"Ten ladies, arranged in two rows, with numbers referring to notes etched beneath the design, their proposed offices etched above their heads. ... '(1) First Lady of the Treasury and Chancellor of the Exchequer.' The 'Duc - ss of Gor-n' (Pitt's friend), wearing a tartan drapery, sits at a writing-table. Facing her, with outstretched right arm, is '(2) President of the Council and Duc-ss of Ric-nd.' '(3) Lady High Chancellor is the Coun-ss of Buc-s-e', very short and fat, in wig and gown and holding the purse of the Great Seal. Facing her is '(4) Chamberlain', who is 'Margr-ne of Ans-h', wearing a coronet and feathers, and holding a long wand of office. '(5) Mistress of the Horse' holding a whip is 'Lady Arc-r.' '(6) First Lady of the Admiralty' is 'Mrs Jo-n', with her arms folded, in profile to the right, as if playing the part of Priscilla Hoyden in 'The Romp', see British Museum Satires No. 6875, but wearing a naval cocked hat, emblem of her liaison with the Duke of Clarence, see British Museum Satires No. 9009. Facing her is '(7) Secretary of War & Capn of the Guards, La-y Wa-ce' (sister of No. 1); she wears a military cocked hat and coat with epaulettes, her hands placed truculently on her hips. (Her friendship with Dumouriez is perhaps hinted at.) '(8) Mistress of the Buck Hounds', is 'March-ss of Sa-ry', thin and weatherbeaten, holding two hounds on a leash, '(9) Ranger of Hyde Park', is 'La-y La-e' (wife of Sir John Lade) wearing a riding-habit and holding a riding-switch. '(10) Post Mistress General and Inspector of Mis-sent Letters' is 'La-y Je-y'. She sits at a round table on which are many letters and appliances for opening and re-sealing them, including a spirit-lamp inscribed 'Hot water'. She holds a lighted candle and peers through spectacles at a sealed letter."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Artist and printmaker from British Museum catalogue., Publisher's advertisement following imprint: ... folio's of caracatures [sic] lent out for the evening., and With illegible monogram, perhaps a collector's mark, written in brown ink in lower margin.
Publisher:
Pubd. Febry. 1st, 1797, by S.W. Fores, No. 50 Piccadilly, corner of Sackville St. ...
Subject (Geographic):
England and Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
Gordon, Jane Gordon, Duchess of, 1748-1812, Richmond, Mary, Duchess of, 1740-1796, Buckinghamshire, Albinia Hobart, Countess of, 1738-1816, Craven, Elizabeth, 1750-1828, Archer, Sarah West, Lady, 1741-1801, Jordan, Dorothy, 1761-1816, Lady Wallace, -1803, Cecil, Mary Amelia, Marchioness of Salisbury, 1750-1835, Lade, Letitia, Lady, -1825, and Jersey, Frances Villiers, Countess of, 1753-1821
Title engraved below image., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., Temporary local subject terms: Dancing lessons -- Costume: female child's costume -- Furniture -- Trades: dancing masters -- Expressions of speech: tol lol de rol., and Imprint partially altered: publication day changed from '2' to '1' in contemporary hand. '91' in 1791 also appears to have been changed.
Publisher:
Publish'd by W. Fores, 1 April 1791, No. 3 Piccadilly
"An elderly Scots bonnet laird or farmer stands repeating the song, which is a complaint of the extravagance and misconduct of his wife. He wears a round Scots bonnet and a tartan plaid over his coat, long stockings, and shoes tied with strings, tattered gloves from which his fingers protrude; a cane is suspended from his left wrist. He holds in his left hand a small tankard with an open lid indicating in London 'a dram', or gin. In the background is a small house, partly visible on the left, outside which stands the wife, drunk and flourishing a similar tankard; a wine-bottle lies at her feet, a man leans from the window. On the right is a farm building with a horse, two cows, and a broken fence. In the foreground (right) is a large thistle."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Wholly and fairly
Description:
Title from caption below image, Illustration to a song in Scots engraved beneath the title with the refrain: 'O! gin my Wife wad drink Hooly and Fairly'., Verse in three columns below title begins: "Oh what had I ado for to marry My wife she drinks naithing but Sack and Canary ...", Numbered "581" in lower left corner., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., No. 36 in a bound in a collection of 69 prints with a manuscript title page: A collection of drolleries., and Bound in half red morocco with marbled paper boards and spine title "Facetious" in gold lettering.
Publisher:
Printed for & sold by Carington Bowles, No. 69 St. Paul's Church Yard, London
"An elderly Scots bonnet laird or farmer stands repeating the song, which is a complaint of the extravagance and misconduct of his wife. He wears a round Scots bonnet and a tartan plaid over his coat, long stockings, and shoes tied with strings, tattered gloves from which his fingers protrude; a cane is suspended from his left wrist. He holds in his left hand a small tankard with an open lid indicating in London 'a dram' or gin. In the background is a small house, partly visible on the left, outside which stands the wife, drunk and flourishing a similar tankard; a wine-bottle lies at her feet, a man leans from the window. On the right is a farm building wiuth a horse, two cows, and a broken fence. In the foreground right is a large thistle."--British Museum catalogue
Alternative Title:
Wholly and fairly
Description:
Title etched below image. and Sheet trimmed within plate mark with loss of statement "Published as the act directs, 4 June 1787." See British Museum catalogue.
Publisher:
Printed for and sold by Bowles & Carver, No. 69 St. Paul's Church Yard
Image upper left: A satirical view a shooting party with the man center holding out his wig to a group of three men with a dog who hold guns and look amused at his dismay. To the left two other huntres and their dog look on also amused, Image upper right: A woman in a bonnet and apron walks into a cottage holding a pitcher. One man (center) looks at her with surprise and horror. Another man sits at a table (left) and smiles at the scene. On the table are two cups and a pipe; behind the table, a tall clock. On the wall, a sporting calendar, Image lower left, Plate 1: A satirical view of a squire's housekeeper wearing the newest fashion. She is shown full-length from the back with her gown bunched up over her blue quilted petticoat, splashed with mud, and short enough to show thick legs. The gown is decorated with a large sunflower, tight waist, and elbow-sleeves with ruffles. Her bonnet over her cap complete the contrast with contemporary, fashionable dress. See British Museum catalogue, and Image lower right, Plate 2: A woman stands under a tree talking to a yokel in a smock. She wears a red cloak and high pattens
Description:
Title from caption below image., Four images on one plate, each separately titled or captioned. Series title and numbering etched above lower two image., Artist, printmaker, and imprint from British Museum catalogue., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Image upper left: A satirical view a shooting party with the man center holding out his wig to a group of three men with a dog who hold guns and look amused at his dismay. To the left two other huntres and their dog look on also amused, Image upper right: A woman in a bonnet and apron walks into a cottage holding a pitcher. One man (center) looks at her with surprise and horror. Another man sits at a table (left) and smiles at the scene. On the table are two cups and a pipe; behind the table, a tall clock. On the wall, a sporting calendar, Image lower left, Plate 1: A satirical view of a squire's housekeeper wearing the newest fashion. She is shown full-length from the back with her gown bunched up over her blue quilted petticoat, splashed with mud, and short enough to show thick legs. The gown is decorated with a large sunflower, tight waist, and elbow-sleeves with ruffles. Her bonnet over her cap complete the contrast with contemporary, fashionable dress. See British Museum catalogue, and Image lower right, Plate 2: A woman stands under a tree talking to a yokel in a smock. She wears a red cloak and high pattens
Description:
Title from caption below image., Four images on one plate, each separately titled or captioned. Series title and numbering etched above lower two image., Artist, printmaker, and imprint from British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Imperfect with loss of plates 3 and 4. Numbered in ms. '176'. Sheet trimmed to: 21.2 x 16.5 cm.
"Satire on ageing macaronis; an elderly man wearing an elaborate wig stands whole-length to front in a fashionable interior, his right hand to his chin, his left in his breeches pocket."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
How do you like me
Description:
Title engraved below image., Imperfect; publication date erased from end of imprint statement. Missing text supplied from impression in the British Museum., Plate numbered '260' in lower left corner., and Temporary local subject terms: Bag wig -- Furniture: oval mirror in gold frame -- Furniture: upholstered chair -- Furnishings: window curtain.
Publisher:
Printed for Carington Bowles, Map & Printseller, No. 69 in St. Pauls Church Yard, London
Darly, Matthias, approximately 1720-approximately 1778, printmaker, publisher
Published / Created:
[26 April 1777]
Call Number:
777.04.26.01+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Satire on gossiping women; two women, whole length in profile, fashionably dressed in enormous bonnets and carrying large fur muffs, encounter each other beside a lake."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from item., MD of publisher's name forms a monogram., and Numbered in plate at top: 6, V.2.
A social satire: a beggar wearing ragged clothes and leaning on a crutch hold his hat out towards a old, well-dressed woman as he says, "My angelic young lady! Heaven preserve your ladyship's beautiful shape and countenance these thousand years! Give a halfpenny to a poor old man." Her face is caricatured, with a large pig-like nose from which long hairs protrude and with growths on her face, but she carries a parasol and is fashionably dressed and wears a feather and flower in her hair and earrings and large beaded necklace
Description:
Title etched below image., Giles Grinagain is possibly a pseudonym of Samuel Howitt. See British Museum online catalogue., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and On verso ms. notes in black ink: 'Renier' and monogram 'AR'.
Publisher:
Published Febry. 1st, 1802, by S. Howitt, Panton Str., Haymarket
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Topic):
Beggars, Clothing & dress, Crutches, Flattery, Ugliness, and Umbrellas