More miseries, or, The bottom of Mr. Figg's old whiskey broke through [graphic].
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Description
- Title
- More miseries, or, The bottom of Mr. Figg's old whiskey broke through [graphic].
- Alternative Title
- Bottom of Mr. Figg's old whiskey broke through
- Creator
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
- Published / Created
- [1807?]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- publisher not identified
- Abstract
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"Inscription in the upper right. corner: 'A Serio Comic Scene that befel the Grocers Wife at Norwich Or Mrs Figgs bottom exposed owing to the bottom of Mr Figgs Whiskey breaking through.' The two-wheeled gig has stopped at the door of an old-fashioned grocer's shop. A plump woman stands on the ground behind the shafts, naked between waist and stockings, the hole in the floor of the gig having scraped up her petticoats. A scene of violent action: one man holds the head of the restive horse. Men (l.) rush to look at the unfortunate woman who screams with upraised arms, as does her husband who stands with his back to his shop. A woman furiously clutches the hair of a too-eager spectator (r.); a barking dog leaps towards Mrs. Figg. Over the shop-door hangs a conical sign: 'Old Sugar loaf.' A board over the door is inscribed 'Grocery Sweetmeats Hams Tongues Starch Plumbs Figs Vermicelli Tripe Barley Pickles Mustard Soap Hogs Puddings &c Sold here by Peter Figg.' In a bow window are many jars, &c, two inscribed 'Mustard' and 'Virgin Honey'. Above it are two large pot-plants. An agitated woman screams from a casement window over the door. On the house is a placard: 'Cattle Life Insurance Cow Lane Smithfield.'."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
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Title etched below image.
Printmaker and date from Grego.
Mounted on leaf 76 of volume 8 of 14 volumes. - Provenance
- From a collection in fourteen volumes compiled by Francis Harvey and dispersed at auction, Sotheby, London, June 1900. Sold at Sotheby, London, 12 March 1919. Bequest of Hugh Dudley Auchincloss to Yale University Library, 1981. Bound by Riviere & Son in three-quarters red morocco with gold tooling and gold lettering on spine.
- Extent
- 1 print : plate mark 25 x 36 cm, on sheet 25.5 x 37 cm
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been completely digitized.
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Call Number
- Auchincloss Rowlandson v. 8
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Satires (Visual works) England 1807
Etchings England London 1807 - Material
- etching with stipple ; and wove paper, hand-colored.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Topic)
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Accidents
Carriages & coaches
City & town life
Dogs
Grocers
Spectators
Spouses
Stores & shops
Window displays - Subjects
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Accidents
Carriages & coaches
City & town life
Dogs
Grocers
Spectators
Spouses
Stores & shops
Window displays
England > 1807
England > London > 1807
Riviere & Son > Binding
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley > Ownership
Harvey, Francis > Ownership
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
- 12872157
- Object ID (OID)
- 11791959