"Whitefield preaching to a group of country-people by the roadside. A sign, a lion rampant on a post with the chequers which denote an alehouse, shows that the scene is outside an inn. Whitefield, his squint very pronounced, stands in gown and bands, both arms raised, in the attitude familiar from the mezzotints in print-shop windows, see British Museum satire 5220. Some of his hearers, men and women, clasp their hands in prayer, some kneeling; others grin slyly or scowl. Immediately in front of him an elderly man seated on a mounting-block, is asleep, his head resting on the head of his stick. A woman with three infants is seated in the foreground (left). A pot-man (left), his sleeves rolled up, holds out a foaming tankard, either to the preacher or to one of the audience. Behind, in front of the signboard (left) is a countryman on horseback. Behind Whitefield is the trunk of a large tree, under which the group is collected."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title, printmaker, and publication information from British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark resulting in loss of title, imprint, and statement of responsibility., and Window mounted to 33 x 26 cm.
Publisher:
Publish'd April 15, 1774, by W. Humphry, St. Martin's Lane
Subject (Name):
Whitefield, George, 1714-1770
Subject (Topic):
Breast feeding, Clergy, Crowds, Drinking vessels, Outdoor religious services, Prayer, Signs (Notices), Sleeping, Taverns (Inns), and Waiters
An amulet on long scroll of vellum or snake skin, rolled around a central axis into a silver hexagonal tube with a cap; niello etched in an arabesque pattern in gold, with three loops where a chain can go through, so that it can be worn as a necklace. The scroll is written in a long central column surrounded by eight different rectangular compartments in different colors. The central column contains Surat al-Qadr (Qurʼan: Chapter 97), followed by Surāt al-Fātiḥat (Qurʼan: Chapter 1), followed by the Creator's verse of Sūrat al-Ḥajj (Qurʼan: Chapter 22:65), followed by a long invocation asking God for help and guidance, followed by a Shiʻī invocation asking for the intecession of Imām ʻAlī, followed by a magic square. The amulet is meant to have magical powers to protect the owner. Name of copyist (and/or creator) and place and date of copying/and or production not mentioned, probably from the 18th or 19th century
Description:
In Arabic., Incipit: Starts with Sūrat al-Qadr (Qurʼan: Chapter 97): "Innā anzalnāhu fī Laylat al-Qadr ...", Title supplied by cataloger., Romanization supplied by cataloger., 39.5 x 6 cm., and The central part of the amulet is written in ruqʻah/naskh script and the compartments in thulth script, in black, blue, red and gold.
An elaborate astronomical calendar consisting of one long scroll. It was made by an astronomer (name not given) for the Hijrī year 1259 (1859-1860). On one side, it is written in the form of tables, on the other side is a list of different categories of male and female personal Islamic names arranged alphabetically. Beside the months and days, it gives the times of prayers, the times of fasting and breaking the fast during Ramaḍān, the direction to the holy city of Mecca "qiblah", and personal reading of one's fortune. Written by al-Sayyid al-Ḥājj ʻAbd Allāh al-Ṭarsūsī (could not be identified) who may also have been the author
Description:
In Ottoman Turkish and Arabic., Title supplied by cataloger., Romanization supplied by cataloger., 108 x 10.8 cm., and In naskh/ruqʻah script in black, gold and red ink on white paper.
Subject (Topic):
Astronomy, Arab, Fortune-telling by names, Islamic calendar, Names, Personal, Islamic, Prayer, Islam, Qiblah, and Ramadan
Title below image in German and French., Date supplied by curator., Place of publication derived from first language of caption., Book illustration., This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing., and Temporary local Medical Library subject terms: Medicine & morality.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Topic):
Religion and medicine, Sexually transmitted diseases, Sin, Poor persons, People with disabilities, Sick persons, Crutches, Horses, and Prayer
Title from text below image., Date supplied by curator., Place of publication derived from language of text., Text in both German and French., and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Topic):
Poverty, Religious aspects, Christianity, Health aspects, Sick persons, Poor persons, Croplands, and Prayer
Grant, C. J. (Charles Jameson), active 1830-1852, printmaker
Published / Created:
[approximately 1833]
Call Number:
Folio 75 G750 833 Copy 2 (Oversize) Box 3
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
First panel: Fieschi, an obese man holding a small glass and a cigar, is slumped down in a chair in front of a table on which a bowl of "infernal soup" sits; an officer and a monk stand over him; second panel: Beresford kneels and prays to a tall demon figure materializing from a cloud of smoke; the demon stands within a ring created by bags of money while wearing a crown of skulls and holding a staff with a skull and crossbones at the end
Description:
Titles from item., Initials of printmaker Charles Jameson Grant in lower left corner of first panel of design., Probably a print from the series The political drama, which was published ca. 1833 by G. Drake; see British Museum online catalogue., Design consists of two panels side by side, each individually titled., Wood engraving with letterpress text., Sheet trimmed with probable loss of imprint and series statement. Conjectured to be no. 125 in the series based on the number "125" written in brown ink in lower left corner of first panel of the design., Mounted on green paper backing., and No. 125.
Publisher:
G. Drake
Subject (Geographic):
England.
Subject (Name):
Fieschi, Joseph, 1790-1836 and Beresford, James, 1764-1840
Plate [107] Plate in: Series of one hundred and ninety-six engravings, (in the line manner) by the
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Illustration to Bowyer's edition of Hume's 'History of England'; Lady Jane Grey kneeling in prayer at left with her back to the bishop who sits at right, a guard standing behind holds key and cross."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Lady Jane Grey visited by Feckenham previous to her execution
Description:
Title from text below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark on right and left sides., and Plate [107] in a volume bound to 50 cm.
Publisher:
Published by R. Bowyer, Historic Gallery, Pall Mall
Subject (Name):
Grey, Jane, Lady, 1537-1554, and De Feckenham, John, 1515?-1585,
Leaf 80. Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Alternative Title:
Frederick Zemmerman
Description:
Titles etched below images., Two images on one plate, each with its own title, signature, and descriptive text below., Attribution to Rowlandson from unverified data in local card catalog record., Restrike; originally published ca. 1800? For an earlier issue of the plate (bottom image only), see Wellcome Library no. 42829i., Plate from: Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks, &c. [London] : [Field & Tuer], [ca. 1868?], Reduced copies of two prints published in 1788. Cf. British Museum online catalogue, registration nos.: 1917,1208.2934 ; 1917,1208.2993., Text below top image: Fred. Zimmerman having escaped from the Abbey of La Trappe & recover'd his beloved mistress is seiz'd and thrown into a dungeon for life., Text below bottom image: The Count de Peltzer mortally wounded by some Austrian foragers on the eve of his marriage., and On leaf 80 of: Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks, &c.
To the right of a round dining table is seated a woman with the head of Cecilia Johnston and the body of a cat. She is saying grace, joined by two cats who sit on the table in prayerful attitudes. A mandolin and musical score lie on the floor
Alternative Title:
Old cat and her favourites going to dinner
Description:
Title from item., Sheet trimmed with plate mark., and Print has been attributed to Gillray by Draper Hill, Jr.
Publisher:
Pubd. May 1st, 1782 by I. Langham, St. Bride's Passage, Fleet Street
Subject (Name):
Johnston, Henrietta Cecilia, Lady, 1727-1817.
Subject (Topic):
Musicians, Prayer, Cats, Dining tables, and Mandolins
George III at table with the queen and seated between Lord and Lady Petre with nine other persons while a tall monk stands on the left saying grace. A crucifix and picture of a saint on the wall mark this as an anti-Catholic satire occasioned by the King's visit to Lord Petre in October of 1778 after the passing of the Catholic Relief Act
Alternative Title:
Peep at Lord Peter's
Description:
Title etched below image., Date from British Museum catalogue., and Also attributed to Gillray.
Publisher:
Sold by W. Humphrey, No. 227 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Name):
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820, Charlotte, Queen, consort of George III, King of Great Britain, 1744-1818, and Petre, Robert Edward Petre, Baron, 1742-1801
Subject (Topic):
Anti-Catholicism, Prayer, Monks, Dining tables, and Clothing & dress
