- Creator:
- Sherwin, J. K. (John Keyse), 1751-1790, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [3 March 1786]
- Call Number:
- Folio 49 3563 v.2 (Oversize)
- Collection Title:
- Volume 2, page 56. Etchings by Henry William Bunbury, Esq. and after his designs.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "A group in a garden room listening to a girl read, seated in the centre with the book in her lap, two woman sitting on either side of her, one patting a dog at right, the other with solemn expression, which has been noticed by a man standing against the wall at right, gesturing towards her, another standing directly behind her looks on with concern, a child sitting on the floor beside a large sleeping dog, his eyes raised up; after a drawing by Henry William Bunbury."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title from text below image., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., Four lines of verse, from William Shenstone's ballad 'Jemmy Dawson', engraved below title: Come listen to my mournful tale, ye tender hearts and lovers dear; nor will you scorn to heave a sigh, nor need you blush to shed a tear. Vide Shenston., Dedication engraved above imprint statement: To the Countess Sutherland this plate after an original Drawing by Mr. Bunbury, in her Ladyship's possession, is with the greatest respect dedicated by her Ladyship's most obliged humble servant, James Bretherton., and Mounted on page 56 in volume 2 of: Etchings by Henry William Bunbury, Esq. and after his designs.
- Publisher:
- Published 3 March 1786 by James Bretherton, New Bond Street
- Subject (Name):
- Shenstone, William, 1714-1763.
- Subject (Topic):
- Clothing & dress, Children, Courtship, Dogs, and Reading
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > A tale of love [graphic]
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- Creator:
- Sherwin, J. K. (John Keyse), 1751-1790, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [10 April 1787]
- Call Number:
- 787.04.10.01.1+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Seven men (three-quarter length) are grouped round a card-table in a Smithfield tavern. One (right), young and innocent, inspects his cards; beside him an older countryman lies back asleep (right), his dog resting his head on his knee. The other gambler (left), holding his cards, looks at his victim. Three onlookers have crafty expressions. A fat man, smoking, approaches with a bowl of punch. In the bar (left) a fat woman chalks up a score. Coins, a watch, and pocket-book are on the table. A broken mirror and a picture of a horse decorate the walls. Beneath the table are twelve lines describing the sleep of 'Old Trusty' while his son is cheated by 'the Harpy-Tribe'."--Biriths Museum online catalogue
- Alternative Title:
- Countrymen defrauded
- Description:
- Title from item., Curator's note from British Museum catalogue: The card-playing sharper is a portrait of Rowlandson, the country lad is reputed to be J. K. Sherwin; though this seems unlikely, since Sherwin was then thirty-six, the identification is supported by the self-portrait of the engraver. In 'The Gamesters', a mezzotint by Ward, after Peters, 1786, the card-sharper holding an ace behind his back is Rowlandson [Said to be the Prince of Wales, according to Challoner Smith (iv. 1485).]; the resemblance to the card-player in this plate, and in a mezzotint, 'A Game at Cribbage' ... is convincing., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Twelve lines of verse in two columns on either side of title: Old Trusty with his town made friends ..., Temporary local subject terms: Gambling: sharpers -- Furniture: card-table -- Furniture: bar -- Countrymen -- Card players -- Barmaids -- Pocketbooks., and Mounted to 38 x 49 cm.
- Publisher:
- Published 10th April 1787 by E. Jackson, No. 14 Marylebone Street, Golden Square
- Subject (Geographic):
- Smithfield (London, England)
- Subject (Name):
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827,, Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, Sherwin, J. K. (John Keyse),, and Sherwin, J. K. 1751-1790 (John Keyse),
- Subject (Topic):
- Card games, Dogs, Gambling, Mirrors, Pipes (Smoking), Clocks & watches, and Taverns (Inns)
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Smithfield sharpers, or, The countrymen defrauded [graphic]
- Creator:
- Sherwin, J. K. (John Keyse), 1751-1790, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [1786]
- Call Number:
- Bunbury 786.03.03.01.1+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "A group in a garden room listening to a girl read, seated in the centre with the book in her lap, two woman sitting on either side of her, one patting a dog at right, the other with solemn expression, which has been noticed by a man standing against the wall at right, gesturing towards her, another standing directly behind her looks on with concern, a child sitting on the floor beside a large sleeping dog, his eyes raised up; after a drawing by Henry William Bunbury."--British Museum online catalogue, description of lettered state
- Description:
- Title, printmaker, artist, and publication information from lettered state., Proof before letters. For a later state published 3 March 1786, see British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1940,1109.105., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
- Publisher:
- James Bretherton
- Subject (Topic):
- Children, Clothing & dress, Courtship, Dogs, and Reading
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > [A tale of love] [graphic].