"Portrait (whole-length) of Sam House seated in an arm-chair, a wineglass in his right hand, his left hand on his hip. At his right side, on a small rectangular table, is a punch-bowl inscribed "Fox for eve[r]". He is in his well-known dress, see BMSat 5696, &c, and wears ungartered stockings."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Attributed to Gillray in the British Museum catalogue. Also attributed to Charles Knight; see British Museum online catalogue., Text below title: Libertas et natule [sic] solum., and Mounted on leaf 9a (i.e. verso of leaf 8) of volume 7 of 12.
Publisher:
Published July 12, 1781, by C. Knight, Berwick Street
"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., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., 1 print : etching on wove paper, hand-colored ; sheet 22.2 x 26.8 cm., and Mounted on leaf 9 of volume 7 of 12.
Publisher:
Pubd. Augt. 1st, 1781, by H. Humphrey, New Bond St.
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Topic):
Families, Children, Domestic life, Couples, and Clothing & dress
"Portrait (whole-length) of a man standing in profile to the right holding a violin in his right hand, a bow in his left."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
First catgut scraper
Description:
Title etched below image., Possibly etched by Gillray. See British Museum catalogue., First letters of imprint statement are lightly printed and illegible, possibly due to an imperfection in the plate. The letter 'S' in 'Street' in publisher's address is etched in reverse., 1 print : etching on wove paper ; plate mark 15.0 x 9.4 cm, on sheet 23.3 x 17.5 cm., First word of imprint statement ('Pubd.'), which is lightly printed on other impressions, is completely absent here; this is possibly due to wear or burnishing of the plate., and Mounted on leaf 10 of volume 7 of 12.
Publisher:
[Pu]bd. Nov. 27, 81, by H. Humphrey, No. 18 New Bond Street
"Gaetan Vestris (right) giving a dancing lesson to a gigantic goose with a human head and long pigtail queue. They face each other in profile. Vestris stands with his legs together, chest thrown out, his arms curved. "Regardez-moi" was his characteristic admonition. On a stool behind the goose is an open book inscribed "Electrical E. E. L."; on the ground at its feet is another inscribed "The Torpedo. Dedicated to Ld------C------. My Lord, I take the Liberty------ The greatness of whose Parts are known. . ." . This indicates that the goose is Lord Cholmondeley (1749-1827), "The Torpedo, a Poem to the Electrical Eel addressed to Mr John Hunter Surgeon" and "Dedicated to . . . Lord Cholmondeley," 4th ed. 1777, was a coarse and scurrilous poem, three lines of which are, "What tho' Lord Ch--lm--d--ly may conceal A most enormous length of Eel Admir'd for Size and bone:"In the wall which forms the background are two sash-windows and a door (left) round which a grinning youth, probably a servant, is looking. On the wall are half length portraits: three in ovals of elderly ladies in profile, one of a clergyman, full-face, wearing a biretta, his left hand on a book. There is also a picture of Fox, with a fox's head, seated opposite Cholmondeley; they are throwing dice. Fox appears satisfied, the other clenches his fist and exclaims in anger. A devil is climbing on the top of the frame and holds out a claw to grab the head of Fox. On the picture are the words "A Nick by God". Like Fox, see BMSat 5972, Cholmondeley held a faro bank at Brooks's. G.E.C., 'Complete Peerage'."-- British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from text at bottom of image., Printmaker and date of publication from British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., 1 print : etching with aquatint on laid paper ; sheet 26.7 x 36.6 cm., and Mounted on leaf 12 of volume 7 of 12.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Name):
Vestris, Gaëtan, 1729-1808, Cholmondeley, George James Cholmondeley, Marquess of, 1749-1827, and Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806
"Design in a circle inset in a square. A young dancer, Auguste Vestris (Vestr' Allard) in the centre of the stage. He is poised on the right toe, his left leg extended horizontally, his arms held out, a wide-brimmed hat, trimmed with ribbon and flowers in his right hand; his head thrown back rests on his right shoulder and he is smiling. Trees form the background, and on the right of the stage are flats, also of trees. In each of the lower angles of the square is a goose, standing on one leg."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from text below image., Printmakers and artist from British Museum catalogue., Text below image continues: ... said to a Lacedaemonian, I do not believe you can do as much; "True (said he) but every goose can.", Text in lower right corner of plate: See Plutarch's Laconic Apothegms, vol. I, page 406., Campanion print to: "He danc'd like a monkey, his pockets well cram'd ...", Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Mounted on wove paper backing., and Mounted on leaf 1 of volume 12 of 12.
Publisher:
Published 2st [sic] April 1781 by Torre, No. 44 Market Lane
"Three quarter length portrait of a child wearing a hat. ... The plate has been defaced by scratches. A satire by Gillray on his own work as an engraver. A portrait of William Lamb, afterwards Lord Melbourne (b. 15 Mar. 1779)."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Sketch'd by Humphrey, spoil'd by Gillray and Sketched by Humphrey, spoiled by Gillray
Description:
Title devised by cataloger; varying form of title from statements of responsibility below image., Dedication, which includes publication information, etched below image: Dedicated to all lovers of your bold, masterly touches, & publish'd Novr. 1st, 1781, by J. Gillray, to shew the bad effect of cobbling & altering., One line of quoted text below dedication: "Fool that I was, thus to cobble my shoe.", and Mounted on leaf 4 of volume 12 of 12.
Publisher:
Dedicated ... & publish'd Novr. 1st, 1781, by J. Gillray ... and Sold by R. Wilkinson, No. 58 Cornhill, London
"A circular design. George III (or Lord North) asleep on a sofa. He is in profile to the left, his head falling forwards, his right arm resting on the back of the sofa, his right leg extended on the sofa, his left leg on the ground. Behind the sofa stand two figures: Britannia (left) holding the cap of liberty on its staff, while her right hand rests on the back of the sofa. An oval medallion ornamented with a St. George's cross hangs from her wrist, probably respresenting the arms of the City of London. She says "Am I thus Protected?" A small man leans on the back of the sofa saying "Hollo Neighbour! what are you asleep"."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
State watchman discovered by the genius of Britain studying plans for the reduction of America
Description:
Title from item., Attributed to Rowlandson in the British Museum catalogue., Place of publication from British Museum catalogue, which identifies the publisher as J. Jones of 103 Wardour Street, Soho., and Sheet trimmed to plate mark.
Publisher:
Pubd. by I. Jones
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain, America., United States, and England
Subject (Name):
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820 and North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792.
Subject (Topic):
Colonies, History, Britannia (Symbolic character), Sleeping, and Clothing & dress
A stout man in profile with a long wig (the number '4' etched over his head; below "fig.2 [illegible]), points with his left hand, holding his hat in the other, on the left side; a man seen from behind on the right wears a sash diagonally and a long wig, and holds a paddle against his right shoulder with his left arm extended to the side slightly; another quick line sketch of the second figure is given below and to the left of it.
Description:
Title from British Museum online catalogue., Formerly attributed to Hogarth but more likely by George Townshend., Caption below image: From the original drawing in the collection of the Earl of Exeter., and Ms. notes in ink below identifying each figure: On the left is Lord Melcombe and on the right, Lord Winchelsea.
Publisher:
Publish'd Decr. 22, 1781 by Rd. Livesay at Mrs. Hogarths Leicester Fields
Subject (Geographic):
England.
Subject (Name):
Dodington, George Bubb, Baron of Melcombe Regis, 1691-1762 and Winchilsea, Daniel Finch, Earl of, 1689-1769
"A man (left) leads by a rope the foremost of a crowd of prisoners sentenced to transportation who follow him from left to right. The two foremost are bearded Jews. Behind comes a knock-kneed youth taking a pinch of snuff; a man behind him is gnawing a large bone. There are ten prisoners in all. The background is part of the façade of Newgate prison."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from item., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Artist from British Museum catalogue., Numbered '465' in lower left corner., No. 21 in a bound in a collection of 69 prints with a manuscript title page: A collection of drolleries., and Bound in half red morocco with marbled paper boards and spine title "Facetious" in gold lettering. Mounted to 38.6 x 27.5 cm.
Publisher:
Printed for & sold by Carington Bowles, at his Map & Print Warehouse, no. 69 St. Pauls Church Yard, London
A Scotch man and woman ride on an ass led by a monk walking to the left and holding its halter on which is supsended a copy of a newspaper "London evening post". The Scotch man is holding a glass in one hand and waving his cap with the other as he shouts "Huzza". She holds a sword and is also shouting. A book lettered with the word "Harrington" is tied to the ass's tail. In the distance is the skyline of London
Alternative Title:
Headpiece for The Jacobite's journal
Description:
Sheet trimmed to plate mark., Copy of: Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 3, no. 2893., Copy of: Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works (3rd ed.), no. 229., Ms. note in pencil in Steevens's hand at bottom of print: Livesay's copy., and On page 200 in volume 2.
Publisher:
Publish'd Novr. 27; 1781, by Rd. Livesay, at Mrs. Hogarths Leicester Fields
Subject (Geographic):
London (England)
Subject (Topic):
Cityscapes, Donkeys, Ethnic stereotypes, and Newspapers
