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- Creator:
- Smith, John Raphael, 1752-1812, printmaker, publisher
- Published / Created:
- [20 July 1781]
- Call Number:
- Bunbury 781.07.20.01 Impression 1
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "A short man riding (right to left) after a coach, the back of which only appears in the print, with a footman standing behind it. The rider's head is turned to his right concealing his profile. His legs are thrust forward on each side of the horse's neck. On a building (right) is a placard, "Angel Fetter Lane Derby Diligence continues flying daily as usual. Inside [the poster is torn at this point] Outsides & Children on the Lap half price, perform'd (if God permit by Bull & Co." Beneath the design is etched: "When I follow'd a lass that was froward & shy Oh I stuck to her stuff but she would not comply"."--British Museum online catalogue
- Alternative Title:
- When I followd. a lass that was froward & shy ..., When I followed a lass that was froward & shy ..., and Derby Diligence
- Description:
- Title and artist from British Museum catalogue., Printmaker identified as J.R. Smith in the British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1868,0808.4766., Watermark, mostly trimmed., and Figure identified by ms. note in a contemporary hand below plate: Lord Derby.
- Publisher:
- Publishd. July 20th, 1781, by J.R. Smith, No. 83 Oxford Street, nearly oposite [sic] the Pantheon
- Subject (Name):
- Smith-Stanley, Edward, 1752-1834 and Farren, Elizabeth, 1762-1829.
- Subject (Topic):
- Carriages & coaches, Horseback riding, Servants, and Signs (Notices)
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > [Lord Derby following Miss Farren] [graphic].