Mosley, Charles, approximately 1720-approximately 1770, printmaker
Published / Created:
publish'd according to act of Parliament, Janry. 1752.
Call Number:
752.01.00.01++
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Thomas Shakeshaft of Weathersfield in Weaver and his wife Ann being carried in a sedan chair, surrounded by crowds, from the door of the church at left where they have taken an oath to the peace and happiness of their marriage in return for a flitch of gammon, which is carried before them on a pole; stout butcher figure standing in the left foreground, his wig removed and mopping his brow."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from item., "Engraved from an original painting taken on the spot by David Ogborne."--Above imprint, at the bottom of the second column., Four columns of description followed by the text of "The oath" below image: A custom was instituted in or about the year 1111, by Robt., son of Richard Fitz Gilbert, Earl of Clare ..., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Steinberger, Johann Christoph, 1680-1727, printmaker
Published / Created:
[not after 1727]
Call Number:
Print01014
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title from item., Date derived from printmaker's date of death., Place of publication supplied by curator., Titles are followe by six lines of verse in both German and Latin., and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
Publisher:
J.A. Pfeffel S.C.M. Calchogr. excud, A.V.
Subject (Name):
Jesus Christ
Subject (Topic):
Circumcision, Rites & ceremonies, Angels, Priests, Mothers, and Infants
Title from item., Date supplied by curator., Place of publication derived from printmaker's nationality., Below image: PL. 31., From Henry Rowe Schoolcraft, Historical and Statistical Information Respecting the History, Conditions, and Prospects of the Indian Tribes of the United States, Vol. 3, 1854., 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: Native American medicine.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Topic):
Winnebago Indians, Ho-Chunk Indians, Traditional medicine, Shamans, Longhouses, and Rites & ceremonies
Depiction of the dance probably performed by the Illinois to strengthen peace between the tribes. The Calumet, a large pipe, was usually presented to the honoured guest. The tribe surrounds the circle in which two men dance with arrows above their heads; the circle includes arrangements of bows and arrows and tomahawks
Description:
Title etched below image., From a series of plates by the caricaturist William Elmes depicting shipwrecks and maritime disasters, attacks by native Americans and by other indigenous peoples and pirates, ceremonies, punishments and torture: The mariner's marvellous magazine, or, Wonders of the ocean; containing the most remarkable adventures and relations of mariners in various parts of the globe. [London] : Published by Thomas Tegg ..., 1809., Numbered '21' in upper right corner from:, and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Publisher:
Pub. by T. Tegg
Subject (Topic):
Indians of North America, Social life and customs, Arrows, Bows (Weapons), Dance, Pipes (Smoking), Rites & ceremonies, and Tomahawks
A print arranged on nine steps showing the stages in life of man and woman, ascending from infancy and descending toward deathbed, with scenes of marriage and dying within roundels above, all appearing above a scene of the Last Judgement, with scenes of christening and burying within roundels immediately above
Description:
Title etched at top of image., Date based entry for C. Dicey in the British Museum online catalogue., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., and Mounted to 38.5 x 53.5 cm.
Publisher:
Sold by C. Dicey & Co. in Aldermary Church Yard, London
Subject (Topic):
Judgment Day, Aging, End of the world, Life cycle, Middle age, Older people, Rites & ceremonies, and Youth
Title from item., Publication date from unverified data in local card catalog record., Sheet partially trimmed within plate mark., and Temporary local subject terms: Court and courtiers -- Offices: chamberlain -- Emblems: chamberlain's wand -- Furnishings: window curtains -- Ornate picture frames -- Female dress, ca. 1766 -- Male dress, ca. 1766.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Name):
Saint James's Palace (London, England),
Subject (Topic):
Clothing & dress, Interiors, Thrones, Draperies, and Rites & ceremonies
Title supplied by curator., Date from item., Place of publication derived from printmaker's nationality., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing., On mount, in ink: Henry Goltzius after the manner of Albert Durer. One of the Six Plates mentioned by Strutt., Stamp in lower right corner., and Clipped at image line (plate) without verse and mounted. State not determined.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Topic):
Circumcision, Infants, Priests, Mothers, and Rites & ceremonies
Raimondi, Marcantonio, approximately 1480-approximately 1534, printmaker
Published / Created:
[after 1506]
Call Number:
Print01221
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title and date supplied by curator., In image lower center: 12., From: Life of the Virgin., This is a later impression than Print01222., and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
Raimondi, Marcantonio, approximately 1480-approximately 1534, printmaker
Published / Created:
[before 1506]
Call Number:
Print01222
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title and date supplied by curator., In image lower center: 12., From: Life of the Virgin., Print01221 is a later impression., and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
Page 16. Description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole ...
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A circular image with three concentric designs surrounding the center image of a view of the bridge and Castel Sant'Angelo with the cupola of St. Peter's. The outer most circle is split into twelve equal sections with classical scenes which in turn are topped with an image of an open book with a page numbered "Tab. I-[XII]" moving counter-clockwise
Alternative Title:
Qua mare qua terras lustrat sol lumine semper, sospite me pater imperium Romanus habebit
Description:
Title devised by curator., Statement of responsibility written by Horace Walpole on separate slip of paper (2.9 x 6.6 cm), mounted on opposite page., and Mounted on page 16 in Anne Damer's extra-illustrated copy of: Walpole, H. A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole ... Strawberry Hill : Printed by Thomas Kirgate, MDCCLXXXIV [1784]. See Hazen, A.T. Bibliography of the Strawberry Hill Press (1973 ed.), no. 30, copy 33.
Subject (Geographic):
Rome
Subject (Name):
Dionysus (Greek deity), Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano,, and Museo nazionale di Castel Sant'Angelo,
Subject (Topic):
Social life and customs, Agriculture, Rites & ceremonies, and Views
