Bretherton, James, approximately 1730-1806, printmaker
Published / Created:
May 23, 1799.
Call Number:
Bunbury 799.05.23.02+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Dr. Slop, short and fat, seated in an arm-chair (centre) holding in his left hand the book containing the form of excommunication, points with his right at Obadiah who is disappearing (left), one leg and his back alone being visible. A handkerchief hangs over the doctor's cut right thumb. Behind him on the left stands Mr. Shandy, in dressing-gown and night-cap, smoking a long pipe, he is frowning and holds out his left hand in protest at the doctor's curses. Uncle Toby, his crutch under his left arm, stands on the right. pointing with his left hand at a map of Flanders which hangs on the wall over Dr. Slop's head. He turns to speak to Corporal Trim, who stands (right) at attention in profile to the left holding a long broom."--British Museum online catalogue, description of an earlier state
Description:
Title from text below image., Initial letters of artist's name in signature form a monogram., Reissue, with altered imprint statement, of a print originally published 30 Jan. 1773 by J. Bretherton. Cf. no. 5214 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5., Text below title: Vide Tris. Shandy, vol. 2d., Four lines of prose below image, two on either side of title: "May all the angels & archangels, principalities and powers, & all the heavenly armies curse & damn him ...", One of a series of prints illustrating Laurence Sterne's novel Tristram Shandy., Temporary local subject terms: Maps: Flanders -- Male costume: Dressing gown and night cap -- Man-servant -- Male headdress: Pig-tail -- Furniture: Ladder-back chairs -- Household utensils -- Medical -- Dr. Slop., and Watermark.
Publisher:
Publish'd as the act directs by S.W. Fores, No. 50 Piccadilly
Subject (Name):
Sterne, Laurence, 1713-1768.
Subject (Topic):
Military uniforms, British, Physicians, Servants, Maps, Chairs, and Brooms & brushes
A tall soldier with a pike in his right hand, holds in his left one the leading strings of a child officer. The officer, moving with an awkward gate, is trying to balance on his thigh a pole of an enormous British flag. His oversized sword dangles below his knees. Behind the two of them, in the background, several soldiers with muskets on their shoulders march by.
Alternative Title:
Modern officer
Description:
Title etched below image., Earliest publication date of this edition based on that of Carington Bowles's separation of his own business from his father's. See: Maxted, I. London book trades., Two columns of verse below title: By dear mama's petition, and good papa's purse Jacky gets a commission ..., Companion print to: The naval nurse, or Modern commander., Temporary local subject terms: Nursemaids: 'military nurse' -- Union Jack - Escutcheons., and Watermark: Royal arms at top of sheet; countermark band at bottom of sheet.
Publisher:
Printed for Carington Bowles, Map & Printseller in St. Pauls Church Yard, London
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
Great Britain. Army.
Subject (Topic):
Nepotism, Corruption, Military uniforms, Flags, and British
publish'd according to act of Parliament, March 28th, 1750.
Call Number:
750.03.28.01
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Alternative Title:
Modern commander
Description:
Title from text below image., Two columns of verse below title: From Mid: to Lieutenant, Bluff, quickly doth rise ..., "Price 6d.", Companion print to: The military nurse, or, Modern officer., Temporary local subject terms: Naval uniforms -- Stern cabin -- Guns., and Watermark: Fleur-de-lis.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
Warren, Peter, Sir, 1703-1752 and Great Britain. Royal Navy.
Subject (Topic):
Promotions, Cannons, Military uniforms, British, and Ships
Title from caption below image., Later printing. Date of printing based on watermark., Publisher's advertisement following imprint: Folios of caracatures [sic] lent out for the evening., Design consists of eight pairs of figures in two rows, with lines of dialogue etched above each pair., Plate numbered in upper right corner: Vol. 2, pl. 6., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., Temporary local subject terms: Colonel uniforms -- Corporal uniforms., and Watermark: R & T 1808.
Publisher:
Pubd. April 9th, 1796, by S.W. Fores, No. 50 Piccadilly, corner of Sackville St.
Subject (Topic):
Military uniforms, British, Soldiers, and Physicians
"The boxing scene from 'The Romp', Act II, between Young Cockney (left) and Priscilla Tomboy. They face each other with clenched fists. Young Cockney is fashionably dressed and portly, Priscilla's large hat and mittens are on the floor. Behind her (right) stands Captain Sightley in regimentals and Miss La Blond wearing a large hat which conceals her face. Behind them on the extreme right is a folding screen. Framed pictures decorate the wall."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Signed in lower left of image with monogram RR [first 'R' reversed] delin., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Watermark in center of sheet., and In pencil on verso: RR [R Rushworth?].
Publisher:
Publisehed [sic] Jany 3d. 1786, by S.W. Fores at the Caracature Warehouse No. 3, Piccadilly
Subject (Name):
Barnes, Mrs., active 1782-1808., Barrymore, Mr. 1759-1830. (William),, Dodd, James William, 1740?-1796, Jordan, Dorothy, 1761-1816, and Bickerstaff, Isaac, 1735-1812.
Subject (Topic):
Boxing, Military uniforms, British, Theaters, and Theatrical productions
"A series of isolated figures, single or in pairs, arranged in two rows, each with an explanatory couplet relating to the news of the capture of Seringapatam, on the authority of a letter received at the India House on 15 May from Bristol dated 'Vestal, at sea'. [1] A grinning man stands full face, with raised shoulders, inscribed,'I cannot express how delighted I am, To hear we have taken Seringapatam'[2] Thurlow, tall and thin, nearsightedly reads a paper with a grin: 'The Chancellor look'd like a frolicksome Ram To hear we had taken Seringapatam.'[3] Dundas, holding a cane, runs in profile to the right; behind him is a small table on which is a bottle, &c.: 'Dundass fled from bottle, from chicken, and ham To Windsor to tell of Seringapatam.'[4] Pitt stands, chapeau-bras, in profile to the left, a cake in one hand, a jam-pot in the other:'Will Pitt eat a cake with some rasberry jam When told we had taken Seringapatam.' ,..."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from caption below images., Attribution to Newton in the British Museum catalogue., Publisher's advertisement above title: Just published by Holland, three prints on the slave trade ..., Design consists of fourteen single or paired figures in two rows, each with two lines of verse etched above., and Watermark: Curteis & Sons.
Publisher:
Pubd. May 18, 1792, by William Holland, No. 50, Oxford Street
Subject (Geographic):
Śrīraṅgapaṭṭaṇa (India) and India.
Subject (Topic):
Military officers, British, Military uniforms, and Soldiers
A soldier, worried look upon his face, leads his pregnant lady by the arm through a rural scene
Description:
Title devised by cataloger., Date from unverified data from local card catalog record and based on uniform., and For further information, consult library staff.
Subject (Topic):
Military uniforms, British, Poverty, Pregnant women, and Soldiers