Engraved depiction of a fragment of a sovereign of Elizabeth I; the obverse with Elizabeth's face is depicted on the left side of the design, and the reverse is depicted on the right side and "Genuine gold pound sovereign of Elizabeth I, retooled to depict her as an old hag and purporting to have been defaced by her in a fury. ... This gold fragment has no known history prior to 1742, when it was acquired by Horace Walpole at the sale of the Earl of Oxford's collection. Walpole described it as 'a fragment of one of her last broad pieces, representing her horridly old and deformed: An entire coin with this image is not known: It is universally supposed that the die was broken by her command, and that some workman of the mint cut out this morsel, which contains barely the face ... it has never been engraved'. As knowledge of the piece did not extend beyond Walpole and his circle, the suggestions as to its origin must be Walpole's own, rather than any real general opinion. ... The motive behind the original work remains unclear. It is obviously an attack on Elizabeth's alleged vanity, but whether the standpoint was political (republican or aristocratic hostility), religious (Catholic or extreme Protestant reaction to the glorification of Elizabeth's role in the English religious settlement), moralistic, or just mischievous cannot now be ascertained."--British Museum online catalogue, description of the original fragment after which this plate was engraved
Alternative Title:
Gold fragment of Queen Elizabeth's last broad piece
Description:
Title devised by curator; alternative title from Horace Walpole's description of the fragment in his work: A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole., Publication information from that of the volume for which the plate was engraved., Plate from: Walpole, H. A catalogue of the royal and noble authors of England. [Twickenham, England] : Printed at Strawberry-Hill, 1758, v. 1, page 126., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., Horace Walpole kept the original gold fragment, now in the British Museum, in the rose-wood case in the Library at Strawberry Hill. For a description of the fragment, see the British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: E.3392., and Mounted on page 89 of Horace Walpole's extra-illustrated copy of his: A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole. Strawberry Hill : Printed by Thomas Kirgate, 1784. See Hazen, A.T. Bibliography of the Strawberry Hill Press (1973 ed.), no. 30, copy 12.
Publisher:
Printed at Strawberry-Hill
Subject (Name):
Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603, and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Four images: 1. An obese man in military uniform sits for his portrait as Alexander the Great. 2. A hopeful actor auditions for a skeptical manager. 3. A militia volunteer is instructed by an officer. 4. An actor and an actress in a scene from Arthur Murphy's Apprentice
Description:
Title from item., Attributed to Rowlandson and Woodward on verso of print., Fragment of the bottom strip from one of the Borders plates designed by Woodward, etched by Rowlandson, and published by Ackermann in 1799-1800., Publication information from manuscript note on verso of the print., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Partial watermark.
One image only. A young woman extends her hand with a handkerchief in it over a stretched body of an obese man in an armchair. She says, "I shall never overcome the loss of my poor, dear husband." A young man down on his knee is ardently kissing her other hand. He responds: Pray be comforted, dear Madam
Description:
Title devised by cataloger., Publication information from an unverified attribution on verso of mounting sheet., Fragment of a horizontal border from an unidentified print from the series of Borders for tooms, designed by Woodward, etched by Rowlandson and published by Ackermann in 1799-1800 (cf. British Museum Catalogue, nos. 9488-9492)., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Mounted on one sheet together with: 799.00.00.42.
Publisher:
Published March 30, 1799, at Ackermann's Gallery, No. 100 Strand
Five images: 1. Two men converse: Man on the left: "If this is not the Tippy I wonder." Man on the right replies, "What pains some people take to make themselves ridicolous! 2. Two elderly couples sit at a game of cards with the man on the right addressing his partner: "I believe, Ma'am, we have two honors." 3. Two women walking with parasols discuss the novelty of their dresses. A short woman on the leftt says, "I believe Ma'am you'll find this the complete thing." The tall woman on rights responds with a haughty look on her face, "I beg your pardon Ma'am this is the true Bond Street." 4. Two elderly men read a letter from Copenhagen. "They write from Copenhagen!" "What do they say?" 5. A watchman brings a man he had accosted to an elderly judge or parson, "Please your Worship, this terrible looking fellow knock'd me down five times." The judge sitting in a chair replies, "A fierce looking countenance indeed, he shall be committed directly."
Description:
Title supplied by cataloger., Fragment of a horizontal border from an unidentified print from the series of Borders For Rooms, designed by Woodward and etched by Rowlandson. Cf. British Museum Catalogue, nos. 9488-9492., Publication information from an unverified attribution on verso of the print., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., 1 print : etching on wove paper, hand-colored ; sheet 10 x 9 cm, mounted to 27 x 22 cm, together with one more image cut out from a Borders plate., and Image 2 only.
Publisher:
Publish'd March 30, 1799, at Ackermann's Gallery, 101 Strand
Five images: 1. Two men converse: Man on the left: "If this is not the Tippy I wonder." Man on the right replies, "What pains some people take to make themselves ridicolous! 2. Two elderly couples sit at a game of cards with the man on the right addressing his partner: "I believe, Ma'am, we have two honors." 3. Two women walking with parasols discuss the novelty of their dresses. A short woman on the leftt says, "I believe Ma'am you'll find this the complete thing." The tall woman on rights responds with a haughty look on her face, "I beg your pardon Ma'am this is the true Bond Street." 4. Two elderly men read a letter from Copenhagen. "They write from Copenhagen!" "What do they say?" 5. A watchman brings a man he had accosted to an elderly judge or parson, "Please your Worship, this terrible looking fellow knock'd me down five times." The judge sitting in a chair replies, "A fierce looking countenance indeed, he shall be committed directly."
Description:
Title supplied by cataloger., Fragment of a horizontal border from an unidentified print from the series of Borders For Rooms, designed by Woodward and etched by Rowlandson. Cf. British Museum Catalogue, nos. 9488-9492., Publication information from an unverified attribution on verso of the print., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Watermark.
Publisher:
Publish'd March 30, 1799, at Ackermann's Gallery, 101 Strand
McArdell, James, approximately 1729-1765, printmaker
Published / Created:
[25 July 1762]
Call Number:
762.07.25.01++ Box 3
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A full-length female figure holding a vase in her hands stands before a large, leafed-out tree, a open landscape in the distance. At her side, stands the small figure of her brother as Cupid holding her dress and looking off to the left
Description:
Title from: Smith, J.C. British mezzotinto portraits. and Second state, with letters.
Publisher:
Publish'd according to act of Parliament, July 25th 1762 ; sold at the Golden Head in Covent Garden
Subject (Name):
Crewe, Frances Anne, 1748-1818,, Greville, William Fulke, -1837,, and Cupid (Roman deity)
Harding, G. P. (George Perfect), 1780-1853, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1802]
Call Number:
Folio 33 30 Copy 4
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Portrait; half length to left; one hand up to chest; wearing atifet and a voluminous shawl draped around her shoulders and body; after miniature by I. Oliver; in circle."--British Museum online catalogue, description of a later state of similar composition
Description:
Title from lettered state., Printmaker from statement of responsibility on lettered state: G.P. Harding sc., Proof state, before lettering and the etched square surrounding circular image were added to the plate. Cf. British Museum online catalogue, registration no: 1920,1211.1247., Publication information from imprint on lettered state: Pub. Jan. 1, 1802, by S. Harding, No. 127 Pall Mall., Lettering on later state indicates that the print was made "from a picture the same size, by Isaac Oliver, at Strawberry Hill.", Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Mounted on page 58 of William Bawtree's extra-illustrated copy of Horace Walpole's: A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole. Strawberry Hill : Printed by Thomas Kirgate, 1784. See A.T. Hazen's Bibliography of the Strawberry Hill Press (1973 ed.), no. 30, copy 11.
Publisher:
S. Harding
Subject (Name):
Somerset, Frances Howard Carr, Countess of, 1593-1632, and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)