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1.
A fishing party what great enjoyments rise 'from trivial things'". [graphic]

Creator:
Heath, William, 1795-1840, printmaker
Published / Created:
[27 June 1827]
Call Number:
827.06.27.01+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Pushed by Knighton and pulled by Lady Conyngham, George IV, more corpulent than in other prints, walks in an ornate circular stand or support on castors (as used for toddling children, cf. British Museum satires no. 7497) towards Virginia Water (righ...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pub. June 27th, 1827, by S.W. Fores, Pciadilly [sic]
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Knighton, William, Sir, 1776-1836, and Conyngham, Elizabeth Conyngham, Marchioness, -1861
Subject (Topic):
Bonnets, Fishing & hunting gear, Mistresses, Obesity, Physicians, British, Pulling, Scepters, Medical equipment & supplies, and Traffic signs & signals
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > A fishing party what great enjoyments rise 'from trivial things'". [graphic]

2.
A king-fisher [graphic].

Creator:
Williams, Charles, active 1797-1830, printmaker
Published / Created:
[June 1826]
Call Number:
826.06.00.02+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"George IV sits fishing under a little pavilion; his rod is a sceptre, larger than that in Britis Museum Satires No. 15126. He has hooked a frog, which Lady Conyngham, kneeling beside him, is about to scoop with a landing-net. She says: Oh what a beau...
Description:
Title etched below.
Publisher:
Pubd. June, 1826 by S.W. Fores 41 Piccadilly
Subject (Geographic):
Virginia Water (England : Lake), and Windsor Great Park (England),
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Conyngham, Elizabeth Conyngham, Marchioness, -1861, and Windsor Castle,
Subject (Topic):
Gout, Lakes & ponds, Fishing, Scepters, Nets, Kingfishers, Birds, Frogs, Mistresses, Dwellings, and Castles & palaces
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > A king-fisher [graphic].

3.
Joseph and his mistress [graphic].

Published / Created:
[9 May 1771]
Call Number:
771.05.09.01
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Satire: an ugly, elderly woman with an elaborate hairdo smiles as she reaches her hand to stroke the face of a handsome young man who holds his hat against his body
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. as the act directs May 9th, 1771, by MDarly, (39) Strand
Subject (Topic):
Mistresses, Youth, Young adults, and Seduction
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Joseph and his mistress [graphic].

4.
Mother Carey's chickens [graphic].

Creator:
Williams, Charles, active 1797-1830, printmaker
Published / Created:
[November 1808]
Call Number:
808.11.00.01+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A stout and comely lady stands at the door of an ornamentally rustic cottage, shaking a cloth from which tiny officers leap out, holding money-bags. The cloth is inscribed in large letters 'Pin Money instead of Allowance'. She says: "This is a profit...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. Novr. 1808 by S.W. Fores, No. 50 Piccadilly
Subject (Name):
Frederick Augustus, Prince, Duke of York and Albany, 1763-1827., Great Britain. Army, and Great Britain. Royal Navy
Subject (Topic):
Officers, Promotions, Recruiting, enlistment, etc, Military officers, British, Amputees, Dwellings, Doors & doorways, Eye patches, Mistresses, Peg legs, and Uniforms
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Mother Carey's chickens [graphic].

5.
Mrs. Clarks levee The ambassador of Morrocco on a special embassy. [graphic]

Creator:
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
Published / Created:
[20 February 1809]
Call Number:
809.02.20.01
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Above, Mrs. Clarke stands on a round dais, under a canopy, receiving her clients. These are headed by six military officers; the foremost makes a sweeping bow, cocked hat in hand. Next is a fat parson holding a money-bag inscribed 800; behind is an o...
Alternative Title:
Mrs. Clarkes levee
Description:
Title of top design from text above image; title of bottom design from text below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. Febry. 20th, 1809, by Thos. Tegg, No. 111 Cheapside
Subject (Name):
Clarke, Mary Anne, 1776?-1852 and Frederick Augustus, Prince, Duke of York and Albany, 1763-1827.
Subject (Topic):
John Bull (Symbolic character), Courtesans, Mistresses, Military officers, British, Clergy, Bags, Money, Windows, Staffs (Sticks), and Dogs
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Mrs. Clarks levee The ambassador of Morrocco on a special embassy. [graphic]

6.
Sampson asleep on the lap of Dalilah [graphic].

Creator:
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
Published / Created:
[19 March 1809]
Call Number:
809.03.19.01+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Mrs. Clarke (left), more of a siren than in authentic portraits, sits indecorously on a sofa, while the Duke, with eyes tipsily closed, reclines against her, seated on the floor. She holds scissors and the Duke's long pigtail, which she has cut off a...
Alternative Title:
Samson asleep on the lap of Delilah
Description:
Title etched below item.
Publisher:
Pubd. March 19, 1809, by Thos. Tegg, No. 111 Cheapside
Subject (Name):
Clarke, Mary Anne, 1776?-1852, Radnor, William Pleydell-Bouverie, Earl of, 1779-1869, Frederick Augustus, Prince, Duke of York and Albany, 1763-1827, Wardle, Gwyllym Lloyd, 1762?-1833, Samson (Biblical judge), and Delilah (Biblical figure)
Subject (Topic):
Mistresses, Sofas, Scissors & shears, Military officers, and British
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Sampson asleep on the lap of Dalilah [graphic].

7.
The game of see saw, or, Amusement for John Bull [graphic].

Creator:
Williams, Charles, active 1797-1830, printmaker
Published / Created:
[March 1809]
Call Number:
809.03.00.04+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Mrs. Clarke (right) sits triumphantly astride the upper end of a see-saw which is supported on an upholstered stool. The Duke of York (left), dropping his sword, falls headlong from the other end which rests on the ground. She waves her arms, pointin...
Alternative Title:
Game of seesaw, or, Amusement for John Bull and Amusement for John Bull
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. March 1809 by Walker, No. 7 Cornhill
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
Clarke, Mary Anne, 1776?-1852, Frederick Augustus, Prince, Duke of York and Albany, 1763-1827, and Wardle, Gwyllym Lloyd, 1762?-1833.
Subject (Topic):
John Bull (Symbolic character), Debt, Seesaws, Sunrises & sunsets, and Mistresses
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The game of see saw, or, Amusement for John Bull [graphic].

8.
The guard wot looks arter the sovereign [graphic]

Creator:
Heath, William, 1795-1840, printmaker
Published / Created:
[28 April 1829]
Call Number:
829.04.28.01+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Lady Conyngham stands directed to the left, feet apart, dressed as in British Museum satires no. 15720; she amusingly combines the ultra-feminine with masculine attributes and stance. She is immensely fat and wide with small cherubic features and cur...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pub. April 28, 1829, by T. McLean, 26 Haymarket
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
Conyngham, Elizabeth Conyngham, Marchioness, -1861, George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830., Lyndhurst, John Singleton Copley, Baron, 1772-1863., and Scarlett, James, Sir, 1769-1844.
Subject (Topic):
Guards, Firearms, Mistresses, and Obesity
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The guard wot looks arter the sovereign [graphic]

9.
The life and death of fair Rosamond : King Henry the second's concubine,

Creator:
Deloney, Thomas, 1543?-1600, author
Published / Created:
[between 1775 and 1783?]
Call Number:
Folio 74 OL1 v. 1
Image Count:
1
Description:
Anonymous. By Thomas Deloney.
Publisher:
Printed and sold at No. 4, Aldermary Church Yard
Subject (Name):
Henry II, King of England, 1133-1189 and Clifford, Rosamond, -1176?
Subject (Topic):
Kings, Queens, Mistresses, Chalices, Daggers & swords, and Veils
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The life and death of fair Rosamond : King Henry the second's concubine,