"A section of the deck of a small sailing vessel, seen from outside; cockneyfied passengers, depicted with a sailor's contempt, hang over the rail in misery or walk on deck. The helmsman (left) stands impassively in profile to the right."--British Mus...
Description:
Title from text below image.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Topic):
Passengers, Decks (Ships), Motion sickness, Hats, and Smoking
"Five passengers sit together on a bench against the side of a ship, all but a small boy, seemingly a mulatto, manifesting misery or resignation. The others (left to right) are a woman shrouded in black except for her chin, a planter in a long coat an...
Description:
Title from text below image.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Topic):
Passengers, Decks (Ships), Motion sickness, Hats, and Smoking
Scene at a fair, with two musical entertainers on a low stage to the left, one holding bells and with additional bells attached to his shoes and hat. A couple in rural dress to the right of the stage look on, a dog next to them. Two boys watch from th...
Description:
Title from text on sign within image.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Topic):
Fairs, Stages (Platforms), Entertainers, Bells, Spectators, Dogs, and Exhibit booths
A whimsically portrayed Horace Walpole makes a shushing gesture with one finger on his lips while holding an empty picking basket in his other hand. A small lapdog with a decorative bow tied around its neck, presumably Tonton, accompanies Walpole on t...
Score, holograph, with corrections and conductor's markings. The score varies from the first published edition and is apparently an earlier version of the work. Accompanied by a fragment of score paper with Walton's name and the Sitwells' London add...
Alternative Title:
Sinfonia concertante, piano, orchestra
Description:
William Walton composed the Sinfonia Concertante while living in London with the Sitwell family. Walton dedicated the three movements of the work to Edith, Osbert, and Sacheverell Sitwell. The Sinfonia Concertante was first published in 1928 and rev...
Collins, A. Jefferies (Arthur Jefferies), 1893-1976
Published / Created:
[1935?]
Call Number:
SH Contents C712 no. 1 Box 100
Image Count:
1
Abstract:
Engraving of the 19-inch square-shaped tray, the center exquisitely chased in medallions, representing George I, on his throne, with the figures of Britannia and Justice, the royal arms, a view of the City of London, and allegorical devices, in a rich...
Description:
Title devised by curator.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
George I, King of Great Britain, 1660-1727, and Hercules (Roman mythological character),
Subject (Topic):
Coats of arms, Britannia (Symbolic character), and Trays
Hogarth 940.00.00.01 Framed, shelved in LFS Bin 18
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
An Etchmaster etching on a copper-plate surface so as to resemble an antique copper etching plate with a reproduction (cropped) of the scene from William Hogarth's 1738 print "Morning," the first in his "Four Times of the Day" series. In the center, ...
[approximately 1815] and [printed mid-20th century]
Call Number:
Paulson 815.00.00.22
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A house is attacked while a lady and a young girl sleep on a couch at center. Three bandits wield weapons, and one takes hold of the necklace of the lady. Another group of armed gentleman approach from the stairs at right."--Metropolitan Museum of Ar...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
publisher not identified and Leadenhall Press
Subject (Topic):
Criminals, Robberies, Firearms, Sofas, and Necklaces
