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1.
A disappointed dinnerhunter A bullet in ; A long sermon ; A neglected genius. [art original]

Creator:
Grant, C. J. (Charles Jameson), active 1830-1852, artist
Published / Created:
[between 1830 and 1852]
Call Number:
Drawings G761 no. 3 Box D123
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A drawing of four scenes, with caricatured figures with large heads and very small bodies. Upper left: A man with a monocle (right) inquires of the butler on a threshold with pillar to his left, "Is your master within. No Mr. Smallfeast he's gone out ...
Description:
Title from captions written each image.
Subject (Name):
Hogarth, William, 1697-1764.
Subject (Topic):
Artists, Butlers, Clergy, Congregations, Soldiers, British, and Sleeping
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > A disappointed dinnerhunter A bullet in ; A long sermon ; A neglected genius. [art original]

2.
About your business [art original]

Creator:
Cruikshank, Isaac, 1764-1811, artist
Published / Created:
[1795]
Call Number:
Drawings W87 no. 56 Box D180
Image Count:
1
Abstract:
An ugly man in old-fashioned dress stands full-face, toes turned in, squinting, and looking downwards. An 'Address' is in his right hand, his left hand is in his breeches pocket; a document inscribed 'Observations' protrudes from his coat-pocket. His ...
Alternative Title:
Deputy Pendulum's motion for an address
Description:
Title from words written around the face of the clock.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain. and Great Britain
Subject (Topic):
Freedom of speech, Petition, Right of, Sedition, Politics and government, Clocks & watches, City council members, Hearing aids, Sleeping, Public speaking, and Yawning
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > About your business [art original]

3.
Mr. & Mrs. Caudle [graphic].

Published / Created:
[1839?]
Call Number:
839.00.00.14
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A man lies on his side in his bed beside his wife who facing the viewer, both in night caps, and lying against pillows. Only their heads are visible above the covers. Below title: "Caudle, you shan't close your eyes for a week-no you shan't-unless you...
Alternative Title:
Mr. and Mrs. Caudle
Description:
Title from text within image.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Topic):
Beds, Spouses, and Sleeping
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Mr. & Mrs. Caudle [graphic].

4.
Nap in the country [graphic]

Creator:
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1785] and [printed 1977]
Call Number:
Paulson 785.00.00.09.1+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Two designs on one plate. Top (British Museum Satires No. 6868): A young woman lies under a tree asleep, partly supported by a small beer barrel; a rake is beside her. Next her a young man sits up yawning and stretching. A dog sits beside them; in th...
Alternative Title:
Nap in the country ; Nap in town
Description:
Titles etched below images.
Publisher:
Pubd. by S. Alken, No. 3 Dufours Place, Broad Street, Soho
Subject (Topic):
Agricultural laborers, Cats, Chairs, Couples, Dogs, Obesity, Sheep, Sleeping, Sofas, and Yawning
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Nap in the country [graphic]

5.
The blue devils!! [art original]

Creator:
Woodward, G. M. (George Moutard), approximately 1760-1809, artist
Published / Created:
[ca. 1799]
Call Number:
Drawings W87 no. 20 Box D175
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
An elderly man in repose, nearly sleeping, on a slipcovered chair before his fireplace is approached by a swarm of winged blue devils emerging from the smoke drifting from the fire
Description:
Artist's signature and title from caption inscribed in black ink below image in the artist's hand.
Subject (Topic):
Demons, Fear, Fireplaces, Older people, and Sleeping
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The blue devils!! [art original]

6.
The fox at the cupboard [art original]

Creator:
Grant, C. J. (Charles Jameson), active 1830-1852, artist
Published / Created:
[between 1830 and 1852]
Call Number:
Drawings G761 no. 5 Box D123
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A view of the interior of a cottage with an old woman asleep in a chair, her feet resting on a low footstool in front of open door (left); in her lap she holds an open book and a pair of spectacles. On the right, a boy in a smock stands on a stool in ...
Description:
Title from caption in artist's hand written below image.
Subject (Topic):
Boys, Cats, Cupboards, Dwellings, Eating & drinking, Interiors, Sleeping, and Women
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The fox at the cupboard [art original]

7.
The same having an after dinner's nap [art original].

Published / Created:
[1790?]
Call Number:
Drawings Un58 no. 14 Box D155
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
In profile a middle-aged gentleman in a formal coat takes a nap while sitting in his chair, arms crossed below his chest
Alternative Title:
Having an after dinner's nap
Description:
Title from caption inscribed below image.
Subject (Topic):
Sleeping and Chairs
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The same having an after dinner's nap [art original].

8.
[The sleeping congregation] [graphic]

Creator:
Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, printmaker
Published / Created:
[21 April 1762] and [printed 1830s?]
Call Number:
Paulson 762.04.21.01.1
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
The scene is the interior of a perpendicular Gothic church. The sand in the hourglass has run out, but the preacher continues to lecture, oblivious to the fact that his congregation has fallen asleep. The clerk below the pulpit eyes the bosom of the y...
Description:
Title and state from Paulson.
Publisher:
Wm. Hogarth
Subject (Topic):
Clergy, Lust, Preaching, Religion, Religious services, and Sleeping
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > [The sleeping congregation] [graphic]