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Lilliputian humorists : drawn as big as life.

Title
  1. Lilliputian humorists : drawn as big as life.
Published by
  1. London : Printed and sold at the White Horse without Newgate, 1730.

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Description
  1. 9 prints : engraving; sheet 28 x 31 cm. or smaller.
Summary
  1. 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.
Subject
  1. Alchemy
  2. Cuckolds
  3. Dance
  4. Dutch
  5. Eating & drinking
  6. French
  7. Grooms (Weddings)
  8. Italians
  9. Lawyers
  10. Monkeys
  11. Music
  12. Nobility
  13. Pantomime
  14. Pilgrims and pilgrimages
  15. Servants
  16. Smoking in art
  17. Soldiers
  18. Spaniards
  19. Swordplay
  20. Thieves
Genre/Form
  1. Engravings.
  2. Prints – English – 18th century.
Call number
  1. Arents 96-353 no. 18-26
Note
  1. Title from engraved title page.
  2. Plate marks: 25 x 27 cm. or smaller.
  3. Figures probably after Il callotto resuscitato, oder, Neu eingerichtes Zwerchen Cabinet, [1715?].
  4. 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)
  1. Restricted access;
Title
  1. Lilliputian humorists : drawn as big as life.
Imprint
  1. London : Printed and sold at the White Horse without Newgate, 1730.
Restricted access
  1. Restricted access; Arents Collection; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.
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  1. NYPL Digital Collections
Research call number
  1. Arents 96-353 no. 18-26
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