"A burlesqued tailor with a huge paunch and small legs stands in profile to the left, facing a gale and rain, encumbered with a little girl clinging to his neck, and by large roll of cloth under the right arm; he tries to open his umbrella, having placed his cane between his legs; tied to the handle in a handkerchief are books of patterns, which are blowing away, like his wig, hat, and the child's bonnet; his coat, with tape-measure, streams behind him ..." (Source: George)
Alternative Title:
Embarras des richesses
Description:
Title from caption below image., Anchor symbol is the artist's mark of Frederick Marryat., Artist from British Museum catalogue., Below title: Drawn from the life on the Cliff Brighton., Five lines of verse from Byron's Bride of Abydos inscribed below title: Through rising gale and breaking foam and shrieking sea birds warned him home ..., and For further information, consult library staff.
"A young woman sits despairingly on the edge of a bed, with the end of a garter round her neck; the other end dangles from the bed-tester. It is inscribed 'Tis expected every' and (round her neck) 'will do his duty'. She watches a servant holding a foppish and elderly naval officer, while he flourishes a cudgel. Bellows lie on the ground. The servant had discovered Miss Baily hanging, and after reviving her with bellows, had fetched the object of her affections and compelled him to marry her."--British Museum online catalogue. On the wall is a painting of Venus and Adonis with Cupid
Alternative Title:
Miraculous recovery of the unfortunate Miss Baily
Description:
Title etched below image., Later printing, not before 1812., Possibly also the work of Isaac's son George., One line of text immediately below title: A ballad by W.J. Donne., Five numbered stanzas of verse arranged in two columns in lower portion of print: A lady fair in deep despair, who pleas'd the beaux in singing, From off the tester of her bed, one morning she was singing..., From the Laurie & Whittle series of Drolls, plate numbered: 456., and Watermark: [Turke]y Mill 1812?
Publisher:
Publish'd Jany. 28th, 1807 by Laurie and Whittle, 53 Fleet Street
Subject (Topic):
Adonis, Cupid, Venus, Beating, Bellows, Bedrooms, Canopy beds, Military officers, British, Paintings, Seduction, and Servants
V. 4. Caricature magazine, or, Hudibrastic mirror.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Two demons (right) hold up a long scroll headed ' A Suit in Chancery'; the rolled end rests on the ground. Five lawyers (left) jostle each other to get places for the race towards it. The foremost presses the others back, saying, "Start fair Gentlemen, if you Please". Three of them wear long gowns; the others are in ordinary dress, but one of them wears bands."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Artist questionably identified as Woodward in the British Museum catalogue., Reissue by Tegg of a plate originally published by Piercy Roberts; Roberts's imprint is still present in lower left corner but has been obscured with etched lines. See British Museum catalogue., Date of publication from British Museum catalogue., Plate numbered "266" in upper right corner., Plate from: Woodward, G.M. Caricature magazine, or Hudibrastic mirror. London : Thomas Tegg, [1808?], v. 4., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Temporary local subject terms: Demons -- Lawyers -- Chancery., 1 print : etching on wove paper, hand-colored ; sheet 25.6 x 41.8 cm., Sheet trimmed within plate mark on top and bottom edges., Watermark: 1817., Pencil drawing of a tree has been added to upper left corner of unrolled scroll in image., and Leaf 46 in volume 4.
V. 4. Caricature magazine, or, Hudibrastic mirror.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Two demons (right) hold up a long scroll headed ' A Suit in Chancery'; the rolled end rests on the ground. Five lawyers (left) jostle each other to get places for the race towards it. The foremost presses the others back, saying, "Start fair Gentlemen, if you Please". Three of them wear long gowns; the others are in ordinary dress, but one of them wears bands."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Artist questionably identified as Woodward in the British Museum catalogue., Reissue by Tegg of a plate originally published by Piercy Roberts; Roberts's imprint is still present in lower left corner but has been obscured with etched lines. See British Museum catalogue., Date of publication from British Museum catalogue., Plate numbered "266" in upper right corner., Plate from: Woodward, G.M. Caricature magazine, or Hudibrastic mirror. London : Thomas Tegg, [1808?], v. 4., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Temporary local subject terms: Demons -- Lawyers -- Chancery., and Watermark: Turkey Mill.
Title from letterpress text printed below plate., Plate numbered '488' in the upper left corner., Date of publication and artist from British Museum catalogue., Forty lines of verse printed on broadside portion: To a village that skirted the sea, an exciseman one midsummer came, but prudence, between you and me, forbids me to mention his name ..., and Watermark: J Whatman Turkey Mill.
Publisher:
Published by R.H. Laurie, No. 53 Fleet Street, London
