Title devised by cataloger., Probably from: A series of original portraits and caricature etchings by the late John Kay (1842)., Place and date of publication conjectured from imprint of book., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Byrne, Charles, 1761-1783,, Cranstoun, Geordie, active 1784,, Fairholme, George, active 1730-1800,, McGowan, John, -1805,, and Watson, Alexander,
"Theatre stage with two dancers; a woman (La Barbarina) jumping with her legs apart and a man (George Desnoyer) with his legs together; on either side a chorus, or audience, and statues of Comedy and Tragedy holding candles."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image, preceded by letters "A.B." and followed by "C.C. Prickt lines shew the rising Height.", Ms. note in pencil in Steevens's hand above print: Charmers of the Age See Nichols's Book, 3rd edition p. 258. Given to me by the Right Honble. Willm Windham., Ms. note in pencil in Steevens's hand below print: There is no scarcer plate in the whole collection. No more copies of it than this & Lord Orford's have been found., and On page 95 in volume 1. Sheet 188 x 263 mm.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Campanini, Barberina, 1721-1799 and Desnoyer, George, approximately 1700-1764
In pencil verso: Chorus of A Joyful Noise (l to r) 1) Baayork Lee / 2) ? / 3) Chris Bocchino / 4) Paul Charles / 5) ? / 6) ? / 7) ? / 8) Tommy Tune. In pencil verso: Note: Michael Bennett had this photograph framed.
Title etched below image., Attributed to Rowlandson by Grego., Second plate of twelve, designed to illustrate Christopher Anstey's The new Bath guide., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Republished in 1857 by Robert Walker. See no. 9321 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 7., and Temporary local Medical Library subject terms: Health spas.
Publisher:
Pubd. Januy. 6th, 1798, by S.W. Fores, No. 50 Piccadilly, corner of Sackville Street
Subject (Geographic):
Bath (England)
Subject (Name):
Anstey, Christopher, 1724-1805.
Subject (Topic):
Health resorts, Music, Concerts, Audiences, Musicians, Singers, Obesity, and Sleeping
A group of cats look at book opened to a musical score, on the right and images of mice on the left. Some of the cats are singing while one plays a trumpet; one of the cats wears spectacles. In the foreground are several other musical instruments including a violin and other volumes. The book is propped against a birdhouse from which emerges a mouse; a cloth has been draped over the birdhouse
Description:
Title from caption below image., "Vol. 3 No. 18"., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Publisher:
R. Ackermann's Lithography
Subject (Topic):
Animals in human situations, Cats, Mice, Musical instruments, Musicians, and Singers