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1.
Anticipation bringing them to the scratch. Hercules in the Church, or, The tithes in danger

Creator:
Phillips, John, fl. 1825-1831, printmaker
Published / Created:
May 1829.
Call Number:
829.05.00.07+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Wellington in civilian dress stands between two fat bishops wearing mitres pulling each by an ear as they vomit huge streams of gold coins into a large wooden tub that is labeled: Receptacle for the poor curates, repairs of churches, and support of pa...
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
Pub. by S.W. Fores, 41 Piccadilly
Subject (Name):
Wellington, Arthur Wellesley,
Subject (Topic):
Avarice, Bishops, Clergy, Coins, and Tithes
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Anticipation bringing them to the scratch. Hercules in the Church, or, The tithes in danger / [graphic]

2.
English coronet auction by K-, P- & Co., or, Comfort for the late French noblesse [graphic]

Creator:
Byron, Frederick George, 1764-1792, attributed name
Published / Created:
July 8, 1790.
Call Number:
790.07.08.01+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
In a large room French aristocrats crowd across a table from Pitt who is taking money while handing a pen to the man opposite who holds a crown in his left arm as he throws coins toward Pitt's grasping hand. Above Pitt stands George III behind podium,...
Alternative Title:
English coronet auction by King, Pitt & Co., or, Comfort for the late French noblesse and Comfort for the late French noblesse
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. by Willm. Holland, No. 50 Oxford Street
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain., France, and France.
Subject (Name):
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820, Charlotte, Queen, consort of George III, King of Great Britain, 1744-1818, and Pitt, William, 1759-1806
Subject (Topic):
Refugees, History, Avarice, Auctions, Corruption, Crowds, Crowns, and Nobility
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > English coronet auction by K-, P- & Co., or, Comfort for the late French noblesse [graphic]

3.
Hospitality kicking avarice out of doors, or, New tenants at a mansion house [graphic].

Published / Created:
Novr. 9, 1799.
Call Number:
799.11.09.02++
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A caricature of the new Lord Mayor of London: Harvey Combe stands centered in a hall, surrounded by a desperate looking group of people both rich and poor, who kneel and beg. A skeletal man (butcher?) holds a knife in one hand and a scroll in the othe...
Alternative Title:
New tenants at a mansion house
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Sold by all the printsellers in London
Subject (Geographic):
England.
Subject (Name):
Combe, Harvey Christian, 1752-1818 and Glyn, Richard Carr, Sir, 1755-1838
Subject (Topic):
Politicians, Avarice, Pleading (Begging), Butchers, Kicking, Poor persons, Interiors, Cats, Dogs, Putti, and Spiders
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Hospitality kicking avarice out of doors, or, New tenants at a mansion house [graphic].

4.
Monstrous craws at a new coalition feast [graphic].

Creator:
Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
Published / Created:
[29 May 1787]
Call Number:
787.05.29.01.1++
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
George III, dressed as an old woman, the Queen, and the Prince of Wales in a fool's cap decorated with his three feathers, are seated around a basin perched on the laps of the King and Queen, marked "John Bull's Blood" and filled with gold coins. All ...
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
Pubd. May 29th, 1787, by S.W. Fores, Piccadilly
Subject (Name):
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820, Charlotte, Queen, consort of George III, King of Great Britain, 1744-1818, and George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830
Subject (Topic):
Avarice and Gluttony
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Monstrous craws at a new coalition feast [graphic].

5.
Monstrous craws at a new coalition feast [graphic].

Creator:
Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
Published / Created:
[29 May 1787] and [not before 1804]
Call Number:
787.05.29.01.2++
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
George III, dressed as an old woman, the Queen, and the Prince of Wales in a fool's cap decorated with his three feathers, are seated around a basin perched on the laps of the King and Queen, marked "John Bull's Blood" and filled with gold coins. All ...
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
Pubd May 29th, 1787, by S.W. Fores, Piccadilly
Subject (Name):
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820, Charlotte, consort of George III, King of Great Britain, 1744-1818, and George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830
Subject (Topic):
Avarice and Gluttony
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Monstrous craws at a new coalition feast [graphic].

6.
Plan of Mud Island, off the Kingdom of Corsica [graphic].

Published / Created:
[ca. October 1796]
Call Number:
796.10.00.01 Impression 1
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A bust of George III in an oval medallion, the profile (left) an obtuse angle, the face blank, giving an impression of complacent imbecility. The background is shaded to simulate a cameo. From behind the medallion two figures look out: 'Averice' (left...
Description:
Title from text above image.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
Corsica (France)
Subject (Name):
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820
Subject (Topic):
History, Avarice, and Famines
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Plan of Mud Island, off the Kingdom of Corsica [graphic].

7.
Plan of Mud Island, off the Kingdom of Corsica [graphic].

Published / Created:
[ca. October 1796]
Call Number:
Folio 49 3582 (Oversize)
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A bust of George III in an oval medallion, the profile (left) an obtuse angle, the face blank, giving an impression of complacent imbecility. The background is shaded to simulate a cameo. From behind the medallion two figures look out: 'Averice' (left...
Description:
Title from text above image.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
Corsica (France)
Subject (Name):
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820
Subject (Topic):
History, Avarice, and Famines
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Plan of Mud Island, off the Kingdom of Corsica [graphic].

8.
The introduction [graphic].

Creator:
Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
Published / Created:
[22 November 1791]
Call Number:
791.11.22.02+ Impression 1
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"The Duke of York leads his bride to the King and Queen, who are seated side by side on the throne (right), much caricatured, making gestures of eager greed. The King looks through a glass, the Queen holds out her apron to catch the coins which the Du...
Description:
Title etched at top of image.
Publisher:
Pubd. Novr. 22d, 1791, by H. Humphrey, No. 18 Old Bond Street
Subject (Name):
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820, Charlotte, Queen, consort of George III, King of Great Britain, 1744-1818, Frederick Augustus, Prince, Duke of York and Albany, 1763-1827, and Frederica Charlotte Ulrica Catherina, Princess, Duchess of York, 1767-1820
Subject (Topic):
Avarice, Coins, Dowry, Military uniforms, Prussian, Reception rooms, Royal weddings, Skull & crossbones, Telescopes, and Thrones
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The introduction [graphic].

9.
The introduction [graphic].

Creator:
Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
Published / Created:
[22 November 1791]
Call Number:
791.11.22.02+ Impression 2
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"The Duke of York leads his bride to the King and Queen, who are seated side by side on the throne (right), much caricatured, making gestures of eager greed. The King looks through a glass, the Queen holds out her apron to catch the coins which the Du...
Description:
Title etched at top of image.
Publisher:
Pubd. Novr. 22d, 1791, by H. Humphrey, No. 18 Old Bond Street
Subject (Name):
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820, Charlotte, Queen, consort of George III, King of Great Britain, 1744-1818, Frederick Augustus, Prince, Duke of York and Albany, 1763-1827, and Frederica Charlotte Ulrica Catherina, Princess, Duchess of York, 1767-1820
Subject (Topic):
Avarice, Coins, Dowry, Military uniforms, Prussian, Reception rooms, Royal weddings, Skull & crossbones, Telescopes, and Thrones
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The introduction [graphic].

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