"Alderman Watson stands in profile to the right, bending forward, his wooden leg concealed behind a bench (left); he holds out a document with a pendent seal inscribed 'Pension for Services'. From the bench, on which is his hat, hangs a paper inscribe...
"Alderman Watson stands in profile to the right, bending forward, his wooden leg concealed behind a bench (left); he holds out a document with a pendent seal inscribed 'Pension for Services'. From the bench, on which is his hat, hangs a paper inscribe...
"Alderman Watson stands in profile to the right, bending forward, his wooden leg concealed behind a bench (left); he holds out a document with a pendent seal inscribed 'Pension for Services'. From the bench, on which is his hat, hangs a paper inscribe...
Dent, William, active 1783-1793, printmaker, publisher
Published / Created:
N[ovember] 8th, 1790.
Call Number:
790.11.08.01
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A man seated behind a rectangular table holds a paper: 'Extraordinary Gazette Convention'; he looks up with an expression of dismay, saying, "Oh! Dam the Dons! if they keep their Word what am I to do with my Oxen". On the table, which is in reversed ...
Description:
Title from text within image.
Publisher:
Pub. by W. Dent
Subject (Name):
Curtis, William, Sir, 1752-1829 and Watson, Brook, 1735-1807
Subject (Topic):
Tables, Tablecloths, Drinking vessels, and Peg legs
"A close parody of West's picture, 'The Death of Wolfe' (1771). The three officers supporting the mortally wounded Pitt are (left to right) Burke, Pepper Arden (Master of the Rolls), and Dundas. From Burke's pocket projects a paper 'Reflections upon £...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. Decr. 17th, 1795, by H. Humphrey, 37 New Bond Street
Subject (Name):
Grenville, William Wyndham Grenville, Baron, 1759-1834, Dundas, Henry, 1742-1811, Mansfield, David Murray, Earl of, 1727-1796, Rosslyn, Alexander Wedderburn, Earl of, 1733-1805, Pitt, William, 1759-1806, Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797, Windham, William, 1750-1810, Rose, George, 1744-1818, Wilberforce, William, 1759-1833, Long, Charles, 1760-1838, Lilford, Thomas Powys, Baron, 1743-1800, Richmond, Charles Lennox, 3d Duke of, 1735-1806, Chatham, John Pitt, Earl of, 1756-1835, Alvanley, Richard Pepper Arden, Baron, 1745-1804, Watson, Brook, 1735-1807, Wolfe, James, 1727-1759., and West, Benjamin, 1738-1820.
"A close parody of West's picture, 'The Death of Wolfe' (1771). The three officers supporting the mortally wounded Pitt are (left to right) Burke, Pepper Arden (Master of the Rolls), and Dundas. From Burke's pocket projects a paper 'Reflections upon £...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. Decr. 17th, 1795, by H. Humphrey, 37 New Bond Street
Subject (Name):
Grenville, William Wyndham Grenville, Baron, 1759-1834, Dundas, Henry, 1742-1811, Mansfield, David Murray, Earl of, 1727-1796, Rosslyn, Alexander Wedderburn, Earl of, 1733-1805, Pitt, William, 1759-1806, Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797, Windham, William, 1750-1810, Rose, George, 1744-1818, Wilberforce, William, 1759-1833, Long, Charles, 1760-1838, Lilford, Thomas Powys, Baron, 1743-1800, Richmond, Charles Lennox, 3d Duke of, 1735-1806, Chatham, John Pitt, Earl of, 1756-1835, Alvanley, Richard Pepper Arden, Baron, 1745-1804, Watson, Brook, 1735-1807, Wolfe, James, 1727-1759., and West, Benjamin, 1738-1820.
"Brook Watson (1735-1807) walks in profile to the right, using a sturdy tasselled cane; his right hand is in his coat-pocket. He is well preserved; a slight stoop suggests hurried walking (on his (right) wooden leg) rather than age. He wears a round h...
Alternative Title:
Elderly man with peg leg and cane
Description:
Title and printmaker from British Museum catalogue.
"Brook Watson (1735-1807) walks in profile to the right, using a sturdy tasselled cane; his right hand is in his coat-pocket. He is well preserved; a slight stoop suggests hurried walking (on his (right) wooden leg) rather than age. He wears a round h...
Alternative Title:
Elderly man with peg leg and cane
Description:
Title and printmaker from British Museum catalogue.
