Theatrical scene in a prison, after Hogarth's painting illustrating Gay's "The Beggar's Opera". Audience members are shown seated in boxes to the left and right; in the centre, the character of Macheath, a highwayman, stands in shackles; on either side of him, his wife and lover are kneeling before their respective fathers, pleading for intervention on Macheath's behalf; in the background, a group of male figures (Macheath's gang?). Each figure is numbered and listed below under the appropriate category -- performers or audience
Description:
Title etched above image., Sheet trimmed to plate mark on top edge., and Key plate to the painting by Hogarth and the engraving after it by William Blake.
Publisher:
Publish'd July 1, 1790, by J. & J. Boydell, Cheapside & at the Shakspeare Gallery Pall Mall
Subject (Name):
Gay, John, 1685-1732.
Subject (Topic):
Actors, British, Actresses, Audiences, and Theatrical productions
Illustration to Gay's 'A Beggar's Opera' from 'Inchbald's British Theatre'. An interior scene with a Peachum and Polly administering a drink to Mrs. Peachum, who is lying back with her eyes closed in a chair, having had a fit at learning about the marriage of Polly and Macheath; a fireplace with a fire screen and mantel with jars seen in the background at the right
Description:
Title engraved above image., Caption below image: "Polly- Give her another glass, sir. Act 1. Scene 1.", Publication date from proof in the British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1854,0513.487., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Publisher:
Publish'd by Longman & Co.
Subject (Name):
Gay, John, 1685-1732.
Subject (Topic):
Couples, Fireplaces, Interiors, and Loss of consciousness
Volume 1, page 23. Etchings by Henry William Bunbury, Esq. and after his designs.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A woman sitting in a boat, waving as her dog looks longingly towards the right, a man rowing at left, land and ships on the sea behind; after Henry William Bunbury."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Printmaker attribution to Charles Knight from the British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1906,0419.120., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., Illustration to John Gay's poem 'Sweet William's farewell to black-ey'd Susan'., Two lines of verse etched below title: Her less'ning boat, unwilling rows to land; Adieu! she cries, and wav'd her lily hand. Gay., Companion print to: Blouzelind., Temporary local subject terms: Ballads., and Mounted on page 23 in volume 1 of: Etchings by Henry William Bunbury, Esq. and after his designs.
Publisher:
Publish'd Novr. 1st, 1792, by W. Dickinson, No. 24 Old Bond Street
Volume 2, page 83. Etchings by Henry William Bunbury, Esq. and after his designs.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A woman sitting beside a spinning wheel in a field, pinning a corsage of flowers at her breast, a dog curled up asleep at her feet, behind at right two figures, one on horseback, travel along a path towards a tower in the distance; after Henry William Bunbury."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from text below image., Printmaker attribution to Charles Knight from the British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1878,0511.831., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., The name "Gay" follows title, etched in small letters., Illustration to John Gay's poem 'The shepherd's week'., Companion print to: Black-eyed Susan., and Mounted on page 83 in volume 2 of: Etchings by Henry William Bunbury, Esq. and after his designs.
Publisher:
Publish'd Novr. 1st, 1792, by W. Dickinson, No. 24 Old Bond Street
Bretherton, James, approximately 1730-1806, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1 March 1781]
Call Number:
Bunbury 781.03.01.02+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A young woman is sitting at a spinning wheel, her staff and hat on the ground in front of her and a dog asleep beside her. She is putting on a bunch of flowers. In the distance is a man on horseback, a tower, and a hill
Description:
Title from caption below image., Text below title: The peerless maid that did all maids excel. Gay., Illustration for John Gay's poem 'The shepherd's week'., Temporary local subject terms: Literature: Quotation from The shepherd's week, by John Gay, 1685-1732., and Later printing. Date of printing based on watermark: J. Ruse 1799.
Publisher:
Publish'd 1 March 1781 by I. Bretherton, New Bond Street