A satire: The breech of the Thames Tunnel and its subsequent flooding in May 1827. The visitors to this popular site are shown fleeing in panic as disaster strikes. Water pours into the tunnel from the top left while workers watch in horror and shout warnings. Engineer Marc Brunel, whose tunnelling shield technology was used in the construction of the tunnel, stands on a ladder next to the cascade and exclaims "My hypothesis is gone to the devil". Well-dressed ladies and gentlemen trip over themselves while racing towards the right, with one visitor remarking "If I can get home before this transpires I'll sell my shares immediately", a reference to the South Sea Bubble that is also referenced in the title. Above the speech bubbles of the frantic crowd is a sign on the wall of the tunnel proclaiming "The tunnel being perfectly dry and safe the public are invited to visit it every day Sunday excepted. Admittance one shilling".
Alternative Title:
Another bubble burst!
Description:
Title etched below image., Attribution to Charles Williams from dealer's description., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Four columns of verse, with two additional lines centered below, etched below title: Old father Thames someday ago, thinkining [sic] he heard a noise below ..., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Mounted on modern white card stock.
Publisher:
Pubd. May 1827 by S. Knights, Sweetings Alley, Royal Exchange
Subject (Geographic):
Thames Tunnel (London, England), England, and London.
Subject (Name):
Brunel, Marc Isambard, 1769-1849
Subject (Topic):
Construction workers, Sightseers, Disasters, Tunnels, and Crowds
Title from item., Place of publication and date supplied by curator., and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
England and London.
Subject (Name):
Bethlem Royal Hospital (London, England)
Subject (Topic):
Psychiatric hospitals, Architecture, Buildings, and Maps
"View in an oval frame, showing the school building, part of Christ's Hospital on Newgate Street, London; a school master with a group of boys in coats in foreground, a church steeple in the background; below a paragraph on the history of the building, from a separate plate; illustration to Smith's 'Antiquities of London'."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Sir Robert Clayton, Knt. Alderman of London
Description:
Title etched within lower border of oval image., Heading to nine lines of engraved text on a separate plate (7.4 x 17.4 cm), printed beneath plate with image: Sir Robert Clayton, Knt. Alderman of London., Citation at bottom of text on separate plate: See Pennants London, 3 edition., Plate from: Smith, J.T. Antiquities of London and its environs. London : Pubd. by J. Sewell [etc.], 1791[-1800]., and Bound in opposite page 206 in volume 3 of an extra-illustrated copy of: Pennant, T. Some account of London.
Publisher:
Publish'd Jany. 1 - 1793 by N. Smith, Gt. Mays Buildings, St. Martins Lane
"View of the west front of the church, a graveyard to the right; in sky a scroll with a dedication to Browne Willis Esq; a flag flying from the top of the tower."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title engraved below image., Printmaker identified in the British Museum online catalogue., Written on the back of the print is an autographed letter signed by George Vertue to the Hon. Thomas Symonds, at his seat at Pengethly, near Ross in Herefordshire, and dated 15 September 1744., and For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
England and London.
Subject (Name):
St. Martin-in-the-Fields (Church : Westminster, London, England),
A theater ticket with a scene from the play The mock doctor: Gregory, the mock doctor, holds the Charlotte's wrist, as they look at her father who points to his mouth indicating that she is mute. The print after a forgery purporting to be an admission ticket for a performance of Fielding's The Mock Doctor
Description:
Title etched below image. and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
England and London.
Subject (Name):
Fielding, Henry, 1707-1754.
Subject (Topic):
Benefit performances, Actors, Theatrical productions, and Theaters