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1.
The prodigal son in the gallery at Houghton / [graphic]

Creator:
Michel, Jean-Baptiste, 1748-1804, printmaker
Published / Created:
[25 March 1775]
Call Number:
Drawer 775.03.25.03
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title from caption below image., Text below title, in lower left: Size of the picture, 6 f. 6 1/3 i. by 8 f. 4 1/4 i. in height., Etched coat of arms below image bearing the motto: Fari quae sentiat., Plate VIII from: A set of prints engraved after the most capital paintings in the collection of ... the empress of Russia. London: J. & J. Boydell, 1788, v. 1., and On same sheet: Joconda.
Publisher:
Published Mar. 25th, 1775, by John Boydell, engraver in Cheapside
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The prodigal son in the gallery at Houghton / [graphic]

2.
South view of Strawberry-Hill, the seat of the Honble. Mr. Walpole [graphic]

Creator:
Rooker, Michael Angelo, 1746-1801, printmaker
Published / Created:
Augt. 1st, 1775.
Call Number:
49 2523
Collection Title:
Third leaf following title page. Description of the villa of Horace Walpole ...
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
View from the south lawn of Horace Walpole's home, Strawberry Hill in Twickenham, with a couple and two children and their two dogs walking to the right
Description:
Title engraved below image., Mounted on third leaf following title page in Horace Walpole's extra-illustrated copy of: Walpole, H. A description of the villa of Horace Walpole ... Strawberry Hill : Printed by Thomas Kirgate, MDCCLXXIV [1774-1786]. See Hazen, A.T. Bibliography of the Strawberry Hill Press (1973 ed.), no. 22, copy 3., 1 print : etching and engraving on laid paper ; sheet 16.0 x 19.7 cm, inlaid to 21 x 27 cm., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Publisher:
Published according to act of Parliament G. Kearsly, at No. 46 in Fleet Street
Subject (Geographic):
England and Twickenham.
Subject (Name):
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts, Dwellings, and Estates
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > South view of Strawberry-Hill, the seat of the Honble. Mr. Walpole [graphic]

3.
[Invitation to a dinner with the governors of the Magdalen Hospital].

Creator:
Magdalen Hospital (London, England)
Published / Created:
[1775]
Call Number:
File 66 775 L984+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
text and still image
Abstract:
Invitation to dine with the governors of the Whitechapel Magdalen Hospital at Merchant Taylors' Hall, following a sermon in the chapel of the hospital
Alternative Title:
Sir, your company is desired to dine with the Right Honourable the Earl of Hertford, President; the Vice Presidents, Treasurer, and the rest of the governors of the Magdalen Hospital, at Merchant Taylors-Hall, Treadneedle-Street, on Thursday the 4th of May, 1775
Description:
Title devised by cataloger., With an engraved vignette, presumably depicting a Magdalen sister, at top; a quote from Psalm 51:3 is engraved within a ribbon at the bottom of the vignette: "I acknowledge my transgressions, and my sin is ever before me." The details of the event are printed in letterpress within the open space beneath the vignette., Additional information printed at the bottom, including the names of six "Stewards"; the stipulation "N.B. No servants, but those of the President ... will be admitted ..."; and the notice that "This ticket will admit to the Chapel and Hall.", and Mounted on recent card sheet; sealing wax to upper right corner. For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Magdalen Hospital (London, England)
Subject (Topic):
Charity
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > [Invitation to a dinner with the governors of the Magdalen Hospital].

4.
England, roast beef and plumb pudding France, toad stools & garlick / [graphic]

Published / Created:
[1 January 1775]
Call Number:
Folio 724 776D
Collection Title:
Leaf 49. Darly's comic-prints of characters, caricatures, macaronies, &c.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A bear representing England sits at the left side of a table brandishing a knife over a huge roast beef and plumb pudding, beside an enormous tankard of ale. Opposite him a green rat-like animal, (possibly a monkey) representing France and wearing a red military coat, sword, and feathered tricorne hat, has before him a carafe and glass of wine together with a few mushrooms and onions. On the wall behind the bear is a picture of two overweight pugilists, and behind the rat two duelists with rapiers
Alternative Title:
England, roast beef and plum pudding and France, toad stools & garlick
Description:
Title from item., Publisher's initials "MD" form a monogram., Second of two plates on leaf 49., and 1 print : etching on laid paper ; plate mark 17.5 x 24.8 cm, on sheet 44.4 x 27.5 cm.
Publisher:
Pub. Jany. 1, 1775 accy. to act by M. Darly
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Topic):
Ethnic stereotypes, Bears, Rats, Drinking vessels, Plum puddings, and Interiors
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > England, roast beef and plumb pudding France, toad stools & garlick / [graphic]

5.
[Mr. Andrews's Gothic house] [graphic].

Published / Created:
[ca. 1775?]
Call Number:
Folio 33 30 Copy 4
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Possibly a view of Donnington Grove in Berkshire, which was designed and built by John Chute in 1763 for James Pettit Andrews
Description:
Title devised by curator., Approximate date of publication supplied by cataloger., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Mounted on page 103 of William Bawtree's extra-illustrated copy of Horace Walpole's: A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole. Strawberry Hill : Printed by Thomas Kirgate, 1784. See A.T. Hazen's Bibliography of the Strawberry Hill Press (1973 ed.), no. 30, copy 11.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
Berkshire (England), England, and Berkshire.
Subject (Name):
Andrews, James Pettit, 1737?-1797
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts and Houses
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > [Mr. Andrews's Gothic house] [graphic].

6.
Sir Thomas Wyatt from a picture in the possession of John Thane / [graphic]

Creator:
Ogborne, John, 1755-1837, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1 March 1775]
Call Number:
Folio 49 3582 (Oversize)
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Portrait of Thomas Wyatt, bust, three-quarter to left, eyes looking up, with a long curly beard, a lion head on the collar; after Holbein's woodcut prefixed to Leland's 'Naeniae' (1542)."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Mounted on page 105 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:
Publish'd Mar. 1st, 1775, by J. Thane, printseller & medalist, Gerrard Street, Soho
Subject (Name):
Wyatt, Thomas, Sir, 1503?-1542, and Thane, John, 1748-1818
Subject (Topic):
Art collections
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Sir Thomas Wyatt from a picture in the possession of John Thane / [graphic]

7.
Joconda in the gallery at Houghton / [graphic]

Creator:
Michel, Jean-Baptiste, 1748-1804, printmaker
Published / Created:
[25 March 1775]
Call Number:
Drawer 775.03.25.03
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title from caption below image., Text below title, in lower left: Size of the picture, 2 f. 1 1/2 i. by 2 f. 8 3/4 i. in height., Etched coat of arms below image bearing the motto: Fari quae sentiat., Plate VII from: A set of prints engraved after the most capital paintings in the collection of ... the empress of Russia. London: J. & J. Boydell, 1788, v. 1., After the painting "Mona Vanna," formerly attributed to da Vinci and now generally given to his workshop or specialically to Andrea Salai., and On same sheet: The prodigal son.
Publisher:
Published Mar. 25th, 1775, by John Boydell, engraver in Cheapside
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Joconda in the gallery at Houghton / [graphic]

8.
South view of Strawberry-Hill, the seat of the Honble. Mr. Walpole [graphic]

Creator:
Rooker, Michael Angelo, 1746-1801, printmaker
Published / Created:
Augt. 1st, 1775.
Call Number:
SH Views Sa5 no. 6 Impression 1 Box 120
Collection Title:
Third leaf following title page. Description of the villa of Horace Walpole ...
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
View from the south lawn of Horace Walpole's home, Strawberry Hill in Twickenham, with a couple and two children and their two dogs walking to the right
Description:
Title engraved below image.
Publisher:
Published according to act of Parliament G. Kearsly, at No. 46 in Fleet Street
Subject (Geographic):
England and Twickenham.
Subject (Name):
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts, Dwellings, and Estates
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > South view of Strawberry-Hill, the seat of the Honble. Mr. Walpole [graphic]

9.
Industry and idleness exemplified in the conduct of two fellow apprentices in twelve moral

Published / Created:
as the act directs Novr. 1, 1775.
Call Number:
775.11.01.02+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title engraved at top of image., A writing sheet, with borders decorated with scenes from Hogarth's series Industry and idleness., Interior blank space annotated in contemporary hand with three verses and dated June 1, 1778., and For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
Published by R. Sayer, and J. Bennett, No. 53 Fleet Street
Subject (Name):
Hogarth, William, 1697-1764.
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Industry and idleness exemplified in the conduct of two fellow apprentices in twelve moral & instructive prints [graphic].

10.
Miss K-t R- H- O-. [graphic]

Published / Created:
Decr. 1, 1775.
Call Number:
775.12.01.01 Impression 1
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Two head-and-shoulder portraits in separate ornamental oval frames of a chamber-milliner, Miss K. in profile (numbered 31) and Robert Henley Ongley, M.P. (numbered 32).
Alternative Title:
R- H- O- and Robert Henley Ongley
Description:
Title from item., Place of publication from Plomer's Dictionaries of printers and booksellers, p. 316., Subjects identified in British Museum catalogue., From the "Histories of the téte-à-téte annexed" in the Town and country magazine, 1775 p. 569., and Mounted on cardboard sheet 21 x 28 cm., with p. 569-572 of the magazine
Publisher:
Published as the Act directs by A. Hamilton Junr. ...
Subject (Name):
Ongley, Robert Henry Ongley, Baron, 1721?-1785,
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Miss K-t R- H- O-. [graphic]

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