A view of the east front of Strawberry Hill, looking from the Thames. A gentleman and lady converse on the left. On the right a workman tends the lawn with a scythe
"A scene outside the orchestra at Vauxhall. A stout woman puts a handkerchief round her husband's neck to protect him from the night air. Her daughter holds her fan to her face and looks towards a beau in the middle distance who inspects her through his glass. A waiter walks off (right) with glasses and a bottle. There are other figures. The background shows the orchestra (left), with two musicians, and the organ; on the right are trees, and the 'covered walk'; two men sit at a table with a bowl of punch."--British Museum online catalogue
An album of engraved tickets, invitations, bookplates, and other designs, some in mulitple impressions and states, mostly black and white, with some in sepia ink and colored inks. Mostly by Bartolozzi and his pupils. Other artists and printmakers include: I.C.B., G.B. Cipriani, Edward Burney, E. Edwards, Smirk, L. Legoux, H. Bunbury, W. Hamilton, Robert Cooper, Topham, Angelica Kaufman, Anthony Pasquin [pseudo. of John Williams], M. Vdr. Gucht, A. Van Assen. Most engravings are untitled and undated; the dated tickets fall between 1776-1796 A few plates with printers and publishers named: W. Hinton, G. Graglia, Mr. Sandby, J. Sewell. Occasional contemporary annotations, including the stamped initials "M. R."
Jany. 1, 1776, according to act of Parlt. (39 Strand)
Call Number:
Folio 724 776D
Image Count:
331
Description:
Title from decorated title-page., Engraved throughout. Includes two portraits of Garrick to whom the book is dedicated. Plates dated 1766-1776., Some of the plates are by Bunbury., Extra-illustrated with three additional plates, 1783-1785., and Bound in three quarters leather with marbled paper boards, with hinges repaired. Red morocco spine label: Darley's comic prints. For further information, consult library staff.