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1.
A crown piece for 1770 [graphic]

Published / Created:
[1770]
Call Number:
770.01.00.06
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title from item., Publication place and date inferred from those of the periodical for which this plate was engraved., Temporary local subject terms: Weeping Britannia -- Emblems: thistle -- Emblems: English rose -- Lightning bolts., and Mounted to 28 x 26 cm.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820, Augusta, Princess of Wales, 1719-1772, and Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792
Subject (Topic):
Britannia (Symbolic character)
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > A crown piece for 1770 [graphic]

2.
A new flying machine upon Dr. Musgrave's plan, that moves with the same rapidity as Mr. Moore's

Published / Created:
[1768]
Call Number:
768.08.02.01
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title from item., Publication place and date inferred from that of the magazine for which this plate was engraved., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., Plate from: The Oxford magazine or, Universal museum ... London : Printed for the authors, v. 3 (1769), p. 108., Temporary local subject terms: Dover -- Machines: flying machine -- Devil -- Animals: cow., and Mounted to 31 x 42 cm.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Augusta, Princess of Wales, 1719-1772 and Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > A new flying machine upon Dr. Musgrave's plan, that moves with the same rapidity as Mr. Moore's machine without horses [graphic].

3.
A view of the deluge of Scotch paper currency for English gold [graphic]

Published / Created:
[1772]
Call Number:
772.07.00.03
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title from item., Publication place and date inferred from that of the magazine for which this plate was engraved., Dated in the British Museum catalogue: 1 August 1772., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Plate from: The Oxford magazine, or, Universal museum ... London : Printed for the authors, v. 9, p. 1., and Temporary local subject terms: Money: bank-notes -- Bags of money -- Brooms -- Row-boats -- Britannia (Symbolic character) -- Allusion to Lord North budget speech, 1 May 1772 -- Financial crisis, 1772 -- Allusion to speculation.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792 and North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > A view of the deluge of Scotch paper currency for English gold [graphic]

4.
Claudius pouring poison into the king's ear as he is sleeping in the garden scene in Hamlet, Act I

Published / Created:
[1769]
Call Number:
769.02.00.01 Impression 1
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title from caption below image., Publication place and date inferred from those of the periodical for which this plate was engraved., Plate from: The Oxford magazine or, Universal museum ... London : Printed for the authors, v. 2 (1769), p. 49., and Temporary local subject terms: Kew Gardens -- Furniture: garden bench -- Trees: palm tree -- Literature: allusion to Hamlet, I.3, by William Shakespeare.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Augusta, Princess of Wales, 1719-1772, George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820, and Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Claudius pouring poison into the king's ear as he is sleeping in the garden scene in Hamlet, Act I, Scene III / [graphic]

5.
Edward the Third seizing Mortimer [graphic].

Published / Created:
[1768]
Call Number:
768.04.00.02 Impression 2
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title from item., Publication place and date inferred from those of the periodical for which this plate was engraved., Three lines of text below image: Mortimer / Is a great lord of late, and a new thing: a prince, an earl, and cousin to the King. Ben Johnson [sic]., Plate from: The Political register and London museum. London : J. Almon, v. 2 (1768), p. 274., Temporary local subject terms: Literature: allusion to The fall of Mortimer, by Ben Jonson, 1573?-1637., 1 print : ethcing ; plate mark 19.1 x 11.2 cm, on sheet 22 x 14 cm mounted to 31 x 37 cm., and With Bowditch's annotations on mount.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Augusta, Princess of Wales, 1719-1772, George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820, Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792, Edward III, King of England, 1312-1377, Isabella, Queen, consort of Edward II, King of England, 1292-1358, and Mortimer, Roger de, Earl of March, 1287?-1330
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Edward the Third seizing Mortimer [graphic].

6.
Farmer G----e studying the wind & weather [graphic].

Published / Created:
[1771]
Call Number:
771.09.00.01 Impression 1
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Alternative Title:
Farmer George studying the wind and weather
Description:
Title from item., Publication place and date inferred from that of the magazine for which this plate was engraved., Dated in British Museum catalogue: 1 October 1771., Plate from: The Oxford magazine or, Universal museum ... London : Printed for the authors, v. 6 (1771), p. 88., and Temporary local subject terms: Interiors: nursery -- Toys: rocking horse -- Pets: monkey -- Cat -- King Charles spaniel -- Telescopes -- Books -- Remonstrances -- Pictures amplifying subject: portrait of Lord Bute -- Male dress: dressing gown and nightcap.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820, George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, and Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Farmer G----e studying the wind & weather [graphic].

7.
Harlequin [graphic].

Published / Created:
[1768]
Call Number:
768.01.00.01 Impression 1
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title engraved above image., Six lines of verse below image: The man in graver tragick known (though his best part long since was done) ..., Plate from: The Political register and London museum. London : Printed for J. Almon, v. 2 (1768), frontispiece for January issue., Temporary local subject terms: Personifications: Harlequin -- Devil -- Cap of liberty --Staff of maintenance -- Literature: quotation from Written in the beginning of Mazeray's History of France, by Matthew Prior, 1664-1721., and Mounted to 37 x 28 cm.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Pitt, William, Earl of Chatham, 1708-1778 and Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Harlequin [graphic].

8.
He rules as absolutely & with as much indignity to every department of administration, as when he

Published / Created:
[1772]
Call Number:
772.05.00.05
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"The gateway of St. James's Palace. On its flagstaff is a standard bearing Bute's arms with the motto 'Avito viret honore' (cf. British Museum Satires No. 4423). Under the archway a Scotsman in kilt and plaid holds a prancing horse by the tail. Another Scot stands by flourishing a whip and holding in his left hand a saddle with stirrups."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
He rules as absolutely and with as much indignity ...
Description:
Title from text below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Plate from: The Political register and London museum. London : Printed for J. Almon, v. 10 (1772), page 265., and Temporary local subject terms: Buildings: St. James's Palace gateway -- Flagstaffs -- Arms: Earl of Bute's arms -- Scotsmen -- The White Horse of Hanover? -- Allusion to the Earl of Chatham's speech on secret influence.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792 and Saint James's Palace (London, England),
Subject (Topic):
Gates, Flags, Coats of arms, Horses, and Whips
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > He rules as absolutely & with as much indignity to every department of administration, as when he openly held the reins of government [graphic]

9.
Hercules cleaning the Augean stable [graphic].

Published / Created:
[1768]
Call Number:
768.04.00.01 Impression 1
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Satire on the expected effect of a return of John Wilkes to parliament. Wilkes as Hercules leaps over the fallen figure of Discord to seize the arm of the Speaker, Sir John Cust, as members flee in all directions. In the front, to right, is Fletcher Norton, holding a bag of money while other coins fall from his pocket as he steps over the mace, lettered "A Mere Bauble" (quoting Oliver Cromwell). In the background, on a pedestal decorated with the mournful figure of Britannia, a bloated figure squats over "Magna Charta". It has three heads, a wolf, a snake and a sheep; one outstretched hand is in the form of a claw, the other holds a bag of money. Behind this figure, Lord Bute, emerges raising hands in shock at the sight of Wilkes/Hercules."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from text above image., Two lines of text below image: The figure on the pedestal is the symbol of bribery, corruption & hypocrisy., Plate from: The Political register and London museum. London : Printed for J. Almon [1767-1772], v. 2 (1768), page 193., and Temporary local subject terms: Mythology -- Influence: Lord Bute's influence -- Emblems: Speaker's mace -- Bags of money -- Personifications: Bribery, Corruption and Hypocrisy -- Weapons: mace.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
Norton, Fletcher, 1716-1789, Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792, Cust, John, Sir, Baronet, 1718-1770, Wilkes, John, 1725-1797, and Hercules (Roman mythological character),
Subject (Topic):
Medusa (Greek mythology), Britannia (Symbolic character), Interiors, Ceremonial maces, Money, and Pedestals
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Hercules cleaning the Augean stable [graphic].

10.
High life in the evening, or, Quality dinner hour [graphic].

Published / Created:
publish'd according to act of Parliament, July 1st 1769.
Call Number:
Quarto 724 771N
Collection Title:
Page 55. New London spy, or, A twenty-four hours ramble through the bills of mortality.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Social satire, with references to the Duke of Grafton and Nancy Parsons and Lord Bute and Princess Augusta."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Quality dinner hour
Description:
Title etched below image., Publisher's announcement following publication statement: Price 1s. but given gratis to the purchasers of The Court miscellany., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Eight lines of verse in two columns on either side of the title: The great in one eternal round, of folly and excess are found ..., Companion print to: High life at noon., Temporary local subject terms: Architectural details: staircase -- Furnishings -- Dishes: covered dishes -- Hams -- Roasted fowl -- Pets: lapdog -- Male dress, 1769 -- Female dress, 1769., 1 print : etching with engraving on laid paper ; sheet 21.5 x 32.1 cm., Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark with loss of publication line from bottom edge., Mounted to 26 x 32 cm., and Mounted on page 60 in a copiously extra-illustrated copy of: King, R. The new London spy, or, A twenty-four hours ramble through the bills of mortality. London : Printed for J. Cooke [and 3 others], [1771?].
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Augusta, Princess of Wales, 1719-1772, Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792, Chesterfield, Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of, 1694-1773, and Maynard, Annabella Parsons, Viscountess, d. 1814 or 15
Subject (Topic):
Interiors, Entrance halls, Kitchens, Stairways, Columns, Clocks & watches, Food, Dogs, and Servants
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > High life in the evening, or, Quality dinner hour [graphic].