V. 3. Caricature magazine, or, Hudibrastic mirror.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Ill-matched couples dance facing each other; all are burlesqued. On the right a very tall man watches the assembly. The room is decorated with two sets of curtains and a large wall sconce lit with candles
Description:
Title etched below image., Questionably attributed to William Heath in local card catalog record., Later state; former plate number "394" has been replaced with a new plate number, and imprint statement has been completely burnished from plate., Publication information inferred from earlier state with the imprint: Pub. June 8, 1817, by T. Tegg, 111 Cheapside. Cf. Lewis Walpole Library call no.: 817.06.08.01+., Plate numbered "189" in upper right corner., Plate from: Woodward, G.M. Caricature magazine, or Hudibrastic mirror. London : Thomas Tegg, [1808?], v. 3., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Leaf 43 in volume 3.
Publisher:
Thomas Tegg
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Topic):
Clothing & dress, Couples, Dance, Dandies, British, and Waltz
Satire on the excesses of certain Freemasons: a procession of masons emerge from a public house headed by elaborately dressed men described as the emperor of China, Confucius and two mandarins; an old woman sits on a ladder balanced on the back of a donkey and a mason, identified as such by his apron and gloves, stretches between the rungs of the ladder to kiss her bare backside; Don Quixote, in full armour and wearing a masonic apron and gloves, holds up his shield behind the donkey; in the foreground, to left, a man playing the bladder and string, in the centre, a dancing monkey with apron and gloves, and, to right, a butcher laughing at the scene while Sancho Panza gasps in surprise
Description:
Title engraved below image., State, publisher, and date from Paulson. British Museum catalogue dates the print 1742., Below the image, far left of the title, mock key identifying the leading figures, followed by twelve lines of verse beginning, "From Eastern Climes, transplanted to our Coasts ..."., Below the image, far right of the title, mock description: "Done from [the] original painted at Pekin by Matachauter, grav'd by Ho-ge and sold by [the] printsellers of London, Paris & Rome.", Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Ms pencil note in Steevens hand above print: See Nichols's Book, 3d edit, p. 424., and On page 98 in volume 1. Sheet 250 x 354 mm.
Satire on the excesses of certain Freemasons: a procession of masons emerge from a public house headed by elaborately dressed men described as the emperor of China, Confucius and two mandarins; an old woman sits on a ladder balanced on the back of a donkey and a mason, identified as such by his apron and gloves, stretches between the rungs of the ladder to kiss her bare backside; Don Quixote, in full armour and wearing a masonic apron and gloves, holds up his shield behind the donkey; in the foreground, to left, a man playing the bladder and string, in the centre, a dancing monkey with apron and gloves, and, to right, a butcher laughing at the scene while Sancho Panza gasps in surprise
Description:
Title engraved below image., State, publisher, and date from Paulson. British Museum catalogue dates the print 1742., Below the image, far left of the title, mock key identifying the leading figures, followed by twelve lines of verse beginning, "From Eastern Climes, transplanted to our Coasts ..."., Below the image, far right of the title, mock description: "Done from [the] original painted at Pekin by Matachauter, grav'd by Ho-ge and sold by [the] printsellers of London, Paris & Rome.", and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
In Smyrna with a city in the distance, a group of women and girls perform a folk dance in a wooded landscape. The figure labelled '1' is identified in the text as 'one of the Chief Woman in Smyrna'' and '7' is her daughter; both wear Turkish headdresses. The country girl (3) wears the costume of Scio, and the woman (4) wears a typical dress from Constantinople. See v. 1, p. 159-60.
Description:
Title, publisher, state, and date from Paulson., One of fifteen plates engraved for: A. de La Motraye's travels through travels through Europe, Asia, and into part of Africa., "T. 1."--Upper left corner., "XI."--Upper right corner., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and On page 4 in volume 1.
In Smyrna with a city in the distance, a group of women and girls perform a folk dance in a wooded landscape. The figure labelled '1' is identified in the text as 'one of the Chief Woman in Smyrna'' and '7' is her daughter; both wear Turkish headdresses. The country girl (3) wears the costume of Scio, and the woman (4) wears a typical dress from Constantinople. See v. 1, p. 159-60.
Description:
Title, publisher, state, and date from Paulson., One of fifteen plates engraved for: A. de La Motraye's travels through travels through Europe, Asia, and into part of Africa., "Tom. 1, No. XIII."--Upper right corner., and Sheet trimmed to plate mark.
SH Contents W218 no. 2 Framed, shelved in LFS Bin 52
Image Count:
1
Abstract:
Horace Walpole's watercolor after Antoine Watteau's Fête Champêtre depicts two amorous couples being serenaded by a musician. Another young man lounges on a blanket, his back to the viewer, as he gazes at the one dancing couple. Another figure of a man peeps out from behind a tree. They sit in a grove of trees, a small pool at the edge, as sheep graze in the distance; the towers from a town can be seen on the horizon
Alternative Title:
Fête champêtre
Description:
Title devised by curator., Label verso: A Fete Champetre after Watteau by Horace Walpole From Earl Waldegrave's Collection Signed and dated 1738. Also manuscript notes in unknown hand regarding provenance of watercolor., Dated and signed "H. Walpole 1737" in lower left of image., and Date assigned by curator after the watercolor by Watteau of which this work is based.
Subject (Name):
Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England) and Watteau, Antoine, 1684-1721
Title from item., Sixteen lines of verse in four columns below image: Jack, rich in prizes, now the knot is ty'd, sits pleas'd by her he thinks his maiden bride ..., Temporary local subject terms: Pictures amplifying subject: Skimmington procession -- Pictures amplifying subject: portrait of the Duke of Cumberland -- Creditors., and Loose impression removed from the Kinnaird Coll.
Publisher:
Publish'd according to act of Parliament, November [the] 10, 1747, by M. Cooper
Subject (Topic):
Amputees, Bailiffs, Black people, Bowls (Tableware), Candlesticks, Clergy, Dance, Military uniforms, British, Mirrors, Musical instruments, Pipes (Smoking), Portratis, Prostitutes, Sconces, Servants, Tables, Violins, and Weddings
Satirical view of London life, with a riotous wedding party at the Tavern at Rederiff: for full description see Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum
Description:
Title from item., John June identified as the printmaker in the British Museum catalogue,, Sixteen lines of verse in four columns below image: Jack, rich in prizes, now the knot is ty'd, sits pleas'd by her he thinks his maiden bride ..., and Temporary local subject terms: Officer's uniform -- Sailor's uniform -- Pictures amplifying subject: Skimmington procession -- Pictures amplifying subject: portrait of the Duke of Cumberland -- Pictures: portraits -- Creditors.
Publisher:
Publish'd according to act of Parliament, November [the] 10, 1747, by M. Cooper
In two rows of three, from top left: a young man, his right knee resting against a rock, pulls back his short cape to reveal a small bouquet of flowers; a young couple embrace and toasting with wine glasses; a young couple seated and in conversation; a young woman in a headdress with feathers and touches to her face a folded fan; a couple dance; an older, short woman stands in profile to the right, her head slightly turned towards the viewer
Description:
Title devised by cataloger., Publication date from an unverified card catalog record., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Watermark: royal cipher with initials GR inside a cirle.
