Wilson, James, approximately 1735-approximately 1786, printmaker
Published / Created:
[5 February 1772]
Call Number:
772.02.05.02.1+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A fashionably dressed woman sitting behind a table is taking a necklace out of a box; she has three large black spots on her face. She looks with disdain at her enraged husband in old-fashioned clothes and a nightcap, sitting next to her, his fists cl...
Alternative Title:
City tailor's wife dressing for the Pantheon
Description:
Title engraved below image.
Publisher:
Publish'd 5th Feby. 1772 by Heny. Parker at No. 82 in Cornhill, London
Wilson, James, approximately 1735-approximately 1786, printmaker
Published / Created:
[5 February 1772]
Call Number:
772.02.05.02+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A fashionably dressed woman sitting behind a table is taking a necklace out of a box; she has three large black spots on her face. She looks with disdain at her enraged husband in old-fashioned clothes and a nightcap, sitting next to her, his fists cl...
Description:
Title engraved below image.
Publisher:
Publish'd 5th Feby. 1772 by W. Humphrey, St. Martin's Lane
"A counterblast to British Museum Satires No. 14110, and an imitation of its manner, in the guise of a companion plate. As in that plate, a zebra with a man's head stands in an oval bandbox, but in profile to the right. The head is (presumably) Lord C...
Alternative Title:
Companion to the Queens ass in a band-box
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. by S.W. Fores, corner of Sackville St., Picadilly [sic]
Subject (Name):
Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821., Conyngham, Francis Nathaniel Conyngham, Marquess, 1797-1876, Conyngham, Henry Conyngham, Marquess, 1766-1832, George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830., Conyngham, Elizabeth Conyngham, Marchioness, -1861., Huntly, Elizabeth, Marchioness of, 1799-1839., Hertford, Isabella Anne Ingram-Seymour-Conway, Marchioness of, 1760-1834., Croker, John Wilson, 1780-1857., Howley, William, 1766-1848., and Windsor Castle,
Subject (Topic):
Adultery, Zebras, Boxes, Documents, Jewelry, Dwellings, and Castles & palaces
"Cows and goats with distended udders are grouped outside a small thatched cottage (see British Museum Satires No. 13893). The King, wearing apron, over-sleeves, and top-boots, stands by a cow, an arm resting on her back, his pail at his feet, his sto...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. by G. Humphrey, 27 St. James's St.
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830 and Conyngham, Elizabeth Conyngham, Marchioness, -1861
Depiction of George IV in a rage against family members (Frederick and William) who are unwilling to lend their support for his divorce from Caroline; he kicks a man (Bloomfield?) while pursuing his brothers, who are in uniform and seen fleeing on the...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pub. by H. Fores, Panton St., Haymarket
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Bloomfield, Benjamin Bloomfield, Baron, 1768-1846, Frederick Augustus, Prince, Duke of York and Albany, 1763-1827, William IV, King of Great Britain, 1765-1837, and Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821.
Subject (Topic):
Divorce, Adultery, Anger, Kicking, Brothers, Pineapples, Military uniforms, and British
"Caricature of a man in top hat and coat holding gloves and passing through a door."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Peer of the realm starting for the Queens Trial and Pier of the realm starting at the Queens Trial
Description:
Title etched below image; the word "peer" has the first "e" etched above the line (replacing a scored-through "i"), and the word "for" is likewise etched above the line (replacing the scored-through word "at").
Publisher:
Pubd. Octr. 1820 by H. Fores, Panton St.
Subject (Name):
Conyngham, Henry Conyngham, Marquess, 1766-1832 and Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821
"A 'cit' smokes angrily over his glass, tilting his chair, while his pretty young wife sits with folded arms. A handsome young officer opens the door, apparently unseen by both. Below the design: 'Husband. - What makes you look so thoughtful my Love, ...
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
Published 10th October 1797 by Laurie & Whittle, 53 Fleet Street, London
Subject (Topic):
Young adults, Women, Military officers, Adultery, Mirrors, Pipes (Smoking), and Chairs
