"An officer (left) on a charger, evidently General Davies, see BMSat 9442, directed to the right, takes the salute from three officers who march (right to left) past him. The first, sabre in hand, point downwards, holds his left hand across the front of his high cocked hat. A young officer follows, carrying a standard of the Union flag with the White Horse of Hanover and a crown. The third marches with almost closed eyes and sword held point upwards. A crowd of amused spectators backed by a high wall forms a background."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Temporary local subject terms: Emblems: royal crown -- White horse of Hanover., 1 print : etching on wove paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 26.2 x 36.6 cm, on sheet 29.6 x 40.0 cm., and Mounted on leaf 54 of volume 9 of 12.
Publisher:
Pubd. July 10th, 1797, by H. Humphrey, 27 St. James's Street
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
Davies, Thomas, approximately 1737-1812
Subject (Topic):
Military parades & ceremonies, Flags, British, Military uniforms, and Spectators
"A small table with three legs standing in centre, surrounded by two groups of men involved in the gambling game Thimble Rig; the operator of the game (Edward John Littleton), standing to right, with his hands on two of the three thimbles on the table, his supporters standing behind (Lord Russell and Thomas Spring Rice), and to far right (Lord Althorp and Lord Grey); John Bull standing to left of the table, contemplating his response, as a man behind him (Edward Stanley) warns against being cheated; the man to far left (Daniel O'Connell) leading a poor Irishman away from the scene."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Thimblerig
Description:
Title from text below image., Print signed with the monogram "HB," which was used by John Doyle., Series title and number in top right., and With publisher's blind stamp "Thos. McLean" in lower left corner of sheet. Window mounted on brown paper to 37 x 46 cm.
Publisher:
Published by Thos. McLean, 26 Haymarket
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain and Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
O'Connell, Daniel, 1775-1847, Spencer, John Charles Spencer, Earl, 1782-1845, Derby, Edward George Geoffrey Smith Stanley, Earl of, 1799-1869, Russell, John Russell, Earl, 1792-1878, Monteagle of Brandon, Thomas Spring-Rice, Baron, 1790-1866, Hatherton, Edward John Walhouse Littleton, Baron, 1791-1863, and Grey, Charles Grey, Earl, 1764-1845
Subject (Topic):
Politics and government, John Bull (Symbolic character), Politicians, Gambling, Tables, Spectators, and Conversation
"A man standing at a small table at centre left, performing the thimble trick (Lord Melbourne), surrounded by a group of men and women (from left, Lord Morpeth, Lord Russell, Thomas Spring Rice, Queen Victoria, Lord Normanby, Ladies of the Household); at right, two men, cheated out of a sovereign, walking away arm-in-arm (Sir Robert Peel, Duke of Wellington)."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Thimblerig
Description:
Title from text below image., Print signed with the monogram "HB," which was used by John Doyle., and Series title and number in top right.
Publisher:
Published by T. McLean, 26 Haymarket and A. Ducotés lithoy
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain and Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852, Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, Carlisle, George William Frederick Howard, Earl of, 1802-1864, Monteagle of Brandon, Thomas Spring-Rice, Baron, 1790-1866, Melbourne, William Lamb, Viscount, 1779-1848, Normanby, Constantine Henry Phipps, Marquess of, 1797-1863, and Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819-1901
Subject (Topic):
Politics and government, Politicians, Gambling, Tables, Spectators, and Conversation
"A man standing at a small table at centre left, performing the thimble trick (Lord Melbourne), surrounded by a group of men and women (from left, Lord Morpeth, Lord Russell, Thomas Spring Rice, Queen Victoria, Lord Normanby, Ladies of the Household); at right, two men, cheated out of a sovereign, walking away arm-in-arm (Sir Robert Peel, Duke of Wellington)."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Thimblerig
Description:
Title from text below image., Print signed with the monogram "HB," which was used by John Doyle., Series title and number in top right., 1 print : lithograph ; sheet 29.6 x 37 cm., Printed on wove paper., and Window mounted to 33 x 40 cm on light brown paper.
Publisher:
Published by T. McLean, 26 Haymarket and A. Ducotés lithoy
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain and Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852, Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, Carlisle, George William Frederick Howard, Earl of, 1802-1864, Monteagle of Brandon, Thomas Spring-Rice, Baron, 1790-1866, Melbourne, William Lamb, Viscount, 1779-1848, Normanby, Constantine Henry Phipps, Marquess of, 1797-1863, and Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819-1901
Subject (Topic):
Politics and government, Politicians, Gambling, Tables, Spectators, and Conversation
"A semicircle of spectators, seated and standing, crowded one behind the other, watch the performance of the pig, who stands before a row of initial letters, one of which he holds in his mouth. Over the chimney-piece is a placard, 'The Surprising PIG well versed in all Languages, perfect Arethmatician Mathematician & Composer of Musick'. On the right wall of the room hangs a large shoe."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., 1 print : etching on laid paper ; plate mark 24.6 x 34.3 cm, on sheet 25.9 x 26.5 cm., and Mounted on leaf 7 of volume 2 of 14 volumes.
Publisher:
Published by S.W. Fores, No. 3 Piccadilly, April 12th, 1785 & F. Clarkson, No. 73 St. Paul's Church Yard
A small audience sitting on benches on a tribune next to the equestrian statue of Cosimo I de' Medici in Piazza della Signoria, watching a military parade of the guards of the Grand Duke Pietro Leopoldo of Lorena (1765-1790), son of the Empress Maria Theresa of Habsburg and brother of Joseph II. The soldiers, forming an L-shaped cordon and led by four battalion officers, are recognizable by their tricorns and the bayonets. At the center of the square, under the grand building of Palazzo Vecchio, stands a troop of drummers. Figures in the the foreground include a group of cavalrymen bearing a banner and followed by a cart on the right; a lady and gentleman waiting for a landau carriage at center; and a figure, maybe a soldier on look-out, watching the scene in Palazzo Uguccioni's shadow on the left
Description:
Title and artist attribution from dealer's description. and Date based on artist's death date.
Subject (Geographic):
Florence (Italy)
Subject (Name):
Piazza della Signoria (Florence, Italy), and Palazzo vecchio (Florence, Italy),
Subject (Topic):
Plazas, Equestrian statues, Military parades & ceremonies, Spectators, and Carriages & coaches
