- Creator:
- Woodward, G. M. (George Moutard), approximately 1760-1809, artist
- Published / Created:
- [approximately 1790]
- Call Number:
- Drawings W87 no. 7 Box D170
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A young fashionably dressed man casually swings a club around him which knocks an older lady and her apple cart clear into the air. From the caption: ... the manner of using it is the fashionable swing, as directed in the first article; it may be necessary to observe that the practitioner should be a person of some rank in life, to give the proceedings an eclat this with a proper portion of common assurance, aided by inebriety, will enable him to knock down men, women, children, and apple stalls with impunity and at the same time preserve a perfect sang froid on the occassion
- Alternative Title:
- Six different methods of carrying a stick with their effects compartment no. 6
- Description:
- Title from letterpress caption below image., Pen and ink drawing on a broadside with typeface and ornamental border., Nine lines of typeface caption below title: Is the last distinction, and most to be dreaded; a little stick well knotted about three feet in length, or shorter, as may be found convenient must be provided ... This is a pleasing study for city apprentices, who wish to ape the fashionable manners of the West End of the town., One of a series of six drawings by Woodward with the same typescript heading., and For further information, consult library staff.
- Subject (Topic):
- Staffs (Sticks, canes, etc.), Staffs (Sticks), and Etiquette
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The club law [art original].
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- Creator:
- Woodward, G. M. (George Moutard), approximately 1760-1809, artist
- Published / Created:
- [approximately 1790]
- Call Number:
- Drawings W87 no. 5 Box D170
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A well-dressed man walking down the street holds the base of his walking stick and arrogantly points the end in an elevated fashion diagonally to the front. The ferrule catches the brim of a lady's hat and begins to lift it off of her head
- Alternative Title:
- Six different methods of carrying a stick with their effects. Compartment no. 4
- Description:
- Title from letterpress caption below image., Pen and ink drawing on a broadside with text in letterpress and ornamental border., Four lines in letterpress below title: Chiefly belongs to men of consequence of every denomination, and sometimes to those thoughtful gentlemen called absent men; it does less execution than any of the former, though properly managed, it is capable of lifting up the veil of a tall lady, or throwing off a hat as occasion may require., One of a series of six drawings by Woodward with the same typescript heading., and For further information, consult library staff.
- Subject (Topic):
- Staffs (Sticks, canes, etc.), Staffs (Sticks), and Etiquette
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The elevated ferrule [art original].
- Creator:
- Woodward, G. M. (George Moutard), approximately 1760-1809, artist
- Published / Created:
- [approximately 1790]
- Call Number:
- Drawings W87 no. 6 Box D170
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A very disgruntled looking man walks down the street with his walking stick tucked firmly under his arm, the ferrule end pointing straight behind his torso. This arrangement deflects the 'hasty' approach of a young female nearby
- Alternative Title:
- Six different methods of carrying a stick with their effects. Compartment no. 5
- Description:
- Title from letterpress caption below image., Pen and ink drawing on a broadside with typeface and ornamental border., Three lines of typeface caption below title: Goes soberly to work; in a declining position under the arm, well be-mir'd at the end, it stops in a peculiar manner any hasty approach, and never fails doing execution in turning to the right or left., One of a series of six drawings by Woodward with the same typescript heading., and For further information, consult library staff.
- Subject (Topic):
- Staffs (Sticks, canes, etc.), Staffs (Sticks), and Etiquette
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The guard in the rear [art original].
- Creator:
- Woodward, G. M. (George Moutard), approximately 1760-1809, artist
- Published / Created:
- [ca. 1790]
- Call Number:
- Drawings W87 no. 8 Box D170
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A young, fashionably dressed man walks down the street while sweeping his walking stick back in forth in front of him. He has struck a passerby on the shin, the latter holding the injury in both hands wincing in pain. From the caption: ... who must always remember when in action to sing or whistle a tune, in order that the swing may be kept in proper time. By carefully observing these rules, great execution may be performed on the ancles [sic] and shins of every person within the sphere of attraction
- Alternative Title:
- Six different methods of carrying a stick with their effects. Compartment no. 1
- Description:
- Title from letterpress caption below image., Pen and ink drawing on a letterpress broadside with ornamental border., Letterpress caption in six lines below image: May be practised with a small cane, switch, or whip, giving the arm full play; the practitioner should be a young giddy fellow, about one and twenty ..., One of a series of six drawings by Woodward with the same letterpress heading., and For further information, consult library staff.
- Subject (Topic):
- Staffs (Sticks), Etiquette, and Accidents
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The swing in style [art original].