"A glutton lies in bed, asleep, assailed by the fish, flesh, and fowl of a City dinner. A huge turtle is on top of him, a lobster pinches his nose, a pheasant swoops to peck an eye. He holds in each hand a bottle labelled 'Wrights Cham[pagne]' [see British Museum Satires No. 15478], squirting the explosive contents at his assailants. A big frog points a spear on which three small frogs are spitted. On his bedside table besides candle, box of 'Dixon's Pills', basin, &c, is a bill of fare: 'Turtle & fresh Cod'; 'Roast beef & à la mode'; 'Veal and Mutton'; 'Pork and Venison'; 'Pheasants & Pigeons'; 'Lobster & Sturgeon'; 'Turkey and Capon'; 'Goose and Salmon'; 'Turbot & Ducks'; 'Shrimps in Pots'; 'Frogs à la Crapodine'; 'Anguille &c à la diabletine' [sic]. All these, shrimps excepted, are depicted; there is also a hare."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Lord Mayor's Day nightmare and Fatal effects of gluttony
Description:
Title from text below image., Description based on impression in the British Museum., Text below title: Dedicated to all the city gourmands, to be had at all the taverns in the United Kingdom., The Lewis Walpole Library impression: Imperfect, sheet trimmed with loss of title above image and imprint; printmaker's intitials and printer information erased from sheet., and Window mounted to 28 x 37 cm.
Publisher:
Published by Thos. McLean, 26, Haymarket and Printed by C. Motte, 23 Leicester Sqre
Subject (Topic):
Gluttony, Nightmares, Beds, Animals, and Champagne (Wine)
A scene of a busy market in the West Indies with enslaved, free Africans, and white mingling amongst the vendors: The Black vendors are seated on the ground with their wares displayed around them, including produce (mellons, pineapples, bananas, etc.), livestock (goats, pigs, poultry, etc.); one man (left) is holding a lizard (iguana?); a little boy holds a bird on his finger. One woman carries her chickens and a piglet in a basket balanced on her head. Customers, both Black and mixed-race, mingle with vendors. White women with umbrellas and white men wearing hats walk among the vendors; a horse and carriage and buildings are in the background
Description:
Title from text below image., Based on a 1806 etching with the title: Negroes Sunday Market at Antigua. Engraved by Cordon, Pub. by G. Tustolini, London, 1806. See National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, UK. Accession reference: National Maritime Museum, ZBA2594., Motte started publishing in 1818 in Paris, opened a branch in London in 1830, and moved to 70 St. Martin's Lane in 1831. See British Museum online catalogue., "From an original drawing taken in 1806."--Lower left, below design., After W.E. Beastall and the engraving by Cardon. Cf. Negroes Sunday market at Antigua / engraved by Cardon. Pub. by G. Tustolini, London, 1806. Accession reference: National Maritime Museum, ZBA2594., and Imprint partially burnished and illegible.
Publisher:
Printed by Motte, 70 St. Martins Lane
Subject (Geographic):
Antigua.
Subject (Topic):
Black people, Animals, Farm produce, Markets, Poultry, and Slave trade
Printmaker's name and imprint burnished from this state., Publication date from watermark., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Temporary local subject terms: Farm animals.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Topic):
Animals, Dwellings, Farms, Military officers, and British
Title from item., Translated title supplied by curator., Date and place of publication supplied by curator., This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing., and Temporary local Medical Library subject terms: Bible; Fleas & lice.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Aaron (Biblical priest).
Subject (Topic):
Plagues of Egypt, Lice, Medicine in the Bible, Insects, Victims, Animals, and Fires
A coat of arms with two large strips dividing the shield into three parts. A large tiger stands in the center. Above the shield is a rampant stag atop a torse. Various flora and grasses surround the shield, and below is the motto Miseris Succurrere. Printed in green ink.
Subject (Name):
Bagnell, Abraham
Subject (Topic):
Animals, Armorial, Armorial bookplates, Dragon, Physicians, and Shields
A coat of arms with a sort of scepter at the center with a star above and eight crosses in the border edge of the shield. Above the crest, situated in a crown, is the head of a lamb. A bundle of leaves and flowers surround the shield, and top center is the motto I Avance.
Subject (Name):
Bertram, Alex
Subject (Topic):
Animals, Armorial, Crown, Heraldic bookplates, Physicians, Shield, and Shields
A coat of arms in which is the letter Y with a star at its center. The shield is bordered by several ermine spots. At the helm is a knight's helmet, surrounded by elaborate mantling. At the crest is a boar with a balancing scale in its mouth. Above is the motto Fortis et Æquus.
Subject (Name):
Cunninghame, Alexander
Subject (Topic):
Animals, Armorial, Armorial bookplates, Helmet, Physicians, and Shield
