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1. A block for the wigs, or, The new state whirligig [graphic].
- Creator:
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [5 May 1783]
- Call Number:
- Auchincloss Gillray v. 1
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- The new ministry is depicted on a large carousel, erected in front of the "Crown and Royal Bob" Inn. The structure is supported by a center pole held in place by pegs labelled "Treasury," "Navy" and "Army" terminating at the top with the head of the K...
- Alternative Title:
- New state whirligig
- Description:
- Title from item.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. May 5th, 1783, by W. Humphrey, No. 227 Strand
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain and England
- Subject (Name):
- George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792, Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797, and Keppel, Augustus Keppel, Viscount, 1725-1786
- Subject (Topic):
- John Bull (Symbolic character), Politics and government, Taverns (Inns), Merry-go-rounds, Wigs, Flags, British, Robberies, and Clothing & dress
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > A block for the wigs, or, The new state whirligig [graphic].
2. A congress for peace [graphic]
- Creator:
- Brooke, William Henry, 1772-1860, printmaker, artist
- Published / Created:
- [1 September 1813]
- Call Number:
- 813.09.01.02
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Plate from the 'Satirist', xiii. 193. In the text the title continues '. . ., "alias" War'. A satire on the Congress of Prague. Four sovereigns, completely unlike the men in question, in conference. The Tsar sits behind a small rectangular table on w...
- Alternative Title:
- Satirist 1st September 1813
- Description:
- Title etched below image.
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified
- Subject (Name):
- Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821, Alexander I, Emperor of Russia, 1777-1825, Frederick William III, King of Prussia, 1770-1840, Francis I, Emperor of Austria, 1768-1835, Charles IV, King of Spain, 1748-1819, and Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821.
- Subject (Topic):
- Heads of state, Summit meetings, Cannons, Flags, Military uniforms, Daggers & swords, Crowns, and Chains
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > A congress for peace [graphic]
3. A king-fisher [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- May 1826.
- Call Number:
- 836.05.00.01+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "George IV sits on a small stone among tall bulrushes at the water's edge in profile to the left, fishing, his rod being a sceptre. Leaning forward, he looks anxiously at his tautening line. On his head is poised a small but massive crown, a creel han...
- Description:
- Title etched below image.
- Publisher:
- Fairburn, Broadway, Ludgate Hill
- Subject (Name):
- George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830 and Windsor Castle,
- Subject (Topic):
- Lakes & ponds, Fishing, Scepters, Crowns, Boots, Kingfishers, Dwellings, Castles & palaces, and Flags
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > A king-fisher [graphic].
4. A representation of the present state of France [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- August 13, 1804.
- Call Number:
- 804.08.13.01+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Napoleon, pushing an officer before him through a pillared doorway, looks back to speak to a monk and a sansculotte, shackled together, who drag a car in which is an imperial crown. They hold a large scroll inscribed: 'Most religious Sovereign - the ...
- Description:
- Title printed in letterpress above image.
- Publisher:
- Published by L. Mayer, as the act directs and Bryer, printer, Bridge Street, Blackfriars
- Subject (Name):
- Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821
- Subject (Topic):
- Military officers, French, Monks, Flags, Ethnic stereotypes, Shackles, Crowns, Columns, Demons, and Maps
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > A representation of the present state of France [graphic].
5. Blockheads [graphic].
- Creator:
- Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [approximately late August-December 1819]
- Call Number:
- Folio 724 835G v.1 (Oversize)
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Folding frontispiece to "A Political Lecture on Heads, alias Blockheads!! A Characteristic Poem: . . .Drawn from Craniological Inspection, after the Manner of Doctors Gall and Spurzheim, of Vienna. By Don Juan Asmodeus. London. Printed for the Author...
- Description:
- Title etched below image.
- Publisher:
- John Fairburn
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain.
- Subject (Name):
- George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Hertford, Isabella Anne Ingram-Seymour-Conway, Marchioness of, 1760-1834, Eldon, John Scott, Earl of, 1751-1838, Liverpool, Robert Banks Jenkinson, Earl of, 1770-1828, Sidmouth, Henry Addington, Viscount, 1757-1844, Castlereagh, Robert Stewart, Viscount, 1769-1822, Canning, George, 1770-1827, Croker, John Wilson, 1780-1857, Melville, Robert Saunders Dundas, Viscount, 1771-1851, and Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852
- Subject (Topic):
- Politicians, Whips, Handguns, Fools' caps, Bells, Spears, Mortars & pestles, Wigs, Bandages, Spoons, Bowls (Tableware), Tea services, Frogs, Flags, Pens, Snuff, Headdresses, Warships, Hats, Cannons, Daggers & swords, Mistresses, Scepters, Drinking vessels, Crowns, and Demons
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Blockheads [graphic].
6. Broken gingerbread [graphic]
- Creator:
- Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [21 April 1814]
- Call Number:
- 814.04.21.01
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "A sequel to British Museum Satires No. 10518, Gillray's 'Tiddy-Doll'. Napoleon, haggard and desperate, wearing tattered uniform without the former apron and sword, walks in profile to the left, carrying on his head a large tray. On this stand three g...
- Description:
- Title etched below image.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. April 21st, 1814, by H. Humphrey, St. James's Street
- Subject (Name):
- Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821, Joseph Bonaparte, King of Spain, 1768-1844, Louis Bonaparte, King of Holland, 1778-1846, and Jérôme Bonaparte, King of Westphalia, 1784-1860
- Subject (Topic):
- Elba and the Hundred Days, 1814-1815, Military uniforms, French, Baked products, Trays, Kings, Queens, Crowns, Scepters, Miters, Liberty cap, Flags, Brooms & brushes, Birds of prey, Bodies of water, and Cliffs
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Broken gingerbread [graphic]
7. Camera-obscura minor fuit infamia vero / [graphic]
- Creator:
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [9 May 1788]
- Call Number:
- Auchincloss Gillray v. 2
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "The design follows that of British Museum Satires No. 7313 which it parodies. Hastings (three quarter length), in profile to the right, holds out his hands to demonstrate the objects which are seen in the diminishing rays of his camera obscura, and w...
- Description:
- Title from text in bottom part of image.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. May 9th, 1788, by S.W. Fores, N. 3 Piccadilly
- Subject (Name):
- Hastings, Warren, 1732-1818, Thurlow, Edward Thurlow, Baron, 1731-1806, George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820, and Charlotte, consort of George III, King of Great Britain, 1744-1818
- Subject (Topic):
- Flags, British, Elephants, Mountains, Military officers, Carts & wagons, Decapitations, Daggers & swords, and Whales
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Camera-obscura minor fuit infamia vero / [graphic]
8. Caroline Fair, or, Mat Pudding and his mountebank [graphic].
- Creator:
- Lane, Theodore, 1800-1828, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- April 16, 1821.
- Call Number:
- Folio 724 835G v.2 (Oversize)
- Collection Title:
- Page 45. George Humphrey shop album.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Alderman Wood, as a zany at a fair, stands on a platform outside a booth addressing a crowd of spectators, half length figures in the foreground forming the base of the design. He points with his right thumb to the Queen (left), who is ready to perfo...
- Alternative Title:
- Mat Pudding and his mountebank
- Description:
- Title etched below image.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. by G. Humphrey, 27 St. James's St., London
- Subject (Name):
- Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821, Wood, Matthew, Sir, 1768-1843, Brougham and Vaux, Henry Brougham, Baron, 1778-1868, Denman, Thomas Denman, Baron, 1779-1854, and Bergami, Bartolomeo Bergami, Baron
- Subject (Topic):
- John Bull (Symbolic character), Circus performers, Circuses & shows, Stages (Platforms)., Spectators, Honor guards, Trumpets, Banners, Fools' caps, Boots, Documents, Signs (Notices), Crowns, Feathers, Liberty cap, Donkeys, Swings, Show tents, and Flags
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Caroline Fair, or, Mat Pudding and his mountebank [graphic].
9. Caroline [graphic]
- Creator:
- Vowles, S., active 1820-1825, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [6 November 1820]
- Call Number:
- Folio 724 835G v.2 (Oversize)
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "The Queen stands full face, at the base of a pillar (right), holding up a scroll: 'Firm in my Innocence and secure of my Peoples Love, I smile at my Enemies impotent attempts to injure me, And Ride Secure Amid The Storm.' In her left hand is a rolled...
- Description:
- Title from text below image.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. Novr. 6, 1820, by Hodgson, 43, King Stt., Snow Hill, London
- Subject (Name):
- Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821
- Subject (Topic):
- Columns, Scrolls (Information artifacts), Hats, Feathers, Robes, Wreaths, Documents, and Flags
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Caroline [graphic]