"Three men, each holding up an umbrella, meet and seem to find difficulty in passing. An officer, his hair in a long pigtail queue, walks (left to right), his umbrella held in his right hand and resting on his left shoulder. A lean man, holding his um...
"Two chairmen carry (left to right) a lady in a sedan chair. The roof is raised and through it projects an enormous ostrich feather, rising from an aigrette and curls, which also extend above the roof. To the second chairman's back is strapped the bas...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. Jany. 13th, 1796, by H. Humphrey, New Bond Street
Subject (Geographic):
Bath (England)
Subject (Topic):
Fans (Accessories), Headdresses, Sedan chairs, Servants, and Umbrellas
V. 3. Caricature magazine, or, Hudibrastic mirror.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A small ugly man trots (left to right) deprecatingly beside his wife, a large, over-dressed, scowling termagant, on their Sunday outing. He carries her umbrella, cloak, pattens, and a bundle in a check handkerchief. She holds a fan. An elderly man (r...
"The couple torment each other in the breakfast-room. A round table is drawn close to a blazing fire. The lady has left her seat to thump on the piano (left), singing loudly, with her back to her husband, but turning her eyes towards him. He sits in t...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Publish'd October 25th, 1805, by H. Humphrey, 27 St. James's Street
"This procession of drenched spectators return from a royal review of the volunteers corps of London held in Hyde Park on June 4, 1800. Unfortunately the event was spoiled by heavy rain and we see women in light summer dresses and slipper-like shoes t...
Alternative Title:
Walking in the rain
Description:
Title, printmaker, and date of publication from the Metropolitan Museum of Art online catalog, accession no.: 59.533.482.
