"A sailor on shore, holding a bottle, with a well-dressed young prostitute on each arm, the one on his [left] arm carries a cauliflower while the other holds up her dress; a boat moored against the quay in the [left] foreground, ships at sea and a fortification in the [left] background."--British Museum online catalogue, description of another print engraved after the same painting
Description:
Title from text below image., Date inferred from that of another print after the same painting, published by C. Knight in 1794, showing the identical scene in reverse. See British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1881,0409.25., and Companion print to: Scarcity in India.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain
Subject (Topic):
Sailors, Social life and customs, Courtesans, British, and Piers & wharves
Volume 2, page 14. Etchings by Henry William Bunbury, Esq. and after his designs. Page 5. Bunbury
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A woman seated in profile to right, holding a handkerchief on her laps with both hands; a little girl standing next to her, almost in profile to left, putting both hands on the woman's lap and looking up towards her; to right, an older girl seated, holding a book open on her lap with both hands, looking up to the sky; to left, a boy seated, in profile to left, blowing a trumpet; in a roundel; after H Bunbury."--British Museum online catalogue, description of an earlier state
Description:
Title from text below image., State with dedication added above imprint statement. For an earlier state lacking this text, see British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1917,1208.953., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., Four lines of text below title: The shade of my mother hovers round me, when in a still evening I sit in the midst of her children, I wish that she could look down upon us, and see that I fulfil the promise I made her to be a mother to them. Sorrows of Werter, Dedication etched above imprint statement: To the Honble. Miss Grenville, this print after an original drawing by H. Bunbury Esqr. is with the greatest respect dedicated by her most obedient humble servant, W. Dickinson., Illustration to Goethe's The sorrows of young Werther., and Mounted on page 14 in volume 2 of: Etchings by Henry William Bunbury, Esq. and after his designs.
Publisher:
Publish'd August 21st, 1783, by W. Dickinson, engraver & printseller, No. 158 New Bond Street
Volume 2, page 14. Etchings by Henry William Bunbury, Esq. and after his designs. Page 5. Bunbury
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A woman seated in profile to right, holding a handkerchief on her laps with both hands; a little girl standing next to her, almost in profile to left, putting both hands on the woman's lap and looking up towards her; to right, an older girl seated, holding a book open on her lap with both hands, looking up to the sky; to left, a boy seated, in profile to left, blowing a trumpet; in a roundel; after H Bunbury."--British Museum online catalogue, description of an earlier state
Description:
Title from text below image., State with dedication added above imprint statement. For an earlier state lacking this text, see British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1917,1208.953., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., Four lines of text below title: The shade of my mother hovers round me, when in a still evening I sit in the midst of her children, I wish that she could look down upon us, and see that I fulfil the promise I made her to be a mother to them. Sorrows of Werter, Dedication etched above imprint statement: To the Honble. Miss Grenville, this print after an original drawing by H. Bunbury Esqr. is with the greatest respect dedicated by her most obedient humble servant, W. Dickinson., Illustration to Goethe's The sorrows of young Werther., Mounted on page 5 of: Bunbury album., and 1 print : stipple engraving and etching on laid paper ; circular image 30.0 cm, on sheet 40.1 x 36.0 cm.
Publisher:
Publish'd August 21st, 1783, by W. Dickinson, engraver & printseller, No. 158 New Bond Street
Volume 2, page 27. Etchings by Henry William Bunbury, Esq. and after his designs.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"To right, a soldier and a young woman embracing each other; to extreme right, a woman seated, facing back; to left, a soldier on a horse, in profile to left, holding another horse's bridle; in a landscape; in a roundel; after H Bunbury."--British Museum online catalogue, description of an earlier state
Description:
Title from text below image., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., Eight lines of verse below title: Hark! may heaven defend thee, Hark! the drum commands, Honour I attend thee, Love I kiss thy hands. May guardian angels watch thee, And conquest on thee wait; One kiss and then I give thee up, alas poor Kate. Vide the Tobacco Box., Dedication etched above imprint statement: To the Right Honble. the Countess of Euston, this print from an original drawing by H. Bunbury Esqr. is with the greatest respect dedicated by Her Ladyships obedient humble servant, W. Dickinson., The included verses are perhaps part of a longer ballad, the author of which is unidentified., and Mounted on page 27 in volume 2 of: Etchings by Henry William Bunbury, Esq. and after his designs.
Publisher:
Publish'd Jany. 23d, 1785, by W. Dickinson, engraver & printseller, No. 158 Bond Street
Volume 2, page 82. Etchings by Henry William Bunbury, Esq. and after his designs.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Dr Priestley sitting at a garden table, looking at a mouse in a semi-circular cage, smiling as he listens to Mrs Barbauld who stands pleading for its release and another woman and Charles Rochemond Aikin, a little boy look on, with trees all around; after Bunbury."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., Sixteen lines of verse below image, eight on either side of title: Oh! hear a pensive prisoner's prayer, for liberty that sighs; and never let thine heart be shut against a wretch's cries ... Vide Mrs. Barbauld's poem., and Mounted on page 82 in volume 2 of: Etchings by Henry William Bunbury, Esq. and after his designs.
Publisher:
Published Novr. 20, 1791, by Thos. Macklin, 39 Fleet Street
Volume 1, page 34. Etchings by Henry William Bunbury, Esq. and after his designs.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Young woman holding music score and singing with her young brother on left, two other women playing lute and singing on right, dog asleep in the foreground, landscape seen through arch in the background, within roundel; after Henry Bunbury."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from text below image., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., Four lines of verse etched below title: No Clarions here the strains of battle sing, with notes of love our charming vallies ring; Peace to the brave! o'er us shall beauty reign, and ever-charming pleasures form our train. Vide Seven Fountains., Dedication etched below verses: To Her Grace the Dutchess of Devonshire, this print after an original drawing by H. Bunbury Esqr. is with the greatest respect dedicated, by Her Graces most obedient humble servant, W. Dickinson., and Mounted on page 34 in volume 1 of: Etchings by Henry William Bunbury, Esq. and after his designs.
Publisher:
Publish'd July 10th, 1782, by W. Dickinson, engraver & printseller, No. 158 New Bond Street
Volume 2, page 15. Etchings by Henry William Bunbury, Esq. and after his designs. Page 7. Bunbury
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A girl sitting on a chair with weary expression outside a cottage, her parents standing either side of her anxiously, a cat in the left foreground, the sea behind at left with a boat."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
My faither urg'd me sair, my mither did nae speak ...
Description:
Title supplied by cataloger., State from: Baudi di Vesme, A. Francesco Bartolozzi., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., Two lines of text below image: My faither urg'd me sair, my mither did nae speak, but she look'd in my face till my heart was like to break. Auld Robin Gray., Dedication etched above imprint statement: To Her Grace the Dutchess of Hamilton and Brandon, this print after an original drawing by H. Bunbury Esqr. is with the greatest respect dedicated by Her Graces most obedient humble servant, W. Dickinson., and Mounted on page 15 in volume 2 of: Etchings by Henry William Bunbury, Esq. and after his designs.
Publisher:
Publish'd Feby. 10th, 1783, by W. Dickinson, engraver & printseller, No. 158 New Bond Street
Volume 2, page 15. Etchings by Henry William Bunbury, Esq. and after his designs. Page 7. Bunbury
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A girl sitting on a chair with weary expression outside a cottage, her parents standing either side of her anxiously, a cat in the left foreground, the sea behind at left with a boat."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
My faither urg'd me sair, my mither did nae speak ...
Description:
Title supplied by cataloger., State from: Baudi di Vesme, A. Francesco Bartolozzi., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., Two lines of text below image: My faither urg'd me sair, my mither did nae speak, but she look'd in my face till my heart was like to break. Auld Robin Gray., Dedication etched above imprint statement: To Her Grace the Dutchess of Hamilton and Brandon, this print after an original drawing by H. Bunbury Esqr. is with the greatest respect dedicated by Her Graces most obedient humble servant, W. Dickinson., Mounted on page 7 of: Bunbury album., and 1 print : stipple engraving and etching in sepia ink on laid paper ; circular image 30.0 cm, on sheet 41.1 x 36.3 cm.
Publisher:
Publish'd Feby. 10th, 1783, by W. Dickinson, engraver & printseller, No. 158 New Bond Street
Volume 2, page 18. Etchings by Henry William Bunbury, Esq. and after his designs.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Lady Bothwell sitting beside a cot, where a child lies sleeping, her hands raised, looking down at it sorrowfully, while another sits with her back to the viewer, pouring a cup and a lady wearing a beret stands in the doorway in the background to right, looking out; in a roundel; after Bunbury."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from later state., Artist and printmaker from statements of responsibility on later state: H. Bunbury Esqr. delint. ; engraved by F. Bartolozzi., State with publication line only. For a later state with title, statements of responsibility, verses, and dedication added below image, see British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1870,0514.1597., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., Illustration to the ballad 'Lady Ann Bothwell's lament'., Mounted on page 18 in volume 2 of: Etchings by Henry William Bunbury, Esq. and after his designs., and Title "Lady Bothwell's lamentation" added by Horace Walpole in ink below image, beneath which he also added the verses "Ballow, my babe, lie still and sleep, it grieves me sore to see thee weep".
Publisher:
Publish'd Jany. 20th, 1784, by W. Dickinson, engraver & printseller, No. 158 New Bond Street
Subject (Name):
Bothwell, Ann, Lady,
Subject (Topic):
Cribs (Children's beds), Infants, Grief, and Pitchers