"Social satire: the actor Charles Dignum stands in a large tricorn hat with one hand in his pocket, the other in his waistcoat; text below explains that the image is to help fine singers, or players, attain the "consequence so necessary for gaining Fortune & Fame", rather than to represent true grace in the drawing room."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Ease and elegance
Description:
Title etched below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Four lines of explanatory text below title: This is not intended to represent any of that grace so bewitching in a drawing room, but merely to assist a fine singer, a good player, or any public characters in the attainment of consequence, so necessary for gaining fortune & fame., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Mounted to 22 x 15 cm.
Publisher:
Pubd. Aug. 21st, 1805 by A. Beugo, Maiden Lane, Covent Garden
Facsimile of a sketch with hand-written descriptions, with outlines of Garrick and Quin from the back, next to a scale of feet, with profiles of a 'short proportion' to the left of Quin, and a 'tall proportion' to the right of Garrick
Alternative Title:
Facsimile of a letter and Facsimile of the proportions of Garrick and Quin
Description:
Title engraved above image., Also lettered with a facsimile hand-writing, including the date "Oct 21 1746", and signed "W H" [i.e., William Hogarth]., Dobson records “from a drawing belonging to Mr. Stevenson or Norwich, after to J. P. Kemble. See Dobson, A. William Hogarth., Copy of no. 2808 in v. 3, Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Formerly on page 108 in volume 2. Removed in 2012 by LWL conservator.
Publisher:
Published 12th May 1797 by Robert Laurie & James Whittle, No. 53 Fleet Street, London
Subject (Geographic):
British.
Subject (Name):
Garrick, David, 1717-1779 and Quin, James, 1693-1766
Facsimile of a sketch with hand-written descriptions, with outlines of Garrick and Quin from the back, next to a scale of feet, with profiles of a 'short proportion' to the left of Quin, and a 'tall proportion' to the right of Garrick
Alternative Title:
Facsimile of the proportions of Garrick and Quin
Description:
Title engraved above image., Also lettered with a facsimile hand-writing, including the date "Oct 21 1746", and signed "W H" [i.e., William Hogarth]., Copy of: No. 2808 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 3., On sheet: 268 x 450 mm., and Annotated on verso: LC: 3-415.
Publisher:
Published by Longman, Hurst, Rees, & Orme
Subject (Geographic):
British.
Subject (Name):
Garrick, David, 1717-1779 and Quin, James, 1693-1766
Facsimile of a sketch with hand-written descriptions, with outlines of Garrick and Quin from the back, next to a scale of feet, with profiles of a 'short proportion' to the left of Quin, and a 'tall proportion' to the right of Garrick
Alternative Title:
Facsimile of the proportions of Garrick and Quin
Description:
Title engraved above image., Also lettered with a facsimile hand-writing, including the date "Oct 21 1746", and signed "W H" [i.e., William Hogarth]., and Copy of: No. 2808 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 3.
Publisher:
Published by Longman, Hurst, Rees, & Orme
Subject (Geographic):
British.
Subject (Name):
Garrick, David, 1717-1779 and Quin, James, 1693-1766
Loutherbourg, Philippe-Jacques de, 1740-1812, printmaker
Published / Created:
May 1st, 1790.
Call Number:
790.05.01.06
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Alternative Title:
From the Haymarket
Description:
Title etched below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and For a discussion of this print refer to Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5 and v. 9, nos. 5361 and 9684.
Publisher:
Pubd. by Willm Holland, No. 50 Oxford Street
Subject (Name):
Delpini, Mr. -1828 (Carlo Antonio), and Haymarket Theatre (London, England)
"The enormously fat Stephen Kemble, as Hamlet, gesticulates, right arm extended, left arm thrown back, fingers (very large) pointing awkwardly; his head is turned in profile to the left. He wears quasi-contemporary dress, much dishevelled, with a star and ribbon from which hangs the elephant of the Danish order."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Publisher from the British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: J,2.22., Two lines of text from Hamlet are etched below title: ---------- that I have thought some of nature's journeymen had made men, and not made them well; they imitated humanity so abominably., Leaf 23 in an album with the spine title: Characatures by Dighton., 1 print : etching and stipple engraving on laid paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 22.5 x 16.1 cm, on sheet 31.1 x 25.5 cm., and Figure identified as "Stephen Kemble" in pencil below plate mark.
Publisher:
Robert Dighton
Subject (Name):
Kemble, Stephen, 1758-1822
Subject (Topic):
Actors, British, Obesity, and Theatrical productions
Depiction of Charles Mathews playing thirteen characters in his yearly entertainment
Description:
Title etched above image., Quoted text beneath title: "Look at home" "Look abroad" "Look every where"., Sheet trimmed to plate mark leaving thread margins., Name and dialogue for each character etched beneath image: As the late John Kemble as Penruddock. Well here I am in London, all seems peace around me! but all is anarchy here within! Mr. Domville. You a lawyer and talk of robbery. Look at home! Mr. Spinks, rebus writer ..., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum.
Publisher:
Pubd. March 1827 by T. McLean, Hay Market
Subject (Name):
Mathews, Charles, 1776-1835
Subject (Topic):
Theatrical productions, Actors, British, Impersonation, Lecterns, and Pictures
"The actor Charles Mathews, shown in eleven of the parts he played in the entertainment 'Invitations'; variously dressed as different gentlemen, a lady, and guards."--British Museum online catalogue, description of a print of nearly identical composition
Description:
Title from text below image., Date of publication inferred from the form of lithographic printer A. Ducôte's name in statement of responsibility. "In 1832-33 plates lettered as 'A. Ducôte's Lithography'"--British Museum online catalogue., Names of the depicted characters printed above title: Mr. Giblets. Mrs. Georgiana Grits. Mr. Sassafras. Mr. Dilberry. VELUTI IN SPECULUM. Mr. Popper. Sir Harry Skelter. Scully. Aenas Stirturtle., For a print with the same title and nearly identical composition, see British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1927,1126.1.13.11., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Mathews, Charles, 1776-1835
Subject (Topic):
Theatrical productions, Actors, British, and Impersonation
"Portraits of the actor Charles Mathews, in six characters in 'Stories', part of his entertainment 'The Youthful Days of Mr Mathews'; in a row, including an old man with a cane, a very stout man wearing large hat, a woman in a bonnet, and playing a fiddle with flowers in hair."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from text below image., Names of the depicted characters printed above title: Sir Shiverum Screwnerve. Monsieur Zephyr. Nat. Llewelyn ab Llwyd. Fipley & Amelrosa. Mr. Mark Magnum., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum., and Contemporary manuscript note "(& for him)" added in brown ink beneath printed text "Sketched by the author of the entertainments."
Publisher:
Published by Colnaghi & Co., Cockspur Street and Printed at McQueen & Co.'s lithographic press
Subject (Name):
Mathews, Charles, 1776-1835
Subject (Topic):
Theatrical productions, Actors, British, and Impersonation
Title etched below image., Place and date of publication extrapolated from that of book; see British Museum catalogue., One of 14 plates from: Something concerning nobody / edited by Somebody. London : R. Scholey, 1814., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Numbered "13".
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. and Coates, Robert, 1772-1848
Subject (Topic):
Theatrical productions, Actors, Sets (Architectural elements), and Balconies
