Title etched within image., Publication attributed to John Bowles and dated based on imprint from other prints in the series., Print for July. One of a series of etchings representing the months of the year. Only the image for January has the series title "Lilliputian figures"., Six lines of verse below title: The steward by his spendthrift lord is sent, to dun poor Hopp for some arrears of rent ..., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., Temporary local subject terms: Lilliputians., Month designation in series erased from this impression., and Restrike date suggested in an unverified card catalog record: ca. 1810.
Title engraved below image., Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark with loss of title and statements of responsibility. Missing text supplied from impression in the British Museum, registration no.: Heal,Portraits.44., and In paper frame: 415 x 287 mm.
Title from caption below image., Title continues: ... P.S.D. of the Lodge of Antiquity No. 1 and Grand Steward for 1814., Date of publication from National Portrait Gallery, London, online catalogue., Publisher from dealer's description., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark on right and left edges.
An unfinished sketch for the engraving which appeared in the November 1845 issue of "George Cruikshank's Table-book," illustrating a brief article on railroad speculation by the periodical's editor, Gilbert Abbott a Beckett. John Bull is beset by lilliputian tormentors who are removing all his cash, clothing, and possessions, beneath clouds of steam and a clanging bell
Alternative Title:
Anticipated effects of the railway calls
Description:
Title from pencil annotation below image, in the artist's hand., Text above image: George Cruikshank's "Table Book"., and With additional pencil drawings and artist’s notes in the margins.
Subject (Geographic):
England.
Subject (Topic):
John Bull (Symbolic character), Auctions, Fictitious characters, Money, and Railroads
"Imp-like creatures of the railway company, gathered around the seated figure of John Bull, stripping him of his clothes and possessions, an auctioneer selling elements of his wardrobe, trains pulling boxes of money and silver plate"--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Anticipated effects of the railway calls
Description:
Title from caption below image., Date of publication and publisher from British Museum catalogue., Illustration to: George Cruikshank's Table book. Published by George Bell in London., Illustration accompanying a brief article on railroad speculation by the periodical's editor, Gilbert Abbott a Beckett., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Window mounted to 30 x 23 cm.
Publisher:
George Bell
Subject (Geographic):
England.
Subject (Topic):
John Bull (Symbolic character), Auctions, Fictitious characters, Money, and Railroads
"Portrait of John Dryden, half-length, turned to the right, holding laurel wreath in left hand; in oval frame with coat of arms in lower part."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from text in image., Place of publication taken from printmaker's known place of activity., Date of publication from the British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1868,0822.969., and Sheet trimmed to plate mark.
White, George, approximately 1684-1732, printmaker
Published / Created:
[between 1710 and 1730]
Call Number:
Portraits D799 no. 3
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title engraved below image., Date range for publication from the British Museum online catalogue., Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark with loss of all text. Title, statements of responsibility, and imprint supplied from impression in the British Museum, registration no.: 1950,0520.97., and Framed in white paper: 426 x 296 mm. Titled in manuscript.
Publisher:
Sold by Thomas Bowles, printseller in St. Pauls Church Yard, London