In a fashionable restaurant decorated with plants and a chandelier, three men, one in a military frock coat, sitting at a table with a punch bowl and glasses, express surprise as the waiter hands them the bill for their lunch which included beefsteak,...
Description:
Title etched above image.
Publisher:
Plancher, rue Serpente No. 14
Subject (Geographic):
France, Paris., and Great Britain
Subject (Topic):
Chandeliers, Eating & drinking, Hostesses, Restaurants, Waiters, and Foreign public opinion, French
Scene in a restaurant: a female servant is delivering a dish to a flirtatious diner who is stroking her chin while a male servant excitedly delivers a menu to a second male diner. A massive painting of a grain harvesting scene adorns the wall in the b...
Description:
Title from caption inscribed in black ink below image.
V. 4. Caricature magazine, or, Hudibrastic mirror.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"[Top image]: A plump, comely woman sits full-face behind a table whose surface forms the base of the design. Her dress is cut low, and her hair piled in a pyramid; her back is reflected in a large wall-mirror. On the table are trays filled with cards...
V. 4. Caricature magazine, or, Hudibrastic mirror.
Image Count:
2
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"[Top image]: A plump, comely woman sits full-face behind a table whose surface forms the base of the design. Her dress is cut low, and her hair piled in a pyramid; her back is reflected in a large wall-mirror. On the table are trays filled with cards...
V. 4. Caricature magazine, or, Hudibrastic mirror.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"[Top image]: A plump, comely woman sits full-face behind a table whose surface forms the base of the design. Her dress is cut low, and her hair piled in a pyramid; her back is reflected in a large wall-mirror. On the table are trays filled with cards...
"A Thames wherry passes close to the wall of a riverside tavern, and is about to go under a high timber bridge. The two oarsmen have immense artificial-looking whiskers and curled hair, cf. British Museum satires no. 15962, no hats, and wear striped s...
Alternative Title:
Above bridge. No. 1
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pub. by T. McLean, 26 Haymarket, London
Subject (Geographic):
London (England) and England
Subject (Topic):
Social life and customs, Clothing & dress, Hats, Boats, Bridges, Pipes (Smoking), Restaurants, Smoking, Taverns (Inns), and Waiters
