"The left of the stage seen from the right with part of the orchestra in the foreground, and two stage-boxes on the left. The singer, a handsome young man of feminine appearance, bows, hands on heart, singing loudly. He wears quasi-Roman armour, with ...
Alternative Title:
John Bull at the Italian opera
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Designd. and pubd. by T. Rowlandson, N. 1 James Street, Adelphi
V. 1. Caricature magazine, or, Hudibrastic mirror.
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1
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still image
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"A fat cook sleeps by the kitchen fire in an arm-chair with her feet high up on the chimney-piece. She holds a glass filled from a bottle of 'Cherry Bounce' at her elbow. Close beside her a comely plump kitchen-maid is also asleep, with her arm round ...
"A handsome young courtesan sits by the fire, her legs crossed indecorously, her breast bare; she has a decanter at her elbow, and holds a glass of wine. Standing on each side of her are her jailor, holding a bunch of keys, and a hideous old woman; bo...
Alternative Title:
Waiting for Jew bail
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Pubd. March 28th, 1811, by Thos. Tegg, No. 111 Cheapside
"Fourteen ugly and elderly men, much burlesqued, discuss libel proceedings. A large placard on the wall shows that they are members of 'The Rotten Bourough Society Established in 1810 Gibery Vixe [Vicary Gibbs] President Leatherbreech [Lethbridge] Vic...
Alternative Title:
Libel hunters on the lookout, or, Daily examiners of the liberty of the press and Daily examiners of the liberty of the press
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Pubd. April 12, 1810, by Thos. Tegg, No. 111 Cheapside
V. 2. Caricature magazine, or, Hudibrastic mirror.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"An ugly old man wearing night-cap, dressing-gown, and slippers stands at an open window gazing up through a spy-glass at a comet shaped like a large shuttle-cock. Keys hang from his waist. Behind him (left) sits a pretty young woman, turning her head...
Alternative Title:
Looking at the comet till you get a criek in the neck and Looking at the comet till you get a crick in the neck
A hideous, ragged woman looks amorously at her male companion, a burly dustman, as they sift through cinders; two others kneel at their feet, one also using a sieve to sift through the cinders while her companion drinks gin. In the foreground are the ...
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Pubd. June 4, 1810, by Thos. Tegg, No. 11 Cheapside
"An aged man with a Jewish profile unlocks a large padlock on an iron-studded door under a vaulted portico. Beside him stands a man dressed like a sailor with a basket of poultry and fish on his head, and a straw-covered flask in his hand. An area rai...
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Design'd and pubd. by T. Rowlandson, N. 1 James Street, Adelphi
"Masqueraders stand closely grouped. A centre figure is an obese, aged, and capering Punch, playing a guitar. Two women are prominent, both are in profile to the left, and wear small masks which frame their eyes. One holds a wand and a book inscribed ...
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Pubd. August 30th, 1811, by Thos. Tegg, No. 111 Cheapside