A thin man in shabby clothes, kneels in prayer before a candle on a chair, bedcurtains on either side of the chair; his toes through his worn shoes. The window panes in his room are broken.
Description:
Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., Three paragraphs of letterpress below title: Plutus thou God of wealth and riches, deign to listen to thy humble votary..., and Title printed in letterpress below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. Feby. 10, 1801, by R. Ackermann, No. 101 Strand,
Subject (Name):
Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764-1834, publisher., Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership., Harvey, Francis--Ownership., and Woodward, G. M. (George Moutard), approximately 1760-1809, artist.
"A fat elderly John Bull kneels in profile to the left, clasping his hands above the seat of a chair on which lies a long tobacco pipe. On the floor is a frothing tankard inscribed 'Golden Lion'. On shelves (right) are small spirit-casks, punch-bowls, &c. He prays to 'Jolly Silenus', asking for success to his 'old Brown Stout', brewed with the help of tobacco and treacle; for success with a certain rich widow, and for 'plenty of smuggled spirits and protection from the Excise-man'."--British Museum online catalogue.
Description:
Eighteen lines of letterpress text below title: Jolly Silenus, father of all-inspiring Bacchus ..., Printer's line below lines of text: Spragg, printer, 27, Bow-Street, Convent-Garden., and Title printed in letterpress below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. Septr. 20, 1801, by R. Ackermann, N. 101 Strand,
Subject (Name):
Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764-1834, publisher., Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership., Harvey, Francis--Ownership., and Woodward, G. M. (George Moutard), approximately 1760-1809, artist.
Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., Temporary local subject terms: Slang: tickler -- Slang: firm -- Bank notes., and Title etched below image.
Publisher:
R. Ackerman, no. 101 Strand
Subject (Name):
Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764-1834, publisher., Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership., Harvey, Francis--Ownership., and Woodward, G. M. (George Moutard), approximately 1760-1809, artist.
Subject (Topic):
Bankers. , Military uniforms--British., and Sailors--British.
"A young sailor sits on a large sea-chest with folded arms, right leg raised above the chest. He wears short jacket, striped trousers, and buckled shoes, and smokes a short pipe. Behind, rigging and a sail are indicated. He prays to 'Mighty Neptune' for a stout ship, honest messmates, plenty of grog, a good commander, a good prize, brandy, and tobacco. He ends: 'save me from a Guinea-man [slave-ship] and a Tender [used by a press-gang], and I'll serve cheerfully, and sing King George and his Navy for ever. - Huzza! to the end of the Chapter."--British Museum online catalogue.
Description:
Three paragraphs of letterpress text below title: O, mighty Neptune! hear an honest British tar ... and Title printed in letterpress below plate line.
Subject (Name):
Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764-1834, publisher., Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership., Harvey, Francis--Ownership., and Woodward, G. M. (George Moutard), approximately 1760-1809, artist.
"A man in old-fashioned dress kneels in profile to the right at a high-backed elbow-chair, clutching a bundle of 'Bank Notes'. He addresses the 'Adorable and ancient Lady of Thread-needle Street', asking for wealth, for success to the conductors of the new buildings of the Stock Exchange, and for 'prosperity to the little man in the brown bob wig [? John Bull], for he has much money and little wit, therefore fair game for . . . my profession'. He also prays that he may never be a Lame Duck (a defaulter, cf. BMSat 6273)."--British Museum online catalogue.
Description:
Three paragraphs of text below title: Adorable and ancient Lady of Thread-Needle-Street, have pity on thy admirer, bless him with thy solid charms, in Bullion, or stamped gold, or if it best pleases thee, let the light texture of thy paper garments float before his enraptured fancy, and animate him to pursue the path that leads to riches in abundance ... and Title from letterpress text printed on same sheet as plate.
Subject (Name):
Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764-1834, publisher., Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership., Harvey, Francis--Ownership., and Woodward, G. M. (George Moutard), approximately 1760-1809, artist.
A comely widow kneels in profile to the left, facing an upright chair; in her left hand is a handkerchief; her weeds reach from her head to the ground. Her prayer expresses grief, resignation for the loss of three husbands, and a desire for more with, if necessary, a seventh in old age.--British Museum online catalogue.
Description:
Fourteen lines of text printed in letterpress below title: O thou that givest sanction to marriages, and comfortest the widow, prolific hymen! ... and Title printed in letterpress below plate line.
Subject (Name):
Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764-1834, publisher., Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership., Harvey, Francis--Ownership., and Woodward, G. M. (George Moutard), approximately 1760-1809, artist.
Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., Printmaker from Grego and from other signed prints in this series., Three paragraphs of text and printer's line printed in letterpress below title: O thou divine little Cupid! ..., and Title printed in letterpress below plate line.
Subject (Name):
Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764-1834, publisher., Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership., Harvey, Francis--Ownership., and Woodward, G. M. (George Moutard), approximately 1760-1809, artist.
Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., Temporary local subject terms: Cribbage -- Furniture: card table -- Ladder-back chairs., and Title etched below image.
Publisher:
R. Ackerman, no. 101 Strand
Subject (Name):
Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764-1834, publisher., Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership., Harvey, Francis--Ownership., and Woodward, G. M. (George Moutard), approximately 1760-1809, artist.
Two vicars sit at a table in a sitting room; a painting on the wall behind them is labelled "View of the vicarage". One of the men is very fat and wears a night cap; he dozes in an arm chair, his foot on a sleeping dog at his feet, the "Oxford Journal" on the floor having apparently dropped from his hand. The other, a thinner man, pours two generous glasses of port from a full carafe, and observes to his companion "What is life without the enjoyment of a friend".
Alternative Title:
Country characters, no. 7
Description:
Date from alternate state. See The Lewis Walpole Library, call no. 799.09.10.01., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Title etched below image.
Publisher:
R. Ackerman, no. 101 Strand
Subject (Name):
Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764-1834, publisher., Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership., Harvey, Francis--Ownership., and Woodward, G. M. (George Moutard), approximately 1760-1809, artist.