Bunbury Gallery

Falstaff at Justice Shallow's Mustering His Recruits (Shakespeare, Henry IV, Part

Falstaff at Justice Shallow's Mustering His Recruits (Shakespeare, Henry IV, Part II, Act 3, Scene 2), June 1, 1792

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A Grenadier (1791), 1791 (1909). Artist: Francois David Soiron

A Grenadier (1791), 1791 (1909). A specialized soldier, first established as a distinct role in the mid-to-late 17th century, for the throwing of grenades and sometimes assault operations. After Henry William Bunbury (1750-1811). From British Military Prints, by Ralph Nevill. [The Connoisseur, London, 1909]

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Henry Bunbury Esq, 1787. Artist: Thomas Ryder

Henry Bunbury Esq, 1787. Portrait of British artist Henry William Bunbury (1750-1811). Bunbury was an equerry to the Duke of York. Here, he is working on one of his most famous social satires, The Long Minuet as Danced at Bath. Illustration from Social Caricature in the Eighteenth Century ... With over two hundred illustrations by George Paston (pseudonym of Emily Morse Symonds], (London, 1905)

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