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3.
A sun setting in a fog, with the old Hanover hack descending [graphic]

Creator:
Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
Published / Created:
[3 June 1783] and [approximately 1868?]
Call Number:
Folio 724 836C (Oversize)
Collection Title:
Leaf 11. Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Charles James Fox, brandishing a whip, is depicted riding the old White Horse of Hanover into a ravine, with the words "Aut Cromwell aut nihil...", a saddle bag labelled "enjoyments" before him, and a basket behind, labelled "hopes and expectations" which contains George III's head on a pike, a crown pierced by a sword, and a torn Magna Carta. Refers to Fox's alleged sympathies with French and Spanish interests
Description:
Title etched below image., Restrike, with "J. Gillray fecit" added in lower left corner and with scatology removed from image. For original issue of the plate, see no. 6239 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5., Plate from: Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks, &c. [London] : [Field & Tuer], [ca. 1868?], Cf. Wright, T. Works of James Gillray, the caricaturist with the history of his life and times, page 48., Temporary local subject terms: Prudery., and On leaf 11 of: Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks, &c.
Publisher:
Pubd. June 3d, 1783, by J. Williams, Strand, No. 227 and Field & Tuer
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain and England
Subject (Name):
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806 and George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820
Subject (Topic):
Politics and government, Horseback riding, and Clothing & dress
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > A sun setting in a fog, with the old Hanover hack descending [graphic]

4.
A sun setting in a fog, with the old Hanover hack descending [graphic].

Creator:
Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
Published / Created:
[3 June 1783]
Call Number:
783.06.03.01+ Impression 1
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Charles James Fox, brandishing a whip, is depicted riding the old White Horse of Hanover into a ravine, with the words "Aut Cromwell aut nihil...", a saddle bag labelled "enjoyments" before him, and a basket behind, labelled "hopes and expectations" which contains George III's head on a pike, a crown pierced by a sword, and a torn Magna Carta. Refers to Fox's alleged sympathies with French and Spanish interests
Description:
Title from item. and Printmaker from British Museum catalogue.
Publisher:
Pubd. June 3d, 1783, by J. Williams, Strand, No. 227
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain and England
Subject (Name):
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806 and George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820
Subject (Topic):
Politics and government, Horseback riding, and Clothing & dress
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > A sun setting in a fog, with the old Hanover hack descending [graphic].

5.
A sun setting in a fog, with the old Hanover hack descending [graphic].

Creator:
Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
Published / Created:
[3 June 1782]
Call Number:
782.06.03.01+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Charles James Fox, brandishing a whip, is depicted riding the old White Horse of Hanover into a ravine, with the words "Aut Cromwell aut nihil...", a saddle bag labelled "enjoyment" before him, and a basket behind, labelled "hopes and expectations" which contains George III's head on a pike, a crown pierced by a sword, and a torn Magna Carta. Refers to Fox's alleged sympathies with French and Spanish interests
Description:
Title from item., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Printmaker from earlier state. Cf. No. 6239 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5.
Publisher:
Pubd. June 3d. 1782, by J. Williams, Strand
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Name):
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806.
Subject (Topic):
Horseback riding and Clothing & dress
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > A sun setting in a fog, with the old Hanover hack descending [graphic].

6.
A sun setting in a fog, with the old Hanover hack descending [graphic].

Creator:
Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
Published / Created:
[3 June 1783]
Call Number:
Auchincloss Gillray v. 1
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Charles James Fox, brandishing a whip, is depicted riding the old White Horse of Hanover into a ravine, with the words "Aut Cromwell aut nihil...", a saddle bag labelled "enjoyments" before him, and a basket behind, labelled "hopes and expectations" which contains George III's head on a pike, a crown pierced by a sword, and a torn Magna Carta. Refers to Fox's alleged sympathies with French and Spanish interests
Description:
Title from item., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., 1 print : etching with roulette on wove paper, hand-colored ; sheet 23.4 x 34.2 cm., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Mounted on leaf 27 of volume 1 of 12.
Publisher:
Pubd. June 3d, 1783, by J. Williams, Strand, No. 227
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain and England
Subject (Name):
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806 and George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820
Subject (Topic):
Politics and government, Horseback riding, and Clothing & dress
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > A sun setting in a fog, with the old Hanover hack descending [graphic].

7.
An English buck L'Anglomane / [graphic]

Creator:
Sansom, Francis, active 1784-1799, printmaker
Published / Created:
[7 April 1798]
Call Number:
798.04.07.01+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Alternative Title:
Anglomane
Description:
Titles from item, Printseller's announcement following publication statement: Where prints and drawings are lent on the plan of a library., Sheet trimmed within plate mark at top., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Lewis Walpole prints 798.04.07.01: Publication date erased from the print and supplied in contemporary hand as "Apl. 7, 1798."
Publisher:
Pub. Apl. 7, 1798, by S.W. Fores, Piccadilly, corner of Sachville [sic] St.
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Topic):
Horseback riding and Clothing & dress
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > An English buck L'Anglomane / [graphic]

8.
An essay on hats [graphic]

Creator:
Nixon, John, -1818, printmaker
Published / Created:
[16 May 1781]
Call Number:
781.05.16.01+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Three men, two on horseback, wearing new-fashioned hats. The centre figure is seen in back view on horseback, he wears a large hat with a high cylindrical crown round which are spaced six hat-bands. In the foreground (right) is a man wearing a wide-brimmed hat whose crown is shaped like an inverted flower-pot. He is looking through a small telescope. These two both carry knotted sticks. The third man who is cantering (left to right) in the middle distance (left) wears a similar hat. All three wear spurred top-boots in the fashion of the moment, with very long tops descending well below the calf of the leg."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Publisher's dates from British Museum catalogue., and Sheet trimmed to design and into imprint.
Publisher:
Pubd. May 16, 1781 by W. Wells, No. 132 Fleet Street, London
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Topic):
Top hats, Horseback riding, and Clothing & dress
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > An essay on hats [graphic]

9.
Coxheath ho! [art original].

Creator:
Bunbury, Henry William, 1750-1811, artist
Published / Created:
[approximately 1779?]
Call Number:
Drawings B87 no. 5 Box D105
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A lady in quasi-military dress rides a sorry horse on the road to Rumsford [Coxheath]. She is followed by her husband who is dressed as a militia officer for auxilliary forces which were frequently encamped on Cox Heath. A dog trots panting at the side of the group
Description:
Title from text inscribed in contemporary hand on verso., Date based on publication date of James Bretherton's etching after this drawing., The signpost depicted in the drawing reads 'Rumford' while the Bretherton etching changes the text to 'Coxheath', and For further information, consult library staff.
Subject (Geographic):
England and England.
Subject (Topic):
Horseback riding, Signs (Notices), Military uniforms, Militias, and Dogs
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Coxheath ho! [art original].

10.
Curate going on duty [graphic].

Published / Created:
[not before 1808]
Call Number:
808.00.00.36
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title from item., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Date conjectured from period of printer's activity., Later, altered version of no. 6153 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5., and Print based on "A journeyman parson going on duty".
Publisher:
Printed and published by W. Davison, Alnwick
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Topic):
Clergy, England, Horseback riding, Taverns (Inns), and Clothing & dress
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Curate going on duty [graphic].

11.
Father D,----------, leaving his Catholick vows for the joys of the flesh [graphic].

Published / Created:
[9 May 1782]
Call Number:
782.05.09.01
Image Count:
1
Abstract:
In a country landscape, a man and a young woman in riding habit ride together (left to right) on a white horse, passing a signpost that reads (left) "To London" and (right) "To Newbury and Well Hall". She sits in front, holding the reins and riding astride. She holds up a purse in her left hand saying, "This will pay you for your Trouble Honey". The man sits behind, his feet in the stirrups, his left hand on the woman's waist; he says, "Promise me that and I will never say another Mass". The man wears ordinary riding-dress; the woman wears a feathered hat over a frilled cap, and a tight coat over a ruffled shirt. Behind them (left) walks a young woman, wearing a cap of lace and ribbons; she holds her apron to her eye, saying, "The Old witch is carrying away my Director". The words issue from the speakers' mouths on long scrolls. In the foreground (left) is a tree; the background is an undulating landscape with a square church tower and the roofs of a village among trees
Alternative Title:
Father D,----------, leaving his Catholic vows for the joys of the flesh and Father D leaving his Catholic vows for the joys of the flesh
Description:
Title from item., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., Attributed to Nixon in the British Museum catalogue., and Place of publication from location of publisher, assumed to be Thomas Cornell of Bruton Street. See I. Maxted's British book trades, 1710-1777.
Publisher:
Pub May 9th 1782 by T. Cornell
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Topic):
Clergy, Clothing & dress, Couples, Crying, Horseback riding, and Traffic signs & signals
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Father D,----------, leaving his Catholick vows for the joys of the flesh [graphic].

12.
L'nconvenient des perruques = The inconvenience of wigs / [graphic]

Creator:
Sansom, Francis, active 1784-1799, printmaker
Published / Created:
[7 April 1798]
Call Number:
798.04.07.02+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Alternative Title:
Inconvenience of wigs and Inconvenient des perruques
Description:
Title from item., Printseller's announcement following publication statement: Where prints and drawings are lent on the plan of a library., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Temporary local subject terms: Female dress: riding habit.
Publisher:
Pub. April 7th, 1798, by S.W. Fores, Piccadilly, corner of Sachville [sic] St.
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Topic):
Horseback riding and Clothing & dress
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > L'nconvenient des perruques = The inconvenience of wigs / [graphic]

13.
Rotten-row, or, The fate of the tete [graphic]

Published / Created:
[16 April 1777]
Call Number:
777.04.16.01
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Image above 6 stanzas of explanatory poetry engraved in double columns. A balding lady on horseback in Hyde Park's Rotten Row loses her tête or head-dress to a gust of wind, as her horse bolts toward the right. Two other horsemen as well as a gardener and other passers-by debate the identity of the fallen wig which is decorated with ostrich plumes in the fashion of the period
Alternative Title:
Fate of the tête
Description:
Title from item., Trimmed within plate mark., and Mounted to 27 x 21 cm.
Publisher:
Pubd. as the act directs, 16th April 1777, by J. Lockington, Shug Lane, Piccadilly
Subject (Geographic):
Hyde Park (London, England) and England
Subject (Topic):
Wigs, Horseback riding, Hairstyles, and Accidents
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Rotten-row, or, The fate of the tete [graphic]

14.
Symptoms of running away [graphic]

Creator:
Bretherton, James, approximately 1730-1806, printmaker
Published / Created:
publish'd 9th Jany, 1782.
Call Number:
782.03.01.02.2+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title etched below image., Attributed to Henry Bunbury. See Bloomsbury catalogue., Place of publication based on printmaker's location., Sheet trimmed withint plate mark., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., Collector's stamp: letter 'E' in lower left corner, on verso., and Watermark: countermark I V.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Topic):
Horses, Horseback riding, Stone walls, and Wigs
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Symptoms of running away [graphic]

15.
Symptoms of running away [graphic]

Creator:
Bretherton, James, approximately 1730-1806, printmaker
Published / Created:
publish'd 9th Jany, 1782.
Call Number:
782.01.09.01 Impression 1
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title etched below image., Attributed to Henry Bunbury. See Bloomsbury catalogue., Place of publication based on printmaker's location., Sheet trimmed withint plate mark., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Topic):
Horses, Horseback riding, Stone walls, and Wigs
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Symptoms of running away [graphic]

16.
Taleo, or, The royal sportsman running down the enemies of Great Britain [graphic]

Creator:
Colley, Thomas, active 1780-1783, printmaker
Published / Created:
[9 December 1782]
Call Number:
782.12.09.01.2+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
George III on horseback charges into the scene from the left, his enemies fleeing before him and his pack of dogs each named after a British admiral. Spain in slashed doublet is farthest right, attacked by a dog whose collar is inscribed Elliot, while France in a polka dot suit, bag wig and crown leaps over a fence with a dog (Rodney?) at his heels. A Dutchman has fallen onto his back and three other dogs (labelled Pigot, How[e], and Park[er] are about to overtake him
Alternative Title:
Royal sportsman running down the enemies of Great Britain and Lewis Baboon taking a flying leap
Description:
Title from item., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue, no. 6043., Sheet trimmed., Possibly a later state of no. 6043 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5., and Mounted to 24 x 36 cm.
Publisher:
Pubd. by W. Richardson Decr. 9, 1782 near Surry St. Strand
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain and England
Subject (Name):
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820.
Subject (Topic):
Foreign relations, Admirals, British, Hunting dogs, Hunting, Horseback riding, and Clothing & dress
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Taleo, or, The royal sportsman running down the enemies of Great Britain [graphic]

17.
The favourite footman, or, Miss well mounted [graphic].

Published / Created:
as the act directs 10 Augt. 1778.
Call Number:
778.08.10.01
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
An elegant young lady in riding habit is assisted into the saddle by a booted and spurred footman whose own horse is also visible on the right
Alternative Title:
Miss well mounted
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
Printed for R. Sayer & J. Bennett, No. 53 Fleet Street
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Topic):
Horseback riding, Horses, Couples, and Clothing & dress
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The favourite footman, or, Miss well mounted [graphic].

18.
Vicar returning from duty [graphic].

Published / Created:
[between 1812 and 1817]
Call Number:
812.00.00.103
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A fat parson riding (right to left) on a small horse arrives at the high iron gate of his house, which is seen in the background. He points arrogantly to a groom in livery, who stands (left) holding another horse whose front half appears on the left. The groom raises his hat. A butler stands in front of the gate. In the distance among trees (right) is a church spire
Description:
Title etched below image., Publication date from Isaac., Sheet trimmed to plate mark at top edge., Later version of a ca. 1782 print after Robert Dighton entitled: A master parson returning from duty. Cf. No. 6154 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Publisher:
Printed and published by W. Davison, Alnwick
Subject (Geographic):
England. and England
Subject (Topic):
Butlers, Clergy, Horse grooms, Gates, British, Horseback riding, and Clothing & dress
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Vicar returning from duty [graphic].

19.
Vicar returning from duty [graphic].

Published / Created:
[between 1812 and 1817]
Call Number:
808.00.00.37
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A fat parson riding (right to left) on a small horse arrives at the high iron gate of his house, which is seen in the background. He points arrogantly to a groom in livery, who stands (left) holding another horse whose front half appears on the left. The groom raises his hat. A butler stands in front of the gate. In the distance among trees (right) is a church spire
Description:
Title etched below image., Publication date from Isaac., Sheet trimmed to plate mark at top edge., Later version of a ca. 1782 print after Robert Dighton entitled: A master parson returning from duty. Cf. No. 6154 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Publisher:
Printed and published by W. Davison, Alnwick
Subject (Geographic):
England. and England
Subject (Topic):
Butlers, Clergy, Horse grooms, Gates, British, Horseback riding, and Clothing & dress
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Vicar returning from duty [graphic].