A design for a carriage showing a side view and a view from the back with a scale; there is also a third view, from the undercarriage with the parts identified in alphabetic order (A-W). On the left edge is the key (Renvoi du Plan) with the descriptions of the lettered parts
Description:
Title etched below image., The draftsman Janel worked from 1760 to 1790; see: Guilmard, D. Les maítres ornamentistes. Paris: E. Plon, 1880-1881., Date of publication from dealer's description., "A.P.D.R.", Number 6 in a series of six plates, identified by an "A" in the upper right corner of the plate: Cahier de six diligences à̀ la francoise., and Housed in a cloth clamshell case with leather label "Staatswagen" with other prints in this series. For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
Chéreau
Subject (Geographic):
France
Subject (Topic):
Carriages and carts, Carriages & coaches, English, French, and German
Title from item., Signed in ink, lower right under image: G. Vertue del., Inscription in ink, in 18th century hand, lower right: from an orig in Poses. Mr. Crawley at Hampsted, Hartforsh. An other orig. drawn in Poses. Mr. Rosse., Inscription in ink, in 18th century hand, lower left: H. Famossmo Pittore Francesco Clein Miracolo dell Secolo. I molto esti mato dell. R. Carlo della grande Britagna. 1646., Drawing that was later used for an engraving published in : Anecdotes of painting in England, with some account of the principal artists / by Mr. Horace Walpole. Strawberry Hill : Printed by Thomas Farmer, 1762, v. 2, p. 127., and George Vertue, English artist, 1684-1756.
Leaf 77. Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Alternative Title:
Repos a l'allemande
Description:
Title etched below image., Attribution to Rowlandson from unverified data in local card catalog record., Restrike; plate originally issued no earlier than 1800, which is the publication year for the print by Gillray of which this is a reversed copy. Cf. No. 9510 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 7., Plate from: Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks, &c. [London] : [Field & Tuer], [ca. 1868?], and On leaf 77 of: Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks, &c.
Publisher:
Field & Tuer
Subject (Name):
Frederick II, King of Prussia, 1712-1786
Subject (Topic):
Military officers, German, Beds, Pipes (Smoking), Daggers & swords, Hats, Portraits, and Chamber pots
