[Frontispiece to Hints to J. Nollekens, Esq. R.A. ...] [graphic]
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Description
- Title
- [Frontispiece to Hints to J. Nollekens, Esq. R.A. ...] [graphic]
- Alternative Title
- And now the point of dress adjusted, methinks I see his Lordship busted ...
- Creator
- Sayers, James, 1748-1823, printmaker
- Contributor
- Spencer, Richard (Publisher), publisher.
- Published / Created
- 19th July 1808.
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Published by R. Spencer
- Abstract
-
"Folding plate to 'Hints [ut supra] ... on his modelling a bust of Lord G ****** le' (a verse satire). Nollekens (three-quarter length) stands in back view placing a bust of Grenville on a shelf at the level of his head, between the busts of Pitt (left) and Fox (right). Grenville's eyes are slits; round his neck is a rosary with a cross. Pitt's head, turned to the right, looks over his shoulder at Grenville with a puckered brow ('dignified disgust'). Fox gazes to the left. Two other busts (right and left) on brackets look down with displeasure at Grenville. On an upper shelf is a group of antique busts, their expressions registering surprise or cynical amusement. With them is an oval medallion of a monk kneeling before a cross. Below, flanking Nollekens, are two marbles from his collection of antiques: a seated satyr (left) and a much-damaged torso inscribed 'ΑπΟΛΛωΝΙΟS ΝΕSΤOROS'."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
-
Title from British Museum catalogue.
Signed with the monogram of James Sayers.
Six lines of quoted verse below image: "And now the point of dress adjusted, methinks I see his Lordship busted, and with the Cross of Peter graced, between his quondam colleagues placed, propose with theirs to join his pate, and form a Bust Triumvirate".
Temporary local subject terms: Busts.
Mounted on page 106. - Provenance
- Charles W. Traylen; May 1960;
- Extent
- 1 print : plate mark 26.2 x 17.9 cm, on sheet 41 x 31 cm
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- Folio 75 Sa85 782 (Oversize)
- Collection Title
- Leaf 88. Folio album of 144 caricatures.
- Collection / Other Creator
- Sayers, James, 1748-1823.
- Collection Date
- [London], [between 1782 and 1810]
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1808
Soft-ground etchings England London 1808
Stipple engravings England London 1808 - Material
- soft-ground etching and stipple engraving ; and wove paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Name)
-
Nollekens, Joseph, 1737-1823
Grenville, William Wyndham Grenville, Baron, 1759-1834
Pitt, William, 1759-1806
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806 - Subject (Topic)
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Satyrs (Greek mythology)
Sculpture
Monks
Crosses - Subjects
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Nollekens, Joseph, 1737-1823 > Caricatures and cartoons
Grenville, William Wyndham Grenville, Baron, 1759-1834 > Caricatures and cartoons
Pitt, William, 1759-1806 > Caricatures and cartoons
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806 > Caricatures and cartoons
Satyrs (Greek mythology)
Sculpture
Monks
Crosses
England > 1808
England > London > 1808
Eldon, John Scott, Earl of, 1751-1838 > Ownership
Sayers, James, 1748-1823 > 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
- 9146347
- Object ID (OID)
- 16194489