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1. A. Bp. Laud charging his clergy [graphic]
- Published / Created:
- pubd. as the act directs Jany. 1st 1781.
- Call Number:
- 782.01.01.03
- Image Count:
- 1
- Abstract:
- "The interior of a church. Archbishop Markham (left) delivering a charge to his clergy. He stands (left) within the chancel rails; in his left hand he holds up a flaming torch; in his right hand, which rests on a balustrade, he holds a birch-rod and a paper inscribed "Factious C--y--n. [Countrymen], A Lamentable Want of Sobriety, Foremost in mischief. This is no Gainfull Traffick - Nonresistance &c. Explain'd. Vide my Sermon. Charity Thinketh no Evil &c. A perfectly detestable Faction &c." On the right, in the body of the church, sit clergymen dressed in gown and bands, they listen with varying expressions. Behind the archbishop is a table of the Ten Commandments, on which is inscribed, "... VI Thou shalt do no Murder and IX Thou shalt not bear false Witness &c." Below the design is etched, "Remarks upon a late charge delivered not 100 Miles from Y--k. Vide Rememr.pt. 2nd 1781- page 239."--British Museum online catalogue
- Alternative Title:
- Archbishop Laud charging his clergy
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Etched beneath title: Hac itur ad astra' Anglicé - This is the road to Lambeth., and Ms. note in ink in an unidentified hand on verso: Before price 2s. was etched. Numbered also on verso in upper left.
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified
- Subject (Geographic):
- England and York
- Subject (Name):
- Markham, William, 1719-1807.
- Subject (Topic):
- Bishops, Clergy, Clothing & dress, Interiors, Preaching, and Torches
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > A. Bp. Laud charging his clergy [graphic]
2. [Half-length portrait of a clergyman] [graphic]
- Creator:
- Dighton, Robert, 1752-1814, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- Novr. 6th 1791.
- Call Number:
- 791.11.06.01 Impression 1
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A half-length portrait in profile of a clergyman wearing spectacles and a wig. He holds a stack of paper in his right hand, while his left hand is raised with his finger pointing upward
- Description:
- Title devised by cataloger., Sitter tentatively identified as Edward Bearcroft., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
- Publisher:
- Pub. as the act directs
- Subject (Geographic):
- England
- Subject (Name):
- Bearcroft, Edward, ?1737-1796
- Subject (Topic):
- Clothing & dress, Clergy, Eyeglasses, Lawyers, and Wigs
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > [Half-length portrait of a clergyman] [graphic]