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1. [The death of Count de Peltzer, mortally wounded by some Austrian foragers on the eve of his marriage] [graphic].
- Creator:
- Bretherton, James, approximately 1730-1806, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [9 March 1788]
- Call Number:
- Folio 75 B87 770 (Oversize)
- Collection Title:
- Volume 2, page 59. Etchings by Henry William Bunbury, Esq. and after his designs. Page 133. Bunbury
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Figures grouped around the body of the Count on a bed, his face obscured by the canopy, his lover kneeling over him and holding his hand, a man seen from the back kneeling in prayer before the bed and a small boy carrying a bowl and towel at the end, in the foreground at left a guard stands sentry; after Bunbury."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title, artist, printmaker, and publication information from lettered state., State before letters. For a later state with title, statements of responsibility, imprint, and dedication etched below image, see British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1917,1208.2993., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Mounted on page 133 of: Bunbury album., and 1 print : etching on laid paper, hand-colored; sheet 45.1 x 55.8 cm
- Publisher:
- James Bretherton
- Subject (Topic):
- Deathbeds, Canopy beds, Wounds & injuries, Prayer, and Guards
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > [The death of Count de Peltzer, mortally wounded by some Austrian foragers on the eve of his marriage] [graphic].
2. [The death of Count de Peltzer, mortally wounded by some Austrian foragers on the eve of his marriage] [graphic].
- Creator:
- Bretherton, James, approximately 1730-1806, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [9 March 1788]
- Call Number:
- Folio 49 3563 v.2 (Oversize)
- Collection Title:
- Volume 2, page 59. Etchings by Henry William Bunbury, Esq. and after his designs. Page 133. Bunbury
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Figures grouped around the body of the Count on a bed, his face obscured by the canopy, his lover kneeling over him and holding his hand, a man seen from the back kneeling in prayer before the bed and a small boy carrying a bowl and towel at the end, in the foreground at left a guard stands sentry; after Bunbury."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title, artist, printmaker, and publication information from lettered state., State before letters. For a later state with title, statements of responsibility, imprint, and dedication etched below image, see British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1917,1208.2993., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Mounted on page 59 in volume 2 of: Etchings by Henry William Bunbury, Esq. and after his designs., and Ink annotations in lower margin provide the title "The Count de Peltzer mortally wounded by some Austrian foragers on the eve of his marriage", the statements of responsibility "Mr. Bunbury del. ; J. Bretherton f.", and the publication line "Publish'd 9th March 1788".
- Publisher:
- James Bretherton
- Subject (Topic):
- Deathbeds, Canopy beds, Wounds & injuries, Prayer, and Guards
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > [The death of Count de Peltzer, mortally wounded by some Austrian foragers on the eve of his marriage] [graphic].
3. [An elector for Middlesex] [art original]
- Creator:
- Woodward, G. M. (George Moutard), approximately 1760-1809, artist
- Published / Created:
- [approximately 1805]
- Call Number:
- Drawings W87 no. 42 Box D215
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A countryman, with companion horse and dog, stands outside of a city gate pleading with two guardsmen to permit him entry. His plea begins, "Hollo! you Master Whiskers don't keep me here in the cold all night. If you want to know who I am I tell you I am an Elector for Middlesex!" One guard responds, "Elector of Middlesex!! I never heard of that elector before, he must be a great man, open the gates immediately."
- Description:
- Title and date devised by cataloger. and Artist's signature inscribed in black ink in the artist's hand below image.
- Subject (Topic):
- Gates and Guards
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > [An elector for Middlesex] [art original]
4. View on the Pont Neuf at Paris [graphic]
- Published / Created:
- Oct. 1st, 1771.
- Call Number:
- Folio 724 776D
- Collection Title:
- Leaf 12. Darly's comic-prints of characters, caricatures, macaronies, &c.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "On the Pont Neuf in Paris, various street-traders advertise their business, including a chocolate seller and a lemonade seller on the left, and a shoe-black and a barber on the right, houses and churches in the background; a reversed copy of the larger plate."--British Museum online catalogue, description of a later state
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Initial letters of artist's name in signature form a monogram., Initial letters of publisher's name in imprint form a monogram., Publisher's advertisement following imprint: Where may be had all the works of Mr. Bunbury &c., Plate numbered "I" in upper right corner., For later state with additional plate numbering, see no. 4918 in the the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5., Temporary local subject terms: Signboards -- French lemonade merchants -- Lemonade tanks -- Paris skyline from the Pont Neuf -- French poodles -- Sentries -- Parasols -- French portresses -- French shoeblacks -- Trades: Seller of chocolate -- Basket containing cups -- Pot for 'milling' chocolate., On leaf 12., 1 print : etching on laid paper ; plate mark 25.4 x 35.8 cm, on sheet 27.5 x 44.4 cm., and Sheet trimmed to plate mark on bottom edge.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. accordg. to act of Parlt. by MDarly, 39 Strand
- Subject (Geographic):
- Pont-Neuf (Paris, France)
- Subject (Topic):
- Bridges, Signs (Notices), Street vendors, Muffs, Dogs, Umbrellas, Whips, Coach drivers, Guards, Lawyers, Barbers, Wigs, and Bells
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > View on the Pont Neuf at Paris [graphic]
5. View on the Pont Neuf at Paris [graphic]
- Published / Created:
- Oct. 1st, 1771.
- Call Number:
- Bunbury 771.10.01.02.1+ Impression 1
- Collection Title:
- Leaf 12. Darly's comic-prints of characters, caricatures, macaronies, &c.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "On the Pont Neuf in Paris, various street-traders advertise their business, including a chocolate seller and a lemonade seller on the left, and a shoe-black and a barber on the right, houses and churches in the background; a reversed copy of the larger plate."--British Museum online catalogue, description of a later state
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Initial letters of artist's name in signature form a monogram., Initial letters of publisher's name in imprint form a monogram., Publisher's advertisement following imprint: Where may be had all the works of Mr. Bunbury &c., Plate numbered "I" in upper right corner., For later state with additional plate numbering, see no. 4918 in the the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5., Temporary local subject terms: Signboards -- French lemonade merchants -- Lemonade tanks -- Paris skyline from the Pont Neuf -- French poodles -- Sentries -- Parasols -- French portresses -- French shoeblacks -- Trades: Seller of chocolate -- Basket containing cups -- Pot for 'milling' chocolate., and Watermark: Strasburg bend and lily with initials G.R. below.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. accordg. to act of Parlt. by MDarly, 39 Strand
- Subject (Geographic):
- Pont-Neuf (Paris, France)
- Subject (Topic):
- Bridges, Signs (Notices), Street vendors, Muffs, Dogs, Umbrellas, Whips, Coach drivers, Guards, Lawyers, Barbers, Wigs, and Bells
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > View on the Pont Neuf at Paris [graphic]
6. The polish dwarf performing before the Grand Seignior [graphic]
- Creator:
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, artist
- Published / Created:
- [March 1786]
- Call Number:
- 786.03.00.01.2+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Boruwlaski or Boruslawski (left) plays the violin, he stands (left) before an immense Turk (right) seated on the floor, an arm round each of two ladies of the harem who recline against him. The Sultan (Abdul Hamid) smokes a long pipe. Behind him stand two fierce-looking guards. In the background three other ladies listen rapturously to the slim, erect, and well-dressed dwarf, who is in marked contrast with the massive Turk and the voluptuous ladies of the seraglio. A draped canopy completes the design."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Plate originally published in 1781. Cf. Grego, J. Rowlandson the caricaturist, v. 1, pages 186-187., Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark resulting in loss of imprint statement. Imprint supplied from British Museum catalogue., Watermark., and Mounted to 23.3 x 30.7 cm.
- Publisher:
- Publish'd March 1786 by E. Jackson, No. 14 Marylebone Street, Golden Square
- Subject (Geographic):
- Turkey.
- Subject (Name):
- Borusławski, Józef, 1739-1837 and Abdülhamid I, Sultan of the Turks, 1725-1789
- Subject (Topic):
- Ethnic stereotypes, Sultans, Harems, Guards, Dwarfs, Violins, and Pipes (Smoking)
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The polish dwarf performing before the Grand Seignior [graphic]
7. The park politicians [graphic]
- Published / Created:
- [8 December 1766]
- Call Number:
- Folio 724 776D
- Collection Title:
- Leaf 50. Darly's comic-prints of characters, caricatures, macaronies, &c.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A scene in winter outside the walls of a palace, possibly in St. James's park (based on the sentry box). On the left a leafless tree hangs over a short, fat gentleman with a tall stick who faces right and appears to be talking to Lord Chatham in top boots and muff. In the middle of the design stands a doctor, in an old-fashioned wig and slit shoes, sniffing his gold-headed cane. A tall man and a very short man walk, with their backs to us, towards the sentry box under the palace walls
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Initial letters of artist's name in signature form a monogram., Initial letters of publisher's name in imprint form a monogram., Sheet trimmed to plate mark on lower edge., Plate numbered "6" in upper right corner., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., Temporary local subject terms: Sentries -- Sentry box -- Male costume, 1766., First of two plates on leaf 50., and 1 print : etching on laid paper ; plate mark 17.2 x 24.4 cm, on sheet 44.4 x 27.5 cm.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. according to act, Decr. 8, 1766, by MDarly, 39 Strand
- Subject (Geographic):
- Saint James's Park (London, England), and England
- Subject (Name):
- Pitt, William, Earl of Chatham, 1708-1778
- Subject (Topic):
- Clothing & dress, Muffs, Staffs (Sticks), Guards, Guardhouses, and Walls
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The park politicians [graphic]
8. The park politicians [graphic]
- Published / Created:
- [8 December 1766]
- Call Number:
- Bunbury 766.12.08.01 Impression 1
- Collection Title:
- Leaf 50. Darly's comic-prints of characters, caricatures, macaronies, &c.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A scene in winter outside the walls of a palace, possibly in St. James's park (based on the sentry box). On the left a leafless tree hangs over a short, fat gentleman with a tall stick who faces right and appears to be talking to Lord Chatham in top boots and muff. In the middle of the design stands a doctor, in an old-fashioned wig and slit shoes, sniffing his gold-headed cane. A tall man and a very short man walk, with their backs to us, towards the sentry box under the palace walls
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Initial letters of artist's name in signature form a monogram., Initial letters of publisher's name in imprint form a monogram., Sheet trimmed to plate mark on lower edge., Plate numbered "6" in upper right corner., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., Temporary local subject terms: Sentries -- Sentry box -- Male costume, 1766., Watermark, partially trimmed., Artist's signature erased from lower left corner of sheet., and Lord Chatham identified by ms. note in red ink at bottom of sheet.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. according to act, Decr. 8, 1766, by MDarly, 39 Strand
- Subject (Geographic):
- Saint James's Park (London, England), and England
- Subject (Name):
- Pitt, William, Earl of Chatham, 1708-1778
- Subject (Topic):
- Clothing & dress, Muffs, Staffs (Sticks), Guards, Guardhouses, and Walls
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The park politicians [graphic]
9. The mail-coach guard written by T. Dibdin Esqr. & sung by Mr. Fawcett, at Covent Garden, in St. Davids Day. [graphic]
- Published / Created:
- [12 May 1806]
- Call Number:
- 806.05.12.01
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Description:
- Title etched below image., From the Laurie & Whittle series of Drolls., Other prints in the Laurie & Whittle Drolls series were executed either by Isaac Cruikshank or Richard Newton., Twenty-four lines of verse arranged in three numbered columns below title: At each inn on the road I a welcome could find, at the Fleece I'd my skin fill of ale ..., Plate numbered '425' in the lower left corner., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
- Publisher:
- Publish'd May 12, 1806, by Laurie & Whittle, 53 Fleet Street, London
- Subject (Topic):
- Mail wagons, Guards, Taverns (Inns), Drinking vessels, Traffic signs & signals, and Doors & doorways
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The mail-coach guard written by T. Dibdin Esqr. & sung by Mr. Fawcett, at Covent Garden, in St. Davids Day. [graphic]