Title etched below image., Title above image: Parisian dresses for 1797., Printseller's announcement following publication statement: Where prints and drawings are lent on the plan of a library., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., Temporary local subject terms: Male dress, 1797 -- Fashion, 1797 -- Jewelry -- Quizzing glasses -- Walking staves -- Bludgeons., and Watermark: J Whatman.
Publisher:
Pub. Mar. 7, 1797, by S.W. Fores, No. 50 Piccadilly, corner of Sachville [sic] St.
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Topic):
Clothing & dress, Earrings, Hand lenses, and Staffs (Sticks)
A minister, possibly the Chancellor, holds out a large magnifying glass in his right and and gestures with his left hand. He is wearing a long coat and a long powdered wig. He addresses John Bull: Look through this glass Mr Bull and behold your future prosperity, looking towards a cloud within which the future is foretold. In the cloud John Bull is depicted in seven different scenarios: drinking unadulterated porter, free from taxes, smoking Trinidad tobacco, talking French & grown quite a fine gentleman, eating cinnamon from Ceylon, free from care, and with bread at 6d the quarter loaf. John Bull says: 'what be all those people I see. Mercy on us so many good things will be more than I can bear'. His companion replies: 'Look through this glass Mr. Bull & behold your future prosperity, it magnifies but very little I assure you'.
Alternative Title:
John Bull peeping into futurity
Description:
Title etched below image., Date of publication inferred from dates given in the British Museum catalogue for other prints after Woodward that were likewise etched and published by Roberts. Cf. Nos. 9729, 9850, and 9965 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 8., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Publisher:
Pubd. by P. Roberts, 28 Middle Row, Holborn
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Eldon, John Scott, Earl of, 1751-1838
Subject (Topic):
National characteristics, English, Colonies, John Bull (Symbolic character), Hand lenses, and Ethnic stereotypes
"Two figures, over life-size, on a low pedestal embrace; the King as Bacchus, nude except for a girdle of vine-leaves and grapes, and a wig decked with leaves; Lady Conyngham as Ariadne, a more classic figure, with drapery hanging from the hips. Against the pedestal leans a portfolio: Lady C------s Attitudes Suppressed. A connoisseur (right) gazes up through an eye-glass, saying, Bacchus was the God of Wine and good cheer, his 'favourite was Cxxxxxxm [lightly scored through] Ariadne, she was another mans Wife. Lord Conyngham (left), with antlers sprouting from his forehead, looks up at the statues; he says, Poh! Poh! this is never meant for Bacchus and Ariadne, It's more like my Wife and the * * * * or I'm no Cunning-sure I mean Connoisseur."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Publisher's statement etched within bottom part of image, on portfolio leaning against pedestal of statue., Date of publication from British Museum catalogue., Mounted to 58 x 39 cm., Mounted on leaf 4 in volume 2 of the W.E. Gladstone collection of caricatures and broadsides surrounding the "Queen Caroline Affair.", and Figures of "Conyngham" and "Lady Conyngham" identified in ink below image, with the additional identification of "George IV" written in pencil at bottom of sheet; the word "Suppressed" has been added in ink in the lower right, followed by the date "Nov. 1820."
Publisher:
Pubd. J.L. Marks, 28 Fetter Lane, Fleet St.
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Conyngham, Elizabeth Conyngham, Marchioness, -1861, Conyngham, Henry Conyngham, Marquess, 1766-1832, Dionysus (Greek deity), and Ariadne (Greek mythological character)
Subject (Topic):
Adultery, Mistresses, Sculpture, Portfolios, Hand lenses, and Antlers
"A buxom lady walks forward and to the right towards a man in riding-dress (right) who inspects her through a quizzing-glass. A ribbon encircles her high waist (cf. BMSat 8571, &c.) and her petticoats projecting in front exaggerate her portly figure. She carries a large muff and holds a glove in her left hand. Behind her a small footman holding a large closed umbrella marches stiffly. In the background is a tree, under which is a seat in back view, on which a man and woman are sitting."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from item., No. 119 in Laurie & Whittle series of Drolls., and Watermark.
Publisher:
Published 12th June 1794 by Laurie & Whittle, 53 Fleet Street, London
Subject (Topic):
Benches, Hand lenses, Muffs, Obesity, Servants, and Umbrellas
"Two elderly men, in old-fashioned dress, play chess, seated at a small table, lit by two guttering candles. One moves, the other watches with intense concern. Each has a deeply interested spectator leaning on the back of his chair, the one on the right with a quizzing glass. All four are caricatured. A small dog lies on the ground. A large fire burns in the grate (right). Over the chimney-piece is the lower part of a whole length portrait. On the wall behind the players are three pictures: one of a man playing ninepins outside a rustic inn, with a donkey looking over a paling, is flanked by a picture of a horse and by a landscape."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from caption below image., Artist from British Museum catalogue., Publication from another dated state published by McLean: "Augt 1st. 1835.", and See no. 12392 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 9, for a related version of this print.
Publisher:
Pubd. by Thos. McLean 26 Haymarket
Subject (Topic):
Bowling, Chess, Dogs, Fireplaces, Hand lenses, and Pictures
"Two elderly men, in old-fashioned dress, play chess, seated at a small table, lit by two guttering candles. One moves, the other watches with intense concern. Each has a deeply interested spectator leaning on the back of his chair. All four are caricatured. A small dog lies on the ground. A large fire burns in the grate (right). Over the chimney-piece is the lower part of a whole length portrait. On the wall behind the players are three pictures: one of a man playing ninepins outside a rustic inn, with a donkey looking over a paling, is flanked by a picture of a horse and by a landscape."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from caption below image., Artist from British Museum catalogue., Publication from another dated state published by McLean: "Augt 1st. 1835.", See no. 12392 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 9, for a related version of this print., and Manuscript "Aug 1835" added after imprint.
Publisher:
Pubd. by Thos. McLean 26 Haymarket
Subject (Topic):
Bowling, Chess, Dogs, Fireplaces, Floor coverings, Hand lenses, and Pictures
Titled separately under each image., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., Temporary local subject terms: Fashion -- Male dress, 1795 -- Female dress, 1795 -- Quizzing glasses., and Watermark (partial): fleur-de-lis.
Publisher:
Published 30th March 1795 by Laurie & Whittle, 53 Fleet Street, London
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Topic):
Clothing & dress, Hand lenses, and Fans (Accessories)
"Two designs side by side. BALL ROOM. A repetition of British Museum satires no. 14646 [2]. The M.C. has no wand, but holds an opera-hat; he says: 'Will you accept of this Lady for a partner, Sir?' The hussar, who lounges with hands in pockets and both legs over the back of a chair, answers: 'Shew her off!--Trot her out!! let us see her foine legs'. A civilian standing behind the lady (left) laughs: 'Ha! Ha! Ha! So this is one of the extra polite Dandies of the Tenth'. Two fellow officers stand beside the first. One says: 'No! Tenth don't daunce!!' [cf. British Museum satires no. 14643A]. The other inspects the lady through an eyeglass, saying, 'Zounds, Dam-me!' DRAWING ROOM. The lady of the ball-room stands beside another; both are young and pretty and in ball-dress. The officer (right) bows from the waist, pointing the left toe, left hand on hip and holding up an eye-glass. He is without pelisse and sword. The second lady, holding up a fan, says: 'Sir this is the Lady you desired me to Trot up to you.' The lady in question also bends from the waist, pointing a toe, inspecting the officer through an eye-glass. She holds a lighted candle, saying, 'No--Wont do! Trot him out!!--Trot him out!!'"--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from text below images., Text above images: Ball room. Drawing room., and Matted to: 40.5 x 51 cm.
Publisher:
Pubd. April 1824 by J. Fairburn, Broadway, Ludgate Hill
Subject (Geographic):
England.
Subject (Topic):
Ballrooms, Drawing rooms, Interpersonal relations, Military officers, British, Dandies, and Hand lenses
Leaf 35. Darly's comic-prints of characters, caricatures, macaronies, &c.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title etched below image., Sheet trimmed to plate mark on top edge., Plate numbered '22' in upper right corner., Temporary local subject terms: Quizzing glasses., Second of two plates on leaf 35., and 1 print : etching on laid paper ; plate mark 17.5 x 24.9 cm, on sheet 44.4 x 27.5 cm.
Publisher:
Publish'd as the act directs, Novr. 16, 1772, by M. Darly, 39 Strand
Subject (Name):
Farmer, Richard, 1735-1797
Subject (Topic):
Dandies, British, Obesity, Critics, and Hand lenses
