Portrait drawing of Afonso de Albuquerque; bust length, turned slightly left; with a long beard; wearing a black hat; the hilt of a sword just visible at bottom of image
Description:
Titled above image in ink over pencil., Signed in ink over pencil in lower left corner., Place and date of production based on the country of residence and death date of Richard Bull, who owned and likely assembled the album in which this drawing was found., Formerly laid in with three other drawings at page 85 in an album containing 402 pages, bound in red morocco leather with single gilt ruled line; spine stamped in gold "Drawings." Now disassembled and matted separately: Bull, R. Scrapbook of drawings. [England], [not after 1806]., Matted together with three other drawings to 49 x 37 cm., and Original case shelved separately.
Title from text below image., Date of publication from unverified data in local card catalog record., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Title from caption below image., Place and date of publication from unverified data from local card catalog record., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Scene in a restaurant: a female servant is delivering a dish to a flirtatious diner who is stroking her chin while a male servant excitedly delivers a menu to a second male diner. A massive painting of a grain harvesting scene adorns the wall in the background
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Title from caption inscribed in black ink below image., Date from note inscribed in graphite pencil below caption., and For further information, consult library staff.
Portrait drawing of Ferdinand Magellan; bust length, turned slightly right; with a long dark beard; wearing a black hat and a red shirt with gold buttons
Description:
Title lettered in ink below image., Unsigned; artist unidentified., Place and date of production based on the country of residence and death date of Richard Bull, who owned and likely assembled the album in which this drawing was found., Formerly mounted with one other drawing on page 81 in an album containing 402 pages, bound in red morocco leather with single gilt ruled line; spine stamped in gold "Drawings." Now disassembled and matted separately: Bull, R. Scrapbook of drawings. [England], [not after 1806]., Matted together with one other drawing to 49 x 37 cm., and Original case shelved separately.
Title page with an image of an artist riding on the back of a crow, paint brush in hand, with a sign hanging from his neck. The sign is decorated with a painter's palate and is inscribed: Nous prions fous les oiseaux grands et petits de laisser librement passer Roger Bookem allant de Douvres à Paris
Description:
Title from text incorporated into image., Date of publication from unverified data from local card catalog record., 'Alfred Crowquill' and the crow-quill symbol are pseudonyms used by Alfred Henry Forrester and his brother Charles Robert Forrester., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., Secondary sheet attached to print with title: Paris and Dover, or, To and fro ..., and Secondary sheet 10 x 14 cm.