- Creator:
- Humphrey, William, approximately 1740-approximately 1810, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [24 April 1777]
- Call Number:
- 777.04.24.01+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- An old man and three fishwives toss a well-dressed young gentleman in a blanket. The latter wears a sword and huge buttons on his coat. Tubs of oysters and fish occupy the background with some large fish in the foreground
- Alternative Title:
- All fashion, no weight
- Description:
- Title from item., Trimmed within plate mark with some loss to image., Signed in plate by engraver(?) WH, probably William Humphrey., and Inlaid to 29 x 37 cm.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. 24 April 1777 by W. Humphrey, Gerrard Street, Soho
- Subject (Geographic):
- England and London
- Subject (Topic):
- Dandies, British, Fishmongers, and Clothing & dress
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > A beau at Billingsgate "All fashion." "No weight" / [graphic]
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- Creator:
- Humphrey, William, approximately 1740-approximately 1810, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [28 October 1778]
- Call Number:
- 778.10.28.01+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A crowd of visitors on the right are shown approaching the military camps at Coxheath indicated on the left with tents and cannon. The crowd, preceded by a barking dog, is chiefly comprised of women, led by a prostitute in pseudo-military garb who is carried on the shoulders of a soldier. Behind her a young woman leads a fat military officer wearing a large wig and carrying his sword in his hand. Following are two elderly women, one with a large muff, the other holding crutches and seated in a wheelbarrow pushed by an old man. Other women and soldiers make up the crowd. In the left foreground are three cannons, inscribed "9 P.", "9 Pounder", and "G.R. 12", the latter being admired by several women
- Alternative Title:
- Trip to Coxheath
- Description:
- Title from item., Signed in plate by artist I.M. [i.e. J. Mortimer?] and by engraver W.H. probably William Humphrey., and Also attributed to Gillray.
- Publisher:
- Pub. Oct. 28 1778 by W. Humphrey
- Subject (Geographic):
- England
- Subject (Topic):
- Cannons, Crowds, Military uniforms, British, Military training, Courtesans, Wheelbarrows, Dogs, and Clothing & dress
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > A trip to Cocks Heath [graphic]
- Creator:
- Humphrey, William, approximately 1740-approximately 1810, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [29 April 1777]
- Call Number:
- 777.04.29.01+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Abstract:
- In a park with trees, a fashionably dressed man and woman encounter each other near the footpath. The man wears a sword, large shoe-buckles, and enormous buttons which flash at the lady who recoils from their brightness. She is dressed in a tight-waisted dress of the period, with cork bustle and she wears her hair in high pyramidal style, topped by a hat with long feathers
- Alternative Title:
- Coup de bouton
- Description:
- Title from item., Printmaker's name from British Museum catalogue., Trimmed within plate mark; from worn plate with maker's name not visible., and In laid to 29 x 37 cm.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. 29 April, 1777 by W. Humphrey, Gerrard Street, Soho
- Subject (Geographic):
- England
- Subject (Topic):
- Buttons (Fasteners), Clothing & dress, Dandies, British, Hairstyles, and Staffs (Sticks)
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Steel buttons Coup de bouton / [graphic] =