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31.
Mr. Mason [graphic]

Creator:
Carter, C., active 1774-1787, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1771]
Call Number:
Folio 33 30 Copy 11
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Portrait of William Mason, half-length, in profile to the left, seated on a chair with one hand holding a paper resting on a desk, dressed in a dark frockcoat over his waistcoat with his hair curled."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Mounted on page 71 of Richard Bull's copiously extra-illustrated copy of: Walpole, H. A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole. Strawberry Hill : Printed by Thomas Kirgate, 1784. See Hazen, A.T. Bibliography of the Strawberry Hill Press (1973 ed.), no. 30, copy 13., and For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Mason, William, 1725-1797,
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Mr. Mason [graphic]

32.
The bad man at the hour of death [graphic].

Creator:
Chambars, Thomas, approximately 1724-1789, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1771?]
Call Number:
771.00.00.29
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A man in a dressing gown and nightcap, seated on a sofa, leans away in terror from a skeleton-like figure of Death aiming his spear at him. Next to him lies an overturned table with broken decanter and wine glass on the floor. His gouty left foot is supported on a stool; a crutch leans against the sofa. In the background stands a bookcase
Description:
Title from item., Artist and printmaker identified in Thieme-Becker, xvi, p. 180, Plate numbered '14' in lower left corner., One line of quote below title: For the wagers [sic] of sin is death., A companion print: The good man at the hour of death., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Temporary local subject terms: Death -- Books -- Furniture: bookcases -- Sofa -- Diseases: gout -- Literature: quotation from Bible, Romans, vi.23.
Publisher:
Printed for Robert Sayer, Map & Printseller, N. 53 Fleet Street
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The bad man at the hour of death [graphic].

33.
The good man at the hour of death [graphic].

Creator:
Chambars, Thomas, approximately 1724-1789, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1771?]
Call Number:
771.00.00.28
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A man lying in bed looks upward while Father Time with an hour-glass in his left hand and a scythe in his right one approaches the bed. In the background is a breakfront filled with books. A Bible lies on a chair next to the bed and there are several books on a table at the foot of the bed
Description:
Artist and printmaker identified in Thieme-Becker, v. xvi, p. 180, Plate numbered '13' in lower left corner., One line of quote below title: Let me die the death of the righteous & let my last end be like his., A companion print: The bad man at the hour of death., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Temporary local subject terms: Father Time -- Death -- Books: Bible -- Furniture: bookcases -- Canopy bed -- Literature: quotation from Bible, xxiii.10.
Publisher:
Printed for Robert Sayer, Map & Printseller, N. 53 Fleet Street
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The good man at the hour of death [graphic].

34.
The folly of 1771 [graphic]

Creator:
Darling, William, 1737-1789, printmaker
Published / Created:
[10 April 1771]
Call Number:
771.04.10.02
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title from item., Attribution to Darling from an unverified card catalog record., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Temporary local subject terms: Wigs: bag wig -- Dermatological diseases: nose -- Hairdressing implements -- Ladders -- Personifications: figure of Folly -- Furniture: chairs -- Clergy -- Furnishings: carpets -- Pictures amplifying subject -- Pets: lap-dog -- Trades: hairdressers -- Female fashion: headdress, 1771 -- Wall brackets for urns.
Publisher:
Publish'd as the act directs, April 10, 1771, by W. Darling, engraver in Great Newport Street
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The folly of 1771 [graphic]

35.
[Title page to] 24 caricatures by several ladies gentlemen artists &c. pubd. by MDarly, Strand

Creator:
Darly, M. (Mary), printmaker
Published / Created:
according to act, Novr. 1, 1771.
Call Number:
Folio 72 771 D37 v.1 title page
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Title page for the publication "24 caricatures by several ladies gentlemen artists &c".
Alternative Title:
24 caricatures by several ladies gentlemen artists &c. and Twenty four caricatures by several ladies gentlemen artists &c.
Description:
Title from text within image., Initial letters of publisher's name in imprint form a monogram., Title page from: Darly's comic-prints, v. 1 (1771)., Partial watermark., and Front cover and front flyleaf of volume in same folder.
Publisher:
Pubd. by MDarly, engraver, No. 39 Strand
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > [Title page to] 24 caricatures by several ladies gentlemen artists &c. pubd. by MDarly, Strand. [graphic]

36.
Courier Francois [graphic]

Creator:
Darly, Matthias, approximately 1720-approximately 1778, printmaker
Published / Created:
July 1st, 1771.
Call Number:
Bunbury 771.07.01.02+ Impression 1
Collection Title:
Leaf 22. Darly's comic-prints of characters, caricatures, macaronies, &c.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A French courier rides a galloping post-horse to the left while raising his whip; a building with the sign "Poste Royale" is visible in the background
Description:
Title etched below image., Initial letters of artist's name in signature form a monogram., T. Scratchley is the pseudonym of Matthias Darly., One of several prints after Bunbury of similar design and varying size. See no. 5056 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5., and Watermark: Strasburg bend and lily with initials G.R. below.
Publisher:
Pubd. by T. Scratchley accor. to act
Subject (Topic):
Messengers, Horseback riding, and Whips
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Courier Francois [graphic]

37.
Courier Francois [graphic]

Creator:
Darly, Matthias, approximately 1720-approximately 1778, printmaker
Published / Created:
July 1st, 1771.
Call Number:
Folio 724 776D
Collection Title:
Leaf 22. Darly's comic-prints of characters, caricatures, macaronies, &c.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A French courier rides a galloping post-horse to the left while raising his whip; a building with the sign "Poste Royale" is visible in the background
Description:
Title etched below image., Initial letters of artist's name in signature form a monogram., T. Scratchley is the pseudonym of Matthias Darly., One of several prints after Bunbury of similar design and varying size. See no. 5056 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5., On leaf 22., and 1 print : etching with rocker and drypoint on laid paper ; plate mark 25.2 x 35 cm, on sheet 27.5 x 44.4 cm.
Publisher:
Pubd. by T. Scratchley accor. to act
Subject (Topic):
Messengers, Horseback riding, and Whips
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Courier Francois [graphic]

38.
Ganymede [graphic].

Creator:
Darly, Matthias, approximately 1720-approximately 1778, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1 March 1771]
Call Number:
Folio 72 771 D37 v.1 plate 15
Collection Title:
Leaf 61. Darly's comic-prints of characters, caricatures, macaronies, &c.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A man standing in profile to the right, a cane in his right hand; his left is inside his waistcoat. His shoulders are round, almost to deformity. He wears a looped hat and ruffled shirt."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Printmaker from the British Museum catalogue., Initial letters of publisher's name in imprint form a monogram., and Plate numbered "v. 1" in upper left corner and "15" in upper right corner.
Publisher:
Pubd. according to act of Parlt. March 1st, 1771, by MDarly, 39 Strand
Subject (Name):
Drybutter, Samuel, 1729-1787,
Subject (Topic):
Staff (Sticks)
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Ganymede [graphic].

39.
Ganymede [graphic].

Creator:
Darly, Matthias, approximately 1720-approximately 1778, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1 March 1771]
Call Number:
Folio 724 776D
Collection Title:
Leaf 61. Darly's comic-prints of characters, caricatures, macaronies, &c.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A man standing in profile to the right, a cane in his right hand; his left is inside his waistcoat. His shoulders are round, almost to deformity. He wears a looped hat and ruffled shirt."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Printmaker from the British Museum catalogue., Initial letters of publisher's name in imprint form a monogram., Plate numbered "v. 1" in upper left corner and "15" in upper right corner., Third of three plates on leaf 61., and 1 print : etching on laid paper ; plate mark 15.3 x 10.7 cm, on sheet 27.5 x 44.4 cm.
Publisher:
Pubd. according to act of Parlt. March 1st, 1771, by MDarly, 39 Strand
Subject (Name):
Drybutter, Samuel, 1729-1787,
Subject (Topic):
Staff (Sticks)
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Ganymede [graphic].

40.
The London jockies going to Newmarket addres'd [sic] to the gentlemen of the turf / [graphic]

Creator:
Darly, Matthias, approximately 1720-approximately 1778, printmaker
Published / Created:
[14 December 1771]
Call Number:
771.12.14.01+ Impression 1
Collection Title:
Leaf 14. Darly's comic-prints of characters, caricatures, macaronies, &c.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A fat man attempting to mount a horse, assisted by a groom, while a couple laugh from an upper window."--British Museum online catalogue, description of a variant state
Alternative Title:
London jockeys going to Newmarket
Description:
Title etched below image., Initial letters of publisher's name in imprint form a monogram., For a variant state with plate number "16" etched in upper left corner, see no. 4636 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 4., and Temporary local subject terms: Inn sign -- Inn: The Moon.
Publisher:
Pubd. according to act of Parlt., Decemr. 14th, 1771, by MDarly, (39) Strand
Subject (Topic):
Horseback riding, Horse grooms, Signs (Notices), Taverns (Inns), and Couples
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The London jockies going to Newmarket addres'd [sic] to the gentlemen of the turf / [graphic]

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