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1.
A modern St. George [graphic].

Creator:
Bearblock, James, active 1788-1789, printmaker
Published / Created:
[January 1788]
Call Number:
788.01.01.02+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
George III in profile to the right on a white horse rides down a stag which is under the hoofs of his rearing horse. He wears the Windsor uniform (blue coat with red collar and cuffs) and holds a riding-whip above his head. A wooded landscape suggests Windsor Park. Etched below title: "A Hint to Mr West for a Painting in St George's Hall'.
Alternative Title:
Modern Saint George
Description:
Imprint from British Museum catalogue., George suggests James Bearblock as engraver., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Temporary local subject terms: Stags -- Windsor uniform -- Windsor Park., and Mounted to 34 x 35 cm.
Publisher:
Pubd. Jany. 1788 for I. and I.B. by R. Clamp, Holborn
Subject (Name):
George, Saint, -303., West, Benjamin, 1738-1820, and George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820
Subject (Topic):
Deer and Hunting
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > A modern St. George [graphic].

2.
Indian female of the Arrowauka Nation [graphic]

Creator:
Benedetti, Michele, 1745-1810, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1 December 1792]
Call Number:
792.12.01.03
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A young Arawak native American woman, shown full-length and wearing a beaded apron and standing with her right foot posed on a small rock. She holds a parrot held high in her right hand and a bow and arrow in her left. On the left in the distance another Arawak is shown ready to shoot his his arrow
Description:
Title from caption below image., The engravings are believed to have based on drawings by the author J.G. Stedman, two of the plates acknowledging the attribution. Stedman was a friend of William Blake who may have assisted Stedman, an amateur artist., Plate from: Stedman, J. G. Narrative, of a five years' expedition, against the revolted Negroes of Surinam, in Guiana, on the wild coast of South America. London : J. Johnson & T. Payne, 1806-1813., and Offset from letterpress text on verso.
Publisher:
Published Decr. 1st, 1792, by J. Johnson, St. Paul's Church Yard
Subject (Geographic):
Suriname. and Guiana.
Subject (Topic):
Slavery, Indians of South America, Arrows, Bows (Weapons), Hunting, and Parrots
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Indian female of the Arrowauka Nation [graphic]

3.
The skinning of the Aboma snake, shot by Cap. Stedman [graphic]

Creator:
Blake, William, 1757-1827, printmaker
Published / Created:
[2 December 1793]
Call Number:
793.12.02.01
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
An Arawak native slits the throat of a large Aboma snake that is hanging from a branch of a tree, suspended by a rope around its neck. Two other Arawak natives pull at the rope to hoist the snake higher. Captain Stedman, his back to the viewer, directs the work of the natives from the ground (left foreground), his rifle resting against the trunk of the tree. On the right in the distance, a man sits in a boat on the river
Description:
Title from caption below image., The engravings are believed to have based on drawings by the author J.G. Stedman, two of the early plates acknowledging the attribution. Stedman was a friend of William Blake who may have assisted Stedman, an amateur artist., and Plate from: Stedman, J. G. Narrative, of a five years' expedition, against the revolted Negroes of Surinam, in Guiana, on the wild coast of South America. London : J. Johnson & T. Payne, 1806-1813.
Publisher:
Published Decr. 2d, 1793 by J. Johnson, St. Paul's Church Yard
Subject (Geographic):
Suriname. and Guiana.
Subject (Name):
Stedman, John Gabriel, 1744-1797,
Subject (Topic):
Slavery, Indians of South America, Hunting, and Snakes
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The skinning of the Aboma snake, shot by Cap. Stedman [graphic]

4.
A city hunt [graphic]

Creator:
Bretherton, James, approximately 1730-1806, printmaker
Published / Created:
[approximately 1780?]
Call Number:
Folio 49 3563 v.2 (Oversize)
Collection Title:
Volume 2, page 5. Etchings by Henry William Bunbury, Esq. and after his designs.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title etched below image on second plate., A single design on three plates., Sheets trimmed within plate mark., Dedication below image on first plate: To His Royal Highness George Prince of Wales., Dedication below image on third plate: This plate is dedicated to His Royal Highness by his most obedient humble servant, James Bretherton., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Tipped in at page 5 in volume 2 of: Etchings by Henry William Bunbury, Esq. and after his designs.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Topic):
Accidents, Carriages & coaches, Dogs, Hunting, and Hunting accidents
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > A city hunt [graphic]

5.
[A city hunt] [graphic]

Creator:
Bretherton, James, approximately 1730-1806, printmaker
Published / Created:
[approximately 1780?]
Call Number:
Bunbury Drawer 780.00.00.30.1
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title from later state in The Lewis Walpole Library., Early state before title. Cf. Lewis Walpole Library call no.: 49 3563., Date of publication from unverified data in local card catalog record., A single design on three plates., Sheets trimmed within plate mark., Dedication below image on first plate: To His Royal Highness George Prince of Wales., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., Watermark: L.V.G., and Each sheet mutilated on lower edge with some loss of image.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Topic):
Accidents, Carriages & coaches, Dogs, Hunting, and Hunting accidents
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > [A city hunt] [graphic]

6.
[A city hunt] [graphic]

Creator:
Bretherton, James, approximately 1730-1806, printmaker
Published / Created:
[approximately 1780?]
Call Number:
Bunbury Drawer 780.00.00.30.1
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title from later state in The Lewis Walpole Library., Early state before title. Cf. Lewis Walpole Library call no.: 49 3563., Date of publication from unverified data in local card catalog record., A single design on three plates., Sheets trimmed within plate mark., Dedication below image on first plate: To His Royal Highness George Prince of Wales., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., Watermark: L.V.G., and Each sheet mutilated on lower edge with some loss of image.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Topic):
Accidents, Carriages & coaches, Dogs, Hunting, and Hunting accidents
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > [A city hunt] [graphic]

7.
[A city hunt] [graphic]

Creator:
Bretherton, James, approximately 1730-1806, printmaker
Published / Created:
[approximately 1780?]
Call Number:
Bunbury Drawer 780.00.00.30.1
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title from later state in The Lewis Walpole Library., Early state before title. Cf. Lewis Walpole Library call no.: 49 3563., Date of publication from unverified data in local card catalog record., A single design on three plates., Sheets trimmed within plate mark., Dedication below image on first plate: To His Royal Highness George Prince of Wales., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., Watermark: L.V.G., and Each sheet mutilated on lower edge with some loss of image.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Topic):
Accidents, Carriages & coaches, Dogs, Hunting, and Hunting accidents
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > [A city hunt] [graphic]

8.
[The Easter hunt at Epping Forest] [graphic]

Creator:
Bretherton, James, approximately 1730-1806, printmaker
Published / Created:
[25 March 1785]
Call Number:
Folio 49 3563 v.2 (Oversize)
Collection Title:
Volume 2, page 27. Etchings by Henry William Bunbury, Esq. and after his designs.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title from text on reissued state, published by J. Harris on 1 March 1799; see Lewis Walpole Library call no.: 799.03.01.01., For a slightly earlier state, before the date following printmaker's name was changed from "Jany." to "March", see Lewis Walpole Library call no.: 75 B87 770., A single design on three plates., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., Mounted on page 27 in volume 2 of: Etchings by Henry William Bunbury, Esq. and after his designs., 3 prints forming 1 image : etching with drypoint on laid paper ; sheets 52 x 47 cm or smaller., and Sheet trimmed within plate marks.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Topic):
Hunting, Horseback riding, Carriages & coaches, Chimney sweeps, Dogs, Swine, and Signs (Notices)
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > [The Easter hunt at Epping Forest] [graphic]

9.
[The Easter hunt at Epping Forest] [graphic]

Creator:
Bretherton, James, approximately 1730-1806, printmaker
Published / Created:
[25 January 1785]
Call Number:
Folio 75 B87 770 (Oversize)
Collection Title:
Pages 139, 141, 143. Bunbury album.
Image Count:
3
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title from text on reissued state, published by J. Harris on 1 March 1799; see Lewis Walpole Library call no.: 799.03.01.01., For a slightly later state, with the date following printmaker's name changed from "Jany." to "March", see Lewis Walpole Library call no.: Bunbury 785.03.25.01., A single design on three plates., Sheets trimmed within plate mark., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., Mounted on pages 139, 141, and 143 of: Bunbury album., and Individual plates of the design are mounted on separate pages, instead of being joined at their ends to create a single image.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Topic):
Hunting, Horseback riding, Carriages & coaches, Chimney sweeps, Dogs, Swine, and Signs (Notices)
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > [The Easter hunt at Epping Forest] [graphic]

10.
The imperial tiger hunt ; Satirist 1st December 1813 [graphic]

Creator:
Brooke, E. H., printmaker
Published / Created:
1st December 1813.
Call Number:
813.12.01.04
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Alternative Title:
Satirist 1st December 1813
Description:
Title from item., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., and Plate from: The satirist, xiii, 473.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821., Alexander I, Emperor of Russia, 1777-1825., Francis I, Emperor of Austria, 1768-1835., Frederick William III, King of Prussia, 1770-1840., and Maximilian I Joseph, King of Bavaria, 1756-1825.
Subject (Topic):
Leipzig, Battle of, Leipzig, Germany, 1813, Tigers, Hunting, and Spears
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The imperial tiger hunt ; Satirist 1st December 1813 [graphic]

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