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1.
A Cornish hug [graphic]

Published / Created:
[5 June 1781]
Call Number:
781.06.05.01+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A tall, stout fish-wife has seized a fashionably dressed man round the waist and lifted him up; his hat and tasselled cane have fallen to the ground. She is neatly dressed, with a flat hat tied over her cap, a checked apron, clocked stockings, and bu...
Alternative Title:
Cornish hugg
Description:
Title engraved below image.
Publisher:
Publish'd June 5th 1781 by Wm. Wells no. 132 (opposite Salisbury Court,) Fleet Street, London
Subject (Geographic):
England and London
Subject (Topic):
Hugging, Dandies, British, Fishmongers, Piers & wharves, and Clothing & dress
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > A Cornish hug [graphic]

2.
A beau at Billingsgate "All fashion." "No weight" / [graphic]

Creator:
Humphrey, William, approximately 1740-approximately 1810, printmaker
Published / Created:
[24 April 1777]
Call Number:
777.04.24.01+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
An old man and three fishwives toss a well-dressed young gentleman in a blanket. The latter wears a sword and huge buttons on his coat. Tubs of oysters and fish occupy the background with some large fish in the foreground
Alternative Title:
All fashion, no weight
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
Pubd. 24 April 1777 by W. Humphrey, Gerrard Street, Soho
Subject (Geographic):
England and London
Subject (Topic):
Dandies, British, Fishmongers, and Clothing & dress
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > A beau at Billingsgate "All fashion." "No weight" / [graphic]

3.
A frolic in high life, or, A visit to Billingsgate [graphic]

Creator:
Cruikshank, Robert, 1789-1856, printmaker
Published / Created:
Dec. 1, 1824.
Call Number:
824.12.01.01
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
The fishwives stalls are in the foreground with the masts of ship vessels behind, and among them one tall smoking funnel. The market buildings are on the right. The foreground is more crowded than in other Billingsgate prints. The chief feature is an...
Alternative Title:
Visit to Billingsgate
Description:
Title from caption below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. by Sherwood, Jones & Co.
Subject (Geographic):
Billingsgate Ward (London, England)
Subject (Name):
Cruikshank, Robert, 1789-1856 and Lamb, Caroline, Lady, 1785-1828
Subject (Topic):
Crowds, Fishmongers, Intoxication, Riding habits, Servants, Shipsfood v., and Street vendors
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > A frolic in high life, or, A visit to Billingsgate [graphic]

4.
A high wind in St. Pauls Church Yard [graphic].

Published / Created:
[28 May 1793]
Call Number:
793.05.28.01+
Image Count:
1
Abstract:
On the street in front of the shop of S.W. Fores & Co. a mix of Londoners -- trades people, clergy, gentleman and ladies, etc. -- fight the effects of a very strong wind: a parson loses his wig, a woman's dress is blown up over her hips revealing her ...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pub. May 28, 1793 by S.W. Fores, No. 3 Piccadilly and No. 57 St. Pauls Church Yard
Subject (Geographic):
England, London., and England.
Subject (Name):
St. Paul's Church (Covent Garden, London, England) and Fores, S. W.
Subject (Topic):
City & town life, Clergy, Clothing & dress, Crowds, Fishmongers, Men, Prints, Publishing industry, Stores & shops, Wigs, Window displays, Winds, and Women
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > A high wind in St. Pauls Church Yard [graphic].

5.
A rain beau [graphic].

Published / Created:
[5 May 1790]
Call Number:
790.05.05.01 Impression 1
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A slim young man walks in profile to the left holding a small flat umbrella on a long stick, which gives little protection from the slanting rain. He wears a high hat with a cylindrical crown, a short cut-away coat, bulky swathed neck-cloth; long tig...
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
Pub. May 5, 1790, by S.W. Fores, No. 3 Piccadilly
Subject (Topic):
Fishmongers and Umbrellas
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > A rain beau [graphic].

6.
Amusement for John Bull & his cousin Paddy, or, The gambols of the American buffalo, in St. James's

Published / Created:
[1 May 1783]
Call Number:
783.05.01.01 Impression 1
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
In front of St. James's Palace and with the King watching from a window, the members of the newly elected ministry eagerly pick up loaves of bread and fishes spilled on the ground by a fish-wife frightened by American buffalo in the lower right corner...
Alternative Title:
Gambols of the American buffalo in St. James's Street and Amusement for John Bull and his cousin Paddy
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
Published 1st. May 1783, by I. Fielding, Pater-noster Row
Subject (Geographic):
England and London.
Subject (Name):
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820., Pitt, Thomas, Baron Camelford, 1737-1793., Keppel, Augustus Keppel, Viscount, 1725-1786., Lansdowne, William Petty, Marquis of, 1737-1805., Cavendish, John, Lord, 1732-1796., Portland, William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, Duke of, 1738-1809., North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792., Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806., Thurlow, Edward Thurlow, Baron, 1731-1806., and Saint James's Palace (London, England)
Subject (Topic):
Fishmongers, Bison, Baskets, and Clothing & dress
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Amusement for John Bull & his cousin Paddy, or, The gambols of the American buffalo, in St. James's Street [graphic].

7.
Beer street [graphic]

Creator:
Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, printmaker
Published / Created:
publish'd according to act of Parliament, Feb. 1, 1751.
Call Number:
Sotheby 68++ Box 315
Collection Title:
Plate 74. Queen Charlotte's collection of Hogarth works. Leaf 51. Album of William Hogarth prints.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A flourishing urban scene with well fed citizens; in the foreground, butchers, fish wives and a City of London porter hold large tankards of beer; a butcher lifts a skinny Frenchman into the air with one hand; in the background, paviours repair the s...
Description:
Title engraved above image.
Publisher:
Wm. Hogarth
Subject (Topic):
Beer, Bricklayers, Butchers, Carriages & coaches, City & town life, Eating & drinking, Fishmongers, Occupations, Painters (Tradespeople), Street vendors, Tailors, Taverns (Inns), and Usury
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Beer street [graphic]

8.
Beer street [graphic]

Creator:
Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, printmaker
Published / Created:
publish'd according to act of Parliament, Feb. 1, 1751.
Call Number:
Folio 75 H67 800 v.2 (Oversize)
Collection Title:
Plate 74. Queen Charlotte's collection of Hogarth works. Leaf 51. Album of William Hogarth prints.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A flourishing urban scene with well fed citizens; in the foreground, butchers, fish wives and a City of London porter hold large tankards of beer; a butcher lifts a skinny Frenchman into the air with one hand; in the background, paviours repair the s...
Description:
Title engraved above image.
Publisher:
Wm. Hogarth
Subject (Topic):
Beer, Bricklayers, Butchers, Carriages & coaches, City & town life, Eating & drinking, Fishmongers, Occupations, Painters (Tradespeople), Street vendors, Tailors, Taverns (Inns), and Usury
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Beer street [graphic]

9.
Beer street [graphic]

Creator:
Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, printmaker
Published / Created:
publish'd according to act of Parliament, Feb. 1, 1751.
Call Number:
Folio 75 H67 800 v.2 (Oversize)
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A flourishing urban scene with well fed citizens; in the foreground, butchers, fish wives and a City of London porter hold large tankards of beer; a butcher lifts a joint of meat into the air with one hand; in the background, paviours repair the stre...
Description:
Title engraved above image.
Publisher:
Wm. Hogarth
Subject (Topic):
Beer, Bricklayers, Butchers, Carriages & coaches, City & town life, Eating & drinking, Fishmongers, Occupations, Painters (Tradespeople), Street vendors, Tailors, Taverns (Inns), and Usury
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Beer street [graphic]

10.
Employment during recess le-gagne-petit ; poisson-sale. [graphic]

Creator:
Boyne, John, approximately 1750-1810, printmaker
Published / Created:
Jan. 22d, 1787.
Call Number:
787.01.22.01+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A design in two compartments, each based on one of the familiar 'Cries of London': In 'Le--Gagne--Petit' (left) Fox is a knife-grinder busily sharpening a headsman's axe. Arranged along his barrow are four knives of various shapes inscribed respectiv...
Alternative Title:
Gagne petit and Poisson salé
Description:
Title from text between the two designs; subtitles from text above each design.
Publisher:
Published by Boyne & Walker, Great Turnstile
Subject (Name):
Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, and Hastings, Warren, 1732-1818
Subject (Topic):
Impeachment, Fishmongers, Knives, Occupations, Puns (Visual works), and Signs (Notices)
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Employment during recess le-gagne-petit ; poisson-sale. [graphic]

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