Sherwin, J. K. (John Keyse), 1751-1790, printmaker
Published / Created:
[10 April 1787]
Call Number:
787.04.10.01.1+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Seven men (three-quarter length) are grouped round a card-table in a Smithfield tavern. One (right), young and innocent, inspects his cards; beside him an older countryman lies back asleep (right), his dog resting his head on his knee. The other gambler (left), holding his cards, looks at his victim. Three onlookers have crafty expressions. A fat man, smoking, approaches with a bowl of punch. In the bar (left) a fat woman chalks up a score. Coins, a watch, and pocket-book are on the table. A broken mirror and a picture of a horse decorate the walls. Beneath the table are twelve lines describing the sleep of 'Old Trusty' while his son is cheated by 'the Harpy-Tribe'."--Biriths Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Countrymen defrauded
Description:
Title from item., Curator's note from British Museum catalogue: The card-playing sharper is a portrait of Rowlandson, the country lad is reputed to be J. K. Sherwin; though this seems unlikely, since Sherwin was then thirty-six, the identification is supported by the self-portrait of the engraver. In 'The Gamesters', a mezzotint by Ward, after Peters, 1786, the card-sharper holding an ace behind his back is Rowlandson [Said to be the Prince of Wales, according to Challoner Smith (iv. 1485).]; the resemblance to the card-player in this plate, and in a mezzotint, 'A Game at Cribbage' ... is convincing., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Twelve lines of verse in two columns on either side of title: Old Trusty with his town made friends ..., Temporary local subject terms: Gambling: sharpers -- Furniture: card-table -- Furniture: bar -- Countrymen -- Card players -- Barmaids -- Pocketbooks., and Mounted to 38 x 49 cm.
Publisher:
Published 10th April 1787 by E. Jackson, No. 14 Marylebone Street, Golden Square
Subject (Geographic):
Smithfield (London, England)
Subject (Name):
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827,, Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, Sherwin, J. K. (John Keyse),, and Sherwin, J. K. 1751-1790 (John Keyse),
Title printed below plate., Printmaker identified from the original drawing in the Huntington Library., Text of the tale printed in three columns below title: Hazard, a careless fellow, known at every gambling house in town was oft in want of money, yet could never bear to run in debt ..., One of the series of Laurie & Whittle drolls., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., Temporary local subject terms: Dining room -- Glass: decanter -- Pictures amplifying subject -- Ancestral knights -- Genealogy -- Young women -- Domestic service: footmen -- Reference to marriage contract., and Watermark: 1796.
Publisher:
Published 12th October 1798 by Laurie & Whittle, 53 Fleet Street, London
Print shows King George IV fallen to the floor, he clutches his stomach, near him are a "Plan for Divorce," a decanter and cup, cards and dice. In the background sits his estranged wife Caroline about to be crowned by Justice while surrounded by her loyal supporters
Alternative Title:
Grand Lama sick of the horn cholic
Description:
Title etched below image., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum., Mounted to 39 x 58 cm., Mounted on leaf 27 in volume 2 of the W.E. Gladstone collection of caricatures and broadsides surrounding the "Queen Caroline Affair.", and Figures of "Liverpool," "Sidmouth," "Londondery [sic]," and "Eldon" identified in ink below image; date "1 Dec. 1820" written in lower right corner.
Publisher:
Published Decr. 1st, 1820, by W. Benbow, corner of St. Clements Church Yard, Strand
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821, Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821., George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830., Sidmouth, Henry Addington, Viscount, 1757-1844, Castlereagh, Robert Stewart, Viscount, 1769-1822, Liverpool, Robert Banks Jenkinson, Earl of, 1770-1828, and Eldon, John Scott, Earl of, 1751-1838
Subject (Topic):
Divorce, Sick persons, Medical equipment & supplies, Gambling, Bottles, Crowns, Justice, and Scales
An E.O. or roulette table lies broken in the street as four men attack it with mallets and other tools. Two attackers, the Bow Street magistrates Addington and Wright, are depicted with donkey's heads. Three constables are also shown, one attempting to stop the violence, the other two joining in the attack. A commentary on the enforcement of anti-gaming laws
Alternative Title:
Westminster just-asses a braying and Downfall of the E.O. table
Description:
Title etched below image., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., and Text below title: NB. The jack-asses are to be indemnified for all the mischief they do, by the bulls & bears of the city.
Publisher:
Pubd. Augt. 26th, 1782, by W. Humphrey, No. 227 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
England and London
Subject (Name):
Addington, William, Sir, -1811, Wright, Sampson, Sir, -1793, and Bond, John, active 1782
Subject (Topic):
Vandalism, Donkeys, Judges, Gambling, and Clothing & dress
An E.O. or roulette table lies broken in the street as four men attack it with mallets and other tools. Two attackers, the Bow Street magistrates Addington and Wright, are depicted with donkey's heads. Three constables are also shown, one attempting to stop the violence, the other two joining in the attack. A commentary on the enforcement of anti-gaming laws
Alternative Title:
Westminster just-asses a braying and Downfall of the E.O. table
Description:
Title etched below image., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., Text below title: NB. The jack-asses are to be indemnified for all the mischief they do, by the bulls & bears of the city., 1 print : etching on wove paper ; plate mark 24.9 x 35.2 cm, on sheet 26.6 x 36.8 cm., and Mounted on leaf 44 of volume 1 of 12.
Publisher:
Pubd. Augt. 26th, 1782, by W. Humphrey, No. 227 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
England and London
Subject (Name):
Addington, William, Sir, -1811, Wright, Sampson, Sir, -1793, and Bond, John, active 1782
Subject (Topic):
Vandalism, Donkeys, Judges, Gambling, and Clothing & dress
A room with filled with men smoking and drinking and placing bets. On the wall in the background is a poster "Epson Races".
Description:
Title from caption below image., Date of publication from unverified data in local card catalog record., Text preceding title: Plate 3., One of at least eight prints in an unidentified series., and Hand-drawn ink lines added along bottom of design.
Three playing card size designs on one plate, arranged vertically
Description:
Titles from items., Caption under top design: --well done quoth Whackum., Caption under center design: Mores homines., Two lines of verse below bottom design: And shall the substitutes of power our Genius thus bedecks ..., Copies of, nos. 3398, 3493, and 3543 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 3., and Temporary local subject terms: Money: bag of money -- Pictures amplifying subject: hawk attacking cock -- Newcastle Administration -- Axes -- Signboards: inn sign -- Blazing comet -- Masks -- Satire on Admiralty -- Royal die and dice box -- Emblems: anchor -- Pictures amplifying subject: EO table -- Clubs: allusion to White's Club -- Animals: sea-lions -- Trades: fishwomen -- Female dress: French dress, ca. 1756 -- Emblems: fleur-de-lis -- Containers: fishwoman's tub for pickled salmon.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Anson, George Anson, Baron, 1697-1762, Holland, Henry Fox, Baron, 1705-1774, Newcastle, Thomas Pelham-Holles, Duke of, 1693-1768, and Pitt, William, Earl of Chatham, 1708-1778
Subject (Topic):
Britannia (Symbolic character), Gallows, and Gambling
Bannerman, Alexander, approximately 1730-, printmaker
Published / Created:
published as the act directs, Sepr. 1, 1771.
Call Number:
Quarto 724 771N
Collection Title:
Page 11. New London spy, or, A twenty-four hours ramble through the bills of mortality.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Satire on gullible youths and dishonest prostitutes. A bedroom in which a young countryman is seated at a table between two young women. His right leg is slung across the legs of the woman on the left; she wears a quilted petticoat and her neckline plunges to reveal a breast; she puts an arm around his shoulder and with the other picks his purse from pocket. His left arm is around the waist of the other woman, who gazes seductively at him and offers a punchbowl; playing cards lie on the table and the Queen of Hearts has fallen to the floor. On the back of the first woman's chair sits a parrot chewing a twist of lemon peel; the pimp and an old bawd stand behind the bed curtain watching the scene; a picture on the wall shows a sheep being fleeced; in front of the table, a dog chews the young man's copy of "The Journey to London"."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Countryman in London
Description:
Title etched below image., Temporary local subject terms: Bullies -- Countrymen -- Pictures amplifying subject: couple fleecing a ram -- Procuresses -- Pickpocketing -- Pets -- Male dress: countryman -- Furniture: tripod table -- Dishes: punch bowl -- Books: A journey to London -- Bed with curtains -- Literature: allusion to The provok'd husband, or journey to London by Sir John Vanburgh (1664-1726) and Colley Cibber (1671-1757)., 1 print : etching with engraving on laid paper ; sheet 24.8 x 34.8 cm, folded to 24.8 x 25 cm., Sheet trimmed within plate mark; mounted to 32 x 26 cm., and Mounted on page 11 in a copiously extra-illustrated copy of: King, R. The new London spy, or, A twenty-four hours ramble through the bills of mortality. London : Printed for J. Cooke [and 3 others], [1771?].
Publisher:
Printed for J. Smith, No. 35 Cheapside, & Robt. Sayer, No. 53 Fleet Street
Subject (Topic):
Prostitutes, Pickpockets, Parrots, Dogs, Books, Beds, Gambling, Playing cards, and Chamber pots
Bannerman, Alexander, approximately 1730-, printmaker
Published / Created:
published as the act directs, Sepr. 1, 1771.
Call Number:
771.09.01.01+
Collection Title:
Page 11. New London spy, or, A twenty-four hours ramble through the bills of mortality.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Satire on gullible youths and dishonest prostitutes. A bedroom in which a young countryman is seated at a table between two young women. His right leg is slung across the legs of the woman on the left; she wears a quilted petticoat and her neckline plunges to reveal a breast; she puts an arm around his shoulder and with the other picks his purse from pocket. His left arm is around the waist of the other woman, who gazes seductively at him and offers a punchbowl; playing cards lie on the table and the Queen of Hearts has fallen to the floor. On the back of the first woman's chair sits a parrot chewing a twist of lemon peel; the pimp and an old bawd stand behind the bed curtain watching the scene; a picture on the wall shows a sheep being fleeced; in front of the table, a dog chews the young man's copy of "The Journey to London"."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Countryman in London
Description:
Title etched below image. and Temporary local subject terms: Bullies -- Countrymen -- Pictures amplifying subject: couple fleecing a ram -- Procuresses -- Pickpocketing -- Pets -- Male dress: countryman -- Furniture: tripod table -- Dishes: punch bowl -- Books: A journey to London -- Bed with curtains -- Literature: allusion to The provok'd husband, or journey to London by Sir John Vanburgh (1664-1726) and Colley Cibber (1671-1757).
Publisher:
Printed for J. Smith, No. 35 Cheapside, & Robt. Sayer, No. 53 Fleet Street
Subject (Topic):
Prostitutes, Pickpockets, Parrots, Dogs, Books, Beds, Gambling, Playing cards, and Chamber pots
Two men, both in elaborate wigs, sit on opposite sides of a table playing cribbage while a young woman seated between them at the end of the table, watches the game. The player on the left looks delightedly at his loosing opponent and puts another peg in the board. He has a large quantity of coins while his adversary has only one coin left. The table holds only one wine glass and one bottle only. On the wall behind them is a hanging bookshelf with feather pen in an inkwell and an oval painting (print?) of a mother and child (a Madonna and Child?)
Description:
Title from caption etched below image., Sheet trimmed to plate mark on bottom edge., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Window mounted to 41 x 29 cm.
Publisher:
Pubd. Jany. 4th, 1773, by W. Humphrey, St. Martins Lane
Subject (Topic):
Bookcases, Eating & drinking, Card games, Gambling, Games, and Wigs
