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1. A perspective view of the cathedral church of St. Pauls in London [graphic]
- Creator:
- Maurer, J. active 1713-1761, printmaker, artist
- Published / Created:
- publish'd according to act of Parliamt., [1753]
- Call Number:
- Folio 75 L847 750
- Collection Title:
- Leaf 32. London and its environs about 1750.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "View of the cathedral with the statue of Queen Anne in the churchyard in foreground to left; elegantly dressed figures in yard and on street to the right."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Plate reissued by Sayer and Bennett and listed in their 1775 catalogue as part of the series "Twelve perspective views of the principal churches, streets, and squares in the cities of London and Westminster", in the section on "Sets of small prints"; see: Sayer and Bennett's enlarged catalogue of new and valuable prints. London : [Sayer and Bennett], 1775, pages 87, no. 10., Plate numbered "No. 2" in upper left corner and "1" in upper right corner., Watermark: Charles Ball., and Leaf 32 in an album of views of London and its vicinity.
- Publisher:
- Printed for Robert Sayer, Fleet Street, London
- Subject (Geographic):
- London (England), England, and London.
- Subject (Name):
- St. Paul's Cathedral (London, England),
- Subject (Topic):
- Cathedrals, Sculpture, and Carriages & coaches
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > A perspective view of the cathedral church of St. Pauls in London [graphic]
2. A view of the Royal Exchange at London Vüe de la Bourse Royale à Londres / [graphic] =
- Creator:
- Caldwall, James, 1739-1819, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [not before 1747]
- Call Number:
- Folio 75 L847 750
- Collection Title:
- Leaf 38. London and its environs about 1750.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Exterior view of the Royal Exchange, looking towards Cheapside down a street with carriages, carts, and pedestrians; the prominent entrance of the Exchange with tower is seen at center; the dome of St. Paul's Cathedral is visible in the distance on the left
- Alternative Title:
- Vüe de la Bourse Royale à Londres
- Description:
- Titles etched below image, in English and French., Date of publication based on Robert Sayer's earliest year of activity. The address "near Sergeants Inn, Fleet Street" only appears on his very early prints; see British Museum online catalogue., Plate reissued by Sayer and Bennett and listed in their 1775 catalogue as part of the series "Twelve views of the city of London and public buildings therein, accurately engraved from the originals taken on the spot", in the section on "Sets of small prints"; see: Sayer and Bennett's enlarged catalogue of new and valuable prints. London : [Sayer and Bennett], 1775, page 86, no. 8., Plate numbered "7" in upper right corner., Watermark: Curteis & Son 1806., Leaf 38 in an album of views of London and its vicinity., and Pencil annotation below plate line, in a later hand: Old Royal Exchange.
- Publisher:
- Printed for Robt. Sayer, map & printseller, at the Golden Buck near Serjeants Inn, Fleet Street
- Subject (Geographic):
- London (England), England, and London.
- Subject (Name):
- Royal Exchange (London, England), and St. Paul's Cathedral (London, England),
- Subject (Topic):
- Merchants' exchanges, Streets, Commercial facilities, Colonnades, Carriages & coaches, and Carts & wagons
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > A view of the Royal Exchange at London Vüe de la Bourse Royale à Londres / [graphic] =
3. An attempt to exhibit the leading events of the Queen's life in cuts and verse
- Published / Created:
- [December 1821]
- Call Number:
- File 53 C292 821At++
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- text and still image
- Abstract:
- "Broadside; the text in five columns: small cuts I-X on the left and right, each with an eight-line verse below it; cuts XI and XII above and below the three centre columns. Cut I. The Queen's arrival in England, and Marriage. The Prince leads her ashore from a small boat. Cut II. Taking farewell of Charlotte [1814]. Mother and daughter weep, turning from each other; the Princess approaches a ship's boat, Cut III. Her Return--Landing at Dover [June 1820]. She is rowed to shore by two sailors. Cut IV. Her Trial in the House of Lords. A simplified but recognizable view. Cut V. Her Acquittal. She drives in an open carriage past Carlton House. Cut VI. Procession to St. Paul's. A similar carriage scene with St. Paul's in the background. Cut VII. The Highlanders' Address. Highlanders in a carriage with banners (cf. British Museum Satires No. 13934). Cut VIII. Refused Admittance into the Abbey. She gestures at the partly closed door between a sentry and the rejecting doorkeeper. Cut IX. Death-Bed of the Queen. The bed surrounded by weeping mourners. Cut X. Embarkation of Her Body at Harwich. The coffin is swung by tackle into a ship's boat. Cut XI. The Queen's Funeral Procession at Brunswick. The coffin, with crown and royal arms, is borne towards a church door (right) where girls scatter flowers. Cut XII. Queen Caroline's Tomb. Britannia weeps, and her Lion registers anger, beside the tomb of Caroline The Injured Queen of England, topped by a large urn on which is her bust portrait. The text includes the funeral prayer, 'A Dirge' and 'An Elegy . . .' (28 11.): 11. 7-10: 'A seperation hardly to be borne, Her only Daughter from her arms was torn! And next discarded--driven from her home, An unprotected Wanderer to roam!' The verses below Cut XII end: 'For the King shall be Judg'd with the poor of the earth, And, perhaps the poor man will be greater than he. Until that great day we leave Caroline's wrongs, Meantime, may, "Repentance" her foes o'ertake; O grant it kind POWER, to whom alone it belongs' AMEN. Here an end of this Hist'ry we make."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Caption title., "Quod Jas. C-tn--h, Dec. 10th, 1821."--Bottom of sheet., Woodcuts with accompanying letterpress text, mostly in verse., "Entered at Stationer's Hall."--Below imprint in square brackets., "Price 2d."--Upper right., and For the first edition, see No. 14255 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 10.
- Publisher:
- Printed and sold wholesale and retail by J. Catnatch, 2, Monmouth Court, 7 Dials
- Subject (Name):
- Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821, Charlotte Augusta, Princess of Great Britain, 1796-1817,, Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords,, and St. Paul's Cathedral (London, England),
- Subject (Topic):
- Death and burial, Arrivals & departures, Carriages & coaches, Parades & processions, Deathbeds, Funeral processions, and Tombs & sepulchral monuments
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > An attempt to exhibit the leading events of the Queen's life in cuts and verse
4. To the Right Honorable William Pitt, first Lord Commissioner of the Treasury, Principal Secretary of State, and Chancellor of the Exchequer, this accurate perspective view of the outside of the Royal Exchange in London is (by permission) humbly dedicated by his most grateful, obedient, and most obliged humble servant, J. Chapman [graphic]
- Creator:
- Bartolozzi, Francesco, 1727-1815, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [12 August 1788]
- Call Number:
- 788.08.12.01++
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Exterior view of the Royal Exchange; looking down a busy street with carriages, carts and pedestrians, St Paul's Cathedral in the distance to the left, the prominent entrance of the Royal Exchange with tower to right; in right foreground a man enters a shop with the sign "John's Coffee"; after Loutherbourg and Chapman; published etched state."--British Museum online catalogue
- Alternative Title:
- Perspective view of the outside of the Royal Exchange in London
- Description:
- Title from dedication below image. and Companion print to: Perspective view of the inside of the Royal Exchange in London.
- Publisher:
- Published as the act directs August 12, 1788, & sold by Mr. Chapman at Mr. Christie's, Pall Mall
- Subject (Geographic):
- City of London (England), England, London, and London.
- Subject (Name):
- Pitt, William, 1759-1806,, Royal Exchange (London, England),, and St. Paul's Cathedral (London, England),
- Subject (Topic):
- Buildings, Stock exchanges, Streets, Stores & shops, City & town life, People associated with manual labor, Carriages & coaches, and Signs (Notices)
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > To the Right Honorable William Pitt, first Lord Commissioner of the Treasury, Principal Secretary of State, and Chancellor of the Exchequer, this accurate perspective view of the outside of the Royal Exchange in London is (by permission) humbly dedicated by his most grateful, obedient, and most obliged humble servant, J. Chapman [graphic]