Two women stand on a balcony, mouths open in song and eyes cast downward at their music sheet. They wear corsetted dresses and feathered head wear. A satire of the duet performed by Harriet Abrams (1758-1821), the English soprano and composer, and her sister Theodosia (ca. 1770-1849), a contralto, on 9 May 1788 at Hanover Square Rooms. The piece performed was 'Gia che mia sposa sei' by Antonio Sacchini, and the occasion was the annual benefit concert for the tenor Samuel Harrison
Alternative Title:
Duet at the Hanover Square concert
Description:
Title etched below image., After a drawing by John Nixon, now in the Gerald Coke Handel Collection, Foundling Museum, London. The artist's "JN" monogram and "1788" date are etched within center left portion of image., Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark with loss of imprint statement from bottom edge. Imprint supplied from impression in the Gerald Coke Handel Collection, Foundling Museum, London., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum., and Laid down onto album paper, with a cropped portrait of an unidentified man on the verso: I. Hiresman pinx. ; M. Vdr. Guchta sculp.
Title from item., From the Laurie & Whittle series of Drolls., Plate numbered '172' in lower left corner., Printmaker identified from the original drawing in the Huntington Library., One line of text below title: "The end of these things is death.", Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Temporary local subject terms: Old women -- Earrings -- Miniature portraits as jewelry -- Female dress: masquerade costume -- Tickets: masquerade tickets -- Pictures amplifying subjects: portrait of Cleopatra -- Pulley-stiles -- Parasols -- Furniture -- Powder puffs -- Domestic servants: lady's maid -- Furnishings: window curtain tassels.
Publisher:
Published 15th Septr. 1796 by Laurie & Whittle, 53 Fleet Street, London
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Topic):
Clothing & dress, Older people, Women, Headdresses, Clocks & watches, Jewelry, Dressing tables, Umbrellas, and Women domestics
"Two chairmen carry (left to right) a lady in a sedan chair. The roof is raised and through it projects an enormous ostrich feather, rising from an aigrette and curls, which also extend above the roof. To the second chairman's back is strapped the base of a long curving rod which supports an umbrella to protect the feather. Through the window of the chair appears the lady's profile. She holds a half-closed fan before her face. Behind (left) is a plain town house of three stories behind its area-railings; it is next a high curving wall (right). Probably from a design by an amateur."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Publisher:
Pubd. Jany. 13th, 1796, by H. Humphrey, New Bond Street
Subject (Geographic):
Bath (England)
Subject (Topic):
Fans (Accessories), Headdresses, Sedan chairs, Servants, and Umbrellas
Grant, C. J. (Charles Jameson), active 1830-1852, lithographer
Published / Created:
[1834]
Call Number:
834.00.00.24+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title devised by cataloger based on caption below image in center of sheet., Date of publication from unaltered impression in the Yale Center for British Art., Text following imprint: Also sold by T. Dewhurst, Manchester; T. Drake, Birmingham; R. Thorley, Bath; M.A. Organ, Bristol; Ross & Nightingale, Liverpool; &c &c &c., Numerous small designs on one sheet, some individually titled below., and Description based on imperfect impression; three areas of text below series title have been mostly or completely erased from sheet.
Publisher:
Pubd. by J. Kendrick, 54 Leicester Squr
Subject (Topic):
Umbrellas, Boats, Headdresses, Carriages & coaches, Skeletons, Dogs, Peg legs, Amputees, Military uniforms, Rifles, Mirrors, Deer, Sleepwear, Turbans, Monuments & memorials, Birds of prey, Devil, Cats, and Carts & wagons
On the left, standing in front of a thatched hut. "Africa" wears a plumed headdress and animal pelt and holds a spear in his left hand; in his right hand he holds a document inscribed "Slave Trade abolish'd 1806." On the right, "America" is Lady Liberty, wearing plumed headdress and cloak; she holds a standard with the Stars and Stripes, and gestures at a pedestal with portraits of George Washington and Benjamin Franklin. A snake curls around the pedestal. Between the two figures is a landscape with hills on either side of a river, and waterfall; a crocodile emerges from behind the figure of Africa
Alternative Title:
America
Description:
Title from item., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., and Description based on an imperfect impression; imprint statement mostly erased from sheet.
Publisher:
Published Augt. 20, 1807 [by W.B. Walker ...?]
Subject (Geographic):
United States.
Subject (Name):
Washington, George, 1732-1799, and Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790,
Moore, James, active approximately 1761-1763, printmaker
Published / Created:
[approximately 1765]
Call Number:
765.00.00.02.1+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Two native Americans wearing fronded head-dresses and armed with arrows, on a sea-shore, one kneeling on a rock with one hand propped on cones from a palm-tree, the other standing clothed in a goat's skin, gesturing out to left with an ingot in one hand; a crocodile on the sand, a European ship at sea and three figures gathered around a hammock set between palms under a canopy on rocks in the upper right; from a set of the four quarters of the world; republished state."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from first line of verses engraved beneath image., Verses continue: ... what if by conquest we possess thy shore, thy savages reveng'd should less repine, since we're the slaves of thy corrupting ore., Second state, with altered imprint statement; see British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 2010,7081.570., See Smith, J.C. British mezzotinto portraits, volume 3, page 941 for mention of an earlier state of this series of four plates "Quarters of the World", "Sold by I. McArdell at the Golden Head in Covent Garden & R. Sayer opposite Fetter Lane, Fleet Street"., One of a series of four allegorical prints, the others depicting Africa, Asia, and Europe., Approximate date of publication from the British Museum online catalogue., and Sheet trimmed to plate mark on lower edge and with thin margins on the other three edges.
Publisher:
Printed for & sold by R. Sayer opposite Fetter Lane, Fleet Street
"Folding frontispiece to "A Political Lecture on Heads, alias Blockheads!! A Characteristic Poem: . . .Drawn from Craniological Inspection, after the Manner of Doctors Gall and Spurzheim, of Vienna. By Don Juan Asmodeus. London. Printed for the Author, and Published by John Fairburn, 2, Broadway, Ludgate-Hill (Price One Shilling)." Ten half length caricature portraits arranged in two rows, and, except for the last two, in separate compartments, each illustrating a section of the verse-satire. The date is after Peterloo (16 August 1819), see British Museum Satires No. 13258, and before the King's death (29 Jan. 1820). [1] 'Derry-Down-Triangle', Castlereagh, with ass's ears, his head, adorned by a tiny gibbet, turned in profile to the left, holds up a scourge. On a scroll is the motto 'EIREN·GO·BRAY' (see British Museum Satires No. 13301). [2] 'State Jackal', Canning, directed to the left, holds a pistol in each hand. On his head is a triangle, bells hanging from its apex as from a fool's cap. Behind him is a package inscribed 'Lisbon 20.000 weight'. For his much-attacked mission to Lisbon see British Museum Satires No. 12872, for the duel with Castlereagh, British Museum Satires No. 11370, &c. [3] 'Quack Doctor' [cf. British Museum Satires No. 9849], Sidmouth, in profile to the left, holds a pike on which is speared a ball inscribed 'Circular Pills' [see British Museum Satires No. 13282, &c.]. On his head is a pestle and mortar inscribed 'Drugs for John Bull'. At his back is a large 'Bible' (like Liverpool he was an Evangelical). [4] 'Chancery Jack', the shoulders of Eldon, who scowls to the right, emerge from a 'Coal Tub' (as son of a Newcastle hoastman or coal-broker). He wears wig and gown, across his forehead is a bandage inscribed 'In Chancery'; from his mouth issues the word 'Equity'. [5] Liverpool, in profile to the left, spoons into his mouth liquid from a bowl of 'Water Gruel for the Poor' held in his left hand. On his head is a round tea-tray inscribed '£4.000'; on this are two cups and an urn inscribed 'Cordial Tea'. [6] 'Croaking-Frog--' Croker sits, pen in hand, in profile to the left; on his head is a frog. At his shoulder is a flag inscribed Dry . Rot . In . Navy' above two broken anchors. He says "Fal de Raltit," and before him is a paper: 'Talavira [sic] Algiers 2000'. He has an oddly shaped seat, resting his arm on a 'Quarterly Review', above a longer (curved) block inscribed 'Couriers'. (He was Secretary to the Admiralty, see British Museum Satires No. 12310, author of 'Talavera', a leading contributor to the 'Quarterly', and (with Arbuthnot) manager of the Press for the Ministry.) [7] 'Dunderass--' Lord Melville (First Lord of the Admiralty), in tartan, is in profile to the left, holding a pinch of snuff. Across his chest is a broad band: 'Pickings of Dad 60.000 [see British Museum Satires No. 10377, &c.] Place 10.000.' He wears a curious head-dress topped by a man-of-war surrounded by smoke. [8] 'Waterloo-Man--' Wellington, so styled by Hone, see British Museum Satires No. 13302, stands in profile to the left, wearing a cocked hat on which stands a cannon. He holds a dagger transfixing a bleeding heart; behind his back is a bundle inscribed 'Iquisition' [sic], across his chest is a placard: 'Coruption [sic] Prize . Money £60.000 Allowances £200.000 &c &c.' The text is a savage attack, e.g.: His soldiers 'sav'd the Spanish nation'; | Sav'd them--to send them to perdition | By 'Ferdinand's' crust [sic] 'Inquisition' [see British Museum Satires No. 13009] and (on Waterloo): The 'General' he'd not aught to do | But scenes of triumph to review [having lingered in Brussels]. For the campaign against pensions see British Museum Satires No. 12781, &c. [9 and 10] 'Chere-Amie', Lady Hertford in profile to the right, holds a sceptre and wears a crown-like coronet. She offers the Regent a large goblet of 'Noyau', saying, "Take another sup my Jewel. Grand-Lama--" The Regent leans back tipsily, his eyes almost closed. A little demon, holding a firebrand, flies towards him, flinging a noose at his head. See British Museum Satires No. 11853."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Attribution to George and Robert Cruikshank from pencil annotation on the British Museum impression; see British Museum catalogue., Frontispiece to: Asmodeus, J. A political lecture on heads, alias blockheads!! A characteristic poem ... London : J. Fairburn, [1819], Approximate month of publication from the British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1865,1111.614., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Mounted to 58 x 39 cm., Mounted (with one other print) on leaf 53 in volume 1 of the W.E. Gladstone collection of caricatures and broadsides surrounding the "Queen Caroline Affair.", and All figures except Lady Hertford (bottom row, second from the right) identified in ink beneath their respective caricatures. Typed key to the figures (with Lady Hertford misidentified as "Caroline") pasted above print.
Publisher:
John Fairburn
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Hertford, Isabella Anne Ingram-Seymour-Conway, Marchioness of, 1760-1834, Eldon, John Scott, Earl of, 1751-1838, Liverpool, Robert Banks Jenkinson, Earl of, 1770-1828, Sidmouth, Henry Addington, Viscount, 1757-1844, Castlereagh, Robert Stewart, Viscount, 1769-1822, Canning, George, 1770-1827, Croker, John Wilson, 1780-1857, Melville, Robert Saunders Dundas, Viscount, 1771-1851, and Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852
The King sits on a couch with Lady Conyngham on his left knee, the large feathers of her headdress extending over their heads. The couple gaze at each other amourously as a woman holding a candle (a maid?) enters through a doorway on the left. On the wall behind the woman hangs a picture of an estate with the name "[C]unningh[am]" written on the frame. Another picture on the wall to the right shows a man, probably Lord Conyngham, full-length and facing away from the viewer, antlers on his head and the speech bubble "I dont see it" in the upper left. A document on the floor to the right of the couch reads "Hertford," with a speech bubble to the immediate left reading "The right owner is." A canopy bed is seen through the open door on the left side of the design
Alternative Title:
Cunningham outwitted, Conygnham outwitted, and Fair play at Brighton
Description:
Title etched below image., Description based on an imperfect impression; sheet trimmed within plate mark and also mutilated in lower right corner, with portions of the imprint statement lost. Missing text supplied from ink annotations on the repaired corner., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum., Window mounted to 24.1 x 34.1 cm, the whole then mounted to 58 x 39 cm., Mounted (with one other print) on leaf 49 in volume 1 of the W.E. Gladstone collection of caricatures and broadsides surrounding the "Queen Caroline Affair.", and The figures of "Lady Conyngham" and "Ld. Conyngham" are identified in ink at bottom of sheet; date "24 July 1820" written in lower right corner.
Publisher:
Pubd. July 24, 1820, by Be[nbow], corner of St. Clements Church [Yard]
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Conyngham, Elizabeth Conyngham, Marchioness, -1861, Conyngham, Henry Conyngham, Marquess, 1766-1832, and Hertford, Isabella Anne Ingram-Seymour-Conway, Marchioness of, 1760-1834.
Subject (Topic):
Adultery, Mistresses, Couches, Candles, Headdresses, Feathers, Antlers, and Canopy beds
Frontispiece. Dandyism displayed, or, The follies of the Ton.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Two couples, the men on the right and the women on the left: the couple at top half for 'dandies in a morning dress', the man in morning suit with hat and umbrella, the woman with large hat and shawl; the other couple at bottom half for 'dandies in a evening dress', the man in short evening jacket with handkerchief, the woman with large feather headpiece."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from item., Attributed to George Cruikshank by Cohn., Frontispiece to: Bisset, J. Dandyism displayed, or, The follies of the Ton. London : Published by Duncombe ..., [approximately 1820]., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum.
Publisher:
Duncombe
Subject (Topic):
Dandies, British, Clothing & dress, Umbrellas, Hats, Handkerchiefs, and Headdresses
"A fashionable crowd, with two card-tables, a round table in the foreground (left) at which four persons play Pope-Joan; the most conspicuous is a pretty young woman directed to the left, her loose semi-transparent draperies revealing her person and leaving her breasts almost uncovered. A leering man stands behind her chair, negligently holding candle-snuffers to a candle on the table, in order to peer down her décolletage. A stout lady in back view, sitting on a stool (identified as Lady Buckinghamshire, but (?) Duchess of Gordon), a little girl, and an elderly man (identified as Dr. Sneyd) complete the table. On the right is another card-table at which three persons are playing. Standing figures freely sketched form a background, the whole design being dominated by the erect feathers of the ladies, usually springing from a turban."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Peeping-Tom spying out Pope-Joan
Description:
Title etched below image. and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Publisher:
Pubd. March 12th, 1796, by H. Humphrey, New Bond Street
