An old man sits outdoors in an upholstered chair, looking through a telescope which is pointed up left to a black woman standing on a cliff with her dress pulled up and her large derrière bared. A dog sits by the man's chair with a similar look on its face as it too looks up at the woman
Description:
Title etched below image., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Mounted to: 38 x 31 cm.
Grant, C. J. (Charles Jameson), active 1830-1852, printmaker
Published / Created:
[approximately 1833]
Call Number:
Folio 75 G750 833 Copy 2 (Oversize) Box 3
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Satire on Ireland; a comet formed by Daniel O'Connell riding a broom at upper left, four lesser figures including Brougham (with a broom) seated behind him, light streaming behind; William IV as a spider at the top of the comet's stream; at lower right, figures burnt by the tail of the comet: Queen Adelaide and Tories including Wellington, Peel (dropping his rat-trap); an observer looking through a telescope at upper right; at lower left, across the water, an Irishman with a rake dancing for joy."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from item., Attributed to Charles Jameson Grant in the British Museum online catalogue., Date of publication from the British Museum online catalogue., Wood engraving with letterpress text., Text below title: It appears, "Non fumum ex fulgore sed ex fumo dare luco"., Imperfect; sheet trimmed with loss of imprint and series statement. Missing text supplied from impression in the British Museum., With the number "10", likely incomplete and missing the final digit, in brown ink in lower left portion of design., Mounted on blue paper backing; pasted on verso of mount is a small portrait engraved by J. Rogers that is trimmed in half, as well as another small engraved portrait that is complete: Mr. T. Cooke as Cohenberg / J. Kennerley delt. ; J. Rogers sculp., and No. 107.
Publisher:
Printed and published by G. Drake, 12, Houghton Street, Clare Market
Subject (Geographic):
England.
Subject (Name):
O'Connell, Daniel, 1775-1847, Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852, William IV, King of Great Britain, 1765-1837, Adelaide, Queen, consort of William IV, King of Great Britain, 1792-1849, Brougham and Vaux, Henry Brougham, Baron, 1778-1868, and Peel, Robert, 1788-1850
Subject (Topic):
Politicians, Comets, Brooms & brushes, Telescopes, and Fire
"The Duke of York leads his bride to the King and Queen, who are seated side by side on the throne (right), much caricatured, making gestures of eager greed. The King looks through a glass, the Queen holds out her apron to catch the coins which the Duchess holds in her apron. Behind the pair on the extreme left walks a gigantic Prussian soldier with extravagantly long moustaches, carrying a large money-bag under each arm, inscribed '£100000' and '£100 ...'"--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched at top of image., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., With Horace Walpole's manuscript annotations: Duchess of York / Duke of York / Queen / King., and Mounted to 28 x 38 cm.
Publisher:
Pubd. Novr. 22d, 1791, by H. Humphrey, No. 18 Old Bond Street
Subject (Name):
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820, Charlotte, Queen, consort of George III, King of Great Britain, 1744-1818, Frederick Augustus, Prince, Duke of York and Albany, 1763-1827, and Frederica Charlotte Ulrica Catherina, Princess, Duchess of York, 1767-1820
Subject (Topic):
Avarice, Coins, Dowry, Military uniforms, Prussian, Reception rooms, Royal weddings, Skull & crossbones, Telescopes, and Thrones
"The Duke of York leads his bride to the King and Queen, who are seated side by side on the throne (right), much caricatured, making gestures of eager greed. The King looks through a glass, the Queen holds out her apron to catch the coins which the Duchess holds in her apron. Behind the pair on the extreme left walks a gigantic Prussian soldier with extravagantly long moustaches, carrying a large money-bag under each arm, inscribed '£100000' and '£100 ...'"--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched at top of image., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., 1 print : etching plate mark 25 x 35.2 cm., on sheet 26 x 36 cm., and On wove paper, hand-colored.
Publisher:
Pubd. Novr. 22d, 1791, by H. Humphrey, No. 18 Old Bond Street
Subject (Name):
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820, Charlotte, Queen, consort of George III, King of Great Britain, 1744-1818, Frederick Augustus, Prince, Duke of York and Albany, 1763-1827, and Frederica Charlotte Ulrica Catherina, Princess, Duchess of York, 1767-1820
Subject (Topic):
Avarice, Coins, Dowry, Military uniforms, Prussian, Reception rooms, Royal weddings, Skull & crossbones, Telescopes, and Thrones
Leaf 30. Darly's comic-prints of characters, caricatures, macaronies, &c.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Satire: two men peering at each other, one a macaroni using a lorgnette, the other a conventional elderly gentleman using a telescope."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Initial letters of publisher's name in imprint form a monogram., Plate numbered '3' in upper right corner., and Temporary local subject terms: Macaronies -- Wigs: queue -- Male dress: old-fashioned, ca. 1730 -- Canes -- Quizzing glasses.
Publisher:
Pub. according to act, Jany. 16th, 1772, by MDarly, 39 Strand
Subject (Topic):
Dandies, British, Wigs, Staffs (Sticks), Telescopes, and Lorgnettes
Leaf 30. Darly's comic-prints of characters, caricatures, macaronies, &c.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Satire: two men peering at each other, one a macaroni using a lorgnette, the other a conventional elderly gentleman using a telescope."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Initial letters of publisher's name in imprint form a monogram., Plate numbered '3' in upper right corner., Temporary local subject terms: Macaronies -- Wigs: queue -- Male dress: old-fashioned, ca. 1730 -- Canes -- Quizzing glasses., First of two plates on leaf 30., and 1 print : etching with engraving on laid paper ; plate mark 17.6 x 25 cm, on sheet 44.4 x 27.5 cm.
Publisher:
Pub. according to act, Jany. 16th, 1772, by MDarly, 39 Strand
Subject (Topic):
Dandies, British, Wigs, Staffs (Sticks), Telescopes, and Lorgnettes
Grant, C. J. (Charles Jameson), active 1830-1852, printmaker
Published / Created:
[approximately 1833]
Call Number:
Folio 75 G750 833 Copy 2 (Oversize) Box 3
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Mongolfier with the shape like a sausage; Queen sitting on the top of it; politicians, King and Clergy on the back."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Adelaide aerial ship
Description:
Title from item., Attributed to Charles Jameson Grant in the British Museum online catalogue., Date of publication from the British Museum online catalogue., Wood engraving with letterpress text., Text below title: Being a voyage volante to the land of rags and rubbish for the express purpose of engaging fresh German troops ..., Imperfect; sheet trimmed with loss of imprint and series statement. Missing text supplied from impression in the British Museum., Numbered "97" in brown ink in lower left corner of design., Mounted on green paper backing., and No. 97.
Publisher:
Printed and published by G. Drake, 12, Houghton Street, Clare Market
Subject (Geographic):
England.
Subject (Name):
Adelaide, Queen, consort of William IV, King of Great Britain, 1792-1849, William IV, King of Great Britain, 1765-1837, and Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852
"A group of men crowd around a large punch-bowl, peering through telescopes at an owl perched on the inn-sign of a sun."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from item., Date from British Museum online catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark at the bottom., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., Temporary local subject terms: Astronomical observations -- Parsons -- Glass: wine bottles -- Smoking -- Dishes: punch bowls., Watermark: Cansell 1824., and Evidence of erasure of text below title.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Topic):
Clergy, Monkeys, Owls, Signs (Notices), Smoking, and Telescopes
"A lady sits on a garden seat in profile to the right, looking through a telescope placed on a small rectangular table. A grinning man standing beside her stares at her through a quizzing-glass. Among the shrubs in the background is a statue of a satyr whose expression is intended to reflect that of the man."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title engraved below image., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., One of a series of 'Drolls.', and Temporary local subject terms: Young women -- Quizzing glasses -- Furniture: outdoor bench -- Satyrs.
Publisher:
Published 16th Decr. 1793, by Robt. Sayer & Co., Fleet Street, London
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Topic):
Couples, Telescopes, Voyeurism, and Clothing & dress
Title supplied by curator., Almagestum novum by Giovanni Battista Riccioli was published in 1651 and is one of the earliest published books on astronomy., Place of publication supplied by curator., This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing., Temporary local Medical Library subject terms: Tycho., and Accompanying label: Title-page to the Almagestum Novum by G.B. Riccioli. 1651. Astronomia balancing the system of Tycho against that of Copernicus. B.199
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Riccioli, Giovanni Battista, 1598-1671., Copernicus, Nicolaus, 1473-1543., and Ptolemy, active 2nd century.
Subject (Topic):
Astronomy, Allegories, Celestial bodies, Putti, Telescopes, Eyes, and Scales
