Title from item., Date and place of publication from item, Sheet trimmed., and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
The frontispiece to an enlarged version of Henry Fielding's The tragedy of tragedies ... London : Printed and sold by J. Roberts, 1731. Hogarth chose Act II, scene viii, a burlesque of the meeting of Octavia nd Cleopatra in Drydens' All for love. The Princess Huncamunca and the Amazon Glumdalca, rivals for the love of Thumb. Hogarth show Huncamunca with large breasts and heavy arms, thick neck, and cherubic countenance
Description:
Title and date from Paulson., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., Note in Steevens's hand above: Tom thumb / 171., and On page 52 in volume 1.
Title, place of publication, and date supplied by curator., Figures depicted are labeled: Giovani Baptista Belzoni; Ann Siggs; Patrick O'Brien; George Romondo; Mr. Daniel Lambert., and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Belzoni, Giovanni Battista, 1778-1823,, Cotter, Patrick, 1759 or 1760-1806,, Lambert, Daniel, 1770-1809,, Romondo, George, 1765-after 1804,, Siggs, Ann,, and O'Brien, Patrick, 1760-1806,
Subject (Topic):
Abnormalities, Human, Human curiosities, Giants (Persons)., Dwarfs, Bodybuilders, and Obesity
Each image shows two dwarf hunchbacks dressed in 16th century attire. In the upper image, they sit on the opposite sides of a block, playing cards. The figure on the right, sitting with his legs crossed, is about to show a card, as his companion has already shown his card. In the lower image, the figures roll the dice on a small stone plinth, in the foreground two small pails probably used as dice-boxes
Alternative Title:
Collection of droll figures
Description:
Title devised by cataloger based on the first plate in the series., Imprint from first plate in the series., Two images etched on one plate., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Publisher:
Printed for Robt. Sayer, Map & Printseller, No 53 in Fleet Street
Each image shows two dwarf hunchbacks dressed in 16th century attire. In the upper image, they sit on the opposite sides of a block, playing cards. The figure on the right, sitting with his legs crossed, is about to show a card, as his companion has already shown his card. In the lower image, the figures roll the dice on a small stone plinth, in the foreground two small pails probably used as dice-boxes
Alternative Title:
Collection of droll figures
Description:
Title devised by cataloger based on the first plate in the series., Imprint from first plate in the series., Two images etched on one plate., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Publisher:
Printed for Robt. Sayer, Map & Printseller, No 53 in Fleet Street
Harding, G. P. (George Perfect), 1780-1853, artist
Published / Created:
[not after 1853]
Call Number:
Folio 64 B39 813
Collection Title:
Page 152e. Magna Britannia.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title devised by cataloger., Signed by the artist in lower right., Date of production based on artist's death date., Inscription beside the figure on the left: Aetatis svae 11 anno 1627 Sr. William Rvssell., Inscription beside the figure on the right: Aetatis svae 32 anno 1627., and Mounted on page 152e in an extra-illustrated copy of: Lysons, D. Magna Britannia. London : T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1813.
