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1.
[Young lady and gentleman descending steps, near pond] [art original].

Creator:
Dighton, Robert, 1752-1814, artist
Published / Created:
[after 1780?]
Call Number:
Drawings D574 no. 2 Box D117
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A man holds a lady's hand as she descends a flight of stairs overlooking a pond. To the left in the distance are shown two figures in a row boat on the water
Description:
Inscription in pencil on verso: Cut mount to fit shape of inlay piece.
Subject (Topic):
Couples and Etiquette
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > [Young lady and gentleman descending steps, near pond] [art original].

2.
[Graceful eating] [graphic].

Creator:
Woodward, G. M. (George Moutard), approximately 1760-1809, printmaker
Published / Created:
[27 May 1797]
Call Number:
797.05.27.05
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A young man leans with both elbows on a table while attempting to put a large piece of food in his already full mouth
Description:
Title devised by cataloger based on the text this image illustrates.
Publisher:
Pubd. May 27, 1797, by G.M. Woodward, Berners Street
Subject (Topic):
Eating & drinking, Etiquette, and Tableware
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > [Graceful eating] [graphic].

3.
Upon my word Upon my honor / [graphic]

Creator:
Brett, J., active 1794-1795, printmaker
Published / Created:
[24 December 1794]
Call Number:
794.12.24.03
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Social satire; beneath the heading "Bred in the Country", a man holds a wide brimmed hat and scratches his hair, saying "Upon my Word."; another, beneath the heading "Bred in London.", wearing a wig, holds his tricorn hat and puts his hand on his hea...
Alternative Title:
Bred in the country ; Bred in London
Description:
Titles from item.
Publisher:
Published 24th Decr. 1794 by Laurie & Whittle, 53 Fleet Street, London
Subject (Topic):
Etiquette
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Upon my word Upon my honor / [graphic]

4.
The swing in style [art original].

Creator:
Woodward, G. M. (George Moutard), approximately 1760-1809, artist
Published / Created:
[ca. 1790]
Call Number:
Drawings W87 no. 8 Box D170
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A young, fashionably dressed man walks down the street while sweeping his walking stick back in forth in front of him. He has struck a passerby on the shin, the latter holding the injury in both hands wincing in pain. From the caption: ... who must al...
Alternative Title:
Six different methods of carrying a stick with their effects. Compartment no. 1
Description:
Title from letterpress caption below image.
Subject (Topic):
Staffs (Sticks), Etiquette, and Accidents
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The swing in style [art original].

5.
The salutation tavern [graphic]

Creator:
Bretherton, James, approximately 1730-1806, printmaker
Published / Created:
publish'd 20th March 1773, New Bond Street No. 134.
Call Number:
Folio 75 B87 770 (Oversize)
Collection Title:
Page 89. Bunbury album.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Satire contrasting British and Continental customs: a portly Briton bows to an elegant French or Italian man with a long queue apparently in a piazza."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
J. Bretherton
Subject (Topic):
Dandies, Wigs, Bowing, Etiquette, and Plazas
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The salutation tavern [graphic]

6.
The salutation tavern [graphic]

Creator:
Bretherton, James, approximately 1730-1806, printmaker
Published / Created:
publish'd 20th March 1773, New Bond Street No. 134.
Call Number:
773.03.20.03+
Collection Title:
Page 89. Bunbury album.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Satire contrasting British and Continental customs: a portly Briton bows to an elegant French or Italian man with a long queue apparently in a piazza."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
J. Bretherton
Subject (Topic):
Dandies, Wigs, Bowing, Etiquette, and Plazas
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The salutation tavern [graphic]

7.
The guard in the rear [art original].

Creator:
Woodward, G. M. (George Moutard), approximately 1760-1809, artist
Published / Created:
[approximately 1790]
Call Number:
Drawings W87 no. 6 Box D170
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A very disgruntled looking man walks down the street with his walking stick tucked firmly under his arm, the ferrule end pointing straight behind his torso. This arrangement deflects the 'hasty' approach of a young female nearby
Alternative Title:
Six different methods of carrying a stick with their effects. Compartment no. 5
Description:
Title from letterpress caption below image.
Subject (Topic):
Staffs (Sticks, canes, etc.), Staffs (Sticks), and Etiquette
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The guard in the rear [art original].

8.
The elevated ferrule [art original].

Creator:
Woodward, G. M. (George Moutard), approximately 1760-1809, artist
Published / Created:
[approximately 1790]
Call Number:
Drawings W87 no. 5 Box D170
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A well-dressed man walking down the street holds the base of his walking stick and arrogantly points the end in an elevated fashion diagonally to the front. The ferrule catches the brim of a lady's hat and begins to lift it off of her head
Alternative Title:
Six different methods of carrying a stick with their effects. Compartment no. 4
Description:
Title from letterpress caption below image.
Subject (Topic):
Staffs (Sticks, canes, etc.), Staffs (Sticks), and Etiquette
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The elevated ferrule [art original].

9.
The club law [art original].

Creator:
Woodward, G. M. (George Moutard), approximately 1760-1809, artist
Published / Created:
[approximately 1790]
Call Number:
Drawings W87 no. 7 Box D170
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A young fashionably dressed man casually swings a club around him which knocks an older lady and her apple cart clear into the air. From the caption: ... the manner of using it is the fashionable swing, as directed in the first article; it may be nece...
Alternative Title:
Six different methods of carrying a stick with their effects compartment no. 6
Description:
Title from letterpress caption below image.
Subject (Topic):
Staffs (Sticks, canes, etc.), Staffs (Sticks), and Etiquette
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The club law [art original].

10.
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]