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1.
East House Seminary, for young ladies, Kennington Lane, Lambeth, by Misses Watts and Wood

Published / Created:
[between 1810 and 1820?]
Call Number:
File 659 810 Ea11
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Advertisement for a girls' school in south London. An engraved vignette at the head of the sheet displays girls listening to a reading, while a vignette at the foot depicts a white and a black child embracing, presumably an indication of the proprieto...
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
England, London., and England.
Subject (Topic):
Hotels, Schools, Girls, Education, School children, Race relations, and Reading
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > East House Seminary, for young ladies, Kennington Lane, Lambeth, by Misses Watts and Wood

2.
General James Oglethorpe [graphic]

Creator:
Ireland, Samuel, -1800, printmaker, artist
Published / Created:
[1823?]
Call Number:
Folio 225 884S Copy 2
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Portrait of James Edward Oglethorpe, full-length, in profile to the left, seated on a stool with his legs crossed at the sale of Dr. Johnson's books, with a walking stick in his hand, reading a book, with a tricorne over his long curling wig, dressed...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Oglethorpe, James, 1696-1785,
Subject (Topic):
Stools, Staffs (Sticks), Books, Reading, and Daggers & swords
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > General James Oglethorpe [graphic]

3.
La promenade en famille a sketch from life / [graphic]

Creator:
Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
Published / Created:
[23 April 1797]
Call Number:
Auchincloss Gillray v. 9
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"The Duke of Clarence drags his three children (left to right) in a go-cart. His waistcoat is open, a handkerchief under his hat drapes his head, perspiration pours from his forehead. The boy, an infant replica of his father, holds a pair of reins whi...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. April 23d, 1797, by H. Humphrey, New Bond & St. James's Street's
Subject (Name):
William IV, King of Great Britain, 1765-1837, Jordan, Dorothy, 1761-1816, and Munster, George Augustus Frederick FitzClarence, Earl of, 1794-1842
Subject (Topic):
Strollers (Baby carriages)., Walking, and Reading
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > La promenade en famille a sketch from life / [graphic]

4.
Le négligé [graphic].

Creator:
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
Published / Created:
[6 March 1786]
Call Number:
Auchincloss Rowlandson v. 2
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A young woman (negligent of her other duties) reading in an armchair, by a grand fireplace with a bas-relief decoration of a reclining nude; head in profile to right, wearing a mob cap and voluminous skirts; a poker is stuck in the grate of the blazi...
Alternative Title:
Négligée
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Published March 6th, 1786, by S.W. Fores, at the Caracature Warehouse, No. 3 Piccadilly
Subject (Topic):
Women, Reading, Chairs, and Fireplaces
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Le négligé [graphic].

5.
Le négligé [graphic].

Creator:
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
Published / Created:
[6 March 1786]
Call Number:
Paulson 786.03.06.03
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A young woman (negligent of her other duties) reading in an armchair, by a grand fireplace with a bas-relief decoration of a reclining nude; head in profile to right, wearing a mob cap and voluminous skirts; a poker is stuck in the grate of the blazi...
Alternative Title:
Négligée
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Published March 6th, 1786, by S.W. Fores, at the Caracature Warehouse, No. 3 Piccadilly
Subject (Topic):
Women, Reading, Chairs, and Fireplaces
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Le négligé [graphic].

6.
The march of intellect [graphic]

Creator:
Heath, Henry, active 1824-1850, printmaker
Published / Created:
[April 1828]
Call Number:
828.04.00.03
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
An aspirational dustman in ragged clothes, a monocle hanging from his hat, and smoking a cigar, sits in a chair before the hearth reading a book, "An introduction to the pleasures of ... schince by Barnart Botherum [...] dedicated to the majesty of th...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Published April 1828 by S. Maunder, 10 Newgate Street
Subject (Topic):
Garbage collecting, Chimney sweeps, Dogs, Interiors, Fireplaces, Smoking, and Reading
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The march of intellect [graphic]

7.
The sad story [graphic]

Creator:
Smith, John Raphael, 1752-1812, printmaker
Published / Created:
[29 July 1782]
Call Number:
Folio 75 B87 770 (Oversize)
Collection Title:
Page 101. Bunbury album.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A woman sitting in a chair at left reading from a book to a girl with a dog and boy standing and another girl sitting at right, all with sullen expressions; after Bunbury, second state before publication line altered."--British Museum online catalogu...
Description:
Title engraved below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. July 29, 1782, by I.R. Smith, No. 83 Oxford Street
Subject (Topic):
Reading, Children, Dogs, and Sadness
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The sad story [graphic]

8.
The sad story [graphic]

Creator:
Smith, John Raphael, 1752-1812, printmaker
Published / Created:
[29 July 1782]
Call Number:
Folio 75 B87 770 (Oversize)
Collection Title:
Page 101. Bunbury album.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A woman sitting in a chair at left reading from a book to a girl with a dog and boy standing and another girl sitting at right, all with sullen expressions; after Bunbury, second state before publication line altered."--British Museum online catalogu...
Description:
Title engraved below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. July 29, 1782, by I.R. Smith, No. 83 Oxford Street
Subject (Topic):
Reading, Children, Dogs, and Sadness
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The sad story [graphic]

9.
The young politicians [graphic].

Published / Created:
[approximately 1763]
Call Number:
763.00.00.132
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Two boys shown half-length, the nearest on the left glancing at the viewer and holding a copy of the 'The North Briton / no. 45', his hat under his arm, while the other young man reads over his shoulder."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title engraved below image.
Publisher:
Printed for Carington Bowles, No. 69 in St. Pauls Church Yard, London
Subject (Topic):
Boys and Reading
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The young politicians [graphic].

10.
[Samuel Johnson L.L.D.] [graphic]

Creator:
Claussin, Ignace Joseph de, 1795-1844, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1813]
Call Number:
Folio 53 Sh52 M78
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Portrait of Samuel Johnson, half length, to the right, reading a book, holding it close to his face; after Northcote."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from later state.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784,
Subject (Topic):
Authors, British, and Reading
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > [Samuel Johnson L.L.D.] [graphic]