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19. What a nice bit! [graphic]
- Creator:
- Newton, Richard, 1777-1798, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- July 8, 1796.
- Call Number:
- 796.07.08.01+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A large black woman, smiling in her sleep, lies in a bed surrounded by bedcurtains. She wears a cap and earrings, and her large breasts hang out over her nightclothes. A thin old, white man also in nightclothes and a night cap ogles her by the candlelight from the candlestick he holds in his right hand
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Sheet trimmed to plate mark leaving thread margins., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Mounted to: 33 x 43 cm.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. by W. Holland, Oxford St.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain,
- Subject (Topic):
- Black people, Candlesticks, Canopy beds, Lust, and Sleepwear
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > What a nice bit! [graphic]
20. Frontispiece to the "musical book's" [graphic]
- Creator:
- Newman, W., active approximately 1834-1835, lithographer, artist
- Published / Created:
- 1835.
- Call Number:
- 835.00.00.208
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Design consisting of thirty-one small images, all of them individually titled, showing satirical scenes commenting on British social and political issues, many with visual puns, and depictions of stereotypes, both ethnic and social: dustman, Hottentotts, pickpockets, bishops, hunters, etc. Images are loosely arranged in three columns with the following headings at top (left to right): Hints to singers; A few favorite songs &c. &c.; Musical term's.
- Description:
- Title from text at top of design., "Price twopence"--Following publisher's statement and preceeding publication date in imprint., 1 print : lithograph ; sheet 26.8 x 19 cm., Printed on wove paper; mounted to 34 x 26 cm., and Imperfect; sheet trimmed with loss of imprint statement from bottom edge.
- Publisher:
- Joseph Thomas, No. 1 Finch Lane, Cornhill and Printed by S. Straker, George Yd., Lombard St.
- Subject (Topic):
- Sleepwear, Courtship, Eating & drinking, Dance, Head-carrying, Indigenous peoples, Chimney sweeps, Military uniforms, Fireplaces, Debt, Bells, Singing, Bishops, Swine, Intoxication, Cats, Devil, Pitchforks, Rifles, and Donkeys
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Frontispiece to the "musical book's" [graphic]
21. A nice place in cold weather [graphic]
- Creator:
- Heath, William, 1795-1840, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [1830?]
- Call Number:
- 830.00.00.82
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "See BM Satires No. 16435. A pretty girl, perhaps the subject of BM Satires No. 16435, lies in a bed drawn close to a fire, indicated by corner of chimney-piece, fender, and guard (left). She is framed in drawn-back curtains, lit by firelight, and is wrapped in a tufted white counterpane from under which one swathed foot extends towards the fire. Her face is framed in nightcap and curl-papers. A cupid-candlestick supports an extinguished candle."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title from caption below image., Date of publication from unverified data from local card catalog record., Plate numbered in upper right corner: Pl. 2., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
- Publisher:
- Published by Thos. McLean, 26 Haymarket
- Subject (Topic):
- Bedrooms, Canopy beds, and Sleepwear
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > A nice place in cold weather [graphic]
22. A subscriber to The penny magazine [and 28 other designs] / [graphic]
- Creator:
- 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
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > A subscriber to The penny magazine [and 28 other designs] / [graphic]
23. Conduite courageuse de Mr. Pigeon [graphic]
- Creator:
- Godissart de Cari, 1774-1848, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [1816 or 1817?]
- Call Number:
- 816.00.00.80
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A man and woman in their pajamas and slippers stand looking in fright at the closed door of their bedroom. He wears a night cap and stands with a weapon in each hand, pointed at the door; his figure casts a large shadow on the back wall and over the bureau on which sits his tricorne hat. His wife (right) clings to his nightshirt, as she holds up a candlestick to light their way. She has her hair tied up in a scarf. To the right, their infant cries in its basket under which sits a overflowing chamber pot. On the other side of the closed door is a small mouse
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Series title and number from caption above image., Printmaker's name etched in image, on left baseboard., Plate 14 in this series is dated 1817 in the British Museum online catalogue., Sheet dimensions from British Museum catalogue., "The series 'Musée Grotesque' consists of at least 65 plates, made over a long period between March 1814 and August 1829. They seem all to have been designed, and in some cases etched, by Godissart de Cari, and all are placed under his name in the British Museum. The first four plates of the series, unlike the others, do not carry the heading 'Musée Grotesque' but rather 'Les Nouvellistes' and are numbered 1 to 4."--British Museum online catalogue., and Sheet trimmed to plate mark: 21.2 x 29 cm.
- Publisher:
- Chez Martinet Libre., rue du Coq, no. 15
- Subject (Topic):
- Bedrooms, Candlesticks, Chamber pots, Couples, Daggers & swords, Families, Fear, Mice, and Sleepwear
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Conduite courageuse de Mr. Pigeon [graphic]
24. The sleep-walker [graphic].
- Creator:
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [1 November 1795]
- Call Number:
- Auchincloss Gillray v. 3
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Pitt, fast asleep, wearing only nightcap and night-shirt, walks down a staircase holding up a lighted candle in his right hand. On his right only are banisters, on his left the steps abut on a gulf indicated by the top of an arch supporting the stair; he is about to descend the first step, perilously near the left edge. Behind him, in a wall of heavy masonry, is an open door surmounted by a crown. A tall gothic window pierces the wall of the building."--British Museum online catalogue
- Alternative Title:
- Sleepwalker
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., Possibly etched from a drawing by Sneyd. See British Museum catalogue., 1 print : etching on wove paper, hand-colored ; sheet 36.1 x 24.5 cm., Sheet trimmed within plate mark on right and left edges., and Mounted on leaf 62 of volume 3 of 12.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. Novr. 1st, 1795, by H. Humphrey, New Bond Street
- Subject (Name):
- Pitt, William, 1759-1806
- Subject (Topic):
- Candlesticks, Castles & palaces, Interiors, Quatrefoils, Sleepwear, Somnambulism, and Stairways
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > The sleep-walker [graphic].
25. The sleep-walker [graphic].
- Creator:
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [1 November 1795]
- Call Number:
- 795.11.01.02
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Pitt, fast asleep, wearing only nightcap and night-shirt, walks down a staircase holding up a lighted candle in his right hand. On his right only are banisters, on his left the steps abut on a gulf indicated by the top of an arch supporting the stair; he is about to descend the first step, perilously near the left edge. Behind him, in a wall of heavy masonry, is an open door surmounted by a crown. A tall gothic window pierces the wall of the building."--British Museum online catalogue
- Alternative Title:
- Sleepwalker
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., Possibly etched from a drawing by Sneyd. See British Museum catalogue., and Mounted to 48 x 34 cm.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. Novr. 1st, 1795, by H. Humphrey, New Bond Street
- Subject (Name):
- Pitt, William, 1759-1806
- Subject (Topic):
- Candlesticks, Castles & palaces, Interiors, Quatrefoils, Sleepwear, Somnambulism, and Stairways
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The sleep-walker [graphic].
26. La pipe matinale. [graphic]
- Creator:
- Daumier, Honoré, 1808-1879, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [1841]
- Call Number:
- Print00950
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Description:
- Title from item., Date supplied by curator., Place of publication derived from street address., Written in image: h.D., Published in Le Charivari, 26 February 1841., Below title: Le Tabac de caporal fait maintenant partie inté́grale de ce que les poétes appellent les sauves parfums du matin; et grace aux bouffees que lui envoyent de toutes parts les fumeurs, l'aurore, jadis au tenit de rose, doit être bien près d'être culottée., and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
- Publisher:
- Se vend, Bauger & Cie. Editeurs des Dessins de la Caricature, du Figaro et du Charivari, Rue du Croissant, 16 and Imp. d'Aubert & Cie
- Subject (Topic):
- Tobacco smoke pollution, Smoking, Pipe smoking, Sleepwear, Pipes (Smoking)., and Beds
- Found in:
- Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > La pipe matinale. [graphic]
27. Oh! che boccone! [graphic].
- Creator:
- Cruikshank, Isaac, 1764-1811, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [15 April 1795]
- Call Number:
- 795.04.15.01+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "The Prince of Wales stands full-face, in shirt and nightcap, his back to the bridal bed (right) in which the Princess lies with an expression of smiling expectancy. The Prince stands dismayed, with his right fingers to his mouth. On a table beside him (left) are two (?) mustard-pots and a bottle of 'Cantharides'. On the wall showing between the curtains of the bed is a picture of Leda and the swan. The bed is ornate with fringed curtains, and the Prince of Wales' feathers and motto at the head. Her stockings, shoes, a garter, and a garment draped over a chair are beside the Princess; the Prince's clothes lie at his feet."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title from item., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., Publisher's advertisement following imprint: who has just fitted up his exhibition in an entire novel stile, admittance one shilling., Temporary local subject terms: Furnishings: bed curtains -- Pictures amplifying subject: Leda and the swan -- Medicinal: cantharides potion -- Prince of Wales's marriage, 8 April 1795., Watermark: Strasburg lily with initials GR and date 1794 below., and Printseller's stamp in lower right corner: S.W.F.
- Publisher:
- Pub. April 15, 1795, by S.W. Fores, No. 3 Piccadilly
- Subject (Name):
- George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830 and Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821
- Subject (Topic):
- Marriage, Allegorical prints, Bedrooms, Canopy beds, Interiors, and Sleepwear
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Oh! che boccone! [graphic].