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1. A polite congregation [graphic]
- Creator:
- Cruikshank, Isaac, 1764-1811, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- March 18, 1797.
- Call Number:
- 797.03.18.01 Impression 1
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- The scene is the interior of a gothic church, with a view of part of a lateral gallery, the tower arch, and west door (on the right). The foreground and the gallery are filled with couples, in general elderly, ugly, and fashionably dressed, in conversation or bowing to each other. An unicorn on a monument holding an escutcheon is conspicuous. On the right the congregation is crowding towards the open door
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Numbered 'Plate 80' in upper left corner., Plate from: Eccentric excursions, or, Literary & pictorial sketches of countenance character & country in ... England & South Wales / by G.M. Woodward, 1796., and Year in imprint erased from this impression.
- Publisher:
- Published by Allen & Co., 15 Paternoster Row
- Subject (Topic):
- Churches, Clothing & dress, Couples, Interiors, and Monuments
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > A polite congregation [graphic]
2. A snug place [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- 1763]
- Call Number:
- 763.00.00.10
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Description:
- Title from caption etched above image., Plate from: The Butiad, or, Political register ... London : Printed for E. Sumpter, 1763., Copy of no. 4079-4 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 4., Temporary local subject terms: Bedchamber -- Furnishings: bed curtain -- Emblems: Scotch bonnet for Lord Bute -- Wall mirror -- Female dress: stays., and Mounted to 31 x 44 cm.
- Publisher:
- E. Sumpter
- Subject (Name):
- Augusta, Princess of Wales, 1719-1772 and Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792
- Subject (Topic):
- Couples, Dogs, and Interiors
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > A snug place [graphic].
3. Adelaide entering in disguise the Abbey of La Trappe, hears her lovers voice in the choir mem. of the Comte de Comminge / [graphic]
- Creator:
- Dickinson, William, 1746 or 1747-1823, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [20 October 1782]
- Call Number:
- Folio 49 3563 v.2 (Oversize)
- Collection Title:
- Volume 2, page 11. Etchings by Henry William Bunbury, Esq. and after his designs. Page 125. Bunbury
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "A girl dressed in male clothing, starting with a startled expression and thrusting her right arm forward as she stands between two monks, others seen from behind exiting through a door with inscription in tablet above at right, another ringing a bell through an arch at [left], the choir beyond; after Henry William Bunbury."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title engraved below image., Prinkmaker identified as Dickinson in the British Museum online catalogue., "Final third state, the aquatint considerably lighter than in the second and the inscription above the doorway in even engraved letters"--British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1893,0731.62., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., Four lines of verse below image, following title: Thoughts of past joys before the altar rise, stain all my soul and wanton in my eyes! I wake the matin lamp in sighs for thee, thy image steals between my God and me. Eloisa., and Mounted on page 11 in volume 2 of: Etchings by Henry William Bunbury, Esq. and after his designs.
- Publisher:
- Publish'd Octr. 20th, 1782, by W. Dickinson, engraver & printseller, No. 158 New Bond Street
- Subject (Name):
- Tencin, Claudine Alexandrine Guérin de, 1682-1749.
- Subject (Topic):
- Interiors, Abbeys, Monks, Doors & doorways, and Bells
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Adelaide entering in disguise the Abbey of La Trappe, hears her lovers voice in the choir mem. of the Comte de Comminge / [graphic]
4. Adelaide entering in disguise the Abbey of La Trappe, hears her lovers voice in the choir mem. of the Comte de Comminge / [graphic]
- Creator:
- Dickinson, William, 1746 or 1747-1823, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [20 October 1782]
- Call Number:
- Folio 75 B87 770 (Oversize)
- Collection Title:
- Volume 2, page 11. Etchings by Henry William Bunbury, Esq. and after his designs. Page 125. Bunbury
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "A girl dressed in male clothing, starting with a startled expression and thrusting her right arm forward as she stands between two monks, others seen from behind exiting through a door with inscription in tablet above at right, another ringing a bell through an arch at [left], the choir beyond; after Henry William Bunbury."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title engraved below image., Prinkmaker identified as Dickinson in the British Museum online catalogue., "Final third state, the aquatint considerably lighter than in the second and the inscription above the doorway in even engraved letters"--British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1893,0731.62., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., Four lines of verse below image, following title: Thoughts of past joys before the altar rise, stain all my soul and wanton in my eyes! I wake the matin lamp in sighs for thee, thy image steals between my God and me. Eloisa., Mounted on page 125 of: Bunbury album., 1 print : aquatint, stipple engraving, and etching with rocker in reddish-brown ink on laid paper ; sheet 38.8 x 50.0 cm., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
- Publisher:
- Publish'd Octr. 20th, 1782, by W. Dickinson, engraver & printseller, No. 158 New Bond Street
- Subject (Name):
- Tencin, Claudine Alexandrine Guérin de, 1682-1749.
- Subject (Topic):
- Interiors, Abbeys, Monks, Doors & doorways, and Bells
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Adelaide entering in disguise the Abbey of La Trappe, hears her lovers voice in the choir mem. of the Comte de Comminge / [graphic]
5. Astley's Amphitheatre [graphic]
- Creator:
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [1 January 1808]
- Call Number:
- Quarto 646 808 M58 v.1
- Collection Title:
- V. 1 Microcosm of London.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "View within the amphitheatre, near Westminster Bridge, on Surrey side; a central circular arena around which a man rides standing on the back of two horses, another man in ring directing horses, spectators seated around sides, and on balconies on three levels, a large stage with black curtain at the back, a chandelier hanging from the ceiling."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Plate numbered in upper right, above image: Plate 4., Plate from: Microcosm of London. London : R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, No. 101 Strand, [1808-1810?], v. 1, opposite page 23., and Watermark: 1807.
- Publisher:
- Pub. Jany. 1, 1808, at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand
- Subject (Geographic):
- London (England), England, and London.
- Subject (Name):
- Astley's Amphitheatre.
- Subject (Topic):
- Audiences, Events, Interiors, Amphitheaters, Horses, and Chandeliers
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Astley's Amphitheatre [graphic]
6. Beggars opera [graphic]
- Creator:
- Stalker, Ebenezer, 1781-1847, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [approximately 1807]
- Call Number:
- 805.00.00.16
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Illustration to Gay's 'A Beggar's Opera' from 'Inchbald's British Theatre'. An interior scene with a Peachum and Polly administering a drink to Mrs. Peachum, who is lying back with her eyes closed in a chair, having had a fit at learning about the marriage of Polly and Macheath; a fireplace with a fire screen and mantel with jars seen in the background at the right
- Description:
- Title engraved above image., Caption below image: "Polly- Give her another glass, sir. Act 1. Scene 1.", Publication date from proof in the British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1854,0513.487., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
- Publisher:
- Publish'd by Longman & Co.
- Subject (Name):
- Gay, John, 1685-1732.
- Subject (Topic):
- Couples, Fireplaces, Interiors, and Loss of consciousness
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Beggars opera [graphic]
7. Board of Trade [graphic]
- Creator:
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [1 October 1809]
- Call Number:
- Quarto 646 808 M58 v.3
- Collection Title:
- V. 3 Microcosm of London.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Interior of the board room, in the Treasury, Whitehall; men at work around central table, and desk to the left; active fireplace against right wall."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Plate numbered in upper right, above image: Plate 86., and Plate from: Microcosm of London. London : R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, No. 101 Strand, [1808-1810?], v. 3, opposite page 197.
- Publisher:
- Pub. Octr. 1st, 1809, at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand
- Subject (Geographic):
- London (England), England, and London.
- Subject (Name):
- Great Britain. Treasury. and Great Britain. Board of Trade.
- Subject (Topic):
- Conference rooms and Interiors
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Board of Trade [graphic]
8. Board room of the Admiralty [graphic]
- Creator:
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [1 January 1808]
- Call Number:
- Quarto 646 808 M58 v.1
- Collection Title:
- V. 1 Microcosm of London.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "View of the interior of the room; a group of gentlemen sit at a table in centre of room, a fireplace with roaring fire to the right with scrolls hanging on the wall above; directly behind the table a large globe sits on a shelf with slim book shelves on either side framed by Ionic pillasters, a large clock in an arch set above globe, windows on the left."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Plate numbered in upper right, above image: Plate 3., and Plate from: Microcosm of London. London : R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, No. 101 Strand, [1808-1810?], v. 1, opposite page 16.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. 1 Jany. 1808 at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand
- Subject (Geographic):
- London (England), England, and London.
- Subject (Name):
- England and Wales. Admiralty.
- Subject (Topic):
- Interiors, Globes, and Clocks & watches
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Board room of the Admiralty [graphic]
9. Bow Street office [graphic]
- Creator:
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [1 March 1808]
- Call Number:
- Quarto 646 808 M58 v.1
- Collection Title:
- V. 1 Microcosm of London.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Scene within the office; an assortment of colourful figures within office, which is separated into different sections; an open fire at far end."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Plate numbered in upper right, above image: Plate 11., Plate from: Microcosm of London. London : R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, No. 101 Strand, [1808-1810?], v. 1, opposite page 82., and 1 print : etching and aquatint on wove paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 23.6 x 27.4 cm, on sheet 26.6 x 33.8 cm.
- Publisher:
- Pub. 1 March 1808 at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand
- Subject (Geographic):
- London (England), England, and London.
- Subject (Name):
- Great Britain. Magistrates' Court (London : Bow Street)
- Subject (Topic):
- Interiors and Offices
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Bow Street office [graphic]