Title from letterpress broadside with which this plate is associated. See Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum., Plate from: The Butiad, or, Political register. London : Printed for E. Sumpter, 1763., Later state of the left side plate. Cf. No. 4013 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 4., Temporary local subject terms: Corporations: Corporation of London -- Laws and statutes: cider act, 1763 -- Pictures amplifying subject: portrait of Lord Bute -- Excisemen -- Thrones -- Resignations: Lord Bute's resignation, 1763., Mounted to 31 x 38 cm., and Watermark.
Publisher:
E. Sumpter
Subject (Name):
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820, Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792, Holland, Henry Fox, Baron, 1705-1774, and Pitt, William, Earl of Chatham, 1708-1778
Title from letterpress broadside in which this plate sometimes apprears. See Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum., Publication date from that of the book in which this plate was published., Plate from: The Butiad, or, Political register ... London : Printed for E. Sumpter, 1763., Right side of plate originally published 1763. Cf. No. 4013 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 4., Temporary local subject terms: Reference to cider act, 1763 -- Excisemen -- Buildings: farmhouse -- Containers: barrel -- Trees: pear tree -- Animals: hog., and Mounted to 32 x 41 cm.
The first sally in quest of adventure: Quixote mounted on a horse at left, arrives at an inn with the sign of a bunch of grapes. Sancho Panza, far left, holds his horse as Quixote turns back and gestures to two women standing at right. In the background beyond a fence at back, a man blows a horn; originally illustrated for the translation by Charles Jarvis: The life and exploits of the ingenious gentleman Don Quixote de la Mancha (London, 1742).
Alternative Title:
Freeing of the galley slaves
Description:
Title from Paulson, 2nd edition, no. 286: Copy of The first sally in quest of adventure. No longer attributed to Hogarth., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., "Page 310. Don Quixote. Pl. 1."--Above image., and Cf. Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works (2nd ed.), no. 286
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de, 1547-1616.
Subject (Topic):
Dwellings, Horns (Communication devices), and Taverns (Inns)
An illustration for Chapter 6 (not Chapter 5) depicts the scene at the end of Marcella's speech
Description:
"Page 312. Don Quixote. Pl. 3."--Above image., Title from original Hogarth print. Added titles from Paulson., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Cf. Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works (3rd ed.), no. 94., and On page 86 in volume 1.
An illustration for Chapter 6 (not Chapter 5) depicts the scene at the end of Marcella's speech
Alternative Title:
Funeral of Chrystom and Marcella vindicating herself and Don Quixote: The funeral of Chrysostom
Description:
Title from Paulson., Title, state, publisher, and date from Paulson., "Vol. I, p. 71."--Lower left, below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and On page 86 in volume 1.
Title assigned by cataloger based on letterpress text below., Publication information extrapolated from that of Walpole's Works., Head-piece illustration to a verse by Horace Walpole with caption title: The funeral of the lioness : a fable imitated from La Fontaine., Plate from: The works of Horatio Walpole, Earl of Orford. London, 1798, v. 4, page 377., and Watermark: 1797.
"The corner of a house seen from a walled garden. Death throws down a ladder which gave access to a window from which a distraught girl looks out; her lover, a young lieutenant, falls from it towards a pond, while an elderly colonel, the father, fires a blunderbuss towards cats on the wall, the charge being intercepted by the falling man. A prancing dog barks."--British Museum catalogue
Alternative Title:
Assailant does not feel a wound; but yet he dies, for he is drown'd
Description:
Title from British Museum catalogue, taken from the heading to the printed page opposite the plate in The English dance of death., Couplet etched below image: The assailant does not feel a wound; but yet he dies, for he is drown'd., Attributed to Rowlandson in the British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark with loss of imprint from top margin and verses from bottom margin. Missing text supplied from impression in the British Museum., Plate from: Combe, W. The English dance of death. London : Published at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts ..., 1815-1816, v. 2, opposite page 241., and Temporary local Medical Library subject terms: Skeleton as Death.
Publisher:
Pub. Jany. 1 - 1816, at R. Ackermann's, 101 Strand
Subject (Name):
Combe, William, 1742-1823.
Subject (Topic):
Death (Personification), Accidents, Courtship, Military officers, British, Gardens, Garden walls, Skeletons, Ladders, Falling, Firearms, Dogs, Cats, and Lakes & ponds
"A runaway horse dashes over a bank towards the sea. The driver, a stout 'cit', falls backwards, broken reins in his hands. A young woman flings herself out. Death sits beside the road on a mile-stone, '56 Miles from London', holding up his hour-glass at the pair. (In the text the accident is on Shooters Hill.)"--British Museum catalogue
Alternative Title:
Away they go in chaise & one, or to undo or be undone
Description:
Title from British Museum catalogue, taken from the heading to the printed page opposite the plate in The English dance of death., Couplet etched below image: Away they go in chaise & one, or to undo or be undone., Attributed to Rowlandson in the British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark with loss of imprint from top margin and verses from bottom margin. Missing text supplied from impression in the British Museum., Plate from: Combe, W. The English dance of death. London : Published at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts ..., 1815-1816, v. 2, opposite page 158., and Temporary local Medical Library subject terms: Skeleton as Death.
Publisher:
Pub. Octr. 1 - 1815, at R. Ackermann's, 101 Strand
Subject (Name):
Combe, William, 1742-1823.
Subject (Topic):
Dance of death, Death (Personification), Accidents, Skeletons, Carriages & coaches, Horses, Dogs, Traffic signs & signals, and Hourglasses
Title from text printed on verso of previous plate in the series., Publication information from a closing plate in the series with intact imprint statement: The water doctor, or, hydropathyist., Numbered 'Plt. X' in upper left corner from: The sure water cure., and On same sheet, verso: Going to the bath's.
"A pretty young wife sits beside an aged doting and rich husband, reading to him. He delightedly contemplates his glass, which is being filled by Death, who leans over a screen. The girl's left hand is held by a young officer who leans through the window (right)."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Honeymoon and When the old fool has drank his wine and gone to rest, I will be thine
Description:
Title from British Museum catalogue, taken from the heading to the printed page opposite the plate in The English dance of death., Couplet etched below image: When the old fool has drank his wine / and gone to rest, I will be thine., Attributed to Rowlandson in the British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark with loss of imprint from top margin and verses from bottom margin. Missing text supplied from impression in the British Museum., Plate from: Combe, W. The English dance of death. London : Published at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts ..., 1815-1816, v. 1, opposite page 106., and Temporary local Medical Library subject terms: Marriage & married life -- Skeleton as Death.
Publisher:
Pub. Augt. 1, 1814, by R. Ackermann's, 101 Strand
Subject (Name):
Combe, William, 1742-1823.
Subject (Topic):
Dance of death, Death (Personification), Marriage, Skeletons, Courtship, Adultery, Military officers, British, Eating & drinking, Alcoholic beverages, Windows, Interiors, Stringed instruments, Books, Dogs, Fireplaces, and Screens