View of the church of St. Mary-le-Bow in Cheapside, London; figures and carriages on street in foreground; shops adjoining church to the left
Description:
Title from text etched within banner at top of image., Plate numbered "10" in lower right corner., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Plate from: Stow, J. A survey of the cities of London and Westminster, and the borough of Southwark. London, Printed for W. Innys and J. Richardson [etc.], 1754-55.
Publisher:
Published according to act of Parliament, 1754, for Stowes Survey
Subject (Geographic):
London (England), England, and London.
Subject (Name):
Stow, John, 1525?-1605. and St. Mary-le-Bow (Church : London, England),
A farmer and his wife stand in a yard; a parson stands on the right. The wife, on the left, holds a sheath of wheat under one arm and a sucking pig under another; next to her and addressing the parson is the farmer with a baby in his arms. The parson leans on a walking stick as he gives a blessing with his right hand but his facial expression suggests greed. In the background is a large house, a dovecote, and a deer; a peacock sits perched on an iron fence. In the far left background is a church
Alternative Title:
Tithe pig
Description:
Title engraved below image., Description based on imperfect impression; sheet within plate mark with loss to image on the left side and part of the printmaker's signature., Eight lines of verse in two columns on either side of title: Ralph's wife and sow as gossips tell ..., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., Mounted to 30 x 26 cm. On the verso, a map: Operations of the siege of the Citadel of Antwerp ... London : M. Colnaghi, Decr. 1832., and Loss of 1.5 cm of image on the left; inked in on the mounting sheet in a later hand. Inking partially obscures printmaker's name below the image.
Whitefield stands in a pulpit, his right arm slightly raised, delivering a sermon to an attentive audience, some of whom are taking notes
Description:
Title and publication date from a manuscript title in later hand below image., Sheet partially trimmed within plate mark., and Annotated on verso in contemporary hand: Fr Rufford Mad. Coll. Oxon. 1774.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Whitefield, George, 1714-1770,
Subject (Topic):
Audience, Clergy, Churches, Preaching, and Pulpits