A man and woman in their pajamas and slippers stand looking in fright at the closed door of their bedroom. He wears a night cap and stands with a weapon in each hand, pointed at the door; his figure casts a large shadow on the back wall and over the bureau on which sits his tricorne hat. His wife (right) clings to his nightshirt, as she holds up a candlestick to light their way. She has her hair tied up in a scarf. To the right, their infant cries in its basket under which sits a overflowing chamber pot. On the other side of the closed door is a small mouse
Description:
Title etched below image., Series title and number from caption above image., Printmaker's name etched in image, on left baseboard., Plate 14 in this series is dated 1817 in the British Museum online catalogue., Sheet dimensions from British Museum catalogue., "The series 'Musée Grotesque' consists of at least 65 plates, made over a long period between March 1814 and August 1829. They seem all to have been designed, and in some cases etched, by Godissart de Cari, and all are placed under his name in the British Museum. The first four plates of the series, unlike the others, do not carry the heading 'Musée Grotesque' but rather 'Les Nouvellistes' and are numbered 1 to 4."--British Museum online catalogue., and Sheet trimmed to plate mark: 21.2 x 29 cm.
"Satire on the English: a party of tourists climb into a diligence, with the ship behind from which they have just disembarked."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Debarquement d'anglais a calais pour paris
Description:
Title etched above and below image., This print was listed in the 'Bibliographie de France' for la 12 November 1814. See British Museum online catalogue., "Déposé à la Direction Gal. de l'imp. et de la lib.", and Paper with some foxing.
Publisher:
Chez Mme Ve. Chereau rue St Jacques no.10
Subject (Topic):
Carriages & coaches, Families, Ethnic stereotypes, and Tourists
"Satire on the English: a family in descending order of height, the father in military uniform, the daughter an identical version of her mother, and the smallest boy dressed as a jester.."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Companion print to "Graduation de la famille Ecossaise" published in February 1816?, Date from British Museum online catalogue., and "Déposé à la Directn. de la Libie."
Publisher:
Chez Genty, rue St. Jacques, No. 14
Subject (Geographic):
England.
Subject (Topic):
Clothing & dress, Fools & jesters, Ethnic stereotypes, and Families
"A handsome young Highland officer walks arm-in-arm with a slightly taller young woman. Her hair under her flat feathered hat is in a small bag or net of tartan. Behind these walk in single file the family descending in height. First, a youth in Highland uniform, next three girls, the second without a hat, her hair curling on her shoulders. Last a small boy, in Highland uniform, carrying a stick across his shoulder, musket-wise, and holding a dog on a lead. The dress of all the girls is plainer, skimpier, and shorter than that of Frenchwomen; all, except the youngest, have bodices or spencers of different colours from their skirts."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Date from British Museum online catalogue., and "Déposé."
Publisher:
Chez Genty, rue St. Jacques, No. 14
Subject (Geographic):
Scotland.
Subject (Topic):
Clothing & dress, Dogs, Ethnic stereotypes, Families, and Kilts
"A domestic interior. In the upper margin is engraved, "Give me the sweet delight of Love - a Catch", and the design illustrates the lines of the catch: "A smoky house, a failing trade, Six squalling brats, and a scolding jade." A man (full-face) stands disconsolately, his hands clasped while his virago of a wife (left) threatens him with her fist. One small child pulls his coat and points to a little brother kicking on the floor, while a rather older girl weeps with her pinafore to her eyes, and another boy blows a trumpet. This group is on the right. On the left one child clutches another by the hair. The man's toes protrude through one of his shoes, he is without breeches, and these hang from a nail on the wall (right) next his wife's hat. A parroquet sits screeching on the outside of its cage. The plaster has fallen from the wall in patches, showing bricks. A smoky fire burns in the grate (left); on the chimney-piece are tea-things."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Plaisir du mènage, Plaisirs du mènage, and Give me the sweet delight of love : a catch
Description:
Title etched below image., Attributed to Gillray in the British Museum catalogue., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Publisher:
Pubd. Augt. 1st, 1781, by H. Humphrey, New Bond St.
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Topic):
Families, Children, Domestic life, Couples, and Clothing & dress
