"A fat squat and ugly woman sits on a sofa next a tall dandified officer (right) who makes his address, his hand on his breast. She turns to him complacently, her feet awkwardly resting on a stool. Their two dogs face each other, each with shape and manner corresponding with its owner. Two appropriate pictures are on the wall: Bank of England (left) and Seige of Acre (right)."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Had I heart for falshood fram'd, I ne'er could injure you and Had I heart for falsehood framed, I never could injure you
Description:
Title from later state., Four lines of quoted dialogue below image: "Had I heart for falshood [sic] fram'd, I ne'er could injure you - For tho' your tongue no promise claim'd, your charms would make me true! &c. &c. &c.", First state, before title added above image. For a later state with G. Humphrey's imprint and the title "Money hunting," see Lewis Walpole Library call no.: 823.01.10.01. For a reissue with Thomas McLean's imprint, published in Cruikshankiana (London : Thomas M'Lean, [1835]), see British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1853,0112.247., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Publisher:
Pub. Jany. 10, 1823 by G. Humphrey 27 St. James's Stt
Subject (Topic):
Dandies, British, Military officers, Dogs, Couples, and Courtship
Alexander Thomson, a grocer, and Miss Crawford depicted walking toward the right at full length, her face obscured by a huge hat
Alternative Title:
Mr. James Thomson grocer, following Miss Crawford
Description:
Title from unverified card catalog., Probably from: A series of original portraits and caricature etchings by the late John Kay (1837)., and Place and date of imprint conjectured from that of book.
An elderly woman in spectacles sleeps in a chair, a jug and glass on a table beside her. Under the table, sits a cat; a book lies open on the floor at her feet. A pair of scissors hangs from a chain on her lap. Behind the high backed chair, a man embraces a young woman who has her finger to her lips to quiet the spectator
Description:
Title provided in manuscript; artist name lacking. and Plate from: Rules for drawing caricaturas / by F. Grose. London : Printed by A. Grant, 1788.
A christening scene: A group of full length figures stands around a table covered in a cloth on which sits a bowl of water. Behind it stands a clergyman in bands, wig, gown, holding child; pretty young woman stands to the left, older woman sits in a chair to the right with a man standing over her. A small child in the foreground reaching for the bowl of water, upsets it, spilling the water over the front of the table. On the left, "Sr Foling" primps in front of a mirror
Description:
Title from Paulson., Fourteen lines of verse in three columns: " Behold Vilaria lately brought to Bed, Her cheeks now Strangers to their rosy Red, Lanquid her Eyes, yet lovely she appears; And oh! what fondness her Lord's Visage wears! The pamper'd Priest, in whose extended Arms, The female Infant lies with budding Charms, Seeming to ask the Name e'er he baptise, Casts at the handsom Gossops his wanton Eyes, While gay Sr. Fopling, an accomplish'd Ass, Is courting's won dear Image in the Glass: The Midwide busied too, with mighty Care, Adjusts the Cap shews Innocency fair, Behind her stands the Clerk, on whose grave Face Sleek Abigal cannont forbear to gaze, But Master, wihtout thought, poor harmless Child, Has on the Floor the Holy-Water spill'd, Thrown down the Hat; the Lap-Dog gnaws [the] Rose; And at the Fire the Nurse is warming Cloaths. One Guest enquires the Parson's Name; says Friendly, Why, don't you know Sir? 'tis Hyp- Doctor H-y., Paulson indicates that "Price [illeg.] follows imprint, but does not mention 'London". Different states?, Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Not in Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., See reference in: Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works (1st ed.), p. 310-311., and On page 12 in volume 1. Ms. note in Steevens's hand: Given me by the Revd Dr. Lort.
Publisher:
Sold by J. Sympson at the Dove in Russell Court, Drury Lane, Lo[...]on
Subject (Name):
Henley, John, 1692-1756
Subject (Topic):
Baptisms, Children, Couples, Dandies, Dogs, Nannies (Children's nurses), and Preachers
A flirtatious young couple under a pear tree: The male suitor is half-climbing the tree with one hand supporting himself on a branch and the other dropping freshly picked pears into the upraised apron of his companion. The couple stare lovingly into each others eyes and a the man's walking stick and hat rest on the ground off to the side
Description:
Title devised by cataloger. and Artist and date from unverified data from local card catalog record.
Three couples outside a country tavern along a river back. One pair dance while another sit together on a bench, and the third stand at the open gate, the man blow a pipe and striking a tambor (drum). The sign hanging outside the inn shows a crescent moon
Description:
Title devised by cataloger., Companion print: [Pedlars talking]., and Mounted.
Publisher:
Engrav'd and pubd. according to act Augt. 5, 1780, by T. Gaugain, N. 4 Little Compton Street. Soho
Subject (Topic):
Couples, Dancers, Musical instruments, and Signs (Notices)
A view of wartime merriment: A procession of sailors and their women, escorted by fiddlers, passes a background of shops towards a gateway across the end of the street (left). The purveyor of the jollification, a sailor who has inherited money, sits astride a cask of 'real Jamaica' supported on poles carried by sailors, who wave hat and tankard towards the crowded first-floor windows. Men and women dance along the street. There are many incidents. A Jew, talking to another Jew outside a shop placarded 'Moses Slop-Shop', has his hat twitched off by the cane of a sailor who leans from above the doorway. The sailors carry an Ensign flag and a flag inscribed 'Leander', and are making for the Point. See British Museum catalogue
Alternative Title:
Coxswain's carousal
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. 15212 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: Vol. 2, Page 218.
Studies of two couples and two men, most with caricatured faces. One of the couples is dancing (?); the other is shown with the woman sitting on the man's lap, he with a lewd grimace on his face
Description:
Title devised by cataloger., Attributed to Thomas Rowlandson., and For further information, consult library staff.
In two rows of three, from top left: a young man, his right knee resting against a rock, pulls back his short cape to reveal a small bouquet of flowers; a young couple embrace and toasting with wine glasses; a young couple seated and in conversation; a young woman in a headdress with feathers and touches to her face a folded fan; a couple dance; an older, short woman stands in profile to the right, her head slightly turned towards the viewer
Description:
Title devised by cataloger., Publication date from an unverified card catalog record., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Watermark: royal cipher with initials GR inside a cirle.
Men of fashion waltz with elegant courtesans in a magnificent pilastered room. A large orchestra is on a platform (right). Harriette Wilson (right) takes Stockdale's arm. Many names are given in the text of the published state. See British Museum catalogue
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. 15201 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 10., Ms. note in pencil on front: Page 48, Vol. 2. Watermark 1824., and Watermarked: J. Whatman Turkey Mill 1824.
Publisher:
Sherwood, Jones & Co.
Subject (Name):
Wilson, Harriette, 1786-1846.
Subject (Topic):
Ballroom dancing, Balls (Parties), Courtesans, Couples, and Orchestras