"Satire on connoisseurs: a man holds up a candle to examine a painted landscape in a heavy frame, which is held up for him by a yawning boy; the candle flame is shielded by the man's hand."--British Museum online catalogue, description of a later stat...
Alternative Title:
Connoisseur
Description:
Title from later state described in the British Museum catalogue.
The interior of a bare and plainly furnished room in a country inn; a number of middle-aged and plainly dressed men stand waiting for dinner to be served. Through a door in the back wall a serving-boy enters with a tureen, followed by a stout woman ca...
Description:
Title, printmaker, artist, and publication information from later state in the British Museum catalogue.
Interior scene with the two men in disquise, one looking in the mirror; a wallshelf with plates, antlers and escutcheon decorate the walls; a heap of clothes on the floor lower left. Through the open door to the outside can be seen a man drinking fro...
Alternative Title:
Curate and barber disguising themselves to convey Don Quixote home
Volume 1, page 32. Etchings by Henry William Bunbury, Esq. and after his designs.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Three young women dancing holding their hands, within oval; young boy seated on carved stone playing flute on left, landscape in the background, after Henry Bunbury."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title, artist and printmaker from the British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1917,1208.951.
Publisher:
Publish'd April 10th, 1782, by W. Dickinson, engraver & printseller, No. 158 New Bond Street
Watercolor depicting a man, shown full-length, playing a violin and wearing a jacket trimmed with gold tassels. On the right a young lady dances to the tune. The dancer, with blue ribbon tied around her waist, discreetly lifts up her skirt to performi...
