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1.
A general discharge, or, The darling angel's finishing stroke [graphic].

Creator:
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
Published / Created:
[13 March 1809]
Call Number:
809.03.13.01+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Mrs. Clarke (left) bestrides a large cannon on a gun-carriage, her back to the muzzle, hammering a spike into it with great gusto; she says: "A Wise General shoud make good his Retreat". The Duke of York kneels on the ground (right), looking over his...
Alternative Title:
Darling angel's finishing stroke
Description:
Title from caption below item.
Publisher:
Pubd. March 13th, 1809 by Thos. Tegg No. 111 Cheapside
Subject (Name):
Clarke, Mary Anne Thompson, 1776-1852 and Frederick Augustus, Prince, Duke of York and Albany, 1763-1827
Subject (Topic):
Cannons and Military parades & ceremonies
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > A general discharge, or, The darling angel's finishing stroke [graphic].

2.
A knight of the spit [graphic].

Published / Created:
Jan. 20, 1774.
Call Number:
774.01.20.02.2
Collection Title:
Leaf 52. Darly's comic-prints of characters, caricatures, macaronies, &c.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Whole length portrait of a naval officer standing in profile to the right. His hair is in a small pig-tail queue; his hat is under his right arm. In his right hand is a telescope; in his left a long cane. He stands in front of a low gun-embrasure beh...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. by MDarly
Subject (Geographic):
Isle of Wight (England),
Subject (Topic):
Military officers, Telescopes, Staffs (Sticks), Ships, and Cannons
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > A knight of the spit [graphic].

3.
A knight of the spit [graphic].

Published / Created:
Jan. 20, 1774.
Call Number:
Folio 724 776D
Collection Title:
Leaf 52. Darly's comic-prints of characters, caricatures, macaronies, &c.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Whole length portrait of a naval officer standing in profile to the right. His hair is in a small pig-tail queue; his hat is under his right arm. In his right hand is a telescope; in his left a long cane. He stands in front of a low gun-embrasure beh...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. by MDarly
Subject (Geographic):
Isle of Wight (England),
Subject (Topic):
Military officers, Telescopes, Staffs (Sticks), Ships, and Cannons
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > A knight of the spit [graphic].

4.
A prophecy. The coach overturn'd, or, The fall of Mortimer [graphic].

Published / Created:
[1762]
Call Number:
762.00.00.29
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Satire on the negotiations for the Peace of Paris. A lion and lioness (the King and Queen) look in alarm from the window of a coach (Great Britain) as it crashes against a large rock. Lord Bute, the driver, and Princess Augusta, who has been sitting ...
Alternative Title:
Fall of Mortimer, Coach overturned, and Coach overturn'd
Description:
Title etched above image.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain. and Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Augusta, Princess of Wales, 1719-1772, George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820, Charlotte, consort of George III, King of Great Britain, 1744-1818, William Augustus, Prince, Duke of Cumberland, 1721-1765, Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792, Holland, Henry Fox, Baron, 1705-1774, Pitt, William, Earl of Chatham, 1708-1778, Murphy, Arthur, 1727-1805, Smollett, T. 1721-1771 (Tobias),, Churchill, Charles, 1731-1764, Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, Mansfield, William Murray, Earl of, 1705-1793, Granby, John Manners, Marquis of, 1721-1770, and Mortimer, Roger de, Earl of March, 1287?-1330.
Subject (Topic):
Seven Years' War, 1756-1763, Politics and government, Cannons, Carriages & coaches, Journalists, National emblems, British, Scottish, and Newspapers
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > A prophecy. The coach overturn'd, or, The fall of Mortimer [graphic].

5.
A scene in the park [graphic].

Published / Created:
[9 July 1780]
Call Number:
780.07.09.01+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Satire: a group of fashionably-dresed people inspect a military encampment and a cannon."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
Pub accg. to act July 9 1780 by M Darly 39 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Topic):
Military camps, Military uniforms, British, Cannons, and Flags
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > A scene in the park [graphic].

6.
A trip to Cocks Heath [graphic]

Creator:
Humphrey, William, approximately 1740-approximately 1810, printmaker
Published / Created:
[28 October 1778]
Call Number:
778.10.28.01+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A crowd of visitors on the right are shown approaching the military camps at Coxheath indicated on the left with tents and cannon. The crowd, preceded by a barking dog, is chiefly comprised of women, led by a prostitute in pseudo-military garb who is ...
Alternative Title:
Trip to Coxheath
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
Pub. Oct. 28 1778 by W. Humphrey
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Topic):
Cannons, Crowds, Military uniforms, British, Military training, Courtesans, Wheelbarrows, Dogs, and Clothing & dress
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > A trip to Cocks Heath [graphic]

7.
Accomodation ladder [graphic]

Creator:
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
Published / Created:
[not before 1 September 1811]
Call Number:
Folio 75 W87 807 v.2
Collection Title:
V. 2. Caricature magazine, or, Hudibrastic mirror.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A strapping young courtesan holds against her neck a ladder up which an elderly naval officer, less than half her height, begins to climb, looking up avidly. He holds a telescope, and wears a ribbon inscribed 'Death or Victory'. From her feathered ha...
Alternative Title:
Accommodation ladder
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Thomas Tegg
Subject (Topic):
Cannons, Ladders, and Warships
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Accomodation ladder [graphic]

8.
Accomodation ladder [graphic]

Creator:
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
Published / Created:
[not before 1 September 1811]
Call Number:
811.09.01.02.2+
Collection Title:
V. 2. Caricature magazine, or, Hudibrastic mirror.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A strapping young courtesan holds against her neck a ladder up which an elderly naval officer, less than half her height, begins to climb, looking up avidly. He holds a telescope, and wears a ribbon inscribed 'Death or Victory'. From her feathered ha...
Alternative Title:
Accommodation ladder
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Thomas Tegg
Subject (Topic):
Cannons, Ladders, and Warships
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Accomodation ladder [graphic]

9.
Amusment [sic] for John Bull, or, The flying camp [graphic]

Creator:
Cruikshank, Isaac, 1764-1811, printmaker
Published / Created:
July 24, 1792.
Call Number:
792.07.24.01+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Spectators watch military manoeuvres in the air. The sky is covered with camps, marching men, and galloping cavalry, some are in military formation, others are single figures. There are tents and marquees with wings; a man beats a drum, three orienta...
Alternative Title:
Amusment for John Bul, Amusement for John Bull, and Flying camp
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. by J. Aickin [sic], No. 13 Castle Street, Leicester Fields
Subject (Geographic):
Bagshot (Surrey, England)
Subject (Name):
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820, Charlotte, consort of George III, King of Great Britain, 1744-1818, and Richmond, Charles Lennox, 3d Duke of, 1735-1806
Subject (Topic):
John Bull (Symbolic character), Black people, Cannons, Military camps, Military parades & ceremonies, Musical instruments, Musicians, Spectators, and Telescopes
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Amusment [sic] for John Bull, or, The flying camp [graphic]

10.
Any thing will do for an officer [graphic]

Creator:
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1 January 1796]
Call Number:
796.01.01.02.2+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Shown full-length, a short man in ill-fitting uniform stands before a cannon. He leans on one sword and has another very large one swung behind his back
Description:
Title etched above imprint and below text.
Publisher:
Pubd. Jany 1st, 1796, by S.W. Fores, No. 50 Piccadilly, corner of Sackville Street
Subject (Topic):
Cannons, Dwarfs, Military uniforms, British, and Swords
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Any thing will do for an officer [graphic]

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