Full-length portrait of a soldier, in profile to the left, a rifle with bayonet resting against his left shoulder
Description:
Title from inscription below image., Unsigned; attributed to Rowlandson., and Probably a study drawing for one of the plates from Loyal Volunteers of London & environs ..., published by R. Ackermann in 1799. For a similar study by Rowlandson for the same publication, see British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1871,0812.1666.
A man sits in an armchair next to fireplace frantically ringing for service while boling water pours from the spout of a kettle onto one of his two gouty feet. The other foot is raised from the stool to avoid the hot water but has overturned a table with tray full of dishes which has fallen in front of a maid lingering in the doorway. Embracing the maid from behind is a black footman. A screaming cat stands, back arched, in front of the man's footstool. On the left a pair of crutches are placed against the fireplace; the mantel is lined with medicinal bottles. A map hangs on the wall behind along side a barometer
Description:
Title from dealer's label on verso of the frame., Attributed to Thomas Rowlandson., and Another drawing on this theme with the title: The old batchelor in distress. In the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford: Ashmolean catalogue, vol IV-1982 #1623.
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Topic):
Gout, Interiors, Chimneypieces, Blacks, and Servants
Unsigned drawing of two men, one of whom may be the architect, looking over an active construction site with work men engaged in various activities on the ground and on the scaffolding around a townhouse(?).
Description:
Title derived from dealer's description., Thomas Rowlandson, English artist and illustrator., and For further information, consult library staff.
Subject (Geographic):
England and London.
Subject (Topic):
Architects, Construction workers, and Construction
Title from dealer's description., Unsigned; attributed to Rowlandson., and Inscribed on verso: Names of the Ships taken by Lord Howe on 1st of June 1794, and brought into Portsmouth Harbour; Sans Pareille 84 Guns, L'America 74, Limpetue 84, Northumberland 84, Achille 76, La Vengeur 74.
Subject (Geographic):
Portsmouth (England)
Subject (Name):
Howe, Richard Howe, Earl, 1726-1799.
Subject (Topic):
First of June, Battle of the, 1794, Harbors, Warships, British, French, Crowds, Cannons, Carriages & coaches, Peg legs, and Victories
A light infantryman dressed in full uniform executes a motion with his flintlock musket. The caption from the published plate reads: ... the right hand slides back to the small of the stock holding it with the three last fingers & keeping the cartridge upright between the forefinger & thumb
Description:
Title from print later published in a volme by Rowlandson., Date supplied by cataloger., and For further information, consult library staff.
Title devised by curator., "Rowlandson" in brown ink at lower right., Date based on artist's date of death., and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
Subject (Geographic):
Bath (England).
Subject (Topic):
Health resorts, Physicians, Gout, Gluttony, and Patients
Title devised by curator., Date based on artist's date of death., and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
Subject (Geographic):
Bath (England).
Subject (Topic):
Health resorts, Physicians, Gout, Gluttony, and Patients
Three doctors stand together in discussion, wearing wigs and tailcoats. The man on the right holds a wine glass; bottles and additional glasses sit on a table behind him. In the background on the left the patient can be seen, lying in a canopy bed
Description:
Title and date supplied by curator., Unsigned; attribution to Rowlandson from curator., This 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: John Crompton -- William Esdaile -- [*R. Willett].
Subject (Topic):
Physicians, Discussion, Sick persons, and Canopy beds
A scene from Dante's 'Divine Comedy' showing Count Ugolino della Gherardesca, Count of Donoratico (c. 1220-1289), an Italian nobleman, politician and naval commander and his sons and grandchildren imprisoned in a dungeon. After Reynolds
Description:
Title supplied by cataloger, from that of the original painting by Reynolds., Signed by the artist in lower left corner., and Drawn after Sir Joshua Reynolds’s painting, which was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1773 and is currently in the National Trust Collection at Knole, Kent (accession no.: 129934).
Subject (Geographic):
Italian.
Subject (Name):
Ugolino, della Gherardesca, conte di Donoratico, -1289,
Subject (Topic):
Capture & imprisonment, Dungeons, Political prisoners, and Children