The
merry accident, or a print in the morning
a chair, a chair, for the lady
still image
graphic
still image
Cartoons (Commentary)-British-1750-1770.
Etchings-British-1750-1770.
enk
1756
1767
monographic
[between 1756 and 1767]
eng
1 print : etching on white paper mount ; sheet 24.2 x 31.2 cm, mount 25 x 31.7 cm
Print shows the well-known courtesan Catherine Maria "Kitty" Fisher sprawled on the ground after falling off her horse; several men quickly gather at the scene of her misfortune as another on horseback leaps a fence exclaiming, "Oh my Kitty, oh my Kitty, oh my Kitty."
No known restrictions on publication.
Caption continues: Who rides fastest, Miss Kitty Fish-r, or her gay gallant ; least you like poor Kitty come all to Mill Doll.
Engrav'd & printed at Strawberry Hill, sold in Mays Buildings.
Exhibited: "Faces of Fame: Inventing Celebrity in Europe, 1750-1800", National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. 20001, October 2, 2027 - January 2, 2028.
Exhibited: "Faces of Fame: Inventing Celebrity in Europe, 1750-1800", The J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center, 1200 Getty Center Drive, Suite 1000, Los Angeles, CA 90049-1687, February 8, 2028 - April 30, 2028.
Forms part of: British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress).
Women
Social life
England
1750-1770
Horseback riding
England
1750-1770
Accidents
England
1750-1770
PC 2 - Merry accident ...
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA
https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ppmscd.05831
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3c32018
2002719526
LC-DIG-ppmscd-05831 DLC
LC-USZ62-132018 DLC
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