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10. "A little music", or, The delights of harmony [graphic]
- Creator:
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [ca. 1810]
- Call Number:
- Auchincloss Gillray v. 11
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "A young woman plays the piano (right) with painful intentness, and sings, as does the man who holds open her music-book, inscribed 'On Rosy Bed by Tinckling Billy'. A middle-aged military officer stands full face playing the flute. A fat elderly 'cit' sleeps in an arm-chair (left); his wig has fallen off and his legs rest on another chair. Behind him a very obese man and an ugly and over-dressed woman with a grotesquely thin neck sing from the same piece of music: 'On Rosy Bed'. He warms his back at a blazing fire; the feathers in her hair are alight in one of the candles on the chimney-piece. A small boy blows a toy trumpet, a dog howls and a cat miaows, standing on an open music-book inscribed 'Water Part ....' Chinese figures on the chimney-piece and the lintel of the door represent comic musicians playing different instruments."--British Museum online catalogue, description of state with imprint
- Alternative Title:
- Delights of harmony
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Variant state, lacking publication line, of a print originally published with the imprint: London: Published May 20, 1810, by H. Humphrey, 27 St. James's Street." Cf. No. 11611 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 8., Publication information based on that of state with imprint., Sheet trimmed within plate mark on two edges., and Mounted on leaf 80 of volume 11 of 12.
- Publisher:
- H. Humphrey
- Subject (Geographic):
- England.
- Subject (Topic):
- Cats, Dogs, Figurines, Music rooms, Musicians, and Sleeping
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > "A little music", or, The delights of harmony [graphic]
11. The Graces in a high wind" a scene taken from nature, in Kensington Gardens / [graphic]
- Creator:
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [26 May 1810]
- Call Number:
- Auchincloss Gillray v. 11
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Three young women, dressed alike in clinging dresses and straw bonnets trimmed with ribbons, are distressed by a high wind. Their dresses are above the ankle, and differ from those in No. 11594 in having long tight sleeves, and longer waists. Two hold open ribbon-trimmed parasols, the third holds a handkerchief to her face. They have a small dog shaved in the French manner."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Year of publication from British Museum catalogue., and Mounted on leaf 79 of volume 11 of 12.
- Publisher:
- Publish'd May 26th by H. Humphrey, 27 St. James's Street
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > The Graces in a high wind" a scene taken from nature, in Kensington Gardens / [graphic]
12. A squall [graphic]
- Creator:
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [16 May 1810]
- Call Number:
- Auchincloss Gillray v. 11
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "A violent storm of wind and rain strikes prome-naders on the sea-shore. The dress or cloak of a fat woman blows over her head, and her umbrella is blown inside out. A dog stands facing her. A man tries to walk against the wind (right). In the middle distance one man trudges along the sand with his hat tied on, another chases his hat. A boat tosses in the surf, vessels on the horizon lean at a dangerous angle, waves dash against a cliff (right). The heavy clouds are patterned with flashes of lightning."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Companion print to: "A calm.", and Mounted on leaf 78 of volume 11 of 12.
- Publisher:
- Publish'd May 16th, 1810, by H. Humphrey, 27 St. James's Street
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > A squall [graphic]
13. A calm [graphic]
- Creator:
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [16 May 1810]
- Call Number:
- Auchincloss Gillray v. 11
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "A sea-side scene on a hot day. The centre figure is a tall young woman, in a muslin dress with bare arms and neck, holding an open parasol and a patterned scarf. A fat 'cit' trudges along, much distressed; he mops his bald head, holding his hat with his wig inside it. A family party, forbidding and censorious, is grouped on the left, with a panting dog. In the middle distance are the sands with pedestrians fashionably dressed, and a barefooted fisher-boy with a net. Bathing-machines are in the sea, with tiny figures in the water; another with a horse is about to enter the water."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Companion print to: "A squall.", Watermark: Edmeads & Co., and Mounted on leaf 77 of volume 11 of 12.
- Publisher:
- Publish'd May 16th, 1810, by H. Humphrey, 27 St. James's Street
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > A calm [graphic]
14. Billy the gamekeeper W.S. / [graphic]
- Creator:
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [approximately 1810]
- Call Number:
- Auchincloss Gillray v. 11
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "A man dressed as a coachman stands directed to the left, holding a long-lashed coach-whip. He wears a shiny round hat with cockade and gold band over a powdered wig with double row of curls, double-breasted waistcoat, shirt-frill, and loose coat reaching to the knee."--British Museum online catalogue, description of state with imprint
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Variant state, lacking publication line, of a print published with the imprint "Publish'd April 23d, 1810, by H. Humphrey, 27 St. James's Street." Cf. No. 11592 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 8., Publication information based on that of state with imprint., Watermark, partially trimmed: Edmeads & Pine., and Mounted on leaf 76 of volume 11 of 12.
- Publisher:
- H. Humphrey
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Billy the gamekeeper W.S. / [graphic]
15. A petty-professor of modern-history brought to light [graphic]
- Creator:
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [20 March 1810]
- Call Number:
- Auchincloss Gillray v. 11
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "William Smyth, slim, and fashionably dressed under his gown, delivers a lecture. He stands in profile to the left, his hands resting on the cloth-covered table on which his reading-desk stands, its slope covered with the sheets of the lecture. Heavy clouds surround him, and conceal his feet. His audience face him on seats rising steeply; they are either asleep or yawning. In the front row and on the extreme left is a young man wearing a gold-embroidered nobleman's gown, and holding a cap with a gold tassel; he sleeps, holding his watch. Behind the undergraduates are elderly fellows wearing wigs; other fat, bewigged Fellows are in the background, on the lecturer's right. On the table lies an open book: 'Lectures on Modern History Dedicated to Tom Sheridan'; beside this is a MS. inscribed 'Lectures for information and Instruction of the Cantab-- Patronised by the Marq. of Lansdowne'. The scene is illuminated by rays striking downwards from an inscription: '- et versate diu, quid ferré recusent, Quid valeant humeri!' [Horace, 'Art of Poetry', ll. 39-40. Ponder long what your shoulders refuse, and what they are able to bear.] ..."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Printmaker identified as Gillray in the British Museum catalogue., Six lines of verse below title : All Granta's nobs, by sundry jobs, were brought to hear a lecture; but set at naught, their lesson taught, and yawn'd beyond conjecture!', Watermark: Edmeads & Pine 1809., and Mounted on leaf 75 of volume 11 of 12.
- Publisher:
- Publishd. March 20th, 1810, by H. Humphrey, 27 St. James's Street, London
- Subject (Name):
- Smyth, William, 1765-1849 and Lansdowne, Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, Marquess of, 1780-1863.
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > A petty-professor of modern-history brought to light [graphic]
16. Matins at D-wn-ng College, Cambridge [graphic].
- Creator:
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [28 March 1810]
- Call Number:
- Auchincloss Gillray v. 11
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Sir Busick Harwood and his wife lie side by side in a magnificent bed whose curtains frame the design. Both smoke long pipes. He (left) is small, lean and aquiline, she is large and comely. On the bed lies a letter: 'Sir--be you Sick', and, by the lady, a small dog and a 'Ball Ticket £3. 3. 0 First, 2. 2. 0 second, after Gratis'."--British Museum online catalogue
- Alternative Title:
- Matins at Downing College, Cambridge
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., and Mounted on leaf 74 of volume 11 of 12.
- Publisher:
- Publish'd March 28th, 1810, by H. Humphrey, 27 St. James's Street
- Subject (Name):
- Harwood, Busick, 1745?-1814
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Matins at D-wn-ng College, Cambridge [graphic].
17. Dress completed [graphic]
- Creator:
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [26 February 1810]
- Call Number:
- Auchincloss Gillray v. 11
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "The lady, dressed for the evening, stands before the pier-glass, drawing on a long glove. She wears an apparently simple dress of sprigged muslin, high-waisted and décolletée, showing her ankles, with draped shoulder-strap. The tight curls of the wig have been loosened to simulate natural (short) hair. A miniature or pendant hangs from her neck, above the elbow is a massive bracelet. The maid stands behind her mistress holding a shawl and fan, and with a hand held up as if in admiration at the result of her long labours. The book-case is open but with a key in the lock, and contains two volumes of 'Delphine' and one of 'The Monk' [see No. 9812]. The picture on the wall is 'Evening': a lady in full toilette walks, holding a fan; below it hangs a large ornate bag or reticule. The dog stands on a chair (right), gazing at its mistress. On the floor is a book: 'Gallery of Fashion dedicated to the Beau Monde' open at a fashion-plate of two ladies walking."--British Museum online catalogue
- Alternative Title:
- Progress of the toilet : dress completed
- Description:
- Title etched below image, following series title and preceding plate number., Third of three prints in a series entitled: Progress of the toilet., Temporary local subject terms: Carpet -- Book shelves -- Miniature -- Pier glass., 1 print : etching with stipple on wove paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 27.9 x 21.9 cm, on sheet 31.3 x 24.8 cm., and Mounted on leaf 73 of volume 11 of 12.
- Publisher:
- Publish'd February 26th, 1810, by H. Humphrey, 27 St. James's Street
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Dress completed [graphic]
18. The wig [graphic]
- Creator:
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [26 February 1810]
- Call Number:
- Auchincloss Gillray v. 11
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "The lady sits facing her reflection in a pier-glass. She wears a plain muslin gown with long sleeves and holds an open book: 'Delphine'. Her hair is cropped; the maid holds the brown wig with tight curls which she is about to place on her mistress's head. The dressing-table has been pushed to the left; the end remaining in view is covered with bottles of 'Honey Water', 'Eau de Cologne', 'Otto de Rose', and 'Esprit de . . .', &c. On a plain table beside the maid (right) are an open box labelled 'Ross's Elastic Wigs' [cf. No. 11597], a bottle of 'Huile Antique', two small combs, and a tiny hair-brush. The doors of the book-case are open showing volumes inscribed 'Tales of Wonder' [see No. 9932], 'Fashionable . . . Me . . .', 'Faublais' [two], 'Uncle Thoma[s]', 'Rosa Matilda'. The picture on the wall is 'Noon', a lady walking with an open parasol. In the foreground are an open coffer with a garment hanging from it, the lap-dog sleeping on a stool, an open music-book, 'Opera Dances', with pan-pipes. On a chair are a cloak and large cylindrical bonnet. Another table stands against the wall, heavy and ornate, supported on pilasters like a chimney-piece. On it is a different vase of flowers from that in No. 11608."--British Museum online catalogue
- Alternative Title:
- Progress of the toilet : the wig
- Description:
- Title etched below image, following series title and preceding plate number., Second of three prints in a series entitled: Progress of the toilet., 1 print : etching with stipple on wove paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 28.2 x 22.2 cm, on sheet 31.3 x 24.9 cm., and Mounted on leaf 72 of volume 11 of 12.
- Publisher:
- Publish'd February 26th, 1810, by H. Humphrey, 27 St. James's Street
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > The wig [graphic]
