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1. Dominus Gulielmus Temple Eques Baronettus [graphic]
- Creator:
- Vertue, George, 1684-1756, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [1720]
- Call Number:
- Folio 53 Sh52 M78
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Portrait of Sir William Temple, half-length to right, with head turned to front, looking towards left; wearing a wig, loose gown, and lace cravat; in an oval frame decorated on top with Acanthus leaves and ribbon lettered with motto "Servare modum [...] sequi.", placed on a pedestal, with coat of arms in front."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title engraved below image., Frontipiece to: The works of Sir William Temple. London : Printed for A. Churchill, T. Goodwin, J. Knapton, R. Smith, B. Tooke [and 6 others in London], 1720., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Three lines of Latin text below title: Sermi. et Potmi. Mag. Brittanniae Regis ad Ords. Faedti. Belgÿ̈ Legatus ..., Window mounted to 51 x 36 cm., and Mounted opposite page 76 (leaf numbered '125' in pencil) in volume 1 of an extra-illustrated copy of: Moore, T. Memoirs of the life of the Right Honourable Richard Brinsley Sheridan.
- Publisher:
- A. Churchill, T. Goodwin, J. Knapton, R. Smith, B. Tooke, and 6 others
- Subject (Name):
- Temple, William, 1628-1699,
- Subject (Topic):
- Diplomats, British, and Authors
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Dominus Gulielmus Temple Eques Baronettus [graphic]
2. General Sir George Augustus Eliott, K.B., Lord Heathfield, Baron of Gibraltar from an original picture by Sir Joshua Reynolds, in the Council Chamber of the City of London / [graphic]
- Creator:
- Bond, William, active 1799-1833, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [4 February 1813]
- Call Number:
- Folio 53 Sh52 M78
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Portrait of George Augustus Eliott, 1st Baron Heathfield, after Reynolds (Mannings 578a); almost three-quarter length to front, facing and eyes to the left, wearing uniform and holding a large key in his right hand; smoke and cannons in the background; his lower body in outline."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Plate from: The British Gallery of contemporary portraits. London : Printed for T. Cadell and W. Davies ... by J. M'Creery ..., 1813-1822., Window mounted to 51 x 36 cm., and Mounted opposite page 604 (leaf numbered '39' 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 Feb. 4, 1813, by T. Cadell & W. Davies, Strand, London
- Subject (Name):
- Elliott, George Augustus, 1717-1790,
- Subject (Topic):
- Military officers, British, Governors, Cannons, and Keys (Hardware)
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > General Sir George Augustus Eliott, K.B., Lord Heathfield, Baron of Gibraltar from an original picture by Sir Joshua Reynolds, in the Council Chamber of the City of London / [graphic]
3. Mr. Thomas Betterton totus mundus agit histrionem / [graphic]
- Creator:
- Gucht, Michael van der, 1660-1725, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [1710]
- Call Number:
- Folio 53 Sh52 M78
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Portrait, half-length, three-quarters to right but looking to front, wearing long wig, neckcloth and gown, left hand seen; oval frame resting on plinth"--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title engraved below image., Frontispiece to: Gildon, C. The life of Mr. Thomas Betterton, the late eminent tragedian. London : Printed for Robert Gosling, 1710., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Window mounted to 51 x 36 cm., and Mounted opposite page 196 (leaf numbered '7' in pencil) in volume 2 of an extra-illustrated copy of: Moore, T. Memoirs of the life of the Right Honourable Richard Brinsley Sheridan.
- Publisher:
- Robert Gosling
- Subject (Name):
- Betterton, Thomas, 1635?-1710, and Betterton, Thomas, 1635?-1710.
- Subject (Topic):
- Actors and British
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Mr. Thomas Betterton totus mundus agit histrionem / [graphic]
4. Robert Devereux Earl of Essex 1601 [graphic]
- Creator:
- Houbraken, Jacobus, 1698-1780, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- 1738.
- Call Number:
- Folio 49 3582 (Oversize)
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Portrait of Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex, bust directed to right but looking at the viewer, with square beard, wearing a ruff and lace collar, a column beyond; in an architectural oval with pedestal and urn below; a putto holding a torch and weeping over the sitter's decapitated head which lies next to an axe."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title from text in image., Plate from: Birch, T. The heads of illustrious persons of Great Britain. London : John and Paul Knapton, MDCCXLIII-MDCCLI [1743-1751]., "In the collection of Sr. Robert Worsley Bart."--Below image., Engraved after the minature later acquired by Horace Walpole and kept in the rosewood cabinet in the Tribune at Strawberry Hill., Mounted on page 133 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., 1 print : engraving and etching on laid paper ; sheet 36.7 x 23 cm., and Sheet trimmed to plate mark.
- Publisher:
- Impensis I. & P. Knapton Londini
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain.
- Subject (Name):
- Essex, Robert Devereux, Earl of, 1565-1601, and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
- Subject (Topic):
- Generals, British, and Nobility
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Robert Devereux Earl of Essex 1601 [graphic]
5. Robert Devereux Earl of Essex 1601 [graphic]
- Creator:
- Houbraken, Jacobus, 1698-1780, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- 1738.
- Call Number:
- Portraits D491 no. 1+ Impression 1
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Portrait of Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex, bust directed to right but looking at the viewer, with square beard, wearing a ruff and lace collar, a column beyond; in an architectural oval with pedestal and urn below; a putto holding a torch and weeping over the sitter's decapitated head which lies next to an axe."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title from text in image., Plate from: Birch, T. The heads of illustrious persons of Great Britain. London : John and Paul Knapton, MDCCXLIII-MDCCLI [1743-1751]., "In the collection of Sr. Robert Worsley Bart."--Below image., and Engraved after the minature later acquired by Horace Walpole and kept in the rosewood cabinet in the Tribune at Strawberry Hill.
- Publisher:
- Impensis I. & P. Knapton Londini
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain.
- Subject (Name):
- Essex, Robert Devereux, Earl of, 1565-1601, and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
- Subject (Topic):
- Generals, British, and Nobility
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Robert Devereux Earl of Essex 1601 [graphic]
6. Sir Joshua Reynolds from the original picture, painted by himself, in the Council Room of the Royal Academy / [graphic]
- Creator:
- Meyer, Henry Hoppner, 1783-1847, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [8 May 1809]
- Call Number:
- Folio 53 Sh52 M78
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Portrait, after a self-portrait (Mannings 21); half-length to right and turned to face front, wearing his robes as President of the Royal Academy."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Plate from: The British Gallery of contemporary portraits. London : Printed for T. Cadell and W. Davies ... by J. M'Creery ..., 1813-1822., and Bound in opposite page 108 (leaf numbered '157' in pencil) in volume 1 of an extra-illustrated copy of: Moore, T. Memoirs of the life of the Right Honourable Richard Brinsley Sheridan.
- Publisher:
- Published May 8, 1809, by T. Cadell & W. Davies, Strand, London
- Subject (Name):
- Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723-1792,
- Subject (Topic):
- Artists, British, and Robes
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Sir Joshua Reynolds from the original picture, painted by himself, in the Council Room of the Royal Academy / [graphic]
7. Sr. Francis Bacon Viscount St. Albans Lord Chancellor [graphic]
- Creator:
- Houbraken, Jacobus, 1698-1780, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- 1738.
- Call Number:
- Folio 53 Sh52 M78
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Portrait of Lord Chancellor Francis Bacon, bust directed to left but looking at the viewer, wearing a tall hat and ruff; in an ornamental oval with curtain beyond; below a putto holding a sceptre; books and scrolls in lower left; lettered state."--British Museum online catalogue
- Alternative Title:
- Sir Francis Bacon Viscount St. Albans Lord Chancellor
- Description:
- Title from text in image., Engraved after a painting by John Vanderbank. See British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1927,1126.1.7.5., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Plate from: Birch, T. The heads of illustrious persons of Great Britain. London : John and Paul Knapton, MDCCXLIII-MDCCLI [1743-1751]., "In the Possession of Martin Foulkes Esqr."--Below image., Window mounted to 51 x 36 cm., and Mounted opposite page 375 (leaf numbered '192' in pencil) in volume 2 of an extra-illustrated copy of: Moore, T. Memoirs of the life of the Right Honourable Richard Brinsley Sheridan.
- Publisher:
- Impensis I. & P. Knapton Londini
- Subject (Name):
- Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626,
- Subject (Topic):
- Philosophers, Statesmen, British, Putti, and Scepters
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Sr. Francis Bacon Viscount St. Albans Lord Chancellor [graphic]
8. Sr. Isaac Newton [graphic]
- Creator:
- Houbraken, Jacobus, 1698-1780, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [between 1738 and 1742]
- Call Number:
- Folio 53 Sh52 M78
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Portrait of Sir Isaac Newton, bust directed to right but looking at the viewer, wearing long wig; in an architectural oval on a pedestal with allegorical scene in a roundel; below scientific instruments and a scroll."--British Museum online catalogue
- Alternative Title:
- Sir Isaac Newton
- Description:
- Title from text in image., Publisher from that of the volume for which the plate was engraved., Date range for publication from the British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: P,8.223., Plate from: Birch, T. The heads of illustrious persons of Great Britain. London : John and Paul Knapton, MDCCXLIII-MDCCLI [1743-1751]., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., "In the possession of John Conduit Esqr."--Below image., Window mounted to 51 x 36 cm., and Mounted opposite page 714 (leaf numbered '167' 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:
- John and Paul Knapton
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain and Great Britain.
- Subject (Name):
- Newton, Isaac, 1642-1727, and Newton, Isaac, 1642-1727.
- Subject (Topic):
- Physicists, British, and Scientific equipment
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Sr. Isaac Newton [graphic]
9. Thalia [graphic]
- Creator:
- Hall, Charles, 1720?-1783, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [3 June 1776]
- Call Number:
- 776.06.03.01
- Image Count:
- 1
- Abstract:
- The actress Mrs. Abingdon dressed as Thalia, Muse of Comedy, stands holding a mask in an outdoor scene. Piles of books by notable playwrights lie near her feet and a group of onlookers in the background observe a satyr standing on a wall
- Alternative Title:
- Frontispiece to The new English theatre
- Description:
- Title from item., Publisher and date of print from copy of book in Beinecke Library., Imperfect Impression; lower edge trimmed with loss of publication information., At head of title: Frontispiece to The new English Theatre., and Frontispiece from: The new English theatre, v. 1. London: J. Rivington & sons ..., 1776.
- Publisher:
- Published June 3d. 1776 by T. Lowndes & other proprietors
- Subject (Name):
- Abington, Mrs. 1737-1815. (Frances Barton),
- Subject (Topic):
- Acting, Actresses, and British
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Thalia [graphic]