Title etched below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Frontispiece to: Grose, F. Supplement to A treatise on ancient armour, being illustrations of ancient and Asiatic armour & weapons. London : Printed for S. Hooper, 1789., and Mounted on page 72 of Horace Walpole's extra-illustrated copy of his: A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole. Strawberry Hill : Printed by Thomas Kirgate, 1784. See Hazen, A.T. Bibliography of the Strawberry Hill Press (1973 ed.), no. 30, copy 12.
Publisher:
Pub. 20 May 1789 by S. Hooper
Subject (Topic):
Arms & armament, Arrows, Axes, Daggers & swords, and Shields
"The King runs towards the Pavilion, carrying a large bow and spear, with a shield on which are a bottle and glass. At his feet kneels a demon sharpening an arrow on a leech (see No. 13740). The Pavilion is a grinning Chinese figure, with a (smaller) dome and a large minaret; it is partly hidden by smoke from which a second demon looks out. P. 3: B, for the blunder displayed, when again He strove to inflict the excesses of pain, ..."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
B, for the blunder displayed, when again he strove to inflict the excesses of pain ...
Description:
Title etched below image., Alternative title from letterpress text on facing page of the bound work., Attributed to Theodore Lane in the British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Plate from: Rosco. Horrida bella. London : G. Humphrey, 1820., Mounted on page 9 of: George Humphrey shop album., and Mounted opposite the sheet of corresponding letterpress text that would have faced the plate in the bound work.
Publisher:
Pubd. by G. Humphrey, 27 St. James's St.
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Rosco., and Royal Pavilion (Brighton, England),
Subject (Topic):
Demons, Worms, Spears, Bows (Weapons), Arrows, and Shields
A coat of arms with a lion rampant at the center of a sable field. The lion wears a crown upon his head. Three Or crossets surround the lion. At the helm, from within a crown, is a demi swan.
Subject (Name):
King, B. W.
Subject (Topic):
Armorial, Armorial bookplates, Birds, Cross, Lion, Physicians, and Shields
A coat of arms divided in half by a scalloped line. On the top half are two open palms; on the bottom half, one. The shield is cloaked by a large clothlike object, with the head of a large elk above the shield, and a long vine on either side.
Subject (Name):
Bates, Benjamin and Bucks, L. Missenden
Subject (Topic):
Animals, Armorial bookplates, Armorials, Hand, Physicians, Shield, and Shields
A coat of arms divided into two sections, with three bells within. Along the sides of the shield are flowers and grasses tied together. At the helm can be seen a garb. At the top of the plate is the motto Quid Utilius.
A coat of arms divided in half; the left half then divided into thirds, with one horizontal stripe, and two vertical. The right-hand side contains three stars and three diamonds. Above the double helm is a pheon dripping with blood to the left, and a lion holding a diamond to the right. Decorative mantling surrounds the shield. Below is the motto Fide et Labore.
Subject (Name):
Humberton, Benjamin Broadbent
Subject (Topic):
Armorial, Armorial bookplates, Dragon, Dragons, Helmet, Physicians, Shield, and Shields
A coat of arms with a large oval in the center. Within the oval is a fist holding a small tree with exposed roots, as well as two stars and a crescent. Surrounding this is a mantling that includes various flora. Above the helm is the motto Mihi Res, non Me Rebus. Below the title name reads Antiqui Facultatis Medicinæ Parisiensis Decani, nec non Castrorum Regis et Exercituum Proto medici. See: Olivier. E. & Vialet, G, Ex-Libris et Fers de Rwelieure, Paris, 1927, No. 40-41, p.16
Subject (Name):
Baron, M. Hyacinthi Theodori
Subject (Topic):
Amorial, Armorial bookplates, Hand, Physicians, and Shields
Title etched below image., Date of publication from that of the periodical in which the plate appeared., Text above image: Engrav'd for the Oxford Magazine., Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark with loss of text above image. Missing text supplied from impression in the British Museum., Plate from: The Oxford magazine or, Universal museum ... London : Printed for the authors, v. 4 (1770), p. 64., Temporary local subject terms: Emblems: cap of liberty -- Emblems: staff of liberty -- Weapons -- Masks: bull's head -- Britannia's shield., and Mounted to 20 x 14 cm.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Grafton, Augustus Henry Fitzroy, Duke of, 1735-1811, Norton, Fletcher, 1716-1789, Pitt, William, Earl of Chatham, 1708-1778, Rockingham, Charles Watson-Wentworth, Marquis of, 1730-1782, Temple, Richard Grenville-Temple, Earl, 1711-1779, and Mansfield, William Murray, Earl of, 1705-1793
Subject (Topic):
Britannia (Symbolic character), Liberty cap, Petitions, Daggers & swords, Axes, Shields, and Masks