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11.
Out of place Hors d'emploi. [graphic] =

Published / Created:
2 Sepr. 1784.
Call Number:
784.09.02.02+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Two politicians out of office sit shivering in a garret with very downcast expressions. The man on the left writes on a paper entitled 'Abusing Administration', with other similar papers scattered at his feet and those of his partner. Their landlady p...
Alternative Title:
Hors d'emploi
Description:
Title from caption below image, in English and French.
Publisher:
Printed for & sold by Carington Bowles, No. 69 in St. Pauls Church Yard, London. Published as the act directs
Subject (Topic):
Poverty, Chamber pots, Costumes, Prices, Interiors, Furniture, and Emblems
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Out of place Hors d'emploi. [graphic] =

12.
The London dentist [graphic].

Published / Created:
[ca. 1784]
Call Number:
784.00.00.76+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A dentist wearing a bag wig stands before an elderly woman in a chair as he works on her teeth. Behind him a younger woman looks on with concern and a young black servant grins at the viewer. Through the window is visible a portion of St. James's Pala...
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
Printed for & sold by Carington Bowles, No. 69 in St. Pauls Church Yard, London
Subject (Geographic):
England and London
Subject (Topic):
Black people, Dentistry, Blacks, Servants, and Interiors
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The London dentist [graphic].

13.
The country tooth-drawer [graphic]

Published / Created:
published as the act directs, 2 Jany. 1784.
Call Number:
Folio 75 C697 770
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"The interior of a farrier's smithy. A country woman sits on a low stool, while a farrier pulls at her tooth with a pair of pincers which he grasps in both hands. He presses one foot on her outstretched leg while a grinning assistant holds her head in...
Description:
Title from text below image.
Publisher:
Printed for & sold by Carington Bowles, No. 69 St. Paul's Church Yard, London
Subject (Topic):
Blacksmiths, Dentistry, Forge shops, Pain, and Toothaches
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The country tooth-drawer [graphic]

14.
The first interview, or, Happiness sacrifised to riches [graphic].

Published / Created:
published as the act directs 2 Feb. 1784.
Call Number:
Folio 75 C697 770
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"The interior of a well-furnished room with a carpeted floor. A young woman turns aside with a gesture of disgust from a young man of simian appearance who is grinning sheepishly. Her father stands behind her with outstretched arms, pleading desperate...
Alternative Title:
Happiness sacrifised to riches
Description:
Title from text below image.
Publisher:
Printed for & sold by Carington Bowles, No. 69 St. Paul's Church Yard, London
Subject (Topic):
Children, Couples, Fathers, Interiors, Marriage, Mirrors, Parlors, and Rugs
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The first interview, or, Happiness sacrifised to riches [graphic].

15.
The spell Hobnelia. [graphic]

Published / Created:
[1784?]
Call Number:
784.00.00.77+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
From the left a well-dressed maiden pulls a length of twine from around the right stocking of a country boy who sleeps on a grassy bank under four large, leafy trees. The eight lines of Gay's poem Shepherd's week quoted on either side of the title de...
Alternative Title:
Hobnelia
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
Printed for & sold by Carington Bowles, No. 69 St. Paul's Church Yard, London
Subject (Name):
Gay, John, 1685-1732.
Subject (Topic):
Couples, Courtship, and Meadows
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The spell Hobnelia. [graphic]

16.
Youthful sport, or, Boys taking a bird's nest [graphic]

Published / Created:
published as the act directs 2 Jany. 1784.
Call Number:
Folio 75 C697 770
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A group of five boys play under a large tree. One boy has climbed up the tree and is handing down a bird's nest with three fledgling birds to another boy on the left, who holds out his hat. On the right one boy gives another boy a ride on his back. On...
Alternative Title:
Boys taking a bird's nest
Description:
Title from caption below image.
Publisher:
Printed for & sold by Carrington Bowles, No. 69 St. Paul's Church Yard, London
Subject (Topic):
Birds, Boys, Nests, and Play (Recreation)
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Youthful sport, or, Boys taking a bird's nest [graphic]

17.
[The proposal] [graphic]

Published / Created:
[1784]
Call Number:
784.00.00.35+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
An elegantly dressed young woman is seated in an armchair facing right reading a letter. The room is richly carpeted and furnished, with striped upholstery on the furniture and matching draperies. Through the window is visible a winter scene with ice ...
Description:
Title from manuscript inscription on mount.
Publisher:
Printed for & sold by Carington Bowles, No. 69 in St. Pauls Church Yard, London
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Topic):
Ice skating, Reading, Rugs, Draperies, Interiors, and Clothing & dress
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > [The proposal] [graphic]