The bellman and the captain [graphic].
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Description
- Title
- The bellman and the captain [graphic].
- Published / Created
- [1749]
- Publication Place
- London?
- Publisher
- publisher not identified
- Description
-
Title etched above image.
Date of publication from British Museum catalogue.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark on top edge with loss of upper part of title.
Ninety four lines of verse in five columns, in letterpress, below image on the plate: An arch and sturdy bellman of the town, that us' to cry his matters up and down ...
Temporary local subject terms: LIterature: The bellman and the captain, by John Byrom, 1691-1763, The Chester Courant, July 25 1749 -- Jacobites -- Literature: Jacobitish tales -- Bells: hand bells -- Bellmen -- Trades: butcher -- Military uniforms: captain's uniform -- Signs: butcher's sign -- Male costume: butcher's outfit -- Bellman's outfit -- Harlequin -- Allusion to King George II.
Watermark. - Provenance
- Alan Thomas for W.S. Lewis, Christie's October 21, 1965, lot 33; November 1965; Major Sir Charles Blackett Collection.
- Extent
- 1 print : sheet 24 x 38 cm
- Language
-
English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- 749.07.25.01+
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1749
Etchings England London 1749
Watermarks (Paper) - Material
- etching ; and laid paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Name)
- William Augustus, Prince, Duke of Cumberland, 1721-1765
- Subjects
-
William Augustus, Prince, Duke of Cumberland, 1721-1765 > Caricatures and cartoons
England > 1749
England > London > 1749
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 8628066
- Object ID (OID)
- 10714446