Opposite half-title page. Journal of a tour to the Hebrides, with Samuel Johnson, LL.D.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Margery in stays and petticoat seated before her dressing-table holds the monstrous erection on her head. Her father, Inkle, seated on a chair (right), watches in astonishment. A maid stands by an open door (left) holding the cock which has been robbed of its tail-feathers, some of which lie on the ground, others adorn Margery's head-dress. A cat miaows at the cock."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from British Museum catalogue., Printmaker identified as William Hibbart in the British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1855,1208.65. Formerly attributed to William Hassel by Mary Dorothy George., Later state, with etched shading lines added in the background. Earlier state is a plate from: Anstey, C. An election ball. Bath : S. Hazard, 1777. Cf. No. 5386 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum, v. 5., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Mounted on leaf 23 x 14 cm., and Mounted opposite half-title page in Horace Walpole's copy of: Boswell, J. The journal of a tour to the Hebrides, with Samuel Johnson, LL.D. London : Printed by Henry Baldwin, for Charles Dilly, in the Poultry, 1785.
Publisher:
Pub. by C. Anstey
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Topic):
Hairstyles, Corsets, Dressing tables, Roosters, Feathers, and Cats
A woman shown half-length is seated in a chair, her left arm on a table and facing right. She wears a bonnet after the dormeuse pattern, adorned with a wide ribbon, tied in a bow in the front Her floral printed dress is ruffled around the neck and the front of the bodice, with ruffles below the elbow. Possibly a depiction of fashions of the late 1770s
Alternative Title:
Fashion-plate
Description:
Title devised by cataloger. and Date and place from watermark: Hayes & W[...] 1799.
A woman is shown nearly half-length and facing front, her right hand holding a book and resting on a chair back. Her upswept hair is swathed turban-like in a large piece of striped cloth. Possibly a depiction of fashions of the late 1770s
Alternative Title:
Fashion-plate
Description:
Title devised by cataloger. and Date and place from watermark of another print in the same series.
A woman is shown bust length, facing left, wearing a large hat after the bergère pattern, adorned with ribbons and ostrich plumes. Her shoulders are draped with a neckerchief tied with a bow. Possibly a depiction of fashions of the late 1770s
Alternative Title:
Fashion-plate
Description:
Title devised by cataloger. and Date and place from watermark of other print from the same series.
A woman nearly half-length is shown facing right, wearing a large bonnet after the dormeuse pattern, with ruffled ribbons hanging down behind. A large bow adorns her bodice. Possibly a depiction of fashions of the late 1770s
Alternative Title:
Fashion-plate
Description:
Title devised by cataloger. and Date and place from watermark of other print from the same series.