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64. My ass in a band box [graphic]
- Creator:
- Dighton, Robert, 1752-1814, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [10 March 1797]
- Call Number:
- 797.03.10.01
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A monkey wearing a military uniform and holding a sword and a flag "Volunteer cavalry" sits astride an ass. From a basket hanging from the saddle hang a portrait of Fox with the caption "In place" and a portrait of Fox with the words "Out of place"; below the portraits can be seen a papers, the top the words "Tantararara rogues all" . The ass stands in a trunk with bundles of newspapers and paper hanging off the sides or in the lid, identified with the words: Telegraph, Parliament speeches, Gazettes extraordinary, Fashionable occurrences, Independent [sic] elections, Law suits. On the ground around the trunk are papers with titles: Speech of Mr. Deputy Did[...], 20 s. notes, Examination of Faro's daughters before the Justice
- Description:
- Title from item., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Watermark: I Taylor 1801.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. March 10, 1797, 12 Charg. Cross
- Subject (Name):
- Pitt, William, 1759-1806 and Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806
- Subject (Topic):
- Animals in human situations, Baskets, Donkeys, Military uniforms, Monkeys, and Newspapers
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > My ass in a band box [graphic]
65. Mr. Cooke Ha! Am I King? 'Tis so - but - Edward lives / [graphic]
- Creator:
- Dighton, Robert, 1752-1814, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [1 December 1800]
- Call Number:
- 800.12.01.07
- Collection Title:
- Leaf 25. Characatures by Dighton.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "The actor George Frederick Cooke as Richard III, standing and turning with his right leg forward, arms to left, holding a scroll in his right hand, head turned and looking three-quarters to right, wearing regal red and gold costume with fur-trimmed robe, red hat with crown and feathers, purple breeches and spurred boots, sword at left hip."--British Museum online catalogue
- Alternative Title:
- Ha! Am I King? 'Tis so - but - Edward lives
- Description:
- Title etched within banners below image; the banner containing the actor's name is etched upon a vignette of theatrical attributes, while the banner containing lines from the play is etched beneath the vignette., "From a drawing in the possession of Thos. Harris Esq."--Etched at bottom of plate., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., 1 print : etching ; plate mark 27.5 x 21.2 cm, on sheet 35.5 x 22 cm., and Printed on wove paper; hand-colored.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. Decr. 1st, 1800, by Dighton, Charg. Cross, No. 12
- Subject (Name):
- Cooke, George Frederick, 1756-1812, Cooke, George Frederick, 1756-1812,, Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616, Cooke, George Frederick, 1756-1812., Richard III, King of England, 1452-1485., and Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
- Subject (Topic):
- Performances, Characters, King Richard III, Actors, Literature, British, and Theatrical productions
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Mr. Cooke Ha! Am I King? 'Tis so - but - Edward lives / [graphic]
66. Mr. Cooke Ha! Am I King? 'Tis so - but - Edward lives / [graphic]
- Creator:
- Dighton, Robert, 1752-1814, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [1 December 1800]
- Call Number:
- Quarto 75 D569 812
- Collection Title:
- Leaf 25. Characatures by Dighton.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "The actor George Frederick Cooke as Richard III, standing and turning with his right leg forward, arms to left, holding a scroll in his right hand, head turned and looking three-quarters to right, wearing regal red and gold costume with fur-trimmed robe, red hat with crown and feathers, purple breeches and spurred boots, sword at left hip."--British Museum online catalogue
- Alternative Title:
- Ha! Am I King? 'Tis so - but - Edward lives
- Description:
- Title etched within banners below image; the banner containing the actor's name is etched upon a vignette of theatrical attributes, while the banner containing lines from the play is etched beneath the vignette., "From a drawing in the possession of Thos. Harris Esq."--Etched at bottom of plate., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Leaf 25 in an album with the spine title: Characatures by Dighton.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. Decr. 1st, 1800, by Dighton, Charg. Cross, No. 12
- Subject (Name):
- Cooke, George Frederick, 1756-1812, Cooke, George Frederick, 1756-1812,, Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616, Cooke, George Frederick, 1756-1812., Richard III, King of England, 1452-1485., and Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
- Subject (Topic):
- Performances, Characters, King Richard III, Actors, Literature, British, and Theatrical productions
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Mr. Cooke Ha! Am I King? 'Tis so - but - Edward lives / [graphic]
67. A man of fashion in 1700 A fashionable man in 1800 / [graphic]
- Creator:
- Dighton, Robert, 1752-1814, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [November 1800]
- Call Number:
- 800.11.00.02
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Two gentlemen facing each other, one dressed in the fashion of 1700 and the other in the style of 1800. looking through his monocle. They examine each other with interest
- Alternative Title:
- Fashionable man in 1800
- Description:
- Titles from caption below images. and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
- Publisher:
- Dighton
- Subject (Geographic):
- England
- Subject (Topic):
- Clothing & dress
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > A man of fashion in 1700 A fashionable man in 1800 / [graphic]
68. Hold! Pizarro, hear me! If not always justly, at least act always greatly. Pizarro [graphic]
- Creator:
- Dighton, Robert, 1752-1814, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [14 December 1799]
- Call Number:
- Quarto 75 D569 812
- Collection Title:
- Leaf 28. Characatures by Dighton.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Mrs. Siddons as Elvira in 'Pizarro'. Her words are from Act III. iii (in Pizarro's tent). She stands with her head turned in profile to the left, right arm extended in a commanding gesture. She wears a high-waisted, quasi-classical dress, with a long cloak bordered with gold, folds of which are twisted round her left arm."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Temporary local subject terms: Theater: actors in performance -- Literature: Richard Brinsley Sheridan, Pizarro, iii.3 -- Female costume: theater costume., Leaf 28 in an album with the spine title: Characatures by Dighton., 1 print : etching with drypoint on laid paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 22.3 x 17.4 cm, on sheet 31.1 x 25.5 cm., and Figure identified as "Siddons" in pencil in lower left corner of sheet.
- Publisher:
- Robert Dighton
- Subject (Name):
- Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816. and Siddons, Sarah, 1755-1831
- Subject (Topic):
- Actresses, British, and Theatrical productions
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Hold! Pizarro, hear me! If not always justly, at least act always greatly. Pizarro [graphic]
69. Members of the Whig Club [graphic]
- Creator:
- Dighton, Robert, 1752-1814, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [25 May 1798]
- Call Number:
- Quarto 75 D569 812
- Collection Title:
- Leaf 64. Characatures by Dighton.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Norfolk (left) and Fox (right) sit close together, hands on knees, the left knee of Norfolk and the right knee of Fox touching; their heads are turned in profile, each gazing fixedly at the other with a melancholy expression. On the back of Norfolk's chair is a ducal coronet; Fox sits on a stool. At their feet is an open book: 'List of his Maje[stys] \ Privy Council \ Earl of.. Lord.. \ Duke of D...\ Earl of... \ Rt Hon. C. J. Fox [scored through] Duke of Leed[s]'. By Norfolk is a torn paper: 'Lord Lieutenant of the West Riding York . .' Under Fox's feet: 'A Seat in Parliament to be disposed off enquire at next General Election'. Under this is another paper: 'Speech Whig Club'. Their words (or thoughts) are etched beneath the title (left): 'Charley, keep a civil \ Tongue in your Head'. (right) 'Jocky of Norfolk \ be not so bold'."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Leaf 64 in an album with the spine title: Characatures by Dighton., 1 print : etching and stipple engraving on laid paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 20.1 x 15.0 cm, on sheet 31.1 x 25.5 cm., and Watermark, trimmed: [E]dmeads 1808.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. May 25th, 1798, by Dighton, Charg. Cross
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain
- Subject (Name):
- Norfolk, Charles Howard, Duke of, 1746-1815, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820., Leeds, Francis Godolphin Osborne, Duke of, 1751-1799., and Whig Club (London, England)
- Subject (Topic):
- Politics and government
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Members of the Whig Club [graphic]
70. Dicky Dangle dance the Bath & Turnbridge Wells guide / [graphic]
- Creator:
- Dighton, Robert, 1752-1814, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- October 1798.
- Call Number:
- 798.10.00.01
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Sheet trimmed to and within plate mark., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Temporary local subject terms: Bath: Master of the Ceremonies -- Benefit balls.
- Publisher:
- Drawn, etch'd and pubd. by Dighton, Charing Cross
- Subject (Name):
- Tyson, Richard, 1735-1820
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Dicky Dangle dance the Bath & Turnbridge Wells guide / [graphic]
71. Members of the Whig Club [graphic]
- Creator:
- Dighton, Robert, 1752-1814, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [25 May 1798]
- Call Number:
- 798.05.25.01 Impression 1
- Collection Title:
- Leaf 64. Characatures by Dighton.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Norfolk (left) and Fox (right) sit close together, hands on knees, the left knee of Norfolk and the right knee of Fox touching; their heads are turned in profile, each gazing fixedly at the other with a melancholy expression. On the back of Norfolk's chair is a ducal coronet; Fox sits on a stool. At their feet is an open book: 'List of his Maje[stys] \ Privy Council \ Earl of.. Lord.. \ Duke of D...\ Earl of... \ Rt Hon. C. J. Fox [scored through] Duke of Leed[s]'. By Norfolk is a torn paper: 'Lord Lieutenant of the West Riding York . .' Under Fox's feet: 'A Seat in Parliament to be disposed off enquire at next General Election'. Under this is another paper: 'Speech Whig Club'. Their words (or thoughts) are etched beneath the title (left): 'Charley, keep a civil \ Tongue in your Head'. (right) 'Jocky of Norfolk \ be not so bold'."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Mounted to 32 x 25 cm.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. May 25th, 1798, by Dighton, Charg. Cross
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain
- Subject (Name):
- Norfolk, Charles Howard, Duke of, 1746-1815, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820., Leeds, Francis Godolphin Osborne, Duke of, 1751-1799., and Whig Club (London, England)
- Subject (Topic):
- Politics and government
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Members of the Whig Club [graphic]
72. A great personage [graphic]
- Creator:
- Dighton, Robert, 1752-1814, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [25 May 1797]
- Call Number:
- 797.05.25.01
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Description:
- Title from item., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Temporary local subject terms: Handbills.
- Publisher:
- Pub. May 25th, 1797 by Dighton, Charing Cross
- Subject (Name):
- Frederick I, King of Württemberg, 1754-1816
- Subject (Topic):
- Elephants and Obesity
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > A great personage [graphic]
