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1. Reposing on a bed of roses [graphic]
- Creator:
- Williams, Charles, active 1797-1830, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [April 1806]
- Call Number:
- 806.04.00.03+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Ministers recline on a large low platform, representing a magnificent state bed, which is completely covered with roses. It recedes in perspective from left to right. On the left is Fox, looking sourly over his left shoulder at his neighbour, Sherida...
- Description:
- Title etched below image.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. April 1806 by Walker, 7 Cornhill
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain
- Subject (Name):
- Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Hastings, Francis Rawdon-Hastings, Marquess of, 1754-1826, Erskine, Thomas Erskine, Baron, 1750-1823, Grey, Charles Grey, Earl, 1764-1845, Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816, Ellenborough, Edward Law, Baron, 1750-1818, Windham, William, 1750-1810, Lansdowne, Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, Marquess of, 1780-1863, Castlereagh, Robert Stewart, Viscount, 1769-1822., and Cobbett, William, 1763-1835.
- Subject (Topic):
- Politics and government, Beds, Roses, and Draperies
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Reposing on a bed of roses [graphic]
2. The blessings of peace [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- April 16, 1783.
- Call Number:
- 783.04.16.04+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- George III, surrounded by members of the present and former governments, stands on the British shore of the Atlantic Ocean. He holds out his arms in a gesture of uncertainty asking, "My Lords and Gentlemen, what should I do." Each of the statesmen giv...
- Description:
- BEIN BrSides 2019 472: On sheet 29.5 x 36.8 cm. Forms part of the Benjamin Franklin Collection.
- Publisher:
- Publish'd according to Act of Parliament, by M. Smith in Fleet Street
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain
- Subject (Name):
- George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820., Louis XVI, King of France, 1754-1793., Charles III, King of Spain, 1716-1788., Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790., Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806., Richmond and Lennox, Charles Lennox, Duke of, 1735-1806., Lansdowne, William Petty, Marquis of, 1737-1805., Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797., Thurlow, Edward Thurlow, Baron, 1731-1806., Mansfield, David Murray, Earl of, 1727-1796., Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816., North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792., Pitt, William, 1759-1806., Nugent, Robert Craggs Nugent, Earl, 1702?-1788., Keppel, Augustus Keppel, Viscount, 1725-1786., Dunning, John, Baron Ashburton, 1731-1783., and Amherst, Jeffery Amherst, Baron, 1717-1797.
- Subject (Topic):
- Politics and government, Foreign relations, Fighting, Disabled veterans, Witches, Thistles, and Clothing & dress
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The blessings of peace [graphic].
3. The matter reversed, or, One good turn deserves another [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- [24 May 1787]
- Call Number:
- 787.05.24.02+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "The Duchess of Devonshire sits astride a galloping fox, her face to its tail. A signpost by the fox's head points (left) 'To Cuckolds Hall'; on the top of the post is a pair of horns. The Duchess wears a hat trimmed with ostrich feathers and with a r...
- Alternative Title:
- One good turn deserves another
- Description:
- Title etched below image.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. May 24, 1787, by J. Notice, Oxford Road
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain
- Subject (Name):
- Cavendish, Georgiana Spencer, Duchess of Devonshire, 1757-1806, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Cavendish, Georgiana Spencer, Duchess of Devonshire, 1757-1806., and Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806.
- Subject (Topic):
- Politics and government, Adultery, Foxes, and Traffic signs & signals
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The matter reversed, or, One good turn deserves another [graphic].
