IIn an alcove on the right in an untidy garret, a man in a dressing-gown scratches his head as he writes on a sheet with the title "Poverty, a Poem". In the center of the image his wife is seated as she mends a pair of breeches; at her feet a cat and her kittens are curled up on the man's coat. Under the sleeve of the coat on the floor is an issue of "Grubstreet Journall." She looks to the door on the left where she is confronted by a milkmaid who holds a lengthy tally; the daisies in her bonnet suggest Michaelmas day when bills are due; she also is shown with a yoke across her back. Just inside the doorway a dog snatches the single pork chop from a plate on a chair; the cupboard above the door stands open to show empty shelves. Behind the poet's head is a satirical print showing Alexander Pope thrashing the book-seller Edmund Curll who had published pirated editions of his letters."
Description:
Title and state from Paulson., "Price 3 shillings"--Following imprint., Verse etched below image: Studious he sate, with all his books around, Sinking from thought to thought, a vast profound! Plung'd for his sense, but found no bottom there; Then writ, and flounder'd on, in more despair. Dunciad Book I, line III., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Ms. pencil note in Steevens hand: See Nichols's Book, 3d edit, 235. Repaired losses to corners., and On page 79 in volume 1. Trimmed to: 350 x 397 mm.
IIn an alcove on the right in an untidy garret, a man in a dressing-gown scratches his head as he writes on a sheet with the title "Poverty, a Poem". In the center of the image his wife is seated as she mends a pair of breeches; at her feet a cat and her kittens are curled up on the man's coat. Under the sleeve of the coat on the floor is an issue of "Grubstreet Journall." She looks to the door on the left where she is confronted by a milkmaid who holds a lengthy tally; the daisies in her bonnet suggest Michaelmas day when bills are due; she also is shown with a yoke across her back. Just inside the doorway a dog snatches the single pork chop from a plate on a chair; the cupboard above the door stands open to show empty shelves. Behind the poet's head is a satirical print showing Alexander Pope thrashing the book-seller Edmund Curll who had published pirated editions of his letters."
Description:
Title and state from Paulson., "Price 3 shillings"--Following imprint., Verse etched below image: Studious he sate, with all his books around, Sinking from thought to thought, a vast profound! Plung'd for his sense, but found no bottom there; Then writ, and flounder'd on, in more despair. Dunciad Book I, line III., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
"An untidy garret with a man in a dressing-gown working on a poem entitled 'Poverty' while his wife is confronted by a milkmaid with a lengthy tally who demands payment; a baby in bed is crying; a dog eats meat from a plate on a chair; behind the poet's head is a satirical print showing Alexander Pope thrashing the book-seller Edmund Curll who had published pirate editions of his work."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Studious he sate, with all his books around
Description:
Title from Paulson., Two columns each with two lines of verse engraved below image: Studious he sate, with all his books around, Sinking from thought to thought, a vast profund! Plung'd for his sense, but found no bottom there; Then writ, and flounder'd on, in more despair. Dunciad Book I, line III., Copy of: Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 3, no. 2309., and Copy of: Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works (3rd ed.), no. 145.
Publisher:
Published Octr. 1st, 1797 by G.G. & J. Robinson, Paternoster Row, London
Pyne, W. H. (William Henry), 1769-1843, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1 June 1806]
Call Number:
806.06.01.01
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
In a drawing room, left, a woman with a very cross expression on her face sits on a settee threading a needle. Before her, a thin man sits on chair staring into the fire, a despairing expression on his face; at his feet are two open books: Much ado about nothing and The art of Tormenting. Behind him, another man rages as he stomps on a glove; the other glove also lies on the floor near-by and fragments of torn paper fly from his hand. The third man, far right, looks at the enraged man, a speech bubble from his mouth reads "Sunt lacrymae rerum!" On the wall are three pictures: Mountain of misery, a classical scene of worshippers outside a temple with Jupiter in the clouds: a whole length picture of Fortitude; and, a whole length picture of Temperance
The fifth drawing in a series of twelve that follow a tradition of producing a series on modern morals, a tradition established earlier in the 18th century by artists such as William Hogarth. In this series, twin brothers are bestowed an equal fortune. One brother, Edward, husbands his wealth and on his death, passes on his fortune; whilst the other brother, Charles, squanders his, leaving his family destitute and In this fifth drawing, Edward sits in a parlor holding the hand of a young lady as she looks down demurely. Behind the couple, an older woman sits on a sofa sewing, her basket at the table before her. In addition to the fashionable sofa and chairs, the room is decorated with an ornate mirror with swags on the wall behind. On the wall to the left is a marble mantel with a Buddha and other decorative china
Description:
Title devised by cataloger., Text in faint pencil below image: Edward [illegible text]., Signed "Dodd" in lower left and numbered '5' in ink in the upper right., Date range based on artist's active dates., and For further information, consult library staff.
Subject (Topic):
Blacks, Allegorical drawings, Buddhas, Courtship, Mirrors, Parables, Parlors, and Sewing
Mother and father depicted with three small children under a tree. The mother sews as the father plays with a small child. The older girl plays with a bucket in her lap, and the other small child slumbers in the foreground
Description:
Title supplied by cataloger., Signed on accompanied mat: DB., Lady Diana Beauclerk, English artist, 1734-1808., and For further information, consult library staff.
Title and date from item., In margin upper right: Plate 96., From: William Combs, The Microcosm of London, 3 vols., London: R. Ackermann, 1808-1810., and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
Publisher:
Pub. Decr. 1st, 1809. at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts 101 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain.
Subject (Topic):
Almshouses, Workhouses, Poor persons, Sewing, Textiles, and Needlework
A print after Romney's portrait of Amy Lyon, mistress of The Honorable Charles Greville who, wanting a portrait of her, introduced her to Romney. She later became Emma, Lady Hamilton and still later, the mistress of Admiral Lord Nelson. She is shown in profile, in a bonnet with a blue ribbon, seated on a chair outdoors under a tree, head bent over her sewing. On the left in the distance, two sheep rest peacefully on the hillside
Description:
Title from caption below image. and Date of publication from Horne.
Purcell, Richard, approximately 1736-approximately 1765, printmaker
Published / Created:
[not after 1768]
Call Number:
765.00.00.89+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title etched below image. and Richard Purcell signed his works, among other names, as Charles Corbutt. See Bénézit's Dictionaire critique et documentaire des peintres, ... v. 11, p. 302.
Publisher:
Printed for Robt. Sayer, Map & Printseller at No. 53 in Fleet Street
Subject (Topic):
Baskets, Fireplaces, Sewing, and Sewing equipment & supplies
With three wood engravings entitled "Destructive fire in the Tower of London", "Ruling the roast", and "One of the thimble-rig gentry", the last of which is signed with the initials of Charles Jameson Grant., "No. 51"., "One penny"., and For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
W. Vickers, Holywell Street, Strand
Subject (Geographic):
England and London.
Subject (Topic):
Tower of London (London, England), Fires and fire prevention, Cookery, Fires, and Sewing
