La galanterie Francaise, ou, L’aimable Anglaise

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A young, pretty English woman in fashionable attire takes the arm of a handsome, well-dressed Frenchman.

  • Title: La galanterie Francaise, ou, L’aimable Anglaise [graphic].
  • Publication: [A Paris] : Chez Genty, rue St. Jacques, No. 14, [1816?]

Catalog Record

816.00.00.84

Acquired April 2024

La graduation de la famille Ecossaise

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“A handsome young Highland officer walks arm-in-arm with a slightly taller young woman. Her hair under her flat feathered hat is in a small bag or net of tartan. Behind these walk in single file the family descending in height. First, a youth in Highland uniform, next three girls, the second without a hat, her hair curling on her shoulders. Last a small boy, in Highland uniform, carrying a stick across his shoulder, musket-wise, and holding a dog on a lead. The dress of all the girls is plainer, skimpier, and shorter than that of Frenchwomen; all, except the youngest, have bodices or spencers of different colours from their skirts.”–British Museum online catalogue.

  • Title: La graduation de la famille Ecossaise [graphic].
  • Publication: A Paris : Chez Genty, rue St. Jacques, No. 14, [February 1816]

Catalog Record

816.02.00.01

Acquired April 2024

Graduation de la famille Anglaise

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“Satire on the English: a family in descending order of height, the father in military uniform, the daughter an identical version of her mother, and the smallest boy dressed as a jester..”–British Museum online catalogue.

  • Title: Graduation de la famille Anglaise [graphic].
  • Publication: A Paris : Chez Genty, rue St. Jacques, No. 14, [February 1816?]

Catalog Record

816.02.00.02

Acquired April 2024

Goddem! moi être par terre tombé sans le gigot

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“Satire: an Englishman falls while reaching out for a side of meat; in the background a wall with mock advertisements.”–British Museum online catalogue.

  • Title: Goddem! moi être par terre tombé sans le gigot [graphic].
  • Publication: A Paris : Chez Basset, rue St. Jacques, No. 64, [17 February 1816?]

Catalog Record

816.02.17.01

Acquired April 2024

Promenade d’Anglais

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“Two very tall and lank Englishmen walk arm-in-arm in profile to the left; one grasps a big (red) umbrella, and looks down at a dog. Before them walks a dwarfish man holding a tall cane, perhaps a servant, but dressed in the fashion of the day apart from striped trousers. Behind walks a second couple, shorter, broader, and more cheerful. All have flower-pot hats, and all double-breasted long-tailed coats, except one of the second pair, who wears top-boots. The others wear either long tight trousers or tight gaiters reaching above the knee. Two have large bows suspended from their fobs, to which seal and watch-key are attached. Three wear neckcloths with projecting ends.”–British Museum online catalogue.

  • Title: Promenade d’Anglais [graphic].
  • Publication: A Paris : Chez Genty, rue St. Jacques, [between 1814 and 1815?]

Catalog Record

814.00.00.44

Acquired April 2024

Amusements des Anglais à Paris

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“A grossly obese John Bull and his lean and ugly wife, both wearing hats, sit on upright chairs, gormandizing. The man holds a whole chicken to his mouth, taking a huge bite. The woman (left) faces him, biting a large melon which she holds with both hands to an enormous mouth. He is morosely savage, she is melancholy; both are gap-toothed. On the ground (right) by the man’s chair are collected a ham or gigot, a large irregular (?) galantine, a raised pie: ‘pâté de périgueux’, a huge jar of ‘vin de lafitte’ round which four bottles are grouped: ‘frontignac’, ‘Clos de Vouge[ot]’, and ‘. . . seac’. Beside the woman are a basket and tray filled with grapes, peaches, and pears. Through a wide doorway (left) the street is seen with a seated fruit-seller who serves three grotesquely hideous Englishwomen. Two are lank and emaciated, one tries to stuff a big peach into an immense mouth, holding an armful of grapes and peaches; the other gnaws at a bunch of grapes held in both hands. The third, also with bulging cheeks, bites a peach. The fruit-seller’s tray is empty; she holds out her last peach. All the women wear small absurd hats or caps, tight long-waisted bodices (coloured) with long white skirts (cf. No. 12359).”–British Museum online catalogue.

  • Title: Amusements des Anglais à Paris [graphic].
  • Publication: A Paris : Chez Martinet, Libraire, Rue de Coq St. Honoré, [between 1814 and 1815]

Catalog Record

814.11.00.01

Acquired April 2024

Iohny Mac-Cree in the dumps!!

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“Two elderly Scots discuss the Melville case; one, wearing old-fashioned court dress with a sword, takes snuff from the other’s ram’s-horn mull; he says: “Touch the Sillar!!! – T’is a on disgrace on aw Scotland!” They have sly, twisted expressions. Melville (left), weeping, clutches the back of the speaker’s coat. He wears Highland dress, and says: “What my ain Countrymen turn their backs on me! then tis aw up with Johny Mac-cree [see British Museum Satires No. 10378]”. On the right, Pitt runs off furtively to the right, saying, “I must cut out this Connexion – & leave him to his fate”.”–British Museum online catalogue.

  • Printmaker: Cruikshank, Isaac, 1764-1811, printmaker.
  • Title: Iohny Mac-Cree in the dumps!! [graphic] / I. Ck.
  • Publication: [London] : Published April 12 – 1805 by S.W. Fores, 50 Piccadilly, London, [12 April 1805]

Catalog Record

805.04.12.02+

Acquired February 2024

A French emigrant cook begging for a slice of English beef

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A scene in a kitchen showing a French male cook on his knees beside a cross-looking female cook holding a spatula. In the background, a roaring fire in the hearth with a slab of beef on a spit.

  • Printmaker: Cruikshank, Isaac, 1764-1811, printmaker, artist.
  • Title: A French emigrant cook begging for a slice of English beef [graphic].
  • Publication: [London] : Publish’d 1st March 1794 by Robt. Sayer & Co., Fleet Street, London, [1 March 1794]

Catalog Record

794.03.01.04

Acquired September 2023

The Hombourg waltz, with characteristic sketches of family dancing!

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Members of the Royal Family at an informal dance, the centre couple being Princess Elizabeth, grotesquely stout, and the Prince of Hesse-Homburg, who grasps her dress, unable to reach her waist.

  • Printmaker: Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878, printmaker.
  • Title: The Hombourg waltz, with characteristic sketches of family dancing! [graphic] / Knahskiurc [that is, Cruikshank] fect.
  • Publication: London : Published May 4, 1818, by G. Humphrey, 27 St. James’s St., nephew & successor to the late Mrs. H. Humphrey, [4 May 1818]

Catalog Record

818.05.04.01

Acquired September 2023

The T trade in hot water!, or, A pretty kettle of fish!!!

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  • Printmaker: Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878, printmaker.
  • Title: The T trade in hot water!, or, A pretty kettle of fish!!! [graphic] : Dedicated to T. Canister & T. Spoon Esquires / G. Cruikshank fect.
  • Publication: [London] : Pubd. Novr. 14th, 1818, by G. Humphrey, 27 St. James’s Street, [14 November 1818]

Catalog Record

818.11.14.01+

Acquired February 2024