Collection of prints engraved after the most capital paintings in England
Description:
Title devised by cataloger., Title page from a volume, the title of which is printed in letterpress above image: A collection of prints engraved after the most capital paintings in England. Published by John Boydell. Volume the first ..., Watermark., and With sig. a1, including preface on recto and list of prints on verso.
King George III is standing with a woman holding a parasol (possibly Herschel's sister and assistant Caroline) observing two men operating a massive 40 ft. reflecting telescope suspended in a complex framework of wooden supports, cables, pulleys, and wheels
Description:
Title, date, and artist supplied by cataloger. and For further information, consult library staff.
Subject (Geographic):
Slough (England)
Subject (Name):
Herschel, William, 1738-1822. and George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820.
Subject (Topic):
Reflecting telescopes, Telescopes, Astronomical instruments, and Astronomy
Title devised by cataloger., Plate from: The Freeholder's magazine, or, Monthly chronicle of liberty, v. 2? (1770)., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Temporary local subject terms: Trades: farriers -- Crimes: horse-stealing -- Orders: Star of the Garter.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820. and Henry Frederick, Prince, Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn, 1745-1790