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1. A scene in the new farce as performed at the Royalty Theatre! / [graphic]
- Creator:
- Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878, printmaker, artist
- Published / Created:
- [14 February 1821]
- Call Number:
- Folio 75 H89 821 (Oversize)
- Collection Title:
- Page 33. George Humphrey shop album.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "George IV, dressed as Henry VIII and with cavalry boots decorated with rosettes, sits on the throne (right), shrinking angrily from oxen wearing civic gowns who bow, presenting petitions. All the horns of the oxen are tipped with tiny caps resembling caps of Liberty; a slightly larger pair protects the prongs of a fork held up on the extreme left above the massed heads of the beasts. On this a placard is speared: 'Petitions from every Part of the World--(Hole's and Corner's excepted) to Dismiss the Ministers-- signed by upwards of 999,999--Millions of the Brute Creation.' The petitions of the four beasts in the front row are headed: 'Petition of Lord Mayor & Citizens of London to Dismiss Ministers'; 'Petitions from every part of England & Wales to Dismiss Ministers &c &c &c'; '. . . ions from every Part of Scotland to Dismiss Ministers &c &c &c'; 'Petitions from every part of Ireland . . . [ut supra]'. Hooves rise from cattle behind holding more petitions: 'from Europe'; 'From Asia'; 'from Africa'; 'from America'; 'from every Honest Man'. The canopied throne is raised on a dais of three steps, the footstool is a cushion supported on a (carved) elephant; but the King's feet are drawn back. His right hand is on his hip; he holds an oddly shaped sceptre in the left hand. The back of the throne is framed by carved mannikins with shackled hands and feet; a large crown rests on the heads of the two uppermost. The back of the canopy has a pattern of writhing serpents. Ministers, much caricatured, stand on the right and left of the dais. In the foreground (right) and on the King's left, Wellington, with the apron and steel of a butcher (as in British Museum Satires No. 13288), with gauntlet gloves and with a star on his tunic, holds a blood-stained battle-axe. Sidmouth, as Court-fool, sits in profile to the left on an apothecary's mortar, wearing a double-peaked fool's cap and a star, and holding a bladder which is his clyster-pipe. Behind is Eldon, scowling savagely and holding the mace and the Purse of the Great Seal. A bishop holding a crosier stands on either side of the throne, behind the Ministers. A staff supports an emblematical cask which a naked Bacchus bestrides. On the King's right is Liverpool, holding a tall staff to which a green bag is tied (see British Museum Satires No. 13735). Next him is Castlereagh, blandly sinister, holding a scourge, and with a bunch of keys hanging from his belt; he stares at the petitioners. A tiny Vansittart is beside him, in his Chancellor of the Exchequer's gown, with an 'X' on his breast above a chequered pattern, hung diamond-wise. Immensely fat and absurd beefeaters stand along the back of the room under quasi-Gothic windows of stained glass. All hold tridents and turn their eyes towards the petitioners, grinning grotesquely. Each window is centred by an escutcheon on which a decanter is the chief object. The upper part of each is filled by a design of three large peacock's feathers (see British Museum Satires No. 13299). The Gothic roof, caricaturing that at Carlton House (cf. British Museum Satires No. 11727), is filled with tracery in the form of antlers."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched above image., Text below image: Historical fact, King Henry VIII, being petitioned to dismiss his ministers & council, by the citizens of London & many boroughs, to releive [sic] his oppressed subjects, made the citizens this sagacious reply: "We, with all our cabinet, think it strange that ye, who be but brutes, & inexpert folk, shd. tell us who be & who be not fit for our council." Vide La Belle Assemblée for October 1820, p. 151., and Mounted on page 33 of: George Humphrey shop album.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. by G. Humphrey, Feby. 14, 1821, 27 St. James's Street
- Subject (Geographic):
- England.
- Subject (Name):
- George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Eldon, John Scott, Earl of, 1751-1838, Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852, Liverpool, Robert Banks Jenkinson, Earl of, 1770-1828, Sidmouth, Henry Addington, Viscount, 1757-1844, Castlereagh, Robert Stewart, Viscount, 1769-1822, Vansittart, Nicholas, 1766-1851, Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547., and Dionysus (Greek deity)
- Subject (Topic):
- Politicians, Boots, Thrones, Oxen, Bowing, Petitions, Liberty cap, Pitchforks, Podiums, Crowns, Scepters, Butchers, Fools & jesters, Mortars & pestles, Medical equipment & supplies, Ceremonial maces, Bishops, Bags, Whips, Honor guards, and Windows
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > A scene in the new farce as performed at the Royalty Theatre! / [graphic]
2. Attainder of Lord Cromwell
- Published / Created:
- [between 1600 and 1700]
- Call Number:
- Beinecke MS 40
- Image Count:
- 24
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- Manuscript on paper of a later copy of the Act of Attainder of Thomas Cromwell
- Description:
- In English., Watermarks: similar to Heawood 348., Script: Written in a neat cursive script by one scribe., and Unbound.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Connecticut, New Haven., and Great Britain
- Subject (Name):
- Cromwell, Thomas, Earl of Essex, 1485?-1540. and Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547.
- Subject (Topic):
- Attainder, Manuscripts, Medieval, and Politics and government
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Attainder of Lord Cromwell
3. Coins of Henry 8 [graphic]
- Creator:
- Newton, James, 1748-approximately 1804, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- Octr. 1799.
- Call Number:
- Folio 724 812 B68
- Collection Title:
- Plate [89] Plate in: Series of one hundred and ninety-six engravings, (in the line manner) by the
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Vignette to Bowyer's edition of Hume's 'History of England'; decorative plaque with diagrams showing rectos and versos of sixteen coins."--British Museum online catalogue
- Alternative Title:
- Coins of Henry VIII and Coins of Henry the Eighth
- Description:
- Title from text below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark on three sides., and Plate [89] in a volume bound to 50 cm.
- Publisher:
- Published by R. Bowyer, Historic Gally
- Subject (Name):
- Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547.
- Subject (Topic):
- Coins and British
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Coins of Henry 8 [graphic]
4. Harry the Eighth's address to his Parliament, on the subject of being divorced [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- [15 June 1820]
- Call Number:
- Folio 724 835G v.1 (Oversize)
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Caricature on George IV in the costume of Henry VIII addressing Parliament on one side while the Queen and her supporters stand on the other."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum., Mounted to 58 x 39 cm., Mounted (with one other print) on leaf 22 in volume 1 of the W.E. Gladstone collection of caricatures and broadsides surrounding the "Queen Caroline Affair.", and Manuscript date "1 June 1820" written in ink in lower right corner.
- Publisher:
- Published June 15th, 1820, by J. Fairburn, 2, Broadway, Ludgate Hill
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain.
- Subject (Name):
- George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821, Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547., and Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords,
- Subject (Topic):
- Scandals, Public speaking, and Politicians
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Harry the Eighth's address to his Parliament, on the subject of being divorced [graphic].
5. Henry 8th dagger [art original].
- Creator:
- Harding, G. P. (George Perfect), 1780-1853, artist
- Published / Created:
- [not after 1810]
- Call Number:
- Quarto 33 30 Copy 6
- Collection Title:
- Page 62d. Description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole ...
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Drawing of Henry VIII's Turkish dagger of steel damasked with gold that was owned by Horace Walpole and housed in the Tribune at Strawberry Hill. The handle is only outlined, but the guard is drawn in detail, with the outlines of inset gemstones. With a descriptive note (trimmed) in pencil beside it indicating "eighteen rubies [...] the handle". The ornamentation of the dagger is further described in a pencil annotation "127 rubies, 6 diamonds" in the lower right corner of the sheet
- Description:
- Title written in ink below image, on mounting page., Unsigned; attribution to G.P. Harding from local catalog card., Date based on death date of Thomas Kirgate, who likely assembled the extra-illustrated volume in which this drawing is found., and Inlaid on page 62d in Thomas Kirgate's extra-illustrated copy of: Walpole, H. A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole ... Strawberry Hill : Printed by Thomas Kirgate, MDCCLXXXIV [1784].
- Subject (Name):
- Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547. and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
- Subject (Topic):
- Daggers & swords
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Henry 8th dagger [art original].
6. Indenture of receipt, 1540 Feb 27.
- Call Number:
- Osborn fa37
- Image Count:
- 2
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- Manuscript inventory, on parchment, in a secretary hand, of ceremonial plate and jewels collected from religious houses in Hampshire, Wiltshire, Glocestershire, Wiltshire, and Hertfordshire by several of the King's Commissioners for the suppression of the monasteries and turned over to the Master of the King's Jewels. The commissioners named include Robert Southwell, Edward Carne, John Ap Rice, and William Barnes. The sources of the plate were some of the larger houses targeted in the 1539 Act for the Dissolution of the Greater Monasteries and include St. Swithun's Winchester, Amesbury, Malmesbury, Cirencester, Hailes, Pershore, and Tewksbury. The plate listed comprises chalices; crosses; monstrances; cups; a pyx; gold mitres, and "thirteen other Myters garnisshd with perles." and Composed of one sheet of parchment; head indented
- Description:
- In English., Signed, "by me John Williams" (Master of the King's Jewels)., Binding: modern quarter morocco case., and Bookplate: Mark Lansburgh Collection.
- Subject (Geographic):
- England. and Great Britain.
- Subject (Name):
- Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547.
- Subject (Topic):
- Church plate, Convents, Church and state, Monasteries, Monasticism and religious orders, and Secularization
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Indenture of receipt, 1540 Feb 27.
7. King Henry VIII [graphic]
- Creator:
- Marks, John Lewis, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [approximately 1820]
- Call Number:
- Folio 724 835G v.1 (Oversize)
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Caricature of George IV as Henry VIII
- Description:
- Title etched above image., Frontispiece to: The Court of England, or, History of King Henry VIII and his wives. London : Printed and published by J. Bailey, [1820 or 1821]., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Four lines of verse below image: Henry of haughty mind and sturdy mein, with fury reign'd and often changed his Queen ..., Mounted to 58 x 39 cm., Mounted (with one other print) on leaf 50 in volume 1 of the W.E. Gladstone collection of caricatures and broadsides surrounding the "Queen Caroline Affair.", and Sheet annotated in ink with the phase "Frontispiece to History of" above title, and with the name "Geo. IV" below image. Date "1820" added in ink in lower right.
- Publisher:
- Published by J. Bailey, 116, Chancery Lane, Fleet Street, London
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain.
- Subject (Name):
- George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830 and Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547.
- Subject (Topic):
- Kings
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > King Henry VIII [graphic]
8. King Henry the Eigth [sic] & Anna Bullen [graphic]
- Creator:
- Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [1726] and [printed circa 1790]
- Call Number:
- Hogarth 790.00.00.04++ Box 310
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- King Henry VIII leads Anne Boleyn towards the throne. A melancholy Cardinal Wolsey leans his head in his hand as he glances sideways toward the couple. In the background Katherine of Aragon sitting in another throne and turns away from the couple to converse with Anne's former lover, Lord Percy. A young page carries the train of Anne's dress as she enters the palace
- Alternative Title:
- King Henry the Eigth & Anna Bullen, King Henry the Eight & Anna Bullen, King Henry the Eight and Anna Bullen, King Henry the eighth and Anna Bullen, and King Henry the eighth and Anne Bullen
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Title from Paulson: King Henry the eighth and Anne Bullen, State and publisher from Paulson., "Price 5s."--Lower right corner., and The subject alludes to the perceived threat to the political supremacy of Robert Walpole (here represented by Wolsey) at the accession of George II. The composition echoes the traditional iconography of the popular story of Fair Rosamond and Henry II. See O'Connell, S. The popular print in England, 1999, p. 20.
- Publisher:
- Printed for Robert Wilkinson, Cornhil, Carington Bowles in St. Pauls Church Yard & R. Sayer, in Fleet Street
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain
- Subject (Name):
- Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547., Anne Boleyn, Queen, consort of Henry VIII, King of England, 1507-1536., Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547,, Anne Boleyn, Queen, consort of Henry VIII, King of England, 1507-1536,, Walpole, Robert, Earl of Orford, 1676-1745., and Wolsey, Thomas, 1475?-1530.
- Subject (Topic):
- Politics and government, Cardinals, Castles & palaces, Ceremonial rooms, Children, Couples, Kings, Nobility, Queens, Reception rooms, and Thrones
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > King Henry the Eigth [sic] & Anna Bullen [graphic]
9. Paving the way for a royal divorce [graphic].
- Creator:
- Williams, Charles, active 1797-1830, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [not before 1 October 1816]
- Call Number:
- Folio 75 H89 821 (Oversize)
- Collection Title:
- Page 30. George Humphrey shop album.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "The Regent at the head of a table (left) on which are decanters and dessert, holds a consultation with five advisers. He sits on a dais, with his right leg thrown over an arm of his chair; the right arm over the back, spilling a glass of wine. He says jocosely: "Well my boys, I think now we shall succeed D--d fine evidence from the states of Barbary (if that cursed Hedgehog dont get hold of it; the very man that says he acted as Accoucheur I have got over every thing as clear as the Sun at noon day, I knew what fellows those Turks were, only once get her over there & the thing was accomplished,--now for a divorce as soon as possible, I have a tit bit in my eye, & if I dont yet get a son, say that I am not a chip of the old Block!!" At his right sits Castlereagh, with the Prince's feathers and motto on the back of his chair. He turns his head in profile, saying, "I'm an unmatched negociator [see British Museum Satires No. 12501] and I'll enter into a treaty with the House of commons to secure your suit." In his pocket is a paper: 'Negociat . . with the'. Lord Eldon faces Castlereagh; he wears his Chancellor's wig and gown; the Purse of the Great Seal hangs on the wall behind him. He says: "I'll stick to your highness through thick and thin or never call me Old Bags again as long as I live!!" At the foot of the table sits Ellenborough, in wig and gown, towards whom the other two members of the Cabinet turn in alarm. Liverpool (a poor portrait) sitting opposite Vansittart, says: "I have my doubts and qualms of conscience your highness what say you, Van?" Vansittart, in his Chancellor of the Exchequer's gown: "Oh my Lord I have some strange touches of feeling on the subject!" He sits on a sack inscribed 'Budget'; from a rent in it projects a paper: 'to . . . 6.000000'. Ellenborough shakes his fist at Vansittart, rising from his chair which overturns: "Dont put me in a passion with your qualms and your touches, they are all "false, false as Hell" I'll blow you all to the D--l if you dont stick to your Master manfully!!" On the floor beside him lie three large volumes, 'Law of Divorce [Vol. I]. Vol III, Vol II.' Behind the Regent hangs a portrait with the feet only showing: '[Hen]ry VIII'. Beside him are a full wine-cooler, with empty bottles lying by it, and an open book: 'The Secret Memoirs of a Prince By Humphry Hedgehog Esqr 1810' [or 1816]."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Attributed to Charles Williams in the British Museum catalogue., Reissue, with date removed from imprint statement, of a print originally published 1 October 1816 as a plate to: The Scourge and satyrist, or, Literary, theatrical and miscellaneous magazine. For the earlier state, see No. 12808 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 9., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Mounted on page 30 of: George Humphrey shop album.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. by Johnston, 98 Cheapside
- Subject (Geographic):
- England.
- Subject (Name):
- Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821., George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547., Castlereagh, Robert Stewart, Viscount, 1769-1822, Liverpool, Robert Banks Jenkinson, Earl of, 1770-1828, Vansittart, Nicholas, 1766-1851, Ellenborough, Edward Law, Baron, 1750-1818, and Eldon, John Scott, Earl of, 1751-1838
- Subject (Topic):
- Politicians, Divorce, Tables, Chairs, Podiums, Wine, Bottles, and Books
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Paving the way for a royal divorce [graphic].