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1. A certain great personage learning to spell [graphic]
- Published / Created:
- [1770]
- Call Number:
- 770.09.00.01 Impression 1
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Satire on the Duke of Cumberland's poor spelling with references to his criminal conversation with Lady Grosvenor. He is shown at a table with a satyr holding a fool's cap over his head as a tutor stands beside the table where the Duke works. Also beside his chair is a monkey on his hind legs. On the wall hangs a birch rod
- Description:
- Title from item., Plate from: The Oxford magazine or, Universal museum ... London : Printed for the authors, v. 5 (1770), page 88., and Mounted to 33 x 46 cm.
- Publisher:
- Oxford magazine
- Subject (Name):
- Henry Frederick, Prince, Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn, 1745-1790
- Subject (Topic):
- Satyrs (Greek mythology), Monkeys, Fools' caps, Tutoring, Clergy, Tables, and Chairs
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > A certain great personage learning to spell [graphic]
2. A certain personage in the character of a fool as he perform'd it at Whitchurch & elsewhere [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- [1770]
- Call Number:
- 770.08.00.09
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Satire on the the criminal conversation between the Duke of Cumberland and Lady Grosvenor with Cumberland wearing a fool's cap; a servant spills a glass of wine on the Duke. The scene takes place in a bedchamber with a curtain around the bed, with a table set with a meal including wine bottles, wine glasses, and roasted fowl. On the wall hangs a large mirror
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Date of publication from that of the periodical for which the plate was engraved., Plate from: The Oxford magazine or, Universal museum ... London : Printed for the authors, v. 5 (1770), p. 75., Text above image: For the Oxford mag., and Mounted to 33 x 46 cm.
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified
- Subject (Name):
- Henry Frederick, Prince, Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn, 1745-1790 and Grosvenor, Henrietta Grosvenor, Countess, -1828
- Subject (Topic):
- Adultery, Interiors, Fools' caps, Fools & jesters, Table settings & decorations, Bottles, Drinking vessels, Wine, Intoxication, Poultry, and Chairs
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > A certain personage in the character of a fool as he perform'd it at Whitchurch & elsewhere [graphic].
3. A council [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- [1770]
- Call Number:
- 770.02.00.04
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Description:
- Title from item., Publication date in British Museum catalogue: January 1770., Sheet trimmed within plate mark on right., Plate from: The London museum of politics, miscellanies, and literature. London : Printed for J. Miller ... , 1770- , v. 1 (1770), p. 79., and Temporary local subject terms: Councils: Privy Council -- Devil -- Personifications: Folly -- Petitions.
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified
- Subject (Name):
- Henry Frederick, Prince, Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn, 1745-1790, Barrington, William Wildman Barrington, Viscount, 1717-1793, Bedford, John Russell, Duke of, 1710-1771, Cornwallis, Frederick, 1713-1783, Grafton, Augustus Henry Fitzroy, Duke of, 1735-1811, Mansfield, William Murray, Earl of, 1705-1793, North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792, Rigby, Richard, 1722-1788, and Sandwich, John Montagu, Earl of, 1718-1792
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > A council [graphic].
4. A view of the Old England just arriv'd from a cruize round the globe [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- [not before 1762]
- Call Number:
- Hogarth 762.11.00.04 Box 111
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A side view of a large three-masted ship, with a considerable number of persons on board ...
- Alternative Title:
- View of the Old England just arrived from a cruize round the globe
- Description:
- Title etched above image., Numberd '41' in upper right corner., Plate from: The British antidote to Caledonian poison., Sheet trimmed to plate mark on top and sides., and With Bowditch's annotations on front mount; mounted to 25.8 x 38 cm.
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified
- Subject (Name):
- Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792, Bedford, John Russell, Duke of, 1710-1771, Edward Augustus, Prince, Duke of York and Albany, 1739-1767, Holland, Henry Fox, Baron, 1705-1774, Henry Frederick, Prince, Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn, 1745-1790, Nivernais, Louis Jules Barbon Mancini-Mazarini, duc de, 1716-1798, and Pitt, William, Earl of Chatham, 1708-1778
- Subject (Topic):
- Ships and English
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > A view of the Old England just arriv'd from a cruize round the globe [graphic].
5. Harlequin skeleton [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- [23 March 1772]
- Call Number:
- 772.03.23.01
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Description:
- Title from item., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Below imprint: 6d. plain, 1s. colour'd., Four images, each with six lines of verse below. A horizontal line bisects the design to make 8 compartments., Verse below first image from left: The royal chaser here you view, a monarch and a sportsman too ..., Verse below second image from left: The clown is ordered by his master to keep the house, oh! sad disaster ..., Verse below third image from left: Here Harlequin with Columbine is telling of his whole design ..., Verse below fourth image from left: The old man from his information the subject treats with speculation ..., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., Temporary local subject terms: Columbine -- Pantaloon as a Turkish magician -- Chemical equipment -- Hunting horns, 1772 -- Tuning fork -- Turkish magician, 1772 -- Animals: stuffed animals., and Watermark: initials HB in circle.
- Publisher:
- Publish'd as the act directs, Marh. [the] 23rd 1772 by Robt. Sayer, Map & Printseller, No. 53 in Fleet Street
- Subject (Name):
- Henry Frederick, Prince, Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn, 1745-1790
- Subject (Topic):
- Harlequin (Fictitious character), Pantaloon (Fictitious character), Card games, Clowns, Hunting dogs, Lorgnettes, Magicians, Scientific equipment, Musical instruments, Skeletons, Mortars & pestles, and Hunters
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Harlequin skeleton [graphic].
6. The blockhead and boot [graphic].
- Creator:
- Townshend, George Townshend, Marquis, 1724-1807, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [1762]
- Call Number:
- Folio 75 H67 800 v.3 (Oversize)
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A satire on Lord Bute and Hogarth, with the head of Bute on a pole that rises from a huge jack-boot, the satirical emblem of John Stuart, Earl of Bute. On the boot is a meridian sun or Star of the Garter, a part of the Order's motto partial visible. The Briton, a journal devoted to Lord Bute lies on the foot of the boot; the scroll of "a Scotch Peace" is on the ground at the side. The "Auditor" (Arthur Murphy) bows before the boot. Other adorers include an old clergyman in spectacles. The blockhead, like those used by hairdressers, wears a Scotch "bonnet". On the ground near the pole stands William Hogarth as an old man with ass-ears and holding a print of "The Times" as he rushes forward to appeal to Charles Churchill who walks him from the right with a large whip in his right hand. In the background (right) the sun rises behind a flight of stairs as the Duke of Cumberland and Edward, Duke of York descend
- Description:
- Title etched above image., A reduced and reversed copy of a print first published by George Townshend. See British Museum catalogue, v. 4, no. 3977., In a later state the number '25' was added in upper right corner, as an illustrations to "The British Antidote to Caledonian poison.", Sheet trimmed to image with thread margins., and On page 296 in volume 3.
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified
- Subject (Name):
- Edward Augustus, Prince, Duke of York and Albany, 1739-1767, Henry Frederick, Prince, Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn, 1745-1790, Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792, Churchill, Charles, 1731-1764, Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, and Murphy, Arthur, 1727-1805
- Subject (Topic):
- Artists, National emblems, and Scottish
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The blockhead and boot [graphic].
7. The blockhead and boot [graphic].
- Creator:
- Townshend, George Townshend, Marquis, 1724-1807, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [1762]
- Call Number:
- Hogarth 762.10.00.03 Box 111
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A satire on Lord Bute and Hogarth, with the head of Bute on a pole that rises from a huge jack-boot, the satirical emblem of John Stuart, Earl of Bute. On the boot is a meridian sun or Star of the Garter, a part of the Order's motto partial visible. The Briton, a journal devoted to Lord Bute lies on the foot of the boot; the scroll of "a Scotch Peace" is on the ground at the side. The "Auditor" (Arthur Murphy) bows before the boot. Other adorers include an old clergyman in spectacles. The blockhead, like those used by hairdressers, wears a Scotch "bonnet". On the ground near the pole stands William Hogarth as an old man with ass-ears and holding a print of "The Times" as he rushes forward to appeal to Charles Churchill who walks him from the right with a large whip in his right hand. In the background (right) the sun rises behind a flight of stairs as the Duke of Cumberland and Edward, Duke of York descend
- Description:
- Title etched above image., A reduced and reversed copy of a print first published by George Townshend. See British Museum catalogue, v. 4, no. 3977., Numbered '25' in upper right corner, from the illustrations to "The British Antidote to Caledonian poison.", and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified
- Subject (Name):
- Edward Augustus, Prince, Duke of York and Albany, 1739-1767, Henry Frederick, Prince, Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn, 1745-1790, Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792, Churchill, Charles, 1731-1764, Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, and Murphy, Arthur, 1727-1805
- Subject (Topic):
- Artists, National emblems, and Scottish
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The blockhead and boot [graphic].
8. The boot & the block-head [graphic]
- Creator:
- Townshend, George Townshend, Marquis, 1724-1807, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [1762]
- Call Number:
- Folio 75 H67 800 v.3 (Oversize)
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A satire on Lord Bute and Hogarth, with the head of Bute on a pole that rises from a huge jack-boot, the satirical emblem of John Stuart, Earl of Bute. On the boot is a meridian sun or Star of the Garter, a part of the Order's motto partial visible. The Briton, a journal devoted to Lord Bute lies on the foot of the boot; the scroll of "a Scotch Peace" is on the ground at the side. The "Auditor" (Arthur Murphy) bows before the boot. Other adorers include an old clergyman in spectacles. The blockhead, like those used by hairdressers, wears a Scotch "bonnet". On the ground near the pole stands William Hogarth as an old man with ass-ears and holding a print of "The Times" as he rushes forward to appeal to Charles Churchill who walks him from the right with a large whip in his right hand. In the background (right) the sun rises behind a flight of stairs as the Duke of Cumberland and Edward, Duke of York descend
- Alternative Title:
- Boot and the block-head and Boot and the blockhead
- Description:
- Title etched above image., Print made by: George Townshend. See British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and On page 292 in volume 3. Sheet trimmed to: 28.5 x 19.4 cm.
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified
- Subject (Name):
- Edward Augustus, Prince, Duke of York and Albany, 1739-1767, Henry Frederick, Prince, Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn, 1745-1790, Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792, Churchill, Charles, 1731-1764, Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, and Murphy, Arthur, 1727-1805
- Subject (Topic):
- Artists, National emblems, and Scottish
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The boot & the block-head [graphic]
9. The boot & the block-head [graphic]
- Creator:
- Townshend, George Townshend, Marquis, 1724-1807, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [1762]
- Call Number:
- Hogarth 762.10.23.01 Box 111
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A satire on Lord Bute and Hogarth, with the head of Bute on a pole that rises from a huge jack-boot, the satirical emblem of John Stuart, Earl of Bute. On the boot is a meridian sun or Star of the Garter, a part of the Order's motto partial visible. The Briton, a journal devoted to Lord Bute lies on the foot of the boot; the scroll of "a Scotch Peace" is on the ground at the side. The "Auditor" (Arthur Murphy) bows before the boot. Other adorers include an old clergyman in spectacles. The blockhead, like those used by hairdressers, wears a Scotch "bonnet". On the ground near the pole stands William Hogarth as an old man with ass-ears and holding a print of "The Times" as he rushes forward to appeal to Charles Churchill who walks him from the right with a large whip in his right hand. In the background (right) the sun rises behind a flight of stairs as the Duke of Cumberland and Edward, Duke of York descend
- Alternative Title:
- Boot and the block-head and Boot and the blockhead
- Description:
- Title etched above image., Print made by: George Townshend. See British Museum catalogue., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified
- Subject (Name):
- Edward Augustus, Prince, Duke of York and Albany, 1739-1767, Henry Frederick, Prince, Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn, 1745-1790, Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792, Churchill, Charles, 1731-1764, Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, and Murphy, Arthur, 1727-1805
- Subject (Topic):
- Artists, National emblems, and Scottish
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The boot & the block-head [graphic]
