published as the act directs Mayth [sic] 25, 1780.
Call Number:
780.05.25.02
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title from item., Artist and printmaker from British Museum catalogue., and Sitter identified in British Museum catalogue as possibly Gaetano Manini, painter, of Milan, Italy, or Magnini, a picture dealer.
Title etched below image., In banner across base of image: Hocus pocus, an exhibition of fools & rogues., "Plate the 1st"--Lower left corner., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Mounted to 29 x 36 cm.
Portrait drawing of John Poulett, 2nd Earl Poulett, as a boy; three-quarters length, shoulders turned right and head turned left; with long hair; wearing a red shirt with white collar
Alternative Title:
John 2nd Earl of Powlett and John Second Earl of Powlett
Description:
Title inscribed on mount below image, in ink in a contemporary hand., 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 page 75 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 to 49 x 37 cm., and Original case shelved separately.
Title etched below image., Publication date supplied by cataloger., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Not in the Catalogue of engraved British portraits ... in the British Museum., and Temporary local subject terms: Elections: allusion to Middlesex election, 1768 -- Allusion to John Wilkes, 1725-1797 -- Allusion to Middlesex freeholders -- Documents -- Pedestals.
Title from item., Date and place of publication derived from other versions of work., A poor copy after Dighton., Text on compass: Fear God., Text encircling central image: Keep within compass and you shall be sure to avoid many troubles which others endure., and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Topic):
Conduct of life, Ethics, Money, Compasses (Drawing instruments), Ships, Farms, Punishment & torture, Vice, and Prisons
Title from item., Date and place of publication derived from other versions of work., A poor copy after Dighton., Text on compass: Fear God., Text encircling central image: Keep within compass and you shall be sure to avoid many troubles which others endure., This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing., and Temporary local Medical Library subject terms: Morality.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Topic):
Conduct of life, Ethics, Money, Compasses (Drawing instruments), Dogs, Farms, Punishment & torture, Vice, Eating & drinking, Prisoners, and Prisons
"Satire against Barnave as a Janus-headed figure, holding the civil list as a tied sack in his hand, with 3-line verse below."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Homme du peuple 1789
Description:
Title from item., "Janus" etched below image in lower left; "Brutus" etched below image in lower right., Illustration from an unidentified book with another portion of an illustration on verso., Text below image begins: Tantot froid, tantot chaud, tantot blanc ..., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., Temporary local subject terms: Declaration of Rights of Man -- Mythology: reference to Janus -- Literature: allusion to Shakespeare's Julius Caesar -- Allusion to French Revolution., Watermark (partial); probably fleur-de-lis in an oval frame., and With a stamp of Bibliotheca Lindesiana in lower right corner.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
France
Subject (Name):
Barnave, Antoine, 1761-1793
Subject (Topic):
History, Foreign public opinion, British, Janus (Roman deity), and Bags
Harding, G. P. (George Perfect), 1780-1853, artist
Published / Created:
[not after 1806]
Call Number:
Folio 75 B935 805 folder 27 Box 3
Collection Title:
[Scrapbook of drawings].
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Portrait drawing of a woman; three-quarters length, turned slightly left, her left hand resting on a book; wearing a formal white dress with a small blue bow; hair worn up with pearls; additional books on shelves in the background
Description:
Title from pencil annotation on verso, the end of which is trimmed away; "Lady Irvin" also inscribed in ink on page in album where drawing was probably once mounted., Questionable attribution to G.P. Harding from local card catalog record., 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 at page 77 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 to 49 x 37 cm., and Original case shelved separately.
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
Description:
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.