Bretherton, James, approximately 1730-1806, printmaker
Published / Created:
publish'd 23d March 1773.
Call Number:
Bunbury 773.03.23.01 Impression 1
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Three men playing musical instruments: A fat man (left) sitting in a chair plays a viol da gamba, perhaps a portrait of Abel, see British Museum Satires No. 5163. A thin man in profile to the left plays a flute. He wears a bag-wig, laced coat, ruffled shirt and sword. A piece of music protrudes from his coat pocket. Behind, a stout man plays a horn."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from text below image., Artist attribution to Bunbury from British Museum catalogue., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Abel, Karl Friedrich, 1723-1787, Fischer, Johann Christian, 1733-1800, and Punto, Giovanni, 1746-1803
Bretherton, James, approximately 1730-1806, printmaker
Published / Created:
publish'd 1st Jany. 1782.
Call Number:
Bunbury 782.01.01.02+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Design in an oval. An old military officer with a wooden leg describes his campaigns to two cronies. He is seated in a chair (right) in profile to the left wearing regimentals and sword, his wig has a long loosely twisted pigtail queue; his wooden leg (right) projects horizontally from his chair. He holds a map or plan taken from the wall, and is showing it to a stout man sitting on his right, who looks at it through spectacles. The third man standing behind, his left arm on the back of the soldier's chair, looks over their shoulders at the map. At their feet a small dog lies asleep. Through the open door (left) a man is seen dancing along while he plays a fiddle."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Fought all his battles over again and thrice he slew the slain
Description:
Title from text below image.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Topic):
Military uniforms, British, Musical instruments, Musicians, Peg legs, and Wigs
