"Portrait of John Playfair, over half-length, seated to left in an armchair, his left arm resting on chair arm; wearing spectacles, open double-breasted coat over waistcoat fastened with six buttons, neckerchief and frill; books on a table at left, globe behind; after William Nicholson."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title, printmaker, artist, and date of publication from the British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1868,0808.1903.
Title supplied by cataloger., Printmaker and artist from the Catalogue of engraved British portraits., Place of publication from printmaker's known place of activity., and Document with the words "steam engine" is part of image.
"Grinning yokels, burlesqued, wheel (right to left) three wheelbarrows; one (right) contains a very fat parson with a gouty leg and grog-blossom nose, who lies on his back, registering impotent rage. Next is a very thin apothecary, holding his gold-headed cane; between his legs is a pestle and mortar containing medicine-bottles, one labelled 'To be well shaken'. On the left is an angry lawyer, holding a bag from which a paper projects. Villagers stand round watching the procession, cheering delightedly. Behind, from among trees, appear a hay-stack, an antique farm or cottage, and a church tower with a large Union flag at its flag-staff."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate numbered "377" in upper right., and Temporary local Medical Library subject terms: Law -- Country Doctors -- Physicians caricatured.
Publisher:
Pubd. Decr. 15th, 1819, by Thos. Tegg, No. 111 Cheapside, London
Three fashionably dressed young woman are shown full-length for three different angles, all astride bicycles
Description:
Title from caption below image., Caption below image, text corresponds with figures: Side front & back., Eight lines of descriptive text in letterpress below plate mark: This machine is an ingenious apology for the ladies : it possesses equal power with the gentleman's, will turn as short, and is not so libable to upset, having the perch below instead of above ... Printed by L. Harrison, 373, Strand., "Price one shillg.", and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Publisher:
Published May 12th, 1819 at R. Ackermann's, 101 Strand and Printed by L. Harrison, 373 Strand
"Portrait of Thomas Rymer; whole length, walking and pointing to the left, head in profile, holding small dog under left arm; wearing tricorn and frock coat."--British Museum online catalogue, description of a proof state
Description:
Title etched below image., Publication information from that of the volume for which this plate was made., Plate from: Caulfield, J. Portraits, memoirs, and characters, of remarkable persons ... London : H.R. Young and T.H. Whitely, 1819, v. 1, opposite page 50., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Window mounted to 26 x 17 cm.
Title from caption below image., Sheet trimmed leaving thread margins., A series of six images each with captions below., and Watermark: J. Whatman 1818.
Publisher:
Pubd. Jany. 19th, 1819 by G. Humphrey 27 St. James's St.
Title from text within image., Motto following title: Sic transit gloria mundi., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Publisher:
Pubd. June 25th, 1819 by G. Humphrey, No. 27 St. James's Street
Subject (Topic):
Temporary local subject terms: British sailors -- Celebration
Title etched below image., Date of publication from unverified data in local card catalog record., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
"Cobbett, astride the neck of a diabolical monster, and followed by demons, is about to land on the English coast, where a crowd hails his return. Below is the sea, and on the right the American shore. Cobbett (a good portrait) holds out a pen in his right hand; the left hand grasps vertebrae supporting a skull and projecting from a box which rests on the monster's back and is inscribed: 'Cobbett's long hidden Treasures or the Relicts of Paine'. The skull wears a bonnet rouge, Cobbett a top-hat with tricolour cockade; he says: "How to delude the Populace.--An advantageous distribution of the Words Liberty, Tyranny, Slavery &c does wonders with the populace Cobb Vol 2. p. 114--I now say Water Water-Water!!!" The monster breathes fiery smoke, and grips Cobbett's gaitered legs with its talons; it has webbed and barbed wings and a long scaly barbed tail. The two demons immediately behind Cobbett carry large papers inscribed respectively: 'Paines [Age of] Reason' [see British Museum Satires No. 13274] and 'Cobbetts Pol. Reg'. The third carries a sheaf of spears and excretes fire inscribed 'Revolution', and smoke inscribed 'Corruption'. The last, a bird-like creature, has a body inscribed 'Plague'; other monsters are advancing from a distance. The ragged and disreputable crowd wave bonnets rouges to the approaching Champion, shouting "Welcome Welcome." They have banners, each topped by a cap of Liberty: a large red flag inscribed 'Hunt and Cobbett' is held by a knock-kneed fellow. A butcher holds on his shoulders a little black boy representing Wooler (see No. 12928, &c.) who holds up a board inscribed 'Black Dwarfe'. He shouts: "Welcome, Welcome, Brother Scribe all our differrences are ended." On another flag, in large letters, 'Riot Deb . . .', another is inscribed '[Liber]ty'. Behind are pikes. On the opposite (American) shore three quakers and a quakeress dance in a ring round a stars and stripes flag. One chants: "Yea, Verily, Friends we rejoice, that the Evil spirit hath departed from us!--" The others answer: "Yea Yea Yea." On the shore dismantled cannon lie pointing seawards; there are also pyramids of cannon-balls. On the horizon, midway between the two countries, Napoleon stands with folded arms on the rocky mountains of St. Helena, watching the scene in England; he says: "Ah! Ça ira." British ships surround the island."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Text following title: Out of thy own mouth will I condemn thee., Text in lower right corner of plate, following a curly bracket: I am well assured that Paine was guided by villany, and not misguided by ignorance or error. Cobbett, vol. 4, p. 320., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Publisher:
Pubd. Decr. 1819 by E. King, No. 25 Chancery Lane, a few Doors from Cursitor Street
Subject (Name):
Cobbett, William, 1763-1835, Paine, Thomas, 1737-1809., Hunt, Henry, 1773-1835., and Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821
Subject (Topic):
Quakers, Monsters, Demons, Liberty cap, Flags, and Cannons
