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John Collet

Also known as: John Collet; primary name: Collet, John; other name: Collett, John
Details: individual; painter/draughtsman; British; Male
Life dates: c. 1725-1780
Biography: Painter of genre low-life subjects; b. London; d. London 1780; studied St. Martin's Lane Academy and was pupil of Lambert; exhibited FS 1761-80 and posthumously 1783; popularized by engravings by John Goldar; according to Alexander, Collet's output falls into three periods: in the late 1760s, a number of his designs were engraved by Goldar and others for Thomas Bradford of Fleet Street; 1768-73, prints after his work were jointly published by Robert Sayer and John Smith, and from 1774-76 by Sayer and Bennett; 1777-81, mezzotints after his designs published by Carington Bowles.
Bibliography: David Alexander, "Prints after John Collet: their publishing history and a chronological checklist", Eighteenth-Century Life (pub. College of William and Mary), XXVI.1, Winter 2002, pp.136-146 (offprint in BM)

184 related objects

drawing

Museum number: 1875,0814.961 |
Producer name: Drawn by:John ColletFormerly attributed to:John Wootton |
Production date: 1725-1780

drawing

Museum number: 1890,0512.27 |
Producer name: BIOG23283 Drawn by:John Collet |
Production date: 1725-1780

drawing

Museum number: G,6.161 |
Producer name: Drawn by:AnonymousAfter:John Collet |
Production date: 1770-1810

drawing

Museum number: 1890,0512.24 |
Producer name: Drawn by:John ColletFormerly attributed to:John Wootton |
Production date: 1725-1780

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1890,0512.25 |
Producer name: BIOG23283 Drawn by:John Collet |
Production date: 1725-1780

drawing

Museum number: 1970,0919.19 |
Producer name: BIOG23283 Drawn by:John Collet |
Production date: 1725-1780

print; satirical print

Title: In Place - ha! ha! hah! |
Museum number: 1869,0213.6 |
Producer name: Print made by:AnonymousAfter:John Collet |
Production date: 1769

print; satirical print

Title: Paul Jones shooting a sailor who had attempted to strike his colours in an engagement |
Museum number: 1871,0812.5253 |
Producer name: After:John ColletPublished by:Carington Bowles |
Production date: 1779

print; satirical print

Title: Out of Place and Unpension'd |
Museum number: 1869,0213.7 |
Producer name: Print made by:AnonymousAfter:John Collet |
Production date: 1769

print; satirical print

Museum number: 1847,0710.15 |
Producer name: BIOG23283 After:John Collet |
Production date: 1740-1770

print; satirical print

Title: A Taylor riding to Brentford |
Museum number: 1878,0713.1323 |
Producer name: Print made by:T StaynerAfter:John Collet |
Production date: 1768 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Museum number: 1875,0710.3211 |
Producer name: After:John ColletPrint made by:Thomas Cook |
Production date: 1772 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: The Female Fox Hunter |
Museum number: 2010,7081.1044 |
Producer name: Published by:Carington BowlesAfter:John Collet |
Production date: 1778 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Title: Grown gentlemen taught to Dance |
Museum number: 1878,0713.1307 |
Producer name: Print made by:Butler ClowesAfter:John Collet |
Production date: 1768 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Title: The Refusal |
Museum number: 2010,7081.3171 |
Producer name: Print made by:Philip DaweAfter:John Collet |
Production date: 1774 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: The Female Orators |
Museum number: 1948,0214.497 |
Producer name: After:John ColletPrint made by:Martin Rennoldson |
Production date: 1768 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Title: Winter |
Museum number: 2010,7081.2193 |
Producer name: Published by:Carington BowlesAfter:John Collet |
Production date: 1779 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: The Vicar going to Dinner with the Esquire |
Museum number: 1869,0213.5 |
Producer name: Print made by:T StaynerAfter:John Collet |
Production date: 1768 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: The Englishman in Paris |
Museum number: J,5.74 |
Producer name: Print made by:James CaldwallAfter:John Collet |
Production date: 1770 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: The Proverb Revers'd - or, a Bird in the Bush worth Two in the Hand |
Museum number: 1935,0522.2.72 |
Producer name: After:John ColletPublished by:Carington Bowles |
Production date: 1778-1779 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: The Triple Plea |
Museum number: 2010,7081.1381 |
Producer name: Published by:Carington BowlesAfter:John Collet |
Production date: 1780 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Museum number: 1864,0213.478 |
Producer name: After:John ColletPrint made by:Charles Grignion |
Production date: 1765-1775 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Museum number: 1864,0213.481 |
Producer name: After:John ColletPrint made by:John Goldar |
Production date: 1765-1775 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: The Bold Attempt |
Museum number: 1869,0213.4 |
Producer name: After:John ColletPrint made by:James Caldwall |
Production date: 1773 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: The Cotillon Dance |
Museum number: J,5.76 |
Producer name: Print made by:James CaldwallAfter:John Collet |
Production date: 1770 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Title: Autumn |
Museum number: 2010,7081.1634 |
Producer name: Published by:Carington BowlesAfter:John Collet |
Production date: 1779 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: The Continence of a Methodist Parson, or Divinity in Danger |
Museum number: 1866,0512.2533 |
Producer name: After:John ColletPublished by:Sayer & Bennett |
Production date: 1776 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Museum number: 1890,0512.26 |
Producer name: After:John ColletPrint made by:Isaac Taylor (I) |
Production date: 1770 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: The Military Extinguisher |
Museum number: 1935,0522.11.1.b |
Producer name: Print made by:James CaldwallAfter:John Collet |
Production date: 1775 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: The Spirit is Willing but the Flesh is Weak |
Museum number: 1866,1110.1449 |
Producer name: Print made by:John GoldarAfter:John Collet |
Production date: 1773 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: The Feather'd Fair, feeding the Feather'd Fowl |
Museum number: 2010,7081.1040 |
Producer name: Published by:Carington BowlesAfter:John Collet |
Production date: 1766-1784 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: The Honey-Moon Modern Love |
Museum number: 1859,0709.675 |
Producer name: After:John ColletPrint made by:John Goldar |
Production date: 1765 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: The Sacrifice |
Museum number: 1876,0708.2522 |
Producer name: Print made by:John GoldarAfter:John Collet |
Production date: 1767 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: Winter |
Museum number: 1935,0522.1.65 |
Producer name: After:John ColletPublished by:Carington Bowles |
Production date: 1778-1779 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: The Gipsies |
Museum number: 1867,1012.767 |
Producer name: After:John ColletPrint made by:James Caldwall |
Production date: 1770 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: The Mutual Embrace |
Museum number: 1878,0713.1317 |
Producer name: Print made by:John GoldarAfter:John Collet |
Production date: 1774 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; title-page

Title: Collet's Designs both Serious and Comic |
Museum number: 1956,1018.7 |
Producer name: After:John ColletPublished by:Robert Sayer |
Production date: 1770 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Museum number: 1866,0407.291 |
Producer name: After:John ColletPrint made by:Thomas Cook |
Production date: 1765-1775 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Museum number: 1866,0407.292 |
Producer name: After:John ColletPrint made by:Robert Pranker |
Production date: 1763-1765 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: Shop-Lifter Detected |
Museum number: 2010,7081.3234 |
Producer name: After:John ColletPublished by:Sayer & Bennett |
Production date: 1778 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: The Unwelcome Customer |
Museum number: 1860,0623.22 |
Producer name: Print made by:James CaldwallAfter:John Collet |
Production date: 1772 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: An Actress at her Toilet, or Miss Brazen just Breecht |
Museum number: 1935,0522.1.207 |
Producer name: After:John ColletPublished by:Carington Bowles |
Production date: 1779 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: The Favourite Footman, or Miss well Mounted |
Museum number: 2010,7081.1036 |
Producer name: Published by:Sayer & BennettAfter:John Collet |
Production date: 1778 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: Discordant Matrimony Modern Love |
Museum number: 1859,0709.676 |
Producer name: After:John ColletPrint made by:John Goldar |
Production date: 1765 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Museum number: 1864,0213.483 |
Producer name: After:John ColletPrint made by:William Byrne |
Production date: 1765-1775 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Title: Frederick the Fifth King of Denmark |
Museum number: 1902,1011.439 |
Producer name: Print made by:Thomas BurfordAfter:Magnus Gustav Arbien |
Production date: 1746

print; satirical print

Title: Fielding's myrmidons spoiling Bob Booty's morning draught |
Museum number: 1868,0612.1211 |
Producer name: After:John ColletPublished by:Carington Bowles |
Production date: 1781

print; satirical print

Title: The Victim |
Museum number: 2010,7081.1408 |
Producer name: Published by:Carington BowlesAfter:John Collet |
Production date: 1780

print; satirical print

Title: The Unfortunate Discovery |
Museum number: 2010,7081.1393 |
Producer name: Published by:Carington BowlesAfter:John Collet |
Production date: 1777

print; satirical print

Title: The Church Militant |
Museum number: 2010,7081.882 |
Producer name: BIOG23283 After:John Collet |
Production date: 1779

print

Title: The Rival Maids |
Museum number: 2010,7081.347 |
Producer name: Print made by:John HeinsAfter:John Collet |
Production date: 1760-1770

print; popular print; satirical print

Title: Out of place and unpension'd |
Museum number: 1948,0214.851 |
Producer name: Published by:William Davison of AlnwickAfter:John Collet |
Production date: 1812-1817 |
Production place: Published in:Alnwick

print; satirical print

Title: The Church Militant |
Museum number: 1935,0522.1.22 |
Producer name: After:John ColletPublished by:Carington Bowles |
Production date: 1779 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Museum number: 1948,1208.13 |
Producer name: After:John ColletPrint made by:Samuel Smith |
Production date: 1770 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: High Life Below Stairs |
Museum number: 1878,0713.1313 |
Producer name: Print made by:James CaldwallAfter:John Collet |
Production date: 1772 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: The Triple Plea |
Museum number: 2010,7081.2160 |
Producer name: Published by:Carington BowlesAfter:John Collet |
Production date: 1780 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: The Amorous Thief - or, The Lover's Larceny |
Museum number: 1935,0522.1.8 |
Producer name: After:John ColletPublished by:Carington Bowles |
Production date: 1777 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: The Ladies Shooting Poney. |
Museum number: 1935,0522.2.73 |
Producer name: After:John ColletPublished by:Carington Bowles |
Production date: 1780 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: The Ladies Disaster |
Museum number: 1859,1008.336 |
Producer name: Print made by:James CaldwallAfter:John Collet |
Production date: 1771 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: The Guards of the Night Defeated |
Museum number: 1990,1109.88 |
Producer name: Print made by:James CaldwallAfter:John Collet |
Production date: 1774 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Museum number: 1866,0407.296 |
Producer name: After:John ColletPrint made by:Robert Pranker |
Production date: 1763-1775 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print; broadside

Title: The Feather'd Fair in a Fright |
Museum number: 1875,0814.2463 |
Producer name: After:John ColletPublished by:Carington Bowles |
Production date: 1779 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: The Elopement Modern Love |
Museum number: 1859,0709.674 |
Producer name: After:John ColletPrint made by:John Goldar |
Production date: 1765 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: The Manchester Hero, or Arts yield to Arms |
Museum number: 1935,0522.1.56 |
Producer name: After:John ColletPublished by:Carington Bowles |
Production date: 1778 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: Tight Lacing, or Fashion before Ease |
Museum number: 1935,0522.1.227 |
Producer name: After:John ColletPublished by:Bowles & Carver |
Production date: 1777 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: The Frenchman in London. Le Francois a Londres. |
Museum number: J,5.72 |
Producer name: Print made by:Charles WhiteAfter:John Collet |
Production date: 1770 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: The Amorous Thief or, The Lover's Larceny |
Museum number: 2010,7081.1615 |
Producer name: Published by:Carington BowlesAfter:John Collet |
Production date: 1777 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: An Actress at her Toilet, or Miss Brazen just Breecht |
Museum number: 1860,0623.101 |
Producer name: After:John ColletPublished by:Carington Bowles |
Production date: 1779 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: The Sailor's Present - or, the Jealous Clown |
Museum number: 2010,7081.3209 |
Producer name: Published by:Carington BowlesAfter:John Collet |
Production date: 1778 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: Grown Gentlemen taught to Dance |
Museum number: J,5.78 |
Producer name: After:John ColletPublished by:John Smith of Cheapside |
Production date: 1768 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: The Unfortunate Discovery |
Museum number: 2010,7081.2168 |
Producer name: Published by:Carington BowlesAfter:John Collet |
Production date: 1777 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Museum number: 1948,1208.12 |
Producer name: After:John ColletPrint made by:Samuel Smith |
Production date: 1770 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: The Pleasures of Skaiting - or, a View in Winter |
Museum number: 2010,7081.2032 |
Producer name: Published by:Carington BowlesAfter:John Collet |
Production date: 1780 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: Miss Wicket and Miss Trigger. Miss Trigger you see is an excellent shot, And forty five notches Miss |
Museum number: J,5.100 |
Producer name: After:John ColletPublished by:Carington Bowles |
Production date: 1778 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Museum number: 1948,1208.16 |
Producer name: After:John ColletPrint made by:James Mason |
Production date: 1770 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: The Manchester Hero, or Arts yield to Arms |
Museum number: 2010,7081.1944 |
Producer name: Published by:Carington BowlesAfter:John Collet |
Production date: 1778 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: The Guards of the Night Defeated |
Museum number: 1860,0623.1 |
Producer name: Print made by:James CaldwallAfter:John Collet |
Production date: 1774 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: The Frenchman in London. Le Francois a Londres. |
Museum number: 1877,1013.1109 |
Producer name: Print made by:Charles WhiteAfter:John Collet |
Production date: 1770 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Museum number: 1948,1208.14 |
Producer name: After:John ColletPrint made by:Samuel Smith |
Production date: 1770 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: The Pleasures of Skaiting - or, a View in Winter |
Museum number: 1931,1114.273 |
Producer name: After:John ColletPublished by:Carington Bowles |
Production date: 1780 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: January and May |
Museum number: 1878,0713.1311 |
Producer name: Print made by:Charles GrignionAfter:John Collet |
Production date: 1771 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: The Feather'd Fair, feeding the Feather'd Fowl |
Museum number: 1935,0522.1.61 |
Producer name: Published by:Carington BowlesAfter:John Collet |
Production date: 1783 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: Bachelor's Fare - or Bread and Cheese with Kisses |
Museum number: 1935,0522.1.9 |
Producer name: After:John ColletPublished by:Carington Bowles |
Production date: 1777 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: The Englishman in Paris |
Museum number: 1877,1013.1110 |
Producer name: Print made by:James CaldwallAfter:John Collet |
Production date: 1770 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: Lofty Riding, or Miss Folly's head exalted |
Museum number: 1935,0522.1.223 |
Producer name: After:John ColletPublished by:Carington Bowles |
Production date: 1781 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: The Jealous Maids |
Museum number: 2010,7081.1181 |
Producer name: Print made by:Robert LaurieAfter:John Collet |
Production date: 1772 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: An Officer in the Light Infantry, driven by his Lady to Cox-Heath |
Museum number: 1935,0522.2.76 |
Producer name: After:John ColletPublished by:Carington Bowles |
Production date: 1778 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: Summer |
Museum number: 1935,0522.1.63 |
Producer name: After:John ColletPublished by:Carington Bowles |
Production date: 1778-1779 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: A Soft Tumble after a Hard Ride |
Museum number: 2010,7081.3249 |
Producer name: Published by:Sayer & BennettAfter:John Collet |
Production date: 1780 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: The Sailor's Present - or The Jealous Clown |
Museum number: 2010,7081.2071 |
Producer name: Published by:Carington BowlesAfter:John Collet |
Production date: 1778 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Title: Winter |
Museum number: 1931,1114.179.+ |
Producer name: Published by:Carington BowlesAfter:John Collet |
Production date: 1779 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: The Coaxing Wife |
Museum number: 1878,0713.1310 |
Producer name: Print made by:Frederick MorrisAfter:John Collet |
Production date: 1770 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: An Actress at her Toilet, or Miss Brazen just Breecht |
Museum number: 2010,7081.1604 |
Producer name: Published by:Carington BowlesAfter:John Collet |
Production date: 1779 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Museum number: 1864,0213.479 |
Producer name: After:John ColletPrint made by:John Goldar |
Production date: 1765-1775 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: Deceitful Kisses, or the Pretty Plunderers |
Museum number: 1935,0522.1.228 |
Producer name: After:John ColletPublished by:Carington Bowles |
Production date: 1781 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: Spring |
Museum number: 1935,0522.1.62 |
Producer name: After:John ColletPublished by:Carington Bowles |
Production date: 1778-1779 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: Miss Wicket and Miss Trigger. Miss Trigger you see is an excellent shot, And forty five notches Miss |
Museum number: 1876,0708.2754 |
Producer name: After:John ColletPublished by:Carington Bowles |
Production date: 1778 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: A Soft Tumble after a Hard Ride |
Museum number: 2010,7081.2106 |
Producer name: Published by:Bowles & CarverAfter:John Collet |
Production date: 1780 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: Autumn |
Museum number: 1935,0522.1.64 |
Producer name: After:John ColletPublished by:Carington Bowles |
Production date: 1778-1779 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: French Man in London |
Museum number: 2010,7081.1825 |
Producer name: Published by:Robert SayerAfter:John Collet |
Production date: 1790 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

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