Title from item., Printmaker identified from the original drawing in the Huntington Library., From Laurie and Whittle series of drolls., Two lines of text below title: Fire Man -- get up my friend, get up directly, the house is on fire ..., Plate numbered '212' in lower left corner., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Temporary local subject terms: Interiors: bedrooms -- Firemen -- Lighting: torches -- Tools: axes -- Pets: dogs -- Male dress: night clothes.
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Published 16th March 1798 by Laurie & Whittle, 53 Fleet Street, London
"An Irishman seated on a bull which is galloping across open country towards London, seen in the distance on the right., St. Paul's being visible. He wears a short jacket and ragged knee-breeches, his legs and feet are bare. His hair is dishevelled and he is urging on the bull with his hat, which is raised in his right hand. He sits facing the animal's tail, which he holds in his left hand. From his saddle-bag appear books: "St Pat . ." and "New System of Fortune Hunting"; a paper hangs out of it inscribed with a list of ladies with fortunes, beginning "Lady Mary Rotten Rump St James Square 30,000£". A sack inscribed "Potatoes" is tied to the bull in front of the saddle. A milestone shows that it is "IIII Miles from [London]".--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Paddy on horseback
Description:
Title etched below image. and Printmaker and place of publication from British Museum catalogue.
Title from item., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Part of a series of reduced copies of prints. Series published by Fores in 1806 and etched primarily by Charles Williams., Printmaker based on other prints from the series., Plate numbered '23' in lower left corner., Temporary local subject terms:, and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
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Pubd. Feby. 1st, 1806 by S.W. Fores, 50 Piccadilly
"Heading to engraved verses. A loutish would-be fashionable (left) stands, hat in hand, 'staring like a stuck pig', at a fashionably dressed young woman, who trips off gaily to the right, snapping her fingers at her admirer. She holds a small closed parasol. The last of twelve verses: 'With the use of my speech, I recovered my voice, Says I, "My dear lewel; pray take your own choice; For the future I'll serve, one my love will not slight, That's my King & my Country, with joy & delight. Derry down &c.'"--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Love at first sight
Description:
Title from text engraved below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark on two sides., On second plate, twelve numbered quatrains of verse arranged in three columns above imprint line: Through Dublin, as once I was trudging away, about six O'Clock in the middle of the day ..., From the Laurie & Whittle series of Drolls., Other prints in the Laurie & Whittle Droll series were executed either by Isaac Cruikshank or Richard Newton., Lower plate numbered '416' in the lower left corner, on second plate., and Watermark: John Hall 1800.
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Publish'd Decr. 30th, 1805, by Laurie & Whittle, 53 Fleet Street, London
Title from item., Plate numbered '442' in lower left corner., From the Laurie & Whittle series of Drolls., Other prints in the Laurie & Whittle Drolls series were executed by either Isaac Cruikshank or Richard Newton., One line of text directly below title: (By the author of the Yorkshire Man in London ; or Humphrey Hobnail's Return from the Play.), and Nine numbered verses of a song arranged in three columns above imprint statement: My name's Paddy Whack I came up to this town, to see all the wonders of famous renown ...
Publisher:
Publish'd Octr. 1, 1806 by Laurie & Whittle, 53 Fleet Street, London
Title from the first of eight lines of letterpress verse below image., Lines of verse below image continue: ... an ugly pattern, fabric coarse enough; yet, a Narcissus in his own conceit ..., Date of publication from unverified data in local card catalog record., and Image and text enclosed within wood-engraved border.
An old French woman wearing sabots walks to the right carrying a large sack strapped to her back
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Title etched below image., Printmaker identified as Gillray in the British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Partial watermark: centered on right edge.
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Pubd. Novr. 10th, 1786, by H. Humphrey, New Bond Street
In a elegant bedroom with a floral carpet, a young woman sits before at her vanity and gazes in the mirror as she applies make-up to her cheeks. Her fashionable dress and her hat are displayed on either side of her. In the background stands her curtained bed. On the wall is a picture of a woman drawing a silhouette
Description:
Title from caption below image., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Temporary local subject terms: Pictures amplify subject -- Bedrooms -- Cosmetics -- Mirrors.
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Published by G. Humphrey 74 New Bond Street & 24 St. James's Street
Title from text below image., Text below title: From the original picture painted by Guido Reni, in the collection of His Grace the Duke of Devonshire at Chiswick., Text in lower left corner of plate: Frontispiece to vol. the 1st., Text in lower right corner of plate: Size of the picture, 2 f. 9 i. by 2 f. 11 i. in length., and Watermark.
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Published March 25th, 1769, by J. Boydell engraver in Cheapside
Title etched below image., Date from item., Place of publication derived from street address., This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing., and Temporary local Medical Library subject terms: Alcoholic beverages; Vapours.
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Pub 5th of April 1810 by W Heath 5 Stargate Lambeth
Subject (Topic):
Gout, Alcoholism, Drinking of alcoholic beverages, Self medication, Eating & drinking, Champagne (Wine)., Priests, and Sick persons