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1. "The muse so oft her silver harp has strung ..." [graphic]
- Creator:
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [20 February 1802]
- Call Number:
- 802.02.20.01+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- An elderly man plays a harp on a hillside surrounded by couples and children. In the distance are mountains and a tower
- Alternative Title:
- Harpist in the mountains, the Welsh bard
- Description:
- Title from the first line of the four-line poem printed below the image., Title continues: "... That not a mountain rears his head unsung. And many an amorous, many a humourous lay, which many a bard had changed many a day.", Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Frontispiece to: Jones, E. Bardic Museum. Musical and poetical relicks of the Welsh Bards, v. 2. London : For the author, 1802.
- Publisher:
- Published according to act of Parliament Feb. 20, 1802 by Ed. Jones, in Lord Steward's Court-Yard, St. James's Place
- Subject (Topic):
- Children, Couples, Harps, Mountains, and Musicians
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > "The muse so oft her silver harp has strung ..." [graphic]
2. A description of Strawberry Hill [art original]
- Creator:
- Edwards, Edward, 1738-1806, artist
- Published / Created:
- [1781]
- Call Number:
- Folio 49 3582 (Oversize)
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Drawn frontispiece to A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole ... at Strawberry-Hill ... . A structure of Gothic design is depicted, with the abridged title of the book at its center. Alcoves in the structure hold statues on either side of title; the statue on the right is a knight in armor. The Walpole family crest is drawn in gold below the title and the Walpole motto "Fari quae sentiat" appears within a banner on the ground in front of the structure
- Description:
- Title written in ink and gold paint at center of design., Signed with initials and dated by the artist on mount below image., and Mounted on page 9 (formerly H) 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.
- Subject (Name):
- Walpole, Horace 1717-1797 and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
- Subject (Topic):
- Homes and haunts
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > A description of Strawberry Hill [art original]
3. A lecture on heads [graphic]
- Creator:
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- Apr. 1808.
- Call Number:
- Print00198
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Lee Lewes stands on stage at Covent Garden, with busts arranged on a table behind him, he holds one up, turning to the crowd; the audience in the pit in the foreground, with four tiers of boxes behind; after Woodward."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title engraved below image. and Frontispiece to: A lecture on heads / by Geo. Alex. Stevens ; with additions, as delivered by Mr. Charles Lee Lewes ; ... embellished with twenty-five humourous characteristic prints, from drawings by G.M. Woodward, Esq. London : Printed for Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe ..., 1808.
- Publisher:
- Pub. by T. Tegg, 111 Cheapside
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain.
- Subject (Name):
- Stevens, George Alexander, 1710-1784., Lewes, Charles Lee, 1740-1803, and Covent Garden Theatre,
- Subject (Topic):
- Theaters, Actors, British, Interiors, Audiences, and Public speaking
- Found in:
- Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > A lecture on heads [graphic]
4. Asiatic armour & weapons. [graphic]. Plate L
- Published / Created:
- [20 May 1789]
- Call Number:
- Folio 49 3582 (Oversize)
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Alternative Title:
- Asiatic armour and weapons. Plate L
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Frontispiece to: Grose, F. Supplement to A treatise on ancient armour, being illustrations of ancient and Asiatic armour & weapons. London : Printed for S. Hooper, 1789., and Mounted on page 72 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.
- Publisher:
- Pub. 20 May 1789 by S. Hooper
- Subject (Topic):
- Arms & armament, Arrows, Axes, Daggers & swords, and Shields
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Asiatic armour & weapons. [graphic]. Plate L
5. Britania seated in a triumphant car with Neptune, supports a medallion of King Geo. III. Attendant sea nymphs bear portraits of some of the most eminent naval commanders in the glorious war of 1756 [graphic]
- Creator:
- Collyer, Joseph, 1748-1827, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [18 March 1780]
- Call Number:
- 780.03.18.02
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Allegory, a chariot bearing Neptune and Britannia to right, attended by nymphs and decorated with oval portraits; landscape format"--British Museum online catalogue
- Alternative Title:
- Britannia seated in a triumphant car with Neptune, supports a medallion of King Geo. III ... and Frontispiece to the fifth volume, engraved for Hervey's Naval History
- Description:
- Title from text below image. and Plate from: Hervey, F. The naval history of Great Britain: from the earliest times to the rising of the Parliament in 1779 ... London : W. Adlard, for J. Bew, 1779.
- Publisher:
- Published March 18th, 1780, by J. Bew, Paternoster Row
- Subject (Name):
- Poseidon (Greek deity), and George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820,
- Subject (Topic):
- Britannia (Symbolic character), Chariots, and Portraits
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Britania seated in a triumphant car with Neptune, supports a medallion of King Geo. III. Attendant sea nymphs bear portraits of some of the most eminent naval commanders in the glorious war of 1756 [graphic]
6. Broad-bottoms [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- [1745]
- Call Number:
- Folio 75 H67 800 v.2 (Oversize)
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Satirical frontispiece to a tract entitled "An Address of Thanks to the Broad-Bottoms, for the Good Things they have done, and the Evil Things they have not done, Since their Elevation . ." on the coalition government, called broad-bottomed because it included Tories as well as opposition Whigs, and its failure to keep promises made in opposition to reduce taxes. The bare bottoms of members of the government are shown from the rear piled on top of one another over a pointed arch facing the rising sun. In the centre of the group Sir John Hynde Cotton is recognisable from his profile and his size. The members are defecating on to a group of asses beneath. Each ass carries a load labelled with the name of a tax: salt, land, soap, malt, candles, wine and tea. The burden on one ass is lettered "Septan", i.e. "Septennial", referring to Opposition promises to reduce the years between elections from seven to three. Another ass carries "Lottery" and "Annuities", and another includes in its pack "Black Act" (which created the capital offence of blackening the face, as a disguise, when committing a crime).--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title from item., Publication information from the book for which this plate was printed., Frontispiece from: An address of thanks to the Broad-Bottoms ... . London : Printed for M. Cooper, at the Globe in Pater-Noster Row, MDCCXLV [1745]., Two lines of verse below image: Believing, we lifted [the] up among the mighty, yet our drivers have join'd, increasing our loads., "Jeffrey Broadbottom" was a pseudonym of William Guthrie, pamphleteer in the Pelham interest., Not by Hogarth, as has been claimed. Cf. Felbrigg, p. 122, ref. to Nichols, 3rd edition, p. 449 "a palpable imposition" (to call it by Hogarth)., Ms. note in Steevens's hand above print: See Mr. Nichols's book, 3d edit., p. 449., and On page 122 in volume 2. Sheet trimmed within plate to: 16 x 8.3 cm.
- Publisher:
- M. Cooper
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain
- Subject (Name):
- Cotton, John Hynde, Sir, 1686-1752, Carteret, John, Earl Granville, 1690-1763, and Pelham, Henry, 1695?-1754
- Subject (Topic):
- Taxation, History, Defecation, Donkeys, and Politicians
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Broad-bottoms [graphic].
7. Broad-bottoms [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- [1745]
- Call Number:
- 745.00.00.02
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Satirical frontispiece to a tract entitled "An Address of Thanks to the Broad-Bottoms, for the Good Things they have done, and the Evil Things they have not done, Since their Elevation . ." on the coalition government, called broad-bottomed because it included Tories as well as opposition Whigs, and its failure to keep promises made in opposition to reduce taxes. The bare bottoms of members of the government are shown from the rear piled on top of one another over a pointed arch facing the rising sun. In the centre of the group Sir John Hynde Cotton is recognisable from his profile and his size. The members are defecating on to a group of asses beneath. Each ass carries a load labelled with the name of a tax: salt, land, soap, malt, candles, wine and tea. The burden on one ass is lettered "Septan", i.e. "Septennial", referring to Opposition promises to reduce the years between elections from seven to three. Another ass carries "Lottery" and "Annuities", and another includes in its pack "Black Act" (which created the capital offence of blackening the face, as a disguise, when committing a crime).--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title from item., Publication information from the book for which this plate was printed., Frontispiece from: An address of thanks to the Broad-Bottoms ... . London : Printed for M. Cooper, at the Globe in Pater-Noster Row, MDCCXLV [1745]., Two lines of verse below image: Believing, we lifted [the] up among the mighty, yet our drivers have join'd, increasing our loads., "Jeffrey Broadbottom" was a pseudonym of William Guthrie, pamphleteer in the Pelham interest., and Not by Hogarth, as has been claimed. Cf. Felbrigg, p. 122, ref. to Nichols, 3rd edition, p. 449 "a palpable imposition" (to call it by Hogarth).
- Publisher:
- M. Cooper
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain
- Subject (Name):
- Cotton, John Hynde, Sir, 1686-1752, Carteret, John, Earl Granville, 1690-1763, and Pelham, Henry, 1695?-1754
- Subject (Topic):
- Taxation, History, Defecation, Donkeys, and Politicians
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Broad-bottoms [graphic].
8. Captn. John Goodridge, aged 71 late commander of one of His Majesty's packet boat's station'd at Falmouth / [graphic]
- Creator:
- Heath, James, 1757-1834, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [1781]
- Call Number:
- SH Contents Op61 no. 1 Box 110
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Half-length, oval portrait in square of Captain John Goodridge of a Falmouth packet, and author of book on tactics, and an essay 'The Phoenix." Vignette below portrait depicts ships at sea in distance
- Alternative Title:
- Captain John Goodridge, aged 71
- Description:
- Title from item., Engraving after a portrait painted in 1780 at Flushing by Opie., Plate engraved as frontispiece for: Goodridge, J. Phoenix, an essay. London : Wells and Grosvenor, 1781., and Sheet trimmed.
- Publisher:
- Wells and Grosvenor
- Subject (Name):
- Goodridge, John, 1709-1781,
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Captn. John Goodridge, aged 71 late commander of one of His Majesty's packet boat's station'd at Falmouth / [graphic]
9. Copy of a caricature of Sir Philip Francis [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- [1867]
- Call Number:
- 867.00.00.01
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Francis, wearing his hat, stands in a theatrical attitude, his head turned in profile to the right, glaring fiercely (as in BMSat 7268). His fists are clenched, the left arm across his breast. Beside him is etched: '"I hate Alonzo'."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title from text below image., Publication date from that of the volume to which this print is a frontispiece., Frontispiece to: Parkes, J. Memoirs of Sir Philip Francis, K.C.B. London : Longman's, Green, and Co., 1867, v. 2., Photomechanical reproduction of an etching by James Sayers that was originally published by James Betherton in 1788. Cf. No. 7292 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 6., and Printmaker signature "JS [monogram] f." and publication line "Publd. by Jas. Bretherton, 31st March 1788" from the original etching are reproduced and legible within the design.
- Publisher:
- Longmans & Co.
- Subject (Name):
- Philip, Francis, Sir, 1740-1818
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Copy of a caricature of Sir Philip Francis [graphic].
