A companion print to British Museum satire no. 6878: The country justice. Inside a watch-house, a burly watchman stands (left) facing an elderly constable who sits frowning in his arm-chair. He holds out a broken lantern and points to a thin, fashionably dressed, and apparently drunken man who stands beside him with closed eyes, holding a large stick in his left hand. Next to the constable is a clerk writing at a desk with a slanted top. The room is lit by a lantern slung from the roof. A map on the wall apparently represents the roads of the parish and the beats of the watchmen. A fire burns in a grate (right).
Description:
Title engraved below image., Eight lines of verse below title: "Watchman. This wicked dog did lift his hand, First knocked me down, then bid me stand; The peaceful neighbours he awoke, And then the Knave my lanthorn broke, At which the Villain loud did Laugh, So down I knock'd him with my staff. "Constable: If so: you Justice did yourself, Therefore begone thou prating Elf.", Originally published July 10, 1785. Cf. British Museum catalogue no. 6879., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Watermark: fleur-de-lis on a shield with initials G R below.
Publisher:
Published Sepr. 8th by S.W. Fores at the Caracature [sic] Warehouse, No. 3 Piccadilly
Subject (Geographic):
England and London.
Subject (Topic):
Law enforcement, Police, Clerks, Dogs, Fireplaces, Inkstands, Lanterns, Rifles, Soldiers, British, Watchmen, and Writing materials
Title from item., Publication place and date inferred from those of the periodical for which this plate was engraved., Companion print: A macaroni family returning from church, also published in the Macaroni and theatrical magazine. Cf. Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 4, no. 4822., Plate from: The macaroni and theatrical magazine. London : John Williams, April 1773, p. 323., and Temporary local subject terms: Dress: child's dress, 1773 -- Newspapers: London Gazette -- Table setting: breakfast -- Domestic service: black page -- Domestic service: footmen -- Male dress: nightcaps -- Male dress: dressing gown.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Topic):
Black people, Cats, Dandies, British, Dogs, Monkeys, Parrots, Squirrels, and Wigs
A young barmaid wearing a frilly dormeuse cap and a neckerchief with a breast knot, attends to a group of male customers gathered around the bar. An elderly military officer wearing a saber leans on the bar spooning custard from a glass, while three young men on his left ogle the barmaid. Two other men occupy the right side of the bar, and two dogs the center foreground, a poodle jumping up at the bar, and a pug urinating on a copy of "The Gazette extraordinary" which lies on the floor. Other newspapers are in the hands of the customers, the "Ledger" and the "Morning post". Bottles, glasses and bowls are arranged on shelves behind the girl
Description:
Title from item., Publication date from British Museum catalogue, Numbered '384' in lower left of plate., and Publication date erased from this impression.
Publisher:
Printed for & sold by Carington Bowles at his Map & Print Warehouse, No. 69 in St. Pauls Church Yard, London
Subject (Geographic):
England. and England
Subject (Topic):
Bartenders, Military uniforms, British, Clothing & dress, Newspapers, Taverns (Inns), Interiors, Glassware, Bars (Furniture)., Shelving, Hats, and Dogs
Title from item., Printmaker identified by the repository from the original drawing at the Huntington Library collection., Temporary local subject terms: Buildings: rustic cottages -- Benches -- Farmers -- Costume: smocks., and '0' in publication year erased and replaced with handwritten '1.'
Publisher:
Published 27th July 1790 by Robt. Sayer, No. 53 Fleet Street, London
In a country setting with cows and a windmill in the background, a young milkmaid sits on a bench under an oak tree, receiving a ribbon from a young sailor seated beside her. Another young girl looks on from behind, while the milkmaid's country suitor stands behind sulkily scratching his head. A dog paws at the milkmaid's lap while another drinks from the milking pail
Alternative Title:
Jealous clown
Description:
Date surmised from British Museum catalogue, v. 5, Appendix, "Key to the dates of the series of Mezzotints issued by Carington Bowles.", Numbered in lower left of plate 385., Publication date erased from print., and Torn and repaired.
Publisher:
Printed for & sold by Carington Bowles at his map & print warehouse, No.69 in St. Pauls Church Yard, London
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Topic):
Military uniforms, British, Clothing & dress, Sailors, Hats, Couples, Windmills, Dairy farming, Cows, and Dogs
Three sailors race on horses along a beach as a dog chases them
Description:
Title etched below image., After Rowlandson?, Sheet partially trimmed within plate mark., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Publisher:
Pubd. Oct. 25, 1793, by S.W. Fores, No. 3 Piccadilly
Subject (Topic):
Dogs, Horse racing, Sailors, British, and Uniforms
Leaf 98. Darly's comic-prints of characters, caricatures, macaronies, &c.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A lawyer (Theodosius Forrest), shown whole length in profile looking right, carries a lawyer's bag in which there is a scroll labeled "of Damocles"; in his pocket is another scroll labeled "Ge. ho. Dobbin." A dog at his side sniffs the bag. The door is labeled 'Good Entertainment gratis' and is probably a bagnio
Alternative Title:
Theodosius Homunculus Esq., attorney general to the Royal Academy
Description:
Title etched above image., Artist and printmaker's names are unidentified pseudonyms., Initial letters of publisher's name in imprint form a monogram., Theodosius Homunculus Esq. is a representation of Theodosius Forrest., Below image is etched: In opinion a Poet, a Painter, a Critic Dear The: take my word instead of some Physic, A Poet in Bawdy, a Painter in Daubing, A Coxcomb the Critics your Friends are allowing., Plate from vol. VI: Characters, macaronies, & caricatures. [London] : Pub. by MDarly, 39 Strand, Novr. 1, 1773., Plate numbered "v. 6" in upper left corner and "13" in upper right corner., First of three plates on leaf 98., and 1 print : etching on laid paper ; plate mark 17.3 x 12.3 cm, on sheet 27.5 x 44.4 cm.
Leaf 98. Darly's comic-prints of characters, caricatures, macaronies, &c.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A lawyer (Theodosius Forrest), shown whole length in profile looking right, carries a lawyer's bag in which there is a scroll labeled "of Damocles"; in his pocket is another scroll labeled "Ge. ho. Dobbin." A dog at his side sniffs the bag. The door is labeled 'Good Entertainment gratis' and is probably a bagnio
Alternative Title:
Theodosius Homunculus Esq., attorney general to the Royal Academy
Description:
Title etched above image., Artist and printmaker's names are unidentified pseudonyms., Initial letters of publisher's name in imprint form a monogram., Theodosius Homunculus Esq. is a representation of Theodosius Forrest., Below image is etched: In opinion a Poet, a Painter, a Critic Dear The: take my word instead of some Physic, A Poet in Bawdy, a Painter in Daubing, A Coxcomb the Critics your Friends are allowing., Plate from vol. VI: Characters, macaronies, & caricatures. [London] : Pub. by MDarly, 39 Strand, Novr. 1, 1773., and Plate numbered "v. 6" in upper left corner and "13" in upper right corner.
Camp scene with soldiers from the Loyal Associated and Volunteer Corps of the City of Westminster, with an officer escorting the ladies through the camp (right) who honoured them with the presentation of colours; two horses in the center and a dog ready to pounce at an officer's hat seen in the foreground
Description:
Title from caption below image. and Sheet trimmed within plate mark on left side.
Publisher:
Pub. March 30, 1799 by Messrs. Schiavonetti, No. 12 Michaels Place, Brompton (Plate 1) by their most obedient humble servts. L.I. & N. Schiavonetti
Sailors carouse in a drunken orgy between decks; hammocks are slung from the roof and drunken sailors vomit over the sides into the crowd. Musicians play fiddles and drums. Men and women drink and dance. A negro fiddles; a Jew sits on the ground ready to receive the watch which a woman steals from a sailor as she sits stirring a bowl on a box labeled "T. Ockham'. A marine kicks over a bucket labeled with the ships name as he spills the contents of his mug onto a barefoot boy who in turn pours the contents of his kettle onto a dog. To the left is a large keg of rum. The scene is watched by smiling officers (left), among whom is Lord Cochrane. This wartime scene is called to mind by the sight of the frigate 'Peranga' lying off Spithead. See British Museum catalogue
Description:
Title, printmaker, and imprint from published state., Plate etched for: Westmacott, C.M. English spy. London : Sherwood, Jones, and Co., 1825-1826., For published state see: No. 14952 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 10., and Ms. note in pencil on front: Vol. 2, page 214.
Publisher:
Sherwood Jones & Co.
Subject (Name):
Dundonald, Thomas Cochrane, Earl of, 1775-1860
Subject (Topic):
Blacks, Jews, Boys, Dogs, Eating & drinking, Fighting, Military officers, British, Musicians, Robberies, Sailors, and Vomiting