"The doctor, mounted on Grizzle, is beside a four-direction signpost on an open heath with a group of asses in the middle distance."--British Museum online catalogue, description of a later version of the design
Alternative Title:
Doctor Syntax losing his way
Description:
Title etched below image., Attribution to Rowlandson from Grego., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Plate from: Combe, W. The tour of Dr. Syntax in search of the picturesque. London: R. Ackermann's Respository of Arts, 1812., "Plate 2"--Upper right corner., For an early version of the design, published in 1809 in Ackermann's The Poetical magazine, see no. 11508 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 6. See also: Grego, J. Rowlandson the caricaturist, v. 2, page 176. For a later version of the design, published in 1813, see British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1866,1114.848., and Temporary local Medical Library subject terms: Doctor Syntax.
Publisher:
Published 1 May 1812, at R Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand
Subject (Name):
Combe, William, 1742-1823.
Subject (Topic):
Clergy, Teachers, Horseback riding, Traffic signs & signals, and Donkeys
"Interior view of the Doctors' Commons, on Knightrider Street, London; the court in session seen through large arches; civilians watching court in foreground."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate numbered in upper right, above image: Plate 31., and Plate from: Microcosm of London. London : R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, No. 101 Strand, [1808-1810?], v. 1, opposite page 224.
Publisher:
Pub. 1 Augt. 1808 at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand
"Interior of the grand room in the palace; at far end a velvet canopy with royal arms; a chandelier hangs from centre of ceiling; men and women dressed in finery mill around room."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Drawing Room, Saint James's
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate numbered in upper right, above image: Plate 76., and Plate from: Microcosm of London. London : R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, No. 101 Strand, [1808-1810?], v. 3, opposite page 113.
Publisher:
Pub. July 1st, 1809, at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand
"Scene within the drawing school at the Royal Academy; a male life model poses while the academicians sit in a semi circle drawing, a large lamp above model directs light onto the subject; busts and other sculptures line walls of the room."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate numbered in upper right, above image: Plate 1., Plate from: Microcosm of London. London : R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, No. 101 Strand, [1808-1810?], v. 1, opposite page 9., 1 print : aquatint with etching on wove paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 23.8 x 28.6 cm, on sheet 26.7 x 33.6 cm., and Watermark: J. Whatman 1808.
Publisher:
Pub. 1 Jany. 1808 at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
London (England), England, and London.
Subject (Name):
Royal Academy of Arts (Great Britain) and Somerset House (London, England)
"Interior view of the theatre, looking towards the stage; a performance taking place; the galleries, boxes, and pit filled with spectators."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate numbered in upper right, above image: Plate 32., and Plate from: Microcosm of London. London : R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, No. 101 Strand, [1808-1810?], v. 1, opposite page 228.
Publisher:
Pub. 1st Augt. 1808 at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand
"Interior view of the grand hall, during a formal dinner; four long tables lin room, the central two joined at far end; Corinthian pillasters framing hall."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate numbered in upper right, above image: No. 51., Plate from: Microcosm of London. London : R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, No. 101 Strand, [1808-1810?], v. 2, opposite page 181., and Watermark: J. Whatman 1808.
Publisher:
Pub. 1st Jany. 1809 at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
London (England), England, and London.
Subject (Name):
Mansion House (London, England)
Subject (Topic):
Halls, Events, Interiors, Columns, and Chandeliers
"Interior view of the Excise Office; men gather in groups conversing, a large tapestry of the royal arms at far end of room."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate numbered in upper right, above image: Plate 103., and Plate from: Microcosm of London. London : R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, No. 101 Strand, [1808-1810?], v. 3, opposite page 269.
Publisher:
Pub. Feb. 1, 1810, at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
London (England), England, and London.
Subject (Topic):
Government facilities, Interiors, Tapestries, and Taxes
"Fashionable visitors attending an exhibition of the Society of Painters in Watercolours, in a room hung with many frames, another room seen through a doorway at left."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate numbered in upper right, above image: No. 34., and Plate from: Microcosm of London. London : R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, No. 101 Strand, [1808-1810?], v. 2, opposite page 25.
Publisher:
Pub. 1st Septr. 1808 at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
London (England), England, and London.
Subject (Name):
Royal Society of Painters in Water-Colours (Great Britain)
"Scene in the Great Room in the Royal Academy, during an exhibition; a large crowd of colourful characters gathers in the space, some chatting in small groups, others admiring the paintings that fill the walls, reaching from floor level to the ceiling, impossibly high to be seen in any detail."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate numbered in upper right, above image: Plate 2., Plate from: Microcosm of London. London : R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, No. 101 Strand, [1808-1810?], v. 1, opposite page 10., and Watermark: J. Whatman 1808.
Publisher:
Pubd. 1 Jany. 1808 at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
London (England), England, and London.
Subject (Name):
Royal Academy of Arts (Great Britain) and Somerset House (London, England)