Leaf 66. Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A midshipman, no longer young, in shirtsleeves, sits on a padlocked chest blacking a boot. He looks straight before him with a tragic expression. He wears his regulation top-hat, blue trousers, neatly patched, and waistcoat over a white shirt, and si...
Alternative Title:
Midshipman on half pay
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Published by Thos. McLean, 26 Haymarket and Field & Tuer
Subject (Geographic):
Tower Hill (London, England),
Subject (Topic):
Buildings, Sailors, British, Military officers, Boots, Brooms & brushes, Shoe shining, and Shoe polishes
"A midshipman, no longer young, in shirtsleeves, sits on a padlocked chest blacking a boot. He looks straight before him with a tragic expression. He wears his regulation top-hat, blue trousers, neatly patched, and waistcoat over a white shirt, and si...
Alternative Title:
Midshipman on half pay
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Published by Thos. McLean, 26 Haymarket
Subject (Geographic):
Tower Hill (London, England),
Subject (Topic):
Buildings, Sailors, British, Military officers, Boots, Brooms & brushes, Shoe shining, and Shoe polishes
Maurer, John, active 1720-1742, printmaker, artist
Published / Created:
published according to act of Parliament, 1754, for Stowes Survey.
Call Number:
Quarto 724 771N
Collection Title:
Page 181. New London spy, or, A twenty-four hours ramble through the bills of mortality.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"View in the park with spectators watching the parade, as George II makes his way to the House of Lords, showing the Horse Guards and the Treasury."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Vüe de la parade dans le Parc de St. James : le Treser, le nouveau batiment de Gardes a Cheval, et la procession du Roy allant a la Chambre des Seigneurs
Description:
Titles engraved below image, in English and French.
Publisher:
W. Innys and J. Richardson, etc.
Subject (Geographic):
London (England), Saint James's Park (London, England),, England, and London.
Subject (Name):
George II, King of Great Britain, 1683-1760,, Horse Guards (London, England : Building),, and Great Britain. Treasury
Subject (Topic):
Buildings, Parks, Government facilities, Soldiers, Parades & processions, Spectators, and Carriages & coaches
"View in Whitehall with the Admiralty with arched entrance and screen wall to the right, the Horse Guards further down the street and the Banqueting House on the left; a sedan chair and a coach on the street."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Vüe perspective de l'Admirauté, du nouveau batiment pour les Gardes á Cheval, Whitehall, &c.
Description:
Titles etched below image, in English and French.
Publisher:
Printed for Robt. Sayer, map & printseller, at the Golden Buck near Serjeants Inn, Fleet Street
Subject (Geographic):
London (England) and Whitehall (London, England),
Subject (Name):
Whitehall Palace (London, England),, Horse Guards (London, England : Building),, and Great Britain. Admiralty
Subject (Topic):
Buildings, Government facilities, Carriages & coaches, and Sedan chairs
Page 73. Catalogue of the classic contents of Strawberry Hill.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Exterior view of the temporary wooden structure built for the Strawberry Hill Sale of 1842, with part of Horace Walpole's Gothic villa visible on the left
Description:
Title and statement of responsibility written in ink below image, on mounting sheet.
"View looking down Fenchurch Street; the hall on the right with pediment at top above four Ionic pillasters, shop signs jutting out from buildings on the left, carts and carriages in street."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Vü de la Halle des Marchands de Fer dans Fenchurch Street
Description:
Titles etched below image, in English and French.
Publisher:
Printed for Robt. Sayer, map & printseller, at the Golden Buck near Serjeants Inn, Fleet Street
Subject (Geographic):
London (England), England, and London.
Subject (Name):
Worshipful Company of Ironmongers (London, England)
"View of the Thames, with the Adelphi at far left on opposite shore, St Paul's in mid-distance, Blackfriars Bridge to its right and the steam engine at the York Buildings waterworks on the far right."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pub. Novr. 1st, 1809, at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
Blackfriars Bridge (London, England), Thames River (England), London (England), England, and London.
Subject (Name):
St. Paul's Cathedral (London, England), and York-Buildings Company,
Subject (Topic):
Waterfronts, Buildings, Bridges, Rivers, Sailboats, and Rowboats
"View in the park looking towards the Horse Guards, with the Admiralty Office on the left and the Treasury on the right; a carriage following a line of soldiers approaching the arched gateway of the Horse Guards."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Vü̈e de la parade dans le Parc de St. Jacques
Description:
Titles etched below image, in English and French.
Publisher:
Printed for Robt. Sayer, map & printseller, at the Golden Buck near Serjeants Inn, Fleet Street
Subject (Geographic):
Saint James's Park (London, England),, England, and London.
Subject (Name):
Horse Guards (London, England : Building),, Great Britain. Treasury, and Great Britain. Admiralty
Subject (Topic):
Buildings, Parks, Government facilities, Parades & processions, Soldiers, and Carriages & coaches
A number of pictures, including a microscope, foils, velocipede, house, easel, , an organ, and a skull atop a pile of books. From the top to the bottom there is text which reads He that borrows without return/shall in a warmer climate burn/Much study ...
Subject (Name):
Scruton, A.
Subject (Topic):
Bicycle, Books, Buildings, Microscopes, Shield, and Skull
"Swatow [Shantou] Acad. Dormitory: Built of granite and reinforced concrete, proof against typhoons, earthquakes, and white ants. Begun Spring 1918, + finished in the Summer 1919. It is so high we could not get a view from the level without cutting ...
"Series XVII. - 6. View from the Rock Top." This aerial view shows many buildings surrounding a pool, as well as the countryside around them. Additional information on the back notes that postcard profits benefit Industrial Schools in India.
The ruins of an ancient temple. Surrounding the plate is written Etenim Omnes Artes Quae ad Humanitatem Pertinent Habent Quasi Commune Vinculum et Cognatione Quadam Inter se Continentur.
"Old Observatory, Peking [Beijing]." Metal astronomical instruments are seen on top of the large stone structure. Three tall poles, possibly lightning rods, are positioned at the roof's corners. A road passes under the building through an arch.
A bearded man dressed in robes uses a pestle and mortar on a table in front of him. Above is a window showing a castle and other structures in the distance.
Subject (Name):
Cowan, Andrew
Subject (Topic):
Apothecaries, Buildings, Mortars and Pestles, and Pharmacy
The facade of a library building, flanked by a leafy, ribboned motif. At the top are two open books on shields, "Medicine" to the left, and "Surgery" to the right. At the lower right to the building image is an insignia with phrase Quaecumque Sunt Ver...
Subject (Name):
Archibald Church Library Northwestern Medical School
Subject (Topic):
Books, Buildings, Medical colleges, Medical libraries, Northwestern University, Physicians, and Shield
A drawing the Ashford General Hospital, and the years 1858-1922 noted beneath. The text below reads: Here stood a famous hostelry affectionately known as The Old White. Once the pride of the Old Dominion, whose gracious hospitality, beautiful surround...
Subject (Name):
Ashford General Hospital, Greenbrier, Ashford General Hosptial, and Yale School of Medicine
Subject (Topic):
Ashford General Hospital, Buildings, Hospitals, and World War, 1939-1945--Hospitals--West Virginia--White Sulphur Springs
Subject: View of the Classical style Brooklyn City Hall, flying an American flag. Another Classical style building sits behind it, while people walk along the street and others ride on horseback. The scene is set within a simple ivy border
Description:
BEIN WA Prints 421: Partially hand-colored.
Publisher:
Charles Magnus
Subject (Geographic):
New York (State), New York., Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.), New York, and Brooklyn.
Subject (Name):
Brooklyn City Hall (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.)
Subject (Topic):
Public buildings, Buildings, structures, etc, and Buildings
"Het noviciaat der Paters Jezuïten te Drongen-bij-Gent. Na zijn noviciaat, op den dag zelve zijner Eerste Geloften, vertrok Pater Lievens naar de missie van Calcutta in Engelsch-Indië (22 Oct. 1880)." The building of the novitiate of the Jesuit Fath...
"Kanunnikessen - Missiezusters van den H. Augustinus." A thatched-roof building on stils, partially in the water, is depicted here. This postcard was printed in Brussels.
"Kanunnikessen - Missiezusters van den H. Augustinus." A building built on stilts in the water has a thatched roof and a front porch. This postcard was published in Brussels.
"Young Women's Christian Association, Bombay [Mumbai]." This view features two sides of the building, a man walking on the sidewalk, and a car parked in front of the building. There is a handwritten note and address on the back of the postcard.
"Mission Des Pères Blancs. - Ouargla [Wargla]. - Panorama de la ville indigène." There are very few buildings with roofs in this city. A few buildings have domes, but the others appear to be open to the air. It is an old city in need of repair. Al...
"Perceval, as Don Quixote, stands in front of the Treasury, giving his orders for the forthcoming session. Facing him, Ministerial members (right) stand at attention, clasping rolled documents, all inscribed 'Ministerial Military Exercise Aye & No', a...
Alternative Title:
Don Quixote, comander in chief, reviewing his troops previous to the campain and Don Quixote, commander in chief, reviewing his troops previous to the campaign
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. Jany. 1810 by Walker, 7 Cornhill
Subject (Name):
Perceval, Spencer, 1762-1812, Rose, George, 1744-1818, Dundas, Henry, 1742-1811, Montrose, James Graham, Duke of, 1755-1836, Quixote, Don (Fictitious character), and Great Britain. Treasury
Subject (Topic):
Buildings, Ethnic stereotypes, Military officers, Armor, Flags, Trumpets, Chests, and Money
A portrait of Dr. Abrahams is at the center of this image, surrounded by a border featuring the title text. This is flanked by a pair of leafy adornments, as well as a pair of columns. In the upper left- and right-hand corners are images of buildings ...
Subject (Name):
Abrahams, Israel, 1858-1925
Subject (Topic):
Buildings, Bull, Medical libraries, Physicians, and Portraits
A shield, edged with leafing, with an or field divided by a gules couple close chevron with two buckles and a crescent above; a hunting horn below. At the helm, atop a torse, is a cockatrice. Further above, upon a flowing banner trimmed with flora is ...
Subject (Name):
Orme
Subject (Topic):
Armorial, Armorial bookplates, Bridge, Buildings, Crescent, Dragon, Horn, Physicians, River, Shields, and Wings
A Bangladeshi hunting scene showing three riders, one a woman riding side-saddle, following a pack of hounds; an English women with her children in a wagon and another woman rider in the foreground, all attended by Indian servants. In the background i...
Alternative Title:
Dharmasagar, Comilla
Description:
Title from text below image.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
Comilla (Bangladesh)
Subject (Topic):
Hunting, Horseback riding, Hunting dogs, Carts & wagons, Servants, Bodies of water, and Buildings
A man sitting beneath a tree looking through an archway at village with a large clocktower, over which the sun shines down. This picture is framed by the phrase Books do preserve as in a vial the purest efficacy and extraction of that living intellect...
The Harkness Tower and other Yale buildings, with The Eye of Providence above, and a caduceus at center. In the background is East Rock with the Soldiers' and Sailors' monument in view.
Subject (Name):
Blake, Eugene Maurice, 1882-1969 and Yale School of Medicine
A the center of the plate, flanked by the images of Hernan Cortes and Moctezuma, is a night scene of an enormous palace. At the forefront is a monkey-esque statuette.
A scene of a boy and a girl on a stone wall in front of a blossoming tree. In the upper right hand corner there is an image of a building with a steeple and two towers.
Subject (Name):
Jackson, Edith Banfield, 1895-1977
Subject (Topic):
Buildings, Children, Medical libraries, Nature, Physicians, Physicists, and Yale Medical Library
A large tree can be seen behind a stone wall that stands along a path. The tree is half flowering, half dead. In the forefront are two children—a boy who stands upon the wall reaching at the branches; and a girl who sits upon the wall, reading a boo...
Subject (Name):
Jackson, Edith Banfield, 1895-1977
Subject (Topic):
Buildings, Nautilus, Physicians, Shield, and Woman
"Alles ist einfacher, als man denken kann, zugleich verschränkter, als zu begreifen ist" --Goethe. The scene is of the interior of a library with books on a table, and books on shelves. A quill pen is also on the table.
Subject (Name):
Dusser de Barenne, J. G.
Subject (Topic):
Books, Buildings, Libraries, Medical libraries, Pens, and Physicians
Eight images from Warrington, England—each are encircled in leafing. From the top left the scenes include Warrington Church, Warrington Volunteer 1798, Old Warrington Bridge, Bewsey Hall, Eyres's Warren Press, Warrington in 1783, Warrington Academy,...
A scene from within a room in which a cherub is sitting on a cloth covered table covered with books, medical equipment, and sheet music. A cello leans against the table. The cherub is facing towards a window behind the table to a scene that consists o...
Subject (Name):
Chapman, Paul Morgan
Subject (Topic):
Armorial bookplates, Books, Buildings, Children, Cross, Crown, Nature, Physicians, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Ships, and Windows
A Greek fret borders this bookplate that depicts a large, open room at the top, and a sacred flame upon an altar at center. The lower third contains text, which reads: "The Book Destroyed Architecture." "All mankind are on the scaffolding, every mind ...
A statue of Athena with Canterbury 1891 written on the base. Beneath this are several attributes, including a portrait of a bearded man, a design upon a scroll, a globe, and several books. In the background, beyond a tree and shrubbery, is a tower sur...
Subject (Name):
Coulden, W. E.
Subject (Topic):
Armorial bookplates, Books, Buildings, Castle, Nature, Portraits, Shield, and Woman
"Central Avenue of Examination Halls in Chentu [Chengdu], showing entrances to cells at side." A government building for holding imperial examinations is shown from the main entrance. Individual examination cells can be seen in rows on both sides of...
