"Trade card of Archibald Robertson, drawing master, at Savill Row Passage, adjoining Squib's Auction Room; a street with Robertson's shop to the right, figures on the pavement, an arched passageway at the end of the street; in oval with figures at the bottom corners; text below."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Archibald Robertson, print-seller and drawing-master ...
Description:
Title from engraved text below image., Paul Sandby, who lived above Robertson's shop and collaborated with him, was possibly involved in the production of the image., Date from British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: Banks,56.23., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Text continues: ... colour boxes, the best black lead and hair pencils, indian ink, port-folios with or without leaves, ladies black tracing paper, and very fine transparent do. for etching, with copper plates prepared for do. etching needles &c. &c. &c. Visiting cards, engraved in the most elegant manner; great choice of paper hangings in the newest taste. NB: Sandby's works in aqua tinta, to be had complete, prints framed & glazed, and drawings neatly fitted up, all sorts of stationary wares., and Mounted on sheet with with notes from a previous owner about the card. For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
Archibald Robertson
Subject (Geographic):
England and London.
Subject (Name):
Robertson, Archibald, 1765-1835. and Sandby, Paul, 1731-1809.
Subject (Topic):
Artists' materials industry, Graphic arts equipment industry, Stationery trade, Artists' studios, and Stores & shops
Aristippus, Jouiall philosopher, Aristippvs, or, The ioviall philosopher, Aristippvs, Ioviall philosopher, Aristippus, or, The joviall philosopher, Joviall philosopher, and Conceited pedler
Description:
Eliz 296: No. 3 of 8 titles bound together in mid 17th century calf with spine title: Plays, XVII Cent. Numerous inscriptions and autographs of owners, and perhaps borrowers, on front free endpaper and final page: Henry Rookes, Richard Rookes, Barzillay Jones, Humphrey East, Richard Hatton, Morris Bowen, William Slade, John Lorker, Robert Wadman., Anonymous. Authorship attributed to Thomas Randolph. Cf. ESTC., Printed by Elizabeth Allde. Cf. STC., Signatures: A-F⁴ (F4 blank)., Woodcut device on title page., Pages 40, 41 and 44 numbered 32, 33 and 36, respectively., and "The Pedler, as it vvas presented in a strange show": p. 31-36 [i.e. 31-44].
Moore, James, active approximately 1761-1763, printmaker
Published / Created:
[before 1765]
Call Number:
765.00.00.96+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A man in Turkish dress smokes a long pipe as he sits on one barrel as he leans on another. A similarly dressed man, seated next to him, holds an axe. Smoke pours from a brass brazier in the foreground while in the background, a woman holding an umbrella over her head rides a camel. While the rider ignores the scene, the camel looks at the scene of the two men
Description:
Title from the first line of verse below image., Printmaker from Chaloner Smith., Before 1765 (see British Museum online catalogue)., Verse continue: ... But ill compensate for a Land of Slaves, Whist Liberty disdains to bless thy Shores, And Luxury thy nerv'less Sons depraves., See Smith, J.C. British mezzotinto portraits, volume 3, page 941 for mention of an earlier state of this series of four plates "Quarters of the World", "Sold by I. McArdell at the Golden Head in Covent Garden & R. Sayer opposite Fetter Lane, Fleet Street"., One of a series of four allegorical prints, the others depicting Africa, America, and Europe., and Sheet trimmed to plate mark on three sides; trimmed within plate mark at bottom edge.
Publisher:
Printed for & sold by R. Sayer opposite Fetter Lane, Fleet Street
A ring of satirical representations of the twelve zodiac signs surround a basket in which the traditional signs have been thrown. On the basket is a sign 'Old Signs to be sold cheap'.
Alternative Title:
Signs of the zodiac
Description:
Title from text above and below image., Possibly by Robert Seymour?, Sheet trimmed to plate mark., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum., and Window mounted to: 25 x 36 cm.
Not acted here these ten years. For the benefit of Mrs. Bishop (being the last but one)
Description:
Caption title., A playbill., From a bound collection of playbills: [Collection of playbills assembled by Tate Wilkinson]. [England], [between 1748 and 1778]., and Dated in ms.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Congreve, William, 1670-1729. and Foote, Samuel, 1720-1777.
By the Bath Company of Comedians and This present Friday, being the 24th of July, will be presented the historical tragedy of King Richard
Description:
Caption title., A playbill., From a bound collection of playbills: [Collection of playbills assembled by Tate Wilkinson]. [England], [between 1748 and 1778]., and Dated in ms.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. and Carey, Henry, 1687?-1743.
By desire and This present Thursday, being the 30th of July, will be presented a comedy ...
Description:
Caption title., A playbill., From a bound collection of playbills: [Collection of playbills assembled by Tate Wilkinson]. [England], [between 1748 and 1778]., and Dated in mss.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Cibber, Colley, 1671-1757. and Townley, James, 1714-1778.
(Never acted here) by the Bath Company of Comedians and This present Tuesday, being the 28th of July, will be presented a comedy ...
Description:
Caption title., A playbill., From a bound collection of playbills: [Collection of playbills assembled by Tate Wilkinson]. [England], [between 1748 and 1778]., and Dated in ms.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Fletcher, John, 1579-1625. and Foote, Samuel, 1720-1777.
Caption title., A playbill., From a bound collection of playbills: [Collection of playbills assembled by Tate Wilkinson]. [England], [between 1748 and 1778]., and Dated in ms.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Jones, Henry, 1721-1770. and Townley, James, 1714-1778.