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1.
A question and answer!! [art original]

Creator:
Woodward, G. M. (George Moutard), approximately 1760-1809, artist
Published / Created:
[1790?]
Call Number:
Drawings W87 no. 13 Box D175
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Two men in coats engage in a terse exchange. One of the individuals holds a newspaper where the front page headline reads 'Peace' and asks "Who brought it about" The second man responds "I don't know!!
Alternative Title:
Deep politicians
Description:
Title inscribed below image in black ink in the artist's hand., Signed by the artist., Date supplied by cataloger., and For further information, consult library staff.
Subject (Topic):
Newspapers, Peace, and Conversation
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > A question and answer!! [art original]

2.
Gazette extraordinary [art original].

Creator:
Woodward, G. M. (George Moutard), approximately 1760-1809, artist
Published / Created:
[approximately 1800]
Call Number:
Drawings W87 no. 49 Box D215
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Four men are gathered around a small table for drinks, conversation, and newspaper reading
Description:
Title from chalk inscription in the artist's hand below image., Date supplied by cataloger., and Attributed to Woodward.
Subject (Topic):
Newspapers, Drinking vessels, and Conversation
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Gazette extraordinary [art original].

3.
The foot compressor [art original].

Creator:
Woodward, G. M. (George Moutard), approximately 1760-1809, artist
Published / Created:
[approximately 1790]
Call Number:
Drawings W87 no. 4 Box D170
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A loquacious gentlemen holding a raised walking stick vertically in front of his body prepares to strike the foot of a passerby by feigning a blunder. From the caption: Provide a good stout stick (the heavier the better), well loaded with iron, and sally forth at the business time of the day ... enter on a long story and at the end of every marked sentence, make a sudden plunge with your stick downwards, which must be managed with great velocity, and at proper periods; by these methods your friend cannot fail feeling the force of your observations; and every person's toes must suffer that come within the reach of the argument
Alternative Title:
Six different methods of carrying a stick with their effects. Compartment no. 3
Description:
Title from letterpress caption below image., Pen and ink drawing on a broadside with typeface and ornamental border., Letterpress capation in fourteen lines below title: The person who has a desire to put this grace in practice, must be consciousness of possessing an unconquerable habit of talking incessantly, if that is not a leading trait in his character, he had better decline the study; but if hef finds himself master of so neccessary a qualification ..., One of a series of six drawings by Woodward with the same typescript heading., and For further information, consult library staff.
Subject (Topic):
Staffs (Sticks, canes, etc.), Staffs (Sticks), and Conversation
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The foot compressor [art original].

4.
[A conversation] [art original]

Creator:
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797, artist
Published / Created:
[1737]
Call Number:
SH Contents W218 no. 1 Framed, shelved in LFS Bin 50
Image Count:
1
Abstract:
Horace Walpole's watercolor of an amorous young couple. Formerly hung in the Red Bedchamber in Strawberry Hill
Description:
Dated and signed with Walpole's initials "H.W. 1737" in lower left of image., After Watteau., Verso frame, label: The Moyer Gallery, Paul W. Cooley., and Text from the 1842 Catalogue of the classic contents of Strawberry Hill collected by Horace Walpole: A pleasing drawing, in body colour, from a subject of Watteau's, 1737, by Horace Walpole.
Subject (Name):
Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England) and Watteau, Antoine, 1684-1721
Subject (Topic):
Influence, Couples, and Conversation
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > [A conversation] [art original]

5.
Dressing room à la Française [graphic]

Creator:
Tomkins, Peltro William, 1759-1840, printmaker
Published / Created:
[7 April 1789]
Call Number:
789.04.07.02
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title from item., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Conversing.
Publisher:
Published April 7th, 1789, by Jno. Matthews, No. 441 Strand
Subject (Topic):
Boudoirs, Conversation, Draperies, Dressing tables, Guitars, Floor coverings, Hats, Reading, and Wallpapers
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Dressing room à la Française [graphic]

6.
A bore [graphic]

Creator:
Smith, Charles Loraine, 1751-1835, printmaker
Published / Created:
[6 April 1782]
Call Number:
782.04.06.07
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Three men seated at the table, the one in the center with a fierce, 'boar-like' face. With his right hand he points to a paper "Ext-----y Gazette" which lies on the table, while with his left hand he literally button-holes the man on his left. The man on his right slouches in his chair as he dozes with his mouth open and his hand in his vest pocket
Description:
TItle from item. and On verso: Letter 'E' stamped in lower right corner.
Publisher:
Publish'd April 6th 1782 by Chs. Bretherton
Subject (Topic):
Conversation and Men
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > A bore [graphic]

7.
Marriage a-la-mode. [graphic] / Plate I

Creator:
Scotin, Louis Gérard, 1690- printmaker
Published / Created:
according to act of Parliament April 1st, 1745.
Call Number:
Folio 75 H67 800 v.2 (Oversize) Box 1
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
The Earl Squander and a city merchant arrange the marriage of their son and daughter in a grand sitting room. The Earl, whose coronet is stamped on all his possessions, unfolds a diagram of his illustrious family tree as the alderman focuses on the marriage contract and his payment. The extravagantly dressed young groom-to-be looks at his reflection in a glass while his future bride listens intently at the lawyer's soft words. Through the window is a view of a palatial house under construction. The walls of the room are covered with paintings of Roman and Old Testament scenes as well as the screaming face of Medusa. In the foreground on the right, two dogs are chained together, one lying down but looking out the corner of his eyes at the viewer, the other looking off to the right
Alternative Title:
Marriage a-la-mode. Pl. I
Description:
Title and state from Paulson., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Ms. note in Steevens's hand in pencil on folio page: See Nichols's book, 3d edit, p. 262, &c., Ms. note in Steevens's hand in pencil at bottom of print: Given me by Mr. Henderson [?]., Ms. note in brown ink below image at bottom right: Scotin fe. aqua forti., and Formerly on page 109 in volume 2. Removed from Steevens volume by LWL conservator.
Publisher:
Wm. Hogarth
Subject (Topic):
Children, Contracts, Conversation, Couples, Dogs, Dowry, Families, Fathers, Interiors, Lawyers, Marriage, Merchants, Nobility, Paintings, and Rake's progress
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Marriage a-la-mode. [graphic] / Plate I

8.
Marriage a-la-mode. [graphic] / Plate I

Creator:
Scotin, Louis Gérard, 1690- printmaker
Published / Created:
according to act of Parliament April 1st, 1745.
Call Number:
Kinnaird 13K Box 300
Collection Title:
Leaf 16. Album of William Hogarth prints.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
The Earl Squander and a city merchant arrange the marriage of their son and daughter in a grand sitting room. The Earl, whose coronet is stamped on all his possessions, unfolds a diagram of his illustrious family tree as the alderman focuses on the marriage contract and his payment. The extravagantly dressed young groom-to-be looks at his reflection in a glass while his future bride listens intently at the lawyer's soft words. Through the window is a view of a palatial house under construction. The walls of the room are covered with paintings of Roman and Old Testament scenes as well as the screaming face of Medusa. In the foreground on the right, two dogs are chained together, one lying down but looking out the corner of his eyes at the viewer, the other looking off to the right
Alternative Title:
Marriage a-la-mode. Pl. I
Description:
Title engraved below image., State from Paulson., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Publisher:
Wm. Hogarth
Subject (Topic):
Children, Contracts, Conversation, Couples, Dogs, Dowry, Families, Fathers, Interiors, Lawyers, Marriage, Merchants, Nobility, Paintings, and Rake's progress
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Marriage a-la-mode. [graphic] / Plate I

9.
Marriage a-la-mode. [graphic] / Plate I

Creator:
Scotin, Louis Gérard, 1690- printmaker
Published / Created:
according to act of Parliament April 1st, 1745.
Call Number:
Folio Greenberg 75 H67 753
Collection Title:
Leaf 16. Album of William Hogarth prints.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
The Earl Squander and a city merchant arrange the marriage of their son and daughter in a grand sitting room. The Earl, whose coronet is stamped on all his possessions, unfolds a diagram of his illustrious family tree as the alderman focuses on the marriage contract and his payment. The extravagantly dressed young groom-to-be looks at his reflection in a glass while his future bride listens intently at the lawyer's soft words. Through the window is a view of a palatial house under construction. The walls of the room are covered with paintings of Roman and Old Testament scenes as well as the screaming face of Medusa. In the foreground on the right, two dogs are chained together, one lying down but looking out the corner of his eyes at the viewer, the other looking off to the right
Alternative Title:
Marriage a-la-mode. Pl. I
Description:
Title engraved below image., State from Paulson., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., 1 print : etching on laid paper ; plate mark 38.4 x 46.3 cm, on sheet 45 x 56 cm., and Leaf 16 in: Album of William Hogarth prints.
Publisher:
Wm. Hogarth
Subject (Topic):
Children, Contracts, Conversation, Couples, Dogs, Dowry, Families, Fathers, Interiors, Lawyers, Marriage, Merchants, Nobility, Paintings, and Rake's progress
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Marriage a-la-mode. [graphic] / Plate I

10.
Marriage a-la-mode. [graphic] / Plate I

Creator:
Scotin, Louis Gérard, 1690- printmaker
Published / Created:
according to act of Parliament April 1st, 1745.
Call Number:
Folio 75 H67 800 v.2 (Oversize) Box 1
Collection Title:
Leaf 16. Album of William Hogarth prints.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
The Earl Squander and a city merchant arrange the marriage of their son and daughter in a grand sitting room. The Earl, whose coronet is stamped on all his possessions, unfolds a diagram of his illustrious family tree as the alderman focuses on the marriage contract and his payment. The extravagantly dressed young groom-to-be looks at his reflection in a glass while his future bride listens intently at the lawyer's soft words. Through the window is a view of a palatial house under construction. The walls of the room are covered with paintings of Roman and Old Testament scenes as well as the screaming face of Medusa. In the foreground on the right, two dogs are chained together, one lying down but looking out the corner of his eyes at the viewer, the other looking off to the right
Alternative Title:
Marriage a-la-mode. Pl. I
Description:
Title engraved below image., State from Paulson., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Sheet trimmed to: 38 x 46.3 cm., and Formerly on page 110 in volume 2. Removed in 2012 by LWL conservator.
Publisher:
Wm. Hogarth
Subject (Topic):
Children, Contracts, Conversation, Couples, Dogs, Dowry, Families, Fathers, Interiors, Lawyers, Marriage, Merchants, Nobility, Paintings, and Rake's progress
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Marriage a-la-mode. [graphic] / Plate I

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