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Print made by unknown artist nineteenth century
Published by Harrison & Co., active 1772–1838
Title:
Advertisement for 'The Lady's Pocket Magazine...'
Part Of:

Collective Title: The Pocket Magazine- Ladies Pocket Magazine and Pocket Print Magazine

Date:
1795 to 1796
Materials & Techniques:
Letterpress
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Lettered, upper center: "ELEGANT WORKS, | Now Publishing Monthly, by HARRISON and Co. No 18, Paternoster Row."; lettered, center left: "I. The POCKET MAGAZINE; or, ELE- | GANT REPOSITORY of USEFUL and PO- | LITE LITERATURE. With the News, &c. of | every Month. Embellished with Views, Por- | traits, &c. by our first Artists. Price 6d. only. | II. The LADY's POCKET MAGAZINE; | or, ELEGANT COMPANION for the FAIR- | SEX. Containing great Variety of Entertain- | ment, in Prose and Verse. With the News, &c. | of every Month Enriched with Elegant Prints | by the most celebrated Artists. Price 6d. only. | III. The COMICK MAGAZINE. Contain- | ing the most brilliant Collection of Wit and | Humour, by the Wits of all Ages and Na- | tions. Each Number, Price only 6d. is em- | bellished with one of HOGARTH's Humorous, | Comick, and Moral Prints."; lettered, center right: "Messrs. HARRISON and Co. likewise publish | (Weekly) that celebrated Work -- | The PIANO-FORTE MAGAZINE: | Which will be compleated in 250 Numbers, Price | only 2s. 6d. each. This Work will contain as | much New and Favourite Musick as is usually | sold for EIGHTY GUINEAS; besides which, | every Purchaser will be presented with an Ele- | gantBrilliant-Toned PIANO-FORTE (Gratis), | far Superior to many which are sold for | TWENTY-FIVE GUINEAS each. The Whole | forming far the most capital and advantageous | Work ever offered to the Publick. | The SPECIMEN INSTRUMENT may be | seen at the Publisher's; and the PIANO- | FORTES may at any Time be had, on paying | the full Subscription."; lettered, lower center: "Also, The GEOGRAPHICAL MAGAZINE, compleat in 40 Numbers, at 2s, 6d, each, | with a PAIR of Elegant GLOBES Gratis."

Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.8482
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Access:
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Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:31536
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