The fishwives stalls are in the foreground with the masts of ship vessels behind, and among them one tall smoking funnel. The market buildings are on the right. The foreground is more crowded than in other Billingsgate prints. The chief feature is an irate woman seated on an upturned tub beside her stall, berating a lady in a riding-habit who holds a huge fish's head. Beside the latter is another lady, disconcerted. Two liveried servants are among the crowd. Lady Caroline Lamb and a young marchioness, both 'in disguise', go to the market to hear the traditional language of the fishwives, this Lady Caroline provokes by disparaging a fish. On the left is a fashionably dressed young man, resembling Robert Cruikshank. On the left, a drunken woman sits with her glass raised. From British Museum catalogue
Alternative Title:
Visit to Billingsgate
Description:
Title, printmaker, and imprint from published state., Plate etched for: Westmacott, C.M. English spy. London : Sherwood, Jones, and Co., 1825-1826., For published state see: No. 14941 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 10., and Ms. note in pencil on front: Page 342, vol. 1. Watermark: Warranted not bleached.
Publisher:
Pubd. by Sherwood, Jones & Co.
Subject (Geographic):
Billingsgate Ward (London, England)
Subject (Name):
Cruikshank, Robert, 1789-1856 and Lamb, Caroline, Lady, 1785-1828
Subject (Topic):
Crowds, Fishmongers, Intoxication, Riding habits, Servants, Ships, and Street vendors
Smith, John Raphael, 1752-1812, printmaker, publisher
Published / Created:
[20 July 1781]
Call Number:
Bunbury 781.07.20.01 Impression 1
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A short man riding (right to left) after a coach, the back of which only appears in the print, with a footman standing behind it. The rider's head is turned to his right concealing his profile. His legs are thrust forward on each side of the horse's neck. On a building (right) is a placard, "Angel Fetter Lane Derby Diligence continues flying daily as usual. Inside [the poster is torn at this point] Outsides & Children on the Lap half price, perform'd (if God permit by Bull & Co." Beneath the design is etched: "When I follow'd a lass that was froward & shy Oh I stuck to her stuff but she would not comply"."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
When I followd. a lass that was froward & shy ..., When I followed a lass that was froward & shy ..., and Derby Diligence
Description:
Title and artist from British Museum catalogue., Printmaker identified as J.R. Smith in the British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1868,0808.4766., Watermark, mostly trimmed., and Figure identified by ms. note in a contemporary hand below plate: Lord Derby.
Publisher:
Publishd. July 20th, 1781, by J.R. Smith, No. 83 Oxford Street, nearly oposite [sic] the Pantheon
Subject (Name):
Smith-Stanley, Edward, 1752-1834 and Farren, Elizabeth, 1762-1829.
Subject (Topic):
Carriages & coaches, Horseback riding, Servants, and Signs (Notices)