"Eight three-quarter length figures of women in ovals, arranged in two rows on a dark background. Each has put on a new wig, ranging from heavy ringlets in confused profusion to a shock of lank hair. Some are old and ugly, others passable. Their words are engraved beneath the oval; some are horrified, others complacent."--British Museum online catalogue
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Title from caption below images., Publisher's advertisement below title: Folio's of caracatures [sic] lent out for the evening., Design divided into eight compartments, each individually captioned., and Watermark: A. Stace 1798.
Publisher:
Pub. June 12, 1798, by S.W. Fores, No. 50, Piccadilly, corner of Sachville [sic] St
"Louis XVI sits fatly at a table, carving large pieces from a roast bird, a rolled paper in his pocket inscribed 'Route de Melz'; he turns back to an obsequiously grinning officer wearing a wig and ruffled collar and sleeves, who approaches from an open door to right, bowing and presenting an 'Ordre of la municipalite poor l'Arret de Monsieur Louis de Bourbon', the king saying 'Je me f- de tout cela Laisse moi manger tranqillement'; in the doorway are seen a short man with the fleur-de-lis on his arm and a whip who comments, 'Voila but for his dam guts we had been safe out of their reach', and five heavy-looking soldiers, all with skull-and-crossbone motifs on their bearskin hats. To left, Marie Antoinette stands looking in a mirror, adjusting her neckerchief and saying 'Come my dear Louis havn't you finish'd your two Turkeys & drank your six bottles, you know we shall dine at Mont medy', a fine hat on the chair in front of her. Behind to left, the Dauphin sits grimacing on a water-closet, clutching at himself; his nurse approaches him with a beaker and spoon, saying 'aha! mon Petit Bourbon de shi-ten luck be de good Luck'. On the wall, three frames, the first, titled 'Louis 14', shows a preening figure, nude to the waist with a fistful of thunderbolts, standing on the back of a prostrate figure with several others abject at his feet, a temple to right; the second lacks a picture, but has an upside-down notice stuck in it, reading 'Par le roy'; the third, 'Juillet 14 1789', is the storming of the Bastille."--British Museum online catalogue
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Title from caption below image., Publisher's advertisement following imprint: ... where may be seen the largest collection of caracatures [sic] in the world, admita[nc]e 1 shilling., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., Mounted to 41 x 56 cm., Watermark., German translation of title in contemporary hand at bottom of sheet., and Numbered in ms. in lower left corner of sheet: 369.
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Pub. July 24, 1791, by S.W. Fores, N. 3 Piccadilly ...
Subject (Geographic):
France
Subject (Name):
Louis XVI, King of France, 1754-1793, Louis XVII, of France, 1785-1795, and Marie Antoinette, Queen, consort of Louis XVI, King of France, 1755-1793
Title from item., Printmaker identified from the original drawing in the Huntington Library and by George., No. 168 in the Laurie & Whittle series of Drolls., One line of text below image: Pam saves me. A flush., Plate numbered '168' in lower left corner., Temporary local subject terms: Cards: loo -- Cards: Pam -- Gambling -- Furniture: chairs -- Card tables., and Watermark: (partial) Strasburg bend.
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Published 20th Feby. 1796 by Laurie & Whittle, 53 Fleet Street, London
British tars giving the carmignols a dressing on memorable 1st of June 1794
Description:
Title from item., Sheet trimmed within plate mark at bottom., Publisher's advertisement following imprint: who has just fitted up his exhibition on an entire novel stile [sic] admittance one shilling., Temporary local subject terms: Reference to sansculottes -- Dogs: bulldog -- Emblems: tricolor cockades., and Watermark.
Publisher:
Pub. June 25, 1794, by S.W. Fores, No. 3 Piccadilly
Subject (Name):
Howe, Richard Howe, Earl, 1726-1799
Subject (Topic):
First of June, Battle of the, 1794, Sansculottes, Fighting, Sailors, and British
Design consists of three groups of figures in two rows, with lines of dialogue etched above each group, discussing the various kinds of accidents
Description:
Title from caption below image., Questionable attribution to I. Cruikshank from unverified data in local card catalog record., Publisher's advertisement following imprint: Folio's of caracatures [sic] lent out for the evening., Sheet trimmed within plate mark on right and left edges., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Restrike. Watermark: J. Whatman 1822.
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Pubd. May 31, 1798, by S.W. Fores, No. 50, Piccadilly, corner of Sachville [sic] St.
Title from item., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., Publisher's advertisement following imprint: ... who has just fitted up his exhibition in an entire novel stile [sic], admittance one shillg. NB. folios of caracatures [sic] lent., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., and Temporary local subject terms: Morganatic marriages: George IV to Mrs. Fitzherbert, Dec. 15, 1785 -- Deeds: George IV to Mrs. Fitzherbert -- Bible: I, Kings, 11, 3, altered quotation -- Pictures amplifying subject: King Solomon.
Publisher:
Pub. August 26 by S.W. Fores, No. 3 Piccadilly
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Fitzherbert, Maria Anne, 1756-1837, and Jersey, Frances Villiers, Countess of, 1753-1821
"The Prince of Wales stands full-face, in shirt and nightcap, his back to the bridal bed (right) in which the Princess lies with an expression of smiling expectancy. The Prince stands dismayed, with his right fingers to his mouth. On a table beside him (left) are two (?) mustard-pots and a bottle of 'Cantharides'. On the wall showing between the curtains of the bed is a picture of Leda and the swan. The bed is ornate with fringed curtains, and the Prince of Wales' feathers and motto at the head. Her stockings, shoes, a garter, and a garment draped over a chair are beside the Princess; the Prince's clothes lie at his feet."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from item., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., Publisher's advertisement following imprint: who has just fitted up his exhibition in an entire novel stile, admittance one shilling., Temporary local subject terms: Furnishings: bed curtains -- Pictures amplifying subject: Leda and the swan -- Medicinal: cantharides potion -- Prince of Wales's marriage, 8 April 1795., Watermark: Strasburg lily with initials GR and date 1794 below., and Printseller's stamp in lower right corner: S.W.F.
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Pub. April 15, 1795, by S.W. Fores, No. 3 Piccadilly
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830 and Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821
Subject (Topic):
Marriage, Allegorical prints, Bedrooms, Canopy beds, Interiors, and Sleepwear
"Twelve single figures arranged in two rows, their complacent soliloquies etched above their heads, e.g. [3] An ugly woman dressed in a travesty of the fashion, with one large feather in her hair, large ear-rings, and an enormous oval miniature slung from her neck, holds up a small parasol, projecting at an angle from its clumsy stick. She says: "True happiness undoubtedly consists in an elegant taste for the Bon Ton." [4] A stout ugly woman says: "Though I am none of your flan dan Ladies I believe I can buy one half of them." One of a set."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from caption below image., Publisher's advertisement following imprint: Folios of caracatures [sic] lent out for the evening., Design consists of twelve figures in two rows, each with lines of text etched above., Sheet trimmed within plate mark on right and left edges., Plate numbered in upper right corner: Vol. 1, pl. 15., and Restrike. Watermark: J. Whatman 1824.
Publisher:
Pubd. Jany. 1st, 1796, by S.W. Fores, No. 50 Piccadilly, corner of Sackville Street
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Topic):
Clothing & dress, Jewelry, Military uniforms, and British
Title from item., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Watermark.