Manuscript, in a single hand, of a diary of a journey from Dublin to England and then to Cork, written in a lighthearted and sometimes satirical manner. Traveling with his father, his friend Valerius, and a servant, the Irish author records his impre...
Description:
Author of the manuscript is an unknown Irishman.
Subject (Geographic):
England, Liverpool (England), London (England), and Nottingham (England)
Subject (Topic):
English wit and humor, Travelers' writings, English, Women, Conduct of life, Description and travel, and Buildings, structures, etc
"A young woman dozing in a chair in front of a window, beside the hearth which is shown on the right, wearing a spotted gown, posy and a miniature portrait around her neck; a book lettered 'Pleasant Dreams' open on a round table at her elbow."--Britis...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Published 20th Sepr. 1796 by Laurie & Whittle, 53 Fleet Street, London
Subject (Topic):
Women, Sleeping, Fireplaces, Windows, Miniatures (Paintings), and Books
"Caricature with George IV as an auctioneer selling his royal crown with cuckold's horns to a group of ladies."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Extensive dealer, disposing of articles of his own manufacture
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821., and Conyngham, Elizabeth Conyngham, Marchioness, -1861.
Subject (Topic):
Adultery, Crowns, Horns (Anatomy), Coats of arms, Auctions, Auctioneers, Women, and Sofas
"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
"A young woman shown half-length to right with her back to the viewer, wearing a spotted neckerchief and a straw hat over her cap, looking over her shoulder towards the viewer, holding a basket over her arm and holding up three fruits; in an oval."--B...
Description:
Title from text below image.
Publisher:
Printed for & sold by Carrington Bowles, No. 69 St. Pauls Church Yard, London
Subject (Topic):
Young adults, Women, Baskets, Fruit, Peddlers, and Food vendors
"A woman sitting on a stool in a landscape, looking up from her writing, upon a wedge on her lap, a cat reaching up to her knee for attention at left, a man packing a gun through a fence beside a house at right, a tower and woods in the distance beyon...
Description:
Title from text below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. Novr. 25, 1783, by W. Dickinson, engraver & printseller, No. 158 New Bond Street
Bell, Edward, active 18th century-19th century, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1796]
Call Number:
796.00.00.63++
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Two fashionable young women sit in a room with green walls and an elaborate carpet, both looking away, lost in thought. Each woman is careful not to catch the eye of the other. On the tables next to each woman are a single rose and, on the opposite si...
Alternative Title:
Rival friends
Description:
Title from text below image.
Publisher:
Publish'd as the act directs, 1796, by J. Grozer, No. 8 Castle Street, Leicester Square
Subject (Topic):
Women, Interiors, Floor coverings, Dogs, and Competition (Psychology)
A German copy of Hogarth's "The Discovery" (1743?): a scene in a bedoom where four gentlemen stand beside a curtained bed in which a black woman reclines; she reaches out to touch the chin of one of the men who has evidently just pulled back the curta...
Description:
Title from text below image.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Highmore, John, 1694-1759,
Subject (Topic):
Black people, Actors, British, Bedrooms, Canopy beds, Practical jokes, Prostitutes, and Women
