The Repository of Arts, Literature, Commerce, Manufactures, Fashions, and Politics, 1st series, vol. 5
Brown leather spine, marbled paper covers. Six monthly numbers, 384 pages. Illustrations include, Frontispiece, vol. 5:
January: Plate 1: Carp and Eels, p. 39; Plate 3: Ladies' Evening Dresses (three figures), p. 49; Plate 4: Ladies' Walking Dress, p. 49; Plate 5: Imperial Turkey Ottoman or Circular Sofa, p. 50; Plate 2: View of Whitehall Yard, p. 50; Allegorical woodcut with three British fabric patterns, p. 55.
February: Plate 7: Tench, Chub and Bleak, p. 94; Plate 8: View of Charing-Cross, Looking up the Strand, p. 95; Meterological Chart for 1810, p. 98; Plate 11: Ladies' Promenade or Carriage Costume, p. 104; Plate 12: Ladies' Evening or Opera Dresses (two figures), p. 104; Plate 10: Drawing Room Chairs (Roman, Greek), p 107; Allegorical woodcut with three British fabric patterns, p. 111.
March: Plate 14: The Pike and Flounder, p. 159; Plate 16: Grecian Sofa or Library Couch, p. 161; Plate 17: Ladies' Promenade, or Carriage Costume, p. 168; Plate 18: Ladies' Opera Dress, p. 168; Plate 15: View of Ironmonger's Hall, p. 169; Allegorical woodcut with three British fabric patterns, p. 175.
April: Plate 21: View of Nelson's Monument on Calton Hill, Edinburgh, p. 215; Plate 20: Lamprey and Salmon, p. 220; Plate 22: A Military Couch Bed, p. 222; Plate 24: Ladies' Ball Dress, p. 232; Plate 25: Ladies' Walking Dress, p. 232; Plate 23: Jewellery (manufactured by J. H. Barlow, No. 1 Grange Cour, Carey Lane, Lincoln's Inn Fields) p. 237; Allegorical woodcut with three British fabric patterns, p. 239.
May: Plate 27: Sturgeon and Smelts, p. 283; Plate 30: Ladies' Ball, or Full Dress, p. 291; Plate 31: Ladies' Opera Dress and Child's Dress, p. 292; Plate 28: Lansdown House, Berkley Square, p. 294; Plate 29: Cradle of the King of Rome, and His Majesty (child in cradle, with young woman), p. 295; Allegorial woodcut with four British fabric patterns, p. 303.
June: Plate 33: Shell Fish, p. 352; Plate 34: View of Whitehall and the Horse Guards, p. 357; Plate 36: Ladies' Backgammon Work-Table, p. 359; Plate 37: Ladies' Promenade Costumes (two figures), p. 360; Ladies' Head-Dresses (five), p. 361; Allegorical woodcut with British textile samples, p. 362.
January: Plate 1: Carp and Eels, p. 39; Plate 3: Ladies' Evening Dresses (three figures), p. 49; Plate 4: Ladies' Walking Dress, p. 49; Plate 5: Imperial Turkey Ottoman or Circular Sofa, p. 50; Plate 2: View of Whitehall Yard, p. 50; Allegorical woodcut with three British fabric patterns, p. 55.
February: Plate 7: Tench, Chub and Bleak, p. 94; Plate 8: View of Charing-Cross, Looking up the Strand, p. 95; Meterological Chart for 1810, p. 98; Plate 11: Ladies' Promenade or Carriage Costume, p. 104; Plate 12: Ladies' Evening or Opera Dresses (two figures), p. 104; Plate 10: Drawing Room Chairs (Roman, Greek), p 107; Allegorical woodcut with three British fabric patterns, p. 111.
March: Plate 14: The Pike and Flounder, p. 159; Plate 16: Grecian Sofa or Library Couch, p. 161; Plate 17: Ladies' Promenade, or Carriage Costume, p. 168; Plate 18: Ladies' Opera Dress, p. 168; Plate 15: View of Ironmonger's Hall, p. 169; Allegorical woodcut with three British fabric patterns, p. 175.
April: Plate 21: View of Nelson's Monument on Calton Hill, Edinburgh, p. 215; Plate 20: Lamprey and Salmon, p. 220; Plate 22: A Military Couch Bed, p. 222; Plate 24: Ladies' Ball Dress, p. 232; Plate 25: Ladies' Walking Dress, p. 232; Plate 23: Jewellery (manufactured by J. H. Barlow, No. 1 Grange Cour, Carey Lane, Lincoln's Inn Fields) p. 237; Allegorical woodcut with three British fabric patterns, p. 239.
May: Plate 27: Sturgeon and Smelts, p. 283; Plate 30: Ladies' Ball, or Full Dress, p. 291; Plate 31: Ladies' Opera Dress and Child's Dress, p. 292; Plate 28: Lansdown House, Berkley Square, p. 294; Plate 29: Cradle of the King of Rome, and His Majesty (child in cradle, with young woman), p. 295; Allegorial woodcut with four British fabric patterns, p. 303.
June: Plate 33: Shell Fish, p. 352; Plate 34: View of Whitehall and the Horse Guards, p. 357; Plate 36: Ladies' Backgammon Work-Table, p. 359; Plate 37: Ladies' Promenade Costumes (two figures), p. 360; Ladies' Head-Dresses (five), p. 361; Allegorical woodcut with British textile samples, p. 362.
Artwork Details
- Title: The Repository of Arts, Literature, Commerce, Manufactures, Fashions, and Politics, 1st series, vol. 5
- Publisher: Rudolph Ackermann, London (British, active 1794–1832)
- Date: January–June 1811
- Medium: Illustrations: etching, hand-coloring, woodcut and fabric samples
- Dimensions: 9 7/16 in. × 6 in. × 1 9/16 in. (24 × 15.3 × 4 cm)
- Classifications: Books, Ornament & Architecture, Periodicals
- Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1942
- Object Number: 42.74.2(5)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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