Depicts a well-dressed lady approaching a table where a striped chair is being held for her by a young black serving boy. At the table are seated a bald and bearded man, and on his left, seated on a sofa, a lady wearing an ermine trimmed robe. The table holds a silver urn and various dishes on a tray. On the walls are two paintings of what appear to be seduction scenes and a wall sconce with mirror
Alternative Title:
One of the tribe of Levi, going to breakfast with a young Christian
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
Printed for R. Sayer & J. Bennett ... No. 53 Fleet Street
Subject (Geographic):
England. and England
Subject (Topic):
Jews, Judaism, Relations, Christianity, Sofas, Furniture, Sconces, Paintings, Tableware, Black people, Servants, Interiors, and Clothing & dress
A dentist wearing a bag wig stands before an elderly woman in a chair as he works on her teeth. Behind him a younger woman looks on with concern and a young black servant grins at the viewer. Through the window is visible a portion of St. James's Palace
Description:
Title from item., Artist and date from British Museum catalogue., and Numbered "511" in lower left of plate.
Publisher:
Printed for & sold by Carington Bowles, No. 69 in St. Pauls Church Yard, London
Subject (Geographic):
England and London
Subject (Topic):
Black people, Dentistry, Blacks, Servants, and Interiors
A portly bewigged gentleman with banknotes under his arm, appears to be hurriedly leaving his house, which has been sold. On the far left stands a man holding the keys, while a black servant in livery appears to be pleading for his freedom to a man holding a whip. On the right a porter in a pigtail queue is packing. On the floor are rolls of paper marked annuities, and a sheet inscribed "James Sellaway, Broker." The portraits of ancestors have on them slips with lot numbers
Alternative Title:
Salutary trip to the south of France
Description:
Title from item. and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Publisher:
Published as the Act directs Novr. 2d. 1778 by Mr. Campione, Printseller Oxford
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Topic):
Auctions, Auctioneers, Blacks, Servants, Interiors, Clothing & dress, and Wigs
A very plump young woman in a bonnet stands in a park leaning forward into the wind ; her skirt is blown tightly around her backside and above her knees. Two foppish looking men eye her with amusement, the one using an eyeglass, the other holding his hat and wearing a long braided coat. Another couple on the right, struggle with an umbrella in the wind. Like the woman on the left, this woman's dress is also blown above her knees; her companion is dressed in wide trousers tied at the ankles. Between these two scenes, in the distance, a young woman walks along a rail toward the left struggling against the wind; a little black footboy follows her holding the hem of her skirt and her reticule. Beyond the rail another man and a woman struggle in the wind with their hats and she with her umbrella
Description:
Title from item., Sheet trimmed within plate mark at bottom resulting in loss of imprint., and Numbered '199' in upper right corner. Cf. British Museum copy which is numbered '385'.
Publisher:
Pubd. Septemr. 1816 by T. Tegg, 111 Cheapside
Subject (Geographic):
England and London
Subject (Topic):
Blacks, Clothing & dress, Dandies, Parks, Servants, and Umbrellas
A man sits in an armchair next to fireplace frantically ringing for service while boling water pours from the spout of a kettle onto one of his two gouty feet. The other foot is raised from the stool to avoid the hot water but has overturned a table with tray full of dishes which has fallen in front of a maid lingering in the doorway. Embracing the maid from behind is a black footman. A screaming cat stands, back arched, in front of the man's footstool. On the left a pair of crutches are placed against the fireplace; the mantel is lined with medicinal bottles. A map hangs on the wall behind along side a barometer
Description:
Title from dealer's label on verso of the frame., Attributed to Thomas Rowlandson., and Another drawing on this theme with the title: The old batchelor in distress. In the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford: Ashmolean catalogue, vol IV-1982 #1623.
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Topic):
Gout, Interiors, Chimneypieces, Blacks, and Servants
