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1. Doutes historiques sur la vie et le regne de Richard III / [1782].
- Creator:
- Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797
- Call Number:
- 24 19 800 (Ms)
- Image Count:
- 44
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- Manuscript, in Louis XVI's hand, of his translation of Walpole's Historic doubts into French. Walpole's work focuses on the crimes supposed to have been committed by Richard III, in particular the murders of Henry VI; Henry VI's son Edward; his brother George, duke of Clarence; Edward V and his brother Richard; his own queen, and others; and examines, and in some cases invalidates, the evidence for these accusations. Louis XVI's translation contains numerous corrections, made during the last years of his life
- Alternative Title:
- Historic doubts on the life and reign of King Richard the Third
- Description:
- In French., Title from first page., Written on flyleaf: Manuscrit. Ecrit en entier De la main De Louis XVI., Binding: paper, stitched., and For further information, consult Library staff.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain
- Subject (Name):
- Edward V, King of England, 1470-1483., Henry VI, King of England, 1421-1471., Richard III, King of England, 1452-1485., Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797, Warbeck, Perkin, 1474-1499., and Louis XVI, King of France, 1754-1793.
- Subject (Topic):
- Translating and interpreting, Kings and rulers, and Politics and government
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Doutes historiques sur la vie et le regne de Richard III / [1782].
2. Etat actuel des affaires generalles concernant les finances du Royaume de France, [ca. 1762].
- Call Number:
- LWL Mss Vol. 124
- Image Count:
- 164
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- Manuscript, in a single hand, providing charts, summaries, and personal observations on French finances during the Seven Years' War and the French and Indian War. The volume includes a list of the ordinary revenues and expenses of the king; ordinary military expenses; and an extensive section addressing war finance, including yearly summaries of money raised in France between 1756 and 1762, with notes of royal edicts, such as a lottery in 1756, and other edicts levying extraordinary taxes to pay for the war. The volume also contains sections on the finances of the clergy and the court of Rome; and occasional references to the American colonies and the Compagnie des Indes
- Description:
- In French., Table of contents at beginning of manuscript., On title page: Etat actuel des affaires Generalles Concernant les finances du Royaume de france. Qui constate Les Revenues et Deperses ordinaires du Roy avec Les affaires extraodinaires faittes en france depuis et comprisant 1756 jusqu'a la fin de 1762 au sujet de la guerre..., Binding: full calf. In gilt on spine: Mss. Finances de France., and For further information, consult library staff.
- Subject (Geographic):
- France and United States
- Subject (Name):
- Louis XV, King of France, 1710-1774. and France. Sovereign (1715-1774 : Louis XV)
- Subject (Topic):
- Appropriations and expenditures, Finance, History, Royal households, Economic aspects, Seven Years' War, 1756-1763, and Politics and government
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Etat actuel des affaires generalles concernant les finances du Royaume de France, [ca. 1762].
3. Le double cabinet [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- pubd. as the act directs Jany. 12th 1784.
- Call Number:
- 784.01.12.01+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- George III is shown with two faces in profile, standing in front of 2 doors, his right arm extended through a screen on the left and his hand being kissed by a kneeling Duke of Dorset. On the right, Charles James Fox, holding his East India Bill, also kneels to kiss the King's left hand, with North standing behind. On the wall hangs a picture of Bute as a cat. A reference to supposed secret influence at court
- Description:
- Title from item., Sheet trimmed within plate line., and Mounted to 31 x 38.
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain
- Subject (Name):
- George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820., Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806., North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792., and Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792.
- Subject (Topic):
- Janus (Roman deity) and Politics and government
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Le double cabinet [graphic].
4. Letters describing life in England, 1790
- Call Number:
- LWL Mss Vol. 115
- Image Count:
- 270
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- Manuscript, in a single hand with numerous corrections, of a collection of 15 letters describing life in England, translated into French, possibly from German. The letters discuss English lotteries; the proliferation of newspapers; the constitution and the difficulty of reconciling ideology with practice; Parliamentary elections; literary societies; and the nobility. One letter describes and deplores the cruelty of amusements such as hunting, cock-fighting, and "combats des gladiateurs"; another letter mocks an English law against the illegal wearing of buttons. A letter dated December 14, 1790 discusses the possibility of the abolition of the slave trade; the author declares it is the most talked-of subject of conversation and expresses his astonishment that the trade still exists and The letters are followed by a lengthy essay explaining the Women's March on Versailles on October 5-6, 1789. The volume is prefaced by a note by the translator, who criticizes the motives of many travel writers; says that he was drawn to this letter-writer for his curiosity and interest in humanity; and explains that the writer published two volumes, the first of letters written in Paris and Versailles during the revolution in 1789, and the second of letters in England
- Description:
- In French., Binding: full calf., and For further information, consult library staff.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain, Great Britain., England, France, and Versailles (France)
- Subject (Name):
- Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834., Louis XVI, King of France, 1754-1793., and Necker, Jacques, 1732-1804.
- Subject (Topic):
- Cockfighting, Elections, Hunting, Lotteries, Slave trade, Newspapers, Nobility, Travelers' writings, French, Description and travel, History, Women, Intellectual life, Politics and government, and Social life and customs
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Letters describing life in England, 1790
5. Ménagerie royal [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- [not before 1831]
- Call Number:
- 830.00.00.157
- Image Count:
- 1
- Abstract:
- A French caricature reflecting the political change of the1830 revolution
- Description:
- Title etched above image. and Unsigned.
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified
- Subject (Geographic):
- France
- Subject (Topic):
- Wit and humor, Pictorial, Satire, French, French wit and humor, Pictorial, Caricatures and cartoons, History, and Politics and government
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Ménagerie royal [graphic].