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1. A congress for peace [graphic]
- Creator:
- Brooke, William Henry, 1772-1860, printmaker, artist
- Published / Created:
- [1 September 1813]
- Call Number:
- 813.09.01.02
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Plate from the 'Satirist', xiii. 193. In the text the title continues '. . ., "alias" War'. A satire on the Congress of Prague. Four sovereigns, completely unlike the men in question, in conference. The Tsar sits behind a small rectangular table on which are displayed implements of war in miniature: cannon, pyramids of cannon-balls, muskets, swords, drums, &c., and flags on one of which are fleurs-de-lis. On the left stand the King of Prussia and the Emperor of Austria, on the right is Napoleon. Alexander extends his hands rhetorically, turning to the left, with a puckered scowl, to say to the two Germans: "Come Gentlemen see first if you can agree--if not we'll all fight!" He has quasi-Kalmuck features, and wears an odd-shaped crown, an ermine-bordered robe, with a jewelled necklace and a Greek cross. Frederick William III, on the extreme left, clutches the hilt of his sword and puts his left hand to his cocked hat as if ready to doff it, he turns to Francis I, towards whom a label issues from his mouth: "I am ready to treat or to fight"; a second label floats to the left, inscribed 'Infernal Scoundrel'. Francis I, looking distracted, stands directed to the right, legs apart, and in his left hand is his sabre, the blade of which curves over the Tsar's head, but both hands touch his crown, and he says: "I will wear an independant Crown." He wears hussar uniform, cloak, sash, and elaborately embroidered tunic and pantaloons. Napoleon, tall and burly, with heavy whisker and aquiline profile, wears a plumed bicorne with tricolour cockade and very tattered uniform leaving his legs almost bare, with one dilapidated jack-boot and one damaged stocking; he has a long sword. He stands aggressively with arms dramatically extended, saying, "My Friends! all we wish is Peace." A chain is attached to each great toe, which is fastened to the necks of two miserable princes, tiny figures standing between his outstretched legs. One (left), Charles IV of Spain, wearing a crown and robe, grotesquely knock-kneed and despairing, stands full-face. The other, wearing a crown with uniform and sword, stoops in profile, looking up abjectly at Napoleon's legs. On the extreme right, in the middle distance, is a tall Spanish don, much emaciated, wrapped in a cloak. He looks down with folded arms at a fat British officer beside him, who says: "I ll countenance Austria into our interests." The Spaniard: "I'll be damned if I go to meet a Frenchman in Prague, while there is a Frenchman to meet in Spain!!!" Behind them in the background a tiny Napoleon, wearing a grotesque crown and holding a sword, marches downhill at the head of his soldiers carrying flags; he has a melancholy expression and approaches the edge of a precipitous descent."--British Museum online catalogue
- Alternative Title:
- Satirist 1st September 1813
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Date of publication from text above image: Satirist 1st September 1813., and Plate from: The satirist, or, Monthly meteor, v. 13, page 193.
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified
- Subject (Name):
- Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821, Alexander I, Emperor of Russia, 1777-1825, Frederick William III, King of Prussia, 1770-1840, Francis I, Emperor of Austria, 1768-1835, Charles IV, King of Spain, 1748-1819, and Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821.
- Subject (Topic):
- Heads of state, Summit meetings, Cannons, Flags, Military uniforms, Daggers & swords, Crowns, and Chains
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > A congress for peace [graphic]
2. A hut on the west coast of America, Lat. 65° 30' N [graphic]
- Creator:
- Ellis, William, 1747-1810, printmaker, artist
- Published / Created:
- [1 March 1785]
- Call Number:
- 785.03.01.03
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "A hut with a door at the front, with logs next to the door and in a pile in front of the hut to the right."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title engraved below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., "Engrav'd for the Ladys Magazine"--Above image., and Plate from: The lady's magazine, or, Entertaining companion for the fair sex, v. 16 (February 1785).
- Publisher:
- Published March 1st, 1785, by G. Robinson
- Subject (Geographic):
- Alaska and Alaska.
- Subject (Topic):
- Discovery and exploration, Indians of North America, and Huts
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > A hut on the west coast of America, Lat. 65° 30' N [graphic]
3. A view of Guild Hall in King Street, London [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- [January 1751]
- Call Number:
- Quarto 724 771N
- Collection Title:
- Page 153. New London spy, or, A twenty-four hours ramble through the bills of mortality.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "View of the old façade of Guildhall with the Chapel, Blackwell Hall, and the old Law Courts; elegantly dressed figures in foreground with a decorative carriage approaching the arched entrance."--British Museum online catalogue
- Alternative Title:
- View of Guildhall in King Street, London
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Plate from: The gentleman's magazine, or, Monthly intelligencer. London : Printed by Edw. Cave ..., v. 21 (January 1751), page 49., In lower margin is a key (numbered 1 to 9) to the buildings depicted: 1. Blackwell Hall. 2. Guild Hall Chappell ..., Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark with loss of text from upper margin. Missing text supplied from impression in the British Museum, registration no.: 1880,1113.3580., "Gent. Mag." etched in upper left margin; "Jan. 1751" etched in upper right margin., Mounted to 32 x 26 cm., and Mounted on page 153 in a copiously extra-illustrated copy of: King, R. The new London spy, or, A twenty-four hours ramble through the bills of mortality. London : Printed for J. Cooke [and 3 others], [1771?].
- Publisher:
- Edw. Cave
- Subject (Name):
- Guildhall (London, England),
- Subject (Topic):
- Facades and Carriages & coaches
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > A view of Guild Hall in King Street, London [graphic].
4. Francis Grose Esqr. F.A.S. [graphic]
- Creator:
- Ridley, William, 1764-1838, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- June 1, 1797.
- Call Number:
- 42 W67 852
- Collection Title:
- Volume 4, opposite page 426. Memoirs of Horace Walpole and his contemporaries.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Portrait of Francis Grose; whole length, standing, facing the front, looking to the left, one hand in his pocket, the other holding a cane."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Copy of a print by Bartolozzi after Nathaniel Hone, published by S. Hooper in 1787 as the frontispiece to Grose's Antiquities of England and Wales. See Catalogue of engraved British portraits., Plate from: The European magazine, and London review, v. 32 (July 1797), opposite page 3., Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark with loss of imprint statement from bottom edge and periodical name from top edge. Missing text supplied from impression in the British Museum, registration no.: 1853,0112.2119., "European magazine"--Above image., Window mounted to 21.5 x 13.5 cm., and Bound in opposite page 426 in volume 4 of an extra-illustrated copy of: Williams, R.F. Memoirs of Horace Walpole and his contemporaries. London : Colburn & Co., 1852.
- Publisher:
- Published by J. Sewell, Cornhill
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain.
- Subject (Name):
- Grose, Francis, 1731?-1791,
- Subject (Topic):
- Antiquarians and Staffs (Sticks)
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Francis Grose Esqr. F.A.S. [graphic]
5. Garrick and his wife from the picture in the Royal Collection / [graphic]
- Creator:
- Bourne, Herbert, 1820-, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [February 1855]
- Call Number:
- Folio 53 Sh52 M78
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Portrait of David Garrick, seated at a desk, with his wife standing behind him, reaching to grasp the pen that he is holding in his right hand and "Portrait of David Garrick, three-quarter length, seated at a writing table, to the left, looking at viewer, his head supported by right hand, which also holds a quill, his right elbow resting on table; pointing down to the right with left hand; behind him his wife stands, reaching over the back of the chair towards the desk with her right hand, looking down towards Garrick."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Plate from: The art-journal. [London] : [George Virtue], February 1855, opposite page 42., Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark with loss of imprint from bottom edge. Imprint supplied from impression at the Massachusetts Historical Society, call no.: Special Colls. Waterston autograph vol. 2., Window mounted to 51 x 36 cm., and Mounted opposite page 613 (leaf numbered '47' in pencil) in volume 4 of an extra-illustrated copy of: Moore, T. Memoirs of the life of the Right Honourable Richard Brinsley Sheridan.
- Publisher:
- Published for the proprietors
- Subject (Name):
- Garrick, David, 1717-1779,, Garrick, Eva Maria, 1724-1822,, Garrick, David, 1717-1779., and Garrick, Eva Maria, 1724-1822.
- Subject (Topic):
- Actors, British, Spouses, and Writing materials
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Garrick and his wife from the picture in the Royal Collection / [graphic]
6. High life at noon [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- publish'd according to act of Parliament, June 1st 1769.
- Call Number:
- Quarto 724 771N
- Collection Title:
- Page 61. New London spy, or, A twenty-four hours ramble through the bills of mortality.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- In a paneled room hung with mirrors and a clock, the master of the house, in dressing gown and nightcap, puts his hand on the bosom of a maid who serves him biscuits. Next to him a clergyman looks adoringly at the lady of the house on his left. In his hand is an open volume with text "A sermon, I am sick of love." She is dressed in a wrap and cap and, while smiling at the clergyman, surreptitiously takes a letter from a black servant boy who approaches from behind her chair. A parrot in a cage hanging above them sings, "Caesar and Pompey were both of them horned." A squirrel sits on a stool next to the table. In the foreground, a monkey sits on the floor, reading "A dissertation on winding up the clock, by Tristam Shandy." On the extreme left, a footman with a long unbraided queue is trying to push out of the room a bill collector who came in to present a tailor's bill
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Publisher's announcement following publication statement: Price 1s. but given gratis to the purchasers of The Court miscellany., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Eight lines of verse in two columns on either side of the title: With touch indelicate His Grace, approaches that angelic place ..., Companion print to: High life in the evening., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., 1 print : etching with engraving on laid paper ; sheet 22.5 x 34.2 cm, folded to 22.5 x 24.8 cm., Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark with loss of publication line from bottom edge., Mounted to 26 x 32 cm., and Mounted on page 61 in a copiously extra-illustrated copy of: King, R. The new London spy, or, A twenty-four hours ramble through the bills of mortality. London : Printed for J. Cooke [and 3 others], [1771?].
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified
- Subject (Topic):
- Interiors, Furniture, Mirrors, Longcase clocks, Women domestics, Clergy, Books, Servants, Parrots, Birdcages, Squirrels, and Monkeys
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > High life at noon [graphic].
7. High life in the evening, or, Quality dinner hour [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- publish'd according to act of Parliament, July 1st 1769.
- Call Number:
- Quarto 724 771N
- Collection Title:
- Page 55. New London spy, or, A twenty-four hours ramble through the bills of mortality.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Social satire, with references to the Duke of Grafton and Nancy Parsons and Lord Bute and Princess Augusta."--British Museum online catalogue
- Alternative Title:
- Quality dinner hour
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Publisher's announcement following publication statement: Price 1s. but given gratis to the purchasers of The Court miscellany., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Eight lines of verse in two columns on either side of the title: The great in one eternal round, of folly and excess are found ..., Companion print to: High life at noon., Temporary local subject terms: Architectural details: staircase -- Furnishings -- Dishes: covered dishes -- Hams -- Roasted fowl -- Pets: lapdog -- Male dress, 1769 -- Female dress, 1769., 1 print : etching with engraving on laid paper ; sheet 21.5 x 32.1 cm., Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark with loss of publication line from bottom edge., Mounted to 26 x 32 cm., and Mounted on page 60 in a copiously extra-illustrated copy of: King, R. The new London spy, or, A twenty-four hours ramble through the bills of mortality. London : Printed for J. Cooke [and 3 others], [1771?].
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified
- Subject (Name):
- Augusta, Princess of Wales, 1719-1772, Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792, Chesterfield, Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of, 1694-1773, and Maynard, Annabella Parsons, Viscountess, d. 1814 or 15
- Subject (Topic):
- Interiors, Entrance halls, Kitchens, Stairways, Columns, Clocks & watches, Food, Dogs, and Servants
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > High life in the evening, or, Quality dinner hour [graphic].
8. Honle. Mrs. Damer [graphic]
- Creator:
- Cooper, Richard, approximately 1730-1820, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [1 April 1810]
- Call Number:
- Portraits D157 no. 1
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A three-quarter length portrait of Mrs. Damer, with sculptor's tools at the base
- Alternative Title:
- Honourable Mrs. Damer
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Artist identified as Angelica Kauffmann in the Catalogue of engraved British portraits., Frontispiece to: La Belle assemblée, April 1810., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
- Publisher:
- Published April 1, 1810, for J. Bell
- Subject (Name):
- Damer, Anne Seymour, 1748 or 1749-1828,
- Subject (Topic):
- Women, Sculptors, and British
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Honle. Mrs. Damer [graphic]
9. Lucy Barlow alias Waters from a miniature by Cooper at Strawberry Hill. [graphic]
- Published / Created:
- [1 January 1802]
- Call Number:
- SH Contents H263 no. 16
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Description:
- Title etched below image., After a miniature now attributed to Nicholas Dixon; see Christie's sale catalogue "Fine miniatures, enamels and object of art and vertu", 6 July 1965, lot 36., Probably engraved after an intermediary drawing by G.P. Harding, now at The Lewis Walpole Library. Cf. Lewis Walpole Library call no.: SH Contents H263 no. 17., and Plate from: The biographical mirrour. London : S. and E. Harding, 1795-[1810], v. 3.
- Publisher:
- Pub. Jan. 1, 1802, by S. Harding, No. 127 Pall Mall
- Subject (Name):
- Walter, Lucy, 1630?-1658, and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Lucy Barlow alias Waters from a miniature by Cooper at Strawberry Hill. [graphic]