Inside a coffee house, an ensign, his broken sword lying on the ground, is held against the wall by a man with a hot poker. Another ensign, attempting to stub the man with the poker in the back, is held back by another customer and a waiter. The scene...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Published as the act directs by Harrison & Co.
Subject (Geographic):
England, London, and Great Britain
Subject (Topic):
Coffeehouses, Social life and customs, Interiors, Soldiers, Confrontations, Daggers & swords, Time clocks, Fireplaces, Maps, Chandeliers, Clergy, and Clothing & dress
Woodward, G. M. (George Moutard), approximately 1760-1809, artist
Published / Created:
[approximately 1790]
Call Number:
Drawings W87 no. 25 Box D180
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
An injured husband with bandaged arm resting in a sling and eye covered by a patch cautiously confronts and reproves his unloving wife who previously kicked the former down stairs. In the foreground a hostile cat chases and swipes at a fleeing dog ref...
Description:
Title from inscription below image in black ink in the artist's hand.
Subject (Topic):
Couples, Quarreling, Blaming, Confrontations, Wounds & injuries, and Eye patches
George III and Charles Fox, with a fox's head, try to pull the royal crown from each other's hands. Fox is helped by Lord North who wants the share of the crown, while the King is being pulled back by his coat-tails by Pitt who warns him that Fox's an...
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain and England
Subject (Name):
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820., Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806., North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792., and Pitt, William, 1759-1806.
Subject (Topic):
Politics and government, Confrontations, Crowns, and Clothing & dress
