"Satire on Alexander Pope's "Epistle to Burlington" in which he praises Lord Burlington's architectural taste; the gate of Burlington House, Piccadilly, surmounted by statues of K-n-t (i.e. William Kent), Raphael Urb. and Mil.angelo (i.e. Michelangelo), is being whitewashed by a plasterer (Pope) standing on scaffolding."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Burlington gate
Description:
Title from Paulson., Date from British Museum online catalogue., Other lettering within image; a key below, begins, "A. P-pe, a plasterer white washing & bespattering. B. Any body that comes in his way. C. Not a Duke's coach as appears by [the] crescent at one corner. D. Taste. E. a standing proof. F. a labourer.", The 'pe' in Pope is superscript. The 'E' above Kent's bust appears above his pen., "Price 6d."--Lower right hand corner., Formerly attributed to Hogarth. See Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works (1st ed.), p. 299-300., Cf. Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 2, no. 1874, Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and On page 54 in volume 1. Plate trimmed to: 23.1 x 16.2 cm.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Pope, Alexander, 1688-1744. and Pope, Alexander, 1688-1744,
"Satire on Alexander Pope's "Epistle to Burlington" in which he praises Lord Burlington's architectural taste; the gate of Burlington House, Piccadilly, surmounted by statues of K-n-t (i.e. William Kent), Raphael Urb. and Mil.angelo (i.e. Michelangelo), is being whitewashed by a plasterer (Pope) standing on scaffolding."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Burlington gate
Description:
Title from Paulson., Date from British Museum online catalogue., Other lettering within image; a key below, begins, "A. P-pe, a plasterer white washing & bespattering. B. Any body that comes in his way. C. Not a Duke's coach as appears by [the] crescent at one corner. D. Taste. E. a standing proof. F. a labourer.", The 'pe' in Pope is superscript. The 'E' above Kent's bust appears above his pen., "Price 6d."--Lower right hand corner., Formerly attributed to Hogarth. See Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works (1st ed.), p. 299-300., Cf. Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 2, no. 1874, Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and With contemporary ms. note on verso: "Pope whitewashing Ld. Burlingon & bespattering the Duke of Chandos. Vide Pope's Essay on taste."
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Pope, Alexander, 1688-1744. and Pope, Alexander, 1688-1744,
Title devised by curator., Caption below image: From an original sketch of Hogarth's in the collection of Mr. Morrison., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., Ms. note in pencil in Steevens's hand below print: “Taylor and Death”., and On page 216 in volume 3.
Publisher:
Publish'd March 1, 1782 by Rd. Livesay at Mrs. Hogarth's Leicester Fields London
Title devised by curator., Caption below image: From an original sketch of Hogarth's in the collection of Mr. Morrison., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., Ms. note in pencil in Steevens's hand below print: “Taylor and Death”., and On page 217 in volume 3.
Publisher:
Publish'd March 1, 1782 by Rd. Livesay at Mrs. Hogarth's Leicester Fields London
"Thalia; seated on a rock, head in profile to right, holding a lyre in her left hand and a mask in right; on the right, a winged child flying in the air, in profile to left, trying to touch the mask with his right hand; another mask and Pan flute on ground; in an oval on pedestal; after Cipriani; illustration to 'Songs, duets etc. in the Duenna, ... as performed at the Theatre Royal in the Covent Garden' by Richard Brinsley Sheridan (fifteenth edition, London: 1776)."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Muse
Description:
Title supplied by cataloger., Added title from Calabi and de Vesme: Muse., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., and On page numbered 41 in an album of 116 prints: [Bartolozzi and his pupils].
"Portrait after Reynolds (Mannings 477); standing three-quarter length slightly to left with her hands held together, eyes to front, wearing loose robe over dress with sash around waist, locket on ribbon and her hair up, but with two long plaits hanging over her shoulders."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Honourable Mrs. Damer
Description:
Title from text on later state., State from: Smith, J.C. British mezzotinto portraits., Scratched-letter state; for a later state with the title "The Honble. Mrs. Damer" and the imprint "Publish'd March 1st, 1774, by J.R. Smith, No. 4 Exeter Court, Strand," see British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1902,1011.4966., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., Mounted on page 86 of Richard Bull's copiously extra-illustrated copy of: Walpole, H. A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole. Strawberry Hill : Printed by Thomas Kirgate, 1784. See Hazen, A.T. Bibliography of the Strawberry Hill Press (1973 ed.), no. 30, copy 13., With contemporary pencil annotation in lower margin: Mrs. Damer., and For further information, consult library staff.
Title from annotation in ink on separate oval strip of paper mounted around portrait., Date of publication based on death date of Richard Bull, who included an impression of this print in an extra-illustrated volume he assembled., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Mounted on page 168 of Richard Bull's copiously extra-illustrated copy of: Walpole, H. A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole. Strawberry Hill : Printed by Thomas Kirgate, 1784. See Hazen, A.T. Bibliography of the Strawberry Hill Press (1973 ed.), no. 30, copy 13., and For further information, consult library staff.
"Portrait seen almost half-length to left within oval frame, eyes to front, wearing robes, collar and long wig; with coat of arms and mace and purse below frame."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Right Honourable Sir Thomas Parker
Description:
Title, printmaker, imprint, and artist from Smith., Third state, with image altered to show Parker as Lord Chancellor and plate cut down to remove title. See: Smith, J.C. British mezzotinto portraits., "This state of the print must date from after 1718 as it shows the sitter with the robes and accoutrements of the Lord Chancellor which he became in that year (information from David Wilson FSA). The plate was originally published with lettering describing Parker as Lord Chief Justice, a post he held from 1710 to 1718"--Curator's comments, British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1930,1013.14., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Trimmed to image; with sitter's name in Horace Walpole's hand on tab mounted at the bottom.
Publisher:
J. Simon and E. Cooper?
Subject (Name):
Macclesfield, Thomas Parker, Earl of, 1666?-1732, and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
"Portrait of Lady Charlotte Finch, three-quarter length, sitting resting left elbow on a grassy bank, head on her hand, holding a few flowers on her lap in right hand, wearing a low-necked gown with large, lacy sleeves, and large drop earrings."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1902,1011.1425., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., Mounted on leaf numbered 13 in an album of 49 prints: sheet 60 x 47 cm. Ms. notes in black ink by unknown hand below image, misidentified as "Miss Fuller.", and Bound in full red levant by Lloyd Wallis & Lloyd. For further information consult library staff.
Publisher:
Sold by J. Faber at the Golden Head in Bloomsbury Square
Volume 1, page 32. Etchings by Henry William Bunbury, Esq. and after his designs.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Three young women dancing holding their hands, within oval; young boy seated on carved stone playing flute on left, landscape in the background, after Henry Bunbury."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title, artist and printmaker from the British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1917,1208.951., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., Mounted on page 32 in volume 1 of: Etchings by Henry William Bunbury, Esq. and after his designs., and Statements of responsibility added in ink below image: H. Bunbury Esqr. delint. ; engraved by F. Bartolozzi.
Publisher:
Publish'd April 10th, 1782, by W. Dickinson, engraver & printseller, No. 158 New Bond Street