"Erskine stands in profile to the left; he bends forward, resting both hands on the table of the House of Commons, part of which is visible on the left. His half-closed eyes give him an almost imbecile expression ..."--British Museum catalogue
Description:
Title from British Museum catalogue., Signed with the monogram of James Sayers., and Mounted on page 11 with three other prints.
"Erskine stands in profile to the left; he bends forward, resting both hands on the table of the House of Commons, part of which is visible on the left. His half-closed eyes give him an almost imbecile expression ..."--British Museum catalogue
Description:
Title from British Museum catalogue., Signed with the monogram of James Sayers., 1 print : etching with stipple on wove paper ; plate mark 17.5 x 11.2 cm, on sheet 19.5 x 13 cm., Mounted with three other prints on leaf 7 of James Sayers's Folio album of 144 caricatures., and The figure in the print is identified by a small strip of paper (approximately 5 x 35 mm) pasted in lower left corner of sheet with their name in letterpress: Sir James Erskine.
"Erskine stands in profile to the left; he bends forward, resting both hands on the table of the House of Commons, part of which is visible on the left. His half-closed eyes give him an almost imbecile expression ..."--British Museum catalogue
Description:
Title from British Museum catalogue. and Signed with the monogram of James Sayers.
Title supplied by cataloger., Place and date of imprint conjectured from that of book., Probably from: A series of original portraits and caricature etchings by the late John Kay. Edinburgh : Adam and Charles Black, 1877, v. i., Numbered in lower right of plate: 73., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Title from item., Probably from: A series of original portraits and caricature etchings by the late John Kay (1877)., Numbered in lower right of plate: 102., and Temporary local subject terms: Sir James Hunter Blair.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Haddington, Thomas Hamilton, Earl of, 1721-1794 and Forbes, William, Sir, 1739-1806
Watercolor drawing showing Horace Walpole without a wig, on the left, facing the viewer, with a letter in hand; the caption under this image reads "after breakfast & in his study." In the center, Walpole with his wig and still with a letter in hand, his other arm bent and raised; the caption under this image reads "Before dinner, when drest, in the cabinet." The third image of Walpole, on the right, shows only his back, shoulders hunched and bent forward; the caption under this image reads "After dinner, & in the gallery."
Alternative Title:
Horace at three times a day
Description:
Title devised by cataloger., Date assigned by previous owner., and John Carter (1748-1817), British draughtsman and antiquary.
"Two officers stand together directed to the right, almost in profile, dressed alike. The taller (right) holds a sheathed sword crooked in the left elbow; his shorter and slightly stouter friend stands very erect, and takes his right arm. They wear cocked hats with small plumes and side-tassels, stock and jabot under high-collared tunics, wide crossed belts, high cavalry boots, and gauntlet gloves. They are Robert Christopher Packe, Captain Royal Horse Guards, killed at Waterloo, and Lieut. George Augustus Fenwick."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Two soldiers
Description:
Title from British Museum catalogue., Leaf 75 in an album with the spine title: Characatures by Dighton., and 1 print : etching on laid paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 24.6 x 18.4 cm, on sheet 31.1 x 25.5 cm.
Publisher:
Dighton Junr.
Subject (Name):
Packe, Robert Christopher, -1815 and Fenwick, George Augustus, active 1805
"Two officers stand together directed to the right, almost in profile, dressed alike. The taller (right) holds a sheathed sword crooked in the left elbow; his shorter and slightly stouter friend stands very erect, and takes his right arm. They wear cocked hats with small plumes and side-tassels, stock and jabot under high-collared tunics, wide crossed belts, high cavalry boots, and gauntlet gloves. They are Robert Christopher Packe, Captain Royal Horse Guards, killed at Waterloo, and Lieut. George Augustus Fenwick."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Two soldiers
Description:
Title from British Museum catalogue. and Ms. annotations below plate mark identify figures in the print: Capt. Pack & Fenwick.
Publisher:
Dighton Junr.
Subject (Name):
Packe, Robert Christopher, -1815 and Fenwick, George Augustus, active 1805
William Pitt, standing and speaking in the House of Commons, in profile to left, his right arm raised; his face is turned so no features are visible. Beyond him is Sir Charles Mordaunt seated, also in profile with a cocked hat; his mouth sunken as if he is toothless. In the foreground on also seated on bench is Mr Edward Kynaston also shown in profile with an enormous belly, eyes closed and mouth open in a snore
Description:
Title, printmaker, publisher and date from published state. See Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum., Proof before letters. Cf. No. 4097 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 4., Watermark: countermark IV., and Window mounted to 25 x 30 cm., mounted again to 34 x 46 cm.
Publisher:
G. Bickham
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
Great Britain. Parliament. House of commons., Edward Kynaston, 1709-1772, Pitt, William, Earl of Chatham, 1708-1778, and Peterborough, Charles Mordaunt, Earl of, 1708-1779
"A caricature portrait of Pitt speaking in the House of Commons in profile to the right. In his right hand is a document: 'Regency Restrictions' (see British Museum Satires No. 7488, &c.); his hat is under his left arm, his left hand is held out. He bends forward, his right leg advanced."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title devised by cataloger; title based on that given in the British Museum catalogue., Questionable attribution to Gillray from the British Museum catalogue., An imitation of the whole length portraits of Sayers. See British Museum catalogue., and Temporary local subject terms: Speeches: Pitt's on Regency Bill, 1789 -- Bills: Regency Bill -- Opposition to Regency Bill -- Allusion to Regency restrictions.
Publisher:
Pubd. June 17, 1789, by W. Fores, No. 3 Piccadilly