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1.
[Monkey charlatan] "Et sua ter misera fallacia pharmaca plebi ..." [graphic]

Creator:
Borcht, Petrus van der, 1545-1608, printmaker
Published / Created:
[not after 1608]
Call Number:
Print00984
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title supplied by curator, and printed in Latin, French, and German below image.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Topic):
Monkeys, Quacks and quackery, Medicine shows, Teeth, Extraction, Pickpockets, Crutches, Audiences, Patent medicines, Selling, and Vomiting
Found in:
Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > [Monkey charlatan] "Et sua ter misera fallacia pharmaca plebi ..." [graphic]

2.
[Harlequin on a ladder].

Published / Created:
[not before 1680]
Call Number:
680.00.00.03
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Harlequin, wearing a costume decorated with tools and animals of the conjuring trade, balances on a ladder facing right. The laughing audience is seen beyond the edge of a wooden stage in front of a sheet screening the scene, suggesting a street perfo...
Description:
Title devised by cataloger.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Topic):
Harlequin (Fictitious character), Theatrical productions, Stages (Platforms), and Audiences
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > [Harlequin on a ladder].

3.
The oratory inveniam viam aut faciam. [art original]

Creator:
Steevens, George, 1736-1800, artist
Published / Created:
[not after 1800]
Call Number:
Folio 75 H67 800 v.1 (Oversize)
Image Count:
1
Abstract:
A tracing of a 1731 print after Hogarth: Satire on Orator Henley and his followers. A view of his Oratory in Clare Market with Henley preaching from an open-air platform in front of the building, one cloven hoof protruding from beneath his robe. A mon...
Description:
Title from text in image.
Subject (Name):
Henley, John, 1692-1756 and Cibber, Colley, 1671-1757
Subject (Topic):
Angels, Audiences, Butchers, Carriages & coaches, Clergy, Clowns, Defecation, Monkeys, Preachers, and Preaching
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The oratory inveniam viam aut faciam. [art original]

4.
Enthusiasm displayed [graphic]

Creator:
Pranker, Robert, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1765]
Call Number:
765.00.00.93++
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A Methodist preacher preaching to an open-air congregation with a cloth in one hand, two women preparing to steal a pair of shoes in the midst of the crowd, various people looking on including an apple seller with a cart, a ballad seller with a baby o...
Description:
Title engraved below image.
Publisher:
Published according to act of Parliament, & sold by the proprietor John Griffiths, Chief Porter of the Middle Temple, opposite the General Post Office, Middle Temple Lane, & the print shops &c.
Subject (Name):
St. Luke's Hospital (London, England),
Subject (Topic):
Preaching, Audiences, Carts & wagons, Dogs, Kites (Toys), Pickpockets, Street vendors, and Taverns (Inns)
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Enthusiasm displayed [graphic]

5.
The School of Shakespear [graphic].

Published / Created:
[1775?]
Call Number:
775.00.00.02
Image Count:
1
Abstract:
Probable book illustration, within ornamental frame, of a man declaiming from a raised platform before an audience composed chiefly of men in the foreground and of women in the upper gallery, the setting illuminated by candles on the table before the ...
Alternative Title:
School of Shakespeare
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Name):
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Subject (Topic):
Dramatic productions, Acting, Actors, Audiences, and Stages (Platforms)
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The School of Shakespear [graphic].

6.
At a concert [graphic]

Creator:
Nixon, John, -1818, printmaker
Published / Created:
[178-?]
Call Number:
780.00.00.81
Image Count:
1
Abstract:
Two elderly women in hats sit, the one on the left is facing forward with arns across her chest; the woman on the right turns to the right and holds a sheet in her hands
Description:
Title below image.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Topic):
Women, Audiences, and Hats
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > At a concert [graphic]

7.
The charmers of the age [graphic]

Creator:
Livesay, Richard, -1823?, printmaker, publisher
Published / Created:
[1 March 1782]
Call Number:
Folio 75 H67 800 v.1 (Oversize)
Image Count:
1
Abstract:
"Theatre stage with two dancers; a woman (La Barbarina) jumping with her legs apart and a man (George Desnoyer) with his legs together; on either side a chorus, or audience, and statues of Comedy and Tragedy holding candles."--British Museum online ca...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Publish'd March 1, 1782 by Rd. Livesay at Mrs. Hogarths Leicester Fields
Subject (Name):
Campanini, Barbara 1721-1799 and Desnoyer, George, approximately 1700-1764
Subject (Topic):
Audiences, Dancers, and Singers
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The charmers of the age [graphic]

8.
The Robin Hood Society [graphic].

Published / Created:
[25 May 1783]
Call Number:
783.05.25.02.1
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
On the right, the chairman of the Robin Hood Society leans over a rostrum toward the speaker, Jeffery Dunstan, a hawker whose physical deformities and wit led to his election as the "mayor of Garrett" shown in the image behind him on the wall. The car...
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
Pubd. May 25, 1783, by W Humphrey, No 227 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
England and London.
Subject (Name):
Dunstan, Jeffery, 1759?-1797.
Subject (Topic):
Debates and debating, Audiences, Interiors, and Clothing & dress
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The Robin Hood Society [graphic].

9.
The Robin Hood Society [graphic].

Published / Created:
[1783?]
Call Number:
783.05.25.02.2
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
On the right, the chairman of the Robin Hood Society leans over a rostrum toward the speaker, Jeffery Dunstan, a hawker whose physical deformities and wit led to his election as the "mayor of Garrett" shown in the image behind him on the wall. The car...
Description:
Title etched at bottom of image.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
England and London.
Subject (Name):
Dunstan, Jeffery, 1759?-1797.
Subject (Topic):
Debates and debating, Audiences, Interiors, and Clothing & dress
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The Robin Hood Society [graphic].

10.
The docter [sic] himself pouring out his whole soul for 1 s [graphic]

Creator:
Boyne, John, approximately 1750-1810, printmaker
Published / Created:
[12 February 1783]
Call Number:
783.02.12.01+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Dr. James Graham, the famous quack, stands on a small platform or pedestal, addressing an audience of both sexes who sit and stand in front of him. He stands rather to the right of the design looking left, his right hand raised, his left holding a ro...
Alternative Title:
Docter himself pouring out his whole soul for 1 s.
Doctor himself pouring out his whole soul for 1 s.
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Published as the act directs Feby. 12, 1783, by R. Rusted, No. 3 Bridge St., Ludgate Hill
Subject (Name):
Graham, James, 1745-1794, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Topham, Edward, 1751-1820, Robinson, Mary, 1758-1800, and Wilkes, John, 1725-1797
Subject (Topic):
Quacks, Audiences, and Public speaking
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The docter [sic] himself pouring out his whole soul for 1 s [graphic]

11.
Vaux-hall [graphic]

Creator:
Pollard, Robert, 1755-1838, printmaker
Published / Created:
[28 June 1785]
Call Number:
785.06.28.01 Framed, shelved in Object Room Rack 1.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"An evening scene in Vauxhall Gardens. On the extreme left is the orchestra with the organ behind and performers on the kettledrums, string and wind instruments. The vocalist, Mrs. Weichsel, sings, in profile to the right, from the adjacent (and sligh...
Alternative Title:
Vauxhall
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
Publish'd June 28th 1785, by J.R. Smith, No. 83 Oxford Street
Subject (Geographic):
Vauxhall Gardens (London, England), London (England), England, and London.
Subject (Name):
Billington, Elizabeth, 1765-1818., Boswell, James, 1740-1795, Cavendish, Georgiana Spencer, Duchess of Devonshire, 1757-1806, Bessborough, Henrietta Frances Spencer Ponsonby, Countess of, 1761-1821, Pitt, Thomas, Baron Camelford, 1737-1793, George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Goldsmith, Oliver, 1730?-1774, Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784, Pasley, Thomas, Sir, 1734-1808, Perry, James, 1756-1821, Piozzi, Hester Lynch, 1741-1821, Robinson, Mary, 1758-1800, and Topham, Edward, 1751-1820
Subject (Topic):
Social life and customs, Parks, Audiences, Concerts, Couples, Crowds, Musicians, Orchestras, Peg legs, and Singers
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Vaux-hall [graphic]

12.
[Dr. Graham lecturing in Edinburgh] [graphic]

Creator:
Kay, John, 1742-1826, printmaker, artist
Published / Created:
1785.
Call Number:
Print00701
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Graham, the well-known quack, stands above and behind a crowd of listeners, all men, some in profile, some in back view, some full-face, the heads and shoulders only being visible, except in the foreground where there is a row of half length figures ...
Alternative Title:
Dr. James Graham lecturing in Edinburgh
Description:
Title from British Museum catalogue.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Graham, James, 1745-1794
Subject (Topic):
Quacks and quackery, Public speaking, Audiences, Chandeliers, and Sconces
Found in:
Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > [Dr. Graham lecturing in Edinburgh] [graphic]

13.
The Wapping concert Madam Mary informs her friends and the public in general, that she has opened

Published / Created:
[28 February 1786]
Call Number:
786.02.28.01+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A satire on Madame Mara: She sits in an armchair decorated with Masonic symbols which is in the center of a concert room, with a boarded floor and low platform along the back for the performers. She sings the lines "Oh, Oh, de roasta beef-a de charman...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Publish'd Feby. 28th, 1786, by S.W. Fores, at the Caracature Warehouse, No. 3, Piccadilly
Subject (Geographic):
Wapping (London, England)
Subject (Name):
Mara, Gertrud Elisabeth, 1749-1833
Subject (Topic):
Social life and customs, Masons, Audiences, Concerts, Dogs, Etiquette, Harps, Musical instruments, and Musicians
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The Wapping concert Madam Mary informs her friends and the public in general, that she has opened her winter concert at the Hog in Armour Wapping ... [graphic]

14.
Charmers of the age [graphic].

Published / Created:
[30 May 1786]
Call Number:
Folio 75 H67 800 v.1 (Oversize)
Image Count:
1
Abstract:
"Theatre stage with two dancers; a woman (La Barbarina) jumping with her legs apart and a man (George Desnoyer) with his legs together; on either side a chorus, or audience, and statues of Comedy and Tragedy holding candles."--British Museum online ca...
Description:
Title etched below image, preceded by letters "A.B." and followed by "C.C. Prickt lines shew the rising Height."
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Campanini, Barberina, 1721-1799 and Desnoyer, George, approximately 1700-1764
Subject (Topic):
Audiences, Dancers, and Singers
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Charmers of the age [graphic].

15.
Crawley [graphic]

Creator:
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker, artist
Published / Created:
[1 June 1790]
Call Number:
Auchincloss Rowlandson v. 4
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A crowd, gathered in the courtyard under the sign of The George Inn on the route to Brighton, examine a horse seemingly under auction; a man in the doorway holds up a hammer. People look out at the scene from the windows of the inn. Two men converse w...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Publish'd June 1, 1790, by Messrs. Robinsons, Paternoster Row
Subject (Topic):
Animal auctions, Audiences, Travelers, and Taverns (Inns)
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Crawley [graphic]

16.
Beggar's Opera, Act III as originally perform'd at Lincoln's Inn Fields, 1727. [graphic]

Published / Created:
[1 July 1790]
Call Number:
Hogarth 790.07.01.09 Box 115
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Theatrical scene in a prison, after Hogarth's painting illustrating Gay's "The Beggar's Opera". Audience members are shown seated in boxes to the left and right; in the centre, the character of Macheath, a highwayman, stands in shackles; on either sid...
Description:
Title etched above image.
Publisher:
Publish'd July 1, 1790, by J. & J. Boydell, Cheapside & at the Shakspeare Gallery Pall Mall
Subject (Name):
Gay, John, 1685-1732.
Subject (Topic):
Actors, British, Actresses, Audiences, and Theatrical productions
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Beggar's Opera, Act III as originally perform'd at Lincoln's Inn Fields, 1727. [graphic]

17.
Beggar's Opera, Act III as originally perform'd at Lincoln's Inn Fields, 1727. [graphic]

Published / Created:
[1 July 1790]
Call Number:
Folio 49 3582 (Oversize)
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Theatrical scene in a prison, after Hogarth's painting illustrating Gay's "The Beggar's Opera". Audience members are shown seated in boxes to the left and right; in the centre, the character of Macheath, a highwayman, stands in shackles; on either sid...
Description:
Title etched above image.
Publisher:
Publish'd July 1, 1790, by J. & J. Boydell, Cheapside & at the Shakspeare Gallery Pall Mall
Subject (Name):
Gay, John, 1685-1732.
Subject (Topic):
Actors, British, Actresses, Audiences, and Theatrical productions
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Beggar's Opera, Act III as originally perform'd at Lincoln's Inn Fields, 1727. [graphic]

18.
Beggar's Opera, Act III as originally perform'd at Lincoln's Inn Fields, 1727. [graphic]

Published / Created:
[1 July 1790]
Call Number:
Folio 75 H67 800 v.3 (Oversize)
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Theatrical scene in a prison, after Hogarth's painting illustrating Gay's "The Beggar's Opera". Audience members are shown seated in boxes to the left and right; in the centre, the character of Macheath, a highwayman, stands in shackles; on either sid...
Description:
Title etched above image.
Publisher:
Publish'd July 1, 1790, by J. & J. Boydell, Cheapside & at the Shakspeare Gallery Pall Mall
Subject (Name):
Gay, John, 1685-1732.
Subject (Topic):
Actors, British, Actresses, Audiences, and Theatrical productions
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Beggar's Opera, Act III as originally perform'd at Lincoln's Inn Fields, 1727. [graphic]

19.
The English ambassador and his suite before the King at Madrid, 1790 [graphic]

Creator:
Byron, Frederick George, 1764-1792, attributed name
Published / Created:
May 12, 1790.
Call Number:
790.05.12.01+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"The King of Spain sits on a circular dais under a canopy, turning his head away from the English ambassador (left), a stout John Bull wearing top-boots behind whom stand four pugilists. Three Spaniards with pikes stand on the extreme right behind the...
Description:
Title etched above image.
Publisher:
Pubd. by Wm. Holland, No. 50 Oxford St.
Subject (Geographic):
Spain.
Subject (Name):
Charles IV, King of Spain, 1748-1819, Humphries, Richard, -1827., Bryan, Benjamin, 1753-1794., and Ward, Joseph, active 1790.
Subject (Topic):
John Bull (Symbolic character), Ambassadors, British, Audiences, Boxers (Sports), Ethnic stereotypes, Kings, and Reception rooms
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The English ambassador and his suite before the King at Madrid, 1790 [graphic]

20.
Crawley [graphic]

Creator:
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker, artist
Published / Created:
[1 June 1790]
Call Number:
790.06.01.03+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A crowd, gathered in the courtyard under the sign of The George Inn on the route to Brighton, examine a horse seemingly under auction; a man in the doorway holds up a hammer. People look out at the scene from the windows of the inn. Two men converse w...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Publish'd June 1, 1790, by Messrs. Robinsons, Paternoster Row
Subject (Topic):
Animal auctions, Audiences, Travelers, and Taverns (Inns)
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Crawley [graphic]

21.
Dr. Bossey. and the people taken from the life. / [graphic]

Creator:
Birch, William Russell, 1755-1834, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1792]
Call Number:
Print00058
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
Publish'd April 1,1792 by Wm. Birch, No.2 Macclesfield Street Soho
Subject (Topic):
Quacks and quackery, Patent medicines, Medicine shows, Audiences, and Monkeys
Found in:
Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > Dr. Bossey. and the people taken from the life. / [graphic]

22.
The old maids occasional concert [graphic]

Creator:
Newton, Richard, 1777-1798, printmaker
Published / Created:
March 1, 1795.
Call Number:
795.03.01.01+ Impression 1
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
An audience of spinsters (variously caricatured) is entertained by an orchestra and chorus of cats who play instruments but mostly sit before large volumes or scores singing. The stage is decorated with curtains decorated with tassels and supported by...
Description:
Title from text on banner in image.
Publisher:
Pubd. by Willm. Holland, No. 50 Oxford St.
Subject (Topic):
Audiences, Cats, Chandeliers, Concerts, Musical instruments, Single women, and Theater curtains
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The old maids occasional concert [graphic]

23.
A peep at the Parisot with Q in the corner! [graphic]

Creator:
Cruikshank, Isaac, 1764-1811, printmaker
Published / Created:
[7 May 1796]
Call Number:
796.05.07.01+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A corner of the opera house. A dancer is poised on her right toe, while she leans forward, both arms extended, her left leg extended horizontally towards the audience. Her head is turned full-face. Those in the pit are peering under her skirt, which,...
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
Pub. May 7, 1796 by S.W. Fores, No. 50 Piccadilly
Subject (Name):
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Pitt, William, 1759-1806, Queensberry, William Douglas, Duke of, 1725-1810, Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816, Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797, Bedford, Francis Russell, Duke of, 1765-1802, Rosslyn, Alexander Wedderburn, Earl of, 1733-1805, and Erskine, Thomas Erskine, Baron, 1750-1823
Subject (Topic):
Audiences, Dancers, French, Performances, Opera houses, and Theatrical productions
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > A peep at the Parisot with Q in the corner! [graphic]

24.
Comforts of Bath. [graphic]. Pl. 2

Creator:
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
Published / Created:
[6 January 1798]
Call Number:
Print00260
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. Januy. 6th, 1798, by S.W. Fores, No. 50 Piccadilly, corner of Sackville Street
Subject (Geographic):
Bath (England)
Subject (Name):
Anstey, Christopher, 1724-1805.
Subject (Topic):
Health resorts, Music, Concerts, Audiences, Musicians, Singers, Obesity, and Sleeping
Found in:
Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > Comforts of Bath. [graphic]. Pl. 2

25.
Doctor Botherum, the mountebank [graphic].

Creator:
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
Published / Created:
[6 March 1800]
Call Number:
Auchincloss Rowlandson v. 7
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"From the bustle and life visible on all sides it would seem that the period is fair-time, when the rustics and agricultural population of the vicinity in general flock into the town, holiday-making. A travelling mountebank has established his theatre...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. 6 March 1800 at R. Ackermann's Repository of the Arts, 101 Strand
Subject (Topic):
Quacks and quackery, Teeth, Extraction, Jews, City & town life, Plazas, Medicine shows, Audiences, Crowds, Peddlers, and Butchers
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Doctor Botherum, the mountebank [graphic].

26.
Doctor Botherum, the mountebank [graphic].

Creator:
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
Published / Created:
[6 March 1800]
Call Number:
Print10026
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"From the bustle and life visible on all sides it would seem that the period is fair-time, when the rustics and agricultural population of the vicinity in general flock into the town, holiday-making. A travelling mountebank has established his theatre...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. 6 March 1800 at R. Ackermann's Repository of the Arts, 101 Strand
Subject (Topic):
Quacks and quackery, Teeth, Extraction, Jews, City & town life, Plazas, Medicine shows, Audiences, Crowds, Peddlers, and Butchers
Found in:
Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > Doctor Botherum, the mountebank [graphic].

27.
Christie's Auction Room [graphic]

Creator:
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1 February 1808]
Call Number:
Auchincloss Rowlandson v. 9
Collection Title:
V. 1 Microcosm of London.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Scene in an auction room, a sale in progress; paintings hang from walls and are displayed from an easel, a crowd gathers in room."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pub. Feb. 1, 1808, at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
London (England), England, and London.
Subject (Name):
Christie, Manson & Woods.
Subject (Topic):
Audiences, Crowds, Events, Interiors, and Art auctions
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Christie's Auction Room [graphic]

28.
Astley's Amphitheatre [graphic]

Creator:
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1 January 1808]
Call Number:
Quarto 646 808 M58 v.1
Collection Title:
V. 1 Microcosm of London.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"View within the amphitheatre, near Westminster Bridge, on Surrey side; a central circular arena around which a man rides standing on the back of two horses, another man in ring directing horses, spectators seated around sides, and on balconies on thr...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pub. Jany. 1, 1808, at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
London (England), England, and London.
Subject (Name):
Astley's Amphitheatre.
Subject (Topic):
Audiences, Events, Interiors, Amphitheaters, Horses, and Chandeliers
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Astley's Amphitheatre [graphic]

29.
Christie's Auction Room [graphic]

Creator:
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1 February 1808]
Call Number:
Quarto 646 808 M58 v.1
Collection Title:
V. 1 Microcosm of London.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Scene in an auction room, a sale in progress; paintings hang from walls and are displayed from an easel, a crowd gathers in room."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pub. Feb. 1, 1808, at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
London (England), England, and London.
Subject (Name):
Christie, Manson & Woods.
Subject (Topic):
Audiences, Crowds, Events, Interiors, and Art auctions
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Christie's Auction Room [graphic]

30.
The hall, Blue Coat School [graphic]

Creator:
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1 March 1808]
Call Number:
Quarto 646 808 M58 v.1
Collection Title:
V. 1 Microcosm of London.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"View inside the hall of the school at Christ's Hospital, London; two students wearing blue coats stand on platform in centre of hall, scholars and elegantly dressed figures seated around edge; a large figure painting across top half of wall above pan...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pub. 1 March 1808 at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
London (England), England, and London.
Subject (Name):
Christ's Hospital (London, England)
Subject (Topic):
Audiences, Events, Interiors, Auditoriums, and Public speaking
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The hall, Blue Coat School [graphic]

31.
Covent Garden Theatre [graphic]

Creator:
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1 July 1808]
Call Number:
Quarto 646 808 M58 v.1
Collection Title:
V. 1 Microcosm of London.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Interior of theatre, seen from the back of the stalls, looking towards the stage; as it appeared before it burned down in September 1808; an orchestra assembled towards the back of the stage, behind a choir at the front; the theatre packed with spect...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Publish'd 1 July 1808 at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
England, London., and London (England)
Subject (Name):
Covent Garden Theatre.
Subject (Topic):
Theaters, Interiors, Audiences, and Chandeliers
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Covent Garden Theatre [graphic]

32.
Drury Lane Theatre [graphic]

Creator:
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1 August 1808]
Call Number:
Quarto 646 808 M58 v.1
Collection Title:
V. 1 Microcosm of London.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Interior view of the theatre, looking towards the stage; a performance taking place; the galleries, boxes, and pit filled with spectators."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pub. 1st Augt. 1808 at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
London (England), England, and London.
Subject (Name):
Theatre Royal, Drury Lane (London, England)
Subject (Topic):
Theaters, Interiors, and Audiences
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Drury Lane Theatre [graphic]

33.
India House the Sale Room / [graphic]

Creator:
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1 December 1808]
Call Number:
Quarto 646 808 M58 v.2
Collection Title:
V. 2 Microcosm of London.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Interior view of the room, looking down from the gallery during a sale; a large round lightwell in centre of ceiling."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pub. 1st Decr. 1808 at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
London (England), England, and London.
Subject (Name):
East India Company.
Subject (Topic):
Auctions, Audiences, and Interiors
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > India House the Sale Room / [graphic]

34.
A lecture on heads [graphic]

Creator:
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
Published / Created:
Apr. 1808.
Call Number:
Print00198
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Lee Lewes stands on stage at Covent Garden, with busts arranged on a table behind him, he holds one up, turning to the crowd; the audience in the pit in the foreground, with four tiers of boxes behind; after Woodward."--British Museum online catalogu...
Description:
Title engraved below image.
Publisher:
Pub. by T. Tegg, 111 Cheapside
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
Stevens, George Alexander, 1710-1784., Lewes, Charles Lee, 1740-1803, and Covent Garden Theatre,
Subject (Topic):
Theaters, Actors, British, Interiors, Audiences, and Public speaking
Found in:
Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > A lecture on heads [graphic]

35.
Paul preaching to the Britons [graphic].

Published / Created:
[approximately 1808?]
Call Number:
808.00.00.39+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A fire-and-brimstone preacher haranguing an unhappy-looking audience. An assistant holds up a parasol to shelter him
Description:
Title from text below image.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Topic):
Preachers, Preaching, Umbrellas, and Audiences
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Paul preaching to the Britons [graphic].

36.
Opera House [graphic]

Creator:
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1 March 1809]
Call Number:
Quarto 646 808 M58 v.2
Collection Title:
V. 2 Microcosm of London.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Interior view of the auditorium of the Opera House in Haymarket, London; a performance taking place; actors dancing on stage, the audience watching from six tiered galleries on either side, and from the pit."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pub. 1st March 1809 at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
London (England), England, and London.
Subject (Name):
King's Theatre (London, England)
Subject (Topic):
Opera houses, Interiors, Auditoriums, and Audiences
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Opera House [graphic]

37.
Sadlers Wells Theatre [graphic]

Creator:
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1 June 1809]
Call Number:
Quarto 646 808 M58 v.3
Collection Title:
V. 3 Microcosm of London.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Interior view of the theatre, seen from the back of one of the galleries, looking towards the stage; during a performance."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pub. June 1st, 1809, at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
London (England), England, and London.
Subject (Name):
Sadler's Wells Theatre (London, England)
Subject (Topic):
Theaters, Audiences, and Interiors
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Sadlers Wells Theatre [graphic]

38.
Surrey Institution [graphic]

Creator:
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1 September 1809]
Call Number:
Quarto 646 808 M58 v.3
Collection Title:
V. 3 Microcosm of London.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Interior view, showing the theatre of the instutiton during a lecture; located on Blackfriars Road; with two galleries, the uppermost supported by Doric columns; light enters room from dome above."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Surry Institution
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pub. Septr. 1st, 1809, at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
London (England), England, and London.
Subject (Name):
Surry Institution (London, England)
Subject (Topic):
Lecture halls, Interiors, Audiences, Columns, and Domes
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Surrey Institution [graphic]

39.
Royal Circus [graphic]

Creator:
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1 May 1809]
Call Number:
Quarto 646 808 M58 v.3
Collection Title:
V. 3 Microcosm of London.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Interior view of the circus in St George's Fields; a circular arena in centre, and stage to the right; a performance taking place on the stage, and standing spectators occupying arena, others watching from surrounding galleries."--British Museum onli...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pub. 1st May 1809 at R. Ackrmann's [sic] Repository of Arts, 101 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
St. George's Fields., London (England), England, and London.
Subject (Name):
New Royal Circus (London, England) and Surrey Theatre.
Subject (Topic):
Circuses & shows, Theaters, Audiences, Spectators, and Interiors
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Royal Circus [graphic]

40.
The romp, or The Great Catalani : Sung, with unprecendented applause, by Miss Feron, at Vauxhall

Published / Created:
[25 September 1809]
Call Number:
809.09.25.01
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image and text
Abstract:
A scene in Vauxhall Gardens: On the balcony of the second floor of a structure, Miss Feron stands in the foreground singing with a group of musicians behind her and to the side. On the grounds below groups of men, women and children look up with pleas...
Alternative Title:
Great Catalani
Description:
Title engraved below image.
Publisher:
Published,September 25th, 1809, by Laurie and Whittle, No. 53, Fleet Street, London
Subject (Geographic):
England, London., and Vauxhall Gardens (London, England)
Subject (Name):
Féron, Elizabeth, approximately 1797-1853,
Subject (Topic):
Audiences, Parks, and Musicians
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The romp, or The Great Catalani : Sung, with unprecendented applause, by Miss Feron, at Vauxhall Gardens. -- The words by Mr. Upton.- The music by W.T. Parke, Esq. (The music published by J. Fentum. No. 78, Strand.).

41.
New Covent Garden Theatre [graphic]

Creator:
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1 January 1810]
Call Number:
Quarto 646 808 M58 v.3
Collection Title:
V. 3 Microcosm of London.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Interior of Smirke's replacement for Holland's burnt-out theatre; the stage set, and audience seated in the four tiers of galleries and pit, but the actors not yet on stage."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pub. Jan. 1, 1810, at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
London (England), England, and London.
Subject (Name):
Covent Garden Theatre.
Subject (Topic):
Theaters, Interiors, and Audiences
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > New Covent Garden Theatre [graphic]

42.
Hob and stage doctor [graphic].

Published / Created:
[between 1812 and 1817]
Call Number:
812.00.00.102
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
On a stage a man in a hat extracts a tooth from a patient as a clown taunts him; the audience on three sides of the stage look on with looks of horror or amusement
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Printed and published by W. Davison, Alnwick
Subject (Topic):
Teeth, Extraction, Dentistry, Audiences, Clowns, and Pain
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Hob and stage doctor [graphic].

43.
The humours of Bartleme fair, O!

Published / Created:
[1818?]
Call Number:
File 763 818 H925+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
text and still image
Alternative Title:
Bartholomew fair
Description:
Also published under title: Bartholemew fair.
Publisher:
Pitts printer and toy warehouse, 6 Great St. An[sic] street, 7 Dials
Subject (Topic):
Bartholomew Fair, Fools & jesters, Street entertainers, and Audiences
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The humours of Bartleme fair, O!

44.
All max in the east, a scene in Tom & Jerry, or, Life in London [graphic]

Creator:
Gleadah, Joshua, active 1815-1836, printmaker
Published / Created:
[24 April 1822]
Call Number:
822.04.24.01+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A dustman dances with a black woman as a black musician plays the fiddle and spectators look on. A picture on the back wall and a poster on the chimney shows people hanging from gallows
Alternative Title:
Scene in Tom & Jerry
Scene in Tom and Jerry
Life in London
Description:
Title from caption below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. April 24 by S.W. Fores, 41 Piccadilly
Subject (Topic):
Blacks, Audiences, Dance, Hangings (Executions), Musicians, and Garbage collecting
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > All max in the east, a scene in Tom & Jerry, or, Life in London [graphic]

45.
Longwhiskers against Longwaist for the Craven Steaks [graphic].

Published / Created:
[June 1826]
Call Number:
826.06.00.01+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A bearded man in a riding habit with a top hat races against a dustman with a brush in his hand who rides a donkey. A crowd on the left cheer them on.
Description:
Title from text above image.
Publisher:
Pubd. June 1826, by S.W. Fores, 41 Piccadilly
Subject (Topic):
Audiences, Horse racing, Riding habits, and Social classes
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Longwhiskers against Longwaist for the Craven Steaks [graphic].

46.
Calves' heads and brains, or, A phrenological lecture [graphic]

Creator:
Alken, Henry Thomas, 1784-1851, printmaker
Published / Created:
[September 1826]
Call Number:
826.09.00.01+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A phrenologist, ugly and dandified, standing behind a table, lectures to an informally grouped and stupid-looking audience; he holds his naturalistic brown wig, revealing a bald head covered with reddened protuberances. His Concluding Address is engr...
Alternative Title:
Phrenological lecture
Description:
Title from text above image.
Publisher:
Published Sepr. 1826 for the artist at St. Peters alley Corn Hill
Subject (Name):
Combe, George, 1788-1858,
Subject (Topic):
Phrenology, Public speaking, and Audiences
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Calves' heads and brains, or, A phrenological lecture [graphic]

47.
Calves' heads and brains, or, A phrenological lecture [graphic]

Creator:
Alken, Henry Thomas, 1784-1851, printmaker
Published / Created:
[September 1826]
Call Number:
Print00516
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A phrenologist, ugly and dandified, standing behind a table, lectures to an informally grouped and stupid-looking audience; he holds his naturalistic brown wig, revealing a bald head covered with reddened protuberances. His Concluding Address is engr...
Alternative Title:
Phrenological lecture
Description:
Title from text above image.
Publisher:
Published Sepr. 1826 for the artist at St. Peters alley Corn Hill
Subject (Name):
Combe, George, 1788-1858,
Subject (Topic):
Phrenology, Public speaking, and Audiences
Found in:
Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > Calves' heads and brains, or, A phrenological lecture [graphic]

49.
A meeting for the conversion of the benighted Irish [graphic]

Creator:
Heath, Henry, active 1824-1850, printmaker
Published / Created:
[21 June 1827]
Call Number:
827.06.21.01+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"The platform extends across the centre of the design. Below are the audience, three-quarter length and half-length, standing and seated. A man in patched clothes stands in the front of the semicircle of men seated on the platform, holding out his emp...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pulished [sic] June 21, 1827, by Thos. McLean, 26 Haymarket
Subject (Name):
British and Foreign Bible Society. and Religious Tract Society (Great Britain)
Subject (Topic):
Meetings, Stages (Platforms), Ethnic stereotypes, Poor persons, Bibles, Clergy, and Audiences
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > A meeting for the conversion of the benighted Irish [graphic]

50.
The finale, or last scene of the farce of legislation, or, King, Lords, and Commons, as it was

Creator:
Grant, C. J. (Charles Jameson), active 1830-1852, printmaker
Published / Created:
[approximately 1833]
Call Number:
Folio 75 G750 833 Copy 2 (Oversize) Box 3
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"King, Queen, bishop and politicians performing on a stage of a theatre."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
King, Lords, and Commons, as it was performed at the National Theatre
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
Printed and published by G. Drake, 12, Houghton Street, Clare Market
Subject (Geographic):
England.
Subject (Name):
William IV, King of Great Britain, 1765-1837, Adelaide, Queen, consort of William IV, King of Great Britain, 1792-1849, Russell, John Russell, Earl, 1792-1878, Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852, and National Theatre (Great Britain),
Subject (Topic):
Britannia (Symbolic character), John Bull (Symbolic character), Politicians, Bishops, Interiors, Theatrical productions, Stages (Platforms), and Audiences
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The finale, or last scene of the farce of legislation, or, King, Lords, and Commons, as it was performed at the National Theatre [graphic].

51.
Leopold's visit, or, An interview at Ramsgate [graphic]

Creator:
Grant, C. J. (Charles Jameson), active 1830-1852, printmaker
Published / Created:
[approximately 1833]
Call Number:
Folio 75 G750 833 Copy 2 (Oversize) Box 3
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"First panel: policeman holding out his hands towards a man's pocket; second panel: politicians, common citizens, King and Queen trying to find the best place in a stand."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Interview at Ramsgate
Description:
Titles from item.
Publisher:
Printed and published by G. Drake, 12, Houghton Street, Clare Market
Subject (Geographic):
England.
Subject (Name):
Léopold I, King of the Belgians, 1790-1865, William IV, King of Great Britain, 1765-1837, Adelaide, Queen, consort of William IV, King of Great Britain, 1792-1849, and Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852
Subject (Topic):
Politicians and Audiences
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Leopold's visit, or, An interview at Ramsgate [graphic]

52.
Robert Macaire magnétiseur "Voici un excellent sujet ..." / [graphic]

Creator:
Daumier, Honoré, 1808-1879, printmaker
Published / Created:
[26 August 1838]
Call Number:
Print00415
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
Chez Aubert gal Véro-dodat and Imp. d'Aubert & Cie
Subject (Topic):
Robert Macaire (Fictitious character)., Magnetic healing, Hypnotism, Quacks, Older people, and Audiences
Found in:
Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > Robert Macaire magnétiseur "Voici un excellent sujet ..." / [graphic]

54.
Quackery -- medical minstrels performing for the benefit of their former patients -- no other dead

Creator:
Keppler, Joseph Ferdinand, 1838-1894, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1879]
Call Number:
Print20099
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
Puck
Subject (Topic):
Quacks and quackery, Patent medicines, Hydrotherapy, Homeopathy, Phlebotomy, Skeletons, Audiences, Tambourines, Banjos, Medicines, Ducks, and Concerts
Found in:
Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > Quackery -- medical minstrels performing for the benefit of their former patients -- no other dead-heads admitted [graphic].

55.
[Vesalius conducting a dissection] [graphic].

Creator:
Calcar, Jan Stephan van, 1499-1546?, printmaker
Published / Created:
[20th century]
Call Number:
Print10254
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title supplied by curator.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Vesalius, Andreas, 1514-1564,
Subject (Topic):
Human anatomy, Human dissection, Medical education, Physicians, Dead persons, Audiences, Skeletons, Monkeys, and Dogs
Found in:
Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > [Vesalius conducting a dissection] [graphic].

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