"Lord Petersham sits erect on his horse in profile to the right, a large cocked hat in his right hand, the arm, in a long wrinkled sleeve dropped by his side. A family likeness to his father is stressed by the similarity of pose, see British Museum Sa...
Alternative Title:
Noble aide-de-camp
Description:
Title etched at bottom of image.
Publisher:
Pubd. by Dighton Junr., Charing Cross
Subject (Name):
Harrington, Charles Stanhope, Earl of, 1780-1851
Subject (Topic):
Military officers, British, Dandies, Horses, and Staffs (Sticks)
"Lord Harrington, in uniform, slim and upright, sits his horse in profile to the right. A cane dangles from his right wrist. He has a leopard's skin saddle-cloth."--British Museum online catalogue
"Illustration to a song engraved in three columns below the title: A scene on the shore, with a frigate in the offing. A grotesque naval officer, with wooden leg and black patch over one eye, takes the wrist of a young sailor of feminine appearance wh...
Alternative Title:
True and lamentable ballad call'd Billy Taylor
Description:
Title below image, at head of verses.
Publisher:
Publish'd Sepr. 24, 1804 by Laurie & Whittle, 53 Fleet Street, London
Subject (Topic):
Couples, Eye patches, Homicides, Military officers, British, Peg legs, Sailors, Sailing ships, Signs (Notices), and Taverns (Inns)
"A very obese man stands in profile to the right, his hands behind him with a meditative expression. He wears old-fashioned dress, with round, broad-brimmed hat, and buckled shoes."--British Museum online catalogue
"Two designs placed side by side, the title so arranged that 'The Contrast' applies to both, the first four and last two words to the two designs respectively. [1] A scene outside Jaffa where the French flag flies from a fort on a rock at whose base a...
Alternative Title:
Contrast to English humanity
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. Jany. 13, 1804, by S.W. Fores, No. 50 Piccadilly
Subject (Name):
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821
Subject (Topic):
Black people, Flags, French, Forts & fortifications, Tents, Military medicine, Sick persons, Soldiers, Physicians, Opium, Military officers, Prisoners of war, Turkish, British, Physical restraints, and Axes
Pitt, looking terrified, stands in a barrel inscribed 'Perquisites of Office'. He is surrounded by dogs who all look up at him. On the left is a dog with the collar 'Greyhound Breed'; he says to Pitt: 'Don’t be alarmed I shall only pretend to growl - ...
Alternative Title:
Great man badger'd!! and Great man badgered!!
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. Feby. 1804 by W. Holland, Cockspur Street, London
Subject (Name):
Pitt, William, 1759-1806, Grey, Charles Grey, Earl, 1764-1845., Grenville, William Wyndham Grenville, Baron, 1759-1834., Windham, William, 1750-1810., and Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806.
"Townsend, the Bow Street Officer, stands in profile to the right, left hand on a tall stick, pointing with right forefinger. He is neatly dressed, with broad-brimmed top-hat, long coat over a long waistcoat, and short loose trousers, with high-quarte...
