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1.
[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].

2.
[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]

3.
[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].

4.
[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]

5.
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]

6.
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.).

7.
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]

9.
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]

10.
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!

11.
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]

12.
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].

13.
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]

14.
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]

15.
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]

16.
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].

17.
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].

18.
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].

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.
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]

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