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71.
Small blunders, or, Irish bulls [graphic]

Published / Created:
[14 February 1795]
Call Number:
795.02.14.03++
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A scene on a curving road leading to a bridge over a stream in flood; a post is inscribed 'To Ring's End'. A man in back view is clumsily seated on a rough-looking horse which has just lost a shoe, carrying on his head a trunk labelled 'Sr Dennis Doyl with Speed'; he kicks his apparently stationary mount. In the stream is a thatched hovel (left) with the sign: 'Good dry lodgings'; a man walks from it through the water carrying a child and a young pig. His wife stands on the bank wringing out her petticoat, while a large pig struggles to land. A cow looks from the window, two cats are on the roof. A board on the bridge is inscribed 'Dangerous when you See the 2 Small Posts in the Water become Invisable - if you cant Read Inquire at Davy Drench's whole tell you all about it.' A sailing-boat has collided with the bridge, and large stones fall on the heads of its two occupants. On the right is a large tree; a man sits astride a branch which he chops off, while a man who holds a rope attached to it is looking quizzically over his shoulder at the rider carrying the trunk. Man and branch are about to fall on a barrow laden with crockery. On the tree-trunk is a board on which timber-workers are depicted with the inscription: 'My honest Frinnds as you pass by Were hard at work and very dry.' In the foreground (right) a man amusedly points out the pending accident to a woman holding a child who stands beside him. At their feet sits a child eating out of the same dish as a lean pig. Cf. BMSat 8747."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Irish bulls
Description:
Title from caption below image., Publisher's advertisement following imprint: ... where may be seen the completest collection of caricatures in Europe, admite. 1 s. Folios of caricatures lent out for the evening., Mounted on modern secondary support., and Watermark.
Publisher:
Pubd. Feby. 14, 1795, by S.W. Fores, No. 3 Picadilly [sic] ...
Subject (Geographic):
Ireland.
Subject (Topic):
Country life and Swine
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Small blunders, or, Irish bulls [graphic]

72.
Taking leave for life in London Going along prime among pigs, poultry & plodders. [graphic]

Published / Created:
[22 June 1822]
Call Number:
822.06.22.01
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title from text positioned above and below image area., Print is divided into two horizontal panels, each titled separately., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Publisher:
Pubd. June 22, 1822 by S.W. Fores, 41 Piccadilly
Subject (Topic):
Interiors, Coach drivers, Carriages & coaches, Taverns (Inns), Swine, Chickens, and Geese
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Taking leave for life in London Going along prime among pigs, poultry & plodders. [graphic]

73.
Taylors returning from a bean feast [graphic].

Published / Created:
[1780?]
Call Number:
780.00.00.83+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Alternative Title:
Tailors returning from a bean feast
Description:
Title from item., Imperfect; sheet trimmed., and Publication date conjectured from costume.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Topic):
Tailors, Taverns (Inns), Swine, Geese, Goats, Donkeys, Intoxication, and Clothing & dress
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Taylors returning from a bean feast [graphic].

74.
The English farmer brought home drunk with his wellcome from his wife and usual attendants [graphic]

Published / Created:
[1770]
Call Number:
770.01.00.03 Impression 1
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Satire on a drunken farmer in Worcestershire accompanying a letter from "S. P." published in the Oxford Magazine. A portly farmer is shown assisted home from the tavern (in the background) by two thinner men and is greeted by his angry wife, daughters and various farm animals. On the wall of the farmhouse are two nesting 'bottles' designed for birds."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from item., Plate from: The Oxford magazine or, Universal museum ... London : Printed for the authors, v. 4 (1770), p. 25., Temporary local subject terms: Fowl: rooster., and Mounted to 28 x 41 cm.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Topic):
Dogs, Donkeys, Farmers, Farms, Intoxication, and Swine
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The English farmer brought home drunk with his wellcome from his wife and usual attendants [graphic]

75.
The European state jockies running a heat for the ballance of power with various designs adapted

Published / Created:
publish'd according to act of Parliament 25 March 1740 [that is 1868?]
Call Number:
Folio 724 836C (Oversize)
Collection Title:
Leaf 33. Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Satire on the jockeying for position of the European powers in early 1740. A race-course on the sea-shore with a variety of animals and riders representing different countries: first comes Cardinal Fleury (France) falling from his fox which has stumbled at the winning post on "[Baron] Sinclair's papers". Behind the fox stands the devil holding a sheet of paper with a picture of five ships, lettered "Baltic Sea", an allusion to the French failure to form an alliance in that region. The devil pulls down one of the scales hanging from the umpire stand; the heavier scale represents the Imperial allies with swords, coins, a picture of the Imperial eagle and a note reading "ballance of power", while the lighter one holds objects connected with France and Spain, a cardinal's hat, mask, fox, and notes of "50,000 livers" and "10,000 pistoles" as well as a paper lettered "Mediation". On the umpire stand, America is in conversation with Africa while Europe embraces Asia for the sake of "Protection [of]Trade". Further to the left stands Captain Jenkins holding out his severed ear. Behind Fleury's fox runs the Spanish wolf, its rider unseated by the British lion's lashing tail, lettered "No Search Free Trade". The Russian bear, ridden by a man with a scimitar, follows; the bear kicks its hind legs at the Turkish elephant that is draped with a cloth lettered "Belgrade" in reference to the recent ceding of that city to Turkey. The sultan stands behind the elephant, offering a bag of money to a Frenchman wearing a bag-wig; a monkey also wearing a bag-wig, representing France, crouches in front of the bear. A Dutchman, smoking a pipe, stands beside a distance post having abandoned the race; his boar is laden with trade goods. Behind, on the left, the devil and a fool lead a group of Roman Catholic bishops, roped together, towards a closed building labelled "Conclave" where they will elect a successor to Pope Clement XII. In front of them seven men representing the European powers are seated at a round table with papers lettered "Alliance" and "Sinclair"; Cardinal Fleury turns aside towards another devil asking, "Extricute me now & I'm yours for ever". Further forward, a British herald, supported by classical female soldiers, blows a trumpet; beside them Fleury raises the front of his robe attempting to catch billowing smoke, lettered "Universal Monarchy". In the foreground, Time sits on his hour-glass holding a paper with a picture of a wolf dressed as a cardinal; rats chew at the bottom of the sheet; Fortune looses her grasp of Theodore of Corsica who throws his orb after his crown as it flies off on outspread wings; a British bulldog savages a Spanish wolf while a French fox runs off behind a bush; Captain Coram shows the plan of the Foundling Hospital to a woman and child seated on the ground; a Catholic ecclesiastic wrings his hands saying, "Ye have taking away my Gods, what have I more"; a man bends down to lift a chest full of "10000 pieces of Eight"; Emperor Charles VI rides on an eagle towards the finishing post, holding a shield with the British coat of arms in front of him while a shield with the fleur-de-lis falls to the ground; he is preceded by Charles Albert of Bavaria, fully armed on horseback, and carrying a shield with the motto, "Never conquered"; in front of him, a French ambassador kneels pleading with the British lion who tramples on a shield with the fleur-de-lis and prepares to fire a cannon. At lower right, Britannia pushes aside France (a woman in classical dress with a helmet, and a cock at her side holding out a paper lettered "Mediation") and points to a map showing the island of Cuba offered by a British herald and a sailor. In the background, to left, is the bay of Cadiz in which the Spanish fleet is shut up, British ships sail freely on the sea; a nymph holding a pennant lettered, "Quatuor Maria Vindico" (I claim the four seas), rides a dolphin; beyond are the island of Cuba and distant mountains. Lettering beneath on either side of a medal of a fighting cock which is itself lettereed "Aut Mors Aut Victoria" (Death or Victory)."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Restrike. For original issue of the plate, see no. 2449 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 3., Plate from: Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks, &c. [London] : [Field & Tuer], [ca. 1868?], and On leaf 33 of: Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks, &c.
Publisher:
Field & Tuer
Subject (Name):
Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor, 1685-1740, Neuhof, Théodore-Antoine, baron de, 1690-1756, Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor, 1697-1745, Fleury, André Hercule de, 1653-1743, and Coram, Thomas, 1668?-1751
Subject (Topic):
Coastlines, Ships, Riding, Racing, Foxes, Devil, Scales, Wolves, Lions, Bears, Elephants, Daggers & swords, Monkeys, Horses, Swine, Clergy, Crowns, Bulldogs, and Shields
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The European state jockies running a heat for the ballance of power with various designs adapted for the year 1740 / [graphic]

76.
The back-biters, or High bum-fiddle pig bow wow [graphic].

Published / Created:
[16 May 1786]
Call Number:
786.05.16.02+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Two ladies with the enormous derrières and bosoms of the day stand back-to-back. A small dog on the rump of the lady on the left barks at a small wild boar on the rump of the lady on the right
Alternative Title:
High bum-fiddle pig bow wow
Description:
Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires. and A print in the same series as British Museum catalogue v. 6, no. 7101.
Publisher:
Pub'd May 16, 1786 by G.T. Stubbs, Peters Court St. Martins Lane
Subject (Topic):
Clothing & dress, Dogs, and Swine
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The back-biters, or High bum-fiddle pig bow wow [graphic].

77.
The elopement [graphic].

Published / Created:
[October 1828]
Call Number:
828.10.00.01+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A young couple kiss inside the cab of an elegant carriage pulled by two pair of horses driven with whips by two riders; another rider follows along behind the carriage. On the road beside the carriage, a pig escapes pursuit as the rider topples from his horse, losing the wig in the process. In the left in the distance the town they have fled can be seen on a a hill. In the right foreground the milestone lies on its side and reads "XXX miles from London".
Description:
Title from caption below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Mounted to 25 x 41 cm. on: Map of the lands of Ballyglass ... forming part of the estate of Charles Blake, Esquire ...
Publisher:
Published Octr. 1828, at 48, Strand
Subject (Topic):
Carriages & coaches, Couples, Elopements, and Swine
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The elopement [graphic].

78.
The misfortune [graphic].

Published / Created:
[between 1812 and 1817]
Call Number:
812.00.00.88
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A country woman in an apron and cloak, hands on her hips, laughs as she watches the havoc caused by a sow and her piglets who run in all directions on the road. A horse rears in panic and topples acouple and their buggy. Another man on horseback is pitched forward as his horse noses the piglet caught between his front legs. In the distance beyond a stone wall on the left is the town dominated by four steeples, on the right trees. While the woman is looking away, two small boys, eyeing her carefully, steal from the contents of her wheelbarrow
Description:
Title etched below image., Publication date from Isaac., Sheet trimmed within plate mark at top., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Publisher:
Printed and published by W. Davison, Alnwick
Subject (Topic):
Accidents, Carriages & coaches, Country life, Robberies, and Swine
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The misfortune [graphic].

79.
The modern Orpheus, or, Affected musician [graphic].

Published / Created:
[1 December 1800]
Call Number:
800.12.01.06
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A gentleman sits on a barrel in a farm yard playing his trumpet. The pigs, chickens, geese, a cat and dog and the run away in terror; a cow looks on the scene with a worried expression; chickens on the roof line of an outbuilding look as if they are about to take flight like the doves leaving the dovecote that is tumbling down in the background. The farmer in a smock and his family and dog also run away in the distance
Alternative Title:
Affected musician
Description:
Title engraved above image., From the Laurie & Whittle series of Drolls., Other prints in the Laurie & Whittle Drolls series were executed by either Isaac Cruikshank or Richard Newton., Six lines of verse in two columns below title: The ancient Orpheus play'd such rigs, in music, he could charm the pigs ..., Plate numbered '252' in lower left corner., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Temporary local subject terms: Buildings: farm cottage
Publisher:
Published 1st Decr. 1800 by Laurie & Whittle, 53 Fleet Street, London
Subject (Topic):
Barrels, Birdhouses, Dwellings, Donkeys, Musical instruments, Poultry, Swine, and Trumpets
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The modern Orpheus, or, Affected musician [graphic].

80.
The pig-faced lady, of Manchester Square [graphic].

Published / Created:
[ca. 1815]
Call Number:
Print00557
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title etched below image., Date and place of publication supplied by curator., At lower right: Sold at 98, Cheapside; 50, Piccadilly; and at all Book and Printsellers., This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing., and Temporary local Medical Library subject terms: Pig-faced lady; Pregnancy, Prenatal influences.
Publisher:
Drawn and published by her late attendant, while at dinner
Subject (Topic):
Urban folklore, Anomalies, Prenatal influences, Human curiosities, Swine, Troughs, and Servants
Found in:
Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > The pig-faced lady, of Manchester Square [graphic].

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