A caricature of a Jewish broker, standing full-length on the street outside a door. He uses his kerchief to wipe his spectacles. His walking stick is tucked under his right arm and a roll of papers under his left arm.
Description:
Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., Printseller's announcement following publication statement: Folios of caracatures [sic] lent out for the evening., and Title etched below image.
Subject (Name):
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership., Fores, S. W., publisher., and Harvey, Francis--Ownership.
"Design in two compartments; the left-hand side, a judge declaiming with eyes directed upwards, while another seated beneath his gaze, in the foreground r, exchanges money with a desperate-looking man; the right-hand side, a night-watchman armed with truncheon and rattle, oblivious to two men putting a ladder to a window at left, and an officer embracing a young woman in a sentry-box to right."--British Museum online catalogue.
Description:
Described in Grego, J. Rowlandson the caricaturist, v. 1, page 328 with the additional subtitles 'A court of justice - a watchman', and dated 15 June 1796., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., Title etched below image., and Two designs on one plate.
Subject (Name):
Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764-1834, publisher., Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership., and Harvey, Francis--Ownership.
"An obese and carbuncled barrister stands in profile to the left, shouting with raised fingers; in his left hand is a sheaf of papers. He wears the wig of a serjeant-at-law, with its black patch (cf. No. 5900), and his gown drapes his old-fashioned professional dress. Behind him (right) stands a senile-looking and spectacled colleague, while a third (left), also in a serjeant's wig, sits in back view in an arm-chair."--British Museum online catalogue.
Alternative Title:
Councillor
Description:
A companion print to: A money scrivener., Printseller's announcement following publication statement: Folios of caracatures [sic] lent out for the evening., and Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pub. Jany. 1st, 1801, by S.W. Fores, No. 50 Piccadilly,
Subject (Name):
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership., Fores, S. W., publisher., and Harvey, Francis--Ownership.
A man lies on his back in bed, his face set in grim resignation, as his wife leans over him lecturing him, "Yes you base man --you dont you eat drink and sleep comfortably at home and still you must be jaunting abroad every nigth. I'll find out your intrigues-- you may depend upon it." A small dog sits at the foot of the bed yelping at the couple while a larger dog sleeps on the floor, his eyes squeezed shut.
Alternative Title:
Matrimonial comforts ; sketch 8
Description:
Earlier state of print described in: Grego, J. Rowlandson the caricaturist, v. 2, page 16., Earlier state, with date in publication line. Cf. No. 9627 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 7., Series title and number etched above image., and Title etched below image.
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 satire on the new fashion of Jean Debry coats: A tailor holds a mirror to a customer who looks at his image with horror. The customer complains that he has put a hump upon each shoulder. The tailor replies that the coat has been made to his wife's specifications.
Alternative Title:
Matrimonial comforts ; sketch 6
Description:
Earlier state described by Joseph Grego in Rowlandson the caricaturist, v. 2, page 15., Earlier state, with imprint. Cf. No. 9625 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 7., Series title and number etched above print., and Title etched below image.
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):
Clothing & dress--England--1790-1800., Mirrors., and Tailors.
Published by Rowlandson. See Grego., Temporary local subject terms: Interiors: wine cellars -- Lighting: hanging oil lamp -- Ghosts -- Armors -- Glass: wine bottles -- Military uniforms., and Title etched below image.
Subject (Name):
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership. and Harvey, Francis--Ownership.
"A young man sprawls on a sofa, his right forefinger on his lip; from his left hand a newspaper, 'Morning Herald', dangles. He wears slippers and his breeches are unbuttoned at the knee. He has queer dreams after too much claret, rises at one, is dressed by half-past three, sees himself in a 'Caricature Shop', goes to the play, loses all his money at Hazard."--British Museum online catalogue.
Description:
One paragraph of letterpress text below title: Queer dreams-thought poll untrue, and fifty other Meagrims, ..., Statement from a more complete impression in the British Museum., 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.
"An elderly man in old-fashioned dress stands at his desk, his right hand on an open ledger, looking down with a calculating grimace. He wears a night-cap and slippers; a pen is behind his ear. His high stool is behind him. In the background another elderly man writes seated at a desk. Papers spiked on files hang from the wall, and lie on the floor, with folio volumes. An 'Invoice' is pasted on the wall. Above a high shelf is the date '1800' etched over '1787', with 'R. 1788'."--British Museum online catalogue.
Description:
Attributed to Rowlandson by Grego., Companion print to: A Counciller, and Title etched below image.
Subject (Name):
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership., Fores, S. W., publisher., and Harvey, Francis--Ownership.
A pretty young woman sits at a table opposite a fat, older man, asleep with his glasses pushed on his forehead. The sit before a fire in a bedroom with a canope over the bed or couch (left), a guitar leaning against it. Two other pretty young woman enter through the door. A bird in a cage hangs from the ceiling; a dog yawns at the feet of the seated woman. A book lies open on the table along with a carafe of wine. The couple both hold wine glasses.
Description:
Attributed to Rowlandson by Grego., Companion print to: A silly., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Title etched below image.
Subject (Name):
Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764-1834, publisher., Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership., and Harvey, Francis--Ownership.
Subject (Topic):
Bedrooms. , Birdcages., Dogs., Fireplaces., Guitars., Sleeping. , Women., and Young adults.
"A young woman half reclines beside a breakfast-table, on which are urn, tea-pot, and two cups. A book is in her right hand. She 'Dreamt of the Captain . . . Breakfasted at Two . . . dined at Seven . . . went to the Opera . . . my ci-devant husband in the opposite Box.'"--British Museum online catalogue.
Description:
One paragraph of text printed in letterpress below title: Dreamt of the captain-certainly a fine man-counted my card money ..., Printmaker from Grego., 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.
