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1. A friendly visit to the dramatic manufactory, or, Preparations for next season [graphic].
- Creator:
- Williams, Charles, active 1797-1830, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [6 February 1804]
- Call Number:
- 804.02.06.01+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Sheridan (l.) sits in an arm-chair at his writing-table, pen in hand. He slouches forward, peering at a large playbill in his left hand. 'Tom Hickathrift \ and the \ Giants \ a new Growlo Drama \ with \ Wittington \ and his \ Cat \ a Pur-letta \ in which a real \ Cat and Mice \ will be Introduced \ - Due Notice will be given \ of Mr Carlo's next \ Performance.' He says: "Now I have got my head down Water I am determined to go on Swimmingly." The Newfoundland dog 'Carlo' (his massive padlocked collar so inscribed) who played in 'The Caravan', faces Sheridan holding in his mouth a basket labelled 'Raw Materials for New Subjects'; these are rolled MSS. inscribed: 'Dog-Matical Essays', 'Bark-shire Poems', 'Bones to Pick'. Fox (r.), immensely fat stands beside Carlo, in profile to the left., r. hand on the dog's head, l. in his coat-pocket. He says: "You are a very good Dog Namesake - a very good Dog indeed - I wish you would Spin me a little Money thes hard times - it would be very acceptable." Behind Sheridan are book-shelves; from a shelf inscribed 'Glass Slippers as good as New' two slippers dangle. The titles of the (bulky) books are: 'Jack the Giant Killer', 'Goody Two Shoes', 'little Red Riding Hood', 'Tom Thumb', 'Seven Champions [of Christendom]'; actually these tales were best known in penny chap-books"--British Museum online catalogue
- Alternative Title:
- Preparations for next season
- Description:
- Title from item., Sheet trimmed to plate mark on two sides., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., Printseller's announcement following imprint: Folios of caracatures [sic] lent out for the evening., and Mounted to 29 x 40 cm.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. Feby. 6th, 1804 by S.W. Fores, 50 Piccadilly
- Subject (Name):
- Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806 and Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816
- Subject (Topic):
- Dogs and Obesity
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > A friendly visit to the dramatic manufactory, or, Preparations for next season [graphic].