- Creator:
- Sherwin, J. K. (John Keyse), 1751-1790, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [3 March 1786]
- Call Number:
- Folio 49 3563 v.2 (Oversize)
- Collection Title:
- Volume 2, page 56. Etchings by Henry William Bunbury, Esq. and after his designs.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "A group in a garden room listening to a girl read, seated in the centre with the book in her lap, two woman sitting on either side of her, one patting a dog at right, the other with solemn expression, which has been noticed by a man standing against the wall at right, gesturing towards her, another standing directly behind her looks on with concern, a child sitting on the floor beside a large sleeping dog, his eyes raised up; after a drawing by Henry William Bunbury."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title from text below image., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., Four lines of verse, from William Shenstone's ballad 'Jemmy Dawson', engraved below title: Come listen to my mournful tale, ye tender hearts and lovers dear; nor will you scorn to heave a sigh, nor need you blush to shed a tear. Vide Shenston., Dedication engraved above imprint statement: To the Countess Sutherland this plate after an original Drawing by Mr. Bunbury, in her Ladyship's possession, is with the greatest respect dedicated by her Ladyship's most obliged humble servant, James Bretherton., and Mounted on page 56 in volume 2 of: Etchings by Henry William Bunbury, Esq. and after his designs.
- Publisher:
- Published 3 March 1786 by James Bretherton, New Bond Street
- Subject (Name):
- Shenstone, William, 1714-1763.
- Subject (Topic):
- Clothing & dress, Children, Courtship, Dogs, and Reading
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > A tale of love [graphic]
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- Creator:
- Mansell, William, 1750-1820, attributed name
- Published / Created:
- [24 February 1786]
- Call Number:
- 786.02.24.01.1+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "George III, dressed like a farmer, rides a sorry horse towards Windsor. Queen Charlotte sits pillion behind him like a farmer's wife; he is in profile, she full-face, both feet in a wide stirrup or platform. He points awkwardly with his stick towards Windsor. A dog walks before them, its collar inscribed 'G.R. Windsor Castle' (left) is among trees; a signpost (left) points 'To Windsor' and 'To Slough'. On the extreme right is a milestone, 'XX Miles from St James's'."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched below image., The title is an allusion to George Farquhar's Constant Couple., Possibly by: W. Mansell, Conrad Martin or Gillray. See British Museum catalogue., Proof? Without artist's initials and date in lower left corner as in other impressions., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and For another state see Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 6, no. 6918.
- Publisher:
- Publish'd Feb. 24, 1786, by J. Phillips, No. 164 Piccadilly
- Subject (Name):
- George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820 and Charlotte, consort of George III, King of Great Britain, 1744-1818
- Subject (Topic):
- Dogs, Horses, and Milestones
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The constant couple [graphic].