"A stage-coachman (left) holds open the door of his coach, showing that it is overcrowded with five fat passengers. He speaks to a fat woman who stands in profile to the right, holding a fan, a dog tucked under her left arm. A flagged pavement and cobbled roadway show that they are in a London street. Beneath the title is engraved: '"Just room for one Madam," - "Vell I wow I have run all the way like a Lamp-lighter, till I am all over in such a Heat you can't think."'"--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title engraved below image., Printmaker identified from original drawing in the Huntington Library., Plate numbered '198' in lower right corner., From the Laurie & Whittle series of Drolls., and One line of text below title: Just room for one Madam, -- vel [sic] I vow I have run all theway like a lamp-lighter ...
Publisher:
Published 1st September 1797 by Laurie & Whittle, 53 Fleet Street, London
Subject (Topic):
Dogs, Carriages & coaches, Coach drivers, Obesity, Streets, Travelers, and Women
A group of men explore a cave Peak Cavern (in the heart of the Derbyshire Dales), some with candles in their hats, most with candles in the hands. One holds a quizzing glass to his eye as he looks up at the ceiling of the cave. They stand on the edge of an underground lake. One man lays on his back in a small rowboat on the lake and gazes at the ceiling above; a dog sits at his feet
Description:
Title etched above image., Numbered 'Plate 94' in upper left corner., Plate from: Eccentric excursions / by G.M. Woodward, 1796., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
A line of men cross an underground river in Peak Cavern (in the heart of the Derbyshire Dales). Some of the men are riding on the backs of their companions while others lead the way holding lit candles in their hands or wearing them in their hats. Stalactites hang from the ceiling of the cave
Description:
Title etched above image., Sheet partially trimmed to plate mark., Numbered 'Plate 96' in upper left corner., Plate from: Eccentric excursions / by G.M. Woodward, 1796., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Watermark: Russell & Co. 1799.
Title from item., Printmaker identified from original drawing in the Huntington Library., No. 201 in the Laurie & Whittle series of Drolls., Three lines of text below title: "Why Pat, I find here in the letter, a brace of live wild ducks your master has sent me" ..., Plate numbered '201' in lower right corner., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Temporary local subject terms: Domestic service: footmen -- Irishmen -- Baskets -- Aglets -- Wallpaper -- Window curtains -- Furniture: folding tables -- Slipcovered armchairs -- Male dress: dressing gown -- Female dress, 1797.
Publisher:
Published 25th September 1797 by Laurie & Whittle, 53 Fleet Street, London
Page 290. New London spy, or, A twenty-four hours ramble through the bills of mortality.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title etched above image., Plate from: Woodward, G.M. Eccentric excursions, or, Literary & pictorial sketches of countenance, character & country in ... England & South Wales. London : Published by Allen & West ..., 1796., "Plate 84"--Upper left corner., Temporary local subject terms: Street scenes -- Chairmen -- Nottingham -- Footman., 1 print : etching on wove paper ; plate mark 19.9 x 26.3 cm, on sheet 22.2 x 28.1 cm., Mounted to 26 x 32 cm., and Mounted on page 290 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?].
Publisher:
Published by Allen & Co., 15 Paternoster Row
Subject (Topic):
City & town life, Gas street lamps, Sedan chairs, Servants, and Wigs
Page 290. New London spy, or, A twenty-four hours ramble through the bills of mortality.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title etched above image., Plate from: Woodward, G.M. Eccentric excursions, or, Literary & pictorial sketches of countenance, character & country in ... England & South Wales. London : Published by Allen & West ..., 1796., "Plate 84"--Upper left corner., Temporary local subject terms: Street scenes -- Chairmen -- Nottingham -- Footman., and Watermark: H Wilemott 1808.
Publisher:
Published by Allen & Co., 15 Paternoster Row
Subject (Topic):
City & town life, Gas street lamps, Sedan chairs, Servants, and Wigs
Title from item., Numbered 'Plate 65' in upper left corner., Plate from: Eccentric excursions, or, Literary & pictorial sketches of countenance character & country in ... England & South Wales / by G.M. Woodward, 1796., and Temporary local subject terms: Inn-servants -- Yokels -- Postilions - Male dress: smock -- Beverages: ale -- Wagoners -- Dishes: tankards.
Title from item., Numbered 'Plate 83' in upper left corner., Plate from: Eccentric excursions, or, Literary & pictorial sketches of countenance character & country in ... England & South Wales / by G.M. Woodward, 1796., and Temporary local subject terms: Female dress: patten shoes.
Two men both with lit candles on their hats and candles in their hands look anxiously around as the walk through a cave, presumably Peak Cavern (also know as the Devil's Arse).
Description:
Title etched above image., Sheet trimmed to plate mark on top, bottom, and right side., Numbered "Plate 92" in upper left corner., Plate from: Eccentric excursions / by G.M. Woodward, 1796., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Watermark: Russe 1797.
Title from caption below image., Questionable attribution to I. Cruikshank from unverified data in local card catalog record., Publisher's advertisement following imprint: Folio's of caracatures [sic] lent out for the evening., Design consists of eight groups of figures in two rows, with lines of text etched above each group., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Temporary local subject terms: Equestrians -- Hyde Park.
Publisher:
Pubd. Augst. 1st, 1797, by S.W. Fores, No. 50 Piccadilly, corner of Sackville Street