A line of men cross an underground river in Peak Cavern (in the heart of the Derbyshire Dales). Some of the men are riding on the backs of their companions while others lead the way holding lit candles in their hands or wearing them in their hats. Stalactites hang from the ceiling of the cave
Description:
Title etched above image., Sheet partially trimmed to plate mark., Numbered 'Plate 96' in upper left corner., Plate from: Eccentric excursions / by G.M. Woodward, 1796., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Watermark: Russell & Co. 1799.
Title from item., Printmaker identified from the original drawing in the Huntington Library., From Laurie and Whittle series of drolls., Plate numbered '220' in lower left corner., Cf. No. 9328 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 7., Temporary local subject terms: Interiors: dressing room -- Furniture: dressing table -- Female dress: sandals -- Headdresses -- Pictures amplifying subject., and Watermark: Russell & Co. 1799.
Publisher:
Publish'd 4th July 1798 by Laurie & Whittle, 53 Fleet Street, London
Title from item., Printmaker identified from the original drawing in the Huntington Library., From Laurie and Whittle series of drolls., Four lines of verse in two columns below title: Oh, let me die in peace! Eumenes cried ..., Above title in lower right corner: Vide Philosophical Transactions of I. Schamburgh., Plate numbered '209' in lower left corner., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., Temporary local subject terms: Interiors: bedrooms -- Furniture: closed stools -- Physicians -- Patients -- Creditors -- Domestic service: maidservant -- Architectural details: staircases -- Lighting: lanterns -- Medicinal: medicine bottles., and Watermark: Russell & Co. 1799.
Publisher:
Published 6th March 1798 by Laurie & Whittle, 53 Fleet Street, London
Title etched below image., Plate numbered '237' in lower left corner., From the Laurie & Whittle series of Drolls., Other prints in the Laurie & Whittle Drolls series were executed by either Isaac Cruikshank or Richard Newton., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., Temporary local subject terms: Young women -- Pastimes: skipping., and Watermark: Russell & Co 1799.
Publisher:
Published 24th Jany. 1800, by Laurie & Whittle, 53 Fleet Street, London
Page 223. New London spy, or, A twenty-four hours ramble through the bills of mortality.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A man leans from a rostrum (right), holding up his wig, addressing an audience of men and women, seated and standing, most of whom hold up their wigs, disclosing bald or cropped heads. In his left hand is a wig of luxuriant curls which he has taken from the head of a protesting old woman. Most of the wigs simulate natural hair, either short or in ringlets. On the wall is a placard: 'For Debate, \ Opinions \ on \ Baldness. \ It is the sincere wish of the \ proprietors of this Institution, \ that Gentlemen and Ladies will be Uncover'd on this important Occasion'."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Debate on the baldness of the times
Description:
Title etched below image., One of the series of Laurie & Whittle drolls., Numbered '217' in lower left of plate., Temporary local subject terms: Architectural details: rostrum & paneling., 1 print : etching with engraving on wove paper ; plate mark 20.1 x 24.8 cm, on sheet 24.3 x 30.2 cm., Mounted to 26 x 32 cm., and Mounted on page 223 in a copiously extra-illustrated copy of: King, R. The new London spy, or, A twenty-four hours ramble through the bills of mortality. London : Printed for J. Cooke [and 3 others], [1771?].
Publisher:
Published 24th May 1798 by Laurie & Whittle, 53 Fleet Street, London
Page 223. New London spy, or, A twenty-four hours ramble through the bills of mortality.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A man leans from a rostrum (right), holding up his wig, addressing an audience of men and women, seated and standing, most of whom hold up their wigs, disclosing bald or cropped heads. In his left hand is a wig of luxuriant curls which he has taken from the head of a protesting old woman. Most of the wigs simulate natural hair, either short or in ringlets. On the wall is a placard: 'For Debate, \ Opinions \ on \ Baldness. \ It is the sincere wish of the \ proprietors of this Institution, \ that Gentlemen and Ladies will be Uncover'd on this important Occasion'."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Debate on the baldness of the times
Description:
Title etched below image., One of the series of Laurie & Whittle drolls., Numbered '217' in lower left of plate., Temporary local subject terms: Architectural details: rostrum & paneling., and Watermark: Russell & Co. 1799.
Publisher:
Published 24th May 1798 by Laurie & Whittle, 53 Fleet Street, London
