Roberts, P. (Piercy), active 1785-1824, printmaker, publisher
Published / Created:
[1803?]
Call Number:
803.00.00.53+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"The Lord Mayor sits (right) in profile to the left in a chair of state facing a city officer in a long gown holding a wand who leads in a file of five amused 'cits', three men and two women. The officer says: "Here are a number of People brought before your Honor, by your Honor's Order, for not keeping the pavement clean before their Houses in Frosty Weather - according to the Act of Parliament for that purpose; but the worst of all is - here is a Worthy Alderman, lays information, that the pavement before your Honor's Door is as much neglected as any of the rest - and moreover says that he himself had a fall there in the late Frost, which shook him so much, that he has been unable to digest Turtle or Venison ever since - A material injury to one of the Body Corporate." The alderman, who heads the file, clasps an enormous paunch. The Mayor answers, proffering a coin: "Well, Well, if that is the case, take my five Shillings, and say no more about the Business." The Mayor wears spectacles and a chain of office; he has not the plebeian appearance of the alderman and his companions. (Charles Price was Lord Mayor 1802-3.)"--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Whimsical information
Description:
Title etched below image., Date of publication from the British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed to plate mark leaving thread margins., and Watermark.
Publisher:
Pubd. by P. Roberts, 28 Middle Row, Holborn
Subject (Geographic):
England and London.
Subject (Name):
Price, Charles, Sir, 1748-1818
Subject (Topic):
Mayors, Municipal officials, Queues, Chairs, Robes, Staffs (Sticks), Coins, and Eyeglasses
Lord North, Charles Fox and Edmund Burke take over the "Committe [sic] Room" of the East India Company. Burke, saying, "I will direct ye," pushes and boots out the door the Directors while Fox, standing in the middle of the room, excretes on the Company's charters. The satisfied-looking North stands next to Fox, his pocket overflowing with notes for large sums of money and stock. Behind them is a long table and the vacated "President's chair." In the corner to the left stand two crates filled with coins and signed "dollars," a bag of rupees and another one containing "a lack" [i.e., lakh, or one hundred thousand]. More coins are spilled on the floor in front of them
Alternative Title:
New ways & means and New ways and means
Description:
Title from item., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Mounted to 28 x 38 cm.
Publisher:
Pubd. as the act directs Decbr. 81 [sic], 1783, by T. Wiggins, No. 9, Founders Court, Lothbury
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain and England
Subject (Name):
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806., Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797., North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792., and East India Company.
Subject (Topic):
Politics and government, Interiors, Coins, Defecation, Kicking, and Clothing & dress
Plate [73] Plate in: Series of one hundred and ninety-six engravings, (in the line manner) by the
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Vignette to Bowyer's edition of Hume's 'History of England'; diagram showing the rectos and versos of nine coins from the reigns of Edward IV to Richard III, on a plaque surmounted by a grieving figure, royal coat of arms below."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Edward the Fourth to Richard the Third and Coins of Edward the Fourth to Richard the Third
Description:
Title from text below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark on right and left sides., and Plate [73] in a volume bound to 50 cm.
Publisher:
Published by R. Bowyer, Novr. 1796, Historic Gallery, Pall Mall
Plate [101] Plate in: Series of one hundred and ninety-six engravings, (in the line manner) by the
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Vignette to Bowyer's edition of Hume's 'History of England'; decorative plaque with diagrams showing rectos and versos of ten coins from the rein of Edward VI."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Edward the Sixth and Coins of Edward the Sixth
Description:
Title from text within image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark on three sides., and Plate [101] in a volume bound to 50 cm.
Plate [85] Plate in: Series of one hundred and ninety-six engravings, (in the line manner) by the
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Vignette to Bowyer's edition of Hume's 'History of England'; diagram showing the rectos and versos of five coins from the tudor period, in a plaque surmounted by figure of fame kneeling at foot of a palm tree."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from text within image., Image consists of two adjacent designs, each with its own statements of responsibility etched below., Sheet trimmed within plate mark on three sides., and Plate [85] in a volume bound to 50 cm.
Publisher:
Published by R. Bowyer, Historic Gallery, Pall Mall
Subject (Name):
Henry VII, King of England, 1457-1509,, Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547,, Edward VI, King of England, 1537-1553,, Mary I, Queen of England, 1516-1558,, and Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603,
Plate [46] Plate in: Series of one hundred and ninety-six engravings, (in the line manner) by the
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Vignette to Bowyer's edition of Hume's 'History of England'; diagram showing the rectos and versos of seven coins from the reigns of Edward I to Richard II, on a plaque surmounted by medallion showing grieving woman looking into mirror held by boy at right, an eagle below."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
From Edward I to Richard II, From Edward the First to Richard the Second, and Coins of Edward the First to Richard the Second
Description:
Title from text within image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark on three sides., and Plate [46] in a volume bound to 50 cm.
Publisher:
Published by R. Bowyer, Historic Gallery, Pall Mall
Plate [34] Plate in: Series of one hundred and ninety-six engravings, (in the line manner) by the
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Vignette to Bowyer's edition of Hume's 'History of England'; diagram showing the rectos and versos of thirteen coins from the reigns of Henry II to Henry III, on a plaque surmounted by an eagle."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
From Henry the Second to Henry the Third and Coins of Henry the Second to Henry the Third
Description:
Title from text below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark on three sides., and Plate [34] in a volume bound to 50 cm.
Publisher:
Published May 1796 by R. Bowyer, Historic Gallery, Pall Mall
Plate [61] Plate in: Series of one hundred and ninety-six engravings, (in the line manner) by the
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Vignette to Bowyer's edition of Hume's 'History of England'; diagram showing the rectos and versos of twelve coins from the reigns of Henry IV and Henry VI, on a shield shaped plaque with decorative border, surmounted by two youths holding a medallion showing Britannia."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
From Henry the Fourth to Henry the Sixth and Coins of Henry the Fourth to Henry the Sixth
Description:
Title from text below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark on three sides., and Plate [61] in a volume bound to 50 cm.
Plate [23] Plate in: Series of one hundred and ninety-six engravings, (in the line manner) by the
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Vignette to Bowyer's edition of Hume's 'History of England'; diagram showing the rectos and versos of fifteen coins from the reigns of William I to Stephen, on a plaque surmounted by a shield with two lions and arms, a swag of chain below."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
From William the First to Stephen and Coins from William the First to Stephen
Description:
Title from text below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Plate [23] in a volume bound to 50 cm.
Publisher:
Published Feby. 1796, by R. Bowyer, Historic Gallery, Pall Mall
