- Creator:
- Nixon, John, -1818, artist
- Published / Created:
- [1799]
- Call Number:
- Drawings N736 no. 8 Box D305
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A caricature of the new Lord Mayor of London: Harvey Combe stands centerd in the a hall, surrounded by a desperate looking group of people both rich and poor, who kneel and beg. A skeletal man (buthcher?) holds a knife in one hand and a scroll in the other enscribed with a large order for meat: "12 haundres vension, 6 necks do., 8 turtles, 20 brace partridges, 20 pheasants, 20 brace woodcocks, 16 sirloins beef bacon(?) &"". In the foreground lies another sheet which readss "Tripe Soup. Liver & Crow. Fried Tripe. Bill of Fare for 8 Novr." The outgoing Lord Mayor, Sir Richard Glyn, who was notoriously spendthrift during his period in office, is seen being kicked out of the Mansion House holding large money bag with the word "Saving" written on it. The two cats on the left and the dog following the butcher are also thin from malnorishment. Two large spiders have spun large webs below the archway on the left below a two cupids holding a heart molded above the archway
- Alternative Title:
- New tenants at a mansion house
- Description:
- Title written below image., Signed with initials and dated by the artist in lower left corner., "Sold by all the printsellers in London, Nov. 9, 1799"--Written in above title., and Original design for a print published 9 November 1799.
- Subject (Geographic):
- England.
- Subject (Name):
- Combe, Harvey Christian, 1752-1818 and Glyn, Richard Carr, Sir, 1755-1838
- Subject (Topic):
- Politicians, Pleading (Begging), Kicking, Poor persons, Interiors, Cats, and Dogs
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Hospitality kicking avarice out of doors, or, New tenants at a mansion house [art original]
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- Creator:
- Grant, C. J. (Charles Jameson), active 1830-1852, artist
- Published / Created:
- [between 1830 and 1852]
- Call Number:
- Drawings G761 no. 6 Box D123
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A gentleman in a riding habit (left) rides his horse through the door of a cottage startling the family who sit at their dinner table. The man's hunting dog jumps at the young son who sits closest to the door; he screams in terror, his fork and knife frozen part way to his mouth and his leg thrown up, spilling a pitcher from the table. The mother raises up her arms in terror, letting the cutlery fly; in her mouth is a gnawed bone. Behind her is a wall with shelves lined with dishes and mugs. Her husband (right), back to the viewer, turns to the intruder pointing a long spear. His knife and fork are on the floor below his chair. The gentleman addresses the cottagers, "Och, dont disturb y'rselves my Nonies I only want to know whether you cou'd be after informing me where I cou'd meet with a decent night's lodging for man and beast."
- Description:
- Title from caption written below image in artist's hand, with the words trimmed along the lower edges with loss of the descenders., Date of creation based on Grant's known years of activity., and For further information, consult library staff.
- Subject (Topic):
- Dwellings, Eating & drinking, Families, Interiors, Horseback riding, and Hunting dogs
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Quite politely [art original]
- Creator:
- Grant, C. J. (Charles Jameson), active 1830-1852, artist
- Published / Created:
- [between 1830 and 1852]
- Call Number:
- Drawings G761 no. 5 Box D123
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A view of the interior of a cottage with an old woman asleep in a chair, her feet resting on a low footstool in front of open door (left); in her lap she holds an open book and a pair of spectacles. On the right, a boy in a smock stands on a stool in front of an open cupboard eating from a full bowl. Along the back wall is a pair of casement windows with a drop leaf table below and pictures on the wall to the left. A cat walks across the center of the scene looking up at the boy
- Description:
- Title from caption in artist's hand written below image., Date of creation based on Grant's known years of activity., Watermark on paper: J. Rump 1825., and For further information, consult library staff.
- Subject (Topic):
- Boys, Cats, Cupboards, Dwellings, Eating & drinking, Interiors, Sleeping, and Women
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The fox at the cupboard [art original]
- Creator:
- Miller, F., active 1802, artist
- Published / Created:
- [1802]
- Call Number:
- 24 17 791P Copy 9
- Collection Title:
- Opposite page 217. Castle of Otranto.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A scene from Horace Walpole's Gothic novel The castle of Otranto, with the servant Bianca shown descending a staircase while looking over her right shoulder, a worried expression on her face. Her gaze is directed at the top of the stairs, where a large hand in armor is seen resting on the banister near the landing of the floor above. The arched opening to the landing is flanked on either side with a display of armor and weapons mounted on the wall. Several arched windows and doorways are seen in the shadowy background
- Description:
- Title devised by cataloger., Signed and dated by the artist in lower left corner., and Bound in opposite page 217 in an extra-illustrated copy of: Walpole, H. The castle of Otranto. Parma : Printed by Bodoni, for J. Edwards, London, MDCCXCI [1791].
- Subject (Name):
- Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797.
- Subject (Topic):
- Interiors, Stairways, Hands, and Armor
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > [Bianca retreating from the giant hand in armor] [art original]
- Creator:
- Harding, G. P. (George Perfect), 1780-1853, artist
- Published / Created:
- [1802]
- Call Number:
- 24 17 791P Copy 9
- Collection Title:
- Opposite page 223. Castle of Otranto.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A scene from Horace Walpole's Gothic novel The castle of Otranto, with the character Frederic shown flinching back in surprise and horror at the sight in front of him, his arms outstretched and his legs poised for motion. A short distance to the left stands a skeleton wrapped in a hermit's cowl, its fleshless face seen in profile within a hood as it turns toward Frederic. The skeleton stands at an altar on which a cross and an open book sit; beyond the altar is a large, ornate window decorated with quatrefoils, Gothic tracery, and coats of arms. The walls behind Frederic on the right are decorated in a similar motif
- Description:
- Title devised by cataloger., Signed and dated by the artist in lower right portion of image., Additional statement of responsibility written in pencil at bottom of sheet, in Thomas Kirgate's hand: By George Perfect Harding., and Inlaid opposite page 223 in an extra-illustrated copy of: Walpole, H. The castle of Otranto. Parma : Printed by Bodoni, for J. Edwards, London, MDCCXCI [1791].
- Subject (Name):
- Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797.
- Subject (Topic):
- Chapels, Interiors, Altars, and Skeletons
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > [Frederic recoiling from the skeleton near the altar] [art original]
- Creator:
- Miller, F., active 1802, artist
- Published / Created:
- [ca. 1802]
- Call Number:
- 24 17 791P Copy 9
- Collection Title:
- After page 222. Castle of Otranto.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A scene from Horace Walpole's Gothic novel The castle of Otranto, with the character Frederic seen in the background on the left, peering around a half-open door into an oratory. In the foreground on the right is a figure, completely hidden within a hooded cloak, kneeling at an altar. An open book and a crucifix sit on the altar; light streams in from the window behind it on the right. On the back wall of the room a statue resides within a raised alcove; a chair sits below the statue, and a framed picture hangs on the wall beside it.
- Description:
- Title devised by cataloger., Unsigned; artist attribution and date from signature "F. Miller 1802" on similar drawing bound in the same volume., and Bound in after page 222 in an extra-illustrated copy of: Walpole, H. The castle of Otranto. Parma : Printed by Bodoni, for J. Edwards, London, MDCCXCI [1791].
- Subject (Name):
- Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797.
- Subject (Topic):
- Chapels, Interiors, Altars, and Crucifixes
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > [Frederic seeing a person kneeling before the altar] [art original].