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1. A moral and physical thermometer illustrated by the celebrated Docr. Lettsom / [graphic]
- Creator:
- Williams, Charles, active 1797-1830, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [June 1827]
- Call Number:
- 827.06.00.05+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Against the left margin is a thermometer inscribed with degrees upwards and downwards from 0, in the centre. Those above zero are headed Temperance, those below Intemperance. Reading downwards: [70] Water; 60 Milk & Water; 50 Small Beer; 40 Cyder; 30 Wine; 20 Porter; 10 Ale Stou[t] ; 0; 10 Punch; 20 Toddy Crank; 30 Grog and Brandy Water; 40 Flip, Shrub; 50 Bitters infused in Spirits Usquebaugh. Hysteric Waters; 60 Gin Anniseed Brandy Rum and Whisky in the Morning; 70 D° during the day and Night. The rest of the plate is covered with eighteen small realistic designs arranged in three columns; the upper half show the results of Temperance and are headed Benefits. They are: Health. A sportsman tramps up hill with dog and gun. Respect, Esteem, & Reputation. A well-dressed couple walking to church preceded by children are greeted with a bow and a curtsey from a prosperous-looking pair. Cheerfullness. Three men drink, smoke, and sing at a table on which is a decanter. Wealth. Three men count great quantities of coin and notes. Happiness. Parents caress two children while an elder girl plays the piano. Strength. A man in a warehouse lifts up a big weight to the astonishment of another who holds a smaller one. Serenity of mind. A man sits with folded arms on a garden seat facing flowers. Old Age. A lady brings a little girl to an old man who sits with a large book beside him; the child offers him fruit. Nourishment when taken at meals or in moderate quantities. A well-covered dinner-table. Two men drain large tankards, two ladies hold glasses. The designs illustrating the consequences of Intemperance are in columns headed: [1] Vices, [2] Diseases, [3] Punishments. [1] Idleness. Three men, one tipsy, outside a rustic ale-house. Quarrell, Fighting, Swearing, and Obscenity. Two men fight; a tankard of gin lies on the floor. Swindling, perjury, burglary, murder Suicide. Two men in a wood with their dead victim; one rifles his pocket, the other loads his pistol. [2] Sickness, & Tremor in the Morning. A man, half-dressed, sits in a bedroom, leaning his head on his hand. Inflamed eyes, red nose & face sore and swelled legs. A doctor attends to his patient whose leg is supported on a stool. Dropsy, Epilipsy [sic], Melancholy, madness, palsy, appoplexy, Death. Men lift a man who has collapsed in the street; spectators stand round. [3] Poverty and Debt. Scene in a garret. A row of creditors, including a milkwoman, hold out their bills to a dismayed man. Two small children stand behind. Rags, hunger, and, the Poor-house. A man in tatters faces a stout citizen who points with his thumb to the large poor-house behind a wall. Jail, Whiping [sic], the Hulks, Botany-bay the Gallows. Four men, handcuffed in pairs, are led to a ship's boat by an armed man."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Text below title: Dedicated to that eccentric gentleman Mr. Abernethy, who posessing the abilitie of a skilfull Docr. yet disowns the title. NB. Recomemended [sic] to the serious study of all sober heaads [sic] of families., and Temporary local Medical Library subject terms: Alcoholism, Prevention and Control.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. June 1827 by S. Knights, Sweetings Alley
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain.
- Subject (Name):
- Abernethy, John, 1764-1831. and Lettsom, John Coakley, 1744-1815.
- Subject (Topic):
- Alcoholism, Prevention, Temperance, and Thermometers
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > A moral and physical thermometer illustrated by the celebrated Docr. Lettsom / [graphic]
2. A moral and physical thermometer illustrated by the celebrated Docr. Lettsom / [graphic]
- Creator:
- Williams, Charles, active 1797-1830, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [June 1827]
- Call Number:
- Print10198
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Against the left margin is a thermometer inscribed with degrees upwards and downwards from 0, in the centre. Those above zero are headed Temperance, those below Intemperance. Reading downwards: [70] Water; 60 Milk & Water; 50 Small Beer; 40 Cyder; 30 Wine; 20 Porter; 10 Ale Stou[t] ; 0; 10 Punch; 20 Toddy Crank; 30 Grog and Brandy Water; 40 Flip, Shrub; 50 Bitters infused in Spirits Usquebaugh. Hysteric Waters; 60 Gin Anniseed Brandy Rum and Whisky in the Morning; 70 D° during the day and Night. The rest of the plate is covered with eighteen small realistic designs arranged in three columns; the upper half show the results of Temperance and are headed Benefits. They are: Health. A sportsman tramps up hill with dog and gun. Respect, Esteem, & Reputation. A well-dressed couple walking to church preceded by children are greeted with a bow and a curtsey from a prosperous-looking pair. Cheerfullness. Three men drink, smoke, and sing at a table on which is a decanter. Wealth. Three men count great quantities of coin and notes. Happiness. Parents caress two children while an elder girl plays the piano. Strength. A man in a warehouse lifts up a big weight to the astonishment of another who holds a smaller one. Serenity of mind. A man sits with folded arms on a garden seat facing flowers. Old Age. A lady brings a little girl to an old man who sits with a large book beside him; the child offers him fruit. Nourishment when taken at meals or in moderate quantities. A well-covered dinner-table. Two men drain large tankards, two ladies hold glasses. The designs illustrating the consequences of Intemperance are in columns headed: [1] Vices, [2] Diseases, [3] Punishments. [1] Idleness. Three men, one tipsy, outside a rustic ale-house. Quarrell, Fighting, Swearing, and Obscenity. Two men fight; a tankard of gin lies on the floor. Swindling, perjury, burglary, murder Suicide. Two men in a wood with their dead victim; one rifles his pocket, the other loads his pistol. [2] Sickness, & Tremor in the Morning. A man, half-dressed, sits in a bedroom, leaning his head on his hand. Inflamed eyes, red nose & face sore and swelled legs. A doctor attends to his patient whose leg is supported on a stool. Dropsy, Epilipsy [sic], Melancholy, madness, palsy, appoplexy, Death. Men lift a man who has collapsed in the street; spectators stand round. [3] Poverty and Debt. Scene in a garret. A row of creditors, including a milkwoman, hold out their bills to a dismayed man. Two small children stand behind. Rags, hunger, and, the Poor-house. A man in tatters faces a stout citizen who points with his thumb to the large poor-house behind a wall. Jail, Whiping [sic], the Hulks, Botany-bay the Gallows. Four men, handcuffed in pairs, are led to a ship's boat by an armed man."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Text below title: Dedicated to that eccentric gentleman Mr. Abernethy, who posessing the abilitie of a skilfull Docr. yet disowns the title. NB. Recomemended [sic] to the serious study of all sober heaads [sic] of families., Temporary local Medical Library subject terms: Alcoholism, Prevention and Control., 1 print : etching ; plate mark 343 x 245 mm., and Hand-colored.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. June 1827 by S. Knights, Sweetings Alley
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain.
- Subject (Name):
- Abernethy, John, 1764-1831. and Lettsom, John Coakley, 1744-1815.
- Subject (Topic):
- Alcoholism, Prevention, Temperance, and Thermometers
- Found in:
- Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > A moral and physical thermometer illustrated by the celebrated Docr. Lettsom / [graphic]
3. The tunnel!!!, or, Another bubble burst! [graphic].
- Creator:
- Williams, Charles, active 1797-1830, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [May 1827]
- Call Number:
- 827.05.00.03+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A satire: The breech of the Thames Tunnel and its subsequent flooding in May 1827. The visitors to this popular site are shown fleeing in panic as disaster strikes. Water pours into the tunnel from the top left while workers watch in horror and shout warnings. Engineer Marc Brunel, whose tunnelling shield technology was used in the construction of the tunnel, stands on a ladder next to the cascade and exclaims "My hypothesis is gone to the devil". Well-dressed ladies and gentlemen trip over themselves while racing towards the right, with one visitor remarking "If I can get home before this transpires I'll sell my shares immediately", a reference to the South Sea Bubble that is also referenced in the title. Above the speech bubbles of the frantic crowd is a sign on the wall of the tunnel proclaiming "The tunnel being perfectly dry and safe the public are invited to visit it every day Sunday excepted. Admittance one shilling".
- Alternative Title:
- Another bubble burst!
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Attribution to Charles Williams from dealer's description., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Four columns of verse, with two additional lines centered below, etched below title: Old father Thames someday ago, thinkining [sic] he heard a noise below ..., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Mounted on modern white card stock.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. May 1827 by S. Knights, Sweetings Alley, Royal Exchange
- Subject (Geographic):
- Thames Tunnel (London, England), England, and London.
- Subject (Name):
- Brunel, Marc Isambard, 1769-1849
- Subject (Topic):
- Construction workers, Sightseers, Disasters, Tunnels, and Crowds
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The tunnel!!!, or, Another bubble burst! [graphic].
4. View of Wirtemburg from Greenwich [graphic].
- Creator:
- Williams, Charles, active 1797-1830, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [June 1827?]
- Call Number:
- 827.06.00.02+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Description:
- Title from caption below image., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue. See Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 10, p. 683., Questionable publication date from the arrival of the Queen of Württemberg in London, 15 June 1827., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., Temporary local subject terms: Ships -- Royal Sovereign -- Rowing-boats -- Sailors -- Naval uniforms -- Officer uniforms -- Bayonetted guns -- Oars., and Numbered in ms. at top of sheet: 10.
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified
- Subject (Name):
- Charlotte, Queen, Consort of Frederick I, King of Württemberg, 1766-1828
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > View of Wirtemburg from Greenwich [graphic].