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1. De[fe]at of the Dutch fleet, 3 June 1665 [graphic]
- Creator:
- Fittler, James, 1758-1835, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [February 1795]
- Call Number:
- Folio 724 812 B68
- Collection Title:
- Plate [162] Plate in: Series of one hundred and ninety-six engravings, (in the line manner) by the
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Naval engagement; Dutch fleet defeated off Harwich; allegorical figures in oval between trophies above, and portrait medallions of the Duke of York (the future James II), Prince Rupert and the Earl of Sandwich appended to lower rim of ornamental frame."--British Museum online catalogue
- Alternative Title:
- Defeat of the Dutch fleet, 3 June 1665 and Defeat of the Dutch fleet, June 3, 1665
- Description:
- Title from text within image., Image consists of two interconnected designs, the upper design with a separate artist's signature., Sheet trimmed within plate mark on three sides., and Plate [162] in a volume bound to 50 cm.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. Feby. 1795 by R. Bowyer, Historic Gallery, Pall Mall
- Subject (Name):
- James II, King of England, 1633-1701,, Rupert, Prince, Count Palatine, 1619-1682,, and Mountagu, Edward, Earl of Sandwich, 1625-1672,
- Subject (Topic):
- Naval warfare
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > De[fe]at of the Dutch fleet, 3 June 1665 [graphic]
2. English poets [graphic]
- Creator:
- Landseer, John, 1769-1852, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- May 20, 1795.
- Call Number:
- Folio 724 812 B68
- Collection Title:
- Plate [135] Plate in: Series of one hundred and ninety-six engravings, (in the line manner) by the
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Vignette to Bowyer's edition of Hume's 'History of England'; portrait medallions of Milton, Fletcher, Waller, Jonson, Cowley, Butler, Shakespeare, Spencer, Chaucer and Surrey on a mountain with waterfall in foreground and Pegasus flying above."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title from text within image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark on three sides., and Plate [135] in a volume bound to 50 cm.
- Publisher:
- Published by R. Bowyer, Historic Gallery, Pall Mall
- Subject (Name):
- Milton, John, 1608-1674,, Fletcher, John, 1579-1625,, Waller, Edmund, 1606-1687,, Jonson, Ben, 1573?-1637,, Cowley, Abraham, 1618-1667,, Butler, Samuel, 1612-1680,, Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616,, Spenser, Edmund, 1552?-1599,, Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400,, and Surrey, Henry Howard, Earl of, 1517?-1547,
- Subject (Topic):
- Pegasus (Greek mythology) and Waterfalls
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > English poets [graphic]
3. Her Royal Highness Caroline Princess of Wales [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- [25 March 1795]
- Call Number:
- Folio 53 Sh52 M78
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Portrait, whole-length directed to right, looking ahead of her, holding fan, both hands on the wide skirts of her dress, wearing plumed head-dress and full court dress decorated with large ribbons and tasselled bows, in front of an arcade with pillars and a classical urn to right."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title engraved below image., Text below title: Born 17th May, 1768. Married to his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales on Wednesday evening 8th April, 1795., Window mounted to 51 x 36 cm., and Mounted opposite page 564 (leaf numbered '158' in pencil) in volume 3 of an extra-illustrated copy of: Moore, T. Memoirs of the life of the Right Honourable Richard Brinsley Sheridan.
- Publisher:
- Published 25th March 1795, by Laurie & Whittle, 53, Fleet Street, London
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain.
- Subject (Name):
- Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821, and Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821.
- Subject (Topic):
- Queens, Fans (Accessories), Urns, and Columns
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Her Royal Highness Caroline Princess of Wales [graphic].
4. Her Royal Highness Princess of Wales [graphic]
- Creator:
- Murphy, John, 1753-1798, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [21 May 1795]
- Call Number:
- Folio 75 P839 800 v. 1 (Oversize)
- Collection Title:
- Portraits of ladies in mezzotint.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Whole length, standing, directed and facing to the left, looking towards the front, right hand holding a closed fan, standing beside a tall plinth with a vase".--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title from text below image., State from: Russell, C.E. English Mezzotint portraits and their states., Mounted on leaf numbered 24 in an album of 49 prints: sheet 60 x 47 cm., and Bound in full red levant by Lloyd Wallis & Lloyd. For further information consult library staff.
- Publisher:
- Published 21st May 1795 by John Jeffryes, Ludgate Hill
- Subject (Name):
- Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821,
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Her Royal Highness Princess of Wales [graphic]
5. Mr. Chiffinch [graphic].
- Creator:
- Clamp, R., active 1788-1798, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [1 April 1795]
- Call Number:
- Folio 33 30 Copy 4
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Portrait of William Chiffinch, half length to the left, with shoulder-length hair, wearing a broad lace collar and gown."--British Museum online catalogue, description of a later state
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Artist and printmaker from statements of responsibility on later state: S. Harding del. ; Clamp sc., Probably a proof state, before statements of responsibility added below image. Cf. British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1943,0410.134., Publication information from imprint statement on later state: Pub. 1 April 1795 by E. & S. Harding, Pall Mall., Text below title on later state indicates that the print was engraved "from an original picture in the collection of Lord Verulam at Gorhambury.", Early state of a plate from: The biographical mirrour. London : Published by S. and E. Harding, Pall-Mall, 1795-[1814?]., Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark with possible loss of text from bottom of plate. Title has also been trimmed but reattached in its original location below image., and Mounted on page 132 of William Bawtree's extra-illustrated copy of Horace Walpole's: A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole. Strawberry Hill : Printed by Thomas Kirgate, 1784. See A.T. Hazen's Bibliography of the Strawberry Hill Press (1973 ed.), no. 30, copy 11.
- Publisher:
- E. & S. Harding
- Subject (Name):
- Chiffinch, William, 1602?-1688,
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Mr. Chiffinch [graphic].
6. Rt. Honble. Charles James Fox [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- [1 January 1795]
- Call Number:
- 795.01.01.02
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Bust portrait of Fox in an oval frame, head turned left. Below the portrait, bordered by a draped cloth is a scene -- a representation of the opposition and a hostile account of Fox and the Holland family, in front of Westminster Hall. In the center of the scene, a statue of a headless king holding an orb stands on a rectangular pedestal inscribed with the words "Magna carta". A satyr (left) is breaking the sceptre across his knee, the king's head on the ground beside him. A man with ass's ears raises a pickaxt to strike the pedestal. To the right of the statue a dishevelled woman holds the staff and cap of liberty. Another man (popular rage) with a raised club is about to strike the statute
- Alternative Title:
- Right Honourable Charles James Fox
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Date of publication from British Museum catalogue., Above image: Engraved for the Carlton House magazine., and Later state, with a change in title. Cf. No. 5836 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5.
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified
- Subject (Name):
- Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806,
- Subject (Topic):
- Kings and Riots
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Rt. Honble. Charles James Fox [graphic].
7. Stuart family [graphic]
- Creator:
- Thomson, Paton, approximately 1750- printmaker
- Published / Created:
- Feb. 1, 1795.
- Call Number:
- Folio 724 812 B68
- Collection Title:
- Plate [134] Plate in: Series of one hundred and ninety-six engravings, (in the line manner) by the
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Vignette to Bowyer's edition of Hume's 'History of England'; diagram showing the rectos and versos of five coins from the Stuart period, on a plaque with decorative border, surmounted by a medallion showing grieving female allegorical figure, flanked by unicorns."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title from text within image., Image consists of two interconnected designs, each with its own statements of responsibility etched below., Sheet trimmed within plate mark on right and left sides., and Plate [134] in a volume bound to 50 cm.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. by R. Bowyer, Historic Gallery, Pall Mall
- Subject (Name):
- Stuart family.
- Subject (Topic):
- Coins and British
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Stuart family [graphic]
8. The High and Mighty Prince Lodwick Duke of Richmond and Lenox [graphic]
- Creator:
- Clamp, R., active 1788-1798, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [1 May 1795]
- Call Number:
- Folio 33 30 Copy 4
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Portrait with thick hair, beard and moustache; full-length standing directed to right looking ahead, left foot advanced and a right hand holding a wand, plumed hat in his right hand at his side, wearing a patterned doublet and hose under a knee-length tunic and long cloak, Garter regalia and lace ruff, a sword at his hip; with fringed gloves on a table to right and a curtain above; after Somer."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Plate from: The biographical mirrour. London : Published by S. and E. Harding, Pall-Mall, 1795-[1814?]., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Mounted on page 129 of William Bawtree's extra-illustrated copy of Horace Walpole's: A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole. Strawberry Hill : Printed by Thomas Kirgate, 1784. See A.T. Hazen's Bibliography of the Strawberry Hill Press (1973 ed.), no. 30, copy 11.
- Publisher:
- Pub. 1 May 1795 by E. & S. Harding, Pall Mall
- Subject (Name):
- Richmond, Ludovic Stuart, Duke of, 1574-1624,
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The High and Mighty Prince Lodwick Duke of Richmond and Lenox [graphic]
9. The true portraicture of Captain James Hind was in several engagements at Youghall, Warrington and Worcester where he kept the field till the King fled, was afterwards taken in London Novr. 9, 1651, imprisoned in Newgate by the Parliament. [graphic]
- Published / Created:
- [1 November 1795]
- Call Number:
- 795.11.01.03
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Portrait of the highwayman and Royalist James Hind; half length, turned slightly left; in an oval
- Alternative Title:
- True portraiture of Captain James Hind
- Description:
- Title etched below image., "From a scarce print in the collection of Mr. Bull"--Below title., and Copy of a woodcut from 1651; cf. Catalogue of engraved British portraits preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum, v. 2, page 530, no. 2.
- Publisher:
- Pub. Nov. 1, 1795, by W. Richardson
- Subject (Name):
- Hind, James, -1652,
- Subject (Topic):
- Criminals
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The true portraicture of Captain James Hind was in several engagements at Youghall, Warrington and Worcester where he kept the field till the King fled, was afterwards taken in London Novr. 9, 1651, imprisoned in Newgate by the Parliament. [graphic]