"An elderly woman, lean, old-fashioned, and spinsterish, sits on a settee, shrieking and contorted with pain. A rope is wound tightly round her waist, the ends held by vicious little demons (left and right), who tug with all their might. Four others a...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. by Thos. McLean, 26 Haymarket
Subject (Topic):
Pain, Stomach aches, Demons, Devil, Sofas, Spears, and Ropes
"A dancing-master in profile to the left, playing his kit, faces a little girl, who stands firmly, her feet in the first position, heels back to back, toes pointing almost at r. angles with her profile. His feet are also in the first position, as are ...
"The dancing-master plays his kit and dances, while a very small boy in hat and wide trousers dances a hornpipe, right arm above his head, a cane under his left arm. A tiny girl stands (right) distressed at her position: she holds a backboard against ...
"A bare foot, inflamed and hideously swollen, rests on a cushion. The demon of gout, snorting fire, spreads himself over the affected part, digging in barbed fangs and sharp teeth. His barbed and serrated tail waves above him."--British Museum online ...
"A man, thin, elderly, and bald, leans back despairingly in an arm-chair by the fire, grimacing with upturned eyes, and holding a (useless) medicine-bottle. He is tormented by six little demons; one bores into his skull with an auger, another with a b...
Alternative Title:
Headache
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. by Thos. McLean, 26 Haymarket
Subject (Topic):
Pain, Headache, Devil, Demons, Fireplaces, and Hand tools
"Midshipmen at table in a confined space, with a low roof, lit by a candle stuck in a bottle, which casts heavy shadows. They drink grog from tea-cups with a blue interior rim. Eight midshipmen sit at the table, bare except for a jug and bottle; of th...
Description:
Title from caption below image.
Publisher:
Published by Thos. McLean, 26, Haymarket
Subject (Topic):
Black people, Sailors, British, Interiors, Intoxication, Ships, and Servants
Three separately titled images on one sheet. THE LION THAT WAS MISTAKEN FOR AN ASS: A hybrid creature symbolizing French King Louis Philippe I, which is half lion (wearing a crown and with "Le Roi" on its forehead) and half donkey ("Le Citoyen" on its...
Description:
Title from text below the individual images.
Publisher:
T. McLean and A. Ducôte's lithography, St. Martins Lane
Subject (Name):
Louis Philippe, King of the French, 1773-1850
Subject (Topic):
Lions, Donkeys, Snakes, Academic costumes, Mortarboards (Caps), and Kneeling
