"A half-length portrait of Tattersall in his rostrum, leaning forward on a large open book, his head in profile to the right, his auctioneer's hammer in his (gloved) right hand. He is very bulky and wears a round hat with curved brim. The rostrum is the base of the design; it is pierced by an arched opening to give a view of a jockey on a galloping horse."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Leaf 20 in an album with the spine title: Characatures by Dighton., Watermark, trimmed: [Ed]meads 1808., and Figure identified as "Tattersall" in pencil below plate mark.
Title from caption below image., Text at bottom of plate identifies resident of leftmost house as "(Barnaby Backwell Esqr.)" and resident of rightmost house as "(Dr. Battie).", "No. 28"--Lower right corner., No. 10, "Hon. George Shirley," on Edith McKeon Abbott's map: Horace Walpole's Twickenham 1747-1797, in v. 42 of the Yale Edition of Horace Walpole's Correspondence. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1980., No. 12, "Dr. William Battie," on Edith McKeon Abbott's map: Horace Walpole's Twickenham 1747-1797, in v. 42 of the Yale Edition of Horace Walpole's Correspondence. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1980., and Watermark.
Publisher:
Publish'd according to act of Parliament & sold by J. Boydell, engraver at [the] Unicorn, [the] corner of Queen Street, Cheapside
Subject (Geographic):
England, Twickenham., and Twickenham (London, England)
"View of the Thames with boats afloat, three figures conversing in the left foreground."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Vüe du village de Chelsea
Description:
Titles etched below image, in English and French., Date of publication based on Robert Sayer's earliest year of activity. The address "near Sergeants Inn, Fleet Street" only appears on his very early prints; see British Museum online catalogue., Plate reissued by Sayer and Bennett and listed in their 1775 catalogue as part of the series "Views of villages, noblemen and gentlemen's seats, &c. situate on, or near the river Thames", in the section on "Sets of small prints"; see: Sayer and Bennett's enlarged catalogue of new and valuable prints. London : [Sayer and Bennett], 1775, page 88, no. 13., Plate numbered "8" in upper right corner., Mounted to 24 x 39 cm., and Leaf 9 in an album of views of London and its vicinity.
Publisher:
Printed for Robert Sayer, map & printseller near Serjeants Inn, Fleet Street
Subject (Geographic):
Chelsea (London, England), Thames River (England), England, and London.
published according to act of Parliament, March 1st, 1759.
Call Number:
Topos Su962 no. 15++
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"View of a large house, with arched windows, castellated walls and twin cupolas, a smaller building to left, connected by a low wall which curves outwards at one point, in parkland with figures on the lawn in front, including a group gathered around a woman who sits in the shelter of a parasol, fishing from the river which curves into the foreground from the right; a small bridge to right and figures in two boats in the centre, cattle on the near bank to right; state with Bakewell included as publisher"--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
View of Esher in Surrey, the seat of The Late Right Honourable Henry Pelham Esqr and Vüe d'Esher dans la comté de Surry, maison & jardin magnifique du feu Henry Pelham Ecuyer
Description:
Title from caption below image. and Sheet numbered in a contemporary hand in lower right corner: No. 16.
Publisher:
Printed for T. Bowles in St. Pauls Church Yard, John Bowles & Son in Cornhil [sic], Robt. Sayer in Fleet Street, Eliz. Bakewell & Hen. Parker in Cornhil [sic], & J. Boydell in Cheapside
"View on the Thames during the 1814 Frost Fair; tents erected on the ice; people making merry in tents around fire or on the ice outside; street traders selling goods at fair; a man playing skittle in foreground, figures slipping or falling through cracks in ice behind; Blackfriars Bridge in background, with St Paul's to the right."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from text above image., Numbered "(66" in upper right corner., Woodcut with letterpress text., and For an impression lacking publication line below image, see British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1880,0911.1008.
Publisher:
Published by T. Batchelar, 115 Long Alley, Moorfields, London
Subject (Geographic):
London (England), England, and London.
Subject (Topic):
Social life and customs, Fairs, Cityscapes, Tents, Street vendors, and Winter
"View at the entrance to the bridge, looking across the river towards Putney; people passing in foreground including a man with a donkey, and a milkmaid with yoke and pails."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Veüe du Pont de Fulham regardant Putney
Description:
Titles etched below image, in English and French., Date of publication based on Robert Sayer's earliest year of activity. The address "near Sergeants Inn, Fleet Street" only appears on his very early prints; see British Museum online catalogue., Plate reissued by Sayer and Bennett and listed in their 1775 catalogue as part of the series "Views of villages, noblemen and gentlemen's seats, &c. situate on, or near the river Thames", in the section on "Sets of small prints"; see: Sayer and Bennett's enlarged catalogue of new and valuable prints. London : [Sayer and Bennett], 1775, page 88, no. 13., Plate numbered "6" in upper right corner., Mounted to 24 x 38 cm., and Leaf 7 in an album of views of London and its vicinity.
Publisher:
Printed for Robt. Sayer, map & printseller near Serjeants Inn, Fleet Street
Subject (Geographic):
Putney (London, England), Thames River (England), England, and London.
Subject (Topic):
Rivers, Bridges, Pedestrians, Sailboats, and Rowboats
Titles from text below image, in English and French., "No. 32"--Lower right corner., No. 22, "Mr. and Mrs. George Morton Pitt," on Edith McKeon Abbott's map: Horace Walpole's Twickenham 1747-1797, in v. 42 of the Yale Edition of Horace Walpole's Correspondence. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1980., and Watermark: G.R.
Publisher:
Publish'd according to act of Parliament & sold by J. Boydell, Engraver at the Unicorn, the corner of Queen Street, Cheapside
"View of Grosvenor Square with a circular garden in the centre"--British Museum online catalogue, description of an earlier state of the same composition
Alternative Title:
Vüe de la Place de Grosvenor a Londres
Description:
Title from caption below image., Probably a later reissue of a print published 1 December 1751. See British Museum online catalogue., "Publish'd according to act of Parliament"--Below image., and Plate numbered "30" in upper right corner.
Publisher:
Printed for & sold by Robt. Sayer at the Golden Buck, opposite Fetter Lane, Fleet Street
Page 153. New London spy, or, A twenty-four hours ramble through the bills of mortality.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"View of the old façade of Guildhall with the Chapel, Blackwell Hall, and the old Law Courts; elegantly dressed figures in foreground with a decorative carriage approaching the arched entrance."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
View of Guildhall in King Street, London
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate from: The gentleman's magazine, or, Monthly intelligencer. London : Printed by Edw. Cave ..., v. 21 (January 1751), page 49., In lower margin is a key (numbered 1 to 9) to the buildings depicted: 1. Blackwell Hall. 2. Guild Hall Chappell ..., Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark with loss of text from upper margin. Missing text supplied from impression in the British Museum, registration no.: 1880,1113.3580., "Gent. Mag." etched in upper left margin; "Jan. 1751" etched in upper right margin., Mounted to 32 x 26 cm., and Mounted on page 153 in a copiously extra-illustrated copy of: King, R. The new London spy, or, A twenty-four hours ramble through the bills of mortality. London : Printed for J. Cooke [and 3 others], [1771?].
"View on the Thames at Hammersmith; small boats and barges in foreground"--British Museum online catalogue, description of an earlier state of the same composition
Description:
Title from text below image., Reissue of a print published in 1750 by J. Boydell. See British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1948,0315.12.143., "Price 1s."--Following imprint., and "No. 8"--Lower right corner.
Publisher:
Publish'd according to act of Parliament by J. Boydell at the Unicorn, the corner of Queen Street, Cheapside
Subject (Geographic):
Hammersmith (London, England),, Thames River (England),, England, and London.