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1. A frolic in high life, or, A visit to Billingsgate [graphic]
- Creator:
- Cruikshank, Robert, 1789-1856, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- Dec. 1, 1824.
- Call Number:
- 824.12.01.01
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- The fishwives stalls are in the foreground with the masts of ship vessels behind, and among them one tall smoking funnel. The market buildings are on the right. The foreground is more crowded than in other Billingsgate prints. The chief feature is an irate woman seated on an upturned tub beside her stall, berating a lady in a riding-habit who holds a huge fish's head. Beside the latter is another lady, disconcerted. Two liveried servants are amond the crowd. Lady Caroline Lamb and a young marchioness, both 'in disguise', go to the market to hear the traditional language of the fishwives, this Lady Caroline provokes by disparaging a fish. On the left is a fashionably dressed young man, resembling R.C. On the left, a drunken woman sits with her glass raised. From British Museum catalogue
- Alternative Title:
- Visit to Billingsgate
- Description:
- Title from caption below image. and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. by Sherwood, Jones & Co.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Billingsgate Ward (London, England)
- Subject (Name):
- Cruikshank, Robert, 1789-1856 and Lamb, Caroline, Lady, 1785-1828
- Subject (Topic):
- Crowds, Fishmongers, Intoxication, Riding habits, Servants, Shipsfood v., and Street vendors
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > A frolic in high life, or, A visit to Billingsgate [graphic]
2. [A frolic in high life, or, A visit to Billingsgate] [graphic].
- Creator:
- Cruikshank, Robert, 1789-1856, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [1824]
- Call Number:
- Folio 75 C9 824 no. 6
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- The fishwives stalls are in the foreground with the masts of ship vessels behind, and among them one tall smoking funnel. The market buildings are on the right. The foreground is more crowded than in other Billingsgate prints. The chief feature is an irate woman seated on an upturned tub beside her stall, berating a lady in a riding-habit who holds a huge fish's head. Beside the latter is another lady, disconcerted. Two liveried servants are among the crowd. Lady Caroline Lamb and a young marchioness, both 'in disguise', go to the market to hear the traditional language of the fishwives, this Lady Caroline provokes by disparaging a fish. On the left is a fashionably dressed young man, resembling Robert Cruikshank. On the left, a drunken woman sits with her glass raised. From British Museum catalogue
- Alternative Title:
- Visit to Billingsgate
- Description:
- Title, printmaker, and imprint from published state., Plate etched for: Westmacott, C.M. English spy. London : Sherwood, Jones, and Co., 1825-1826., For published state see: No. 14941 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 10., and Ms. note in pencil on front: Page 342, vol. 1. Watermark: Warranted not bleached.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. by Sherwood, Jones & Co.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Billingsgate Ward (London, England)
- Subject (Name):
- Cruikshank, Robert, 1789-1856 and Lamb, Caroline, Lady, 1785-1828
- Subject (Topic):
- Crowds, Fishmongers, Intoxication, Riding habits, Servants, Ships, and Street vendors
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > [A frolic in high life, or, A visit to Billingsgate] [graphic].
3. October = Octobre / [graphic]
- Creator:
- Dighton, Robert, 1752-1814
- Published / Created:
- [1784?]
- Call Number:
- 784.00.00.11+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A fashionably dressed woman in a riding costume walks down the path beside a walled garden, riding crop in hand. In the distance a hunters and hunting dogs are shown in pursuit of a deer. On the hills in the far distance is a large compound of buildlings with spires
- Alternative Title:
- Octobre
- Description:
- Title in English and French etched below image., Publication date inferred from costume., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Companion print to "March ; Mars" published by Carington Bowles in the same year., and Watermark.
- Publisher:
- Printed for & sold by Carington Bowles, No. 69 in St. Pauls Church Yard, London
- Subject (Topic):
- Autumn, Hunting, Hunting dogs, and Riding habits
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > October = Octobre / [graphic]
4. A hero of the turf & his agent [graphic]
- Creator:
- Dighton, Robert, 1752-1814, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [1806]
- Call Number:
- 806.00.00.53+
- Collection Title:
- Leaf 21. Characatures by Dighton.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "A tall man in fashionable riding-dress stands in profile to the left, talking to a jockey; he holds a notebook and pencil in gloved hands. He wears a top-hat with deeply curved brim, voluminous swathed neckcloth and shirt-frill, single-breasted coat, with breeches and top-boots like those of the jockey. The latter wears a white jacket with pink sleeves and cap, and holds riding-whip and papers."--British Museum online catalogue
- Alternative Title:
- Hero of the turf and his agent
- Description:
- Title etched below image. and Figures identified by ms. note in contemporary hand at bottom plate.
- Publisher:
- Robert Dighton
- Subject (Name):
- Mellish, Henry Francis, 1782-1817 and Buckle, Francis, 1766-1832
- Subject (Topic):
- Jockeys and Riding habits
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > A hero of the turf & his agent [graphic]
5. A hero of the turf & his agent [graphic]
- Creator:
- Dighton, Robert, 1752-1814, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [1806]
- Call Number:
- Quarto 75 D569 812
- Collection Title:
- Leaf 21. Characatures by Dighton.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "A tall man in fashionable riding-dress stands in profile to the left, talking to a jockey; he holds a notebook and pencil in gloved hands. He wears a top-hat with deeply curved brim, voluminous swathed neckcloth and shirt-frill, single-breasted coat, with breeches and top-boots like those of the jockey. The latter wears a white jacket with pink sleeves and cap, and holds riding-whip and papers."--British Museum online catalogue
- Alternative Title:
- Hero of the turf and his agent
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Leaf 21 in an album with the spine title: Characatures by Dighton., 1 print : etching with stipple on laid paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 27.5 x 19.9 cm, on sheet 31.1 x 25.5 cm., and Figures identified as "Captn. Mellish & Buckle" in pencil below plate mark.
- Publisher:
- Robert Dighton
- Subject (Name):
- Mellish, Henry Francis, 1782-1817 and Buckle, Francis, 1766-1832
- Subject (Topic):
- Jockeys and Riding habits
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > A hero of the turf & his agent [graphic]
6. The finishing touch [graphic].
- Creator:
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [29 September 1791]
- Call Number:
- Auchincloss Gillray v. 8
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Lady Archer sits in profile to the right before her dressing-table, applying rouge to her cheek with a brush. Her notoriously painted cheek is blotched with drink. She is dressed for driving, wearing a coat of masculine cut, and a skirt which is short enough to show stockings above laced half-boots. A high-crowned hat trimmed with feathers is poised on her hair; on her vulture-like nose glasses are perched, her profile being reflected in the draped mirror. Through an open window (left) appears her high phaeton."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., 1 print : etching on wove paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 27.4 x 17.6 cm, on sheet 30.8 x 20.4 cm., and Mounted on leaf 12 of volume 8 of 12.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. Sepr. 29th, 1791, by H. Humphrey, No. 18 Old Bond Street
- Subject (Name):
- Archer, Sarah West, Lady, 1741-1801
- Subject (Topic):
- Boudoirs, Carriages & coaches, Cosmetics, Dressing tables, Eyeglasses, Mirrors, Reflections, Riding habits, Sash windows, and Sconces
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > The finishing touch [graphic].
7. The finishing touch [graphic].
- Creator:
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [29 September 1791]
- Call Number:
- 791.09.29.01 Impression 1
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Lady Archer sits in profile to the right before her dressing-table, applying rouge to her cheek with a brush. Her notoriously painted cheek is blotched with drink. She is dressed for driving, wearing a coat of masculine cut, and a skirt which is short enough to show stockings above laced half-boots. A high-crowned hat trimmed with feathers is poised on her hair; on her vulture-like nose glasses are perched, her profile being reflected in the draped mirror. Through an open window (left) appears her high phaeton."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., and Mounted to 37 x 24 cm.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. Sepr. 29th, 1791, by H. Humphrey, No. 18 Old Bond Street
- Subject (Name):
- Archer, Sarah West, Lady, 1741-1801
- Subject (Topic):
- Boudoirs, Carriages & coaches, Cosmetics, Dressing tables, Eyeglasses, Mirrors, Reflections, Riding habits, Sash windows, and Sconces
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The finishing touch [graphic].
8. A visit to the camp [graphic]
- Creator:
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [approximately 1868?]
- Call Number:
- Folio 724 836C (Oversize)
- Collection Title:
- Leaf 76. Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Alternative Title:
- Visit to the camp ; Recruits
- Description:
- Titles etched below images., Two images on one plate, each with a separate title and signature., Attributed to Rowlandson in the Metropolitan Museum of Art online catalog., Restrike. For an earlier issue of the plate, published ca. 1811, see Metropolitan Museum of Art online catalog, accession no.: 59.533.1801., Plate from: Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks, &c. [London] : [Field & Tuer], [ca. 1868?], Top image is a reduced copy of no. 6727 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 6., Bottom image is a reduced copy of no. 4766 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 4., Cf. Grego, J. Rowlandson the caricaturist, v. 2, page 214., and On leaf 76 of: Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks, &c.
- Publisher:
- Field & Tuer
- Subject (Topic):
- Barbers, Equipment, Military camps, Military uniforms, British, Riding habits, Soldiers, Tents, and Umbrellas
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > A visit to the camp [graphic]
9. A visit to the camp [graphic]
- Creator:
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [1811?]
- Call Number:
- Bunbury 810.00.00.80 Impression 1
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- British soldiers showing a party of civilians around their tents erected in an open space. A black boy in livery carries a folded umbrella as he walks behind two gentleman and a tall, long-chinned lady who carries her umbrella open. A soldier is being shaved outside a tent as the group looks on.
- Description:
- Title from captions below images., Two designs on one plate, each individually titled., Printmaker and questionable date of publication from description in Grego of design on lower half of plate., Plate measurement from later impression in bound volume., Plate also published in: Caricatures. [London], 1836?], page 76., Reduced copies of nos. 6727 and 4766 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 6, v. 4., 1 print : etching on wove paper, hand-colored ; sheet 17.9 x 25.3 cm., Imperfect; lower half of sheet trimmed away, leaving only the upper design of two printed from the same plate., and Artist's signature erased from lower left corner of sheet.
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified
- Subject (Topic):
- Barbers, Equipment, Military camps, Military uniforms, British, Riding habits, Soldiers, Tents, and Umbrellas
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > A visit to the camp [graphic]
10. A visit to the camp [graphic]
- Creator:
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [1811?]
- Call Number:
- Bunbury 811.00.00.40 Impression 1
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- British soldiers showing a party of civilians around their tents erected in an open space. A black boy in livery carries a folded umbrella as he walks behind two gentleman and a tall, long-chinned lady who carries her umbrella open. A soldier is being shaved outside a tent as the group looks on.
- Description:
- Title from captions below images., Two designs on one plate, each individually titled., Printmaker and questionable date of publication from description in Grego of design on lower half of plate., Plate measurement from later impression in bound volume., Plate also published in: Caricatures. [London], 1836?], page 76., Reduced copies of nos. 6727 and 4766 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 6, v. 4., 1 print : etching on wove paper, hand-colored ; sheet 17.4 x 24.4 cm., Imperfect; upper half of sheet trimmed away, leaving only the lower design of two printed from the same plate., and Artist's signature erased from lower left corner of sheet.
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified
- Subject (Topic):
- Barbers, Equipment, Military camps, Military uniforms, British, Riding habits, Soldiers, Tents, and Umbrellas
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > A visit to the camp [graphic]