CHARLES TOWNLEY ” ” 198 From a Painting by JOHANN ZOFFANY, R.A., engraved by WORTHINGTON.
JAMES NORTHCOTE, R.A. ” ” 205 From a Drawing by JAMES LONSDALE.
WILLIAM HUNTINGTON, “S.S.” ” ” 212 From the Painting by DOMENICO PELLEGRINI in the National Portrait Gallery.
MRS. JORDAN IN THE CHARACTER OF THE COUNTRY GIRL ” ” 222 From the Painting by ROMNEY, engraved by JOHN OGBOURNE.
HENRY CONSTANTINE JENNINGS (OR NOEL) ” ” 233 From a Contemporary Print.
DAVID GARRICK AND HIS WIFE ” ” 243 From the Painting by HOGARTH, engraved by H. BOURNE.
DR. OLIVER GOLDSMITH ” ” 257 From the Drawing by HENRY WILLIAM BUNBURY, engraved by BRETHERTON.
THE WIG IN ENGLAND: A MACARONI READY FOR THE PANTHEON ” ” 265 From a Contemporary Print.
MATS TO SELL ” ” 281 From an Etching by JOHN THOMAS SMITH.
CHARLES DIBDEN ” ” 292 From the Painting by THOMAS PHILLIPS, R.A., in the National Portrait Gallery.
A PARTY ON THE RIVER ” ” 298 From a Drawing by ROBERT CRUIKSHANK.
SIR EDMUND BERRY GODFREY ” ” 303 From an Engraving by P. VANDREBANE.
JOHN FLAXMAN, R.A., MODELLING THE BUST OF HAYLEY ” ” 309 From the Painting by ROMNEY in the National Portrait Gallery.
THOMAS GAINSBOROUGH, R.A. ” ” 317 From the Painting by himself in the Royal Academy.
The first two editions of _A Book for a Rainy Day_ appeared in 1845, twelve years after John Thomas Smith’s death, and a third appeared in 1861. As these editions do not contain half a dozen notes other than Smith’s own, this may claim to be the first annotated edition. It is also the first in which numerous original misprints have been (as I hope) corrected.
The lapse of seventy years has made many notes necessary. I have endeavoured to write these in the spirit of the book, making them something more than brief categorical answers to questions suggested by Smith’s journal. His own notes were interesting after-thoughts, and for this reason, and to avoid confusion, the great majority are now incorporated in his text. Where any are retained as footnotes, Smith’s authorship is indicated. If my additions to the book seem profuse, I can only plead that the _Rainy Day_ offers to the annotator that abundance of material which has long pleased and bewildered its “Grangerisers.” And our climate has not improved.