A scene in a fashionable library with ladies and gentlemen conversing with attendants at the counters on either side. On the left a woman looks in a book while her male companion converses with a clergyman, as the woman behind the counter consults a book. On the right, a man sits in a chair as a lady discusses her choices with the man behind the counter who reaches for a book below a sign 'Stamp'. Behind him is another sign "Just published [...]" An older woman with a walking stick approaches the counter on the right, followed by a Black servant and a dog. The windows are filled with books and prints. Through the open door a woman with an umbrella is silhouetted; to the left another sign "History Westminster and its monuments."
Description:
Title etched below image., Printmaker, publisher, and date of publication from the volume in which this plate was issued., Plate from: Poetical sketches of Scarborough / illustrated by twenty-one engravings ... made upon the spot by J. Green and etched by T. Rowlandson. London : Printed for R. Ackermann by J. Diggens, 1813., Aquatint probably added to this plate and others in the volume by J.C. Stadler and J. Bluck. See: Hardie, M. English coloured books., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Watermark, partially trimmed: [J. Wha]tman [18]14.
Publisher:
R. Ackermann
Subject (Geographic):
Scarborough (England) and Great Britain,
Subject (Topic):
Black people, Interiors, Libraries, Books, Bookcases, Window displays, Light fixtures, Dogs, and Stores & shops
An aspirational dustman in ragged clothes, a monocle hanging from his hat, and smoking a cigar, sits in a chair before the hearth reading a book, "An introduction to the pleasures of ... schince by Barnart Botherum [...] dedicated to the majesty of the people". On the table are bowl, a goblet and a bottle of Port. On the wall hangs a landscape and on the mantel a bust of Shakespeare. The dog at his feet stares at the fire, the bones of fish dinner on a plate beside him. A large bell sits on the floor beside the dustman
Description:
Title etched below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., "Plate 1"--Upper right corner., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum.
Publisher:
Published April 1828 by S. Maunder, 10 Newgate Street
Subject (Topic):
Dustmen, Chimney sweeps, Dogs, Interiors, Fireplaces, Smoking, and Reading
"Interior, the Prince of Wales standing to left wearing chain and badge of the garter, right hand poised to put the ring on the finger of Princess Caroline Amelia, who kneels with hands crossed over her breast to right, a minister blessing them to right, an open book on a cushion in front of him, George III and Queen Charlotte seated in the background to left."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title engraved below image., Second state, with the Prince's fob added. For descriptions of the states as recorded in the Lennox-Boyd database, see Curator's comments for British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 2010,7081.1947., and Companion print to: The first interview of the Prince and Princess of Wales.
Publisher:
Publish'd May 16th, 1795, by John Fairburn, No. 146, Minories, London
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830,, Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821,, George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820,, Charlotte, Queen, consort of George III, King of Great Britain, 1744-1818,, and Moore, John, 1730-1805,
Subject (Topic):
Interiors, Chapels, Marriage, Weddings, Bishops, and Clergy
Opposite page 106. New London spy, or, A twenty-four hours ramble through the bills of mortality.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Satire on prostitution and foolish clergy; two courtesans tease a fat and smiling clergyman in a well-furnished room. The costume of the women appears to be c. 1792-3."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., "Probably published by Carington Bowles. This print was included in BM Satires twice. Dorothy George correctly placed it c.1792 (no. 8235), Stephens c.1770 (no. 4588). Thomas Holcroft's popular 'Road to Ruin' was first played at Covent Garden on 18 February 1792."--Curator's comments, British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1935,0522.2.17, Sheet trimmed within plate mark on lower edge., Temporary local subject terms: Parsons -- Prostitutes., Folded to 30.6 x 26 cm., and Bound in opposite page 106 in a copiously extra-illustrated copy of: King, R. The new London spy, or, A twenty-four hours ramble through the bills of mortality. London : Printed for J. Cooke [and 3 others], [1771?].
Publisher:
Carington Bowles?
Subject (Topic):
Clergy, Courtesans, Interiors, Sofas, Mirrors, and Draperies
Bretherton, Charles, approximately 1760-1783, printmaker
Published / Created:
date.
Call Number:
Folio 75 B87 770 (Oversize)
Collection Title:
Page 83. Bunbury album.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Satire: the interior of a barber who has covered his client with soap; prints and wigs are hanging on the wall."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from text below image., Initial letters of artist's name in signature form a monogram., Second state, with shading added to the floor and to other parts of the image. See British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., and Mounted on page 83 of: Bunbury album.
Publisher:
Publish'd as the act directs, April 1772, by J. Bretherton, No. 134 New Bond Street
Subject (Topic):
Interiors, Barbershops, Barbers, Shaving, Wigs, and Pictures
Bretherton, James, approximately 1730-1806, printmaker
Published / Created:
publish'd May 29th, 1773.
Call Number:
Folio 75 B87 770 (Oversize)
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"An illustration to Scarron's 'Roman Comique' (1651), Book II, ch. xx. The scene is the room of an inn. Ragotin, almost bald, sits in an upright chair wearing a long sword and jack boots; his legs do not reach the ground. The ram (left), on its hind-legs, is about to butt him. The encounter is watched by a man who leans on the back of his chair, by another seated behind the ram, and by a third standing between Ragotin and a group of two ladies and a man on the right, one being Inezilla, who had just been reading her novel. Behind this group are the curtains of a bed."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image; letter "n" in "interrupted" is etched backwards., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Temporary local subject terms: Literature: Scene from Roman comique (1651), Book II, by Paul Scarron, 1610-1660 -- Clowns: Ragotin., Mounted on page 75 of: Bunbury album., 1 print : etching with drypoint on laid paper ; sheet 22.5 x 33.0 cm., and Sheet trimmed to plate mark.
"Diogenes stands in the House of Commons between the two front benches; both arms are thrown out towards Burdett with a dramatic gesture; in one hand is his lantern, illuminating the patriot at close range; small clouds at his feet indicate that he is a ghost. He turns his head to look steadily at three members on the front Ministerial bench (left), saying: "An Honest Man is the noblest work of God" [Pope, 'Essay on Man', quoted by Burns, cf. British Museum Satires No. 11562]. The three culprits (unrecognizable) register shame and terror, their hair standing on end. Burdett stands by the front bench (right) on which is his hat, displaying to the frightened Ministers (one intended for Perceval) a document headed 'Magna Charta--Pro Rege, lege, grege' [see British Museum Satires No. 11547]. Except for one member on the front bench, those behind Burdett stand, five being depicted, three of whom wave their hats. All the occupants of the gallery wave still more emphatically. In the background and on the left is the Speaker's Chair; the diminutive Abbot, author of the famous Warrant, see British Museum Satires No. 11545, &c., holds up a hand in astonished alarm. Burdett was in the Tower during May, see British Museum Satires No. 11558. 'Hair on end' is an allusion to Lethbridge, see British Museum Satires No. 11538."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Ghost of Diogenes, more hair on end
Description:
Title etched below image., Attributed to Charles Williams in the British Museum catalogue., Lettered above image: Tegg's Caricatures, No. 111 Cheapside, no. 13. Price one shillg. colod., and Text below title: Diogenes being observed looking about with a lanthorn alight a noon day, was asked what he was hunting after when he replied, for an honest man.
Publisher:
Pubd. May 1810 by T. Tegg, 111 Cheapside
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
Diogenes, -approximately 323 B.C., Burdett, Francis, 1770-1844, Perceval, Spencer, 1762-1812, Abbot, Charles, Baron Colchester, 1757-1829, Lethbridge, Thomas Buckler, 1778-1849., and Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons,
Page 243. New London spy, or, A twenty-four hours ramble through the bills of mortality.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A dandy, with a large hat, walking stick (or bludgeon), and spurs on his boots, stands at the counter of a shop as he turns away from the pretty woman who awaits his order. Three other dandies sit at a table on the right sipping a drink (hot chocolate? or coffee service) and reading. Behind them through a large window is a view of the city
Description:
Title from item., Four columns of verse below image: My name's Tippy Bob with a watch in each fob ..., Numbered "276" beneath lower left corner of image., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., 1 print : mezzotint on wove paper ; sheet 35.2 x 25.4 cm., Sheet trimmed to plate mark leaving thread margins., and Tipped in at page 243 in a copiously extra-illustrated copy of: King, R. The new London spy, or, A twenty-four hours ramble through the bills of mortality. London : Printed for J. Cooke [and 3 others], [1771?].
Publisher:
Publish'd 28th March 1792, by Robt. Sayer & Co., Fleet Street, London
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Topic):
Clothing & dress, Coffeehouses, Dandies, British, and Interiors
Page 199. Portfolio containing 50 drawings by Lady Diana Beauclerk and her daughter Mary, Miss
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title and date written in ink below image., Unsigned; artist unidentified., and Mounted on page 199 in a volume containing Horace Walpole's extra-illustrated copy of his Description of the villa of Horace Walpole (Hazen 2523) and his Catalogue of pictures and drawings in the Holbein Chamber at Strawberry-Hill (Hazen 2619.4). Part of the collection: Portfolio containing 50 drawings by Lady Diana Beauclerk and her daughter Mary, Miss Sebright, Miss Knight, Mrs. Damer, John Gooch, Samuel Lysons, Sir Edward Walpole, and Thomas Walpole (Hazen 3641).
Plate 7. Queen Charlotte's collection of Hogarth works.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A dilapidated room with Moll Hackabout's friends, mostly prostitutes, gathered around her open coffin, several of them weeping; one young woman stands with her back to the scene as she gazes at herself in the mirror. On the left, a clergyman spills his brandy as he surreptitiously gropes beneath a woman's skirt; Moll's serving woman, standing at the coffin with a wine bottle and glass in hand scowls at the pair. Under the window and to the right, the undertaker flirts with a pretty young prostitute who picks a handkerchief from his pocket. In the foreground Moll's small son playing with a spinning top. Sprigs of yew (rosemary?) decorate her coffin; a plate of yew rests on the floor at the parson's feet, another spring at her son's feet
Description:
Title, date, publisher, and state from Paulson., With addition of black Latin cross added (from state 2) in the center below design, and many additions to design. See Paulson., 1 print : etching and engraving on laid paper ; plate mark 31.7 x 38.7 cm, on sheet 46 x 59 cm., and Plate 7 in the album: Queen Charlotte's collection of Hogarth works.
Publisher:
Wm. Hogarth
Subject (Topic):
Children, Clergy, Coffins, Death, Funeral rites & ceremonies, Interiors, Prostitutes, Seduction, Servants, Syphilis, Undertakers, and Wake services