A collection of prints and drawings probably assembled in the late 1830s or early 1840s, although the drawings may have been executed earlier. The wash drawings by Agnes Berry are of mostly Italian sites in Genoa, Florence, Naples, Rome, and Nice with one drawing of Mont Cenis in France. The lithographs are more varied in theme and include: two engravings after paintings by Raphael, possibly removed from an illustrated book; etchings and lithographs of carriages and coaches; lithographs of buildings; a group of four etchings by Henry Monnier and two lithographs by Delpach; and nine etchings and engravings of contemporary actors and actresses in theatrical costumes. All images have been mounted and most have been captioned, probaby by Margret Graves
Description:
Title assigned by cataloger., Bound in green morocco with gold tooling and initials MG [i.e. Margret Graves]., Dedication page: wash drawing with inscription "Margret Graves from Agnes Berry"., and For further information, consult library staff.
Subject (Geographic):
Italy
Subject (Topic):
Actors, Actresses, Carriages & coaches, and Costumes
A very tall thin gentleman with elongated wig and dour expression sits facing left on a block labelled "Stool of repentance" as he pulls a frog apart by its legs. Strapped to him by a belt around the waist is an old long-haired and bearded man, with bows on his shoes and holding a purse marked "empty". On the right, a sailor stands facing the viewer and holding in his hand a club, as he points towards the two men and smiles. Next to him on the ground lies a bag marked "1000 dollars." Probably a reference to the Bourbon Family Compact wherein Spain allied herself with France to regain Gibraltar
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
Spain, France., France, Spain., and Great Britain.
Subject (Topic):
National characteristics, French, National characteristics, Spanish, Foreign relations, and Sailors
Woodward, G. M. (George Moutard), approximately 1760-1809, artist
Published / Created:
[ca. 1792]
Call Number:
Drawings W87 no. 15 Box D175
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Two rows of sketches of six women quarter length and mostly in profile with captions inscribed in pencil near each figure. Captions include: I lost a diamond ring in the struggle I assure you; Lord [?] how can you be so rebellious; Success to the French I say from the bottom of my soul; The queen of France has lost her head to a certainty; There are I hope an hundred thousand Frenchmen now ... ; Terrible times ...
Description:
Title from pencil inscription within image., Date supplied by cataloger., Attributed to Woodward., Possibly trimmed from a larger design for a border., and For further information, consult library staff.
A bound volume of 32 Napoleonic broadsides, all good impressions, suggesting they were ordered directly from a publisher, possibly from James Asperne who is well represented in the collection and who perhaps made a trade in offering collections of the broadsides to contemporary collectors. Also well presented are broadsides by John Ginger
Alternative Title:
Patriotic handbills
Description:
In English., Title from cataloger., Bound in 19th-century calf and marbled boards, spine ruled in gilt, red morocco label with "Patriotic Handbills" and green morocco label with the number "II"; a sheet of writing paper bound in before the broadsides has a watermark "G. Langley 1856". With a manuscript note on the blank verso of the final broadside that states "Patriotic Handbills Packet II / I have duplicates of each bill.", With two copies of: Plain answers to plain questions, in a dialogue between John Bull and Bonaparte., With two copies of: Britons triumph, or, Bonaparte's knell., and For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
multiple publishers
Subject (Geographic):
France and Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821.
Subject (Topic):
Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815, Proposed invasion of England, 1793-1805, and History
