Volume 1, page 31. Etchings by Henry William Bunbury, Esq. and after his designs.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A horse has fallen on its knees, its rider is flying over its head, his hands clutching the animal's neck, his legs in the air. The scene is a farmyard; a goose (left) hisses at the falling man, ducks run away quacking. In the background are trees, a barn, and a paling. One of a series of four 'Hints . . .', see British Museum Satires No. 5914."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Series title etched above image; series numbering precedes print title below image., Two lines of verse below title: Ah me! what various ills betide the looby who presumes to ride., "No. 9"--Upper left corner., Temporary local subject terms: Equestrians., Mounted to 22 x 27 cm., and Imperfect; plate number in upper left corner has been erased from sheet.
Publisher:
Publish'd May 10th, 1781, by Watson & Dickinson, No. 158 New Bond Street
Volume 1, page 31. Etchings by Henry William Bunbury, Esq. and after his designs.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A horse has fallen on its knees, its rider is flying over its head, his hands clutching the animal's neck, his legs in the air. The scene is a farmyard; a goose (left) hisses at the falling man, ducks run away quacking. In the background are trees, a barn, and a paling. One of a series of four 'Hints . . .', see British Museum Satires No. 5914."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Series title etched above image; series numbering precedes print title below image., Two lines of verse below title: Ah me! what various ills betide the looby who presumes to ride., "No. 9"--Upper left corner., Temporary local subject terms: Equestrians., Mounted on page 31 in volume 1 of: Etchings by Henry William Bunbury, Esq. and after his designs., 1 print : etching and stipple engraving on laid paper ; sheet 19.5 x 23.8 cm., and Sheet trimmed to plate mark.
Publisher:
Publish'd May 10th, 1781, by Watson & Dickinson, No. 158 New Bond Street
George III on horseback charges into the scene from the left, his enemies fleeing before him and his pack of dogs each named after a British admiral. Spain in slashed doublet is farthest right, attacked by a dog whose collar is inscribed Elliot, while France in a polka dot suit, bag wig and crown leaps over a fence with a dog (Rodney?) at his heels. A Dutchman has fallen onto his back and three other dogs (labelled Pigot, How[e], and Park[er] are about to overtake him
Alternative Title:
Royal sportsman running down the enemies of Great Britain and Lewis Baboon taking a flying leap
Description:
Title from item., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue, no. 6043., Sheet trimmed., Possibly a later state of no. 6043 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5., and Mounted to 24 x 36 cm.
Publisher:
Pubd. by W. Richardson Decr. 9, 1782 near Surry St. Strand
Leaf 21. Darly's comic-prints of characters, caricatures, macaronies, &c.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Alternative Title:
Eques Cantab
Description:
Titles in English and Latin etched below image., Initial letters of publisher's name in imprint form a monogram., Sheet trimmed to plate mark leaving thread margins., An enlarged copy of no. 4724 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 4., and Watermark: W[?].
Publisher:
Pubd. according to act of Parlt. Oct. 12th, 1771, by MDarly, engraver, No. (39) Strand
Leaf 21. Darly's comic-prints of characters, caricatures, macaronies, &c.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Alternative Title:
Eques Cantab
Description:
Titles in English and Latin etched below image., Initial letters of publisher's name in imprint form a monogram., Sheet trimmed to plate mark leaving thread margins., An enlarged copy of no. 4724 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 4., On leaf 21., and 1 print : etching with engraving on laid paper ; plate mark 25.5 x 35.4 cm, on sheet 27.5 x 44.4 cm.
Publisher:
Pubd. according to act of Parlt. Oct. 12th, 1771, by MDarly, engraver, No. (39) Strand
A horseback rider is stuck in a slough as a farmer worker (clown) looks on.
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate numbered '377' in the lower left corner., From the Laurie & Whittle series of Drolls., Thirteen lines of verse arranged in three columns below title: A clown he spied; and thus bespoke : "Is bottom hard of yonder place?" ..., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Watermark: John W & E 1804.
Publisher:
Publish'd Decr. 1, 1804 by Laurie & Whittle, 53 Fleet Street, London
"View of the grand house at Kenwood with walled garden, seen from the passing road; three figures on horseback riding by, a couple walking to the left."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title engraved below image., "The design is attributed to [Jefferyes Hamett] O'Neale on stylistic grounds; the lively spotted dog is typical of his work"--Curator's comments, British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1880,1113.5592., Fourth in a series of twelve plates showing country seats outside London; the first plate bears the series title: Twelve views of gentlemens seats, in the environs of London., Plate numbered "4" in upper right corner., Mounted to 24 x 38 cm., and Leaf 49 in an album of views of London and its vicinity.
Publisher:
Published 12th Septr. 1792 by Robt. Sayer & Co., Fleet Street, London
Subject (Geographic):
Hampstead (London, England)
Subject (Name):
Mansfield, William Murray, Earl of, 1705-1793 and Kenwood House (Hampstead, London, England),
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts, Estates, Dwellings, Garden walls, Horseback riding, and Dogs
Leaf 60. Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title etched below image., Attribution to Rowlandson from unverified data in local card catalog record., Restrike; plate originally issued ca. 1800?, Plate from: Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks, &c. [London] : [Field & Tuer], [ca. 1868?], Copy of the left half of a design by Bunbury, which was first engraved by Bretherton in 1785 and then later reissued by J. Harris in 1799 with the title "The Easter hunt at Epping Forest". Cf. Lewis Walpole Library call nos.: Bunbury 785.03.25.01 ; Bunbury 799.03.01.01., and On leaf 60 of: Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks, &c.
Publisher:
Field & Tuer
Subject (Topic):
Hunting, Horseback riding, Dogs, and Signs (Notices)
Men, horses, and (mongrel) dogs in wild but spirited confusion in a forest glade pursue a cow (left); the stag is in the background running in the opposite direction, followed by one man on foot. One horse and rider struggle in a ditch while a second horse, which has kicked off its rider, leaps on top of them. A bald John Gilpin clasps his mount round the neck. In the foreground four men over-weight a two-wheeled cart drawn by a wretched but galloping jade. See British Museum catalogue
Alternative Title:
Cockney comicalities in full chace and Cockney comicalities in full chase
Description:
Title from caption below image. and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Title etched below image., Date of publication based on publisher's earliest date of activity; see British Museum online catalogue., Text above image begins: Ah me! what various ills betide ..., 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 W.H. Isaacs, No. 3 Charles St. Soho Square
