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1.
A real character P-o [graphic].

Published / Created:
[14 May 1777]
Call Number:
777.05.14.01
Image Count:
1
Abstract:
A gentleman, knock-kneed and bespectacled, stands near a table in a print shop or auction gallery. He wears a sword and holds an auction catalog of prints. Possibly a caricature of James Christie, auctioneer
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Published as the act directs, May 14, 1777, by J. Lockington, Shug Lane, Golden Square
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Name):
Christie, Mr. 1730-1803. (James),
Subject (Topic):
Auctioneers and Clothing & dress
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > A real character P-o [graphic].

2.
A speedy & effectual preparation for the next world [graphic]

Creator:
Darly, Mattina, active 1764-1778, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1 May 1777]
Call Number:
777.05.01.03+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
On the right, a lady (Mrs. Catherine Macaulay) with an aquiline profile and wearing a morning gown, sits at a dressing-table; she is dipping a brush into a pot marked 'Rouge', other toilet implements and a looking-glass on the table. Her hair is in a ...
Alternative Title:
Speedy and effectual preparation for the next world
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
Pub May 1, 1777 by MDarly 39 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Name):
Macaulay, Catharine, 1731-1791. and Wilson, Thomas, 1703-1784.
Subject (Topic):
Clergy, Death, Hairstyles, Hearses, Skeletons, Hourglasses, Dressing tables, Clothing & dress, and Wigs
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > A speedy & effectual preparation for the next world [graphic]

3.
Abelard and Eloisa [graphic].

Published / Created:
published as the act directs, 20 Apr. 1778.
Call Number:
778.04.20.01+
Image Count:
1
Abstract:
A very fat gentleman on the left paying court to an ugly old lady on the right; both are seated with the gentleman with a small dog beneath his chair and a cat near his feet; the lady is holding a fan and wearing the towering hairstyle of the period. ...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Printed for & sold by Carington Bowles ... No. 69 in St. Pauls Church Yard
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Name):
Montague, Elizabeth Robinson, 1720-1800. and Mason, William, 1725-1797.
Subject (Topic):
Clothing & dress, Hairstyles, Couples, Interiors, Bookcases, Dogs, and Cats
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Abelard and Eloisa [graphic].

4.
From Oxford [graphic]

Creator:
Torre, Antonio de la, printmaker
Published / Created:
as the Act directs 26 Decr. 1776.
Call Number:
776.12.26.01
Image Count:
1
Abstract:
Caricature of extremely corpulent man facing left wearing large wig and tricorne, his hand in pocket. One of a series of four caricatures, this one is meant to represent "a fat fellow of Brazen-nose College."
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
Printed for R. Sayer & J. Bennett, No. 53 Fleet Street
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Topic):
Obesity and Clothing & dress
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > From Oxford [graphic]

5.
From Warwick Lane [graphic]

Creator:
Torre, Antonio de la, printmaker
Published / Created:
as the Act directs 26 Decr. 1776.
Call Number:
776.12.26.02
Image Count:
1
Abstract:
Caricature of man facing left wearing a sword, large wig, and tricorne, his left hand on hip and in his right a cane. Flies buzz before his head. One of a series of 4 caricatures, this one is meant to represent "a well-known M.D., the last remaining o...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Printed for R. Sayer & J. Bennett, No. 53 Fleet Street
Subject (Geographic):
England. and England
Subject (Topic):
Physicians, Clothing & dress, and Staffs (Sticks)
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > From Warwick Lane [graphic]

6.
Misss. Dumplin Ducktail and Tittup return'd from watering [graphic]

Published / Created:
July 13, 1778.
Call Number:
778.07.13.01+
Image Count:
1
Abstract:
"Three women walking in profile to the right beside the sea or a lake. Their head-dresses are caricatures of the prevailing fashion. The foremost walks with a closed parasol on a long stick like a shepherdess's crook; in her right hand is a small bag ...
Alternative Title:
Misses Dumplin Ducktail and Tittup returned from watering
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
Pub. by MDarly No. 39 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
England. and England
Subject (Name):
Farren, Elizabeth, 1762-1829.
Subject (Topic):
Health resorts, Mineral waters, Clothing & dress, Hairstyles, and Umbrellas
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Misss. Dumplin Ducktail and Tittup return'd from watering [graphic]

7.
Mr. Concave [graphic].

Published / Created:
[1 August 1775]
Call Number:
775.08.01.03
Image Count:
1
Abstract:
Head and shoulder profile caricature of clergyman in wig and bands, with face absurdly concave in shape, features accentuated by jutting chin and protruding hair
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
Pubd. Augt. 1. 1775 by MDarly ...
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Topic):
Clergy, Wigs, Hairstyles, and Clothing & dress
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Mr. Concave [graphic].

8.
Mrs. Ogee [graphic].

Published / Created:
[1 August 1775]
Call Number:
Folio 724 776D
Collection Title:
Leaf 102. Darly's comic-prints of characters, caricatures, macaronies, &c.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Social satire: a woman with a bonnet wig and ogee-shaped profile, in an oval."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pub. Augt. 1, 1775, by MDarly, Strand
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Topic):
Clothing & dress and Bonnets
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Mrs. Ogee [graphic].

9.
Sr William Waddle [graphic] / MD [monogram].

Creator:
Darly, Matthias, approximately 1720-approximately 1778, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1 April 1777]
Call Number:
777.04.01.06+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
An enormously fat man holds a walking stick in his right hand as he stands before a lake or river. He wears a tricorne hat and gloves, together with the huge buttons and shoe buckles popular around 1777. Possibly a caricature of Sir Watkin Lewes
Alternative Title:
Sir William Waddle
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
Pubd April 1. 1777 by M Darly, 39 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Name):
Lewes, Watkin, Sir, 1740?-1821,
Subject (Topic):
Obesity, Buttons (Fasteners), Clothing & dress, and Staffs (Sticks)
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Sr William Waddle [graphic] / MD [monogram].

10.
The repository, or, Tatter'd-sale [graphic].

Published / Created:
Jany. 1, 1777.
Call Number:
777.01.01.03.1+
Image Count:
1
Abstract:
A scene outside a racetrack or at Tattersall's horse market with an auctioneer on a platform at the right and some dozen other male figures, probably caricatures of real individuals, occupy the foreground, while a groom runs with a horse in front of t...
Alternative Title:
Tatter'd-sale
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. by Mary Darly
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain. and England
Subject (Name):
Tattersalls (Firm)
Subject (Topic):
Horse buyers, Horse trading, Clothing & dress, Auctioneers, and Horses
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The repository, or, Tatter'd-sale [graphic].