"Portrait; half-length almost in profile to left, head turned and glancing towards the viewer, wearing a plain high-collared coat, one button fastened at the chest, a frilled cravat and stock and a powdered queue wig."--British Museum online catalogue, description of an earlier state of similar composition.
Alternative Title:
Right Honorable William Pitt
Description:
"Price 4 sh.", Probably a later state, with the plate substantially reworked, of a print originally issued with the publication line "Pubd. April 9th, 1789, by John Harris, Sweetings Alley, & No. 8 Broad Street." Cf. British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1851,0901.1337., and Title etched below image.
"Portrait of William Pitt three-quarter length seated, his head slightly turned to left, his right hand resting on documents on a table; curtain and pillar in the background; coat of arms below."--British Museum online catalogue.
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
S. W. Fores, No. 3 Piccadilly
Subject (Name):
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership., Fores, S. W., publisher., Gillray, James, 1756-1815, artist., Gillray, James, 1756-1815, publisher., Harvey, Francis--Ownership., and Pitt, William,--1759-1806--Portraits.
"A young woman standing to left, head turned to right, left hand at her hip, right resting on a parasol propped in front of her, wearing a rich gown with a fringed shawl criss-crossed over her hips and fastened in a knot at her hip, with a fitted coat and a turban, her hair loose beneath it; in a double frame."--British Museum online catalogue.
Description:
Printmaker identified as Gillray. See Briitsh Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1851,0901.691., Temporary local subject terms: Female costume: Turkish female costume -- Parasols -- Concubines., and Title etched below image.
Publisher:
H. Humphrey, No. 37 New Bond Street
Subject (Name):
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership., Harvey, Francis--Ownership., and Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher.
"In the foreground a father and daughter leaving the village, as she says her farewell to her lover, with other families preparing to emigrate in the background; an oval composition."--British Museum online catalogue, description of a variant state of the same composition.
Description:
Companion print to: "The village train.", Printmaker from statement of responsibility on variant state in the British Museum., Smaller image engraved below title, with a column of verse etched on either side: Good Heaven! what sorrows gloom'd that parting day, that call'd them from their native walks away ..., Title etched below large oval-shaped image., and Variant state, lacking dedication and statement of responsibility and with the publication line in a different location. Cf. British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1851,0901.1349.
"The Duke of York with his officers on horseback on the left, with Valenciennes in the distance with smoking ruins to the right."--British Museum online catalogue.
Description:
Dedication etched below title: Dedicated by permission to the Kings Most Excellent Majesty by His Majesty's most devoted humble subjects and servants, V. & R. Green and Chr. de Mechel., Publication line repeated in French in lower right corner: Publiee le 1er Decembre 1801 par Chr. de Mechel, chez C. Geisweiler, No. 42 Parliament Street, et pour V. & R. Green par R. Cribb, No. 288 Holborn, Londres., and Title etched below image.
Publisher:
R. Cribb, No. 288, Holborn
Subject (Name):
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership., Cribb, Robert Samuel, 1755-1827, publisher., Frederick Augustus,--Prince, Duke of York and Albany,--1763-1827--Caricatures and cartoons., Geisweiler, C. (Constantine), active 1796-1807, publisher., Harvey, Francis--Ownership., Loutherbourg, Philippe-Jacques de, 1740-1812, artist., Mechel, Christian von, 1737-1817, publisher., and V. and R. Green (Engravers : London, England), publisher.
"A man with a long moustache, standing to right, holding a scimitar in a jewelled sheath against his right shoulder, wearing a suit of embroidered silk with a long skirt and long strips hanging from the shoulders, a tall fluted hat with tassels; in a double frame."--British Museum online catalogue.
Description:
Printmaker identified as Gillray. See Briitsh Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1851,0901.693., Temporary local subject terms: Male costume: Turkish court costume -- Turkish officers: sword-bearer., and Title etched below image.
Publisher:
H. Humphrey, No. 37 New Bond Street
Subject (Name):
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership., Harvey, Francis--Ownership., and Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher.
"Man and woman dancing under a large tree, with bystanders seated watching in the shade, and other rustic festivities, including a boxing fight, taking place in the background; an oval composition."--British Museum online catalogue.
Description:
Companion print to: "The deserted village.", Smaller image engraved below title, with a column of verse etched on either side: How often have I blest the coming day, when toil remitting lent its turn to play ..., Text at bottom of plate: To Miss Henrietta Gertrude Hotham, this plate and its companion are most respectfully dedicated by her most obedient humble servant, Robert Wilkinson., and Title etched below large oval-shaped image.
"Dedication sheet 'To the Queen' from the singer Harriet Abrams; three cherubs sitting facing right, singing, on clouds which curve up and support a lyre and laurel above them, below a crown in rays of light; for an unidentified publication."--British Museum online catalogue.
Description:
Print possibly designed as the frontispiece or title page for a musical work dedicated to Queen Charlotte. See Wright. and Title from text in image.
Subject (Name):
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership., Gillray, James, 1756-1815, artist., and Harvey, Francis--Ownership.
"A governess sitting on the left at a round table, teaching three children maths, handing a coin to one; with toys on the floor and a picture of an infant Cupid under a tree reading a book, on the wall above."--British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1851,0901.1346.
Description:
Title and approximate date supplied by curator.
Subject (Name):
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership. and Harvey, Francis--Ownership.
"A three-quarter length portrait of Arne (1710-1778) standing in profile to the right at the harpsichord. The exaggeration of his elongated melancholy face and the position of the hands give the character of a caricature. He wears a bag-wig and sword."--British Museum online catalogue, description of a later state of the same composition.
Alternative Title:
Doctor Arne
Description:
Artist from statement of responsibility on later state: Done from an original sketch by F. Bartolozzi. See British Museum catalogue., Attributed to Gillray by Wright., Early state, lacking title and additional text below image, of a print published with the title: Dr. Arne. Cf. No. 8240 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 6., and Title from that of later state.
Publisher:
W. Humphrey, No. 227 Strand
Subject (Name):
Arne, Thomas Augustine,--1710-1778--Caricatures and cartoons., Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership., Bartolozzi, Francesco, 1727-1815, artist., Gillray, James, 1756-1815, attributed name., Harvey, Francis--Ownership., and Humphrey, William, approximately 1740-approximately 1810, publisher.