"View of the interior of a hall in which a lottery is taking place; at centre on a raised stage, five men seated at a table, in front of and beneath which are seated more men; to either side, in front of tall, open receptacles each topped with a crown, is a man reading a piece of paper, a woman holding up an empty hand, and a seated man watching proceedings; at the front, many spectators watching from rows of counters on which are laid broad sheets of paper."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate numbered in upper right, above image: No. 53., Plate from: Microcosm of London. London : R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, No. 101 Strand, [1808-1810?], v. 2, opposite page 193., 1 print : aquatint and etching on wove paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 22.4 x 26.9 cm, on sheet 26.8 x 34.1 cm., and Watermark: J. Whatman 1808.
Publisher:
Pub. 1st Feby. 1809 at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand
Twenty-four letterpress and engraved lottery puffs uncut on one sheet. Each puff includes engravings of Twelfth night character by George Cruikshank and an 8-line poem
Description:
Title supplied by cataloger., On each lottery puff: Lottery begins drawing 12th January, 1820., and Includes puff numbers 1347-1370: John Bull, Sukey Salmon, Alderman Turtle, Queen, Tabby Turnip, Billy Bantam, Polly Pigface, Molly Maid, Toby Fillpot, The Grand Turk, Colly Calf-head, John Dory, Pomposa Pine-apple, Doughy Upper-crust, Dolly Dumpling, Timothy Tun-Belly, Simon Sheepface, King, Cissy Cowslip, Letty Lambkin, Dame Partlett, Kitty Cabbage, Giddy Goosecap, Solomon Sirloin.
Publisher:
J. & J. Sivewright ... 37, Cornhill, 11, Holburn, 38 Haymarket, 141, Oxford-St
Subject (Geographic):
England, London., and England.
Subject (Topic):
Lotteries, Marketing, Advertising, Caricatures and cartoons, and Animals in human situations
Title from text above image., Place of publication inferred from lottery contractor's address., Date of publication from unverified data in local card catalog record., Six small scenes, each described with a caption in letterpress: Consultation. I and my wife are in grand consultation how to better our condition and rise in the world ..., Eight lines of letterpress text below scene sequence: ... Undrawn tickets and shares are selling by the contractors, J. & J. Sivewright, 37 Cornhall; 11 Holborn; and 38 Haymarket., and Manuscript annotations in pencil.
Title engraved at top of image., Publication date from an unverified card catalog record. See Notes & Queries 1860 and 1864., Sheet trimmed within plate mark on left side., and Temporary local subject terms: Cox's Museum.
