Fonthill Abbey, south end of St. Michael's Gallery
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate from: Britton, J. Graphical and literary illustrations of Fonthill Abbey, Wiltshire. London : Printed for the author, 1823., Numbered "Pl. IX" in upper right margin., "H."--Lower right corner., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark on bottom edge.
Publisher:
Printed for the author
Subject (Name):
Beckford, William, 1760-1844 and Fonthill Abbey.
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts, Interiors, Galleries (Display spaces), and Windows
Title etched below image., Plate from: Britton, J. Graphical and literary illustrations of Fonthill Abbey, Wiltshire. London : Printed for the author, 1823., Numbered "Pl. X" in upper right margin., "Hav."--Lower right corner., and Sheet trimmed to plate mark.
Title etched below image., Plate from: Havell, R. A series of picturesque views of noblemen's & gentlemen's seats ... London : Published ... by R. Havell, Chapel Strt., 1823., Dedication etched below title: To William Beckford Esqr., the founder of this splendid mansion, the present plate is inscribed., and Sheet trimmed to plate mark.
Publisher:
Published July 1, 1823, by R. Havell, 3 Chapel St., Tottenham Court Road
Title from heading above image., Two lines of text below image: With what pleasure may you dispense with your equipage on an evening and ramble home lighted by the silver beams ..., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Temporary local subject terms: Bridges -- Walking -- Dogs -- Umbrellas -- Accidents.
Publisher:
Published by Thos. McLean, Repository of Wit & Humour, 26 Haymarket
Title from heading above image., Five lines of text below image: Always prefer the theory of the art to having a practical knowledge of it forced on you; should you receive a blow from one who is your inferior in life ..., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Publisher:
Published by Thos. McLean, Repository of Wit & Humour, 26 Haymarket
Title from heading above image., Five lines of text below image: To appear anything but what you really are is one of the characteristics of fashion; you must occasionally alter your style of dress from the exquisite ..., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Temporary local subject terms: Fashionable men -- Dogs -- Parks -- Walking -- Fashions.
Publisher:
Published by Thos. McLean, Repository of Wit & Humour, 26 Haymarket
Title from heading above image., Four lines of text below image: So indispensible is this qualification that you can never reach the pinnacle of fashion without it ..., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Temporary local subject terms: Couples -- Injuries -- Fighting -- Plant stands -- Landscape paintings -- Mirrors -- Cuckold horns -- Nursing.
Publisher:
Published by Thomas McLean, Repository of Wit & Humour, 26 Haymarket
Title from heading above image., Three lines of text below image: In a coffee room always stand with your back to the fire (& damn the waiter) it is a a species of monopoly ..., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Publisher:
Published by Thomas McLean, Repository of Wit & Humour, 26 Haymarket
Title from heading above image., Five lines of text below image: Absence of mind portends deep thought, and profound knowledge, when in company, affect to be insensible to the passing scene ..., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Temporary local subject terms: Tea -- Humor -- Parties -- Mirrors -- Parlors -- Curtains.
Publisher:
Published by Thos. McLean, Repository of Wit & Humour, 26 Haymarket
Title from heading above image., Three lines of text below image: If you are not bless'd with an amiable wife on whom to wreak your vengeance, you can make a pair of dumb bells of your protogé ..., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Publisher:
Published by Thos. McLean, Repository of Wit & Humour, 26 Haymarket
