Leaf 63. Darly's comic-prints of characters, caricatures, macaronies, &c.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
An etching with the whole-length figure of Dr. Bragge, a picture-dealer. He is stooped over, both hands on his walking-stick and peers intently as if contemplating a work of art. He wears a long, loose coat, a cocked hat and pince-nez. His lower lip is characteristically large, and it protrudes considerably
Alternative Title:
Monsieur Le Virtu
Description:
Title etched below image., Variant state, with both volume and plate numbers; Cf. No. 4685 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 4., Initial letters of publisher's name in imprint form a monogram., Plate numbered "v. 1" in upper left corner and "21" in upper right corner., For a similar design etched by Sir Edward Newenham, see no. 4926 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5., and Sheet 249 x 152 mm.
Publisher:
Pubd. according to act of Parlt., Novr. 3d, 1771, by MDarly, 39 Strand
Subject (Name):
Bragge, Robert, Dr. 1700-1777
Subject (Topic):
Humor, Antiquarians, Collectors, Eyeglasses, and Staffs (Sticks)
Leaf 63. Darly's comic-prints of characters, caricatures, macaronies, &c.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
An etching with the whole-length figure of Dr. Bragge, a picture-dealer. He is stooped over, both hands on his walking-stick and peers intently as if contemplating a work of art. He wears a long, loose coat, a cocked hat and pince-nez. His lower lip is characteristically large, and it protrudes considerably
Alternative Title:
Monsieur Le Virtu
Description:
Title etched below image., Variant state, with both volume and plate numbers; Cf. No. 4685 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 4., Initial letters of publisher's name in imprint form a monogram., Plate numbered "v. 1" in upper left corner and "21" in upper right corner., and For a similar design etched by Sir Edward Newenham, see no. 4926 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5.
Publisher:
Pubd. according to act of Parlt., Novr. 3d, 1771, by MDarly, 39 Strand
Subject (Name):
Bragge, Robert, Dr. 1700-1777
Subject (Topic):
Humor, Antiquarians, Collectors, Eyeglasses, and Staffs (Sticks)
Leaf 63. Darly's comic-prints of characters, caricatures, macaronies, &c.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
An etching with the whole-length figure of Dr. Bragge, a picture-dealer. He is stooped over, both hands on his walking-stick and peers intently as if contemplating a work of art. He wears a long, loose coat, a cocked hat and pince-nez. His lower lip is characteristically large, and it protrudes considerably
Alternative Title:
Monsieur Le Virtu
Description:
Title etched below image., Variant state, with both volume and plate numbers; Cf. No. 4685 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 4., Initial letters of publisher's name in imprint form a monogram., Plate numbered "v. 1" in upper left corner and "21" in upper right corner., For a similar design etched by Sir Edward Newenham, see no. 4926 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5., Third of three plates on leaf 63., and 1 print : etching on laid paper ; plate mark 15.7 x 10.6 cm, on sheet 27.5 x 44.4 cm.
Publisher:
Pubd. according to act of Parlt., Novr. 3d, 1771, by MDarly, 39 Strand
Subject (Name):
Bragge, Robert, Dr. 1700-1777
Subject (Topic):
Humor, Antiquarians, Collectors, Eyeglasses, and Staffs (Sticks)
Charles Fox, riding a lion, and William Pitt, on a white horse, face each other in the House of Commons, in front of the vacated Speaker's chair. Fox, holding a whip in one hand and a bridle in the other, tries to convince Pitt to dismount the untamed horse that stands with its front legs on a large sheet signed, "Magna Charta, Bill of Rights, Constitution," and kicks with the hind legs and defecates at the fleeing crowd of the members of Parliament. In return, Pitt praises his steed for its wild behavior. The last of the members pushing toward the door is the Speaker, Cornwall, in a wig and carrying the Speaker's mace. A satire on the dissolution of the Parliament on March 25.
Description:
Title etched below image., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., Abbreviation "No." in imprint statement appears in superscript above the digit "7" in street number "227.", and Text below title: A scene in a new play lately acted in Westminster with distinguished applause. Act 2nd scene last.
Publisher:
Pubd. March 31st, 1784, by W. Humphrey, No. 227 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Pitt, William, 1759-1806, Cornwall, Charles Wolfran, 1735-1789, and Great Britain Parliament
Subject (Topic):
Dissolution, Politics and government, Humor, Horses, Lions, Coats of arms, Chairs, Defecation, and Crowds
Sitting in the open door to a shabby-looking room, John Robinson, former Secretary to the Treasury, watches rats with human bodies crawl on their hands and knees toward traps that offer political or personal advancement. His identity is revealed by a partially visible portrait, signed, "Robinson Crusoe," hanging above the doorway. On the walls hang an unframed portrait of William III partially concealed by a huge spider-web, a framed portrait of Charles I, and a tattered document inscribed, "Magna Charta in fine preservation."
Alternative Title:
Jack Renegado's new patent traps
Description:
Title from item., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., and Sheet trimmed mostly within plate mark.
Publisher:
Pub. Feb. 27, 1784, by W. Wells, No. 132 Fleet Street
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Robinson, John, 1727-1802.
Subject (Topic):
Politics and government, Humor, Rats, and Animal traps
Manuscript, in Walpole's and others' hands, of a collection of several dozen scraps of notes, verse fragments, sketches, and drawings, collected from Walpole's papers. The notes are primarily epigrammatic or anecdotal, on such topics as printing books; British monarchs; Waldegrave's time as ambassador at Paris; Lady Mary Coke's affectations; and Sir W. Draper's gambling. The collection also includes several riddles and verses. Some of the notes have been transcribed, on the same page, by Wilmarth Sheldon Lewis and The manuscript also contains 29 drawings, including pencil sketches of Strawberry Hill some done by Walpole and others possibly by John Chute; a pen-and-wash drawing of a scene from The Castle of Otranto accompanied by a note of thanks from Mrs Susanna (Highmore) Duncombe; a pen drawing of the actor William Kemp copied from the frontispiece of a book; numerous busts; a detailed pastoral landscape scene in pencil, possibly by Agnes Berry; pencil sketches of a pig, cow, and dog; pen sketches by Sir John Fenn; and a woodcut title page to a book of John Skelton's works, dated 1523
Alternative Title:
Walpoliana mss and drawings
Description:
In English., Laid in: scrap of paper with faded ink writing, possibly Walpole's., Marbled endpapers., Binding: full calf; gilt decoration. In gilt on spine: Walpoliana mss and drawings., and For further information, consult library staff.