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1. [George Canning] [graphic].
- Creator:
- Ward, William, 1766-1826, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [1813]
- Call Number:
- Folio 53 Sh52 M78
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Portrait standing three-quarter length with his right hand inside his coat, holding papers in his left hand, head turned in three-quarter profile to left; wearing dark suit, white cravat and his hair short, with long sideburns; pillar behind at left."--British Museum online catalogue, description of a later state
- Alternative Title:
- Right Honble. G. Canning, M.P. and Right Honourable George Canning, M.P.
- Description:
- Title devised by cataloger; alternative title from lettered state., Artist and printmaker from statements of responsibility on lettered state: Painted by T. Stewardson Esqr., portrait painter to H.R.H. the Princess of Wales ; engrav'd by William Ward, engraver to their R.H. the Prince Regent & Duke of York., Proof before letters. For the lettered state with the title "The Right Honble. G. Canning, M.P.", see British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1902,1011.6204., Publication information inferred from imprint on lettered state: Publishd. Novr. 1, 1813, by Wm. Ward, 24 Buckingham Place, Fitzroy Square., Sheet trimmed within plate mark on two sides., Bound in opposite page 550 (leaf numbered '138' in pencil) in volume 3 of an extra-illustrated copy of: Moore, T. Memoirs of the life of the Right Honourable Richard Brinsley Sheridan., and Manuscript title "George Canning" in ink below image.
- Publisher:
- Wm. Ward
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain.
- Subject (Name):
- Canning, George, 1770-1827,
- Subject (Topic):
- Statesmen, British, and Politicians
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > [George Canning] [graphic].
2. Jack in the bilboes from Mr. Dibdin's celebrated song call'd My Poll & my partner Joe / [graphic]
- Creator:
- Ward, William, 1766-1826, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [8 September 1806]
- Call Number:
- 806.09.08.02++
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Description:
- Title from caption below image., Two lines of text below title: Till woe is me so lubberly, the press gang came and pressed me., Numbered "Plate 2" above title., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
- Publisher:
- Pub. as the Act directs Septr. 8, 1806, by James Linnell, No. 2, Streatham Strt., Charlotte Strt., Bloomsbury
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Jack in the bilboes from Mr. Dibdin's celebrated song call'd My Poll & my partner Joe / [graphic]
3. George Morland [graphic]
- Creator:
- Ward, William, 1766-1826, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [1 January 1805]
- Call Number:
- 805.01.01.07
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Portrait seen seated half-length within rectangular frame, almost in profile to left drawing, eyes to front; wearing plain coat and necktie."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title engraved below image., State from: Russell, C.E. English mezzotint portraits and their states., and Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark resulting in loss of all inscriptions. Description based on impression of the third state in the British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1950,0520.142.
- Publisher:
- Pub. Jan. 1, 1805, by J. Harris, Gerrard Street, Soho
- Subject (Topic):
- Artists and British
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > George Morland [graphic]
4. [Arthur Murphy Esqr.].
- Creator:
- Ward, William, 1766-1826, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [5 October 1803]
- Call Number:
- Portraits M978 no. 1+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Portrait seated almost whole-length slightly to left and reading at table, head turned to face right; wearing dark suit, frill and ruffles and his hair powdered and curled"--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title, printmaker, artist, and imprint from the British Museum online catalogue, registration no.:1902,1011.6256., Sheet trimmed with loss of imprint., and Mounted on sheet 485 x 371.
- Publisher:
- Published Octr. 5th 1803, by John P. Thompson, Great Newport Street, printseller to His Majesty & the Duke & Duchess of York
- Subject (Name):
- Murphy, Arthur, 1727-1805,
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > [Arthur Murphy Esqr.].
5. [The reading Magdalen] [graphic]
- Creator:
- Ward, William, 1766-1826, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [ca. 1792]
- Call Number:
- Folio 33 30 Copy 4
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "A young woman lying on her front on the ground, in loose drapery with an ointment jar beside her, reading from a large volume, propped up on right elbow, her hand to her forehead, twined in long golden curls, hanging loose over her shoulder, in a leafy leandscape."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title from British Museum online catalogue., Possibly a proof state before Bible verse added below image. Cf. British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1837,0408.139., Publication information from imprint on British Museum impression: London, Published Jany. 1, 1792, by A.C. de Poggi, St. George's Row, Hyde Park., Sheet trimmed within plate mark with possible loss of text from bottom edge., and Mounted on page 167 of William Bawtree's extra-illustrated copy of Horace Walpole's: A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole. Strawberry Hill : Printed by Thomas Kirgate, 1784. See A.T. Hazen's Bibliography of the Strawberry Hill Press (1973 ed.), no. 30, copy 11.
- Publisher:
- A.C. de Poggi
- Subject (Name):
- Mary Magdalene, Saint,
- Subject (Topic):
- Reading and Saints
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > [The reading Magdalen] [graphic]
6. The fruits of early industry & oeconomy [graphic]
- Creator:
- Ward, William, 1766-1826, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [1 November 1789]
- Call Number:
- 789.11.01.01++
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "A family in a wealthy interior; an elderly man at centre, seated at a table, a glass in his left hand, holding out his right to receive coins from a younger man standing to left with his right hand on a book and a quill in his mouth; on the table, another glass, writing materials, coins and notes; to right, a woman wearing a large feathered hat, supporting, and holding up a bunch of grapes for, a young child standing on a chair; looking on from behind the chair, a boy and, at right, a black servant holding a bowl of fruit, his left hand on the chair; in front of the table, a young girl lying on the carpet with a spaniel; a shipping wharf seen through an open window to left"--British Museum online catalogue and A large painting on the back wall shows a large country estate which amplifies the subject of the print
- Alternative Title:
- Fruits of early industry and oeconomy and Fruits of early industry and economy
- Description:
- Title from text below image., Eight lines of verse beneath image, four on either side of title: Lo here, what ease, what elegance, you see, the just reward of youthfull industry ..., and Companion print to: The effects of youthful extravagance & idleness.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. Novr. 1, 1789, by T. Simpson, St. Pauls Church Yard
- Subject (Topic):
- Black people, Interiors, Families, Writing materials, Wealth, Servants, Dogs, and Piers & wharves
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The fruits of early industry & oeconomy [graphic]
7. The effects of youthful extravagance & idleness [graphic]
- Creator:
- Ward, William, 1766-1826, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [1 July 1789]
- Call Number:
- 789.07.01.03++
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Poverty-stricken family in bare, attic interior; man seated at left beside table, skinny dog beside him, looking away from woman, standing in centre mending garment, watched by boy lying on floor and resting on stool at right, looking up from his reading; young woman sitting dejectedly with bellows beside fireplace, at right; published state."--British Museum online catalogue
- Alternative Title:
- Effects of youthful extravagance and idleness
- Description:
- Title from text below image., Eight lines of verse beneath image, four on either side of title: What misery in a narrow scale confined! The mournful work of one degenerate mind ..., and Companion print to: The fruits of early industry & oeconomy.
- Publisher:
- Publish'd July 1, 1789, by T. Simpson, St. Pauls Church Yard
- Subject (Topic):
- Bellows, Dogs, Interiors, Families, Poor persons, Poverty, Sewing, and Fireplaces
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The effects of youthful extravagance & idleness [graphic]
8. Monsieur de St. George from an original picture at Mr. H. Angelo's Academy / [graphic]
- Creator:
- Ward, William, 1766-1826, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [4 April 1788]
- Call Number:
- Portraits Sa139 no. 1+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Portrait seen half-length slightly to right holding rapier in his right hand, and resting his right arm on ledge before music manuscript and violin, eyes to front, wearing red coat, cravat and wig; sky behind."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, a champion fencer, violinist and conductor in Paris; son of George Bologne de Saint-Georges and Nanon, his African slave. First classical composer of African ancestry; also known as the "Black Mozart"., Title etched below the image in dotted letters., and Ten lines of French verse in two columns below title: Dans les armes jamais on ne vit son egal ...
- Publisher:
- Publish'd April 4th, 1788, by Bradshaw, No. 4 Coventry Street
- Subject (Name):
- Saint-Georges, Joseph Bologne, chevalier de, 1745-1799,
- Subject (Topic):
- Composers and Fencers
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Monsieur de St. George from an original picture at Mr. H. Angelo's Academy / [graphic]
9. The preservation of Sir Richard MacGwire who fell into the sea (by the descent of a balloon) off the coast of Ireland, on the 12th of May, 1785 / [graphic]
- Creator:
- Ward, William, 1766-1826, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [4 June 1787]
- Call Number:
- Drawer 787.06.04.02+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "A young man being hauled out of the water by men in a fishing boat, one holding onto a pole he clutches, another supported by his companions, as he reaches out over the side of the boat to seize the drowning man's jacket; with three gentlemen in a boat behind to right and a hot-air balloon sinking in the waves in the background; after Barralet."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title engraved below image.
- Publisher:
- Published as the act directs June 4th, 1787, by Thos. Milton, No. 40 Great Queen Street, Lincolns Inn Fields, London, and by J. James Barralet, in Dublin
- Subject (Name):
- MacGwire, Richard, active 1785,
- Subject (Topic):
- Ballooning accidents, Balloons (Aircraft), Fishing boats, and Rescues
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The preservation of Sir Richard MacGwire who fell into the sea (by the descent of a balloon) off the coast of Ireland, on the 12th of May, 1785 / [graphic]
10. Suspence [graphic]
- Creator:
- Ward, William, 1766-1826, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [circa 1788?]
- Call Number:
- 788.00.00.38+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Within the frame of an oval 'window', one well-dressed young woman sits facing the viewer with her back to the wall, looking intently at a watch in her right hand. Her companion leans on the back of a chair, facing the seated woman, her back to the viewer. She points to the wall-clock which hangs on the wall behind the sitter as does a mirror which is positioned so as to see the back of the sitter's head and the faint outline of her companion. In the right foreground on an oval table at the sitter's elbow sits a tea tray -- two cups and saucers, a creamer, a small teapot, and a box. Also on the table stands a samovar
- Description:
- Title from item., Sheet trimmed within plate mark with loss of all but top sliver of imprint statement., An early work by Morland that is a campanion painting to "The novelists", both of which use his wife and sister, wife of William Ward, as the two women models. Cf. Memoirs of the life of the late George Morland / by J. Hassell. London : J. Cundee [etc.], 1806, Appendix no. 78., and Two lines of verse on either side of title: This tormenting suspence my fond hopes o'er cast, lest the youth of my choice prove unkind. Be patient sweet, Mistress, the appointment's not past, and I'm certian he'll not be behind.
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain
- Subject (Topic):
- Courtship, Teapots, and Women
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Suspence [graphic]
