"The pit of a theatre: Boswell stands in the centre of the front row behind a row of spikes, emitting a blast from his mouth, putting his hands on his cheeks. The man next him (right) protects his face with his hat; two men on the left are amused, one claps. Behind him are several rows of laughing heads. Two musicians in the foreground turn their heads."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., One in a series of twenty plates by Rowlandson after S. Collings. See British Museum catalogue, v. 6, page 345., Plate from: Picturesque beauties of Boswell, part the second. [London] : [E. Jackson], [1786], Two lines of verse below title: "A great many years ago, when Dr. Hugh Blair & I were sitting together in the pit of Drury-Lane Play-house, in a wild freak of youthful extravagance, I entertained the audience prodigiously, by imitating the lowing of a cow ..." Vide Journal p. 499., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Temporary local subject terms: Post-boy., and In mss. in lower left corner: E-161.
Publisher:
Publish'd 20 June, 1786, by E. Jackson, No. 14, Marylebone Street, Golden Square
Subject (Name):
Boswell, James, 1740-1795 and Boswell, James, 1740-1795.
"Demont and Majocchi, both holding large spears, stand timorously, held up by Gifford and Copley. In the background are crowds of men (other witnesses), holding spears, with a banner, 'Pains & Penalties'. P. 11: K, for the Knights in their armour all ready, The troops in new clothing and bellies full, steady. ..."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
K, for the knights in their armour all ready, the troops in new clothing and bellies full, steady ...
Description:
Title etched below image., Alternative title from letterpress text on facing page of the bound work., Attributed to Theodore Lane in the British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Plate from: Rosco. Horrida bella. London : G. Humphrey, 1820., Mounted on page 11 of: George Humphrey shop album., and Mounted opposite the sheet of corresponding letterpress text that would have faced the plate in the bound work.
Publisher:
Pubd. by G. Humphrey, 27 St. James's St.
Subject (Geographic):
England.
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830., Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821., Lyndhurst, John Singleton Copley, Baron, 1772-1863, Gifford, Robert Gifford, Baron, 1779-1826, Demont, Louisa, active 1814-1820, Majocchi, Theodore, active 1820, and Rosco.
Subject (Topic):
Politicians, Lawyers, Witnesses, Crowds, Banners, and Spears
"A mêlée of lawyers and witnesses in military action among clouds of dust, directed by Gifford and Copley, who stand in the foreground. Behind Gifford (right) stands a man holding a big book: 'Dutchess of Norfolk's Case'. Beside him are large volumes of 'Law'. P. 12: L, for the lies that were told on the day, The combatants met in the Archer's affray; ..."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
L, for the lies that were told on the day the combatants met in the archer's affray ...
Description:
Title etched below image., Alternative title from letterpress text on facing page of the bound work., Attributed to Theodore Lane in the British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Plate from: Rosco. Horrida bella. London : G. Humphrey, 1820., Mounted on page 11 of: George Humphrey shop album., and Mounted opposite the sheet of corresponding letterpress text that would have faced the plate in the bound work.
Publisher:
Pubd. by G. Humphrey, 27 St. James's St.
Subject (Geographic):
England.
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830., Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821., Lyndhurst, John Singleton Copley, Baron, 1772-1863, Gifford, Robert Gifford, Baron, 1779-1826, Norfolk, Mary Howard, Duchess of, 1659?-1705., and Rosco.
Subject (Topic):
Politicians, Lawyers, Witnesses, Fighting, Books, and Spears
"In a squalid room Johnson and Boswell lie in two short truckle beds. Boswell (right) is in the foreground, his face contorted with horror, his hands before his mouth as if to stifle a scream, his bare feet drawn up, but projecting over the end of his bed. A gigantic spider descends towards his head, insects are spotted over the bedclothes and pillow, from which projects Ogden (see BMSat 7031). Johnson lies on his back (left) under a casement window, his eyes closed, his hands clasped as if in prayer, his knees drawn up to accommodate the shortness of the bed. A woman's dress hangs as an improvised curtain between the two beds. Under Johnson's bed two rats gnaw Boswell's wig."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Early state, before "a" inserted between "at" and "M'Queen's" in title. Cf. No. 7044 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 6., One in a series of twenty plates by Rowlandson after S. Collings. See British Museum catalogue, v. 6, page 345., Plate from: Picturesque beauties of Boswell, Part the Second. [London] : [E. Jackson], [1786]., Five lines of verse below title: "There were two beds in the room, and a woman's gown was hung on a rope to make a curtain of seperation between them ..." Vide Journal p. 153., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Temporary local subject terms: Night clothes -- Spider -- Spider's web -- Nightmare -- Literary quotations., and Mounted to 31.3 x 31.8 cm.
Publisher:
Pubd. 20 June, 1786, by E. Jackson, No. 14, Mary bone [sic] Street, Golden Square
Subject (Name):
Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784, Boswell, James, 1740-1795, and Boswell, James, 1740-1795.
"In a squalid room Johnson and Boswell lie in two short truckle beds. Boswell (right) is in the foreground, his face contorted with horror, his hands before his mouth as if to stifle a scream, his bare feet drawn up, but projecting over the end of his bed. A gigantic spider descends towards his head, insects are spotted over the bedclothes and pillow, from which projects Ogden (see BMSat 7031). Johnson lies on his back (left) under a casement window, his eyes closed, his hands clasped as if in prayer, his knees drawn up to accommodate the shortness of the bed. A woman's dress hangs as an improvised curtain between the two beds. Under Johnson's bed two rats gnaw Boswell's wig."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., One in a series of twenty plates by Rowlandson after S. Collings. See British Museum catalogue, v. 6, page 345., Plate from: Picturesque beauties of Boswell, Part the Second. [London] : [E. Jackson], [1786], Five lines of verse below title: "There were two beds in the room, and a woman's gown was hung on a rope to make a curtain of seperation [sic] between them ..." Vide Journal p. 153., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and In mss. in lower left corner: E-155.
Publisher:
Pubd. 20 June 1786, by E. Jackson No. 14, Mary bone [sic] Street, Golden Square
Subject (Name):
Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784, Boswell, James, 1740-1795, and Boswell, James, 1740-1795.
Subject (Topic):
Atttics, Bedroooms, Nightmares, Sleepwear, and Spiders
"George IV and Lady Conyngham sit amorously together in a moored punt, heads together, arms enlaced. He holds a fishing-rod; hers lies across the punt. In the background is Windsor Castle. P. 13: M, for the Marchioness, lovely and round, As any the Archer had hitherto found, ..."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
M, for the Marchioness, lovely and round as any the archer had hitherto found ...
Description:
Title etched below image., Alternative title from letterpress text on facing page of the bound work., Attributed to Theodore Lane in the British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Plate from: Rosco. Horrida bella. London : G. Humphrey, 1820., Mounted on page 11 of: George Humphrey shop album., and Mounted opposite the sheet of corresponding letterpress text that would have faced the plate in the bound work.
Publisher:
Pubd. by G. Humphrey, 27 St. James's St.
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Conyngham, Elizabeth Conyngham, Marchioness, -1861, Rosco., and Windsor Castle,
Dick and Jenkins enjoying "life" in the Elysian fields
Description:
Title from caption below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Plate from: Carey, D. Life in Paris. London : Printed for John Fairburn ..., 1822., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Temporary local subject terms: Crowds -- Fighting -- French soldiers.
Publisher:
Published Sept. 1, 1822 by John Fairburn, Broadway, Ludgate Hill
"Wellington gallops from a well-dressed crowd who pelt him with mud and stones. He rides from a street towards a park gate, where in the distance tiny soldiers march with fixed bayonets. P. 14: N, for the nonsense oft found in the head, Of him, who is not so well tutored as fed-- ..."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
N, for the nonsense oft found in the head of him, who is not so well tutored as fed ...
Description:
Title etched below image., Alternative title from letterpress text on facing page of the bound work., Attributed to Theodore Lane in the British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Plate from: Rosco. Horrida bella. London : G. Humphrey, 1820., Mounted on page 11 of: George Humphrey shop album., and Mounted opposite the sheet of corresponding letterpress text that would have faced the plate in the bound work.
Publisher:
Pubd. by G. Humphrey, 27 St. James's St.
Subject (Name):
Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852 and Rosco.
"The marriage of Caroline of Brunswick. The Prince takes her hand at the altar rails. Behind her fly attendant cupids; beside him are satyrs with wine and fruit. P. 15: O, for the Oath that the Archer once took, To love and to cherish, as wrote in the Book ; ..."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
O, for the oath that the archer once took to love and to cherish, as wrote in the Book ...
Description:
Title etched below image., Alternative title from letterpress text on facing page of the bound work., Attributed to Theodore Lane in the British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Plate from: Rosco. Horrida bella. London : G. Humphrey, 1820., Mounted on page 11 of: George Humphrey shop album., and Mounted opposite the sheet of corresponding letterpress text that would have faced the plate in the bound work.
Publisher:
Pubd. by G. Humphrey, 27 St. James's St.
Subject (Name):
Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821, George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, and Rosco.
Subject (Topic):
Weddings, Altars, Supernatural beings, Cupids, Wine, and Fruit