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131.
Match against time, or, Wood beats blood and bone [graphic].

Published / Created:
[17 April 1819]
Call Number:
Folio 75 W87 807 v.5
Collection Title:
V. 5. Caricature magazine, or, Hudibrastic mirror.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A horse and rider race a bicyclist as spectators cheer
Alternative Title:
Wood beats blood and bone
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pub. April 17, 1819, by T. Tegg, 111 Cheapside
Subject (Topic):
Bicycles & tricycles, Horse racing, Horses, Racing, and Spectators
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Match against time, or, Wood beats blood and bone [graphic].

132.
Panorama of the times [graphic].

Published / Created:
[1821?]
Call Number:
Folio 75 H89 821 (Oversize)
Collection Title:
Page 39. George Humphrey shop album.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Print shows a man, the celebrated juggler, standing on a stage greeting the audience, sitting at his sides are two hurdy-gurdy players, one on a box labeled "Money Box" and the other on a box labeled "Quack Medicine." The stage projects from the back...
Description:
Title from letterpress text below image.
Publisher:
Printed and published by T. Dolby, 299, Strand, and 34, Wardour-Street, Soho
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821, Castlereagh, Robert Stewart, Viscount, 1769-1822, Sidmouth, Henry Addington, Viscount, 1757-1844, Liverpool, Robert Banks Jenkinson, Earl of, 1770-1828, and Canning, George, 1770-1827
Subject (Topic):
Circuses & shows, Jugglers, Organ grinders, Stages (Platforms), and Spectators
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Panorama of the times [graphic].

133.
Panorama of the times [graphic].

Published / Created:
[1821?]
Call Number:
Folio 724 835G v.1 (Oversize)
Collection Title:
Page 39. George Humphrey shop album.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Print shows a man, the celebrated juggler, standing on a stage greeting the audience, sitting at his sides are two hurdy-gurdy players, one on a box labeled "Money Box" and the other on a box labeled "Quack Medicine." The stage projects from the back...
Description:
Title from letterpress text below image.
Publisher:
Printed and published by T. Dolby, 299, Strand, and 34, Wardour-Street, Soho
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821, Castlereagh, Robert Stewart, Viscount, 1769-1822, Sidmouth, Henry Addington, Viscount, 1757-1844, Liverpool, Robert Banks Jenkinson, Earl of, 1770-1828, and Canning, George, 1770-1827
Subject (Topic):
Circuses & shows, Jugglers, Organ grinders, Stages (Platforms), and Spectators
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Panorama of the times [graphic].

135.
The air balloon, or, A trip to the moon [graphic].

Published / Created:
[2 November 1783]
Call Number:
783.11.20.01+
Image Count:
1
Abstract:
"A circular globe floating in the air just above the heads of three standing spectators. A witch on a broom-stick (left) flies with her back to the balloon at which she directs a blast, labelled 'Inflammable Air', from her posteriors; she is suckling ...
Alternative Title:
Trip to the moon
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Publish'd 02th [sic] Novr. 1783 by W. Humphrey, No. 227 Strand
Subject (Topic):
Balloons (Aircraft), Witches, and Spectators
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The air balloon, or, A trip to the moon [graphic].

136.
The assaut, or, Fencing match which took place at Carlton House, on the 9th of April 1787 between

Published / Created:
[1787]
Call Number:
787.00.00.15+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A 1787 fencing match between a man and a woman in the elegant rooms of Carlton House, London. In the audience stands the Prince of Wales who had arranged this fencing demonstration between Mademoiselle d'Eon (right), and Monsieur de Saint George (left...
Alternative Title:
Assault and Fencing match
Description:
Title engraved below image.
Publisher:
Published by Corbeau at Paris and by Robinde at London
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830., Eon de Beaumont, Charles Geneviève Louis Auguste André Timothée d', 1728-1810., and Saint-Georges, Joseph Bologne, chevalier de, 1745-1799.
Subject (Topic):
Dueling, Fencing, and Spectators
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The assaut, or, Fencing match which took place at Carlton House, on the 9th of April 1787 between Mademoiselle La Chevaliere d'Eon de Beaumont and Monsieur de Saint George. In the presence of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, several of the nobility & many eminent fencing masters of London. [graphic]

137.
The babes in the wood, or, Coalition rondeau [graphic].

Published / Created:
[28 June 1784]
Call Number:
784.06.28.01+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Fox and North stand in the pillory on a small platform supported on a post above the heads of a circle of spectators. Their heads only are confined; North is in back-view, Fox stands full-face looking to the left, his hands clasped. The spectators ar...
Alternative Title:
Coalition rondeau
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Publish'd June 28, 1784, by H. Humphrey, New Bond Street
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, House, Samuel, -1785, North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792, and Great Britain. Parliament
Subject (Topic):
Elections, 1784, Politics and government, 1760-1789, Crowds, Pillories, Spectators, and Street vendors
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The babes in the wood, or, Coalition rondeau [graphic].

138.
The barber riding to Margate [graphic].

Published / Created:
published as the act directs, 20 May 1782.
Call Number:
782.05.20.04+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Scene outside a posting inn. A man (right) riding right to left clutches his horse round the neck, he has lost his stirrups and his hat flies off. The horse is rearing, startled by the drum and fifes of a recruiting party in Guards' uniform led by an...
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
Printed for & sold by Carington Bowles at his Map & Print Warehouse, No. 69 in St. Pauls Church Yard, London
Subject (Geographic):
Margate (England)
Subject (Topic):
Barbers, Carriages & coaches, Taverns (Inns), Military uniforms, British, Musical instruments, Outbuildings, Signs (Notices), and Spectators
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The barber riding to Margate [graphic].

139.
The best booth in the fair [graphic].

Published / Created:
[early 20th century?]
Call Number:
Maidment Un58 no. 41 Box 6
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Scene at a fair, with two musical entertainers on a low stage to the left, one holding bells and with additional bells attached to his shoes and hat. A couple in rural dress to the right of the stage look on, a dog next to them. Two boys watch from th...
Description:
Title from text on sign within image.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Topic):
Fairs, Stages (Platforms), Entertainers, Bells, Spectators, Dogs, and Exhibit booths
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The best booth in the fair [graphic].

140.
The bull over-drove, or, The drivers in danger [graphic].

Published / Created:
[21 February 1780]
Call Number:
780.02.21.01+
Image Count:
1
Alternative Title:
Drivers in danger
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
Publish'd as the Act directs Feby. 21, 1780, by I. Harris, Sweetings Alley, Cornhill
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Sandwich, John Montagu, Earl of, 1718-1792., North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792., and Sackville, George Germain, Viscount, 1716-1785.
Subject (Topic):
John Bull (Symbolic character), Foreign relations, and Spectators
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The bull over-drove, or, The drivers in danger [graphic].

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