"One of two prints issued with Hogarth's treatise "The Analysis of Beauty": a ballroom scene with dancers ranging from elegant to ungainly; in the lower left corner is a pile of tricorne hats; forming a border around the main image are 41 compartments with diagrams relating to the text; the image is numbered throughout"--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title engraved above image., State from Paulson., Ms. note in pencil in Steevens's hand above print: 2nd impression., and On page 165 in volume 2.
"One of two prints issued with Hogarth's treatise "The Analysis of Beauty": a ballroom scene with dancers ranging from elegant to ungainly; in the lower left corner is a pile of tricorne hats; forming a border around the main image are 41 compartments with diagrams relating to the text; the image is numbered throughout"--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title engraved above image. and State from Paulson.
Title etched on ribbon at top of image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark, cropping last digit from the date of publication., Last digit of date from British Museum catalogue., Temporary local subject terms: Ladies' costumes., and Mounted to 31 x 40 cm.
Title from item., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., Not in Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Temporary local subject terms: French term for pregnancy.
Publisher:
Pubd. Feby. 20th 1786 by J. Wicksteed, No. 30 Henrietta Strt. Covent Garden
Two elderly women in hats sit, the one on the left is facing forward with arns across her chest; the woman on the right turns to the right and holds a sheet in her hands
Description:
Title below image., Trimmed within design; lines in pencil drawn on left and top., Date and place of publication based on John Nixons known years of activity and location., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Ms. annotation in lower left of image: John Nixon.
Three views of women's dress and hat styles in England circa 1800. One model wears a poke bonnet and carries a parasol
Alternative Title:
Fashions a little before 1800
Description:
Title from item., Caption title above image: Fashions a little before 1800, Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Watermark: Russell & Co.
Three views of men's fashionable attire in England circa 1800. They wear Jean de Bry coats, hats, and high, tasseled boots and carry walking sticks
Alternative Title:
Fashions a little before 1800
Description:
Title from item., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., Caption title above image: Fashions a little before 1800, and Possibly some additional lettering preceding caption title erased from this impression.
Outside a country tavern, a recruiting officer with a sword in his right hand holds up a purse in his left, facing right before 4 grotesquely drawn long-haired yokels who grin foolishly at the prospect. Behind the officer stands a drummer wearing a grenadier's cap on which is inscribed the words "War for ever".
Description:
Title from item., Place of publication suggested by engraver's name, possibly identifiable with Graham Stewart the wood-engraver who died in 1786 (cf. Strickland, A Dictionary of Irish artists)., Date based on that suggested for no. 5796 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5., and Title in the British Museum catalogue: Beating up for recruits, originally designed by Robert Dighton.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Topic):
Recruiting & enlistment, Military uniforms, British, Hats, and Drums
Outside a country tavern, a recruiting officer with a sword in his right hand holds up a purse in his left, facing right before 4 grotesquely drawn long-haired yokels who grin foolishly at the prospect. Behind the officer stands a drummer wearing a grenadier's cap. In the far distance is a horse-drawn covered wagon
Description:
Title from item. and Date from British Museum online catalogue.
Publisher:
Printed for Robert Sayer, No. 53, Fleet Street
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Topic):
Recruiting & enlistment, Military uniforms, British, Hats, Drums, and Taverns (Inns)
Two well-dressed young women sit in chairs opposite each other over a table on which are placed scissors, fabric, and ribbon and other sewing notions. They each are sewing , the woman facing the views attaches a large feather to a hat. The room is well-furnished with wallpaper, a patterned rug and a mirror on the wall behind them
Description:
Title engraved below image., Plate numbered '383' in lower right corner., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Publisher:
Publish'd 24th Jany 1797, by Laurie & Whittle, 53 Fleet Street, London
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Topic):
Clothing & dress, Hats, Interiors, Parlors, Rugs, Sewing, and Wallpapers