"A man standing at a small table at centre left, performing the thimble trick (Lord Melbourne), surrounded by a group of men and women (from left, Lord Morpeth, Lord Russell, Thomas Spring Rice, Queen Victoria, Lord Normanby, Ladies of the Household); at right, two men, cheated out of a sovereign, walking away arm-in-arm (Sir Robert Peel, Duke of Wellington)."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Thimblerig
Description:
Title from text below image., Print signed with the monogram "HB," which was used by John Doyle., Series title and number in top right., 1 print : lithograph ; sheet 29.6 x 37 cm., Printed on wove paper., and Window mounted to 33 x 40 cm on light brown paper.
Publisher:
Published by T. McLean, 26 Haymarket and A. Ducotés lithoy
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain and Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852, Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, Carlisle, George William Frederick Howard, Earl of, 1802-1864, Monteagle of Brandon, Thomas Spring-Rice, Baron, 1790-1866, Melbourne, William Lamb, Viscount, 1779-1848, Normanby, Constantine Henry Phipps, Marquess of, 1797-1863, and Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819-1901
Subject (Topic):
Politics and government, Politicians, Gambling, Tables, Spectators, and Conversation
"A semicircle of spectators, seated and standing, crowded one behind the other, watch the performance of the pig, who stands before a row of initial letters, one of which he holds in his mouth. Over the chimney-piece is a placard, 'The Surprising PIG well versed in all Languages, perfect Arethmatician Mathematician & Composer of Musick'. On the right wall of the room hangs a large shoe."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., and Watermark: Portal & Bridges.
Publisher:
Published by S.W. Fores, No. 3 Piccadilly, April 12th, 1785 & F. Clarkson, No. 73 St. Paul's Church Yard
"A semicircle of spectators, seated and standing, crowded one behind the other, watch the performance of the pig, who stands before a row of initial letters, one of which he holds in his mouth. Over the chimney-piece is a placard, 'The Surprising PIG well versed in all Languages, perfect Arethmatician Mathematician & Composer of Musick'. On the right wall of the room hangs a large shoe."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., 1 print : etching on laid paper ; plate mark 24.6 x 34.3 cm, on sheet 25.9 x 26.5 cm., and Mounted on leaf 7 of volume 2 of 14 volumes.
Publisher:
Published by S.W. Fores, No. 3 Piccadilly, April 12th, 1785 & F. Clarkson, No. 73 St. Paul's Church Yard
"A semicircle of spectators, seated and standing, crowded one behind the other, watch the performance of the pig, who stands before a row of initial letters, one of which he holds in his mouth. Over the chimney-piece is a placard, 'The Surprising PIG well versed in all Languages, perfect Arethmatician Mathematician & Composer of Musick'. On the right wall of the room hangs a large shoe."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., State with only one publisher statement., Sheet trimmed partially within plate mark., and Watermark: fleur-de-lis in center of sheet.
Title etched below image., Three lines of text below title: Wild beasts of both sexes, here ladies & gemmen, Is the Royal tiger from Bengal, as tame as a lamb, will suffer you to put your head in his mouth, but not take it out again. Also the silver bear form Siberia. And the finest he lion in Europe, he is a remarkable beast, Eats his dinner with a spoom, like hasty pudding, and speaks Greek to a charm. Walk in. Walk in, Ladies & Gemmen., Plate numbered '159' in lower left corner., One of a series of Drolls., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Temporary local subject headings: Animal cruelty -- Fear.
Publisher:
Published 4th Sepr. 1795 by Laurie & Whittle, 53 Fleet Street, London
Subject (Topic):
Animal shows, Bears, Lions, Monkeys, and Spectators
"View of the Nave of St. Paul's, with the royal procession flanked by three lines of guards on either side, in front of the congregation on tiered stands."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Royal procession in St. Paul's on St. George's Day 1789
Description:
Title from item., Temporary local subject terms: Processions: thanksgiving procession, St. George's Day 1789 -- Beefeaters., and Watermark.
Publisher:
Publish'd May 1, 1793, by B.B. Evans, Poultry, London
Subject (Geographic):
England and London.
Subject (Name):
St. Paul's Cathedral (London, England),
Subject (Topic):
Parades & processions, Interiors, Naves, Honor guards, and Spectators
publish'd according to an act of Parliament, [1760]
Call Number:
760.00.00.24
Collection Title:
Leaf 1. Twelve London cries, done from the life.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A woman standing by a peep-show into which assorted children are looking."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Douze des cris de Londres
Description:
Title in English and French etched in and below image., Title page and first plate from: Twelve London cries done from the life by P. Sandby. London, 1760., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., "Price three shill.", Title in English and French and 'Part 1' in the remainder of the title erased from this impression., Watermark: Britannia., and Window mounted to 32 x 23 cm.
Publisher:
Sold at F. Vivarez, engraver in Newport Street, and by P. Sandby next door to the Fountain in Broad Street, Carnaby Market
publish'd according to an act of Parliament, [1760]
Call Number:
Quarto 75 Sa5 760
Collection Title:
Leaf 1. Twelve London cries, done from the life.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A woman standing by a peep-show into which assorted children are looking."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Douze des cris de Londres
Description:
Title in English and French etched in and below image., Title page and first plate from: Twelve London cries done from the life by P. Sandby. London, 1760., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., "Price three shill.", and 1 print : etching on wove paper ; plate mark 22.4 x 16.1 cm, on sheet 29.2 x 23.3 cm.
Publisher:
Sold at F. Vivarez, engraver in Newport Street, and by P. Sandby next door to the Fountain in Broad Street, Carnaby Market
Title from item., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Plate from: The European magazine, 1784, p. 241., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., Temporary local subject terms: Artillery Ground -- Spy glasses -- Flags: Union Jack -- Barrels., Mounted on verso of cropped title page of: The looking glass or caricature annual, v. 6. London : Thomas McLean, 26, Haymarket, [1835], and Mounted to 27 x 21 cm.
Title supplied by curator., Date and place of publication derived from style of print., 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: Mountebanks.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Topic):
Quacks and quackery, Children, Country life, Sheep, Spectators, Medicine shows, Peddlers, and Stages (Platforms).
