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1. A buz in a box, or, The poet in a pet with a chip of the block, mounted on Papa's Pegasus. [graphic]
- Creator:
- Williams, Charles, active 1797-1830, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [21 October 1812]
- Call Number:
- 812.10.21.01+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "A corner of the stage at Drury Lane slants diagonally from left to right, showing part of the orchestra and pit (right) with part of two stage-boxes on the extreme right. The stage manager, Raymond, stands addressing the clamorous audience, while on the left a young man with ass's ears sits on a donkey which flourishes its heels so that they strike the lowered stage-curtain. The donkey brays "Ih ho Ih ho Ih ho," its hind-quarter is branded 'My Pegasus Buz'. Its rider recites: "Nor ever here your smiles would be represt, "Knew you the rival flames that fires our breast, "Flame, Fire and Flame!--sad--woe Neddy! Ladies and Gentlemen, My Papa's Pegasus is so full of fire and spirit that very few are capable of mounting him. for my self I never spoke but once & that was-- Unce logos but if you will give me leave to get on with my Papas Monologue I am positive you will pronounce it the prettiest piece of poetry produced for the purpose." Raymond says: "Ladies and Gentlemen, it was never the intention of the Proprietors to introduce Assess [sic] on these boards but as you seem entertained with their braying if it [is] your wish, we will procure some trainers from the other House as we are really ignorant in the management of thes [sic] Animals." Greeted by derisive cheers from the audience, Dr. Busby, also with ass's ears, leans from the upper stage-box, saying, "Ladies and Gentlemen, only hear My Son speak my Monologue written by myself the only one fit to be heard the committee are as ignorant of good Poetry a[s] I am of true criticism. I am a great writer reviews my sons works very clever indeed--writes my own life--well worth reading--my Life of Lucius Otrigger will astonish you now pray hear my Son speak my Monologue!--." A man behind him shouts: "Bravo! Go on! Go, on," and one in the crowded lower box applauds: "Bravo Apollo go on Go . . ." In the foreground a man in the pit shouts pointing to the ass: "Why don't you come down and get up behind don't you see he wants ballast." Six others address the son: "When you have done there--set those Epigrams to Music young Apollo!"; "Off Off Off Off"; "he will be off presently if Neddy kicks so!"; "Go on Go on"; "Speak out you should have brought your Voice with you"; "hear him hear him." The orchestra is empty of performers, but the music scores are headed 'The Judgement of Midas' [O'Keefe's play]. Three large papers lie on the stage inscribed respectively: [1] 'A Lord [Byron] and a Doctor once started for Fame Which for the best Poet should pass The Lord was cried up on account of his name The Doctor cried down for an Ass--' [2] 'Doctor Buz he assures us on Drury new Stage No Horses or Elephants, there should engage But pray Doctor Buz, how comes it to pass, That you your own self should produce there an Ass' [3] 'Old Buz against Quadrupeds, war did wage, And swore on Drury's board's such Mum'ry ne'er should pass But forcing his own Pegasus on Drurys stage The Critic Audience christen'd Buz an Ass.' Behind Raymond is the lower part of the verd-antique pillar which flanked the curtain, and on the right the large ornate lamp, of quasi-Egyptian design in which three hawk-headed monsters support an inverted tripod, the base of a ring of lamp-jets."--British Museum online catalogue
- Alternative Title:
- Poet in a pet : with a chip of the block, mounted on Papa's Pegasus
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Attributed to Charles Williams in the British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., Text following title: vide opening of New Drury Lane Theatre., and Laid-in to a piece of later paper.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. Octr. 21, 1812, by S.W. Fores, 50 Piccadilly
- Subject (Geographic):
- England and London.
- Subject (Name):
- Raymond, James Grant, -1817, Busby, Thomas, 1754-1838, Busby, George Frederick, active 1812, Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron, 1788-1824., and Theatre Royal, Drury Lane (London, England),
- Subject (Topic):
- Theaters, Interiors, Theater curtains, Theater audiences, and Donkeys
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > A buz in a box, or, The poet in a pet with a chip of the block, mounted on Papa's Pegasus. [graphic]
2. Committee of Taste, or, The punishment of a modern Midas dedicated (without permission) to the subscribers to the New Theatre Drury Lane. [graphic]
- Creator:
- Williams, Charles, active 1797-1830, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [1812?]
- Call Number:
- 812.00.00.125+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "A satire on the rebuilding of Drury Lane Theatre. Whitbread, Chairman of the Committee, bestrides a barrel, the head inscribed 'The Butt M, T' [empty]. He has long ass's ears and points to a table beside him on the extreme right where there is a model of a theatre with a pillared portico and pediment. This rests on a paper inscribed 'Whitbread Copeland Holland Rolls &ca clear gains 450000!!!!!' Next Whitbread a man sits behind a similar table littered with plans all inscribed 'Plan of Drury Lane'. He also has ass's ears, to which a second pair has been added in water-colour. He looks through an eye-glass, resting his right elbow on an anchor, while he holds at arm's length the model of a theatre whose portico is flanked by two large sphinxes. A carved sun, like the emblem of the Sun Fire-Office, decorates his chair; on the right is a broad post or terminal pillar supporting a man's head, also with ass's ears. This rests on a volume inscribed 'Commons', and on its face in large letters are the words 'Ex Nihilo Nihil Fil'; from its upper edge a signpost arm projects to the right inscribed 'To Coventry', showing that he is Peter Moore. Behind Whitbread (left) and partly screened by a heavy curtain is a table supporting a third model of a theatre, also with a portico. Whitbread, frowning slightly, says: "These Resolutions once carried good bye Friend Sherry Old Claimants and new Subscribers (aside) Hem! I think I have bullied the Committe [sic] properly." His neighbour (? Lord Holland) who smiles, has a round good-humoured face; he says: "La! Mr Chairman I think my Sphynxes look Monstrous Pretty.""--British Museum online catalogue
- Alternative Title:
- Punishment of a modern Midas
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Printmaker and date of publication from British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed to plate mark leaving thread margins., Watermark: J. Whatman., and Matted to 37 x 46 xm.
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified
- Subject (Geographic):
- England and London.
- Subject (Name):
- Theatre Royal, Drury Lane (London, England), Whitbread, Samuel, 1764-1815, Moore, Peter, 1753-1828, and Holland, Henry Richard Vassall, Baron, 1773-1840
- Subject (Topic):
- Theaters, Architectural models, Barrels, and Traffic signs & signals
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Committee of Taste, or, The punishment of a modern Midas dedicated (without permission) to the subscribers to the New Theatre Drury Lane. [graphic]
3. The Westminster ceceeder [sic] on fresh duty [graphic].
- Creator:
- Williams, Charles, active 1797-1830, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [14 March 1801]
- Call Number:
- 801.03.14.02+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Fox stoops to support on his back Horne Tooke, who is about to climb into the window of 'St Stephe[n's] Chap[el]', the name on a slab over the door, partly cut off by the right margin. The door is being closed by Lord Temple, who says: "He shall not pollute this holy Temple". Tooke rests his right foot on Fox's back, his hands grasping the sill; his left toe is in a cranny in the wall above a placard headed: 'Old Sarum Dilly takes only one at the Brazenface'. He looks down at Fox, saying, "don't give way I am not quite in Yet". Fox, his head towards the door, one foot supported on a book: 'Powerfull Reasons for Non attendance', says: "Come on with you!! and mind and button your great Coat to hide the Old Cassock." Tooke's greatcoat hangs open, showing his coat, and the skirt of a short cassock over knee-breeches. On the wall beside him is a torn placard: 'A New Edition The Diversions of Purley by the Rev John H...' The keystone of the arch over the door, on the extreme right, is a satyr's head, leering at Tooke with protruding tongue."--British Museum online catalogue
- Alternative Title:
- Westminster ceceeder on fresh duty and Westminster seceder on fresh duty
- Description:
- Title etched below image; the letter "n" in "Westminster" is etched backwards, and the third "e" in "ceceeder" is etched above the line, inserted with a caret., Attributed to Charles Williams in the British Museum catalogue., Early state, before spelling of "ceceeder" in title changed to "seceder". For the later state with this correction, see no. 9715 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 8., Printseller's announcement beneath lower right corner of image: Folios of caracatures [sic] lent out for the evening., and Watermark.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. March 14, 1801 by S.W. Fores, 50 Piccadilly
- Subject (Geographic):
- England and London.
- Subject (Name):
- Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Tooke, John Horne, 1736-1812, Buckingham and Chandos, Richard Temple Nugent Brydges Chandos, Duke of, 1776-1839, and St. Stephen's Chapel (Westminster, London, England),
- Subject (Topic):
- Elections, Doors & doorways, Windows, and Books
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The Westminster ceceeder [sic] on fresh duty [graphic].
4. The house that Jack-built [graphic]
- Creator:
- Williams, Charles, active 1797-1830, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [September 1809]
- Call Number:
- 809.09.00.07+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "A more realistic rendering of the squib, illustrated in British Museum Satires No. 11414, &c., the text slightly altered. Seven designs in two rows, three above and four below, the verses etched across the upper part of each. [1] A close-up view of part of the east front of the new theatre, not accurately drawn, but showing the portico and its flanking sculptures of 'Antient Drama' and 'Modern Drama'. Above: 'This is . . .' [&c.]. [2] An arc of the third tier of boxes, showing three boxes crowded with fashionables in polite conversation; one lady only looks at the stage, using a glass. Above: 'These are the Boxes . . .' [&c.]. [3] A similar view of three pigeon-holes showing lighted chandeliers suspended from brackets below them. The occupants of the front row sit, those behind stand in a massed crowd; all are behaving well. Above: 'These are the Pigeon holes made for the poor, over the Boxes . . .' [&c.]. [4] A bust portrait of Catalani, singing, with tense bony neck, a claw-like hand on her breast. Above: 'This is the Cat . . .' [&c.]. [5] A bust portrait of an obese neatly dressed 'cit' in profile to the left, fiercely blowing a trumpet from which issues the word 'Hiss'. In his right hand is a paper: 'The Age of Reason [cf. No. 8646] a New Comedy perform[ed] by J Bull & C°'. Above: 'This is John Bull. . .' [&c.]. [6] A bust profile portrait of Townsend, neatly dressed, and wearing a top-hat. His right arm is outstretched as if to seize John Bull in the adjacent design; in his left hand is a constable's crowned staff. Above: 'This is the Thief taker . . .' [&c.]. [7] A bust portrait of Kemble, sternly frowning, in profile to the left, clasping a rolled document inscribed 'King John'. He wears ordinary dress with swathed neck-cloth and high-collared coat. Above: 'This is the Manager . . .' [&c.]. (Cf. British Museum Satires No. 11419.)"--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched below image. and Attributed to Charles Williams in the British Museum catalogue.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. Septr. 1809 by Walker, No. 7 Cornhill
- Subject (Geographic):
- England and London.
- Subject (Name):
- Catalani, Angelica, 1780-1849, Townsend, John, 1760-1832, Kemble, John Philip, 1757-1823, and Covent Garden Theatre,
- Subject (Topic):
- John Bull (Symbolic character), Theaters, Interiors, Chandeliers, Theater audiences, Bugles, Prices, and Anger
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The house that Jack-built [graphic]
5. The tunnel!!!, or, Another bubble burst! [graphic].
- Creator:
- Williams, Charles, active 1797-1830, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [May 1827]
- Call Number:
- 827.05.00.03+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A satire: The breech of the Thames Tunnel and its subsequent flooding in May 1827. The visitors to this popular site are shown fleeing in panic as disaster strikes. Water pours into the tunnel from the top left while workers watch in horror and shout warnings. Engineer Marc Brunel, whose tunnelling shield technology was used in the construction of the tunnel, stands on a ladder next to the cascade and exclaims "My hypothesis is gone to the devil". Well-dressed ladies and gentlemen trip over themselves while racing towards the right, with one visitor remarking "If I can get home before this transpires I'll sell my shares immediately", a reference to the South Sea Bubble that is also referenced in the title. Above the speech bubbles of the frantic crowd is a sign on the wall of the tunnel proclaiming "The tunnel being perfectly dry and safe the public are invited to visit it every day Sunday excepted. Admittance one shilling".
- Alternative Title:
- Another bubble burst!
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Attribution to Charles Williams from dealer's description., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Four columns of verse, with two additional lines centered below, etched below title: Old father Thames someday ago, thinkining [sic] he heard a noise below ..., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Mounted on modern white card stock.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. May 1827 by S. Knights, Sweetings Alley, Royal Exchange
- Subject (Geographic):
- Thames Tunnel (London, England), England, and London.
- Subject (Name):
- Brunel, Marc Isambard, 1769-1849
- Subject (Topic):
- Construction workers, Sightseers, Disasters, Tunnels, and Crowds
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The tunnel!!!, or, Another bubble burst! [graphic].
6. [Collection of playbills assembled by Tate Wilkinson].
- Creator:
- Wilkinson, Tate, 1739-1803, collector
- Published / Created:
- [between 1748 and 1778]
- Call Number:
- Folio 767 P69B W65
- Image Count:
- 109
- Abstract:
- Some with unidentified notes; also some with dates and locations including: Drury Lane and Covent Garden; the provinces, including Dublin, Edinburgh, Glasgow, and other locations
- Description:
- Includes some undated playbills.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain., England, London., Ireland, Dublin., Scotland, Edinburgh., and Glasgow.
- Subject (Name):
- Covent Garden (London, England) and Theatre Royal, Drury Lane (London, England)
- Subject (Topic):
- Theater
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > [Collection of playbills assembled by Tate Wilkinson].
7. Riviere Knight pattern drawer, No. 135 Cheapside, London ... [graphic]
- Creator:
- Whitchurch, W. (William), active 18th century, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [ca. 179-?]
- Call Number:
- File 66 790 W581
- Image Count:
- 1
- Description:
- Title from first line of text., Date based on known active dates of Whitchurch., and Sheet trimmed to plate mark on bottom.
- Publisher:
- R. Knight
- Subject (Geographic):
- England and London.
- Subject (Name):
- Knight, Riviere, 1744-
- Subject (Topic):
- Men's furnishing goods
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Riviere Knight pattern drawer, No. 135 Cheapside, London ... [graphic]
8. Lock Hospital, Hyde Park Corner [graphic]
- Creator:
- Wallis, William, 1796-, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [ca. 1830]
- Call Number:
- Print00597
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "View of the Lock Hospital from the street, a carriage in foreground, people on pavement."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title engraved below image., Plate from: Shepherd, T. H. London and its environs in the nineteenth century. London : Jones & Co., [1829-1831]., Sheet trimmed to plate mark on bottom edge., and "Pl. 142"--Lower left corner.
- Publisher:
- Jones & Co.
- Subject (Geographic):
- London (England), England, London., and Great Britain.
- Subject (Name):
- Lock Hospital (London, England),
- Subject (Topic):
- Sexually transmitted diseases, Hospitals, and Carriages & coaches
- Found in:
- Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > Lock Hospital, Hyde Park Corner [graphic]
9. [View at the entrance into Vaux Hall] [art original].
- Creator:
- Wale, Samuel, -1786, artist
- Published / Created:
- [not after 1761]
- Call Number:
- Drawings W169 no. 3 Box D170
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- View inside Vauxhall Gardens, with the Grand Walk on the right leading towards the obelisk. The orchestra is seen to the left, flanked by pavillions on either side. Elegantly dressed figures socialize in the gardens and walk in pairs down the tree-lined path
- Alternative Title:
- View at the entrance into Vauxhall
- Description:
- Title, artist, and date from the 1761 engraving after this drawing., Unsigned., and Engraved in reverse by Edward Rooker and issued as a plate to: London and its environs described. London : R. and J. Dodsley, 1761.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Vauxhall Gardens (London, England),, England, and London.
- Subject (Topic):
- Gardens
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > [View at the entrance into Vaux Hall] [art original].