A fat man, his wig turned upside down, sleeps in his chair, with a punch bowl, bottle and glass on the table by his elbow. Balanced on his enormous stomach is a see-saw, weighted down at the right by a diminutive boy and with a tiny girl seated on the raised end. On the wall behind him is a partly visible picture of someone playing bowls. A dog sleeps on the floor beneath the man's chair
Description:
Title from item., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Mounted on sheet 23 x 19 cm.
Publisher:
Pubd. as the Act directs 23.1776 by J. Lockington, Shug Lane, Golden Square, London
Loutherbourg, Philippe-Jacques de, 1740-1812, printmaker
Published / Created:
May 1st, 1796.
Call Number:
790.05.01.06.2
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Alternative Title:
From the Haymarket
Description:
Title from item., Originally issued in 1776. Cf. Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5 and v. 7, nos. 5361 and 9684., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Temporary local subject terms: Wigs: toupet -- Club -- Reference to Haymarket -- Actors.
Loutherbourg, Philippe-Jacques de, 1740-1812, printmaker
Published / Created:
May 1st, 1790.
Call Number:
790.05.01.06
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Alternative Title:
From the Haymarket
Description:
Title etched below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and For a discussion of this print refer to Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5 and v. 9, nos. 5361 and 9684.
Publisher:
Pubd. by Willm Holland, No. 50 Oxford Street
Subject (Name):
Delpini, Mr. -1828 (Carlo Antonio), and Haymarket Theatre (London, England)
Two well-dressed men, one with elaborately styled hair, tied back to back are being lowered into a coal mine on a rope. The miners below holding picks and shovels, greet them with amusement. Heavy timber supports hold up the sides of the mine
Description:
Title from item., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Date from British Museum catalogue., From the Oxford magazine of 1 Feb 1776., Place of publication from that of magazine., and Inlaid to 22 x 15 cm.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Topic):
Coal miners, Mining, Wigs, Dandies, British, and Clothing & dress
Ten different illustrations in two rows of five compartments, each containing a separate title and an object for each, for example a picture of a 17th century shoe entitled "Antique Base", a naval officer's uniform titled "Lady's attraction".
Description:
Title from item., MD of publisher's name form a monogram., and In plate above image, "40" and "v.2"
Publisher:
Pub. acc. to act April 1, 1776, by M Darly 39 Strand
Subject (Topic):
Puzzles, Shoes, Wigs, Hats, and Fans (Accessories)
Rear view of a woman's elaborate hairstyle which culminates in a huge bonnet with ostrich plumes. A collection of fruits and vegetables is nestled among her curls, and feathers issue from within the monumental coiffure
Alternative Title:
View of the back settlements
Description:
Title from item., Reissue, with plate number added., MD of publisher's name form a monogram., Numbered '11' in upper left of plate., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Leaf 7. Darly's comic-prints of characters, caricatures, macaronies, &c.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Rear view of a woman's elaborate hairstyle which culminates in a huge bonnet with ostrich plumes. A collection of fruits and vegetables is nestled among her curls, and feathers issue from within the monumental coiffure
Alternative Title:
View of the back settlements
Description:
Title etched below image., Initial letters of publisher's name in imprint form a monogram., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and On leaf 7.
"Standing whole length profile portrait of a man in an oval enclosed in a rectangle. He walks from left to right, his head thrown back, his stomach projecting. He wears spectacles, a looped hat, a large tie-wig, and holds a tasselled cane."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Initial letters of publisher's name in imprint form a monogram., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark on three sides.
A social gathering, in which two elaborately dressed and coiffed old ladies stand conversing in the center foreground, as a short footman of unprepossessing appearance carries in a tray loaded with a tankard and a triple stand of jelly glasses. In the background groups of men converse. Behind them hangs a painting inscribed S.P.Q.L., depicting a man in a shirt between two lions who have seized him by the arms
Description:
Title from item., Later state, with plate number added., Publisher's initials "MD" form a monogram., and Numbered in top left of plate: 32.
Publisher:
Pubd. accog. to act by MDarly, 39 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
London (England), England, and London
Subject (Topic):
Parties, Social life and customs, Hairstyles, Wigs, Servants, Clothing & dress, and Feathers
