Volume one of a collection of caricatures, mainly set in Dublin
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Caricatures published in Dublin by J. Sidebotham, Sackville Street, J. Le Petit, 20 Capel Street , M. Williamson, Grafton Street and William McCleery, 32 Nassau Street with some London published prints.
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Format: | Prints & Drawings |
Language: | English |
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Notes: | Physical description: 1 album (78 prints, 21 pp. of manuscript and ephemera) : hand-coloured etchings and engravings ; 37.1 x 46.1 cm.. or smaller. |
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Dublin :
Sidebotham, Le Petit, McCleary, Williamson,
ca. 1790 - ca. 1830.
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Les Graces - Inconveniences in Quadrille Dancing.
Geo. Cruickshank fecit. Pub. April 9th 1817 by H. Humphrey 27 St. James's St. [London].
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In Collection: | Collection of caricatures, mainly set in Dublin |
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Description: | Lettered with title 'Les Graces - Inconveniences in Quadrille Dancing' and 'P. 3.' in the upper margin. This is a later (second) state with added aquatint. Publication line 'X Esqr invt / G. Cruickshank fectd. Pub. April 9th 1817 by - H. Humphrey 27 St. James's St.'. See British Museum number 1935,0522.7.69. A room is depicted where in the left background a woman plays the piano; she turns, engaging one of the men who is dancing in conversation. At the centre of the room a besotted couple stand with their backs to the chimney piece, staring into one another's eyes, while opposite a man who is short in stature reaches up to take the hand of a lady either side of him, as they dance. Another man, who is leaning against the chimney piece appears to be ogling a woman opposite. Fashionable dress is burlesqued, with the women wearing very décolletée, short-waisted dresses while men wear extremely high collars and knee-breeches or loose or very tight pantaloons. Hanging on the wall, either side of the chimney piece are two framed images - the image hanging at left depicts an elegant man and a female dancer, both of whom wear large feathered headpieces, both en pointe while the image hanging on the wall at right depicts a portly man, who holds a clay pipe in his right hand while dancing with a woman; in the left background of the scene a musician plays a wind instrument. |
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[London] :
H. Humphrey, 27 St. James's St.,
April 9th 1817.
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Language: | English |
Extent: | 1 print : hand coloured etching with aquatint, image 20.4 x 25.7 cm., on sheet 28.4 x 22.6 cm., cropped within plate mark, mounted on secondary sheet 24.4 x 30.9 cm.. |
Format: | Prints & Drawings |
Call Number: |
PD 2121 TX 1 (34)
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Rights: | Reproduction rights owned by the National Library of Ireland. |