Research Catalog

Title

Lilliputian humorists : drawn as big as life.

Publication

London : Printed and sold at the White Horse without Newgate, 1730.

Details

Subject

• Alchemy
• Cuckolds
• Dance
• Dutch
• French
• Grooms (Weddings)
• Italians
• Lawyers
• Monkeys
• Music
• Nobility
• Pantomime
• Pilgrims and pilgrimages
• Smoking in art
• Soldiers
• Spaniards
• Swordplay
• Thieves

Genre/Form

• Engravings.
• Prints – English – 18th century.

Note

• Title from engraved title page.
• Plate marks: 25 x 27 cm. or smaller.
• Figures probably after Il callotto resuscitato, oder, Neu eingerichtes Zwerchen Cabinet, [1715?].
• Each print depicts a pair of characters bound by a decorative border that also includes within it four lines of dialogue in verse beneath each character which describe the action of the image. Borders include depictions of children, animals, birds and various products.

Access (note)

• Restricted access;

Call Number

Arents 96-353 no. 18-26

OCLC

NYPG96-F153

Title

Lilliputian humorists : drawn as big as life.

Imprint

London : Printed and sold at the White Horse without Newgate, 1730.

Description

9 prints : engraving ; sheet 28 x 31 cm. or smaller.

Summary

Dwarf-like figures representing various professions, nationalities and types including soldiers and sailors, aristocrats, pilgrims, a dancing master, a bridegroom, an alchemist, a savoyard, figures purported to be Spaniard, Italian, and Dutch; includes some figures are smoking pipes.

Restricted Access

Restricted access; Arents Collection; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.

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Research Call Number

Arents 96-353 no. 18-26