"View of the grand staircase in the British Museum in Montague House in Bloomsbury; taken from the first landing; the walls and ceiling decorated with relief designs and paintings, elegantly dressed figures strolling up and down staircase."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Hall and staircase, British Museum
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate numbered in upper right, above image: Plate 14., Plate from: Microcosm of London. London : R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, No. 101 Strand, [1808-1810?], v. 1, opposite page 101., Sheet trimmed within plate mark on three edges., and Mounted to 35 x 29 cm.
Publisher:
Pub. 1 April 1808 at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
England and London.
Subject (Name):
British Museum,
Subject (Topic):
Interiors, Stairhalls, Stairways, and Galleries & museums
"View of the grand staircase in the British Museum in Montague House in Bloomsbury; taken from the first landing; the walls and ceiling decorated with relief designs and paintings, elegantly dressed figures strolling up and down staircase."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Hall and staircase, British Museum
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate numbered in upper right, above image: Plate 14., Plate from: Microcosm of London. London : R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, No. 101 Strand, [1808-1810?], v. 1, opposite page 101., Sheet trimmed within plate mark on three edges., 1 print : aquatint and etching on wove paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 28.1 x 23.6 cm, on sheet 33.9 x 27.1 cm., and Watermark: J. Whatman 1807.
Publisher:
Pub. 1 April 1808 at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
England and London.
Subject (Name):
British Museum,
Subject (Topic):
Interiors, Stairhalls, Stairways, and Galleries & museums
"View inside the hall of the school at Christ's Hospital, London; two students wearing blue coats stand on platform in centre of hall, scholars and elegantly dressed figures seated around edge; a large figure painting across top half of wall above panelling on the right."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate numbered in upper right, above image: Plate 10., and Plate from: Microcosm of London. London : R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, No. 101 Strand, [1808-1810?], v. 1, opposite page 69.
Publisher:
Pub. 1 March 1808 at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
London (England), England, and London.
Subject (Name):
Christ's Hospital (London, England)
Subject (Topic):
Audiences, Events, Interiors, Auditoriums, and Public speaking
"Interior of the grand hall; six Ionic columns supporting room, presumably two further columns behond viewer; a small fireplace at far end with two armchairs; a slim red carpet crosses hall, a man leads two military men across carpet."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate numbered in upper right, above image: Plate 15., Plate from: Microcosm of London. London : R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, No. 101 Strand, [1808-1810?], v. 1, opposite page 107., and Watermark: J. Whatman 1808.
Publisher:
Pub. 1st April 1808 at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand
Title in letterpress below image above text of ballad., Heading to song continues: Written by Mr. Upton, and set to music by Mr. W. T. Parke-The music sold by Mr. Fentum, No. 78 Strand., Twenty six lines of verse printed on broadside portion of sheet: Twas a keen frosty morn, and the snow heavy falling, when a child of misfortune was thus sadly calling, "Sweep! sweep! I am cold, and the snow's very deep, "O, pray take compassion on poor little sweep! "Sweep! sweep!" ..., and Plate numbered '486' in lower left corner.
Publisher:
Publish'd Apr. 12, 1808 by Laurie & Whittle, 53 Fleet Street, London
"A little boy (looking more like a girl) in a frock and cross-gartered shoes, with short, untidy hair, stands agressively, one foot raised to kick, fists clenched. At his feet are a battledore and shuttlecock and a doll; above his head hangs a canary in a cage. He shouts: I dont like Dolls!-I dont like Canary Birds-I hate Battledore and Shuttlecock, I like Drums, and Trumpets-I wont go to school-I will stay at home-I will have my own way in every thing!! The mother, an ugly middle-aged woman (right), in an old-fashioned dress, with a cap and apron, stoops towards him, saying, Bless the Baby-what an aspiring spirit-if he goes on in this way-he will be a second Buonaparte! Behind her (right) stands a pretty nursemaid holding a younger child who screams and waves a rattle."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Plate numbered "44" in upper left corner., and Temporary local subject terms: Male child's costume -- Battledor and shuttlecock -- Canaries -- Female costume 1808 -- Domestic service -- Nursemaid.
Publisher:
Pubd. May 21st, 1808, by Thos. Tegg, N. 111 Cheapside
V. 4. Caricature magazine, or, Hudibrastic mirror.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A little boy (looking more like a girl) in a frock and cross-gartered shoes, with short, untidy hair, stands agressively, one foot raised to kick, fists clenched. At his feet are a battledore and shuttlecock and a doll; above his head hangs a canary in a cage. He shouts: I dont like Dolls!--I dont like Canary Birds--I hate Battledore and Shuttlecock, I like Drums, and Trumpets--I wont go to school-I will stay at home--I will have my own way in every thing!! The mother, an ugly middle-aged woman (right), in an old-fashioned dress, with a cap and apron, stoops towards him, saying, Bless the Baby--what an aspiring spirit--if he goes on in this way--he will be a second Buonaparte! Behind her (right) stands a pretty nursemaid holding a younger child who screams and waves a rattle."--British Museum online catalogue, description of an earlier state
Description:
Title etched below image., Later state, with beginning of imprint statement burnished from plate., Date of publication based on complete imprint on earlier state: Pubd. May 21st, 1808, by Thos. Tegg, N. 111 Cheapside. Cf. No. 11137 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 8., Plate numbered "228" in upper right corner., Plate from: Woodward, G.M. Caricature magazine, or Hudibrastic mirror. London : Thomas Tegg, [1808?], v. 4., Also issued separately., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Cf. Grego, J. Rowlandson the caricaturist, v. 2, pages 86-7., Temporary local subject terms: Male child's costume -- Battledore and shuttlecock -- Toys -- Doll -- Canaries -- Female costume, 1808 -- Domestic service -- Nursemaid., and Print numbered '117' in ms. in upper margin.
V. 4. Caricature magazine, or, Hudibrastic mirror.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A little boy (looking more like a girl) in a frock and cross-gartered shoes, with short, untidy hair, stands agressively, one foot raised to kick, fists clenched. At his feet are a battledore and shuttlecock and a doll; above his head hangs a canary in a cage. He shouts: I dont like Dolls!--I dont like Canary Birds--I hate Battledore and Shuttlecock, I like Drums, and Trumpets--I wont go to school-I will stay at home--I will have my own way in every thing!! The mother, an ugly middle-aged woman (right), in an old-fashioned dress, with a cap and apron, stoops towards him, saying, Bless the Baby--what an aspiring spirit--if he goes on in this way--he will be a second Buonaparte! Behind her (right) stands a pretty nursemaid holding a younger child who screams and waves a rattle."--British Museum online catalogue, description of an earlier state
Description:
Title etched below image., Later state, with beginning of imprint statement burnished from plate., Date of publication based on complete imprint on earlier state: Pubd. May 21st, 1808, by Thos. Tegg, N. 111 Cheapside. Cf. No. 11137 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 8., Plate numbered "228" in upper right corner., Plate from: Woodward, G.M. Caricature magazine, or Hudibrastic mirror. London : Thomas Tegg, [1808?], v. 4., Also issued separately., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Cf. Grego, J. Rowlandson the caricaturist, v. 2, pages 86-7., Temporary local subject terms: Male child's costume -- Battledore and shuttlecock -- Toys -- Doll -- Canaries -- Female costume, 1808 -- Domestic service -- Nursemaid., 1 print : etching with stipple on wove paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 35.1 x 24.9 cm, on sheet 41.8 x 25.6 cm., and Leaf 75 in volume 4.
Title from caption below image., Later printing. Date of printing based on watermark., Publisher's advertisement following imprint: Folios of caracatures [sic] lent out for the evening., Design consists of eight pairs of figures in two rows, with lines of dialogue etched above each pair., Plate numbered in upper right corner: Vol. 2, pl. 6., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., Temporary local subject terms: Colonel uniforms -- Corporal uniforms., and Watermark: R & T 1808.
Publisher:
Pubd. April 9th, 1796, by S.W. Fores, No. 50 Piccadilly, corner of Sackville St.
Subject (Topic):
Military uniforms, British, Soldiers, and Physicians
