"An old and young woman holding a large basket between them full of crockery."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Toute sorte de potterie a un sol et demi par assiette ...
Description:
Titles in English and French etched below image., Printmaker and publication information from first plate in series., Fifth plate from: Twelve London cries done from the life by P. Sandby. London, 1760., and Plate numbered "5" in lower right corner.
A circus broadside printed on both sides advertising John and Philip Astley's performances at the Amphitheatre in Paris in 1795. The show included for the first time their performing monkey General Jackoo; the verso of the broadsheet includes a detailed description of some of the tricks that the monkey performed as well ten woodcuts showing the monkey dressed as a human performing his tricks; a 3-year-old child musician; horses dancing a minuet; Chinese shadows; a castle attacked by wild dogs, etc
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Exercices surprenans, par le Sieur Astley fils, Par permission du roi & de Mgr. Le Lieutenant General de Police, and Par permission du roi et de Mgr. Le Lieutenant General de Police
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Caption title., Caption title on verso: Détail des exercices du fameux singe, nommé Général Jaco. Amphitheatre de Sieur Astely, rue du Fauxbourg du Temple. Aujourd'hui & toutes les festes., At head of title: Par permission du roi & de Mgr. Le Lieutenant General de Police. Amphithéatre. Rue de Fauxbourg du Temple ..., and For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
Perm. de l'Imp. & dist. ce 22 Nov. 1785 De Crosner ; de l'imp de P. de Lormel, rue du Foin
"A masonic feast: in the centre of the room on a platform is an empty armchair decorated with a masonic symbol. Below it and on the right is a table with punch-bowl, glasses, candles, &c, behind which are the English members of the Lodge, some seated, others standing. On the left sit the French members, the most prominent being Cagliostro; all wear masonic aprons. ... "--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Masonic anecdote
Description:
Titles in English and French etched above image., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., Captions in French and English etched under each title, respectively., Thirty lines of verse in French below image on left, under the heading, "Abregè de l'histoire du Comte Arabe": Nè Dieu sait où, maintenu Dieu sait comme ..., Thirty lines of verse in English below image on right, under the heading, "Abstract of the Arabian Count's memoirs": Born God knows where, supported God knows how ..., Sheet trimmed within plate mark, and imprint statement mostly erased from sheet; imprint from British Museum catalogue., Temporary local subject terms: Trades: hairdresser -- Hairdressers: Mr. Barker, King Street, Bloomsbury -- Opticians: Mr. Mash -- Interior of the Freemasons' Lodge of Antiquity -- Freemasons' symbols -- Furniture -- Upholstered chair -- Lighting: candlesticks -- Glass decanter -- Glass bottle -- Wine glasses -- Punch bowls., and Watermark: Russell & Co. 1797 on the right side of sheet; fleur-de-lis on the left side.
Publisher:
Publish'd November 21st, 1786, for the proprietor by H. Humphrey, New Bond Street
Subject (Name):
Cagliostro, Alessandro, conte di, 1743-1795
Subject (Topic):
Freemasonry, Fraternal organizations, Interiors, Dining tables, Chairs, and Candles
Portrait of Anne Marie Louise de Bourbon, daughter of Gaston Duke of Orléans; half-length, slightly turned to right and looking towards the viewer, wavy hair tumbling about her shoulders, and a gown with a lace collar
Alternative Title:
Anne Marie de Bourbon ...
Description:
Title engraved within oval border., Place and date of publication supplied by cataloger., Ten lines of verse engraved below image, five on either side of the Duke of Orléans's arms: Resource de nos lis, fille de St. Louis, que tout le monde honore ..., "A.D.V. Sr. de Champ-courtois"--Lower right corner., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Mounted on page 63 of Richard Bull's copiously extra-illustrated copy of: Walpole, H. A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole. Strawberry Hill : Printed by Thomas Kirgate, 1784. See Hazen, A.T. Bibliography of the Strawberry Hill Press (1973 ed.), no. 30, copy 13., and For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Montpensier, Anne-Marie-Louise d'Orléans, duchesse de, 1627-1693,
Depiction of the marble statue of Antinous at the Palace of Versailles. The nude male figure stands on a pedestal, looking and leaning towards the left; with short curly hair, a drape over his right arm and shoulder, and a tree-trunk support to left
Description:
Title etched within pedestal at bottom of image., Publication information from that of the volume in which the plate appeared., Plate from: Thomassin, S. Recueil des figures, groupes, thermes, fontaines, vases, statues, et autres ornemens de Versailles. Amsterdam : P. Mortier, 1695., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Plate numbered "36" in upper right corner., Mounted on page 159 of Richard Bull's copiously extra-illustrated copy of: Walpole, H. A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole. Strawberry Hill : Printed by Thomas Kirgate, 1784. See Hazen, A.T. Bibliography of the Strawberry Hill Press (1973 ed.), no. 30, copy 13., and For further information, consult library staff.
Any baking pears, Poires cuittes au four, and Peri da cucinare in forno
Description:
Title engraved in English, French, and Italian below image., Tempest also possibly the printmaker. See Hindley, C. History of the cries of London, ancient and modern., 'ML' in M. Lauron forms a monogram., Imprint from title page., No. 60 bound in: The cryes of the city of London. London : Printed & sold by Henry Overton at the White Horse without Newgate, 1733., and Numbered on verso in contemporary hand.
Publisher:
Printed & sold by Henry Overton at the White Horse without Newgate
Allumettes et binets and Lesca e solfanelli da vendere
Description:
Title engraved in English, French, and Italian below image., Tempest also possibly the printmaker. See Hindley, C. History of the cries of London, ancient and modern., 'ML' in M. Lauron forms a monogram., Imprint from title page., No. 3 bound in: The cryes of the city of London. London : Printed & sold by Henry Overton at the White Horse without Newgate, 1733., and Numbered on verso in contemporary hand.
Publisher:
Printed & sold by Henry Overton at the White Horse without Newgate
Any kitchen stuff have you maids, Qui a de la graisse a vendre, and Chi ha grasso da vendere
Description:
Title engraved in English, French, and Italian below image., Tempest also possibly the printmaker. See Hindley, C. History of the cries of London, ancient and modern., 'ML' in M. Lauron forms a monogram., Imprint from title page., No. 40 bound in: The cryes of the city of London. London : Printed & sold by Henry Overton at the White Horse without Newgate, 1733., and Numbered on verso in contemporary hand.
Publisher:
Printed & sold by Henry Overton at the White Horse without Newgate