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1.
The beggars opera [graphic]

Creator:
Cook, Thomas, approximately 1744-1818, printmaker
Published / Created:
October 1st, 1802.
Call Number:
Maidment H67 no. 9 Box 7
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
[Top image]: "Satire on Gay's "Beggar's Opera". In the foreground a group of animal-headed singers portraying the principal characters are shown on an outdoor stage beneath which Apollo and a muse are lying, a lyre and guitar beside them. In front of ...
Description:
Titles etched below images.
Publisher:
Published by G. & J. Robinson, Paternoster Row
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Name):
Gay, John, 1685-1732., Cibber, Colley, 1671-1757., Jonson, Ben, 1573?-1637., Thurmond, John, active 1724-1749., and Wilks, Robert, 1665?-1732.
Subject (Topic):
Theater, Humor, Animals in human situations, Musicians, Opera singers, Clowns, and Comedies
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The beggars opera [graphic]

2.
Scene from the Merry wives of Windsor, act 4, scene 2 [art original].

Creator:
Bunbury, Henry William, 1750-1811, artist
Published / Created:
[ca. 1792?]
Call Number:
Drawings B87 no. 1 Framed, shelved in Object Room Rack 3.
Image Count:
1
Abstract:
Scene from Shakespeare's Merry wives of Windsor, act 4, scene 2.
Alternative Title:
Falstaff's escape
Description:
Title devised by cataloger.
Subject (Name):
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
Subject (Topic):
Falstaff, John, Sir (Fictitious character) and Comedies
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Scene from the Merry wives of Windsor, act 4, scene 2 [art original].

3.
Buck metamorphos'd, or, Mr. Foote in the character of the Englishman return'd from Paris [graphic]

Creator:
Smith, Gabriel, 1724-1783, printmaker, artist
Published / Created:
[approximately 1756]
Call Number:
756.00.00.99+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Portrait of Samuel Foote in character; whole length, standing, wearing the latest 'French' fashions, including large fur muff, wig with pointed sides, mis-matched tights, and coat with over-sized cuffs; his outfit is scrutinized by two English gentle...
Alternative Title:
Buck metamorphosed and Mr. Foote in the character of the Englishman return'd from Paris
Description:
Title engraved below image.
Publisher:
Printed for John Ryall & Robt. Withy, at Hogarth's Head in Fleet Street
Subject (Name):
Foote, Samuel, 1720-1777. and Foote, Samuel, 1720-1777
Subject (Topic):
Performances, Actors, British, Clothing & dress, Comedies, Muffs, Dressing tables, Paintings, Supernatural beings, and Theatrical productions
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Buck metamorphos'd, or, Mr. Foote in the character of the Englishman return'd from Paris [graphic]

4.
A just view of the British stage, or, Three heads are better than one scene Newgate by M D-V-to

Creator:
Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, printmaker
Published / Created:
[December 1724]
Call Number:
Folio 75 H67 800 v.1 (Oversize)
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
The stage of a theatre, with halters suspended over three managers of theatres; the labels issuing from the mouths of these persons have characteristic words. Wilks dangles Punch. The Laureat Cibber dangles Harlequin and invokes the Muses. Booth letti...
Alternative Title:
Three heads are better than one
Description:
Title etched above image.
Publisher:
Wm. Hogarth
Subject (Name):
Cibber, Colley, 1671-1757., Jonson, Ben, 1573?-1637., Thurmond, John, active 1724-1749., and Wilks, Robert, 1665?-1732.
Subject (Topic):
Clowns and Comedies
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > A just view of the British stage, or, Three heads are better than one scene Newgate by M D-V-to. [graphic]

5.
A just view of the British stage, or, Three heads are better than one scene Newgate by M D-V-to

Creator:
Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, printmaker
Published / Created:
[December 1724]
Call Number:
Kinnaird 64K(b) Box 105
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
The stage of a theatre, with halters suspended over three managers of theatres; the labels issuing from the mouths of these persons have characteristic words. Wilks dangles Punch. The Laureat Cibber dangles Harlequin and invokes the Muses. Booth letti...
Alternative Title:
Three heads are better than one
Description:
Title etched above image.
Publisher:
Wm. Hogarth
Subject (Name):
Cibber, Colley, 1671-1757., Jonson, Ben, 1573?-1637., Thurmond, John, active 1724-1749., and Wilks, Robert, 1665?-1732.
Subject (Topic):
Clowns and Comedies
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > A just view of the British stage, or, Three heads are better than one scene Newgate by M D-V-to. [graphic]