Three playing card size designs on one plate, arranged vertically., Title of center design assigned by cataloger from the original. See Stephens 3369., Title of bottom design assigned by cataloger., Top and center designs are copies of, from top, Nos. 3370 and 3369 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 3., Bottom design not recorded in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Temporary local subject terms: Battles: reference to the Battle of Port Mahon, Minorca, 20 may 1756 -- Trials: Admiral Byng sentenced by court-martial to death for neglect of duty, 27 Janaury 1757 -- Allusion to the loss of Minorca.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Anson, George Anson, Baron, 1697-1762, Byng, John, 1704-1757, Holland, Henry Fox, Baron, 1705-1774, and Stone, Andrew, 1703-1773
A mock playing card folded lengthwise in center to create four 'pages.' The title, imprint and the image create the first external page; opposite is the three of clubs as the fourth, also external 'page' when the sheet is folded. The image shows an interior of a lady's bedroom with a young woman seated at a round table and writing a letter. On 'pages' 2 and 3 is the 'genuine answer to the letter & conundrums,' beginning as follows: My dear Lady, / Yours I receiv'd yesterday & have ever since been employ'd / in finding answer to those saucy queries ...
Description:
Title from item., Published by George Bickham the younger (1704-1771)?, and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
A mock playing card folded lengthwise in center to create four 'pages.' The title, imprint and the image create the first external page; opposite is the three of clubs as the fourth, also external 'page' when the sheet is folded. The image shows an interior of a lady's bedroom with a young woman seated at a round table and writing a letter. On 'pages' 2 and 3 is the 'genuine answer to the letter & conundrums,' beginning as follows: My dear Lady, / Yours I receiv'd yesterday & have ever since been employ'd / in finding answer to those saucy queries ...
Description:
Title from item., Published by George Bickham the younger (1704-1771)?, and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
A mock playing card folded lengthwise in center to create four 'pages.' The title, imprint and the image create the first external page; opposite is the three of clubs as the fourth, also external 'page' when the sheet is folded. The image shows an interior of a lady's bedroom with a young woman seated at a round table and writing a letter. On 'pages' 2 and 3 is the 'genuine answer to the letter & conundrums,' beginning as follows: My dear Lady, / Yours I receiv'd yesterday & have ever since been employ'd / in finding answer to those saucy queries ...
Description:
Title from item., Published by George Bickham the younger (1704-1771)?, and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.