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1. A brace of blackguards [graphic]
- Creator:
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [20 June 1789]
- Call Number:
- 789.06.20.01+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Three men in a tavern with three pictures on the wall with images of pugilists, a portrait of Buckhorse and two images of fights. The one man has his head on the table, presumably passed out and asleep. The other man sits in a chair looking out at the viewer, a club in his hand and a dog at his feet. The third man stands behind him, his fists postitioned ready for a bout, although he holds a smoking pipe in his left hand. On the mantel are glasses and flasks of liquor
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Manuscript notion identifies the seated man as "Morland the artist" and the man standing behind him as "Rowlandson"., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., For a description of the reissue or alternate version of this design from 1812, see: Grego, J. Rowlandson the caricaturist, v. 2, page 230., Temporary local subject terms: Tankards -- Pictures amplifying subjects: 3 prints of pugilists., and Identifications of the two figures added in ink in a contemporary hand -- Morland and Rowlandson; secondary border line around design also added in ink.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. as the act directs, June 20, 1789, by Mrs. Lay on the Steine, Brighthelmstone
- Subject (Name):
- Morland, George, 1763-1804 and Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827
- Subject (Topic):
- Artists, British, Boxing, Chairs, Dogs, Drinking vessels, Fireplaces, Pipes (Smoking), Sports posters, Tables, and Taverns (Inns)
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > A brace of blackguards [graphic]
2. The bruiser, C. Churchill (once the Revd.!) in the character of a Russian Hercules, regaling himself after having kill'd the monster Caricatura that so sorely gall'd his virtuous friend, the heaven born Wilkes! / [graphic]
- Creator:
- Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- publish'd according to act of Parliament, August 1, 1763.
- Call Number:
- Folio 75 H67 800 v.2 (Oversize) Box 2
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A re-working of Hogarth's self-portrait of 1749 (Paulson 181); the artist has been replaced by a bear representing Charles Churchill wearing preaching bands and holding a tankard of beer in one paw and a knotty club in the other; the knots in the club are labelled 'Lye 1, Lye 2, Lye 3 ... Lye 16". The oval canvas rests on two books, on top is 'Great George Street : a list of the subscribers to the North Britons' and below 'A new way to pay old debts, a comedy by Massenger.' The dog Trump is urinating on a copy of Churchill's "Epistle to Hogarth". The palette on the right in this state is blank
- Description:
- Title engraved beneath image., "Price 1s."--Following Hogarth's name., Quote following title: But he had a club this dragon to drub, or he had ne'er don't I warrant ye., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Ms. note price has been changed in ink to : Price 1s 6d; in pencil in Steevens's hand along inner side of page: See Mr. Nicholl's book, 3d edit. p. 387 & seg., Formerly on page 197 in volume 2. Removed in 2012 by LWL conservator., and Sheet trimmed to: 37.2 x 27.2 cm.
- Publisher:
- Wm. Hogarth
- Subject (Name):
- Churchill, Charles, 1731-1764
- Subject (Topic):
- Bears and Dogs
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The bruiser, C. Churchill (once the Revd.!) in the character of a Russian Hercules, regaling himself after having kill'd the monster Caricatura that so sorely gall'd his virtuous friend, the heaven born Wilkes! / [graphic]
3. The bruiser, C. Churchill (once the Revd.!) in the character of a Russian Hercules, regaling himself after having kill'd the monster Caricatura that so sorely gall'd his virtuous friend, the heaven born Wilkes! / [graphic]
- Creator:
- Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- publish'd according to act of Parliament, August 1, 1763.
- Call Number:
- Kinnaird 77K(b) Box 220
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A re-working of Hogarth's self-portrait of 1749 (Paulson 181); the artist has been replaced by a bear representing Charles Churchill wearing preaching bands and holding a tankard of beer in one paw and a knotty club in the other; the knots in the club are labelled 'Lye 1, Lye 2, Lye 3 ... Lye 16". The oval canvas rests on two books, on top is 'Great George Street : a list of the subscribers to the North Britons' and below 'A new way to pay old debts, a comedy by Massenger.' The dog Trump is urinating on a copy of Churchill's "Epistle to Hogarth". The palette on the right in this state is blank
- Description:
- Title engraved beneath image., "Price 1s."--Following Hogarth's name., Quote following title: But he had a club this dragon to drub, or he had ne'er don't I warrant ye., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
- Publisher:
- Wm. Hogarth
- Subject (Name):
- Churchill, Charles, 1731-1764
- Subject (Topic):
- Bears and Dogs
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The bruiser, C. Churchill (once the Revd.!) in the character of a Russian Hercules, regaling himself after having kill'd the monster Caricatura that so sorely gall'd his virtuous friend, the heaven born Wilkes! / [graphic]
4. The bruiser, C. Churchill (once the Revd.!) in the character of a modern Hercules, regaling himself after having kill'd the monster Caricatura that so sorely gall'd his virtuous friend, the heaven born Wilkes! / [graphic]
- Creator:
- Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- publish'd according to act of Parliament, August 1, 1763.
- Call Number:
- Folio 75 H67 800 v.2 (Oversize) Box 2
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A re-working of Hogarth's self-portrait of 1749 (Paulson 181); the artist has been replaced by a bear representing Charles Churchill wearing preaching bands and holding a tankard of beer in one paw and a knotty club in the other; the knots in the club are labelled 'Lye 1, Lye 2, Lye 3 ... Lye 16". The oval canvas rests on two books, on top is 'Great George Street : a list of the subscribers to the North Britons' and below 'A new way to pay old debts, a comedy by Massenger.' The dog Trump is urinating on a copy of Churchill's "Epistle to Hogarth". The palette on the right in this state is blank
- Description:
- Title engraved below image., Publisher from Paulson., Quote following title: 'But he had a club this dragon to drub, or he had ne'er don't I warrant ye.", "Price 1s."--Following Hogarth's name., Lacks publication line as described by Paulson., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Ms. note in pencil in Steevens's hand along inner side of page: See Mr. Nicholl's book, 3d edit. p. 387 & seg., Formerly on page 197 in volume 2. Removed in 2012 by LWL conservator., and Sheet trimmed to: 37.2 x 27.6 cm.
- Publisher:
- Wm. Hogarth
- Subject (Name):
- Churchill, Charles, 1731-1764
- Subject (Topic):
- Bears, Dogs, and Caricatures
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The bruiser, C. Churchill (once the Revd.!) in the character of a modern Hercules, regaling himself after having kill'd the monster Caricatura that so sorely gall'd his virtuous friend, the heaven born Wilkes! / [graphic]
5. The bruiser, C. Churchill (once the Revd.!) in the character of a modern Hercules, regaling himself after having kill'd the monster Caricatura that so sorely gall'd his virtuous friend, the heaven born Wilkes! / [graphic]
- Creator:
- Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- publish'd according to act of Parliament, August 1, 1763.
- Call Number:
- Kinnaird 77K(a) Box 220
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A re-working of Hogarth's self-portrait of 1749 (Paulson 181); the artist has been replaced by a bear representing Charles Churchill wearing preaching bands and holding a tankard of beer in one paw and a knotty club in the other; the knots in the club are labelled 'Lye 1, Lye 2, Lye 3 ... Lye 16". The oval canvas rests on two books, on top is 'Great George Street : a list of the subscribers to the North Britons' and below 'A new way to pay old debts, a comedy by Massenger.' The dog Trump is urinating on a copy of Churchill's "Epistle to Hogarth". The palette on the right in this state is blank
- Description:
- Title engraved below image., Publisher from Paulson., Quote following title: 'But he had a club this dragon to drub, or he had ne'er don't I warrant ye.", "Price 1s."--Following Hogarth's name., Lacks publication line as described by Paulson., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
- Publisher:
- Wm. Hogarth
- Subject (Name):
- Churchill, Charles, 1731-1764
- Subject (Topic):
- Bears, Dogs, and Caricatures
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The bruiser, C. Churchill (once the Revd.!) in the character of a modern Hercules, regaling himself after having kill'd the monster Caricatura that so sorely gall'd his virtuous friend, the heaven born Wilkes! / [graphic]
6. The vanity of human glory a design for the monument of General Wolfe 1760. [graphic]
- Published / Created:
- published according to act of Parliament, [1760]
- Call Number:
- Folio 75 H67 800 v.2 (Oversize)
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A pyramid-shaped monument with a caricatured portrait in profile of Wolfe; the plinth engraved with the text: 'Set honour in one eye and death in tother and I will look on both indifferent and let the gods so speed me as I love the name of honour more than I fear death.' At the foot of the monument lies a dead lion with the words 'Here lies honour' engraved on its hind leg. A dog with a collar labelled 'Minden' (an allusion Lord George Sackville's disgrace at the Battle of Minden) turns back and barks at the image: 'Honours a jest & all things show it. I thought so once but now I know it." He steps with his paws on a laurel wreath
- Description:
- Title etched beneath image., Formerly attributed to William Hogarth., One line of text above image: A living dog is better than a dead lion. Cf. Ecclesiastes ix.4., Reference to John Gay's quote on his tomb: Life is a jest; and all things show it, I thought so once; but now I know it., Ms. note in pencil in Steevens's hand above print: See Mr. Nichols's book, 3d. edit, p. 454. Spurious., and On page 185 in volume 2. Sheet trimmed to: 34.7 x 23.1 cm.
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified
- Subject (Name):
- Sackville, George Germain, Viscount, 1716-1785 and Wolfe, James, 1727-1759
- Subject (Topic):
- Monument, Dogs, Lions, and Monuments & memorials
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The vanity of human glory a design for the monument of General Wolfe 1760. [graphic]
7. The vanity of human glory a design for the monument of General Wolfe 1760. [graphic]
- Published / Created:
- published according to act of Parliament, [1760]
- Call Number:
- Kinnaird 74K(c) Box 220
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A pyramid-shaped monument with a caricatured portrait in profile of Wolfe; the plinth engraved with the text: 'Set honour in one eye and death in tother and I will look on both indifferent and let the gods so speed me as I love the name of honour more than I fear death.' At the foot of the monument lies a dead lion with the words 'Here lies honour' engraved on its hind leg. A dog with a collar labelled 'Minden' (an allusion Lord George Sackville's disgrace at the Battle of Minden) turns back and barks at the image: 'Honours a jest & all things show it. I thought so once but now I know it." He steps with his paws on a laurel wreath
- Description:
- Title etched beneath image., Formerly attributed to William Hogarth., One line of text above image: A living dog is better than a dead lion. Cf. Ecclesiastes ix.4., Reference to John Gay's quote on his tomb: Life is a jest; and all things show it, I thought so once; but now I know it., and Sheet trimmed to 346 x 248 mm.
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified
- Subject (Name):
- Sackville, George Germain, Viscount, 1716-1785 and Wolfe, James, 1727-1759
- Subject (Topic):
- Monument, Dogs, Lions, and Monuments & memorials
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The vanity of human glory a design for the monument of General Wolfe 1760. [graphic]
8. The vanity of human glory a design for the monument of General Wolfe 1760. [graphic]
- Published / Created:
- published according to act of Parliament, [1760]
- Call Number:
- 760.00.00.23+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A pyramid-shaped monument with a caricatured portrait in profile of Wolfe; the plinth engraved with the text: 'Set honour in one eye and death in tother and I will look on both indifferent and let the gods so speed me as I love the name of honour more than I fear death.' At the foot of the monument lies a dead lion with the words 'Here lies honour' engraved on its hind leg. A dog with a collar labelled 'Minden' (an allusion Lord George Sackville's disgrace at the Battle of Minden) turns back and barks at the image: 'Honours a jest & all things show it. I thought so once but now I know it." He steps with his paws on a laurel wreath
- Description:
- Title etched beneath image., Formerly attributed to William Hogarth., One line of text above image: A living dog is better than a dead lion. Cf. Ecclesiastes ix.4., and Reference to John Gay's quote on his tomb: Life is a jest; and all things show it, I thought so once; but now I know it.
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified
- Subject (Name):
- Sackville, George Germain, Viscount, 1716-1785 and Wolfe, James, 1727-1759
- Subject (Topic):
- Monument, Dogs, Lions, and Monuments & memorials
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The vanity of human glory a design for the monument of General Wolfe 1760. [graphic]
9. [Cockpit] [graphic]
- Creator:
- Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- publish'd according to act of Parliament Nov. 5th 1759.
- Call Number:
- Hogarth 759.11.05.01++ Box 305
- Collection Title:
- Plate 82. Queen Charlotte's collection of Hogarth works.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Interior of the Cockpit on the south side of St James's Park with two fighting cocks in the pit and forty male spectators ranging from a sow-gelder, a butcher, a black footman, coachmen and a sweep to the blind Lord Albermarle Bertie (in the centre); on the wall to right, a framed picture of a stout woman, lettered "Nan Rawlings", seated with a cock on her lap."--British Museum online catalogue
- Alternative Title:
- Pit ticket
- Description:
- Title from Paulson., Title engraved below image, on either side of an image of a rooster wtih the words 'Royal' and 'Sport' etched on either side: Pit ticket., 1 print : etching & engraving on laid paper ; plate mark 315 x 385 mm, on sheet 415 x 585 mm., and Matted to 558 x 710 mm.
- Publisher:
- Wm. Hogarth
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain. and Great Britain
- Subject (Name):
- Bertie, Albemarle, Sir, ca. 1720-1765 and Saint James's Palace (London, England)
- Subject (Topic):
- Cockfighting, Social life and customs, Blacks, Butchers, Chimney sweeps, Dogs, Gambling, Nobility, Sports spectators, and Servants
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > [Cockpit] [graphic]