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A vestal of -93 trying on the cestus of Venus engrav'd from a basso-relievo, lately found upon some

Creator:
Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
Published / Created:
[29 April 1793]
Call Number:
Auchincloss Gillray v. 8
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A design resembling a high-relief depicts three amoretti attend the toilet of an old hag. The cestus of Venus is a huge pad which one of the attendants ties round the old woman's waist as another attendant holds up a mirror. A third cupid ties the gir...
Alternative Title:
Vestal of 1793 trying on the cestus of Venus
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. April 29th, 1793, by H. Humphrey, No. 18 Old Bond Street
Subject (Topic):
Cupids and Grooming
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > A vestal of -93 trying on the cestus of Venus engrav'd from a basso-relievo, lately found upon some fragments of antiquity / [graphic]

2.
A vestal of -93 trying on the cestus of Venus engrav'd from a basso-relievo, lately found upon some

Creator:
Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
Published / Created:
[29 April 1793]
Call Number:
793.04.29.01.2+ Impression 2
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A design resembling a high-relief depicts three amoretti attending the toilet of an old hag. The cestus of Venus is a huge pad which one of the attendants ties round the old woman's waist as another attendant holds up a mirror. A third cupid ties the ...
Alternative Title:
Vestal of 1793 trying on the cestus of Venus
Description:
Title from text below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. April 29th 1793 by H. Humphrey, No. 18 Old Bond Street
Subject (Name):
Johnston, Henrietta Cecilia, Lady, 1727-1817
Subject (Topic):
Cupids and Grooming
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > A vestal of -93 trying on the cestus of Venus engrav'd from a basso-relievo, lately found upon some fragments of antiquity. [graphic]

3.
English barracks [graphic]

Creator:
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
Published / Created:
[12 August 1791]
Call Number:
Auchincloss Rowlandson v. 4
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A view of the interior of a busy English barracks shows a more domestic than military atmosphere although weapons and other gear adorn the walls and lay scattered on the floor. The scene includes a woman nursing a baby (left); beside her, one soldier ...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pub. Aug. 12, 1791, by S.W. Fores, N. 3 Piccadilly
Subject (Name):
Great Britain. Army
Subject (Topic):
Barracks and quarters, Arms & armament, Barracks, British, Breast feeding, Children, Dogs, Grooming, Laundry, Soldiers, English, and Women
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > English barracks [graphic]

4.
French barracks [graphic]

Creator:
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
Published / Created:
[12 August 1791]
Call Number:
Auchincloss Rowlandson v. 4
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A view of the interior of a busy French barracks shows a more domestic than military atmosphere although weapons and other gear adorn the walls and lay scattered on the floor. The scene includes a woman nursing a baby (right) as another child plays at...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Publish'd Aug. 12, 1791, by S.W. Fores, N. 3 Piccadilly
Subject (Geographic):
France
Subject (Name):
France. Armée
Subject (Topic):
Barracks and quarters, Foreign opinion, British, Arms & armament, Armor, Barbers, Barracks, French, Breast feeding, Canopy beds, Cats, Children, Dogs, Grooming, Hairdressing, Mirrors, Servants, Soldiers, Women, and Yawning
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > French barracks [graphic]

5.
Six stages of mending a face [graphic].

Creator:
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
Published / Created:
[29 May 1792]
Call Number:
Auchincloss Rowlandson v. 4
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"The head and shoulders of Lady Archer at different stages of her toilet. In the first (right), wearing a night-cap, with unsightly pendent breasts, she looks up to the left, tears falling from an empty eye-socket, her gaping mouth showing toothless j...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Publish'd May 29th, 1792, by S.W. Fores, No. 3 Piccadilly
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Name):
Archer, Sarah West, Lady, 1741-1801
Subject (Topic):
Clothing & dress, Grooming, Mirrors, Teeth, and Wigs
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Six stages of mending a face [graphic].

6.
The genius of history, or, Dressing for a masked ball at Naples [graphic]

Creator:
Lane, Theodore, 1800-1828, attributed name
Published / Created:
[October 1820]
Call Number:
Folio 724 835G v.1 (Oversize)
Collection Title:
Page 4. George Humphrey shop album.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"The Princess of Wales, squat and fat, wearing a short transparent dress, adjusts her hair at a large glass above a console table on which lies her black mask. Bergami stands beside her, holding a scarf and a box of 'Essence Bergamy'; he wears orders ...
Alternative Title:
Dressing for a masked ball at Naples
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. October 1820 by G. Humphrey, St. James St.
Subject (Name):
Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821 and Bergami, Bartolomeo Bergami, Baron
Subject (Topic):
Adultery, Obesity, Mirrors, Grooming, Masks, and Volcanoes
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The genius of history, or, Dressing for a masked ball at Naples [graphic]