A French man stands in profile to the right in front of his upturned chair, his hand on his protruding belly as if in pain, as an older woman sits at the table refilling his tea cup. A young woman stands behind the woman at the table, smiling behind a fan as she looks at the visitor. An older man sits at the table amused at the French man's distress. A dog drinks from a saucer under the table. The party is in evening dress, the curtains drawn, and a chandelier of four gas lamps hangs over the square tea-table laid with the tea service and tray
Alternative Title:
English manners and French politeness
Description:
Title etched above image. and Below image, five lines of text: A Frenchman not aware of the custom, constantly returned his cup without the spoon in it, which being immediately replenished by thelady of the house, he thought it a point of politeness to drink the contents which he continued to do, to the great surprise of the company until he perceived the lady pouring out the 14th cup, when he rose in great agony and cried, Ah! Madame excuse me I can take no more.
Publisher:
Pubd. by Thos. McLean, 26, Haymarket
Subject (Geographic):
England.
Subject (Topic):
Eating & drinking, Etiquette, Foreign visitors, French, Manners and customs, and Tea parties
"A young couple sit side by side taking tea; the hostess, probably the mother of the young woman, is seated at a small rectangular table filling a tea-pot from an urn. A footman holds a salver to a man who helps himself to sugar, probably the father of the younger man. He sits on the right of his host, a gouty invalid in dressing-gown and nightcap, who is seated in an armchair on the extreme right. A dog sits beside the tea-table."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., It is suggested that this print is an imitation of Rowlandson in the British Museum catalogue, but Grego indicates that it is by Rowlandson., Date '1785' in lower right corner of image., 1 print : etching, hand-colored ; sheet 21.0 x 29.3 cm., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Publisher:
Publish'd Jany. 1st, 1786, by S.W. Fores, at the Caracature Warehouse, No. 3 Piccadilly
Subject (Topic):
Gout, Couples, Courtship, Dogs, Servants, and Tea parties
"A young couple sit side by side taking tea; the hostess, probably the mother of the young woman, is seated at a small rectangular table filling a tea-pot from an urn. A footman holds a salver to a man who helps himself to sugar, probably the father of the younger man. He sits on the right of his host, a gouty invalid in dressing-gown and nightcap, who is seated in an armchair on the extreme right. A dog sits beside the tea-table."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., It is suggested that this print is an imitation of Rowlandson in the British Museum catalogue, but Grego indicates that it is by Rowlandson., and Date '1785' in lower right corner of image.
Publisher:
Publish'd Jany. 1st, 1786, by S.W. Fores, at the Caracature Warehouse, No. 3 Piccadilly
Subject (Topic):
Gout, Couples, Courtship, Dogs, Servants, and Tea parties
A group of ladies sit in highback chairs around a circular table, drinking tea and gossiping. On the table in front of the lady on the right, lays a book open to pages which read "Chit-Chat"; her lap dog sits looking up at her eagerly while a demon hides under the table at her feet. The ladies sit in a well-appointed parlor decorated with a rug, an elaborate mirror, and curtains. Above the fireplace hangs a picture of a clergyman carrying a woman on his back to church. To the left Envy chases Truth and Justice out the open door. On the right two gentlemen peer into the room through an open window and listen to the ladies' conversation. The engraved lines below in verse berates women for their love of gossip and inability to follow the dictates of the ninth commandment, forbidding one to bear false witness against one's neighbor. To the left of the fireplace is a niche filled with cups, plates, and other tableware
Description:
Title from item., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Publication date in British Museum catalogue: 1710?., Later state, published no earlier than 1740, i.e., the beginning date of John Bowles's business location at Cornhill. See London book trades, 1775-1800 / Ian Maxted, p. 26, Sixty-nine lines of verse engraved in three columns below image: How see we scandal (for our sex too base), seat its dread empire in the female race ..., Dated from the Westminster Paving Act of 1766., and Mounted to 33 x 24 cm.
Publisher:
Sold by Jno. Bowles, Print and Map Seller, at No. 13 in Cornhill, London
Subject (Name):
Woodward, John, 1665-1728.
Subject (Topic):
Devil, Eavesdropping, Envy, Ethics, Furnishings, Gossiping, Justice, Niches, Parlors, Pets, Tea parties, and Truth
The third drawing in a series of twelve 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 third drawing, Edward is shown at a tea table with another man and woman. The room is more simply decorated than his brother's. On the wall is a single mirror (Baroque style), on either side of which hang a man's hat and a woman's cloak and hat. A little dog stands with its paws on Edward's leg. Through the window on the right is slight view of a tree and field
Description:
Title devised by cataloger., Text in faint pencil below image: Edward [illegible text]., Signed "Dodd" in lower left and numbered '3' in ink in the upper right., Date range based on artist's active dates., and For further information, consult library staff.
Subject (Topic):
Allegorical drawings, Couples, Dogs, Tea parties, Parables, and Parlors
