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21.
A view from Magdalen Hall, Oxford [graphic]

Creator:
Dighton, Robert, 1752-1814, printmaker
Published / Created:
[June 1808]
Call Number:
Quarto 75 D569 812
Collection Title:
Leaf 42. Characatures by Dighton.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Dr. Ford walks right to left in profile, looking at the ground, and clutching his gown in his right hand. He wears mortarboard, bands, and cassock. "--British Museum online catalogue and "Henry Ford matriculated 1776, aged 23, at Pembroke, was Lord Almoner's professor of Arabic 1780-1813, D.C.L. Magdalen Hall 1788, Principal 1788-1813. "--Curator's comments, British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Leaf 42 in an album with the spine title: Characatures by Dighton., 1 print : etching on laid paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 27.9 x 17.7 cm, on sheet 31.1 x 25.5 cm., Watermark, trimmed: [Ed]meads & Co. 1808., and Figure identified as "Dr. Ford" in pencil in lower left corner of sheet.
Publisher:
Robert Dighton
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > A view from Magdalen Hall, Oxford [graphic]

22.
A noble student of Oxford [graphic]

Creator:
Dighton, Robert, 1752-1814, printmaker
Published / Created:
[January 1808]
Call Number:
Quarto 75 D569 812
Collection Title:
Leaf 40. Characatures by Dighton.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Portrait caricature of George Nugent Grenville when a student at Oxford, whole length, walking in profile to left, wearing academic gown and hat, tight jacket, breeches, glove on his right hand, holding another glove."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Leaf 40 in an album with the spine title: Characatures by Dighton., and Figure identifed as "Ld. G. Grenville" in pencil in lower left corner of sheet.
Publisher:
Robert Dighton
Subject (Name):
Nugent, George Nugent Grenville, Baron, 1788-1850
Subject (Topic):
Students
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > A noble student of Oxford [graphic]

23.
A view from Brazen Nose College, Oxford [graphic].

Creator:
Dighton, Robert, 1752-1814, printmaker
Published / Created:
May 1808.
Call Number:
Quarto 75 D569 812
Collection Title:
Leaf 39. Characatures by Dighton.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A tall imposing man, wearing a clerical wig and bands, mortar-board, gown, and cassock, stands directed slightly to the left, head in profile, one gloved hand on his breast, the right arm hanging by his side."--British Museum online catalogue and "He is William Cleaver (1742-1815), Principal of Brasenose College 1785-1809, who continually lived there, giving it a (temporary) leadership in scholarship and discipline, according to De Quincey. He was Bishop of Chester 1787, Bangor 1800, St. Asaph 1806. ... He was Lord Grenville's tutor, and was active in his election (see British Museum Satires No. 11384)."--Curator's comments, British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., Leaf 39 in an album with the spine title: Characatures by Dighton., 1 print : etching on laid paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 27.9 x 20.1 cm, on sheet 31.1 x 25.5 cm., and Figure identified as "Bishop of Bristol" in pencil in lower left corner of sheet.
Publisher:
Pubd. by Dighton, Charg. Cross
Subject (Name):
Cleaver, William, 1742-1815
Subject (Topic):
College administrators
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > A view from Brazen Nose College, Oxford [graphic].

24.
A view from St. Aldate's Oxford [graphic]

Creator:
Dighton, Robert, 1752-1814, printmaker
Published / Created:
[January 1808]
Call Number:
Quarto 75 D569 812
Collection Title:
Leaf 33. Characatures by Dighton.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Representation of Dr Grosvenor in smart attire, walking to the left whilst clutching the glove of his right hand in his left hand. He wears black boots, a blue, double-breasted over-coat, and a black hat, and is accompanied by a white dog."--British Museum online catalogue and "Grosvenor (1742-1823), who became the most noted practical surgeon in Oxford, was admitted to the priviliges of the University in 1768, as 'chirurgus'. On the death of the University Printer in 1795 he became chief proprietor and editor of the Oxford Journal."--British Museum catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Temporary local Medical Library subject terms: Surgeons -- Oxford University -- Oxford Journal., Leaf 33 in an album with the spine title: Characatures by Dighton., and Figure identified as "Dr. Grovernor" in pencil in lower left corner of sheet.
Publisher:
Robert Dighton
Subject (Name):
Grosvenor, John, 1742-1823
Subject (Topic):
Physicians and Dogs
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > A view from St. Aldate's Oxford [graphic]

25.
The classical almamater coachman Oxford [graphic]

Creator:
Dighton, Robert, 1752-1814, printmaker
Published / Created:
[January 1808]
Call Number:
Quarto 75 D569 812
Collection Title:
Leaf 32. Characatures by Dighton.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A man wearing a hat, long coat, and top-boots, stands directed to the left, head in profile, holding a long-lashed coach whip; over his left arm hangs a bulky multiple-collared coat, in his hand is a 'Way Bill'."--British Museum online catalogue and "He is Tilleman Hodgkinson Bobart who matriculated as a Commoner 1790 at University College, aged eighteen, but never graduated. He ran a four-horse coach between Oxford and London, had to give up the road owing to accidents, and in 1815 was made Esquire Bedel in Law. He died 1838."--Curator's comments, British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Classical alma mater coachman Oxford
Description:
Title etched below image., Leaf 32 in an album with the spine title: Characatures by Dighton., 1 print : etching on laid paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 28.2 x 21.5 cm, on sheet 31.1 x 25.5 cm., Watermark, trimmed: [E]dmeads & Co. 1808., and Figure identified as "Mr. Bobart" in pencil in lower left corner of sheet.
Publisher:
Robert Dighton
Subject (Name):
Bobart, Tilleman Hodgkinson, 1770-1838,
Subject (Topic):
Coach drivers and Whips
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The classical almamater coachman Oxford [graphic]

26.
The progress of the Empress Josephine [graphic]

Creator:
Williams, Charles, active 1797-1830, printmaker
Published / Created:
[20 April 1808]
Call Number:
808.04.20.01
Collection Title:
V. 4. Caricature magazine, or, Hudibrastic mirror.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A sequence of eight libellous representations arranged in two rows, each with a caption. (1) She is stout, homely, and rather truculent as 'A Planters Daughter.' (2) As a clumsy and bejewelled parvenue she is 'A French Countess'. (3) In weeds she holds a handkerchief to one eye: 'A Widow.' (4) Elegantly dressed, she holds out heavily shackled wrists: 'A Prisoner'. (5) Similarly dressed, she raises a forefinger and holds a fan before one eye: 'A Loose Fish.' (6) She dances, Maenad-like, snapping thumb and forefinger, as 'Barras's Mistress' [see British Museum Satires No. 10369]. (7) She wears a military tunic and plumed helmet, and holds a riding-switch as 'A Generals Lady.' (8) Walking in profile to the left. holding out a sceptre and wearing a jewelled gown and a crown, she is fat and vulgar as 'An Empress' [see British Museum Satires No. 10362]."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Sheet trimmed to plate mark on bottom edge., Companion print to: The progress of the Emperor Napoleon., Plate from: Woodward, G.M. Caricature magazine, or Hudibrastic mirror. London : Thomas Tegg, [1808?], v. 4., Also issued separately?, Plate numbered "236" in upper right corner., 1 print : etching ; sheet 24.7 x 35 cm., On wove paper, hand-colored., and Annotation on right margin, scratched through: W.L. Spenser, Esq.
Publisher:
Pubd. April 20th, 1808, by Thos. Tegg, 111 Cheapside
Subject (Name):
Josephine, Empress, consort of Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1763-1814
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The progress of the Empress Josephine [graphic]

27.
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., Possibly after Thomas Rowlandson. An apparent earlier state of this print, without the title and with a thicker border, is attributed to Rowlandson in the Philiadelphia Museum of Art collection database (Accession Number: 1960-139-85)., Date of publication suggested in dealer's description., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Topic):
Preachers, Preaching, Umbrellas, and Audiences
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Paul preaching to the Britons [graphic].

28.
Spectres visiting Iohn Bull [graphic].

Creator:
Williams, Charles, active 1797-1830, printmaker
Published / Created:
[23 February 1808]
Call Number:
808.02.23.01+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"John Bull, a fat 'cit', is seated beside a writing-table (right) holding up a large book. On the left hand page is inscribed 'Vote of Thanks respecting the Expedition to Copenhagen'; John's pen rests on the last word, but he turns in horror to gaze at the ghosts of (left to right) Fox, Pitt, and Burke. These wear shrouds and stand on clouds; all point a menacing forefinger. Fox says: "Erase those lines from your Journal"; Pitt and Burke say "Erase". Burke wears spectacles and a Jesuit's biretta (cf. British Museum Satires No. 6026), and holds a large book inscribed 'Sublime & Beautiful' [cf., e.g., British Museum Satires No. 6361]. John wears glasses, his hair rises on his head, pushing up his ill-fitting wig. He says: "Why dont you come then and transact the business yourselves? - it is impossible I can please every body. - it is come to such a pitch now that I have no peace either with the living or the dead!!!""--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Spectres visiting John Bull
Description:
Title etched below image., Attributed to Charles Williams in the British Museum catalogue., and Sheet trimmed to plate mark leaving thread margins.
Publisher:
Pubd. Feby. 23, 1808, by Walker, No. 7 Cornhill
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain and Denmark.
Subject (Name):
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Pitt, William, 1759-1806, and Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797
Subject (Topic):
Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815, Foreign relations, John Bull (Symbolic character), Ghosts, and Writing materials
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Spectres visiting Iohn Bull [graphic].

29.
A Portugal catch for three voices [graphic].

Creator:
Williams, Charles, active 1797-1830, printmaker
Published / Created:
[October 1808]
Call Number:
808.10.00.04+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Three men sit, singing a catch, with a round table between them. A British officer (perhaps Cotton), wearing a cocked hat, sits in profile to the right, facing Dalrymple who sits (right) with tightly closed mouth, his hands on his knees. Between them, but with his chair from Dalrymple, sits a man in Spanish (here Portuguese) dress, wearing a feathered hat. The British officer sings: T'was You Sir-Hew - Twas Hew. that let the French Escape, That makes you look so blue Sir-Hew Sir Hew! He and the Portuguese (perhaps Freire) point minatory hands at Dalrymple, whose face is painted lead colour. On the wall are two pictures: (above the Portuguese) 'A correct representation of the French Plunderers stopt in their progress by the Spanish Patriots.' [at Baylen] and (above Dalrymple): 'A Correct representation of the French Plunderers quitting Portugal for France - under a British Escort.' In one a long train of wagons is stopped by armed men, in the other are ships in full sail. On the table are glasses and decanters of 'Port and Calcavella'."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Attributed to Charles Williams in the British Museum catalogue., and Watermark: E& P.
Publisher:
Pubd. Octr. 1808 by S.W. Fores, 50 Piccadilly
Subject (Geographic):
Spain. and Portugal.
Subject (Name):
Cotton, Charles, Sir, 1753-1812 and Dalrymple, Hew Whiteford, Sir, 1750-1830
Subject (Topic):
Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815, Campaigns, Generals, British, Military officers, Singing, Wine, Drinking vessels, and Pictures
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > A Portugal catch for three voices [graphic].

30.
Perusing the state papers, or, Sounding the opinions of John Bull [graphic].

Creator:
Williams, Charles, active 1797-1830, printmaker
Published / Created:
[not before March 1808]
Call Number:
808.03.00.04+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Napoleon, John Bull (a 'cit'), a British general wearing a star, and the Duke of Portland sit in conference, each holding a large double paper covered with type or script. Napoleon sits on the left, pointing to the text of his paper and saying to his neighbour, "You see Mr Bull the case is simply this If you do so, I'll do so!" John, much disconcerted, stares at the Emperor, exclaiming "O! O!" The general also looks at Napoleon, perturbed. Portland (right), who sits in an armchair facing the Emperor, with frank dismay says: "If he says O! O! I'm afraid t'is but so! so!"."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Sounding the opinions of John Bull
Description:
Title etched below image., Attributed to Charles Williams in the British Museum catalogue., Later state, with imprint statement burnished from plate. For an earlier state with the imprint "Pubd. March 1808 by Walker & C., No. 7 Cornhill", see no. 10971 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 8., "March 1808" written in brown ink in lower right, over the remnants of the burnished imprint statement. Formerly mounted on a blue sheet, remnants visible on back., and Watermark, partially trimmed: 1811.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 and Portland, William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, Duke of, 1738-1809
Subject (Topic):
Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815, John Bull (Symbolic character), Generals, British, Sitting, and Meetings
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Perusing the state papers, or, Sounding the opinions of John Bull [graphic].

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