On the left, a meagre Scotchman shown full-length in rags, scratching between his fingers and scratching himself against a sign-post. In the distance is on a hill is Edinburgh Castle. To the right, under a tavern sign with a picture of an ox and the ...
Alternative Title:
North and South of Great Britain
Description:
Title, artist, and printmaker from later states.
Publisher:
Publish'd June the 11. 1781 by A. Torre & J. Thane, No. 28 in the Hay Market
On the left, a meagre Scotchman shown full-length in rags, scratching between his fingers and scratching himself against a sign-post. In the distance is on a hill is Edinburgh Castle. To the right, under a tavern sign with a picture of an ox and the ...
Alternative Title:
North and South of Great Britain
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Published June the 11th 1781 at the Ancient & Modern Print Warehouse, No. 28 in the Hay Market by A. Torre and I. Thane
Subject (Geographic):
Scotland, England., England, and Scotland.
Subject (Topic):
Relations, Ethnic stereotypes, and Signs (Notices)
An emblematical image of Hogarth's short journey with some friends 'by land and water, backwards and forwards, without head or tail': a sort of human torso with arms placed upright on the ground, a red kerchief is placed about the neck, the coat is ha...
Description:
Title etched above and below image.
Publisher:
Publish'd as the act directs Novr. 27th 1781 by Rd. Livesay at Mrs. Hogarth's Leicester Fields
"A stout man with a pipe in either hand, sprawled on a chair; on his right, a chamber pot and on his left, another chair on which are a wine bottle and glass; after a drawing formerly attributed to Hogarth."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Mr. Benjamin Read
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Publish'd Novr. 27, 1781, by Rd, Livesay at Mrs. Hogarth's, Leicester Fields
"A stout, elderly man wearing a wig and three-cornered hat, seated at a table with a wine bottle and glass, a sword hanging from a button hole; after a drawing formerly attributed to Hogarth."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Publish'd Novr. 27, 1781, by Rd. Livesay at Mrs. Hogarth's, Leicester Fields
"Eliza Farren (left) as Almeida, and Bensley as Omar (right), in 'The Fair Circassian' face each other in profile. She bends towards him, clasping her hands; he stands erect holding out his right hand towards her. He holds in his left hand the end of ...
Description:
Title etched in image, centered at top.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Name):
Pratt, Mr. 1749-1814. (Samuel Jackson),, Farren, Elizabeth, 1762-1829, and Bensley, Robert, 1742-1817
Subject (Topic):
Actors and actresses, English, and Clothing & dress
"The actor Charles Bannister, standing, dressed as Polly Peachum, with a small lace cap and wide bow at the waist, holding a closed fan in front of him in his right hand, looking away to the left."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Bannister, Charles, 1738-1804 and Gay, John, 1685-1732.
Leaf 32. Darly's comic-prints of characters, caricatures, macaronies, &c.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"John Bull stands on a stone on tiptoe under a tree, a rope round his neck attached to a branch of the tree. He holds the rope with both hands, to prevent strangulation. On the right stands a Frenchman (France) holding out a leek to John Bull, between...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
M. Darly
Subject (Geographic):
France.
Subject (Topic):
John Bull (Symbolic character), Hangings (Executions), Nooses, Peasants, Onions, Streams, and Wigs
"The actor Charles Bannister, standing, dressed as Polly Peachum, with a small lace cap and wide bow at the waist, holding a closed fan in front of him in his right hand, looking away to the left."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Bannister, Charles, 1738-1804 and Gay, John, 1685-1732.
"Eliza Farren (left) as Almeida, and Bensley as Omar (right), in 'The Fair Circassian' face each other in profile. She bends towards him, clasping her hands; he stands erect holding out his right hand towards her. He holds in his left hand the end of ...
Description:
Title etched in image, centered at top.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Name):
Pratt, Mr. 1749-1814. (Samuel Jackson),, Farren, Elizabeth, 1762-1829, and Bensley, Robert, 1742-1817
Subject (Topic):
Actors and actresses, English, and Clothing & dress
