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19. Westminster Abbey admittance either of the following days, May, the 23rd, 26th, 28th, or 1st of June, 1791 / [graphic]

Creator:: Bartolozzi, Francesco, 1727-1815, printmaker
Published / Created:: [1791]
Call Number:: File 66 791 B28+
Image Count:: 1
Abstract:: An admission ticket to the 1791 Handel commemoration held in Westminster Abbey, engraved with symbolic figures, one playing a spinet or harpsichord
Alternative Title:: Admittance either of the following days, May, the 23rd ...
Description:: Title engraved above image. and With the signatures of Samuel Arnold and John Montagu, Earl of Sandwich; affixed with two paper seals in red ink, partially legible: one the seal of the Royal Society of Musicians, and the other the seal of Sandwich with the motto "Post tot naufragia portum." For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:: publisher not identified
Subject (Name):: Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759. and Royal Society of Musicians (Great Britain)
Found in:: Lewis Walpole Library > Westminster Abbey admittance either of the following days, May, the 23rd, 26th, 28th, or 1st of June, 1791 / [graphic]

20. Westminster Hall coronation pass ticket

Published / Created:: [1821]
Call Number:: 646 802 M243 v.4 pt.1
Image Count:: 1
Resource Type:: text
Abstract:: "Admission ticket to the coronation of King George IV, Westminster Hall, Pass Ticket, 19 July 1821; decorative roundel within wreath of roses, thistles and shamrocks; embossed above and below, with blindstamp of Lord Great Chamberlain's Office."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:: Coronation pass ticket Westminster Hall
Description:: Title from item., Ticket for the coronation of George IV., Wood engraving, printed in red and blue, with embossing., An example of Whiting and Branston's compound plate printing, in the blue circular rose wreath; surrounding center printed in red. With blind embossed border incorporating the seal of the Lord Great Chamberlain's Office, signed Dobbs., Imperfect; sheet trimmed to 11.3 x 11.8 cm, resulting in loss of most of the embossed border., Mounted to 27.1 x 20.9 cm., and Mounted opposite page 180 in volume 4 part 1 of an extra-illustrated copy of: Malcolm, J.P. Londinium redivivum, or, An antient history and modern description of London.
Publisher:: Lord Great Chamberlain's Office
Subject (Name):: George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830.
Found in:: Lewis Walpole Library > Westminster Hall coronation pass ticket

21. Wynnstay Theatre [graphic]

Creator:: Bartolozzi, Francesco, 1727-1815, printmaker
Published / Created:: 1785.
Call Number:: Folio 49 3563 v.2 (Oversize)
Collection Title:: Volume 2, page 22. Etchings by Henry William Bunbury, Esq. and after his designs.
Image Count:: 1
Resource Type:: still image
Abstract:: Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn (1749-1789), politician and patron of the arts, held summer performances at his estate at Wynnstay, in North Wales. Bunbury incorporates into the design of this admission ticket the titles for the 1785 season: The Confederacy, As You Like It, The Agreeable Surprise, Venice Preserved, and Harlequin's Invasion. The titles are shown on banners held by the figures of Tragedy, Comedy, Pantomime, and Farce or draped over the branches of the tree. Bunbury uses Farce dressed as a harlequin holding a club labelled "invasion" to form a rebus of Garrick's play. In the background, the four figures are identified on the sails of a windmill. In the banner at the top of the oval is the name of the theatre and the year "1785"; at the top and bottom of the oval are the masks of comedy and tragedy
Description:: Title from item., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., Mounted on page 22 in volume 2 of: Etchings by Henry William Bunbury, Esq. and after his designs., 1 print : stipple engraving and etching on laid paper ; sheet 20.8 x 15.5 cm., and Imperfect; printmaker's signature has been mostly erased from sheet.
Publisher:: publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):: Wales.
Subject (Name):: Wynnstay Theatre.
Subject (Topic):: Theater, Trees, Windmills, and Banners
Found in:: Lewis Walpole Library > Wynnstay Theatre [graphic]

22. Wynnstay Theatre [graphic]

Creator:: Bartolozzi, Francesco, 1727-1815, printmaker
Published / Created:: 1785.
Call Number:: 785.00.00.117
Collection Title:: Volume 2, page 22. Etchings by Henry William Bunbury, Esq. and after his designs.
Image Count:: 1
Resource Type:: still image
Abstract:: Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn (1749-1789), politician and patron of the arts, held summer performances at his estate at Wynnstay, in North Wales. Bunbury incorporates into the design of this admission ticket the titles for the 1785 season: The Confederacy, As You Like It, The Agreeable Surprise, Venice Preserved, and Harlequin's Invasion. The titles are shown on banners held by the figures of Tragedy, Comedy, Pantomime, and Farce or draped over the branches of the tree. Bunbury uses Farce dressed as a harlequin holding a club labelled "invasion" to form a rebus of Garrick's play. In the background, the four figures are identified on the sails of a windmill. In the banner at the top of the oval is the name of the theatre and the year "1785"; at the top and bottom of the oval are the masks of comedy and tragedy
Description:: Title from item., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., and For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:: publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):: Wales.
Subject (Name):: Wynnstay Theatre.
Subject (Topic):: Theater, Trees, Windmills, and Banners
Found in:: Lewis Walpole Library > Wynnstay Theatre [graphic]

23. [Collection of trade cards and tickets].

Published / Created:: [approximately 1800?]
Call Number:: 66 800 C69
Image Count:: 10
Resource Type:: text and still image
Abstract:: Collection of 10 engraved trade cards for a variety of business as well as tickets for admissions to a variety of events including concerts and auctions. Some engravings signed by the artist; two cards annotated in manuscript. Engravers include: Hall from Russell Street, Bloomsbury; Strongitharm, No. 127 Pall Mall; Ashby Russel Court, Darling, Lockington Street
Description:: Collection title devised by cataloger.
Found in:: Lewis Walpole Library > [Collection of trade cards and tickets].

24. [Ticket for Dalby Theatre] [graphic].

Published / Created:: [1803]
Call Number:: File 767 P69b D213 803.2
Image Count:: 1
Resource Type:: still Image
Abstract:: An image of a semi-naked woman, paritally covered in drapery, flying amongst the clouds. In her left hand she holds a banner. Used as a ticket for a production at Dalby Theatre, the private playhouse of Edward Hartopp (1758-1808) at his seat Little Dalby Hall in Leicestershire
Description:: With contemporary manuscript note "Dalby Theatre. July 9th. The Castle spectre, with a farce call'd Transformed or no?". For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:: publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):: England and Leicestershire.
Subject (Name):: Hartopp, Edward, 1758-1808.
Subject (Topic):: Amateur theater
Found in:: Lewis Walpole Library > [Ticket for Dalby Theatre] [graphic].

25. [Ticket for Dalby Theatre] [graphic].

Published / Created:: [1803]
Call Number:: File 767 P69b D213 803.1 7/15 Copy 2
Image Count:: 1
Resource Type:: still Image
Abstract:: An image of a mad Medea [?], hair flowing and left breast bare, holding a dagger in her right hand and held above her head, posed read to strike. In her left hand she holds a chalice. There is a column to her left in the background. Used as a ticket for a production at Dalby Theatre, the private playhouse of Edward Hartopp (1758-1808) at his seat Little Dalby Hall in Leicestershire
Description:: With contemporary ms. note: Dalby Theatre July 15. Isabella with Lovers quarrels. For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:: publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):: England and Leicestershire.
Subject (Name):: Hartopp, Edward, 1758-1808.
Subject (Topic):: Amateur theater
Found in:: Lewis Walpole Library > [Ticket for Dalby Theatre] [graphic].

26. [Ticket for Dalby Theatre] [graphic].

Published / Created:: [1803]
Call Number:: File 767 P69b D213 803.1 7/15 Copy 1
Image Count:: 1
Resource Type:: still Image
Abstract:: An image of a mad Medea [?], hair flowing and left breast bare, holding a dagger in her right hand and held above her head, posed read to strike. In her left hand she holds a chalice. There is a column to her left in the background. Used as a ticket for a production at Dalby Theatre, the private playhouse of Edward Hartopp (1758-1808) at his seat Little Dalby Hall in Leicestershire
Description:: With contemporary ms. note: Dalby Theatre July 15. Romeo & Juliet with The commissary. For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:: publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):: England and Leicestershire.
Subject (Name):: Hartopp, Edward, 1758-1808.
Subject (Topic):: Amateur theater
Found in:: Lewis Walpole Library > [Ticket for Dalby Theatre] [graphic].

27. [Ticket for Dalby Theatre] [graphic].

Published / Created:: [1803]
Call Number:: File 767 P69b D213 803.1 7/21 Copy 3
Image Count:: 1
Resource Type:: still Image
Abstract:: An image of a mad Medea [?], hair flowing and left breast bare, holding a dagger in her right hand and held above her head, posed read to strike. In her left hand she holds a chalice. There is a column to her left in the background. Used as a ticket for a production at Dalby Theatre, the private playhouse of Edward Hartopp (1758-1808) at his seat Little Dalby Hall in Leicestershire
Description:: With contemporary manuscript notes "21st July. Macbeth, with High life below stairs" on recto, and "Admission ticket, not transferable" on verso. For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:: publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):: England and Leicestershire.
Subject (Name):: Hartopp, Edward, 1758-1808.
Subject (Topic):: Amateur theater
Found in:: Lewis Walpole Library > [Ticket for Dalby Theatre] [graphic].