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1. Doctor Syntax & dairy maid [graphic]
- Creator:
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker, artist
- Published / Created:
- [1 May 1812]
- Call Number:
- Print00193
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Syntax sits beside a pretty dairymaid in a dairy, while a cat laps from a bowl of cream. They are watched from the doorway by a distressed woman, who unjustly suspects Syntax's intentions."--British Museum catalogue, description of an earlier state
- Alternative Title:
- Doctor Syntax and dairy maid
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Reissue, with additional aquatint and statement of responsibility added, and with plate number changed from "Plate 11. Vol. 3" to "Plate 21". For the earlier state, which was published in the Poetical magazine on 1 October 1810 as an illustration to The schoolmaster's tour, see no. 11682 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 8. See also: Grego, J. Rowlandson the caricaturist, v. 2, page 177., Probably a plate from an early edition of William Combe's The tour of Doctor Syntax in search of the picturesque. Nearly all the plates from the 2nd edition of this work have the imprint "London, Published 1 May 1812 at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand"; see Royal Academy Collection online catalogue, record no.: 06/4306., "Plate 21"--Upper right corner., and Temporary local Medical Library subject terms: Sex behavior.
- Publisher:
- R. Ackermann
- Subject (Name):
- Combe, William, 1742-1823.
- Subject (Topic):
- Interiors, Dairy workers, Churns, and Cats
- Found in:
- Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > Doctor Syntax & dairy maid [graphic]
2. Doctor Syntax loosing his way [graphic].
- Creator:
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [1 May 1812]
- Call Number:
- Print01140
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "The doctor, mounted on Grizzle, is beside a four-direction signpost on an open heath with a group of asses in the middle distance."--British Museum online catalogue, description of a later version of the design
- Alternative Title:
- Doctor Syntax losing his way
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Attribution to Rowlandson from Grego., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Plate from: Combe, W. The tour of Dr. Syntax in search of the picturesque. London: R. Ackermann's Respository of Arts, 1812., "Plate 2"--Upper right corner., For an early version of the design, published in 1809 in Ackermann's The Poetical magazine, see no. 11508 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 6. See also: Grego, J. Rowlandson the caricaturist, v. 2, page 176. For a later version of the design, published in 1813, see British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1866,1114.848., and Temporary local Medical Library subject terms: Doctor Syntax.
- Publisher:
- Published 1 May 1812, at R Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand
- Subject (Name):
- Combe, William, 1742-1823.
- Subject (Topic):
- Clergy, Teachers, Horseback riding, Traffic signs & signals, and Donkeys
- Found in:
- Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > Doctor Syntax loosing his way [graphic].
3. Doctor Syntax pursued by a bull [graphic]
- Creator:
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [1 May 1812]
- Call Number:
- 812.05.01.01
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Description:
- Title from item., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., In upper right corner: Plate 8., Variant state of no. 11514 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 9., and Temporary local subject terms: Illustrative material: Dr. Syntax.
- Publisher:
- Published 1 May 1812, at R Ackermann's Repository of Arts 101 Strand
- Subject (Name):
- Combe, William, 1742-1823.
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Doctor Syntax pursued by a bull [graphic]
4. Dr. Syntax robb'd of his property [graphic]
- Creator:
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [1 May 1812]
- Call Number:
- 812.05.01.02
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Alternative Title:
- Dr. Syntax robbed of his property
- Description:
- Title from item., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Variant state of no. 11679 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 9., and Temporary local subject terms: Illustrative material: Dr. Syntax -- Inns: bedroom -- Robbers.
- Publisher:
- Publish'd May 1, 1812 at R Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand
- Subject (Name):
- Combe, William, 1742-1823.
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Dr. Syntax robb'd of his property [graphic]
5. [Doctor Syntax stopped by highwaymen] [graphic].
- Creator:
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [1809?]
- Call Number:
- 809.05.01.01
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Three highwaymen beset the Doctor, pointing pistols; one seizes his horse. The scene is a rough track between trees."--British Museum online catalogue
- Alternative Title:
- Doctor Syntax stopt by highwaymen
- Description:
- Title and printmaker from British Museum catalogue., Originally published 1st May, 1809 at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts., Sheet trimmed within plate mark. All text trimmed from sheet., Plate from: Combe, W. Tour of Doctor Syntax., and Mounted to 28 x 36 cm.
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified
- Subject (Name):
- Combe, William, 1742-1823.
- Subject (Topic):
- Criminals and Robberies
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > [Doctor Syntax stopped by highwaymen] [graphic].
6. [The antiquary's last will and testament] [graphic].
- Creator:
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [approximately 1814]
- Call Number:
- Print00240
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Death (left) poises his javelin, about to strike an old man in bed, reading a book by the light of a candle held in his left hand. The room is heaped with his treasures (armour, &c.). Rats scamper, chased by a cat."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title from description of a later state in the British Museum catalogue; the assigned title for each plate from The English dance of death is the heading to the opposite printed page., Early (proof?) state, before aquatint added. For a later state, see no. 12412 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 9., Publisher and date of publication from imprint on later state: London, Pub. 1 April 1814, at R. Ackermann's, 101 Strand., Sheet trimmed within plate mark, with possible loss of text below image., Later state issued in: Combe, W. The English dance of death. London : Published at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts ..., 1815-1816., This record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing., Cf. Grego, J. Rowlandson the caricaturist, v. 2, page 320., Temporary local Medical Library subject terms: Skeleton as Death., and Ink verse notation on verso, perhaps in Rowlandson's hand; additional pencil notation on verso.
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified
- Subject (Name):
- Combe, William, 1742-1823.
- Subject (Topic):
- Death (Personification), Wills, Skeletons, Spears, Beds, Sleeping, Cats, Rats, Armor, Musical instruments, Books, Candles, Artists' materials, Urns, and Sculpture
- Found in:
- Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > [The antiquary's last will and testament] [graphic].
7. [The gallant's downfall] [graphic].
- Creator:
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [1 January 1816]
- Call Number:
- Print00227
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "The corner of a house seen from a walled garden. Death throws down a ladder which gave access to a window from which a distraught girl looks out; her lover, a young lieutenant, falls from it towards a pond, while an elderly colonel, the father, fires a blunderbuss towards cats on the wall, the charge being intercepted by the falling man. A prancing dog barks."--British Museum catalogue
- Alternative Title:
- Assailant does not feel a wound; but yet he dies, for he is drown'd
- Description:
- Title from British Museum catalogue, taken from the heading to the printed page opposite the plate in The English dance of death., Couplet etched below image: The assailant does not feel a wound; but yet he dies, for he is drown'd., Attributed to Rowlandson in the British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark with loss of imprint from top margin and verses from bottom margin. Missing text supplied from impression in the British Museum., Plate from: Combe, W. The English dance of death. London : Published at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts ..., 1815-1816, v. 2, opposite page 241., and Temporary local Medical Library subject terms: Skeleton as Death.
- Publisher:
- Pub. Jany. 1 - 1816, at R. Ackermann's, 101 Strand
- Subject (Name):
- Combe, William, 1742-1823.
- Subject (Topic):
- Death (Personification), Accidents, Courtship, Military officers, British, Gardens, Garden walls, Skeletons, Ladders, Falling, Firearms, Dogs, Cats, and Lakes & ponds
- Found in:
- Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > [The gallant's downfall] [graphic].
8. [The gig] [graphic].
- Creator:
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [1 October 1815]
- Call Number:
- Print00226
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "A runaway horse dashes over a bank towards the sea. The driver, a stout 'cit', falls backwards, broken reins in his hands. A young woman flings herself out. Death sits beside the road on a mile-stone, '56 Miles from London', holding up his hour-glass at the pair. (In the text the accident is on Shooters Hill.)"--British Museum catalogue
- Alternative Title:
- Away they go in chaise & one, or to undo or be undone
- Description:
- Title from British Museum catalogue, taken from the heading to the printed page opposite the plate in The English dance of death., Couplet etched below image: Away they go in chaise & one, or to undo or be undone., Attributed to Rowlandson in the British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark with loss of imprint from top margin and verses from bottom margin. Missing text supplied from impression in the British Museum., Plate from: Combe, W. The English dance of death. London : Published at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts ..., 1815-1816, v. 2, opposite page 158., and Temporary local Medical Library subject terms: Skeleton as Death.
- Publisher:
- Pub. Octr. 1 - 1815, at R. Ackermann's, 101 Strand
- Subject (Name):
- Combe, William, 1742-1823.
- Subject (Topic):
- Dance of death, Death (Personification), Accidents, Skeletons, Carriages & coaches, Horses, Dogs, Traffic signs & signals, and Hourglasses
- Found in:
- Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > [The gig] [graphic].
9. [The honey moon] [graphic].
- Creator:
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [1 August 1814]
- Call Number:
- Print00225
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "A pretty young wife sits beside an aged doting and rich husband, reading to him. He delightedly contemplates his glass, which is being filled by Death, who leans over a screen. The girl's left hand is held by a young officer who leans through the window (right)."--British Museum online catalogue
- Alternative Title:
- Honeymoon and When the old fool has drank his wine and gone to rest, I will be thine
- Description:
- Title from British Museum catalogue, taken from the heading to the printed page opposite the plate in The English dance of death., Couplet etched below image: When the old fool has drank his wine / and gone to rest, I will be thine., Attributed to Rowlandson in the British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark with loss of imprint from top margin and verses from bottom margin. Missing text supplied from impression in the British Museum., Plate from: Combe, W. The English dance of death. London : Published at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts ..., 1815-1816, v. 1, opposite page 106., and Temporary local Medical Library subject terms: Marriage & married life -- Skeleton as Death.
- Publisher:
- Pub. Augt. 1, 1814, by R. Ackermann's, 101 Strand
- Subject (Name):
- Combe, William, 1742-1823.
- Subject (Topic):
- Dance of death, Death (Personification), Marriage, Skeletons, Courtship, Adultery, Military officers, British, Eating & drinking, Alcoholic beverages, Windows, Interiors, Stringed instruments, Books, Dogs, Fireplaces, and Screens
- Found in:
- Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > [The honey moon] [graphic].
