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1.
Venus of Medicis [graphic]

Creator:
Thornthwaite, J., 1740?- printmaker
Published / Created:
[between 1771 and 1795]
Call Number:
Folio 33 30 Copy 4
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title etched below image., Date of publication based on printmaker's active dates. See British Museum online catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Mounted on page 140 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 (Name):
Aphrodite (Greek deity),
Subject (Topic):
Classical antiquities and Sculpture
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Venus of Medicis [graphic]

2.
Hieroglyphicks of the natural man [graphic]

Creator:
Bowles, Carington, 1724-1793, printmaker
Published / Created:
publish'd as the act directs, [not before 1793]
Call Number:
771.01.01.01.2+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Alternative Title:
Hieroglyphics of the natural man
Description:
Title from item., Printmaker from the 1771 edition. Printmaker's name burnished from plate., Publication date inferred from the date of partnership formed by Henry Carington Bowles and Carver after Carington Bowles's death in 1793. See Plomer, H.R. Dictionaries of printers and booksellers, p. 31., One line of quote below title: Cut it down while cumbreth it the ground., and Temporary local subject terms: Tree of life -- Vices: names on fruit of tree -- Death: skeleton with axe -- Emblems: scorpions and snakes as evil -- Emblems: dove of peace -- Emblems: lightining as wrath of God -- Mouth of Hell -- Destruction: woods and villages laid low -- Allegorical figures: angel(?) -- Bible: quotation from Luke, xiii, 7.
Publisher:
Printed for Bowles & Carver, Map & Printsellers, No. 69 in St. Pauls Church Yard, London
Subject (Topic):
Devils
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Hieroglyphicks of the natural man [graphic]

3.
An opera girl of Paris in the character of Diana [graphic]

Creator:
Grignion, Charles, 1721-1810, printmaker
Published / Created:
1st Decr. 1771.
Call Number:
771.12.01.03+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A girl dancing holding in one hand a bow, the other stretched forward. Her looped up skirt has a short train. From her head-dress of flowers and feathers hangs a trail of vine leaves."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title engraved below image., Printed on one sheet with: An opera girl of Paris in the character of Flora., Companion print to: Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5, no. 4924., and Watermark: J Taylor.
Publisher:
Printed for J. Smith, No. 35 Cheapside, & R. Sayer, No. 53 Fleet Street as the act directs
Subject (Topic):
Costumes, Dancers, and Opera singers
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > An opera girl of Paris in the character of Diana [graphic]

4.
A modern demirep on the look-out [graphic]

Creator:
Grignion, Charles, 1721-1810, printmaker
Published / Created:
published as the act directs, 25 Sepr. 1771.
Call Number:
771.09.25.02+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A girl walking with mincing steps; her hands are crossed below her waist and she looks over her shoulder. She wears a hat, a low-cut bodice, over which is a little open coat, and a slightly hooped skirt."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Modern demi-rep on the look-out
Description:
Title engraved below image., One of a series of eight designs., Printed on one sheet with: The charming millener [sic] of Street., and Watermark: Strasburg bend with initials GR below.
Publisher:
Printed for Jno. Smith, No. 35 Cheapside & Robt. Sayer, No. 53 Fleet Street
Subject (Topic):
Prostitutes
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > A modern demirep on the look-out [graphic]

5.
Miss J-ns-n L- T-w-y. [graphic]

Published / Created:
[November 1771]
Call Number:
42 D65 890D Copy 1
Collection Title:
Part 1, opposite page 89. Horace Walpole.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Two bust portraits in oval frames illustrate 'Histories of the téte-à-téte annexed ...'. An account of the military career and amours of James O'Hara, second Lord Tyrawley (1690-1773)."--British Museum catalogue
Alternative Title:
Miss Johnson
Description:
Titles engraved below images., Publication information from that of the periodical in which the print was issued., Plate from: Town and country magazine. London : Printed for A. Hamilton, Jr., v. 3 (November 1771), opposite page 561., Date given in British Museum catalogue: 1 December 1771., Portraits numbered "No. XXXI" and "No. XXXII" above., 1 print : etching and stipple engraving on laid paper ; sheet 11.6 x 7.5 cm., Imperfect; only right half of print with Lord Tyrawley's portrait is present, the left half having been trimmed away. Window mounted to 25 x 18 cm., and Bound in opposite page 89 in part 1 of an extra-illustrated copy of: Dobson, A. Horace Walpole. A memoir ...
Publisher:
A. Hamilton, Jr.
Subject (Name):
Tyrawly, James O'Hara, Baron, 1690-1773,
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Miss J-ns-n L- T-w-y. [graphic]

6.
The well fed English constable [graphic]

Creator:
Darly, Matthias, approximately 1720-approximately 1778, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1 October 1771]
Call Number:
Quarto 724 771N
Collection Title:
Leaf 26. Darly's comic-prints of characters, caricatures, macaronies, &c. Page 11. New London spy
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A man in profile showing his enormous belly, holding a stick and with two dogs slavering at a dead fowl in his pocket."--British Museum online catalogue, description of a variant state
Description:
Title etched below image., Initial letters of printmaker's name in signature form a monogram., State without plate number. Cf. No. 4641 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 4., Initial letters of publisher's name in imprint form a monogram., Temporary local subject terms: Constables -- Food: fowl -- T. Guttle., 1 print : etching and engraving on laid paper ; sheet 34.8 x 24.2 cm, folded to 31 x 24.2 cm., Sheet trimmed within plate mark; mounted to 32 x 26 cm., and Mounted on page 49 in a copiously extra-illustrated copy of: King, R. The new London spy, or, A twenty-four hours ramble through the bills of mortality. London : Printed for J. Cooke [and 3 others], [1771?].
Publisher:
Pubd. according to act of Parlt. Octr. 1st, 1771, by MDarly, engraver, No. 39 Strand
Subject (Topic):
Obesity, Dogs, and Staffs (Sticks)
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The well fed English constable [graphic]

7.
The country-man in London [graphic]

Creator:
Bannerman, Alexander, approximately 1730-, printmaker
Published / Created:
published as the act directs, Sepr. 1, 1771.
Call Number:
Quarto 724 771N
Collection Title:
Page 11. New London spy, or, A twenty-four hours ramble through the bills of mortality.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Satire on gullible youths and dishonest prostitutes. A bedroom in which a young countryman is seated at a table between two young women. His right leg is slung across the legs of the woman on the left; she wears a quilted petticoat and her neckline plunges to reveal a breast; she puts an arm around his shoulder and with the other picks his purse from pocket. His left arm is around the waist of the other woman, who gazes seductively at him and offers a punchbowl; playing cards lie on the table and the Queen of Hearts has fallen to the floor. On the back of the first woman's chair sits a parrot chewing a twist of lemon peel; the pimp and an old bawd stand behind the bed curtain watching the scene; a picture on the wall shows a sheep being fleeced; in front of the table, a dog chews the young man's copy of "The Journey to London"."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Countryman in London
Description:
Title etched below image., Temporary local subject terms: Bullies -- Countrymen -- Pictures amplifying subject: couple fleecing a ram -- Procuresses -- Pickpocketing -- Pets -- Male dress: countryman -- Furniture: tripod table -- Dishes: punch bowl -- Books: A journey to London -- Bed with curtains -- Literature: allusion to The provok'd husband, or journey to London by Sir John Vanburgh (1664-1726) and Colley Cibber (1671-1757)., 1 print : etching with engraving on laid paper ; sheet 24.8 x 34.8 cm, folded to 24.8 x 25 cm., Sheet trimmed within plate mark; mounted to 32 x 26 cm., and Mounted on page 11 in a copiously extra-illustrated copy of: King, R. The new London spy, or, A twenty-four hours ramble through the bills of mortality. London : Printed for J. Cooke [and 3 others], [1771?].
Publisher:
Printed for J. Smith, No. 35 Cheapside, & Robt. Sayer, No. 53 Fleet Street
Subject (Topic):
Prostitutes, Pickpockets, Parrots, Dogs, Books, Beds, Gambling, Playing cards, and Chamber pots
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The country-man in London [graphic]

8.
The judgment of Paris [graphic]

Creator:
Bunbury, Henry William, 1750-1811, printmaker
Published / Created:
[...] 1st, 1771.
Call Number:
Folio 75 B87 770 (Oversize)
Collection Title:
Page 83. Bunbury album.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Outside a thatched cottage, partly visible on the left, Paris, a loutish peasant, hands the apple to an old harridan holding a fan and wearing a very wide hoop. Cupid, a hideous boy, holding a bow, is partly concealed by her petticoat. Juno (?), a hideous hag, strides towards them, brandishing a bottle. Minerva (?) in a soldier's coat and grenadier's cap, inscribed "J.R." [?Juno Regina], walks away to the right. looking over her shoulder; one fist is clenched, she carries a bottle and is smoking a pipe. One sheep (left) stands behind Paris who is holding a crook. A basket and his hat are on the ground. In the foreground his dog chases the peacock and the owl. Two doves fly over the head of Venus. Two broadsides are pasted on the cottage wall: one headed "Gods . . ." the other, "Thos the Wood Lous" (?). Mountains are indicated in the background."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched above image., Publisher's name and month of publication in imprint have been mostly burnished from plate., Text in upper left margin, preceding title: Jun: But to bestow it on that trapes it mads me. Min: Hang him jackanapes., Temporary local subject terms: Mythology: Venus., Mounted on page 83 of: Bunbury album., 1 print : etching on laid paper ; sheet 17.9 x 20.9 cm., and Sheet trimmed to plate mark.
Publisher:
Pub. accor. to act by [...]
Subject (Name):
Cupid (Roman deity), and Juno (Roman deity),
Subject (Topic):
Paris (Legendary character), Minerva, Dwellings, Peasants, Fans (Accessories), Military uniforms, Bottles, Pipes (Smoking), Sheep, Baskets, Dogs, Peacocks, Owls, and Doves
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The judgment of Paris [graphic]

9.
Le cabriolet [graphic].

Published / Created:
pubd. according to act, March 17, 1771.
Call Number:
Folio 75 B87 770 (Oversize)
Collection Title:
Page 81. Bunbury album.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Satire on the French and on fashion ...: a postillion with a long queue drives a cabriolet to the right in which is a macaroni and footman, both with elaborate hairstyle; the macaroni bows to another, behind, who carries a parasol; a dog runs beside the horses."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from text below image., Later state, with publisher's name and address burnished from plate. For an earlier state with "MDarly No. 39 Strand" present after publication date, see British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1861,1012.341., Attribution to Bunbury from the British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark on top and bottom., Four lines of verse in French below title: Barbares Anglois! qui du memê couteau ..., Mounted on page 81 of: Bunbury album., 1 print : etching with engraving on laid paper ; sheet 17.6 x 20.6 cm., and Sheet trimmed to plate mark.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Topic):
Dandies, French, Vehicles, Coach drivers, Servants, Umbrellas, and Dogs
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Le cabriolet [graphic].

10.
The female turf macaroni [graphic].

Published / Created:
[24 December 1771]
Call Number:
Folio 724 776D
Collection Title:
Leaf 66. Darly's comic-prints of characters, caricatures, macaronies, &c.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Whole length figure in profile of a lady in a riding-habit holding a riding-whip in her right hand. Her hair, without powder, is tied up in a club. She wears a cravat and a cap with an erect plume of feathers."--British Museum online catalogue and "Probably the Duchess of Grafton, the Duke being the Turf Macaroni in this series, see British Museum Satires No. 4634; see also British Museum Satires No. 5324."--Curator's comments, British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Initial letters of publisher's name in imprint form a monogram., Plate numbered "v. 2" in upper left corner and "4" in upper right corner., First of three plates on leaf 66., and 1 print : etching on laid paper ; plate mark 15.7 x 10.4 cm, on sheet 27.5 x 44.4 cm.
Publisher:
Pubd. by MDarly Decmr. 24th, 1771, accorg. to act
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Name):
Grafton, Elizabeth, Duchess of, 1745-1822
Subject (Topic):
Clothing & dress, Dandies, British, Riding habits, Whips, and Feathers
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The female turf macaroni [graphic].

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