The interior of a loft stacked with sacks, an angry countryman ferociously prods one with a pitchfork, while a handsome young woman stands in alarm behind him in the doorway. From the sack projects the terrified head and hands of the woman's lover; his queue indicates a military officer. A white owl flies under the rafters
Description:
Title and date supplied by cataloger., Attributed to Rowlandson., Compare to a print (in reverse) published 16 May 1807 by R. Ackermann: I smell a rat, or, A rogue in grain. See no. 10814 in v. Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 8., and For further information, consult library staff.
Subject (Topic):
Hiding places, Adultery, Couples, Hiding, Bags, Pitchforks, and Surprise
A young woman wraps her arms around an older gentlemen who appears to resist her flirtatious gesture. A young man mischeviously peeks at the embrace from behind a large tree
Description:
Title and date supplied by cataloger., Attributed to Rowlandson., and For further information, consult library staff.
Pen and ink drawing depicting a large gaming room decorated with a single chandelier, a large mantel holding vases and candles, and framed paintings on the walls. Guests are seated around two tables playing card games while other guests stand together in groups
Description:
Title devised by cataloger., Date from unverified data from local card catalog record., and For further information, consult library staff.
Subject (Geographic):
England.
Subject (Topic):
Games, Card games, Chandeliers, Mantels, and Rooms & spaces
A confrontation in a bedchamber between a black woman in a nightgown in bed and four men who surround her canopy bed. One man holds a candle. The woman is slapping the one man to her right on the cheek while another pulls him away. A fourth man is pointing towards her shoulder
Description:
Title from ms. note. Date from curator., Ms. note in pencil in Steevens's hand above sheet: Gin-Drinkers. Spurious., Ms. note in pencil in Steevens's hand below sheet: See Mr. Nichols's book, 3d. edit. p. 429., and On page 154 in volume 2.
Title assigned by cataloger., Plate numbered "21" in upper right corner., Other prints in the series were designed and etched by either Tim Bobbin or Thomas Sandars., Restrike of a plate from: Human passions delineate ... by Timo[thy] Bobbin. Manchester : Printed and published by John Heywood, 1773., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., Temporary local subject terms: Money lenders -- Macaronies -- Property deeds., and Mounted on verso is description in verse of the image: Plate 21. My lord at Arthur's sharp'd of all his store, I 'th' morning quested how to finger more ...
Title assigned by cataloger., Other prints in the series were designed and etched by either Tim Bobbin or Thomas Sandars., Plate from: Human passions delineated in above 120 figures ... design'd in the Hogarthian style ... by Timo[thy] Bobbin. [Manchester] : John Heywood, 1773., Plate numbered '24' in upper right corner., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Temporary local subject terms: Macaronies -- Toupée wigs -- Club wigs -- Nosegays -- Female dress, 1773.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Topic):
Clothing & dress, Dandies, British, Wigs, Corsages, and Flowers
publish'd as the act directs June 1773. and [printed 1816]
Call Number:
773.06.00.24.1
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title assigned by cataloger., Other prints in the series were designed and etched by either Tim Bobbin or Thomas Sandars., Plate from: Human passions delineated ... by Timo. Bobbin. Manchester : Printed and published by John Heywood, 1773., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., Temporary local subject terms: Macaronies -- Wigs: toupée wigs -- Wigs: club wigs --Nosegays -- Female dress, 1773.., and Watermark: 1816.
publish'd as the act directs, June 1773. and [printed 1816]
Call Number:
773.06.00.37
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title from item., Other prints in the series were designed and etched by either Tim Bobbin or Thomas Sandars., Printing date of 1816, based on watermark., Plate from: Human passions delineated in above 120 figures ... by Timo[thy] Bobbin. Manchester : John Heywood, 1773., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., Temporary local subject terms: Drinking -- Contentment -- Glass: wine bottle -- Corkscrews -- Containers: jug., and Mounted on verso: description in verse of the image: Plate 37. Behold, ye wordlings! whence true pleasure springs not from much wealth, or from the smiles of kings ...
Harding, G. P. (George Perfect), 1780-1853, artist
Published / Created:
[not after 1810]
Call Number:
Quarto 33 30 Copy 6
Collection Title:
Page 2d. Description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole ...
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Unfinished drawing of the Gothic lantern, designed by Richard Bentley, that hung in the Entrance of Strawberry Hill
Alternative Title:
Lanthron in the Red Hall
Description:
Title from local catalog card; the title written in ink on mounting page has "lanthorn" misspelled as "lanthron"., Unsigned; attribution to G.P. Harding from local catalog card., Date based on death date of Thomas Kirgate, who likely assembled the extra-illustrated volume in which this drawing is found., and Inlaid on page 2d in Thomas Kirgate's extra-illustrated copy of: Walpole, H. A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole ... Strawberry Hill : Printed by Thomas Kirgate, MDCCLXXXIV [1784].