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21.
The boot & the block-head [graphic]

Creator:
Townshend, George Townshend, Marquis, 1724-1807, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1762]
Call Number:
Hogarth 762.10.23.01 Box 111
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A satire on Lord Bute and Hogarth, with the head of Bute on a pole that rises from a huge jack-boot, the satirical emblem of John Stuart, Earl of Bute. On the boot is a meridian sun or Star of the Garter, a part of the Order's motto partial visible. The Briton, a journal devoted to Lord Bute lies on the foot of the boot; the scroll of "a Scotch Peace" is on the ground at the side. The "Auditor" (Arthur Murphy) bows before the boot. Other adorers include an old clergyman in spectacles. The blockhead, like those used by hairdressers, wears a Scotch "bonnet". On the ground near the pole stands William Hogarth as an old man with ass-ears and holding a print of "The Times" as he rushes forward to appeal to Charles Churchill who walks him from the right with a large whip in his right hand. In the background (right) the sun rises behind a flight of stairs as the Duke of Cumberland and Edward, Duke of York descend
Alternative Title:
Boot and the block-head and Boot and the blockhead
Description:
Title etched above image., Print made by: George Townshend. See British Museum catalogue., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Edward Augustus, Prince, Duke of York and Albany, 1739-1767, Henry Frederick, Prince, Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn, 1745-1790, Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792, Churchill, Charles, 1731-1764, Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, and Murphy, Arthur, 1727-1805
Subject (Topic):
Artists, National emblems, and Scottish
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The boot & the block-head [graphic]

22.
The boot & the block-head [graphic]

Creator:
Townshend, George Townshend, Marquis, 1724-1807, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1762]
Call Number:
Folio 75 H67 800 v.3 (Oversize)
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A satire on Lord Bute and Hogarth, with the head of Bute on a pole that rises from a huge jack-boot, the satirical emblem of John Stuart, Earl of Bute. On the boot is a meridian sun or Star of the Garter, a part of the Order's motto partial visible. The Briton, a journal devoted to Lord Bute lies on the foot of the boot; the scroll of "a Scotch Peace" is on the ground at the side. The "Auditor" (Arthur Murphy) bows before the boot. Other adorers include an old clergyman in spectacles. The blockhead, like those used by hairdressers, wears a Scotch "bonnet". On the ground near the pole stands William Hogarth as an old man with ass-ears and holding a print of "The Times" as he rushes forward to appeal to Charles Churchill who walks him from the right with a large whip in his right hand. In the background (right) the sun rises behind a flight of stairs as the Duke of Cumberland and Edward, Duke of York descend
Alternative Title:
Boot and the block-head and Boot and the blockhead
Description:
Title etched above image., Print made by: George Townshend. See British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and On page 292 in volume 3. Sheet trimmed to: 28.5 x 19.4 cm.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Edward Augustus, Prince, Duke of York and Albany, 1739-1767, Henry Frederick, Prince, Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn, 1745-1790, Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792, Churchill, Charles, 1731-1764, Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, and Murphy, Arthur, 1727-1805
Subject (Topic):
Artists, National emblems, and Scottish
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The boot & the block-head [graphic]

23.
The whole state of Europe, or, An hieroglyphick for [the] election of an emperor of Germany being

Creator:
Vandrülle, I. B., printmaker
Published / Created:
according to act of Parliament, 17 Novr. 1741.
Call Number:
741.11.17.01+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title from item., "Price 1s"--Lower right corner., One line of text following title: NB. The beasts represent certain monarchs, and the birds certain kingdoms, the eagle in particular Germany with her nine electors., and Temporary local subject terms: Russian bear -- German eagle and 9 eaglets (electors) -- French fox and fox cub -- Hungarian peacock -- Prussian jay -- British lion -- Dutch goose -- Austrian bull -- Bavarian hound -- Morrocan tunis (camel) -- Swiss bat -- Venetian dolphin -- Walpolian owl -- Spanish griffin -- Swedish ostrich -- Swan of Lorain -- Roman cat -- Danish stork -- Persian rhinoceros -- Turkish elephant -- Norwegian frog -- Pretender's serpent -- Bills: excise, 1741 -- Torches -- German elections, 1741 -- Europe as beehive -- Hanoverian turnips -- Count Joseph Edward Gage, 1678?-1753?
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Walpole, Robert, Earl of Orford, 1676-1745, Bath, William Pulteney, Earl of, 1684-1764, and Cobham, Richard Temple, Viscount, 1669?-1749
Subject (Topic):
National emblems, British, Danish, Dutch, German, Hungarian, Prussian, Roman, Russian, Swiss, Spanish, Swedish, and Turkish
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The whole state of Europe, or, An hieroglyphick for [the] election of an emperor of Germany being an explanation of those three curious emblematick capital paintings of Sr. R--t W--l's at his house in Chelsea / [graphic]

24.
The whole state of Europe, or, An hieroglyphick for [the] election of an emperor of Germany being

Creator:
Vandrülle, I. B., printmaker
Published / Created:
according to act of Parliament, 17 Novr. 1741.
Call Number:
Folio 724 C2 738
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title from item., "Price 1s"--Lower right corner., One line of text following title: NB. The beasts represent certain monarchs, and the birds certain kingdoms, the eagle in particular Germany with her nine electors., Temporary local subject terms: Russian bear -- German eagle and 9 eaglets (electors) -- French fox and fox cub -- Hungarian peacock -- Prussian jay -- British lion -- Dutch goose -- Austrian bull -- Bavarian hound -- Morrocan tunis (camel) -- Swiss bat -- Venetian dolphin -- Walpolian owl -- Spanish griffin -- Swedish ostrich -- Swan of Lorain -- Roman cat -- Danish stork -- Persian rhinoceros -- Turkish elephant -- Norwegian frog -- Pretender's serpent -- Bills: excise, 1741 -- Torches -- German elections, 1741 -- Europe as beehive -- Hanoverian turnips -- Count Joseph Edward Gage, 1678?-1753?, and With spine title: Caricatures anglaise 1740.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Walpole, Robert, Earl of Orford, 1676-1745, Bath, William Pulteney, Earl of, 1684-1764, and Cobham, Richard Temple, Viscount, 1669?-1749
Subject (Topic):
National emblems, British, Danish, Dutch, German, Hungarian, Prussian, Roman, Russian, Swiss, Spanish, Swedish, and Turkish
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The whole state of Europe, or, An hieroglyphick for [the] election of an emperor of Germany being an explanation of those three curious emblematick capital paintings of Sr. R--t W--l's at his house in Chelsea / [graphic]

25.
Boney and his army in winter quarters [graphic].

Creator:
Williams, Charles, active 1797-1830, printmaker
Published / Created:
[March 1807]
Call Number:
807.03.00.01+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"The Russian bear (left), standing on its hindlegs on the edge of a narrow stream, 'The Vistula', holds Napoleon in its forepaws. Talleyrand steps out of the stream on to the further bank (right), blowing a trumpet from which issues a billowing cloud on which he writes a dispatch with a large pen. The upper waters of the stream are inscribed 'The Bug'; a placard on a post in the water is inscribed: 'Hic Jacet - Snug - in the Bug - several thousand of the Great Nation.' The bear says: "Hush a bye! Hush a bye! take it all quietly - you'll soon find yourself as Snug as a Bug in a Rugg". Napoleon, gesticulating wildly towards Talleyrand, says: "Oh D----n the bug. I wish I had never seen it. My Dear Talley - dont tell my faithfull subjects the true state of my Situation - any thing but the truth my Dear Tally. Oh this cursed Russian Bear how close he hug me." Talleyrand, his back to his master, answers, "Leave me alone for a Bulletin." Two clouds issue from his trumpet: the smaller and darker rises: '7,000 Prisoners, 3000 drowned, 12 Eagles taken, 6,000[?] Killed.' The other cloud descends, on it Talleyrand has written, his pen by the final word: 'For Paris Grand Bulletin The august Emperor of the great Nation, informs his faithfull and beloved Subjects, that having performed Wonders on the banks of the Bug. he has now closed a glorious campaign for the season, and retired with Ease and Comfort into Winter Quarters - '. He wears a mitre, bag-wig, a gown over his suit kilted up by a girdle from which swings a rosary and an ink-pot resembling a bowl for holy water. His right leg has a bowed shin, and his shoe is raised on blocks. On the ground by the bear are Napoleon's large bicorne and sword. Behind (left) is part of the façade of a 'State Prison', surmounted by a Russian Eagle, and inscribed 'Prisoners of War.' The races of French prisoners are pressed against heavily barred windows. In the background is a large encampment."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., and Mounted to 32 x 47 cm.
Publisher:
Pubd. March, 1807 by Walker, No. 7 Cornhill
Subject (Name):
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 and Talleyrand-Périgord, Charles Maurice de, prince de Bénévent, 1754-1838
Subject (Topic):
Eylau, Battle of, Bagrationovsk, Russia, 1807, National emblems, and Russian
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Boney and his army in winter quarters [graphic].

26.
A prophecy. The coach overturn'd, or, The fall of Mortimer [graphic].

Published / Created:
[1762]
Call Number:
762.00.00.29
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Satire on the negotiations for the Peace of Paris. A lion and lioness (the King and Queen) look in alarm from the window of a coach (Great Britain) as it crashes against a large rock. Lord Bute, the driver, and Princess Augusta, who has been sitting beside him, fall headlong to the ground and the horses (bearing names connected with British actions in the Seven Years War: "Germany", "Guardeloup", "Pondechery", "America", "Martinico" and "Quebec") run off. Bute cries out, "De'el dam that Havanna Snuff its all most blinded me". The postilion, Henry Fox, lies on the ground having hit his head on a rock labelled "Newfound Land"; a speech balloon lettered "Snugg" emerges from his mouth. Behind him Pitt, holding a whip, grasps the leading horse's reins; the Marquis of Granby gallops up to assist him, together with William Beckford (who was shortly to become Lord Mayor of London) and the Duke of Newcastle. In the foreground is a conflict involving a number of journalists: Bute's supporters, Arthur Murphy and Tobias Smollett shoot their pistols at Pitt, and further to the right Charles Churchill, in clerical robes, fires a cannon labelled "North Briton" at them, causing another man to fall to the ground his arm resting on a copy of the Gazetteer (the fallen man must be either Charles Say, editor, or John Almon, contributor to the Gazetteer, an anti-Bute newspaper), with the headline, "A letter from Darlington" (a reference to Henry Vane, 2nd Earl of Darlington, a relation of Bute's by marriage). The British lion beside Churchill urinates on the Scottish thistle. Behind this group, the Duke of Cumberland runs forward anxiously mopping his bald head, having lost his wig. In the background are Lord Mansfield and the Earl of Loudon, the latter suggesting that they retreat (a reference to his failure to capture Louisbourg from the French in 1757). To the right a group of Scotsmen are driven off by two Englishmen with whips; another Scot sits on the ground scratching himself."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Fall of Mortimer, Coach overturned, and Coach overturn'd
Description:
Title etched above image., Publication date from British Museum catalogue., and Four columns of verse below image: With raptures Britannia take notice at last, proud Sawney turn'd over by driving too fast ...
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain. and Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Augusta, Princess of Wales, 1719-1772, George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820, Charlotte, consort of George III, King of Great Britain, 1744-1818, William Augustus, Prince, Duke of Cumberland, 1721-1765, Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792, Holland, Henry Fox, Baron, 1705-1774, Pitt, William, Earl of Chatham, 1708-1778, Murphy, Arthur, 1727-1805, Smollett, T. 1721-1771 (Tobias),, Churchill, Charles, 1731-1764, Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, Mansfield, William Murray, Earl of, 1705-1793, Granby, John Manners, Marquis of, 1721-1770, and Mortimer, Roger de, Earl of March, 1287?-1330.
Subject (Topic):
Seven Years' War, 1756-1763, Politics and government, Cannons, Carriages & coaches, Journalists, National emblems, British, Scottish, and Newspapers
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > A prophecy. The coach overturn'd, or, The fall of Mortimer [graphic].

27.
A wonderful sight, or, The go-cart [graphic].

Published / Created:
[1763]
Call Number:
762.08.00.06.2
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Alternative Title:
Go-cart
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate numbered '3' in upper right corner., Plate from: The British antidote to Caledonian poison ... for the year 1762. [London] : Sold at Mr. Sumpter's bookseller, [1763]., Temporary local subject terms: Street scenes -- Coffee-houses -- Male dress: Roman armor -- Emblems: jack boot (Lord Bute) -- Buildings: warehouse -- Reference to the peace negotiation in Paris, 1762: territorial concessions -- Reference to the East India Company -- Excise -- Whigs -- Chancellors -- Vehicles: go-cart -- Buildings: hospital., and Mounted to 31 x 33 cm.
Publisher:
E. Sumpter
Subject (Name):
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820, Augusta, Princess of Wales, 1719-1772, William Augustus, Prince, Duke of Cumberland, 1721-1765, Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792, Pitt, William, Earl of Chatham, 1708-1778, Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, and Holland, Henry Fox, Baron, 1705-1774
Subject (Topic):
Britannia (Symbolic character), National emblems, Scottish, and British
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > A wonderful sight, or, The go-cart [graphic].

28.
A wonderful sight, or, The go-cart [graphic].

Published / Created:
[1763]
Call Number:
Folio 75 H67 800 v.3 (Oversize)
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Alternative Title:
Go-cart
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate numbered '3' in upper right corner., Plate from: The British antidote to Caledonian poison ... for the year 1762. [London] : Sold at Mr. Sumpter's bookseller, [1763]., Temporary local subject terms: Street scenes -- Coffee-houses -- Male dress: Roman armor -- Emblems: jack boot (Lord Bute) -- Buildings: warehouse -- Reference to the peace negotiation in Paris, 1762: territorial concessions -- Reference to the East India Company -- Excise -- Whigs -- Chancellors -- Vehicles: go-cart -- Buildings: hospital., and On page 296 in volume 3. Sheet: 7.1 x 10.3 cm.
Publisher:
E. Sumpter
Subject (Name):
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820, Augusta, Princess of Wales, 1719-1772, William Augustus, Prince, Duke of Cumberland, 1721-1765, Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792, Pitt, William, Earl of Chatham, 1708-1778, Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, and Holland, Henry Fox, Baron, 1705-1774
Subject (Topic):
Britannia (Symbolic character), National emblems, Scottish, and British
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > A wonderful sight, or, The go-cart [graphic].

29.
An emblem of Wales [graphic].

Published / Created:
[3 November 1800]
Call Number:
800.11.03.02+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title from caption etched below image. and Temporary local subject terms: Personifications -- Crowns: Prince of Wales's crown -- Emblems: goat as a symbol of Wales -- Mountains.
Publisher:
Published 3d Novr. 1800, by Haines & Son, No. 19 Rolls Buildings, Fetter Lane
Subject (Topic):
National emblems and Welsh
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > An emblem of Wales [graphic].

30.
An hieroglyphic, describing the state of Great Britain and the continent of Europe, for 1804

Published / Created:
[1804]
Call Number:
804.00.00.19+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Three symmetrically prancing lions (left) and Napoleon (right) as 'The Beast' face each other across a narrow channel. In the background (left) John Bull, an obese citizen, sits surrounded by casks and bales (one marked 'I' or 'L M') under the Tree of the 'Constitution'. This has three branches: in the uppermost is a royal crown, the others (presumably) represent the Lords and Commons, ... Behind him are symbols of industry: men reaping, a bee-hive, a thatched farm-house. Above the tree flies an angel with a flaming sword ... Napoleon's head is scarcely caricatured, but has two horns - on one is poised an imperial crown, on the other the Papal tiara. In his dragon's claws he holds up a dagger and three short chains (for the lions); he is branded '666', and his tail is triply barbed. He has webbed wings, scaly shoulders, and a tiger-like body. Under his feet are broken fragments of crowns, sceptres, and crosiers. ... In the background (right) two demons fly above a breaking staff surmounted with the cap of liberty; at its feet lies a man in chains. A firing squad aims at women and children; buildings are in flames. The (printed) 'Explanation: 'JOHN BULL is sitting under his favourite Oak, supported by Commerce and Industry reaping the Fruits of his Labors, and protected by the power of God, whilst France is enslaved under their Tree of Liberty, which is falling to the Ground - the Honors and Independence of Nations are broken and trampled underfoot, and all the Horrors of War are extending their Ravages with unremitting fury. - Bonaparte is considered as the Dragon, the Beast, and the false Prophet, Rev. xvi. 13, xiii. II, and following verses, xix. 20 - and also as Gog, Ezek. xxxviii. and xxxix. - His brutal and ferocious Dispositions are represented by the Body and Feet of a Tyger; his inordinate Desires, by the Chest, Wings, and Claws of a Dragon, holding out Death or Slavery; his Head with two Horns represents his civil and ecclesiastical Authority; and is intended to point out, that though a Dragon and a Tyger have been the most dreadful and destructive of all real and imaginary Creatures, yet even their horrid Natures are surpassed by the sanguinary and rapacious Dispositions of that implacable Tyrant. - The THREE LIONS represent the united Naval, Regular and Volunteer Force of England, Scotland, and Ireland, watching the Monster's Motions, and springing forth eager to meet him."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from letterpress text below image., "Price 1s. coloured, --6d. uncoloured"--Following imprint., and Illustration to a pamphlet.
Publisher:
Printed by C. Stower, Charles Street, Hatton Garden, for the "Prophetic mirror, or A hint to England" by L. Mayer and Sold by Parsons and Son, Ludgate Hill; Vidler, 349 Strand; and Marsom, 187 High Holborn; Major, Duke Street, West Smithfield; and Fairburn, 146 Monories
Subject (Name):
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821
Subject (Topic):
John Bull (Symbolic character), National emblems, and British
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > An hieroglyphic, describing the state of Great Britain and the continent of Europe, for 1804 [graphic]

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