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1. [Revels, Covent Garden bagnio, 1736] [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- [1736?]
- Call Number:
- Quarto 724 771N
- Collection Title:
- Page 219. New London spy, or, A twenty-four hours ramble through the bills of mortality.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Description:
- Title and date from note in ink below image, on mounting page., Sheet trimmed within plate mark with probable loss of text., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum., Temporary local subject terms: Gaming-table -- Male costume, 1736 -- Female costume, 1736 -- Table settings -- Furniture., Folded to 23.1 x 25 cm; mounted to 32 x 26 cm., and Mounted on page 219 in a copiously extra-illustrated copy of: King, R. The new London spy, or, A twenty-four hours ramble through the bills of mortality. London : Printed for J. Cooke [and 3 others], [1771?].
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified
- Subject (Geographic):
- Covent Garden (London, England)
- Subject (Topic):
- Brothels, Prostitutes, Eating & drinking, Alcoholic beverages, Gambling, Sconces, and Beds
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > [Revels, Covent Garden bagnio, 1736] [graphic].
2. [Lord Mayor's procession, 1760] [graphic]
- Creator:
- Miller, John, 1715-1790?, printmaker, artist
- Published / Created:
- [1760?]
- Call Number:
- Quarto 724 771N
- Collection Title:
- Page 83. New London spy, or, A twenty-four hours ramble through the bills of mortality.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Description:
- Title and date from note in ink below image, on mounting page., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Possibly a book illustration?, Mounted to 32 x 26 cm., and Mounted on page 83 in a copiously extra-illustrated copy of: King, R. The new London spy, or, A twenty-four hours ramble through the bills of mortality. London : Printed for J. Cooke [and 3 others], [1771?].
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified
- Subject (Name):
- Lord Mayor's Show
- Subject (Topic):
- Parades & processions, City & town life, Mayors, and Robes
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > [Lord Mayor's procession, 1760] [graphic]
3. [Courtyard of the Royal Exchange, London] [graphic]
- Creator:
- Nicholls, Sutton, printmaker, artist
- Published / Created:
- [1729]
- Call Number:
- Quarto 724 771N
- Collection Title:
- Page 137. New London spy, or, A twenty-four hours ramble through the bills of mortality.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "The courtyard of the Royal Exchange, London, with numerous male figures, most wearing hats and carrying canes; the statue of Charles II in the centre."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title supplied by cataloger., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Mounted to 32 x 26 cm., and Mounted on page 137 in a copiously extra-illustrated copy of: King, R. The new London spy, or, A twenty-four hours ramble through the bills of mortality. London : Printed for J. Cooke [and 3 others], [1771?].
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified
- Subject (Geographic):
- London (England), England, and London.
- Subject (Name):
- Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685, and Royal Exchange (London, England),
- Subject (Topic):
- Merchants' exchanges, Commercial facilities, Courtyards, Colonnades, Sculpture, and Crowds
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > [Courtyard of the Royal Exchange, London] [graphic]
4. [A real-scene on the parade at Bath] [graphic].
- Creator:
- Wilson, James, active 1760-1780, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- publishd. 21 March 1772.
- Call Number:
- Quarto 724 771N
- Collection Title:
- Page 289. New London spy, or, A twenty-four hours ramble through the bills of mortality.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Satire; an ugly old woman dressed in richly decorated black clothes, leering at a macaroni wearing a wig with an enormous looped queue, one hand on his shoulder while he lays one hand on his breast and smiles admiringly at her; a black page standing behind the old woman and a couple smiling at them as they pass by, in the background to right."--British Museum online catalogue, description of a later state
- Alternative Title:
- Pshaw, theres no trusting you macaronies
- Description:
- Title from later state., Additional title from note below image, written in pencil and brown ink: Pshaw, theres no trusting you macaronies., Printmaker from statement of responsibility on later state: Wilson delt. & fecit., Early state, with scratched-letter publication statement only. For a later state with the title "A real-scene on the parade at Bath" and other lettering in lower margin, see British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 2010,7081.363., Publisher from imprint on later state: London, Publish'd March 21st, 1772, by J. Parker, No. 82, Cornhill., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum., Temporary local subject terms: Macaronies -- Female costume, 1772 -- Male headdresses., Folded to 30.6 x 24.5 cm; mounted to 32 x 26 cm., and Mounted on page 289 in a copiously extra-illustrated copy of: King, R. The new London spy, or, A twenty-four hours ramble through the bills of mortality. London : Printed for J. Cooke [and 3 others], [1771?].
- Publisher:
- Henry Parker
- Subject (Geographic):
- Bath (England),
- Subject (Topic):
- Blacks, Dandies, British, Wigs, Older people, Courtship, Couples, and Servants
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > [A real-scene on the parade at Bath] [graphic].
5. Wigs all the rage, or, A debate on the baldness of the times [graphic]
- Published / Created:
- [24 May 1798]
- Call Number:
- Quarto 724 771N
- Collection Title:
- Page 223. New London spy, or, A twenty-four hours ramble through the bills of mortality.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "A man leans from a rostrum (right), holding up his wig, addressing an audience of men and women, seated and standing, most of whom hold up their wigs, disclosing bald or cropped heads. In his left hand is a wig of luxuriant curls which he has taken from the head of a protesting old woman. Most of the wigs simulate natural hair, either short or in ringlets. On the wall is a placard: 'For Debate, \ Opinions \ on \ Baldness. \ It is the sincere wish of the \ proprietors of this Institution, \ that Gentlemen and Ladies will be Uncover'd on this important Occasion'."--British Museum online catalogue
- Alternative Title:
- Debate on the baldness of the times
- Description:
- Title etched below image., One of the series of Laurie & Whittle drolls., Numbered '217' in lower left of plate., Temporary local subject terms: Architectural details: rostrum & paneling., 1 print : etching with engraving on wove paper ; plate mark 20.1 x 24.8 cm, on sheet 24.3 x 30.2 cm., Mounted to 26 x 32 cm., and Mounted on page 223 in a copiously extra-illustrated copy of: King, R. The new London spy, or, A twenty-four hours ramble through the bills of mortality. London : Printed for J. Cooke [and 3 others], [1771?].
- Publisher:
- Published 24th May 1798 by Laurie & Whittle, 53 Fleet Street, London
- Subject (Topic):
- Baldness, Sconces, and Wigs
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Wigs all the rage, or, A debate on the baldness of the times [graphic]
6. Tippy Bob [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- [28 March 1792]
- Call Number:
- Quarto 724 771N
- Collection Title:
- Page 243. New London spy, or, A twenty-four hours ramble through the bills of mortality.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A dandy, with a large hat, walking stick (or bludgeon), and spurs on his boots, stands at the counter of a shop as he turns away from the pretty woman who awaits his order. Three other dandies sit at a table on the right sipping a drink (hot chocolate? or coffee service) and reading. Behind them through a large window is a view of the city
- Description:
- Title from item., Four columns of verse below image: My name's Tippy Bob with a watch in each fob ..., Numbered "276" beneath lower left corner of image., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., 1 print : mezzotint on wove paper ; sheet 35.2 x 25.4 cm., Sheet trimmed to plate mark leaving thread margins., and Tipped in at page 243 in a copiously extra-illustrated copy of: King, R. The new London spy, or, A twenty-four hours ramble through the bills of mortality. London : Printed for J. Cooke [and 3 others], [1771?].
- Publisher:
- Publish'd 28th March 1792, by Robt. Sayer & Co., Fleet Street, London
- Subject (Geographic):
- England
- Subject (Topic):
- Clothing & dress, Coffeehouses, Dandies, British, and Interiors
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Tippy Bob [graphic].
7. The well fed English constable [graphic]
- Creator:
- Darly, Matthias, approximately 1720-approximately 1778, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [1 October 1771]
- Call Number:
- Quarto 724 771N
- Collection Title:
- Leaf 26. Darly's comic-prints of characters, caricatures, macaronies, &c. Page 11. New London spy
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "A man in profile showing his enormous belly, holding a stick and with two dogs slavering at a dead fowl in his pocket."--British Museum online catalogue, description of a variant state
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Initial letters of printmaker's name in signature form a monogram., State without plate number. Cf. No. 4641 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 4., Initial letters of publisher's name in imprint form a monogram., Temporary local subject terms: Constables -- Food: fowl -- T. Guttle., 1 print : etching and engraving on laid paper ; sheet 34.8 x 24.2 cm, folded to 31 x 24.2 cm., Sheet trimmed within plate mark; mounted to 32 x 26 cm., and Mounted on page 49 in a copiously extra-illustrated copy of: King, R. The new London spy, or, A twenty-four hours ramble through the bills of mortality. London : Printed for J. Cooke [and 3 others], [1771?].
- Publisher:
- Pubd. according to act of Parlt. Octr. 1st, 1771, by MDarly, engraver, No. 39 Strand
- Subject (Topic):
- Obesity, Dogs, and Staffs (Sticks)
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The well fed English constable [graphic]
8. The south east prospect of Westminster [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- [1750]
- Call Number:
- Quarto 724 771N
- Collection Title:
- Page 185. New London spy, or, A twenty-four hours ramble through the bills of mortality.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Birds'-eye view down the River Thames, looking towards Westminster; Somerset House is seen on the right, with Westminster Abbey and Bridge in the mid-distance; many boats are on the water
- Alternative Title:
- Southeast prospect of Westminster
- Description:
- Title etched below image., "Engrav'd for the Universal Magazine, for J. Hinton in Newgate Street"--Above image., Date of publication from the Yale Center for British Art online catalog., Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark with loss of text from upper margin. Missing text supplied from impression at the Yale Center for British Art, accession no.: B1998.14.676., Mounted to 26 x 32 cm., and Mounted on page 185 in a copiously extra-illustrated copy of: King, R. The new London spy, or, A twenty-four hours ramble through the bills of mortality. London : Printed for J. Cooke [and 3 others], [1771?].
- Publisher:
- J. Hinton
- Subject (Geographic):
- London (England), Thames River (England),, and Westminster Bridge (London, England),
- Subject (Name):
- Westminster Abbey,
- Subject (Topic):
- Bridges, Rivers, and Boats
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The south east prospect of Westminster [graphic].
9. The road to ruin [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- [1792?]
- Call Number:
- Quarto 724 771N
- Collection Title:
- Opposite page 106. New London spy, or, A twenty-four hours ramble through the bills of mortality.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Satire on prostitution and foolish clergy; two courtesans tease a fat and smiling clergyman in a well-furnished room. The costume of the women appears to be c. 1792-3."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched below image., "Probably published by Carington Bowles. This print was included in BM Satires twice. Dorothy George correctly placed it c.1792 (no. 8235), Stephens c.1770 (no. 4588). Thomas Holcroft's popular 'Road to Ruin' was first played at Covent Garden on 18 February 1792."--Curator's comments, British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1935,0522.2.17, Sheet trimmed within plate mark on lower edge., Temporary local subject terms: Parsons -- Prostitutes., Folded to 30.6 x 26 cm., and Bound in opposite page 106 in a copiously extra-illustrated copy of: King, R. The new London spy, or, A twenty-four hours ramble through the bills of mortality. London : Printed for J. Cooke [and 3 others], [1771?].
- Publisher:
- Carington Bowles?
- Subject (Topic):
- Clergy, Courtesans, Interiors, Sofas, Mirrors, and Draperies
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The road to ruin [graphic].
10. The prospect of Bridewell [graphic]
- Creator:
- Kip, Johannes, 1653-1722, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [1720]
- Call Number:
- Quarto 724 771N
- Collection Title:
- Page 95. New London spy, or, A twenty-four hours ramble through the bills of mortality.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Bird's eye view of the inner courts towards the south, a few elegantly dressed figures dotted around courtyards."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched within banner at top of image., Plate from: Stow, J. A survey of the cities of London and Westminster. London : Printed for A. Churchill, J. Knapton, R. Knaplock, J. Walthoe, E. Horne, [and 5 others in London], 1720, v. 1, book 1, opposite page 176., Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark, resulting in partial loss of printmaker's signature from lower right and complete loss of volume, book, and page numbering from upper right. Missing text and numbering supplied from impression in the British Museum, registration no.: 1880,1113.3244., "V 1: B 1: p 176"--Upper right corner., Folded to 20.6 x 25.1 cm; mounted to 32 x 26 cm., and Mounted on page 95 in a copiously extra-illustrated copy of: King, R. The new London spy, or, A twenty-four hours ramble through the bills of mortality. London : Printed for J. Cooke [and 3 others], [1771?].
- Publisher:
- A. Churchill, etc.
- Subject (Name):
- Bridewell Hospital,
- Subject (Topic):
- Almshouses, Prisons, and Courtyards
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The prospect of Bridewell [graphic]