Heath, Henry, active 1824-1850, printmaker, artist
Published / Created:
[July 1827]
Call Number:
Print01056
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A doctor pumps the stomach of his obese seated patient while another couple wait, one who has already undergone reduction examines his deflated countenance in a mirror. A scrawny and an obese dog play next to the doctor's stool and bucket. On the wall are a picture of an obese man and a skeletal man and a picture entitled "Specimen of the reduction of a dog, performed by the stomach-pump - in 3 operations"
Description:
Title etched below image., One of a series of "Arithmetic" plates by Henry Heath. For other plates in the series, see British Museum online catalogue, registration nos.: 1985,0119.89; 1985,0119.312-313; 1985,0119.316-317; and 1985,0119.324., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Publisher:
Pubd. July 1827 by William Cole, Newgate Street
Subject (Topic):
Physicians, Patients, Obesity, Therapeutics, Stomach-pump, Costume, History, Medical equipment & supplies, Medical procedures & techniques, Pails, Dogs, Mirrors, and Stools
A dandy stands before a mirror above the mantel and fireplace, with his back to the viewer, admiring his image in the mirror. His large hair has been parted down the middle
Description:
Title etched below image; the letter "a" in "an" is etched backwards., Sheet trimmed to plate mark on two sides., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Publisher:
Pubd. Novemr. 16, 1818, by J. Johnston, 98 Cheapside
Subject (Topic):
Dandies, British, Hairstyles, Mirrors, and Fireplaces
George IV, looking into a full length mirror, is startled by the sight of the likeness of his estranged wife, Caroline looking back at him over the shoulder of his reflection in the mirror. He wears a crown, his coronet and feathers discarded on the floor beside him. The carpet, chair, and table-cloth are decorated with the Royal Arms
Description:
Title etched below image., Printmaker from the British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., and Watermark.
Publisher:
Pubd. Feby. 11, 1820, by S.W. Fores, 50 Piccadilly, London
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830 and Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821
George IV, looking into a full length mirror, is startled by the sight of the likeness of his estranged wife, Caroline looking back at him over the shoulder of his reflection in the mirror. He wears a crown, his coronet and feathers discarded on the floor beside him. The carpet, chair, and table-cloth are decorated with the Royal Arms
Description:
Title etched below image., Printmaker from the British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., Mounted on page 27 of: George Humphrey shop album., 1 print : etching on laid paper, hand-colored ; sheet 32.9 x 23.5 cm., and Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark with loss of imprint statement from bottom edge.
Publisher:
Pubd. Feby. 11, 1820, by S.W. Fores, 50 Piccadilly, London
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830 and Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821
George IV, looking into a full length mirror, is startled by the sight of the likeness of his estranged wife, Caroline looking back at him over the shoulder of his reflection in the mirror. He wears a crown, his coronet and feathers discarded on the floor beside him. The carpet, chair, and table-cloth are decorated with the Royal Arms
Description:
Title etched below image., Printmaker from the British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., 1 print : etching ; sheet 34.3 x 23.6 cm., Printed on laid paper with watermark "Weatherley & Lane 1818"; hand-colored., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Mounted to 58 x 39 cm., Mounted on leaf 2 in volume 1 of the W.E. Gladstone collection of caricatures and broadsides surrounding the "Queen Caroline Affair.", and The figure of "Geo. IV" is identified in ink above title; date "11 Feb. 1820" is written in lower right. Typed extract of nine lines from the British Museum catalogue description is pasted beneath print.
Publisher:
Pubd. Feby. 11, 1820, by S.W. Fores, 50 Piccadilly, London
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830 and Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821
"Satire on fashion: a French hairdresser mounts a ladder to arrange with tongs the curls of a lady with an enormous coiffure, while another man with a long queue, evidently her husband, holds a sextant to measure the height."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Ladies absurdity
Description:
Title engraved below image., Initial letters of publisher's name in imprint form a monogram., Temporary local subject terms: Macaronies -- Headdresses -- Naval officers -- Military uniforms -- Naval officer's uniform -- Trades: hairdressers -- Furnishings -- Carpet -- Pictures amplifying subject -- Hairdressing implements: curling tongs -- Step ladders -- Naval instruments: quadrant., and Watermark: countermark W.
Publisher:
Pubd. accordg. to act of Parllt., July 15th 1771, by MDarly, No. 39 Strand, & R. Sayer at the Golden Buck, Fleet Street
Subject (Topic):
Dandies, French, Hairstyles, Hairdressing, Mirrors, Floor coverings, Ladders, and Sextants
Title from the first line of verse below image., Publication date from publisher's address., Sheet trimmed within plate mark, resulting in loss of part of image and possibly title at top of plate., Eight lines of verse in two columns below image: See here presented to your view / A scene both frolicksome and true ..., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Temporary local subject terms: Pictures amplifying subject.
Publisher:
Printed & sold by Henry Bryer, engraver & printseller, Fleet Street
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain.
Subject (Topic):
Bedrooms, Cross dressing, Dressing tables, Fireplaces, Interiors, Mirrors, and Prostitutes
"The head and shoulders of Lady Archer at different stages of her toilet. In the first (right), wearing a night-cap, with unsightly pendent breasts, she looks up to the left, tears falling from an empty eye-socket, her gaping mouth showing toothless jaws. In the next she fits in an eye, in the third she places a wig on her head, in the fourth (below on the right) she fits in a set of false teeth; in the next she applies rouge to her cheeks with a hare's foot, holding a mirror. In the last (left) she appears a pretty young woman, holding a mask in her hand. In the last two stages her arms, which were skinny and muscular, have become smooth and rounded and her breasts have been covered with the gauze drapery then fashionable."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Attributed to Rowlandson by Grego., Line of text below title: Dedicated with respect to the Right Honble. Lady Archer., Companion print to: Six stages of marring a face., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Watermark: Edmonds & Pine 179?
Publisher:
Publish'd May 29th, 1792, by S.W. Fores, No. 3 Piccadilly
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Name):
Archer, Sarah West, Lady, 1741-1801
Subject (Topic):
Clothing & dress, Grooming, Mirrors, Teeth, and Wigs
Sherwin, J. K. (John Keyse), 1751-1790, printmaker
Published / Created:
[10 April 1787]
Call Number:
787.04.10.01.1+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Seven men (three-quarter length) are grouped round a card-table in a Smithfield tavern. One (right), young and innocent, inspects his cards; beside him an older countryman lies back asleep (right), his dog resting his head on his knee. The other gambler (left), holding his cards, looks at his victim. Three onlookers have crafty expressions. A fat man, smoking, approaches with a bowl of punch. In the bar (left) a fat woman chalks up a score. Coins, a watch, and pocket-book are on the table. A broken mirror and a picture of a horse decorate the walls. Beneath the table are twelve lines describing the sleep of 'Old Trusty' while his son is cheated by 'the Harpy-Tribe'."--Biriths Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Countrymen defrauded
Description:
Title from item., Curator's note from British Museum catalogue: The card-playing sharper is a portrait of Rowlandson, the country lad is reputed to be J. K. Sherwin; though this seems unlikely, since Sherwin was then thirty-six, the identification is supported by the self-portrait of the engraver. In 'The Gamesters', a mezzotint by Ward, after Peters, 1786, the card-sharper holding an ace behind his back is Rowlandson [Said to be the Prince of Wales, according to Challoner Smith (iv. 1485).]; the resemblance to the card-player in this plate, and in a mezzotint, 'A Game at Cribbage' ... is convincing., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Twelve lines of verse in two columns on either side of title: Old Trusty with his town made friends ..., Temporary local subject terms: Gambling: sharpers -- Furniture: card-table -- Furniture: bar -- Countrymen -- Card players -- Barmaids -- Pocketbooks., and Mounted to 38 x 49 cm.
Publisher:
Published 10th April 1787 by E. Jackson, No. 14 Marylebone Street, Golden Square
Subject (Geographic):
Smithfield (London, England)
Subject (Name):
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827,, Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, Sherwin, J. K. (John Keyse),, and Sherwin, J. K. 1751-1790 (John Keyse),
Title from item., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Temporary local subject terms: Families-- Furniture: chairs -- Oval mirrors -- Lighting: candlesticks -- Furnishings: patterned carpet -- Toys: horse on wheels.