The scene is the interior of a gothic church, with a view of part of a lateral gallery, the tower arch, and west door (on the right). The foreground and the gallery are filled with couples, in general elderly, ugly, and fashionably dressed, in conversation or bowing to each other. An unicorn on a monument holding an escutcheon is conspicuous. On the right the congregation is crowding towards the open door
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Title etched below image., Numbered 'Plate 80' in upper left corner., Plate from: Eccentric excursions, or, Literary & pictorial sketches of countenance character & country in ... England & South Wales / by G.M. Woodward, 1796., and Year in imprint erased from this impression.
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Published by Allen & Co., 15 Paternoster Row
Subject (Topic):
Churches, Clothing & dress, Couples, Interiors, and Monuments
Manuscript, in a single hand, of a copy by Mark Noble, with annotations, of his sister's diary of their tour through Derby and Stafford, recording their impressions of the counties' great houses and churches; and relating anecdotes and historical notes about the inhabitants, the churches and monuments, local legends and superstitions. She explores the town of Ashborne and Ashborne School, while a guest at Sandy Brook, the home of a Mrs. Gisborne; reminiscenses about Dr. Taylor and Dr. Johnson, and the students of Taylor's including the brother of the antiquarian Thomas Astle. In the chapel at Ashbourne Hall, she examines a monument Sir Brook Boothby had erected there in memory of his daughter Penelope and deplores his harsh treatment of his wife, said to have been a dwarf. In Derby, she passes by Sir Michael Gresley's seat, and relates details of their difficult relationship. She praises the furniture at Ilam Hall; visits John Gisborne's mansion at Sudbury; writes approvingly of his character; and concludes her narrative with a description of his wife and children. They visit Lichfield Cathedral and write about the monuments and renovations
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Mrs. Sarah Chattock was the sister of the antiquarian Rev. Mark Noble (1754-1827)., In English., Binding: marbled paper. Written on front cover: Mrs. S. Chattock's Tour through Derby & Stafford Shires with note by her brother the Rev. Mark Noble., and For further infromation, consult library staff.
Subject (Geographic):
England, Derbyshire., Staffordshire., England., Derbyshire (England), and Staffordshire (England)
Subject (Name):
Ashbourne Hall (Ashbourne, England), Boothby, Brooke, 1743-1824., Bertram, Saint., Camden, William, 1551-1623. Britannia., Cokayne family., Chattock, Sarah., Greene, Richard, 1716-1793., Gisborne family., Gisborne, J. 1770-1851 (John),, Gisborne, Thomas, 1758-1846., Gresley family., Mary, Queen of Scots, 1542-1587, Laporte family., Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784., Noble, Mark, 1754-1827., Taylor, John, 1711-1788., Ashbourne (England), Ilam Hall (Staffordshire, England), Lichfield Cathedral., and Sudbury Hall (England)
Subject (Topic):
Description and travel, Architecture, Domestic, Gentry, Conduct of life, Monuments, Sepulchral monuments, Travelers' writings, English, and Social life and customs
Title etched below image., Artist of the statue identified as F.J. Moore in the Catalogue of engraved British portraits., Date of publication based on the dates of other prints showing Beckford's monument, which was completed in 1772. See Catalogue of engraved British portraits preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum, v. 1, pages 151-152., Probably an illustration to a book., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Title etched below image., Date assigned in the British Museum catalogue: June 21, 1770., Placement instructions consist of "No. XXIV" etched in upper left corner and "Vol. 2" in upper right corner., Plate from: The town and country magazine. London : Printed for A. Hamilton, Junr., v. 2 (1770), page 417., and Temporary local subject terms: Arms of the City of London -- Personifications: Tyranny.
Title etched below image., Date assigned in the British Museum catalogue: June 21, 1770., Placement instructions consist of "No. XXIV" etched in upper left corner and "Vol. 2" in upper right corner., Plate from: The town and country magazine. London : Printed for A. Hamilton, Junr., v. 2 (1770), page 417., Temporary local subject terms: Arms of the City of London -- Personifications: Tyranny., 1 print : etching with engraving on laid paper ; sheet 17.3 x 10.5 cm., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
"Portrait of William Beckford, from his monument in the Guildhall; whole length, standing, looking to the left, wearing fur trimed robes and garter chain; seated by his feet to the left a female personification of the City of London weeping, and on the right the figure of Trade & Commerce shown slouching with head bowed; the statue on large pedestal; book illustration."--British Museum online catalogue
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Title etched below image., Artist from the Catalogue of engraved British portraits., Approximate date of publication from the British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1868,0822.5031., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Mounted to 24 x 17 cm.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Beckford, William, 1709-1770 and Beckford, William, 1709-1770,
