Darly, Matthias, approximately 1720-approximately 1778, printmaker
Published / Created:
[10 April 1777]
Call Number:
777.04.10.01+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Seven members of the City Militia march out of step towards the right, 2 birds flying overhead. A short fat drummer begins the procession, followed by an officer with sword in left hand, 2 pairs of soldiers carrying bayoneted muskets, and in the rear, a hunchback carrying a spear
Description:
Title from item., Soiled at top and trimmed into image with partial loss of artist's name., Artist from British Museum catalogue., Signed (by engraver?) in plate MD (i.e. Matthias Darly), and MD of publisher's name form a monogram.
Publisher:
Pubd. April 10, 1777 by MDarly ...
Subject (Geographic):
England., England, and London.
Subject (Name):
Great Britain
Subject (Topic):
Militia, Militias, Military uniforms, British, Drums, and Musketeers
The mast slants across the deisgn backed by a sail bellying in the wind. W.B. [i.e. William Blockhead] sits miserably with closed eyes astride a spar, to which he has tied his right thigh. His right arm encircles the mast, and to his wrist is tied an open book: Wilt thou upon [the] high & giddy mast scale the ship[?] bays. O yes & rock his brain. Below is a dialogue between the Lleutenant and Blockhead
Alternative Title:
Enjoying the fresh air for the 304th time
Description:
Title from text above image., Print singed using Frederick Marryat's device: an anchor slanted diagonally., Artist identified in British Museum catalogue., Two columns of dialogue below image: Dialogue - Lieut. - Pray Mr. B. Did you call the master? B. no sir I thought ..., Plate numbered in upper right corner: P. 4., and For reissue by Thomas McClean in 1835, see no. 14093 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 10.
Publisher:
Pubd. by G. Humphrey, 27 St. James's St.
Subject (Name):
Great Britain
Subject (Topic):
Navy, Sea life, Reading, Sailors, British, and Ships
"A mounted officer of the Norfolk rangers, his blued sword drawn, a Tarleton helmet on his head, in green uniform with black facings and silver lace, a sword-belt across his chest and a sash about his waist, other members of the corps exercising in the fields beyond, the colours of the regiment below."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from dedication etched below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Plate from: The British volunteer, or, A General History of the formation and establishment of the Volunteer and associated corps ... London : Printed by C. Whittingham ...; and published by T. Egerton ..., 1799., and Mounted to 35.2 x 23.4 cm; mounted on board to 36 x 28 cm.
Publisher:
Pubd. as the act directs, Decr. 1, 1799, for the proprietors by Egerton, Whitehall
Subject (Geographic):
Norfolk (England)
Subject (Name):
Townshend, George Townshend, Marquis, 1724-1807. and Great Britain
Subject (Topic):
Militia, Army, Volunteers, Military officers, Military uniforms, Cavalry, and Military training
