Leaf 52. Darly's comic-prints of characters, caricatures, macaronies, &c.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Whole length portrait of a naval officer standing in profile to the right. His hair is in a small pig-tail queue; his hat is under his right arm. In his right hand is a telescope; in his left a long cane. He stands in front of a low gun-embrasure behind which is the sea, with ships at anchor; in the distance is the Isle of Wight."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Initial letters of publisher's name in imprint form a monogram., Plate numbered "V. 3" in upper left corner and "18" in upper right corner., Temporary local subject terms: Naval officers -- Walking staves -- Deck of ship -- Weapons., and Watermark (partially cut off): Strasburg lily.
Publisher:
Pubd. by MDarly
Subject (Geographic):
Isle of Wight (England),
Subject (Topic):
Military officers, Telescopes, Staffs (Sticks), Ships, and Cannons
Leaf 52. Darly's comic-prints of characters, caricatures, macaronies, &c.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Whole length portrait of a naval officer standing in profile to the right. His hair is in a small pig-tail queue; his hat is under his right arm. In his right hand is a telescope; in his left a long cane. He stands in front of a low gun-embrasure behind which is the sea, with ships at anchor; in the distance is the Isle of Wight."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Initial letters of publisher's name in imprint form a monogram., Plate numbered "V. 3" in upper left corner and "18" in upper right corner., Temporary local subject terms: Naval officers -- Walking staves -- Deck of ship -- Weapons., Second of two plates on leaf 52., and 1 print : etching on laid paper ; plate mark 24.9 x 17.9 cm, on sheet 27.5 x 44.4 cm.
Publisher:
Pubd. by MDarly
Subject (Geographic):
Isle of Wight (England),
Subject (Topic):
Military officers, Telescopes, Staffs (Sticks), Ships, and Cannons
Manuscript in Richard Bull's hand of the verses that were inscribed in the mausoleum to the memory of his daughter Catherine, who died in 1795. The mausoleum, now lost, was erected ca. 1800 by Bull in The Dell at Northcourt, in the Isle of Wight. The verses begin: "Oft in this once belovd retreat, A father and a sister meet ..."
Alternative Title:
Lines in mausoleum at Northcourt
Description:
In English., Title written in ink and pencil in a contemporary hand on verso., Statement of responsibility written in pencil in a contemporary hand on verso., Date supplied by cataloger based on the year of Richard Bull's death., Pencil annotation in a later hand on verso: V[...?] extracts[?] Mrs. B., Watermark: Joseph Coles 1805., Formerly laid in at page 209 in an album containing 402 pages, bound in red morocco leather with single gilt ruled line; spine stamped in gold "Drawings." Now disassembled and matted separately: Bull, R. Scrapbook of drawings. [England], [not after 1806]., Housed in mylar sleeve matted to 49 x 37 cm., and Original case shelved separately.
Manuscript in Richard Bull's hand of the verses that were inscribed in the mausoleum to the memory of his daughter Catherine, who died in 1795. The mausoleum, now lost, was erected ca. 1800 by Bull in The Dell at Northcourt, in the Isle of Wight. The verses begin: "Oft in this once belovd retreat, A father and a sister meet ..."
Alternative Title:
Lines in mausoleum at Northcourt
Description:
In English., Title written in ink and pencil in a contemporary hand on verso., Statement of responsibility written in pencil in a contemporary hand on verso., Date supplied by cataloger based on the year of Richard Bull's death., Pencil annotation in a later hand on verso: V[...?] extracts[?] Mrs. B., Watermark: Joseph Coles 1805., Formerly laid in at page 209 in an album containing 402 pages, bound in red morocco leather with single gilt ruled line; spine stamped in gold "Drawings." Now disassembled and matted separately: Bull, R. Scrapbook of drawings. [England], [not after 1806]., Housed in mylar sleeve matted to 49 x 37 cm., and Original case shelved separately.
An album of amateur etchings, mostly by Charlton Wollaston and The Hon. Booth Grey, and a few pen and gray wash landscape sketches and portraits. Many of the etchings are represented by multiple impressions and variant states, and on various paper stocks. Also mounted in the album is a copy of a bust of a man by Miss Clarke, from College-Green Worcester and dated 1789. Some later prints are mounted on 19th century photolithographs. The etchings represent country scenes -- thatched cottages, peasants, farms and farm animals, and peasants at work -- as well as views of churches, villages, ruins, and landscapes with row boats and skiffs on rivers. Also included are several engravings and prints from published works on various topics including a large engraving of Greek sculptural elements pasted on the inside of the back cover
Alternative Title:
Collectanea Cantab
Description:
Title devised by cataloger., Caption title from p. [1]: Collectanea Cantab., Many of the sketches are signed with the monogram "CW" or the initials "BG"., Binding: 18th century limp vellum blank account book with paper printed with three columns of vertical rules. First couple of pages have been removed with stubs suggesting that the book may have been first used for accounts., and For further information, consult library staff.
Subject (Geographic):
England, Isle of Wight., and Isle of Wight (England)
An album of watercolors assembled by the gentleman farmer and amateur artist John Tomes showing views of his manor house Weston Sands House and the surrounding countryside. Tomes recorded his estate from many angles and in all seasons as well as picturesque spots in the neighbouring countryside, including several views of the River Avon which bordered his estate. Also included are a series of watercolors taken on a trip to the Isle of Wight. There is also a view of Windsor Castle (?) across the Thames and many watercolors of medieval ruins, abbeys, and castles. Tomes also copied a number of Turner prints from the ‘Liber Studiorum’ (published 1807-1819) and his ‘Picturesque views on the Southern Coast’ (published 1814-1826).
Alternative Title:
Sketches by John Tomes, Weston Sands
Description:
Title supplied by cataloger, based on dealer's description., All but two of the drawings are pasted on the rectos of the album leaves; some have pencil manuscript notes giving the location of the subject; some of the first watercolors mounted on the first pages of the album are dated '1818'., Bound in contemporary rust-colored hard grain half morocco and marbled sides, with gilt lettered morocco label 'Sketches by John Tomes - Weston Sands' to front cover, white moirés silk pastedown., and For further information, consult library staff.
Subject (Geographic):
Warwickshire (England) and Isle of Wight (England)
Subject (Name):
Turner, J. M. W. 1775-1851 (Joseph Mallord William), and Windsor Castle,
Subject (Topic):
Influence, Castles & palaces, Abbeys, Ruins, Estates, and Rivers
