Subject: Image of the French colony of Aigleville, Texas, now part of Alabama. Men, women and children are gathered outside, all seen wearing French clothing or military uniforms. At center, a man in uniform stands under a tree with a sign reading "Ai...
Description:
Advertised as published by Basset in April, 1820 in Recueil des actes administratifs, Volume 20, Tours, 1820, p. 190. Erroneously dated 1830 by Library of Congress.
Publisher:
A Paris chez Basset rue St. Jacques no. 64. Déposé au bureau
Subject: View of the French settlement of Aigleville, Texas, now part of Alabama. At center a young woman sits on a log holding a baby, while at right center, a man steps over the log to embrace a young man. At left, a man is seen taking letters out o...
Description:
BEIN WA Prints +117: Imperfect: damp-stained. Hand-colored.
Publisher:
A Paris chez Basset rue St. Jacques no. 64. Déposé au bureau
"A grossly obese John Bull and his lean and ugly wife, both wearing hats, sit on upright chairs, gormandizing. The man holds a whole chicken to his mouth, taking a huge bite. The woman (left) faces him, biting a large melon which she holds with both h...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Chez Martinet, Libraire, Rue de Coq St. Honoré
Subject (Topic):
John Bull (Symbolic character), Eating & drinking, Ethnic stereotypes, Obesity, and Women
"The candidate, stout and plainly dressed stands on a cask, bawling with outstretched hand at his audience, who are grouped below him, their heads only appearing, except for figure in the foreground. Here a lady (three-quarter length), a veil hanging ...
Alternative Title:
Lord-Iginal faisant sa motion
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Chez Martinet, rue de Coq
Subject (Topic):
Ethnic stereotypes, Political elections, and Women
Manuscript on paper containing 1) Instructions for a nun, addressed as "ma devote fille", by a priest, containing extensive Latin quotations, followed by their French translations, from the Bible, St. Augustine, St. Bernard, Cesarius of Arles, St. Gre...
Description:
In French.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Topic):
Didactic literature, French, Manuscripts, Medieval, Women, and Religious life
"A lady, stout and plain, her knees awkwardly apart, sits behind a small round tea-table filling a cup from a large urn. Seven other ladies sit on her right and left, in a semicircle, on upright chairs, in silent boredom. A child sits by its ugly midd...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Chez Martinet, Libraire, Rue de Coq St. Honoré
Subject (Topic):
Black people, Children, Eating & drinking, Servants, Tea services, Tea tables (Tables), and Women
Two women shown full-length in cloaks and bonnets, one with an umbrella; the one in the foreground is short and stout, and winks at the viewer. The other is tall and thin and is turns to look at her companion
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Chez Martinet
Subject (Geographic):
France. and Great Britain
Subject (Topic):
Clothing and dress, Women, and Foreign public opinion, French
Seven English ladies sit in chairs lined in a row facing the viewer, some in conversation. They are mostly either very thin or very large, but all are wearing unflattering dresses
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Chez Basset, Md. d'Estampes, rue St Jacques, No. 64
Subject (Geographic):
France. and Great Britain
Subject (Topic):
Women, Clothing & dress, Conversation, and Foreign public opinion, French
