Portrait of David Garrick, seated at a desk, with his wife standing behind him, reaching to grasp the pen that he is holding in his right hand and "Portrait of David Garrick, three-quarter length, seated at a writing table, to the left, looking at viewer, his head supported by right hand, which also holds a quill, his right elbow resting on table; pointing down to the right with left hand; behind him his wife stands, reaching over the back of the chair towards the desk with her right hand, looking down towards Garrick."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate from: The art-journal. [London] : [George Virtue], February 1855, opposite page 42., Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark with loss of imprint from bottom edge. Imprint supplied from impression at the Massachusetts Historical Society, call no.: Special Colls. Waterston autograph vol. 2., Window mounted to 51 x 36 cm., and Mounted opposite page 613 (leaf numbered '47' in pencil) in volume 4 of an extra-illustrated copy of: Moore, T. Memoirs of the life of the Right Honourable Richard Brinsley Sheridan.
Publisher:
Published for the proprietors
Subject (Name):
Garrick, David, 1717-1779,, Garrick, Eva Maria, 1724-1822,, Garrick, David, 1717-1779., and Garrick, Eva Maria, 1724-1822.
"Portrait of George Augustus Eliott, 1st Baron Heathfield, after Reynolds (Mannings 578a); almost three-quarter length to front, facing and eyes to the left, wearing uniform and holding a large key in his right hand; smoke and cannons in the background; his lower body in outline."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Plate from: The British Gallery of contemporary portraits. London : Printed for T. Cadell and W. Davies ... by J. M'Creery ..., 1813-1822., Window mounted to 51 x 36 cm., and Mounted opposite page 604 (leaf numbered '39' in pencil) in volume 4 of an extra-illustrated copy of: Moore, T. Memoirs of the life of the Right Honourable Richard Brinsley Sheridan.
Publisher:
Published Feb. 4, 1813, by T. Cadell & W. Davies, Strand, London
Subject (Name):
Elliott, George Augustus, 1717-1790,
Subject (Topic):
Military officers, British, Governors, Cannons, and Keys (Hardware)
"The enormously fat Stephen Kemble, as Hamlet, gesticulates, right arm extended, left arm thrown back, fingers (very large) pointing awkwardly; his head is turned in profile to the left. He wears quasi-contemporary dress, much dishevelled, with a star and ribbon from which hangs the elephant of the Danish order."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Publisher from the British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: J,2.22., Two lines of text from Hamlet are etched below title: ---------- that I have thought some of nature's journeymen had made men, and not made them well; they imitated humanity so abominably., Leaf 23 in an album with the spine title: Characatures by Dighton., 1 print : etching and stipple engraving on laid paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 22.5 x 16.1 cm, on sheet 31.1 x 25.5 cm., and Figure identified as "Stephen Kemble" in pencil below plate mark.
Publisher:
Robert Dighton
Subject (Name):
Kemble, Stephen, 1758-1822
Subject (Topic):
Actors, British, Obesity, and Theatrical productions
A satire of the 1832 Reform Bill, with a see-saw with the Crown as the fulcrum. At the center is William IV, waving the Union flag; to the right is Lord Grey, seated on the lever, helping William balance with a scroll marked 'Union', with John Bull standing underneath, wedging the lever up with the 'Reform Bill'; and to the right the Duke of Wellington tumbles backwards as the lever breaks under the weight of him and two huge scrolls marked 'Anti Reform'.
Description:
Title from text below image., Date from dealer's description., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Laid on canvas backing.
Publisher:
Pubd. by O. Hodgson, 10 Cloth Fair
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain
Subject (Name):
William IV, King of Great Britain, 1765-1837, Grey, Charles Grey, Earl, 1764-1845, Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852, and Great Britain. Parliament
Subject (Topic):
Reform, Politics and government, John Bull (Symbolic character), Seesaws, Crowns, Flags, and British
"Portrait of Richard Colley Wellesley, Marquess Wellesley, whole length, standing to right, looking to front, his right hand on his hip, holding plumed hat in the left, over a chair; wearing Garter robes and chain with George; sword and mace on cloth embroidered with coat of arms at left, fluted column and curtain behind."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., "Proof"--Lower left corner of plate., Dedication etched beneath title: To His Most Gracious Majesty George the Fourth, King of Great Britain, &c. &c. &c. this engraving is humbly dedicated by His Majesty's faithful and devoted subject, Andrew Robertson., and Bound in opposite page 634 (leaf numbered '78' in pencil) in volume 4 of an extra-illustrated copy of: Moore, T. Memoirs of the life of the Right Honourable Richard Brinsley Sheridan.
Publisher:
Published 1st Feby. 1827, by Messrs. Colnaghi Son & Co., Pall Mall East, London; R. Milliken & J. Allen, Dublin
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britian.
Subject (Name):
Wellesley, Richard Wellesley, Marquess, 1760-1842, and George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830,
Subject (Topic):
Governors, British, Politicians, Robes, and Ceremonial maces
Ward, William James, approximately 1800-1840, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1 June 1827]
Call Number:
Folio 53 Sh52 M78
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Portrait; half-length standing to right, looking towards the viewer, holding a telescope in both hands, his left elbow propped on the base of a column supporting an arch above him, wearing military uniform with epaulettes and star, with a curtain behind to left; in an etched foliate frame; after Wivell; re-published state. 1824, this state 1827."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Reissue, with date in imprint altered and printer's statement erased, of a plate originally published in 10 October 1824. For the earlier state, see British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1868,0808.1567., Likely a proof impression of the re-published state, with the word "Proof" lightly etched in lower left. For another proof impression of this later state, see British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1902,1011.6330., Dedication etched beneath title: Dedicated to H.R.H. the Duchess of Clarence, by her very obliged & humble servant, William Sams., Window mounted to 51 x 36 cm., and Mounted opposite page 432 (leaf numbered '46' in pencil) in volume 3 of an extra-illustrated copy of: Moore, T. Memoirs of the life of the Right Honourable Richard Brinsley Sheridan.
Publisher:
Published June 1, 1827, by W. Sams, Royal Library, 1 St. James's Street
"Portrait; almost half-length standing to left, head turned towards the viewer, wearing a double-breasted military coat with a star of the Garter and powdered hair tied at the nape; in an oval."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Window mounted to 51 x 36 cm., and Mounted opposite page 690 (leaf numbered '146' in pencil) in volume 4 of an extra-illustrated copy of: Moore, T. Memoirs of the life of the Right Honourable Richard Brinsley Sheridan.
Publisher:
Publish'd by E. Harding
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
Edward Augustus, Prince, Duke of Kent, 1767-1820, and Edward Augustus, Prince, Duke of Kent, 1767-1820.
"Mrs. Siddons as Elvira in 'Pizarro'. Her words are from Act III. iii (in Pizarro's tent). She stands with her head turned in profile to the left, right arm extended in a commanding gesture. She wears a high-waisted, quasi-classical dress, with a long cloak bordered with gold, folds of which are twisted round her left arm."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Temporary local subject terms: Theater: actors in performance -- Literature: Richard Brinsley Sheridan, Pizarro, iii.3 -- Female costume: theater costume., Leaf 28 in an album with the spine title: Characatures by Dighton., 1 print : etching with drypoint on laid paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 22.3 x 17.4 cm, on sheet 31.1 x 25.5 cm., and Figure identified as "Siddons" in pencil in lower left corner of sheet.
Publisher:
Robert Dighton
Subject (Name):
Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816. and Siddons, Sarah, 1755-1831
Cooper, Richard, approximately 1730-1820, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1 April 1810]
Call Number:
Portraits D157 no. 1
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A three-quarter length portrait of Mrs. Damer, with sculptor's tools at the base
Alternative Title:
Honourable Mrs. Damer
Description:
Title etched below image., Artist identified as Angelica Kauffmann in the Catalogue of engraved British portraits., Frontispiece to: La Belle assemblée, April 1810., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.