57 results filtered with: Charles Grignion the Elder
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A student reads to an audience the epic poems of Sir Richard Blackmore and the sermons of John ("Orator") Henley to find out which is the more soporific; his audience fall asleep with boredom. Etching by C. Grignion after F. Hayman.
Q1441554Date: [between 1750 and 1759?]Reference: 2497721i- Pictures
An écorché figure, back view, with left arm extended, showing the bones and the muscles, with a rhinoceros in the background. Engraving by C. Grignion after B.S. Albinus, 1748.
Bernhard Siegfried AlbinusDate: 1748Reference: 666694i
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Algerians torturing a burglar by cutting off his right hand, hanging it around his own neck and tying him on a bull with the remaining hand. Etching with engraving by Grignion after W. Grainger.
Grainger, William, active approximately 1780-1800.Reference: 43553i
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A skeleton with snakes and rats. Etching by C. Grignion, 1821.
Date: 12th. March, 1821Reference: 35745i
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A man from the Hawaiian Islands dancing; encountered by Captain Cook during his third voyage (1777-1780). Engraving by C. Grignion after J. Webber, 1780/1785.
John WebberDate: [1784]Reference: 566718i- Pictures
King James I of England and VI of Scotland. Engraving by C. Grignion, 1775, after S. Wale.
Samuel WaleDate: [1775]Reference: 2047181i
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Four men of different temperaments looking at a painting of a dying man. Engraving by Grignion after D. Chodowiecki.
Daniel Nikolaus ChodowieckiReference: 33236i
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At two inns on the outskirts of a village, vigorous political campaigning, comprising fighting and bribery takes place; a countryman is offered money and cards of invitation by two rival representatives of the Tory and Whig inns. Engraving by Charles Grignion after William Hogarth, 1757.
William HogarthDate: 20 February 1757Reference: 38397i
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Above, Algerians executing a Christian slave for attempting to escape by suspending him on hooks through hands and feet in a wooden frame; below, Algerians torturing a burglar by cutting off his hand, hanging it around his neck and tying him on a bull. Engraving by C. Grignion after W. Grainger.
Grainger, William, active approximately 1780-1800.Reference: 43414i
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Astronomy: a young astronomer in his study, talking with his sister, who holds a book in her lap. Engraving by C. Grignion after S. Wale.
Samuel WaleReference: 46326i- Pictures
Death with a winged male youth. Etching by C. Grignion after F. Hayman.
Q1441554Reference: 35815i
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A man with an artificial nose. Drawing, c. 1791.
Date: c. 1791Reference: 29356i- Pictures
An écorché figure, front view, with left arm extended, showing the deep muscles and the bones. Engraving by C. Grignion after B.S. Albinus, 1747.
Bernhard Siegfried AlbinusDate: 1747Reference: 582601i- Pictures
A canoe with men from the Hawaiian Islands wearing masks, encountered by Captain Cook on his third voyage (1777-1780). Engraving by C. Grignion, 1784, after J. Webber.
John WebberDate: [1784]Reference: 566739i
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Thomas Blood. Line engraving by C. Grignion after S. Wale.
Samuel WaleReference: 1175i
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Saint Mary Magdalen kneeling at the feet of Jesus Christ. Etching by C. Grignion after J. Luyken.
Jan LuykenReference: 6637i
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Episode in "The Knight of the Burning Pestle": a man with a barber's bowl beneath his chin is about to be clubbed by a knight in armour; a man stands immediately behind him, to the left is a seated couple, to the right a man who has been knocked down, and in the foreground the audience looks on. Etching by C. Grignion after M. Rooker.
Francis BeaumontReference: 33377i
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A strange looking man on a stage is being cheered on by his audience. Engraving by C. Grignion after R. Smirke.
Robert SmirkeDate: Feb.18. 1786Reference: 32454i
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Sancho Panza examining Don Quixote's mouth. Line engraving by C. Grignion after F. Hayman, 1755.
Charles Grignion the ElderDate: 1755Reference: 17915i
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John Milton dictating 'Paradise Lost' to his daughter due to his blindness. Line engraving by C. Grignion after S. Wale.
Samuel WaleReference: 16323i
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Muscles of the horse. Engraving by C. Grignion after F. Sartorius for J. Bridges, 1772.
Bridges, JeremiahDate: April 16th 1772Reference: 583971i
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A face void of all discernible connection with temperament or expression. Drawing, c. 1792.
Date: 1792?Reference: 29975i
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Astronomy: an astronomer in his study, looking out of the window with a telescope. Engraving by C. Grignion after S. Wale.
Samuel WaleReference: 46334i
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Muscles and bones of the head and trunk. Engraving by C. Grignion after B.S. Albinus, 1748.
Bernhard Siegfried AlbinusDate: 1748Reference: 666985i
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Burying the dead during the plague of 1665. Etching by C. Grignion after S. Wale.
Samuel WaleReference: 10070i