A figure of a woman, divided vertically, shown on the right as a skeleton, standing next to a obleiisk inscribed with biblical and literary quotations, skull and bones at its base. Her left side shows her as a fashionably dressed woman, holding a fan ...
Alternative Title:
Essay on woman
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Title from item.
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Printed for & sold by Bowles & Carver, No. 69 in St. Paul's Church Yard, London
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Topic):
Misogyny, Pride in literature, Pride and vanity, Death, Obelisks, Playing cards, and Pride
A figure of a woman, divided vertically, shown on the right as a skeleton holding an arrow, standing next to a obelisk inscribed with biblical and literary quotations, skull and bones at its base. Her left side shows her as a fashionably dressed woman...
Alternative Title:
Essay on woman
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
Printed for & sold by Bowles & Carver, No. 69 in St. Paul's Church Yard, London
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Topic):
Misogyny, Pride in literature, Pride and vanity, Memento mori, Death, Obelisks, Playing cards, Pride, and Skeletons
"Satire on the newly-rich owner of a suburban villa and garden at Islington: an ill-dressed man stands facing front, legs apart leaning on a stick and staring angrily as he complains about damage to his property; his hat lies on the ground beside him;...
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Title from text below image.
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Publish'd as the act directs April 30th, 1772, by J. Bretherton, No. 134 New Bond Street
Scene in the Hippodrome in Constantinople with figures numbered; key provided in the text (see v. 1, p. 196-97, 249-50). In the foreground a procession for a Turkish bride who is carried by Janizaries; the group includes musicians who blow horns and b...
Description:
Title, publisher, state, and date from Paulson.
Publisher:
A. de La Mottraye
Subject (Geographic):
Turkey. and Turkish.
Subject (Name):
La Mottraye, Aubry de, approximately 1674-1743. and Hippodrome of Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey)
Scene in the Hippodrome in Constantinople with figures numbered; key provided in the text (see v. 1, p. 196-97, 249-50). In the foreground a procession for a Turkish bride who is carried by Janizaries; the group includes musicians who blow horns and b...
Description:
Title, publisher, state, and date from Paulson.
Publisher:
A. de La Mottraye
Subject (Geographic):
Turkey. and Turkish.
Subject (Name):
La Mottraye, Aubry de, approximately 1674-1743. and Hippodrome of Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey)
