Two head-and-shoulder portraits in separate ornamental oval frames of actor Joseph Holman and Miss Hughes
Alternative Title:
Tancred
Description:
Title from text below images., Place of publication from Plomer's Dictionaries of printers and booksellers, page 404; T. (Thomas) Walker, publisher of the Hibernian magazine, was located at Dame Street Dublin from 1770-1786., Probably from the Hibernian Magazine, 1778. Cf. Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, no. 5504, originally published in Town and country magazine., Reissue by a different publisher of print originally intended for the "Histories of the téte-à-téte annexed" in the Town and Country Magazine, 1788, page 535., and Variant issue of no. 7566 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 6.
Theatre-Royal, Bath. Last night of the company's performing this season
Description:
Caption title., A playbill., and From a bound collection of playbills: [Playbills from the Theatre-Royal, Bath, 1783-1815]. [Bath, England], [between 1783 and 1815].
Theatre-Royal, Bath. Last night of the company's performing this season
Description:
Caption title., A playbill., and From a bound collection of playbills: [Playbills from the Theatre-Royal, Bath, 1783-1815]. [Bath, England], [between 1783 and 1815]. Mounted on page 92.
Theatre-Royal, Bath. The public are respectfully informed, that the theatre will be closed to-morrow evening. Last night but two of the celebrated Mr. Richter's engagement
Description:
Caption title., A playbill., and From a bound collection of playbills: [Playbills from the Theatre-Royal, Bath, 1783-1815]. [Bath, England], [between 1783 and 1815]. Mounted on page 106.
Publisher:
Keenes Printers, 7, Kingsmead-Street
Subject (Name):
Holman, J. G. 1764-1817. (Joseph George), and Colman, George, 1762-1836.
"Topham, in full regimentals, standing in profile to the left, directs a large syringe at a sun (left) rising above a hill, inscribed 'Genius of Holman'. Behind him, holding leading-strings attached to his epaulettes, are Mrs. Wells and John Henderson. Above Topham's head flies an owl with papers in its beak inscribed 'Prologue' (twice) and 'Epilogue'. He says, looking up: 'Yes much belov'd and all excelling Pair, What Modern Beau can do, I nobly dare, Against this Youthfull Phaeton will write, Censure, defame, do every thing but fight.' Mrs. Wells says: "Well done Noble Captn down with him a forward Boy indeed, to attempt the Character of our Friend H------n here, and contrary to your Superior Opinion". Henderson, clenching his fist, says, "Presumptious Youth, what! does the Stripling dare, in the same path to Fame, with me to walk - Damnation!" A soldier with a musket standing on the extreme right says, looking towards Topham, "A Soldier, by the bloody Arm of Mars, he looks far better fitted for to tend my lady's Lap Dog - or her Fan to bear"."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Colonel Topham endeavouring with his squirt to extinguish the genius of Holman and To what, oh Muse! can I compare ...
Description:
Title from Grego., Attributed to Rowlandson in the British Museum catalogue., Reissue of a print first published 5 October 1785. Imprint statement has been added and verses below image have been burnished from plate; the same verses are now printed in letterpress below image. Cf. No. 6854 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 6., Date range for publication from the British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1868,0808.5403., Grego suggests a reissue date of 1793 for this plate. See: Grego, J. Rowlandson the caricaturist, v. 2, page 394., Eighteen lines of verse in three numbered columns below image, in letterpresss printed mostly below plate mark: I. To what, oh Muse! can I compare, in heaven, water earth or air, the furious epilogue? ..., Cf. Grego, J. Rowlandson the caricaturist, v. 1, page 166., Watermark., and Formerly mounted on leaf 87 of volume 1 of 14 volumes.
Publisher:
Pub. by W.G., No. 227 Strand
Subject (Name):
Topham, Edward, 1751-1820, Wells, Mary, approximately 1759-, Henderson, John, 1747-1785, and Holman, J. G. 1764-1817. (Joseph George),
"Topham, in full regimentals, standing in profile to the left, directs a large syringe at a sun (left) rising above a hill, inscribed 'Genius of Holman'. Behind him, holding leading-strings attached to his epaulettes, are Mrs. Wells and John Henderson. Above Topham's head flies an owl with papers in its beak inscribed 'Prologue' (twice) and 'Epilogue'. He says, looking up: 'Yes much belov'd and all excelling Pair, What Modern Beau can do, I nobly dare, Against this Youthfull Phaeton will write, Censure, defame, do every thing but fight.' Mrs. Wells says: "Well done Noble Captn down with him a forward Boy indeed, to attempt the Character of our Friend H------n here, and contrary to your Superior Opinion". Henderson, clenching his fist, says, "Presumptious Youth, what! does the Stripling dare, in the same path to Fame, with me to walk - Damnation!" A soldier with a musket standing on the extreme right says, looking towards Topham, "A Soldier, by the bloody Arm of Mars, he looks far better fitted for to tend my lady's Lap Dog - or her Fan to bear"."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Colonel Topham endeavouring with his squirt to extinguish the genius of Holman and To what, oh Muse! can I compare ...
Description:
Title, printmaker, and date of publication from Grego., Eighteen lines of verse in six columns etched below image: To what, oh Muse! can I compare, in heaven, water earth or air, the furious epilogue? ..., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Formerly mounted on leaf 87 of volume 1 of 14 volumes.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Topham, Edward, 1751-1820, Wells, Mary, approximately 1759-, Henderson, John, 1747-1785, and Holman, J. G. 1764-1817. (Joseph George),
