An assembly of men from a variety of walks of life assemble in a town square as a soldier prepares training. A small group of boys (right) whisper at their ineptitude
Description:
Title from caption below image., In stone, at lower left: Designed & executed on stone by D.C. Johnston No. 13 Franklin Street Boston., In stone, at lower right: Lith of Pendleton, Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Title and date from item., Place of publication derived from street address., Printmaker also known as Paul Pry., This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing., and Temporary local Medical Library subject terms: Health boards; Skeleton as Death.
Publisher:
Published by S.W. Fores, 41 Piccadilly and W. Clerk. lith 41 Dean St. Soho
Subject (Topic):
Cholera, Hospitals, Finance, Physicians, Skeletons, Sick persons, and Fear
Martin, Robert, active 1770-1838, printmaker, publisher
Published / Created:
[1837]
Call Number:
837.00.00.43
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Advertisement for the lithographers and lithographic printers R. Martin & Co, with various images of the work they undertook, including portraits, landscapes, maps, architectural and animal prints; a tablet at centre in front of the portrait of a man lettered with 'A Specimen / of / Ink Lithography, / from R. Martin's / 124 High Holborn.'; armour in foreground at right; a scroll in foreground at centre left signed 'Henry R'."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from text at center of image., Date from British Museum catalogue., Imperfect? Sheet trimmed with possible loss of text from lower margin. Impression at the British Museum (registration no.: 2000,U.6) is lettered below image "Designed, drawn on stone, printed & published by R. Martin & Co., lithographers, 74 St. Martin's Lane, & 26 Long Acre.", and Mounted to: 21.2 x 29.5 cm.