The Repository of Arts, Literature, Commerce, Manufactures, Fashions, and Politics, 1st series, vol. 4
Brown leather spine, marbled paper covers. Six monthly numbers, 472 pages. Illustrations include title page and:
July (mis-titled June 1810): Plate 1: Snipe Shooting by Howitt, p. 23; Plate 4: Ladies' Ball dress, p. 26; Plate 5: Ladies' Promenade Dresses, Kensington Gardens (3 figures), p. 27; Plate 2: A View of Piccadilly from Hyde Park Corner Turnpike, p. 41; Plate 3: Mahogany side board and dining room chair, p. 46; Allegorical woodcut with four specimens of drawing papers, p. 46; Allegorical woodcut with four British textile samples, p. 52.
August: Plate 9: View of St. Michael's Place and the Imperial Palace, Vienna, p. 86; Plate 8: Sportsmen Coming home by Hazlitt, p. 93; Plate 11: Ladies' Promenade or Sea-Beach Costume, p. 110; Plate 12: Ladies' Morning Dress (with child reading), p. 111; Sofa and chair banquettes (with woven can backs, for tropical climates), p. 118; Allegorial woodcut with three British textile samples, p. 119 (no. 1 missing).
September: Plate 19: Plan of the new Prison of war, Dartmoor, Devon, p. 161 (fold-out); Dr. J. Standliffe's Patent Still, p. 164; Plate 17: Ladies' Full Dress, p. 178; Plate 18: Ladies' Promenade Costume, p. 179; Plate 16: View of the Mansion-House, Lombard Street, Cornhill, p. 180; Plate 15: Library Reading Chairs, p. 182; Allegorial woodcut with four British textile samples, p. 185.
October: Plate 20: Map of the Island of Capri, p. 211; Plate 21: Perch, Shad and Barbel p. 225; Plate 23: Ladies' Morning dress, or Costume a la Devotion (lady in church), p. 242; Plate 24: Ladies' Evening Promenade or Sea Beach Costumes (two women on a bench), p. 243; Plate 22: The Bason [sic] in The Green Park, St. James's, p. 245; French drapery window-curtains, p. 246; Allegorial woodcut with three British textile samples, p. 250 (no. 2 missing).
November: Plate 27: Roach and Salmon trout, p. 293; Plate 29: Ladies' Evening or Half-dress, p. 301; Plate 30: Ladies' Walking and Morning dress (two), p. 302; Plate 28: View of Lincoln's Inn Fields, p. 305; Plate 31: Royal Patent Invalid Chair, p. 305; Allegorial woodcut with four British textile samples, p. 311 (no. 1 missing).
December: Plate 34: View of the Straits of Messina, p. 350; Plate 33: Gudgeons, p. 357; Plate 35: Ladies' Morning Walking or Carriage Dress, p. 365; Plate 36: Ladies' Evening Mourning Dress, p. 366 ; Plate 37: Newly invented side board, p. 367; Allegorial woodcut with four British textile samples, p. 372. Supplement: Portrait of Maria Louisa, Empress of France, p. 415 (after Gerard, A. Cardon sculp.).
July (mis-titled June 1810): Plate 1: Snipe Shooting by Howitt, p. 23; Plate 4: Ladies' Ball dress, p. 26; Plate 5: Ladies' Promenade Dresses, Kensington Gardens (3 figures), p. 27; Plate 2: A View of Piccadilly from Hyde Park Corner Turnpike, p. 41; Plate 3: Mahogany side board and dining room chair, p. 46; Allegorical woodcut with four specimens of drawing papers, p. 46; Allegorical woodcut with four British textile samples, p. 52.
August: Plate 9: View of St. Michael's Place and the Imperial Palace, Vienna, p. 86; Plate 8: Sportsmen Coming home by Hazlitt, p. 93; Plate 11: Ladies' Promenade or Sea-Beach Costume, p. 110; Plate 12: Ladies' Morning Dress (with child reading), p. 111; Sofa and chair banquettes (with woven can backs, for tropical climates), p. 118; Allegorial woodcut with three British textile samples, p. 119 (no. 1 missing).
September: Plate 19: Plan of the new Prison of war, Dartmoor, Devon, p. 161 (fold-out); Dr. J. Standliffe's Patent Still, p. 164; Plate 17: Ladies' Full Dress, p. 178; Plate 18: Ladies' Promenade Costume, p. 179; Plate 16: View of the Mansion-House, Lombard Street, Cornhill, p. 180; Plate 15: Library Reading Chairs, p. 182; Allegorial woodcut with four British textile samples, p. 185.
October: Plate 20: Map of the Island of Capri, p. 211; Plate 21: Perch, Shad and Barbel p. 225; Plate 23: Ladies' Morning dress, or Costume a la Devotion (lady in church), p. 242; Plate 24: Ladies' Evening Promenade or Sea Beach Costumes (two women on a bench), p. 243; Plate 22: The Bason [sic] in The Green Park, St. James's, p. 245; French drapery window-curtains, p. 246; Allegorial woodcut with three British textile samples, p. 250 (no. 2 missing).
November: Plate 27: Roach and Salmon trout, p. 293; Plate 29: Ladies' Evening or Half-dress, p. 301; Plate 30: Ladies' Walking and Morning dress (two), p. 302; Plate 28: View of Lincoln's Inn Fields, p. 305; Plate 31: Royal Patent Invalid Chair, p. 305; Allegorial woodcut with four British textile samples, p. 311 (no. 1 missing).
December: Plate 34: View of the Straits of Messina, p. 350; Plate 33: Gudgeons, p. 357; Plate 35: Ladies' Morning Walking or Carriage Dress, p. 365; Plate 36: Ladies' Evening Mourning Dress, p. 366 ; Plate 37: Newly invented side board, p. 367; Allegorial woodcut with four British textile samples, p. 372. Supplement: Portrait of Maria Louisa, Empress of France, p. 415 (after Gerard, A. Cardon sculp.).
Artwork Details
- Title: The Repository of Arts, Literature, Commerce, Manufactures, Fashions, and Politics, 1st series, vol. 4
- Publisher: Rudolph Ackermann, London (British, active 1794–1832)
- Engraver: Anthony Cardon (British, Brussels 1772–1813 London)
- Artist: After Samuel Howitt (British, Nottinghamshire 1756–1823 London)
- Artist: After baron François Gérard (French, Rome 1770–1837 Paris)
- Date: July–December 1810
- Medium: Illustrations: Hand-colored etching, engraving, stipple, woodcut and textile samples
- Dimensions: 9 7/16 in. × 6 in. × 1 3/4 in. (24 × 15.3 × 4.5 cm)
- Classifications: Books, Ornament & Architecture, Periodicals
- Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1942
- Object Number: 42.74.2(4)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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