Volume 2, page 23. Etchings by Henry William Bunbury, Esq. and after his designs.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Three visitors regard with amusement a soldier who acts as barber. A soldier sits (left) outside a tent, his hair lank and undressed, his chin lathered, a cloth round his neck. The barber stands flourishing a razor; he is in full regimentals, wearing a busby, with intrenching tools (a spade and axe) thrust through his belt. Facing him in profile to the left stands a lady with a man in riding-dress on each side of her; one points, the others raise their hands in amused surprise. A grinning black boy in livery, wearing a turban and carrying a riding-whip, stands behind them. A sentry stands on duty beside the tent with his musket across his shoulder. Another soldier stands on the extreme right, his hands crossed on his breast. A row of tents, backed by trees and the contour of a hill, forms a background. In the middle distance an officer with another soldier appears to be inspecting the camp."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., Temporary local subject terms: Scene: Shaving in front of tent -- Militia: Sentry -- Officer -- Costume, 1784 -- Black footboy -- Military: Busby -- Male hats, 1784., and Mounted on page 23 in volume 2 of: Etchings by Henry William Bunbury, Esq. and after his designs.
Publisher:
Publishd. June the 25th, 1784, by C. White, Stafford Row, Pimlico
Subject (Topic):
Military camps, Military uniforms, Military officers, Soldiers, Tents, Barbering, Shaving equipment, Spades, Axes, Servants, Turbans, Riding habits, Whips, and Rifles
Two head-and-shoulder portraits in separate ornamental oval frames of Lord Foley and a Mrs. G_b_n, a strolling actress
Alternative Title:
Lord Balloon
Description:
Title from item., From the "Histories of the téte-à-téte annexed" in the Town and country magazine, 1784, page 625., and Temporary local subject terms: Thomas, 4th Baron Foley.
Design in an oval, with the Prince of Wales shown half-length and in profile facing right, holding a fox in his arms which are crossed over his breast. A dialogue bubble from the fox's mouth says, "I shall get through at last."
Description:
Title etched below image., Possibly a reissue of a plate published in the Hibernian magazine, 1785, p. 57., and Date based on the publication date of a similar print in the Hibernian magazine.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830 and Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806
Volume 2, page 31. Etchings by Henry William Bunbury, Esq. and after his designs.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A scene in a barber's shop during the Westminster Election of 1784. The centre figure is a man seated, full-face, swathed in a sheet, while a boy (left) applies tongs to his hair, which a man (right) is combing. From the pocket of the boy protrudes a label inscribed 'Hood'; from that of the other, '[Wr]ay'. On the ground projecting from the sheet is '[F]ox'. In the foreground (left) a customer is seated, clasping his bald head with a concerned expression as he reads a newspaper; behind his head is a notice, 'State of the Poll'. Two men, their hair freshly curled, stand in profile to the left before a looking-glass (left) adjusting their cravats. On the extreme right a barber shaves a man whose face is lathered; the barber's apron is inscribed 'Success to the Poll'. Next, a stout man wearing top-boots, standing full-face, turning his head upwards and in profile to the left, stanches a cut on his cheek with a towel. A boy stands beside him holding a barber's basin. In the centre foreground two dogs tug at a bag-wig; one (left) wears a 'Hood & Wray' favour, the other a Fox favour. A large hat on the ground has a 'Hood and Wray' favour. A barber's block has been overturned (left). On another (left) is a wig. Wigs and wig-boxes decorate the back wall."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image. and Watermark.
Publisher:
Publish'd as the act directs, May 12, 1785, by J. Jones, Great Portland Street, & W. Dickenson [sic], No. 158 Bond Street
Subject (Geographic):
England and London.
Subject (Name):
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806., Wray, Cecil, Sir, 1734-1805., Hood, Samuel Hood, Viscount, 1724-1816., and Great Britain. Parliament
Subject (Topic):
Elections, 1784, Political elections, Barbers, Barbershops, Dogs, Hairdressing, Hairstyles, Shaving, Shaving equipment, and Wigs
Two head-and-shoulder portraits in separate ornamental oval frames probably of 1st Earl Charlemont and a "watchmaker's daughter."
Alternative Title:
Altamont
Description:
Titles from text below images., From the "Histories of the téte-à-téte annexed" in the Town and country magazine, 1785, page 269., and Images numbered 'No. XVI' and 'No. XVII".
