"Half length portrait of a man full faced with raised arms and frenzied expression, waving a hat with a large election favour, a second favour on his coat, and a medallion hung from his neck."--British Museum catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Publisher and date of publication from engraved frontispiece to the volume; see no. 11155 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 8., Plate from: A lecture on heads / by Geo. Alex. Stevens ; with additions, as delivered by Mr. Charles Lee Lewes ; ... embellished with twenty-five humourous characteristic prints, from drawings by G.M. Woodward, Esq. London : Printed for Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe ..., 1808., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Numbered "10" in upper right corner., and Mounted on leaf 43 of volume 9 of 14 volumes.
"Lee Lewes stands on stage at Covent Garden, with busts arranged on a table behind him, he holds one up, turning to the crowd; the audience in the pit in the foreground, with four tiers of boxes behind; after Woodward."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title engraved below image. and Frontispiece to: A lecture on heads / by Geo. Alex. Stevens ; with additions, as delivered by Mr. Charles Lee Lewes ; ... embellished with twenty-five humourous characteristic prints, from drawings by G.M. Woodward, Esq. London : Printed for Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe ..., 1808.
Publisher:
Pub. by T. Tegg, 111 Cheapside
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
Stevens, George Alexander, 1710-1784., Lewes, Charles Lee, 1740-1803, and Covent Garden Theatre,
Subject (Topic):
Theaters, Actors, British, Interiors, Audiences, and Public speaking
Title etched above image., Date and place of publication supplied by curator., 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 (Name):
Lewes, Charles Lee, 1740-1803. and Stevens, George Alexander, 1710-1784.
Subject (Topic):
Theater, Physiognomy, Heads (Anatomy)., Demons, and Spectators
Title etched above image., Date and place of publication supplied by curator., 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 (Name):
Lewes, Charles Lee, 1740-1803. and Stevens, George Alexander, 1710-1784.
Subject (Topic):
Theater, Physiognomy, Heads (Anatomy)., Hearses, Coats of arms, and Obelisks
"Bust of a handsome, alluring woman, elegantly dressed."--British Museum catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Publisher and date of publication from engraved frontispiece to the volume; see no. 11155 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 8., Plate from: A lecture on heads / by Geo. Alex. Stevens ; with additions, as delivered by Mr. Charles Lee Lewes ; ... embellished with twenty-five humourous characteristic prints, from drawings by G.M. Woodward, Esq. London : Printed for Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe ..., 1808., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Mounted on leaf 42 of volume 9 of 14 volumes.
"An elderly man, in profile to the right, pompously stressing his argument by enumerating points on his fingers."--British Museum catalogue
Alternative Title:
Man wise in his own conceit
Description:
Title etched below image., Publisher and date of publication from engraved frontispiece to the volume; see no. 11155 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 8., Plate from: A lecture on heads / by Geo. Alex. Stevens ; with additions, as delivered by Mr. Charles Lee Lewes ; ... embellished with twenty-five humourous characteristic prints, from drawings by G.M. Woodward, Esq. London : Printed for Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe ..., 1808., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Numbered "9" in upper left corner., and Mounted on leaf 42 of volume 9 of 14 volumes.
"Bust in profile to the left of a lean, elderly, wrinkled, sour-looking man."--British Museum catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Publisher and date of publication from engraved frontispiece to the volume; see no. 11155 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 8., Plate from: A lecture on heads / by Geo. Alex. Stevens ; with additions, as delivered by Mr. Charles Lee Lewes ; ... embellished with twenty-five humourous characteristic prints, from drawings by G.M. Woodward, Esq. London : Printed for Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe ..., 1808., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Numbered "15" in upper left corner., and Mounted on leaf 41 of volume 9 of 14 volumes.
"Bust in profile to the right of an elderly, lean, sharp-featured, sour-looking prude, with closed eyes."--British Museum catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Publisher and date of publication from engraved frontispiece to the volume; see no. 11155 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 8., Plate from: A lecture on heads / by Geo. Alex. Stevens ; with additions, as delivered by Mr. Charles Lee Lewes ; ... embellished with twenty-five humourous characteristic prints, from drawings by G.M. Woodward, Esq. London : Printed for Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe ..., 1808., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Numbered "14" in upper left corner., and Mounted on leaf 41 of volume 9 of 14 volumes.
"Half length portrait of a tough-looking sailor, wearing a round hat with a bunch of ribbon, and knotted neck-tie, a stick under his left arm. 'A man who despises danger, wounds, and death ...'."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Publisher and date of publication from engraved frontispiece to the volume; see no. 11155 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 8., Plate from: A lecture on heads / by Geo. Alex. Stevens ; with additions, as delivered by Mr. Charles Lee Lewes ; ... embellished with twenty-five humourous characteristic prints, from drawings by G.M. Woodward, Esq. London : Printed for Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe ..., 1808., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Mounted on leaf 40 of volume 9 of 14 volumes.
"A gross, coarse-featured man (half-length) in old-fashioned dress and wig, scowls through a double eye-glass at a picture on an easel."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Publisher and date of publication from engraved frontispiece to the volume; see no. 11155 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 8., Plate from: A lecture on heads / by Geo. Alex. Stevens ; with additions, as delivered by Mr. Charles Lee Lewes ; ... embellished with twenty-five humourous characteristic prints, from drawings by G.M. Woodward, Esq. London : Printed for Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe ..., 1808., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Mounted on leaf 42 of volume 9 of 14 volumes.
