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1.
The battle of umbrellas [graphic]

Creator:
Thomas, Walter (Engraver), printmaker
Published / Created:
Sepr. 1, 1784.
Call Number:
61 W78 v. 1-2
Collection Title:
volume 1, opposite page [281]
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A scene in St. James's Park during a sudden squall of rain. A number of people with umbrellas; some hold them open, others attempt to open them, in face of difficulties caused by the crowd and the wind. In the background are trees, Westminster Abbey,...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Published as the act directs by Harrison & Co., No. 18 Paternoster Row
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The battle of umbrellas [graphic]

2.
Gilpin going farther than he intended [graphic]

Creator:
Smith, Gabriel, 1724-1783, printmaker
Published / Created:
August 1, 1784.
Call Number:
61 W78 v. 1-2
Collection Title:
volume 1, opposite page [241]
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
John Gilpin galloping through Edmonton, north London, on an out of control horse, passing the Bell Inn, his intended destination; his hat and wig have flown off behind him; a dog and pig scamper out of the way of the charging horse; as he passes, Gilp...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Published as the act directs by Harrison & Co.
Subject (Geographic):
England.
Subject (Name):
Cowper, William, 1731-1800.
Subject (Topic):
Children, Dogs, Light fixtures, Signs (Notices), Spectators, Swine, and Taverns (Inns)
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Gilpin going farther than he intended [graphic]

3.
The citizen at Vauxhall [graphic]

Creator:
Smith, Gabriel, 1724-1783, printmaker
Published / Created:
July 1, 1784.
Call Number:
61 W78 v. 1-2
Collection Title:
volume 1, opposite page [201]
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A scene outside the orchestra at Vauxhall. A stout woman puts a handkerchief round her husband's neck to protect him from the night air. Her daughter holds her fan to her face and looks towards a beau in the middle distance who inspects her through h...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Published as the act directs by Harrison & Co.
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The citizen at Vauxhall [graphic]

4.
May-Day in London [graphic]

Creator:
Blake, William, 1757-1827, printmaker
Published / Created:
June 1, 1784.
Call Number:
61 W78 v. 1-2
Collection Title:
Volume 1, opposite page [161] Page 55. New London spy, or, A twenty-four hours ramble through the
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"May-Day; a busy urban street festival; milkmaids with their 'garlands' - headresses of plate, greenery and brushes; chimney sweepers, a violinist with an artificial leg, and others."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Publish'd as the act directs by Harrison & Co.
Subject (Geographic):
England and London.
Subject (Topic):
City & town life, May Day, Festivals, Milkwomen, Headdresses, Chimney sweeps, Street musicians, Violins, Peg legs, Dance, and Eating & drinking
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > May-Day in London [graphic]

5.
The blind beggars hats [graphic]

Creator:
Blake, William, 1757-1827, printmaker
Published / Created:
May 1, 1784.
Call Number:
61 W78 v. 1-2
Collection Title:
volume 1, opposite page [121]
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A scene in a Florentine street or piazza in front of a Gothic shrine (left) in which is a Virgin and child. Two blind beggars, each with a dog, are fighting. A well-dressed man walks off with their hats, looking at them over his shoulder with a smile...
Alternative Title:
Blind beggars' hats
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Published as the act directs by Harrison & Co.
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The blind beggars hats [graphic]

6.
The discomfited duellists [graphic]

Creator:
Blake, William, 1757-1827, printmaker
Published / Created:
April 1, 1784.
Call Number:
61 W78 v. 1-2
Collection Title:
volume 1, opposite page [81]
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Inside a coffee house, an ensign, his broken sword lying on the ground, is held against the wall by a man with a hot poker. Another ensign, attempting to stub the man with the poker in the back, is held back by another customer and a waiter. The scene...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Published as the act directs by Harrison & Co.
Subject (Geographic):
England, London, and Great Britain
Subject (Topic):
Coffeehouses, Social life and customs, Interiors, Soldiers, Confrontations, Daggers & swords, Time clocks, Fireplaces, Maps, Chandeliers, Clergy, and Clothing & dress
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The discomfited duellists [graphic]

7.
The temple of mirth [graphic]

Creator:
Blake, William, 1757-1827, printmaker
Published / Created:
Feby. 1, 1784.
Call Number:
61 W78 v. 1-2
Collection Title:
volume 1, opposite title page
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"The interior of the temple, Mirth seated on a raised seat holding a book; she wears classical draperies and her hair is wreathed with vine leaves. On each side of her is a row of worshippers: on the left men hold their sides with laughter, one lies o...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Published as the act directs by Harrison & Co.
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The temple of mirth [graphic]

8.
Tythe in kind, or, The sow's revenge [graphic]

Creator:
Blake, William, 1757-1827, printmaker
Published / Created:
March 1, 1784.
Call Number:
61 W78 v. 1-2
Collection Title:
volume 1, opposite page [41]
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A sow takes in its teeth the coat-tails of a fat parson who lies face downward on the stones of the sty. From his pocket projects a 'Tything Table'. Three small pigs scamper about the sty. A yokel in a smock-frock enters with a raised club to release...
Alternative Title:
Tithe in kind and Sow's revenge
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Publish'd as the act directs by Harrison & Co.
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Tythe in kind, or, The sow's revenge [graphic]

9.
A Sunday ordinary at Highgate [graphic].

Published / Created:
Novr. 1, 1784.
Call Number:
61 W78 v. 1-2
Collection Title:
volume 1, opposite page [361]
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Men and women seated on benches on each side of a dinner-table. A waiter hands a foaming tankard of beer to a woman with a child on her lap, who looks at the child so that the beer is about to fall. The waiter, looking at the woman, lets the gravy fr...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Published as the act directs by Harrison & Co.
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > A Sunday ordinary at Highgate [graphic].

10.
Christmas gambols [graphic].

Published / Created:
Jany. 1, 1785.
Call Number:
61 W78 v. 1-2
Collection Title:
volume 1, opposite page [441]
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A party of revellers gathered in a cosy room by a fireplace, under the jolly gaze of the slightly grotesque hosts who sit grinning at centre, looking out to the viewer; the forfeit has just been announced that a young countryman ('Ralph Jones') shoul...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Published as the act directs by Harrison & Co.
Subject (Topic):
Bowls (Tableware), Cats, Dogs, Fireplaces, Holidays, Kissing, Mirrors, and Tables
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Christmas gambols [graphic].