Whitby, Mary Anne Theresa, 1783-1850, printmaker, artist
Published / Created:
1826.
Call Number:
826.00.00.92
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
View of the remains of the Roman Temple of Serapis, also known as The Serapeum, just north of Pozzuoli, Italy
Description:
Title from text below image. and Produced by Whitby after her own drawing, and printed at her private amateur lithographic press on her Newlands estate, near Poole Bay in Hampshire.
The figure of Time, with his scythe, hovers in the air between the kneeling figures of Pitt on the left and Fox on the right. Through two pipes inscribed, "Court favor" and "popularity," he blows bubbles that Pitt catches in his mouth. Fox, his hands raised in supplication, begs Time for the same favor. His plea is supported by the Duchess of Devonshire who stands behind him. In the background, a radiating temple on a rock behind Pitt is inscribed, "St. Jameses." Behind Fox, a lighthouse with a flare hanging from its top is signed, "House of Commons." Between the two, on the other side of a river, is a ruined ancient city, a reference to Rome
Description:
Title from item. and Printmaker from British Museum catalogue.
Publisher:
Pub'd by [...]
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain, England, and Westminster
Subject (Name):
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806., Cavendish, Georgiana Spencer, Duchess of Devonshire, 1757-1806., and Pitt, William, 1759-1806.
Subject (Topic):
Politics and government, Political elections, Scythes, Temples, Ruins, Lighthouses, Tobacco pipes, Scissors & shears, and Clothing & dress