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1. Hudibras and the lawyer Part 3 Canto 3 l. 621. [graphic]
- Published / Created:
- [between 1768 and 1794]
- Call Number:
- Folio 75 H67 768B
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Hudibras with his hat in hand approaches a lawyer who sits in an elaborately carved chair on a rise. In front of the lawyer are his two clerks at a low table, at his side, shelves of books and papers. On the right in the foreground is a carved figure of Justice holding scales. In the background on the left two women stand in the doorway. In the left foreground are two dogs, one of whom watches the action attentively while the other lies with its head turned away
- Description:
- Title engraved above image., From a series of twelve prints after Hogarth and issued by Robert Sayer. Publisher name from first print in series., Date of publication based on publisher's name and address in imprint statement on the first plate in this series. Robert Sayer moved to 53 Fleet Street in 1760, and from 1777 onward he formed partnerships that caused him to trade under different names (Sayer & Bennett, Sayer & Co., etc.); see British Museum online catalogue. He acquired the Hogarth plates from Overton and re-issued them and copies in 1768. See Paulson., Numbered '12' in upper left corner., Eighteen lines of verse in three columns, below image: To this brave man the Knight repairs For counsel in this law affairs; ... As heart can wish, and need not shame The proudest man alive to claim., Copy of no. 515 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 1., See Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works (3rd ed.), no. 93., and From a set of twelve prints, all with two sewing holes along left edge.
- Publisher:
- Robert Sayer
- Subject (Geographic):
- England. and Great Britain
- Subject (Name):
- Butler, Samuel, 1612-1680.
- Subject (Topic):
- Puritans, History, Clerks, Dogs, Justice, Law offices, Lawyers, and Women
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Hudibras and the lawyer Part 3 Canto 3 l. 621. [graphic]
2. John Gilpin. [graphic]. 3
- Published / Created:
- published as the act directs, 25 July 1785.
- Call Number:
- 724 707F
- Collection Title:
- Leaf 12. Poems, explaining the seven cartons painted by Raphael Urbin.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Gilpin gallops (right to left) past the 'Bell' at Edmonton. His wife and family watch from the balcony; an inn-servant from the door. Dogs bark and spectators are amused."--British Museum catalogue
- Alternative Title:
- 'Stop, stop, John Gilpin! here's the house!' they all at once did cry ...
- Description:
- Title etched above image., Four lines of verse below image: 'Stop, stop, John Gilpin! here's the house!' they all at once did cry; the dinner waits, and we are tir'd! said Gilpin 'So am I!'., Third plate in a series of six, each with a plate number in the upper right and verses at bottom. All plates have the same publication line and date; plate 1 has the longer title "Six prints, from the renowned History of John Gilpin" as well as "Book 110" etched in upper left corner. See British Museum catalgoue., Plate numbered "3" in upper right corner., and Bound in as leaf 12 in an extra-illustrated copy of: Fowler, J. Poems, explaining the seven cartons painted by Raphael Urbin. [London?], [1707?].
- Publisher:
- Printed for & sold by Carington Bowles, No. 69 in St. Pauls Church Yard, London
- Subject (Name):
- Cowper, William, 1731-1800.
- Subject (Topic):
- Horseback riding, Taverns (Inns), Servants, Family members, Balconies, Spectators, and Dogs
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > John Gilpin. [graphic]. 3
3. Lord Thomas and fair Annett [graphic]
- Published / Created:
- [23 January 1794]
- Call Number:
- Folio 75 B87 770 (Oversize)
- Collection Title:
- Page 105. Bunbury album.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Lord Thomas leaning forward in a chair to left, one hand on his sword, handing a rose with the other to Annette, who sits opposite, petting a dog, while the nut-brown maid, new married to Lord Thomas, runs forward with a dagger to stab her rival in jealousy."--British Museum online catalogue, description of an earlier version of the same design
- Description:
- Title engraved below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Plate from: Angelica's ladies library; or, Parents and guardians present. London : Printed for J. Hamilton and Co.; and Mrs. Harlow, 1794., Illustration to the folk ballad 'Lord Thomas and fair Annett'., and Mounted on page 105 of: Bunbury album.
- Publisher:
- Publish'd Jany. 23, 1794, by W. Dickinson, No. 24 Old Bond Street
- Subject (Topic):
- Daggers & swords, Roses, Dogs, and Envy
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Lord Thomas and fair Annett [graphic]
4. Sr. Hudibras his passing worth, the manner how he sally'd forth Part 1 Canto 1 l. 1. [graphic]
- Published / Created:
- [between 1768 and 1794]
- Call Number:
- Folio 75 H67 768B
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Hudibras and Ralpho riding on tired, emaciated horses travel on a country road. In the foreground to the left, a dog snarls at their approach while to the right, a man, holding a rake in one hand and his hat in his other hand, laughs at the sight of the rotund rider as he backs into and knocks over a table laden with baskets of produce and a tankard as he bends toward the riders. Behind him on the right, his wife grabs for the falling baskets and reaches for him to prevent further damage, a look of alarm on her face. In this end state a house has been added behind the wife
- Alternative Title:
- Sir Hudibras his passing worth, the manner how he sally'd forth and Hudibras sallying forth
- Description:
- Title engraved above image., From a series of twelve prints after Hogarth and issued by Robert Sayer. Publisher name from first print in series., Date of publication based on publisher's name and address in imprint statement on the first plate in this series. Robert Sayer moved to 53 Fleet Street in 1760, and from 1777 onward he formed partnerships that caused him to trade under different names (Sayer & Bennett, Sayer & Co., etc.); see British Museum online catalogue. He acquired the Hogarth plates from Overton and re-issued them and copies in 1768. See Paulson., Numbered '2' in upper left corner., Verse in three columns below image: "When civil dudgeon first grew high, and men fell out they knew not why: when Gospel-trumpeter surrrounded with long-ear'd rout, to battel sounded, and pulpit drum ecclesiastick was beat with fist, instead of a stick, then did Sir Knight abandon dwelling and out he rose a colonelling. A squire he had, whose name was Ralph, that in th' adventure went his half. An equal stock of wit and valour he had laid in, by birth a taylor. Their armes and equipage did fit as well as vertues, parts and wit their valours too were of a rate, and out they sally'd at the gate.", Copy of no. 505 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 1., See Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works (3rd ed.), no. 83., and From a set of twelve prints, all with two sewing holes along left edge.
- Publisher:
- Robert Sayer
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain and England.
- Subject (Name):
- Butler, Samuel, 1612-1680.
- Subject (Topic):
- History, Dogs, Horses, Peasants, and Puritans
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Sr. Hudibras his passing worth, the manner how he sally'd forth Part 1 Canto 1 l. 1. [graphic]
5. The departure of La Fleur from Montreuil La Fleur part de Montreuil / [graphic] =
- Creator:
- Watson, Thomas, 1750-1781, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [28 May 1781]
- Call Number:
- Folio 75 B87 770 (Oversize)
- Collection Title:
- Page 25. Bunbury album. Page 35. Bunbury album.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "A man on horseback in a street with his arms around two women, one of whom is crying at right, an old lady sat in profile in the foreground holding a bunch of flowers and a dog drinking from a fountain behind, a man watching the farewell with crossed arms at left, a church building behind a high wall before which a carriage is waiting behind; circular design, after Henry William Bunbury."--British Museum online catalogue
- Alternative Title:
- La Fleur part de Montreuil
- Description:
- Titles engraved below image, in English and French., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Verses in English and French below title; English verses begin: "La Fleur kissed their hands round & round again, and thrice he wiped his eyes, and thrice he promised ...", and Mounted on page 25 of: Bunbury album.
- Publisher:
- Publish'd May 28th, 1781, by Watson & Dickinson, No. 158 New Bond Street
- Subject (Name):
- Sterne, Laurence, 1713-1768.
- Subject (Topic):
- Arrivals & departures, Farewells, Horses, Boots, Carriages & coaches, Churches, Bouquets, Dogs, and Fountains
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The departure of La Fleur from Montreuil La Fleur part de Montreuil / [graphic] =
6. The departure of La Fleur from Montreuil La Fleur part de Montreuil / [graphic] =
- Creator:
- Watson, Thomas, 1750-1781, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [28 May 1781]
- Call Number:
- Folio 75 B87 770 (Oversize)
- Collection Title:
- Page 25. Bunbury album. Page 35. Bunbury album.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "A man on horseback in a street with his arms around two women, one of whom is crying at right, an old lady sat in profile in the foreground holding a bunch of flowers and a dog drinking from a fountain behind, a man watching the farewell with crossed arms at left, a church building behind a high wall before which a carriage is waiting behind; circular design, after Henry William Bunbury."--British Museum online catalogue
- Alternative Title:
- La Fleur part de Montreuil
- Description:
- Titles engraved below image, in English and French., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Verses in English and French below title; English verses begin: "La Fleur kissed their hands round & round again, and thrice he wiped his eyes, and thrice he promised ...", Mounted on page 35 of: Bunbury album., 1 print : stipple engraving with etching in sepia ink on laid paper ; circular image 30.5 cm, on sheet 40.9 x 36.4 cm., and Sheet trimmed to plate mark.
- Publisher:
- Publish'd May 28th, 1781, by Watson & Dickinson, No. 158 New Bond Street
- Subject (Name):
- Sterne, Laurence, 1713-1768.
- Subject (Topic):
- Arrivals & departures, Farewells, Horses, Boots, Carriages & coaches, Churches, Bouquets, Dogs, and Fountains
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The departure of La Fleur from Montreuil La Fleur part de Montreuil / [graphic] =
7. The library [graphic]
- Creator:
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [1813]
- Call Number:
- 813.00.00.24
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A scene in a fashionable library with ladies and gentlemen conversing with attendants at the counters on either side. On the left a woman looks in a book while her male companion converses with a clergyman, as the woman behind the counter consults a book. On the right, a man sits in a chair as a lady discusses her choices with the man behind the counter who reaches for a book below a sign 'Stamp'. Behind him is another sign "Just published [...]" An older woman with a walking stick approaches the counter on the right, followed by a Black servant and a dog. The windows are filled with books and prints. Through the open door a woman with an umbrella is silhouetted; to the left another sign "History Westminster and its monuments."
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Printmaker, publisher, and date of publication from the volume in which this plate was issued., Plate from: Poetical sketches of Scarborough / illustrated by twenty-one engravings ... made upon the spot by J. Green and etched by T. Rowlandson. London : Printed for R. Ackermann by J. Diggens, 1813., Aquatint probably added to this plate and others in the volume by J.C. Stadler and J. Bluck. See: Hardie, M. English coloured books., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Watermark, partially trimmed: [J. Wha]tman [18]14.
- Publisher:
- R. Ackermann
- Subject (Geographic):
- Scarborough (England) and Great Britain,
- Subject (Topic):
- Black people, Interiors, Libraries, Books, Bookcases, Window displays, Light fixtures, Dogs, and Stores & shops
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The library [graphic]
8. The overthrow of Dr. Slop [graphic]
- Creator:
- Bretherton, James, approximately 1730-1806, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [3 February 1773]
- Call Number:
- Folio 75 B87 770 (Oversize)
- Collection Title:
- Page 63. Bunbury album.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Obadiah (left) mounted on the coach-horse at full gallop attempts to pull up his horse, leaning back in the saddle, his cap in his right hand. On the ground is Dr. Slop's pony. Behind the pony on the right. Dr. Slop lies on his back; a spotted dog prances over him. The doctor lies under a sign-post terminating in a hand pointing "To Shandy Hall". Behind the coach-horse, which is wearing blinkers, is the angle of a high garden wall, in the distance (right) is a church spire among trees."--British Museum online catalogue
- Alternative Title:
- Overthrow of Doctor Slop
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Initial letters of artist's name in signature form a monogram., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., Four lines of text below image, two on either side of title: "When Obadiah & his coach horse turn'd the corner rapid, furious, pop, full upon him ..." Vide vol. 1st, Tristram Shandy., One of a series of prints illustrating Laurence Sterne's novel Tristram Shandy., Temporary local subject terms: Medical: Physicians -- Coach-horse -- Male costume: Riding hats., and Mounted on page 63 of: Bunbury album.
- Publisher:
- Publish'd as the act directs, 3d February 1773, by J. Bretherton, No. 134 New Bond Street
- Subject (Name):
- Sterne, Laurence, 1713-1768.
- Subject (Topic):
- Illustrations, Horseback riding, Accidents, Horses, Dogs, Traffic signs & signals, and Garden walls
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The overthrow of Dr. Slop [graphic]
9. View of the new front, towards Bridges Street, of the principal entry to the Theatre Royal Drury Lane [graphic] = La nouvelle façade, vers Bridges Street, de la principale entrée du Theatre Royal Drury Lane
- Creator:
- Begbie, P., printmaker
- Published / Created:
- published as the act directs, 1776.
- Call Number:
- Folio 53 Sh52 M78
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "View of the grand front of the theatre; a lion and unicorn to left and right of the pedament at top, with a sculpture of armour and weapons in the centre, pillasters across middle of building and an iron balcony above ground floor; in foreground to right a carriage and a sedan chair, to the left street traders and other figures."--British Museum online catalogue
- Alternative Title:
- Nouvelle façade, vers Bridges Street, de la principale entrée du Theatre Royal Drury Lane
- Description:
- Titles engraved below image, in English and French., "Possibly an illustration from 'The Works in Architecture of Robert and James Adam', 1773-1822"--Curator's comments, British Museum online catlalogue, registration no.: 1880,1113.3116., and Tipped in at page 640 (leaf numbered '89' 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:
- publisher not identified
- Subject (Geographic):
- London (England), England, London., and London,
- Subject (Name):
- Theatre Royal, Drury Lane (London, England), and Theatre Royal, Drury Lane (London, England)
- Subject (Topic):
- Buildings, structures, etc, Buildings, Theaters, Facades, Carriages & coaches, Sedan chairs, Street vendors, and Dogs
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > View of the new front, towards Bridges Street, of the principal entry to the Theatre Royal Drury Lane [graphic] = La nouvelle façade, vers Bridges Street, de la principale entrée du Theatre Royal Drury Lane