The figure of a barber whose body is formed from tools of his trade -- brushes, combs, razors, wigs, etc.-- stands grooming himself in front of a shaving mirror
Description:
Title from caption below image. and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Publisher:
Pubd. by T. McLean, 26 Haymarket and Printed by G.E. Madeley, 3 Wellington St., Strand
Title from caption below image., Two lines of text below title: 'Tis said that vice & here's the very case can harden the expression of the face. T. H., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Publisher:
Published July 1, 1828 by W.B. Cooke, 9 Soho Square
"Satire on butchers showing a calf as a butcher holding an axe and a cleaver, with a meat tray as a breastplate, a candle in his hat, and a steel hanging from his apron. In the background, the enclosure of Smithfield market (with street lamps against the fences) in which a group of men with sticks and dogs chase a runaway ox; the entrance to St Bartholomew's hospital and the distant dome of St Paul's Cathedral beyond. Enclosed in a delicate frame a sheep's fleece hanging between verses below; these allude to the butcher's manly strength and his wife's consequent faithfulness."--British Museum online catalogue, description of earlier state
Description:
Title etched within image., Originaly published ca. 1740 by George Bickham. See no. 2470 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 3., One of a series of prints representing various tradesmen made up from tools of their own trade., and Two columns of verse below image: Old Aesop who in morals did surpass, wrapt in a lion's skin, produc'd an ass ...
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
England and London.
Subject (Name):
Smithfield Market, and St. Paul's Cathedral (London, England),
Subject (Topic):
Arcimboldesque figures, Butchers, Equipment, and Street lights
Title from caption below image., Two lines of verse below title: Some antique pedestal used this to be on? she has, at least, a look of the Pantheon. T. H., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Publisher:
Published July 1, 1828 by W.B. Cooke, 9 Soho Square
A caricature of an entomologist whose body is composed of butterflies, moths, caterpillers, grasshoppers, beetles, and other bugs. He examines a butterfly with the triangular magnifying glass in his left hand and holds a net in his right
Description:
Title from caption below image., Date of publication based on publisher's street address., Description based on imperfect impression; text at end of imprint has been erased from sheet., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Publisher:
Published by C. Tilt, Fleet Street [...] and Printed by G.E. Madeley
Subject (Topic):
Caterpillars, Entomologists, Arcimboldesque figures, and Insects
A farmer sits on a bench outside a building, his body composed of sheaves of wheat, pails, and farming implements; beside him are a barrel (labled "Home brew"), a ladder, a rake, and a mug of beer. He holds a pipe in his left hand. In the distance on the right is a field with men working, a horse and wagon, and a farmstead in the background
Description:
Title from caption below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. by T. McLean, 26 Haymarket and Printed by G.E. Madeley, 3 Wellington St., Strand
Subject (Topic):
Arcimboldesque figures, Agricultural equipment, Farms, and Farmers
Title from caption below image., Date of publication based on street addresses of publisher and lithographic printer., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Publisher:
Pubd. by C. Tilt, Fleet Stt and G.E. Madeley, lithog., 3 Wellington Stt., Strand
Title from captions below images., Date of publication based on watermark., Four designs on one plate, each individually titled., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Watermark: J. Whatman Turkey Mill 1831.
Title from caption below image., Date of publication based on street addresses of publisher and printer., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Watermark: 1827.
Publisher:
Pubd. by C. Tilt, Fleet Street and Printed by G.E. Madeley, Wellington St.
