- Creator:
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker.
- Published / Created:
- 1801 March 10
- Call Number:
- Auchincloss Gillray v. 10
- Image Count:
- 1
- Abstract:
- "Two heads emerge from the highly-polished boots of their respective owners, which face each other. They are finished portraits of Skeffington and Montagu Mathew, inseparables, see BMSat 9699. Skeffington's boot (left) is a tasselled Hessian; its pointed toe rests on the foot of Mathew's spurred top-boot. Both wear round hats of slightly differing shapes. Skeffington's dark hair is short, falling over his forehead; he has a large whisker. Mathew's fair hair is long and powdered, and tied by a ribbon at the tips; he has a small whisker. Round the two boots are grouped blacking materials. A large open book (left) is 'Essay on Blacking'; by it are bottles labelled 'Mr Broomhills Recipe' and 'The Princes Recipe', and a mixing-pot. Two volumes (right) are 'Chemistry'; on them are bottles labelled 'Pine Apple' and 'Spirit of Salt'. There are also two brushes, a polishing pad, a cake of 'Holdsworth's' blacking, and a broken bottle of 'Royal Blacking'."--British Museum online catalogue.
- Description:
- Printmaker from British Museum catalogue. and Title etched below image.
- Publisher:
- H. Humprey, No. 27 St. James's Street
- Subject (Name):
- Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership., Harvey, Francis--Ownership., Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher., Mathew, Montague James, 1773-1819--Caricatures and cartoons., and Skeffington, Lumley St. George,--Sir,--1771-1850--Caricatures and cartoons.
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > A pair of polished gentlemen [graphic].
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- Creator:
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker.
- Published / Created:
- 1800 April 8
- Call Number:
- Auchincloss Gillray v. 10
- Image Count:
- 1
- Abstract:
- "A handsome and fashionable young man rides a spirited horse in profile to the left over a pavement of small stones. He is round-shouldered and rides with hands and feet thrust forward, a cane resting on his right shoulder."--British Museum online catalogue.
- Alternative Title:
- How to ride with elegance through the streets
- Description:
- Title etched above image. and Two lines of quoted verse below title: "Tis not in mortals to command success, "Arrah but we'll do more, Sempronius, we'll deserve it."
- Publisher:
- H. Humprey, No. 27 St. James's Street
- Subject (Name):
- Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership., Harvey, Francis--Ownership., Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher., and Mathew, Montague James, 1773-1819--Caricatures and cartoons.
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > How to ride with elegance thro' the streets [graphic].
- Creator:
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker.
- Published / Created:
- 1803 June 16
- Call Number:
- Auchincloss Gillray v. 11
- Image Count:
- 1
- Abstract:
- "Three handsome young men, stooping slightly, walk languidly arm-in-arm along a pavement in profile to the left. They have a strong family resemblance, with variations in profile and in the size of their whiskers. They are dressed alike, except for differently curving hat-brims, in tail-coats with sleeves gathered at the shoulder, but without the clumsy bulk of the Jean-de-Bry, cf. BMSat 9425, stocks resembling those worn by Skeffington, see BMSat 9557, but less extravagantly swathed, frilled shirts, double-breasted outer waitcoats, riding-breeches, and boots with deep tops. Their long powdered hair is tied, and their coats are thickly frosted with powder, cf. BMSat 8190. They do not carry canes."--British Museum online catalogue.
- Description:
- Printmaker from British Museum catalogue. and Title etched below image.
- Publisher:
- H. Humprey, No. 27 St. James's Street
- Subject (Name):
- Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership., Harvey, Francis--Ownership., Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher., and Mathew, Montague James, 1773-1819--Caricatures and cartoons.
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > The three Mr. Wiggins's [graphic].