, 1804, by H. Humphrey, St. James's Street, London
