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
Depicts two bearded figures in classical attire (possibly Tragedy and Comedy), the former leaning on a tomb while the latter gestures laughingly at a cracked and broken globe on which the countries of France, Canada and Great Britain are identified. A...
Elegantly coiffed and dressed lady faces to the right holding fan, while behind her and facing away stands another woman with a similar dress and hair style
Two horses labelled Obstinacy and Pride driven by Mansfield head for an abyss pulling a chaise occupied by a sleeping George III who holds a paper stating "I glory in the name of Englishman." Bute stands behind as footman holding papers entitled place...
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
England., Great Britain, and America.
Subject (Name):
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820., Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792., Mansfield, William Murray, Earl of, 1705-1793., North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792., Chatham, John Pitt, Earl of, 1756-1835., and Camden, Charles Pratt, Earl, 1714-1794.
Lady with elaborate headdress sitting in chair in front of a sofa holds an open book (The whole duty of man) in her left hand and pulls up her skirts with the right, while a kneeling man in a pigtail wig and wearing a sword examines her left foot as i...
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
Pub. June 1 by M Darly
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Topic):
Foot, Care and hygiene, Couples, Wigs, Clothing & dress, Interiors, Feet, Sofas, and Hairstyles
Depicts a semi-nude seated female figure holding a caduceus before whom dance 3 putti, while 2 putti in the air above approach bearing a basket and grape vine. Within an oval border of olive and oak leaves resting on a pedestal containing the text
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Ball at the Mansion House : April XVII. MDCCLXXV. The Right Honorable John Wilkes, Lord Mayor
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
England, London., London (England), and London
Subject (Name):
Wilkes, John, 1727-1797. and Wilkes, John, 1725-1797
Subject (Topic):
Balls (Parties), Manners and customs, Caduceus, Children dancing, Cornucopias, and Social life and customs
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)
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)
"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.
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
Two head-and-shoulder portraits in separate ornamental oval frames of Signiora B. (numbered 16) and Philip Stanhope, Fifth Earl of Chesterfield (numbered 17).
Alternative Title:
Signiora Ballantini and Earl of Chesterfield
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
Published as the Act directs by A. Hamilton Junr. ...
Subject (Name):
Chesterfield, Philip Stanhope, Earl of, 1755-1815. and Ballantini, Signora.
Two head-and-shoulder portraits in separate ornamental oval frames of Mrs. Nesbit on left, numbered 2, and Augustus John Hervey, on the right, numbered 3.
Alternative Title:
Mrs. Nesbitt, Hon. Capn. H-, and Hon. Capn Hervey
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
Published as the Act directs by A. Hamilton Junr. ...
Subject (Name):
Bristol, Augustus John Hervey, Earl of, 1724-1779. and Nesbitt, Mary, -1815.
Two head-and-shoulder portraits in separate ornamental oval frames of Miss Williams on left, numbered 4, and George William, 6th Earl of Coventry on the right, numbered 5.
Alternative Title:
Miss Williams and Peeping Tom of Coventry
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
Published as the Act directs by A. Hamilton Junr. ...
Subject (Name):
Coventry, George William Coventry, Earl of, 1722-1809. and Williams, Miss.
Two head-and-shoulder portraits in separate ornamental oval frames of Miss Smith a shopkeeper's daughter (No. XXV) and Charles Manners, Marquess of Granby (No. XXVI).
Alternative Title:
Miss Smith and Marquess of Granby
Description:
Titles from text below images.
Publisher:
Published as the act directs by A. Hamilton Junr. ...
Subject (Name):
Rutland, Charles Manners, Duke of, 1754-1787. and Smith, Miss.
Two head-and-shoulder portraits in separate ornamental oval frames of Miss Matthews on left, numbered 7, and John, 2nd Earl of Ashburnham on the right, numbered 8.
Alternative Title:
Miss Matthews and Earl of Ashburnham
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
Published as the Act directs by A. Hamilton Junr. ...
Subject (Name):
Ashburnham, John Ashburnham, Earl of, 1724-1812. and Matthews, Miss.
Two head-and-shoulder portraits in separate ornamental oval frames of Miss L. a farmer's daughter (numbered 28) and Francis Egerton, third Duke of Bridgwater (numbered 29).
Alternative Title:
Duke of Bridgwater
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
Published as the act directs by A. Hamilton Junr. ...
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.
Publisher:
Published as the Act directs by A. Hamilton Junr. ...
Two head-and-shoulder portraits in separate ornamental oval frames of Miss Harriet Powell (numbered 13) and Lord Seaforth (numbered 14), whom she married in or before 1779
Alternative Title:
Miss Harriot Powell, Miss Harriet Powell, Lord Seaforth, and Lord S-
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
Published as the Act directs by A. Hamilton Junr. ...
Subject (Name):
Seaforth, Lord, 1744-1781. and Powell, Harriet, -1779.
