"A family in a wealthy interior; an elderly man at centre, seated at a table, a glass in his left hand, holding out his right to receive coins from a younger man standing to left with his right hand on a book and a quill in his mouth; on the table, another glass, writing materials, coins and notes; to right, a woman ..., supporting, and holding up a bunch of grapes for, a young child standing on a chair; looking on from behind the chair, a boy and, at right, a black servant holding a bowl of fruit, his left hand on the chair; in front of the table, a young girl lying on the carpet with a spaniel; a shipping wharf seen through an open window to left."--British Museum online catalogue, description of another print engraved after the same painting
Alternative Title:
Fruits of early industry & oeconomy, Fruits of early industry and oeconomy, and Fruits of early industry and economy
Description:
Title from text below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Eight lines of verse beneath image, four on either side of title: Lo here, what ease, what elegance you see, the just reward of youthfull industry ..., and Companion print to: The effects of youthful extravagance & idleness.
"A family in a wealthy interior; an elderly man at centre, seated at a table, a glass in his left hand, holding out his right to receive coins from a younger man standing to left with his right hand on a book and a quill in his mouth; on the table, another glass, writing materials, coins and notes; to right, a woman ..., supporting, and holding up a bunch of grapes for, a young child standing on a chair; looking on from behind the chair, a boy and, at right, a black servant holding a bowl of fruit, his left hand on the chair; in front of the table, a young girl lying on the carpet with a spaniel; a shipping wharf seen through an open window to left."--British Museum online catalogue, description of another print engraved after the same painting
Alternative Title:
Fruits of early industry & oeconomy, Fruits of early industry and oeconomy, and Fruits of early industry and economy
Description:
Title from text below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Eight lines of verse beneath image, four on either side of title: Lo here, what ease, what elegance you see, the just reward of youthfull industry ..., Companion print to: The effects of youthful extravagance & idleness., 1 print : stipple engraving with etching ; sheet 67.3 x 54 cm., and Printed on wove paper, trimmed within plate mark.
"A family in a wealthy interior; an elderly man at centre, seated at a table, a glass in his left hand, holding out his right to receive coins from a younger man standing to left with his right hand on a book and a quill in his mouth; on the table, another glass, writing materials, coins and notes; to right, a woman wearing a large feathered hat, supporting, and holding up a bunch of grapes for, a young child standing on a chair; looking on from behind the chair, a boy and, at right, a black servant holding a bowl of fruit, his left hand on the chair; in front of the table, a young girl lying on the carpet with a spaniel; a shipping wharf seen through an open window to left"--British Museum online catalogue and A large painting on the back wall shows a large country estate which amplifies the subject of the print
Alternative Title:
Fruits of early industry and oeconomy and Fruits of early industry and economy
Description:
Title from text below image., Eight lines of verse beneath image, four on either side of title: Lo here, what ease, what elegance, you see, the just reward of youthfull industry ..., and Companion print to: The effects of youthful extravagance & idleness.
Publisher:
Pubd. Novr. 1, 1789, by T. Simpson, St. Pauls Church Yard
Subject (Topic):
Black people, Interiors, Families, Writing materials, Wealth, Servants, Dogs, and Piers & wharves
"A more realistic rendering of the squib, illustrated in British Museum Satires No. 11414, &c., the text slightly altered. Seven designs in two rows, three above and four below, the verses etched across the upper part of each. [1] A close-up view of part of the east front of the new theatre, not accurately drawn, but showing the portico and its flanking sculptures of 'Antient Drama' and 'Modern Drama'. Above: 'This is . . .' [&c.]. [2] An arc of the third tier of boxes, showing three boxes crowded with fashionables in polite conversation; one lady only looks at the stage, using a glass. Above: 'These are the Boxes . . .' [&c.]. [3] A similar view of three pigeon-holes showing lighted chandeliers suspended from brackets below them. The occupants of the front row sit, those behind stand in a massed crowd; all are behaving well. Above: 'These are the Pigeon holes made for the poor, over the Boxes . . .' [&c.]. [4] A bust portrait of Catalani, singing, with tense bony neck, a claw-like hand on her breast. Above: 'This is the Cat . . .' [&c.]. [5] A bust portrait of an obese neatly dressed 'cit' in profile to the left, fiercely blowing a trumpet from which issues the word 'Hiss'. In his right hand is a paper: 'The Age of Reason [cf. No. 8646] a New Comedy perform[ed] by J Bull & C°'. Above: 'This is John Bull. . .' [&c.]. [6] A bust profile portrait of Townsend, neatly dressed, and wearing a top-hat. His right arm is outstretched as if to seize John Bull in the adjacent design; in his left hand is a constable's crowned staff. Above: 'This is the Thief taker . . .' [&c.]. [7] A bust portrait of Kemble, sternly frowning, in profile to the left, clasping a rolled document inscribed 'King John'. He wears ordinary dress with swathed neck-cloth and high-collared coat. Above: 'This is the Manager . . .' [&c.]. (Cf. British Museum Satires No. 11419.)"--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image. and Attributed to Charles Williams in the British Museum catalogue.
Publisher:
Pubd. Septr. 1809 by Walker, No. 7 Cornhill
Subject (Geographic):
England and London.
Subject (Name):
Catalani, Angelica, 1780-1849, Townsend, John, 1760-1832, Kemble, John Philip, 1757-1823, and Covent Garden Theatre,
Subject (Topic):
John Bull (Symbolic character), Theaters, Interiors, Chandeliers, Theater audiences, Bugles, Prices, and Anger
Page 244. New London spy, or, A twenty-four hours ramble through the bills of mortality.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate from: The new wonderful magazine, and marvellous chronicle. London : Published by Alex. Hogg, v. 3 (1794)., "Wonderful magazine"--Above image., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum., Temporary local subject terms: Irish wakes -- Drunkenness., 1 print : etching and engraving on laid paper ; sheet 10.8 x 15.3 cm., Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark with loss of imprint from bottom edge and periodical name from top edge., Mounted to 32 x 26 cm; a small newspaper clipping (3.9 x 6.2 cm) is mounted below print, dated "1773" in ink., and Mounted on page 252 (misnumbered '244') in a copiously extra-illustrated copy of: King, R. The new London spy, or, A twenty-four hours ramble through the bills of mortality. London : Printed for J. Cooke [and 3 others], [1771?].
Publisher:
Pubd. by C. Johnson
Subject (Geographic):
St. Giles in the Fields (London, England),
Subject (Topic):
Interiors, Churches, Wake services, Dead persons, Ethnic stereotypes, Alcoholic beverages, Intoxication, Drinking vessels, Vomiting, Clergy, and Fans (Accessories)
published according to act of Parliament, Aug. 1, 1753.
Call Number:
Quarto 724 771N
Collection Title:
Page 173. New London spy, or, A twenty-four hours ramble through the bills of mortality.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Interior view of Westminster Abbey looking down the nave towards the organ, with groups of elegantly dressed figures in foreground
Alternative Title:
Inside of Westminster Abbey and Neff de L'Abaie de Westminster
Description:
Titles etched below image, in English and French., Titled 'The Inside of Westminster Abbey, by Bowles, 1753' in the Catalogue of Maps, Prints, Drawings, etc., forming the geographical and topographical collection attached to the Library of his late Majesty King George the third, etc, London, 1829., Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark and mutilated on bottom edge, resulting in slight loss of imprint statement., Title in English and French, with remaining text in English., Folded to 28.3 x 23.7 cm; mounted to 32 x 26 cm., and Mounted on page 173 in a copiously extra-illustrated copy of: King, R. The new London spy, or, A twenty-four hours ramble through the bills of mortality. London : Printed for J. Cooke [and 3 others], [1771?].
Publisher:
Printed for Tho. Bowles in St. Paul's Church Yard, John Bowles & Son in Cornhill, Rob. Sayer in Fleetstreet & H. Overton without Newgate
Subject (Geographic):
England, London, London (England), and London.
Subject (Name):
Westminster Abbey, and Westminster Abbey.
Subject (Topic):
Church buildings, Abbeys, Interiors, and Tombs & sepulchral monuments
Opposite page 214. New London spy, or, A twenty-four hours ramble through the bills of mortality.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A courtesan stands at a wash-tub, washing her last shift. She wears a cap over ringlets in curl-papers and a tattered petticoat, a shawl covers her naked shoulders. The room is squalid, with plaster falling from the bricks. Across the fireplace stockings hang on a string to dry. The corner of a bed appears on the right. On the table by the wash-tub is a small gin tankard. Under it is a pair of stays. A cat tries to reach a (broken) plate of cheese on a chair. On the floor, beside a fashionable high-crowned hat, lies a ballad: 'How happy were my days till now...'. Papers are thrust under the vertical bar of the casement window, one inscribed 'Admit Two to the Boxes'. Probably an imitation of Gillray's 'The Whores Last Shift', see British Museum Satires No. 5604."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark on left edge., Plate numbered "626" in lower left corner., Folded to 31.3 x 25.5 cm., and Bound in opposite page 214 in a copiously extra-illustrated copy of: King, R. The new London spy, or, A twenty-four hours ramble through the bills of mortality. London : Printed for J. Cooke [and 3 others], [1771?].
Publisher:
Printed for & sold by Carington Bowles, No. 69 St. Paul's Church Yard, London
Subject (Topic):
Courtesans, Interiors, Wash tubs, Fireplaces, Hosiery, Corsets, and Cats
A scene in a fashionable library with ladies and gentlemen conversing with attendants at the counters on either side. On the left a woman looks in a book while her male companion converses with a clergyman, as the woman behind the counter consults a book. On the right, a man sits in a chair as a lady discusses her choices with the man behind the counter who reaches for a book below a sign 'Stamp'. Behind him is another sign "Just published [...]" An older woman with a walking stick approaches the counter on the right, followed by a Black servant and a dog. The windows are filled with books and prints. Through the open door a woman with an umbrella is silhouetted; to the left another sign "History Westminster and its monuments."
Description:
Title etched below image., Printmaker, publisher, and date of publication from the volume in which this plate was issued., Plate from: Poetical sketches of Scarborough / illustrated by twenty-one engravings ... made upon the spot by J. Green and etched by T. Rowlandson. London : Printed for R. Ackermann by J. Diggens, 1813., Aquatint probably added to this plate and others in the volume by J.C. Stadler and J. Bluck. See: Hardie, M. English coloured books., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Watermark, partially trimmed: [J. Wha]tman [18]14.
Publisher:
R. Ackermann
Subject (Geographic):
Scarborough (England) and Great Britain,
Subject (Topic):
Black people, Interiors, Libraries, Books, Bookcases, Window displays, Light fixtures, Dogs, and Stores & shops
An aspirational dustman in ragged clothes, a monocle hanging from his hat, and smoking a cigar, sits in a chair before the hearth reading a book, "An introduction to the pleasures of ... schince by Barnart Botherum [...] dedicated to the majesty of the people". On the table are bowl, a goblet and a bottle of Port. On the wall hangs a landscape and on the mantel a bust of Shakespeare. The dog at his feet stares at the fire, the bones of fish dinner on a plate beside him. A large bell sits on the floor beside the dustman
Description:
Title etched below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., "Plate 1"--Upper right corner., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum.
Publisher:
Published April 1828 by S. Maunder, 10 Newgate Street
Subject (Topic):
Dustmen, Chimney sweeps, Dogs, Interiors, Fireplaces, Smoking, and Reading
"Interior, the Prince of Wales standing to left wearing chain and badge of the garter, right hand poised to put the ring on the finger of Princess Caroline Amelia, who kneels with hands crossed over her breast to right, a minister blessing them to right, an open book on a cushion in front of him, George III and Queen Charlotte seated in the background to left."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title engraved below image., Second state, with the Prince's fob added. For descriptions of the states as recorded in the Lennox-Boyd database, see Curator's comments for British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 2010,7081.1947., and Companion print to: The first interview of the Prince and Princess of Wales.
Publisher:
Publish'd May 16th, 1795, by John Fairburn, No. 146, Minories, London
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830,, Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821,, George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820,, Charlotte, Queen, consort of George III, King of Great Britain, 1744-1818,, and Moore, John, 1730-1805,
Subject (Topic):
Interiors, Chapels, Marriage, Weddings, Bishops, and Clergy