Title from item., Initial letters of publisher's name in imprint form a monogram., Earlier state, without series numbers, of no. 5263 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5., Temporary local subject terms: Naval officers -- Telescopes -- Walking staves -- Ships: deck -- Weapons: cannons -- Isle of Wight., and Watermark (partially cut off): Strasburg lily.
Title from item., Plate numbered '2' in upper right corner., Publication date of the state published by Smith and Sayer. Cf. Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum, v. 4, no. 4603., Temporary local subject terms: Trades: street vendor -- Food: vegetables -- Domestic service: lady's maid -- Containers: large basket., and Watermark: Strasburg lily, mostly trimmed.
A "find lady" presumably an anonym of the period, finds herself in the fastness of a spunging house; she is made as welcome as circumstances will permit; a bottle of wine, the refreshment customary, is ordered, and the stern hearts of the sheriff's men are appealed to, while bail is sent for. It was a well-known practice at the beginning of the century, and earlier, to pay some obscure individual a trifling fee to become security on emergencies. Similar fictitious householders were always in attendance, and producible from the bar-rooms in the neighborhood. In the present case a professional limb, of the Hebrew persuasion, is presented, decently made up for the occasion, to tender himself as bondsman for the lady's due appearance. It is evident, however, that a suspicious recognition is taking place; 'Harry Holdfast, Officer of the Four Counties,' or his deputy, does not, judging from his expression, seem to approve of the surety, and the Jew looks somewhat disconcerted under his inspection. The tears of the unfortunate captive, and the plausible reassurance--as to the respectability of the bail offered--of her chaperone, or duenna, are powerless to move the stoic breast of the experienced catchpole
Alternative Title:
Jew bail rejected
Description:
Title etched below image., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Watermark.
Publisher:
Pubd. July 1st, 1802, by S.W. Fores, 50 Piccadilly
Title from captions below images., Shortshanks is the pseudonym of Robert Seymour., Two designs on one plate, each individually titled., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Watermark: J. Whatman.
Forestallers & regraters reaping the fruits of their harvest
Description:
Title from item., Attributed to Cruikshank in British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed mostly within plate mark., and Temporary local subject terms: Laws: revived law against regrating and forestalling, 1800 -- Legal cases: R. v. Rusby, Guidhall, 4 July 1800 -- Dearth of 1800 -- Cornfactors -- Profiteers -- Flails -- Regraters -- Forestallers -- Grain -- Monopoly -- Farm animals in miniature -- Food: cheeses -- Guildhall: window -- Judges: Chief Justice.
Title from caption below image., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Watermark: J. Whatman 1825.
"A number of men seated round a circular table over the wine manifesting sleepiness or exhaustion in different ways, while an officer in regimentals harangues them on some campaign. He sits over the table, in profile to the right, gesticulating with outstretched arms over a plan drawn on the table-cloth. Two overturned wine-glasses lie in front of him, two empty bottles stand on the table. On the farther side of the table a man stands up, stretching and yawning violently. His neighbour on his right also yawns; the man on his left supports his head on his hands, scowling at the speaker through half-closed eyes. Next him (right) a man in profile to the left holding a wine-glass yawns widely. Two others in profile to the right are asleep in attitudes of extreme weariness. A very fat man, sitting on the left. I turned away from the table, with outstretched legs in top-boots, yawns violently. From the right enters a servant with tousled hair, wearing a striped jersey; he is bringing in a boot-jack and pair of slippers, he too is yawning violently. In the foreground are two dogs."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from caption below image., Reissue, with altered imprint statement, of a print originally published 25 Apr. 1782 by J.R. Smith. Cf. no. 6144 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5., and Sheet with loss of upper right corner, outside plate line.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Topic):
Boredom, Dogs, Eating & drinking, Sleeping, Storytelling, and Yawning
"A number of men seated round a circular table over the wine manifesting sleepiness or exhaustion in different ways, while an officer in regimentals harangues them on some campaign. He sits over the table, in profile to the right, gesticulating with outstretched arms over a plan drawn on the table-cloth. Two overturned wine-glasses lie in front of him, two empty bottles stand on the table. On the farther side of the table a man stands up, stretching and yawning violently. His neighbour on his right also yawns; the man on his left supports his head on his hands, scowling at the speaker through half-closed eyes. Next him (right) a man in profile to the left holding a wine-glass yawns widely. Two others in profile to the right are asleep in attitudes of extreme weariness. A very fat man, sitting on the left. I turned away from the table, with outstretched legs in top-boots, yawns violently. From the right enters a servant with tousled hair, wearing a striped jersey; he is bringing in a boot-jack and pair of slippers, he too is yawning violently. In the foreground are two dogs."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from caption below image., Reissue, with altered imprint statement, of a print originally published 25 April 1782 by J.R. Smith. Cf. No. 6144 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5., Description based on imperfect impression; sheet trimmed within plate mark on lower edge with loss of bottom half of imprint statement., and Watermark.
Publisher:
Publish'd April 25, 1802, by John Harris, No. 3 Sweetings Alley, Cornhill, & 8 Old Broad Street
Subject (Topic):
Boredom, Dogs, Eating & drinking, Sleeping, Storytelling, and Yawning
Title from caption etched below images on second and third sheets., Publisher's advertisement following imprint: ... where may be had Chesterfields principles of politeness, sellected [sic] from the Earls letters, the best engraved print ever published of this kind., Sixteen designs on four plates, each with a caption etched above., Sheets trimmed within plate mark on one or more sides., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., Temporary local subject terms: Gossips -- Authors -- Clergy: Parson -- Eye patches -- snuff boxes -- New Year's resolutions -- Gout -- Countrymen -- Preachers -- Drunkards -- Literature: Allusion to Principles of politeness by Chesterfield, Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th earl of, 1694-1773., Printseller's stamp in lower right corner of fourth sheet: S.W.F., and Watermark: I. Taylor.
Publisher:
Pub. January 2, 1792, by S.W. Fores, N. 3 Piccadilly ...
Title from item., Initial letters of publisher's name in imprint form a monogram., Two lines of verse below title: A fribbling, idle, prating type ye are, fit only for yourselves! Herd then together., State with imprint added but without plate number. Cf. No. 4671 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 4., Temporary local subject terms: Pets: spaniel., Watermark., and Note on verso: 'Ld B' Album.
Publisher:
Pubd. as the act directs, May 4th 1771, by MDarly, 39 Strand