Title devised by curator; alternative title from item., Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark with loss of text from bottom of plate., and On leaf 97 of an album with spine title: Trade tokens and bookplates.
Incomplete collection of circular images printed on a single sheet. Two pieces show a lion leaning over a coat of arms with the words "Pax. Qvaeritvr. Bello." printed above. The third piece shows a throne room wtih a queen enthroned and an assembly of men in rows of benches on either side of the long room
Description:
Title devised by cataloger., Date of publication conjectured., and Imperfect. Only three examplars trimmed from larger sheet with printed with larger collection of medallions.
Charles Byrne and two other Irish giants stand surrounded by a group of spectators including Lord Monboddo, & William Richardson
Description:
Title and printmaker from volume., Place and date of imprint conjectured from that of book., Probably from: A series of original portraits and caricature etchings by the late John Kay (1877 ed.)., and Numbered '4' in lower right of plate.
Title from item., Plate numbered '119' in lower right corner., Probably from: Kay, J. Series of original portraits and caricature etchings by the late John Kay. Edinburgh : Adam and Charles Black, 1877, v. i., Place and date of imprint conjectured from that of book., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Temporary local subject terms: Andrew Nicol -- Marry Walker -- John Skene.
Three individual drawings of men in profile and displaying varying levels of affluence based on attire
Description:
Title, date, and artist attribution suggested by cataloger., A constructed composition consisting of three individual drawings in the same style arranged in a row and pasted on to a backing sheet., and For further information, consult library staff.
Title supplied by cataloger., Stamped initials "M.R." in lower right corner., and On page numbered 49 in an album of 116 prints: [Bartolozzi and his pupils].
Watercolor drawing showing Horace Walpole without a wig, on the left, facing the viewer, with a letter in hand; the caption under this image reads "after breakfast & in his study." In the center, Walpole with his wig and still with a letter in hand, his other arm bent and raised; the caption under this image reads "Before dinner, when drest, in the cabinet." The third image of Walpole, on the right, shows only his back, shoulders hunched and bent forward; the caption under this image reads "After dinner, & in the gallery."
Alternative Title:
Horace at three times a day
Description:
Title devised by cataloger., Date assigned by previous owner., and John Carter (1748-1817), British draughtsman and antiquary.
Title from manuscript annotation below image., Place and date of imprint conjectured from that of book., Probably from: A series of original portraits and caricature etchings by the late John Kay (1842)., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., Temporary local subject headings: Cauvins, Louis, 1754-1825., and Title supplied and figures identified by ms. annotations in pencil on lower portion of sheet.