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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.
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.
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.
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 ...
Alternative Title:
Pshaw, theres no trusting you macaronies
Description:
Title from later state.
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 f...
Alternative Title:
Debate on the baldness of the times
Description:
Title etched below image.
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 chocolat...
Description:
Title from item.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Publisher:
A. Churchill, etc.
Subject (Name):
Bridewell Hospital,
Subject (Topic):
Almshouses, Prisons, and Courtyards
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The prospect of Bridewell [graphic]

11.
The new London spy, or, A twenty-four hours ramble through the bills of mortality : containing a

Creator:
King, Richard, Esq
Published / Created:
[1771?]
Call Number:
Quarto 724 771N
Image Count:
334
Description:
Other editions attributed to Richard King, a pseudonym. Cf. Nos. N50050 in English short title catalogue.
Publisher:
Printed for J. Cooke, No. 17, Pater-Noster Row ; T. Lewis, Russel-Street, Covent-Garden ; R. Mariner, Compton-Street, Soho; and T. Shepherd, No. 147, in the Minories
Subject (Geographic):
London (England)
Subject (Topic):
Social life and customs
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The new London spy, or, A twenty-four hours ramble through the bills of mortality : containing a true picture of modern high and low life from the splendid mansions in St. James's to the subterraneous habitations of St. Giles's, &c. ... The whole exhibiting a striking portrait of the present manners and customs of the inhabitants of this great metropolis, the City of London

12.
The macaroni courtship rejected [graphic]

Creator:
Dawe, Philip, printmaker
Published / Created:
published according to act, March 20th, 1772.
Call Number:
Quarto 724 771N
Collection Title:
Opposite page 212. New London spy, or, A twenty-four hours ramble through the bills of mortality.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Satire on lecherous elderly men: a serving maid recoils as an elderly macaroni, sitting at a table with a glass, puts his arm round her waist and offers her a purse."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Printed for John Bowles, at No. 13 in Cornhill
Subject (Name):
Sandwich, John Montagu, Earl of, 1718-1792
Subject (Topic):
Dandies, British, Older people, Courtship, Lust, Drinking vessels, and Purses
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The macaroni courtship rejected [graphic]

13.
The light guinea, or, The blade in the dumps [graphic].

Published / Created:
published as the act directs [1774?]
Call Number:
Quarto 724 771N
Collection Title:
Page 239. New London spy, or, A twenty-four hours ramble through the bills of mortality.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Satire on untrustworthy young men: a prostitute, with a powdered wig wearing a dressing gown open to reveal her chemise and petticoat, sits at a table using scales to weigh the coin offered by a well-dressed young man which is lighter than its proper...
Alternative Title:
Blade in the dumps
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
Printed for Carington Bowles, at his Map & Print Warehouse, No. 69 in St. Pauls Church Yard, London
Subject (Topic):
Draperies, Dandies, British, Prostitutes, Scales, and Tables
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The light guinea, or, The blade in the dumps [graphic].

14.
The last shift [graphic].

Published / Created:
published as the act directs, 21 Dec. 1792.
Call Number:
Quarto 724 771N
Collection Title:
Opposite page 214. New London spy, or, A twenty-four hours ramble through the bills of mortality.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A courtesan stands at a wash-tub, washing her last shift. She wears a cap over ringlets in curl-papers and a tattered petticoat, a shawl covers her naked shoulders. The room is squalid, with plaster falling from the bricks. Across the fireplace stock...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Printed for & sold by Carington Bowles, No. 69 St. Paul's Church Yard, London
Subject (Topic):
Courtesans, Interiors, Wash tubs, Fireplaces, Hosiery, Corsets, and Cats
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The last shift [graphic].

15.
The inside of Westminster Abby Le neff de L'Abaie de Westminster / [graphic] =

Creator:
Bowles, Thomas, -1767, printmaker, artist, publisher
Published / Created:
published according to act of Parliament, Aug. 1, 1753.
Call Number:
Quarto 724 771N
Collection Title:
Page 173. New London spy, or, A twenty-four hours ramble through the bills of mortality.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Interior view of Westminster Abbey looking down the nave towards the organ, with groups of elegantly dressed figures in foreground
Alternative Title:
Inside of Westminster Abbey and Neff de L'Abaie de Westminster
Description:
Titles etched below image, in English and French.
Publisher:
Printed for Tho. Bowles in St. Paul's Church Yard, John Bowles & Son in Cornhill, Rob. Sayer in Fleetstreet & H. Overton without Newgate
Subject (Geographic):
England, London, London (England), and London.
Subject (Name):
Westminster Abbey, and Westminster Abbey.
Subject (Topic):
Church buildings, Abbeys, Interiors, and Tombs & sepulchral monuments
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The inside of Westminster Abby Le neff de L'Abaie de Westminster / [graphic] =

16.
The humours of an Irish-wake, as celebrated at St. Giles's, London [graphic]

Creator:
Thornton, T., active 1780-1789, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1794]
Call Number:
Quarto 724 771N
Collection Title:
Page 244. New London spy, or, A twenty-four hours ramble through the bills of mortality.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. by C. Johnson
Subject (Geographic):
St. Giles in the Fields (London, England),
Subject (Topic):
Interiors, Churches, Wake services, Dead persons, Ethnic stereotypes, Alcoholic beverages, Intoxication, Drinking vessels, Vomiting, Clergy, and Fans (Accessories)
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The humours of an Irish-wake, as celebrated at St. Giles's, London [graphic]

17.
The country-man in London [graphic]

Creator:
Bannerman, Alexander, approximately 1730-, printmaker
Published / Created:
published as the act directs, Sepr. 1, 1771.
Call Number:
Quarto 724 771N
Collection Title:
Page 11. New London spy, or, A twenty-four hours ramble through the bills of mortality.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Satire on gullible youths and dishonest prostitutes. A bedroom in which a young countryman is seated at a table between two young women. His right leg is slung across the legs of the woman on the left; she wears a quilted petticoat and her neckline p...
Alternative Title:
Countryman in London
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Printed for J. Smith, No. 35 Cheapside, & Robt. Sayer, No. 53 Fleet Street
Subject (Topic):
Prostitutes, Pickpockets, Parrots, Dogs, Books, Beds, Gambling, Playing cards, and Chamber pots
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The country-man in London [graphic]

18.
The contented pair [graphic].

Published / Created:
[1770?]
Call Number:
Quarto 724 771N
Collection Title:
Page 76. New London spy, or, A twenty-four hours ramble through the bills of mortality.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A fashionably dressed young man and woman stand on a patterned rug, his arms around her waist. The young woman's hat obscures her eyes
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pub. by MDarly, 39 Strand
Subject (Topic):
Couples and Rugs
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The contented pair [graphic].

19.
The amorous counsellor [graphic].

Published / Created:
[1 January 1777]
Call Number:
Quarto 724 771N
Collection Title:
Page 141. New London spy, or, A twenty-four hours ramble through the bills of mortality.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
In outdoor setting a lady with large hat and flowered dress walks towards the left of the print looking downward, while in the foreground an older stooped man of much larger proportions, wearing tricorne hat, coat and sword, looks on. Possibly the fig...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. Jany. 1, 1777, by Mary Darly
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Name):
Addington, William, Sir, -1811. and Lessingham, Jane, 1739?-1783.
Subject (Topic):
Couples, Wigs, and Clothing & dress
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The amorous counsellor [graphic].

20.
The Royal Palace of St. James's next the park Le Palais Royale de St. Jacques du costé du parc

Creator:
Roberts, Henry, approximately 1710-approximately 1790, printmaker
Published / Created:
[between 1800 and 1820]
Call Number:
Quarto 724 771N
Collection Title:
Page 177. New London spy, or, A twenty-four hours ramble through the bills of mortality.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"View in St James's Park, with the palace on the left and Westminster Abbey in distance on the right; fashionably dressed figures in park strolling among rows of trees receding into the distance."--British Museum online catalogue, description of an ea...
Alternative Title:
Palais Royale de St. Jacques du costé du parc
Description:
Titles engraved below image, in English and French.
Publisher:
Printed for J. Heskett, N. 13 Sweetings Alley, Royal Exchange
Subject (Geographic):
Saint James's Park (London, England),
Subject (Name):
Saint James's Palace (London, England), and Westminster Abbey,
Subject (Topic):
Trees, Parks, Pedestrian malls, and Castles & palaces
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The Royal Palace of St. James's next the park Le Palais Royale de St. Jacques du costé du parc. [graphic] =

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