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10. Looking at the comet till you get a criek in the neck [graphic]
- Creator:
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [20 September 1811?]
- Call Number:
- 811.09.20.01.2+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "An ugly old man wearing night-cap, dressing-gown, and slippers stands at an open window gazing up through a spy-glass at a comet shaped like a large shuttle-cock. Keys hang from his waist. Behind him (left) sits a pretty young woman, turning her head to look at the comet, but giving her right hand to a young man who kneels beside her, while she presses her foot on his. She wears a long fur boa over her evening dress."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title from caption below image., Publication date from the British Museum online catalogue., State in the British Museum online catalogue numbered '91'., Sheet trimmed leaving thread margins., "Price one shilling coloured.", and Variant without publication date and series number. Cf. No. 11810 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 9.
- Publisher:
- Thos. Tegg No. 111 Cheapside
- Subject (Topic):
- Adultery, Comets, and Sleepwear
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Looking at the comet till you get a criek in the neck [graphic]
11. The vision [graphic].
- Creator:
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [15 May 1786]
- Call Number:
- Auchincloss Rowlandson v. 2
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Boswell (left) rises in terror from his bed, at the sight of a headless man in Highland dress, the head replaced by a headsman's axe surmounted by a Scots cap. This spectre, irradiated, advances from the right and draws aside the curtain of the bed. Boswell's nightcap flies upwards from his head ..."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched below image., One in a series of twenty plates by Rowlandson after S. Collings. See: Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum, v. 6, page 345., Plate from: Picturesque beauties of Boswell, Part the Second. [London] : [E. Jackson], [1786], Sheet trimmed within plate mark, Three lines of verse below title: "I had the most elegant room, by there was a fire in it that blazed, And the sea to which my windows looked roared, & the pillows were made of sea fowls feathers ..." Vide Journal p. 110., Temporary local subject terms: Highland dress -- Scots cap -- Bed curtains -- Headless spectre., 1 print : etching with stipple on wove paper ; plate mark 25 x 26.4 cm, on sheet 27.6 x 29.9 cm., and Mounted on leaf 63 of volume 2 of 14 volumes.
- Publisher:
- Publish'd May 15th, 1786, by E. Jackson, No. 14 Mary-le-bone Street, Golden Square
- Subject (Name):
- Boswell, James, 1740-1795 and Boswell, James, 1740-1795.
- Subject (Topic):
- Beds, Sleepwear, Axes, Fear, and Nightmares
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > The vision [graphic].
12. The vision [graphic].
- Creator:
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [15 May 1786]
- Call Number:
- Auchincloss Rowlandson v. 2
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Boswell (left) rises in terror from his bed, at the sight of a headless man in Highland dress, the head replaced by a headsman's axe surmounted by a Scots cap. This spectre, irradiated, advances from the right and draws aside the curtain of the bed. Boswell's nightcap flies upwards from his head ..."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched below image., One in a series of twenty plates by Rowlandson after S. Collings. See: Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum, v. 6, page 345., Plate from: Picturesque beauties of Boswell, Part the Second. [London] : [E. Jackson], [1786], Sheet trimmed within plate mark, Three lines of verse below title: "I had the most elegant room, by there was a fire in it that blazed, And the sea to which my windows looked roared, & the pillows were made of sea fowls feathers ..." Vide Journal p. 110., Temporary local subject terms: Highland dress -- Scots cap -- Bed curtains -- Headless spectre., 1 print : etching with stipple on wove paper ; sheet 23.2 x 25.7 cm., Sheet trimmed within plate mark resulting in loss of imprint statement., and Mounted on leaf 63 of volume 2 of 14 volumes.
- Publisher:
- Publish'd May 15th, 1786, by E. Jackson, No. 14 Mary-le-bone Street, Golden Square
- Subject (Name):
- Boswell, James, 1740-1795 and Boswell, James, 1740-1795.
- Subject (Topic):
- Beds, Sleepwear, Axes, Fear, and Nightmares
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > The vision [graphic].
13. The vision [graphic].
- Creator:
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [15 May 1786]
- Call Number:
- 786.05.15.09+ Impression 1
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Boswell (left) rises in terror from his bed, at the sight of a headless man in Highland dress, the head replaced by a headsman's axe surmounted by a Scots cap. This spectre, irradiated, advances from the right and draws aside the curtain of the bed. Boswell's nightcap flies upwards from his head ..."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched below image., One in a series of twenty plates by Rowlandson after S. Collings. See: Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum, v. 6, page 345., Plate from: Picturesque beauties of Boswell, Part the Second. [London] : [E. Jackson], [1786], Sheet trimmed within plate mark, Three lines of verse below title: "I had the most elegant room, by there was a fire in it that blazed, And the sea to which my windows looked roared, & the pillows were made of sea fowls feathers ..." Vide Journal p. 110., and Temporary local subject terms: Highland dress -- Scots cap -- Bed curtains -- Headless spectre.
- Publisher:
- Publish'd May 15th, 1786, by E. Jackson, No. 14 Mary-le-bone Street, Golden Square
- Subject (Name):
- Boswell, James, 1740-1795 and Boswell, James, 1740-1795.
- Subject (Topic):
- Beds, Sleepwear, Axes, Fear, and Nightmares
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The vision [graphic].
14. Lodging at a M'Queen's [graphic].
- Creator:
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, artist
- Published / Created:
- [20 June 1786]
- Call Number:
- Auchincloss Rowlandson v. 2
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "In a squalid room Johnson and Boswell lie in two short truckle beds. Boswell (right) is in the foreground, his face contorted with horror, his hands before his mouth as if to stifle a scream, his bare feet drawn up, but projecting over the end of his bed. A gigantic spider descends towards his head, insects are spotted over the bedclothes and pillow, from which projects Ogden (see BMSat 7031). Johnson lies on his back (left) under a casement window, his eyes closed, his hands clasped as if in prayer, his knees drawn up to accommodate the shortness of the bed. A woman's dress hangs as an improvised curtain between the two beds. Under Johnson's bed two rats gnaw Boswell's wig."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched below image., One in a series of twenty plates by Rowlandson after S. Collings. See British Museum catalogue, v. 6, page 345., Plate from: Picturesque beauties of Boswell, Part the Second. [London] : [E. Jackson], [1786], Five lines of verse below title: "There were two beds in the room, and a woman's gown was hung on a rope to make a curtain of seperation [sic] between them ..." Vide Journal p. 153., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., 1 print : etching on wove paper ; plate mark 25.6 x 27.8 cm, on sheet 28 x 30.3 cm., and Mounted on leaf 64 of volume 2 of 14 volumes.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. 20 June 1786, by E. Jackson No. 14, Mary bone [sic] Street, Golden Square
- Subject (Name):
- Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784, Boswell, James, 1740-1795, and Boswell, James, 1740-1795.
- Subject (Topic):
- Atttics, Bedroooms, Nightmares, Sleepwear, and Spiders
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Lodging at a M'Queen's [graphic].
15. Lodging at a M'Queen's [graphic].
- Creator:
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, artist
- Published / Created:
- [20 June 1786]
- Call Number:
- 786.06.20.02.2+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "In a squalid room Johnson and Boswell lie in two short truckle beds. Boswell (right) is in the foreground, his face contorted with horror, his hands before his mouth as if to stifle a scream, his bare feet drawn up, but projecting over the end of his bed. A gigantic spider descends towards his head, insects are spotted over the bedclothes and pillow, from which projects Ogden (see BMSat 7031). Johnson lies on his back (left) under a casement window, his eyes closed, his hands clasped as if in prayer, his knees drawn up to accommodate the shortness of the bed. A woman's dress hangs as an improvised curtain between the two beds. Under Johnson's bed two rats gnaw Boswell's wig."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched below image., One in a series of twenty plates by Rowlandson after S. Collings. See British Museum catalogue, v. 6, page 345., Plate from: Picturesque beauties of Boswell, Part the Second. [London] : [E. Jackson], [1786], Five lines of verse below title: "There were two beds in the room, and a woman's gown was hung on a rope to make a curtain of seperation [sic] between them ..." Vide Journal p. 153., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and In mss. in lower left corner: E-155.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. 20 June 1786, by E. Jackson No. 14, Mary bone [sic] Street, Golden Square
- Subject (Name):
- Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784, Boswell, James, 1740-1795, and Boswell, James, 1740-1795.
- Subject (Topic):
- Atttics, Bedroooms, Nightmares, Sleepwear, and Spiders
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Lodging at a M'Queen's [graphic].
16. A patent extinguisher, being a safe & easy mode of putting out a candle [art original].
- Creator:
- Nixon, John, -1818, artist
- Published / Created:
- [ca. July 1801]
- Call Number:
- Drawings N736 no. 7 Box D205
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- An old woman dressed in her nightcap and gown, her one breast hanging exposed from her gown, climbs into bed in which her husband already lies. She expels gas from her bottom in the direction of the candle on the ground in front of the fireplace with such force that it lifts the cat off the ground and bends the candle. Above the fireplace is a broadside entitled: The storm by Mr. Dodd, cease rude boreas balstering railes ... On the table below the window (left) is a bowl labeled "Pease porridge" and a wig on a stand. On the ground at her feet lies a corset, shoes and other garments. Above the bed are boxed and breeches; a man's coat is hung on the back of the chair to the right of the hearth
- Description:
- Title from note in artist's hand above image., Artist name from dealer's description., Study (or copy) for a print of the same title that was published July 1801 by W. Holland. Not reversed., and John Nixon (ca. 1750 - 1818), city merchant and amateur watercolourist (topography) and designer and maker of satirical prints; honorary exhibitor in RA between 1781 and 1815.
- Subject (Topic):
- Bed, Boxes, Candlesticks, Canopy beds, Cats, Corsets, Couples, Fireplaces, Flatulence, Single women, and Sleepwear
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > A patent extinguisher, being a safe & easy mode of putting out a candle [art original].
17. A patent extinguisher, being a safe & easy mode of putting out a candle [graphic].
- Creator:
- Nixon, John, -1818, artist
- Published / Created:
- July 1801.
- Call Number:
- 801.07.00.05+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- An old woman dressed in her nightcap and gown, her one breast hanging exposed from her gown, climbs into bed in which her husband already lies. She expels gas from her bottom in the direction of the candle on the ground in front of the fireplace with such force that it lifts the cat off the ground and bends the candle. Above the fireplace is a broadside entitled: The storm by Mr. Dodd, cease rude boreas balstering railes ... On the table below the window (left) is a bowl labeled "Pease porridge" and a wig on a stand. On the ground at her feet lies a corset, shoes and other garments. Above the bed are boxed and breeches; a man's coat is hung on the back of the chair to the right of the hearth
- Description:
- Title etched above image., Artist attribution from dealer's description., and Study for a print of the same title that was published July 1801 by W. Holland.
- Publisher:
- Pub'd by Wm. Holland, Oxford street
- Subject (Topic):
- Bed, Boxes, Candlesticks, Canopy beds, Cats, Corsets, Couples, Fireplaces, Flatulence, Single women, and Sleepwear
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > A patent extinguisher, being a safe & easy mode of putting out a candle [graphic].
18. A sprite curse thee I'll soon spoil thy capering [graphic]
- Creator:
- Newton, Richard, 1777-1798, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [1 October 1792]
- Call Number:
- 792.10.01.02
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A man wearing in a nightcap leans out a window from the upper story of his cottage and aims a blunderbuss at a ghostly sprite who dances in the yard outside his front door. The man's face is contorted with anger and concentration as he points his gun
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
- Publisher:
- Pub. Octr. 1, 1792, by W. Holland, No. 50 Oxford Street
- Subject (Topic):
- Anger, Dance, Ghosts, Guns, and Sleepwear
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > A sprite curse thee I'll soon spoil thy capering [graphic]
