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1.
[Ceres seated with a bull in her lap] [graphic].

Published / Created:
[1786]
Call Number:
Folio 33 30 Copy 11
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Plate depicting a statue of Ceres at center (labeled "Fig. 1"), with several medals depicted below (labeled "Fig. 2" and "Fig. 3"). Ceres is represented seated, holding a cup in her left hand and various fruits in her right hand; a bull, the emblem of the power of the Creator, is in her lap. This ancient bronze statue was kept by Horace Walpole in the Gallery at Strawberry Hill
Description:
Title devised by cataloger., Publication information from that of the volume in which the print was issued., Plate from: Knight, R.P. An account of the remains of the worship of Priapus ... at Isernia ... in two letters ... London : Printed by T. Spilsbury, 1786., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., "Plate VIII"--Upper right corner., Mounted on page 151 of Richard Bull's copiously extra-illustrated copy of: Walpole, H. 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 13., 1 print : etching and crayon manner on wove paper ; sheet 22.5 x 18.5 cm., and For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
T. Spilsbury
Subject (Name):
Ceres (Roman deity) and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Subject (Topic):
Classical antiquities, Sculpture, and Medals
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > [Ceres seated with a bull in her lap] [graphic].

2.
[Ceres seated with a bull in her lap] [graphic].

Published / Created:
[1786]
Call Number:
Folio 49 3582 (Oversize)
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Plate depicting a statue of Ceres at center (labeled "Fig. 1"), with several medals depicted below (labeled "Fig. 2" and "Fig. 3"). Ceres is represented seated, holding a cup in her left hand and various fruits in her right hand; a bull, the emblem of the power of the Creator, is in her lap. This ancient bronze statue was kept by Horace Walpole in the Gallery at Strawberry Hill
Description:
Title devised by cataloger., Publication information from that of the volume in which the print was issued., Plate from: Knight, R.P. An account of the remains of the worship of Priapus ... at Isernia ... in two letters ... London : Printed by T. Spilsbury, 1786., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., "Plate VIII"--Upper right corner., and Mounted on page 119 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:
T. Spilsbury
Subject (Name):
Ceres (Roman deity) and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Subject (Topic):
Classical antiquities, Sculpture, and Medals
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > [Ceres seated with a bull in her lap] [graphic].

3.
[Portrait of a black girl] [graphic]

Creator:
Ireland, Samuel, -1800, printmaker
Published / Created:
[ca. 1786?]
Call Number:
Kinnaird 87K(e) Box 125
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title devised by cataloger., Date based on similar print published by W. Dickenson 1 April 1786., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Matted with Kinnaird 87K(d): Head of Diana
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Topic):
Black people and Girls
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > [Portrait of a black girl] [graphic]

4.
The bears escape, or, Frizzle in an uproar [graphic].

Published / Created:
[7 June 1786]
Call Number:
786.06.07.01+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A satire on 18th-century English hairdressing and women’s fashion: a view of a London shop, presumably "The Rose" (note the large rose above the doorway), a hairdressing and wig-making shop owned by William Vickery (active circa 1783-1832). The shop is shown with double bay windows on the ground floor in which are displayed enormous wigs decorated with feathers. Men and women lean out of the windows on the upper level to watch a pair of bears escaping from the front door. The bears -- one saying to the other "Run brother Run, if were caught were Kill’d as sure as a Gun" -- are pursued by the proprietor of the shop and another woman. The shopfront is covered with advertisements for the real services and products offered by Vickery including Bears Grease, Soft Pomatums, Sticking Plaister, Curling Irons as well as "La Tete Transparante" and "Figaro Braids". A woman fleeing from the bears has lost her elaborate wig and is shown bald
Alternative Title:
Frizzle in an uproar
Description:
Title etched below image. and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum.
Publisher:
Publish'd June 7, 1786, by S. Hooper, No. 212 High Holborn
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Name):
Vickery, William.
Subject (Topic):
Clothing & dress, Storefronts, Bay windows, Hairdressing, Bears, and Wigs
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The bears escape, or, Frizzle in an uproar [graphic].

5.
The Queen of Hearts cover'd with diamonds [graphic].

Published / Created:
[approximately 1786]
Call Number:
786.00.00.85
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A companion print to British Museum Satires No. 6979. A bust portrait of Queen Charlotte, directed to the left, taking a pinch of snuff. She wears a jewelled oriental turban; her hair is studded with jewels, and jewels cover her neck and ornament her dress. A large ear-ring is conspicuous. In the upper left corner of the print, under the words 'The Pun', is a large heart-shaped jewel surmounted with a crown; it stands, embedded in diamonds, in a box inscribed 'Bulse'."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Date of publication from British Museum catalogue., Companion print to: Cheyt Sing in his Eastern dress., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
Charlotte, Queen, consort of George III, King of Great Britain, 1744-1818
Subject (Topic):
Queens, Snuff, Turbans, Gems, Jewelry, and Crowns
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The Queen of Hearts cover'd with diamonds [graphic].

6.
The knave of diamonds [graphic].

Published / Created:
[approximately 1786]
Call Number:
786.00.00.84
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A bust portrait of a man wearing a turban covered in jewels, carrying a bulse. On the wall behind is a plan of the Battle of Hastings. In 1786 Warren Hastings forwarded a giant diamond from the Nizam of the Deccan as gift for George III, which was reported as a bribe from Hastings by his enemies
Description:
Title etched below image., Date of publication from dealer's description., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., For possibly related prints, see no. 6966 and no. 6978 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum, v. 6., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Nizām ʻAlī Khān, Nizam of Hyderabad, 1734-1803. and Hastings, Warren, 1732-1818.
Subject (Topic):
Turbans, Gems, and Maps
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The knave of diamonds [graphic].

7.
Connoisseur. [graphic] / Plate II

Creator:
Walker, John, active 1784-1802, printmaker
Published / Created:
Augt. 12, 1786.
Call Number:
Folio LWL Mss Vol. 191
Collection Title:
Page 119. Vauxhall miscellany.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Elegantly dressed guests dine outdoors at Vauxhall Gardens
Description:
Title from item., Plate from: Harrison's British classicks. Volume VI : containing The connoisseur, The citizen of the world, and The babler. London : Printed for Harrison & Co. ..., 1786., Plate number etched in lower left corner., Inlaid to 38 x 55 cm., and Mounted on page 119 in an album containing material relating to Spring Gardens, Vauxhall, with the spine title: Vauxhall miscellany.
Publisher:
Published as the act directs by Harrison & Co.
Subject (Name):
Thornton, Bonnell, 1724-1768. and Vauxhall Gardens (London, England),
Subject (Topic):
Eating & drinking and Dining tables
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Connoisseur. [graphic] / Plate II

8.
A tom tit twittering on an eagle's back-side [graphic]

Published / Created:
[19 April 1786]
Call Number:
49 3069
Collection Title:
Page v. Journal of a tour to the Hebrides, with Samuel Johnson, LL.D.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A companion print to British Museum Satires No. 7029. Johnson (left) climbs up a mountain on hands and knees, his oak stick in his left hand. Boswell follows, also on hands and knees; he licks Johnson's posteriors, saying, "I shall record this". Johnson says, "Come Bossy". Behind and below them a loch and mountain (right) are indicated. In the foreground (left) is a huge thistle."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Tomtit twittering on an eagle's back-side
Description:
Title etched below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark on three sides., A companion print to: A tour to the Hebrides., On paper with a watermark (trimmed)., and Tipped in at page v in Horace Walpole's copy of: Boswell, J. The journal of a tour to the Hebrides, with Samuel Johnson, LL.D. London : Printed by Henry Baldwin, for Charles Dilly, in the Poultry, 1785.
Publisher:
Published 19th April 1786 by S.W. Fores, at the Caricature Warehouse, No. 3 Piccadilly
Subject (Name):
Boswell, James, 1740-1795., Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784, and Boswell, James, 1740-1795
Subject (Topic):
Mountains, Climbing, Staffs (Sticks), and Thistles
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > A tom tit twittering on an eagle's back-side [graphic]

9.
A tour to the Hebrides Bossy Bounce preparing for the Scotch professors to kiss / [graphic]

Published / Created:
[19 April 1786]
Call Number:
49 3069
Collection Title:
Opposite title page. Journal of a tour to the Hebrides, with Samuel Johnson, LL.D.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A companion print to British Museum Satires No. 7030. Johnson, as a bear with a human head (a profile portrait), walks (left to right) up a mountain. Boswell as an ape with a quasi-human head is seated on the bear's back facing the tail, which he holds up, beckoning with his right hand to two bare-legged men in Highland dress who are climbing up the mountain behind Johnson. In the foreground are thistles."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Sheet trimmed to plate mark leaving thread margins., A companion print to: A tom tit twittering on an eagle's back-side., On paper watermarked "W.J.", and Tipped in opposite title page in Horace Walpole's copy of: Boswell, J. The journal of a tour to the Hebrides, with Samuel Johnson, LL.D. London : Printed by Henry Baldwin, for Charles Dilly, in the Poultry, 1785.
Publisher:
Published 19th April 1786, by S.W. Fores at the Caricature Warehouse, No. 3 Piccadilly
Subject (Geographic):
Scotland.
Subject (Name):
Boswell, James, 1740-1795., Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784, and Boswell, James, 1740-1795
Subject (Topic):
Ethnic stereotypes, Clothing & dress, Bears, and Monkeys
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > A tour to the Hebrides Bossy Bounce preparing for the Scotch professors to kiss / [graphic]

10.
Family canvas, or, Dress's antient and modern [graphic].

Published / Created:
[16 May 1786]
Call Number:
Quarto 724 771N
Collection Title:
Page 133. New London spy, or, A twenty-four hours ramble through the bills of mortality.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A fashionably dressed lady and gentleman are seated facing each other, a tea-table between them. She wears an enormous 'derrière' and a projecting bosom; a round hat with a huge brim surrounded by a curtain frill of lace, through which her eyes and much-curled hair are visible. He wears a tight-fitting coat with a high collar, large buttons, and projecting shirt-frill. His hair or wig is in a looped queue with large side-curls. He looks at himself in a pocket-mirror with a satisfied air. His cane and round hat are on a chair behind him. The 'antient' dresses are those of the three quarter length portraits on the wall: in the centre are a gentleman and lady standing together in early Georgian dress, each holds a crook, a bird sits on the lady's finger. This is flanked by a lady (left) in quasi-Elizabethan dress, wearing a conical hat, a ruff, and a hooped petticoat in the form of a cylinder; and a man (right) wearing a high hat, cloak, slashed doublet, and breeches, holding a hooded hawk."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Dresses antient and modern
Description:
Title etched below image., Temporary local subject terms: Ladies' costume -- Men's costume -- Pocket mirror -- Pictures that amplify subject., 1 print : etching with stipple on laid paper ; sheet 23.7 x 28 cm., Sheet trimmed to plate mark; mounted to 26 x 32 cm., and Mounted on page 133 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. May 16, 1786, by G.T. Stubbs, Peters Court, St. Martins Lane
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Topic):
Clothing & dress, Mirrors, Tea services, and Chairs
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Family canvas, or, Dress's antient and modern [graphic].

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