"Erskine stands in profile to the left; he bends forward, resting both hands on the table of the House of Commons, part of which is visible on the left. His half-closed eyes give him an almost imbecile expression ..."--British Museum catalogue
Description:
Title from British Museum catalogue. and Signed with the monogram of James Sayers.
Bretherton, James, approximately 1730-1806, printmaker
Published / Created:
[9 March 1788]
Call Number:
Folio 49 3563 v.2 (Oversize)
Collection Title:
Volume 2, page 59. Etchings by Henry William Bunbury, Esq. and after his designs. Page 133. Bunbury
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Figures grouped around the body of the Count on a bed, his face obscured by the canopy, his lover kneeling over him and holding his hand, a man seen from the back kneeling in prayer before the bed and a small boy carrying a bowl and towel at the end, in the foreground at left a guard stands sentry; after Bunbury."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title, artist, printmaker, and publication information from lettered state., State before letters. For a later state with title, statements of responsibility, imprint, and dedication etched below image, see British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1917,1208.2993., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Mounted on page 59 in volume 2 of: Etchings by Henry William Bunbury, Esq. and after his designs., and Ink annotations in lower margin provide the title "The Count de Peltzer mortally wounded by some Austrian foragers on the eve of his marriage", the statements of responsibility "Mr. Bunbury del. ; J. Bretherton f.", and the publication line "Publish'd 9th March 1788".
Publisher:
James Bretherton
Subject (Topic):
Deathbeds, Canopy beds, Wounds & injuries, Prayer, and Guards
Title and date of publication from a later state in the British Museum, registration number: 1876,0708.2575., Earlier state lacking title, dedication, and description of the scene. Later state has altered imprint: Publish'd as the act directs, Jany. 30th 1788 by Mrs. Mortimer, Norfolk Street, Strand., and Ms. annotations in pencil at bottom of sheet.
Detail of the right side of the first design for William Hogarth's A rake's progress; an older man sits at a table holding the hands of the two young people whose marriage he has just arranged. Only the forearms of the betrothed couple are shown
Description:
Title devised by curator. and On page 209 in volume 3.
Title devised by cataloger., Artist and printmaker from list of prints at beginning of volume., Publication date based on that of the bound volume in which this print appears., Two designs on one plate, each with a coat of arms etched below., and Plates XXXIX and XL from: A set of prints engraved after the most capital paintings in the collection of ... the empress of Russia. London: J. & J. Boydell, 1788, v. 2.