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1. A collection of drolleries [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- 1770-1797.
- Call Number:
- Folio 75 C697 770
- Image Count:
- 71
- Abstract:
- A collection of 69 prints, mostly mezzotints issued Carington Bowles and those reissued by Bowles and Carver, as well as some prints issued by Robert Sayers. Also tipped in are a collection of the illustrations from the 4th edition of Thomas Bridges' A burlesque translation of Homer (London, 1797).
- Alternative Title:
- Facetious
- Description:
- Title from title page in mss., Bound in red morocco with marble boards with spine title: Facetious., Title page handwritten in mss with collection spelled "colletion"., and Bound in half red morocco with marbled paper boards and spine title "Facetious" in gold lettering.
- Subject (Name):
- Homer
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > A collection of drolleries [graphic].
2. A new humorous song on the Cherokee chiefs inscribed to the ladies of Great Britain, to the tune of, Caesar and Pompey were both of the horned / [graphic]
- Creator:
- Howard, H. (Henry), author
- Published / Created:
- [July 1762]
- Call Number:
- 762.07.00.01+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- text and still image
- Abstract:
- A broadside with seven verses in letterpress below an engraving, representing three Red Indian Chiefs in their national costumes -- "The Stalking Turkey", "The Pouting Pidgeon", "The Man killer". This satire written on the occasion of the arrival in London of three chiefs of the Cherokee Nation, on an embassy to the Court of George III, and the impression these envoys produced on the English
- Description:
- Caption title., Publication date from British Museum catalogue., Bowditch's annotations on mounting sheet., Annotated in an unknown hand below verse., and Mounted to 56 x 37 cm; some damage to edges and lower corners.
- Publisher:
- Sold by the author, opposite the Union Coffee-House, in the Strand, near Temple-Bar, and by all the print and pamphlet seller[s]
- Subject (Topic):
- Indians of North America and Songs
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > A new humorous song on the Cherokee chiefs inscribed to the ladies of Great Britain, to the tune of, Caesar and Pompey were both of the horned / [graphic]
3. Album of William Hogarth prints [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- [not after 1753]
- Call Number:
- Folio Greenberg 75 H67 753
- Image Count:
- 55
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Bound portfolio of 67 prints by William Hogarth. According to Ronald Paulson it was assembled in 1753, possibly by Hogarth himself for his friend Bishop Hoadly. Formerly held in a library in Winchester, Hoadly's diocese. The first sheet is the portrait print of 'Bishop Hoadly' rather than the more common 'Gulielmus Hogarth' suggesting that it was assembled for Hoadly. The latest print is 'Breaking the egg" without receipt, suggesting a publication date after December 1753 when 'Analysis' was published
- Description:
- Title assigned by cataloger., See Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works, (3rd rev. ed.), p. 20 for a fuller description., and For further information, consult library staff.
- Subject (Name):
- Hoadly, Benjamin, 1676-1761, and Hogarth, William, 1697-1764.
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Album of William Hogarth prints [graphic].
4. Characatures by Dighton [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- [not before 1812]
- Call Number:
- Quarto 75 D569 812
- Image Count:
- 172
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A collection of original caricatures by Robert Dighton, published 1792-1812
- Alternative Title:
- Caricatures by Dighton
- Description:
- Title from spine., Etching, several leaves watermarked 'Edmeades & Pine' and dated 1808 and 1807; sheet size 31.0 x 25.5 cm., Bound in early 19th century black half morocco, gilt-decorated spine, titled in gilt 'Characatures by Dighton', recased with original spine laid down., With the bookplate of James Barratt, Lymm Hall, inside front cover., and For further information, consult library staff.
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Characatures by Dighton [graphic].
5. Colored caricatures [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- 1781-1812.
- Call Number:
- Folio 724 C22 781
- Image Count:
- 29
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- An album of English social satires, most later copies of prints after designs by Gillray and Bunbury. Many of the prints have been annotated with comments by W.S. Lewis
- Alternative Title:
- Krech album
- Description:
- Title from spine., Also titled by W.S. Lewis: Krech album., and Bound in half calf with marbled paper boards and spine title "Colored caricatures" in gold lettering.
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Colored caricatures [graphic].
6. Darly's comic-prints of characters, caricatures, macaronies, &c. ...
- Published / Created:
- Jany. 1, 1776, according to act of Parlt. (39 Strand)
- Call Number:
- Folio 724 776D
- Image Count:
- 331
- Description:
- Title from decorated title-page., Engraved throughout. Includes two portraits of Garrick to whom the book is dedicated. Plates dated 1766-1776., Some of the plates are by Bunbury., Extra-illustrated with three additional plates, 1783-1785., and Bound in three quarters leather with marbled paper boards, with hinges repaired. Red morocco spine label: Darley's comic prints. For further information, consult library staff.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. by Mary Darly
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain
- Subject (Topic):
- Wit and humor, Pictorial and Satire, English
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Darly's comic-prints of characters, caricatures, macaronies, &c. ...
7. George Steevens's collection of Hogarth prints [graphic].
- Creator:
- Steevens, George, 1736-1800, collector
- Published / Created:
- [between 1756 and 1800]
- Call Number:
- Folio 75 H67 800 (Oversize)
- Image Count:
- 108
- Abstract:
- Three elephant folio volumes containing 705 prints and tracings: 469 prints by Hogarth; 236 additional satires after Hogarth's prints by contemporary artists George Bickham, Samuel Ireland, and Paul Sandby. Also included are rare trade cards and coats of arms; Hogarth's shop-card as well as those of his sister, Ellis Gamble, and Edward Vaughan; Harrison's Tobacco Paper; Arms of Sir Gregory Page, Kendal and other coats-of-arms; theatre tickets including tickets for the Theatre Royal. The contents include examples from Hogarth complete oeuvre including: The Harlot's progress, first and later states; The Rake's progress, first and later states, including two unfinished proofs; The four times of day, including an unfinished proof; Strolling players, first and second states; Hogarth's Tour by R. Livesay after Samuel Scott, a set of nine colored, with An Account, five leaves; Some of the Principal inhabitants of the moon, etc. Also with a printed list annotated in Hogarth's hand
- Description:
- Title assigned by cataloger., Bound in brown calf, rebacked., Date surmised based on Steevens earliest date on interest in Hogarth and Steevens's death date., With the armorial bookplate of William Windham; also with the bookplate of Charles William Dyson Perrins., Items removed from volume 2 stored separately in two solander boxes., and For further information consult library staff.
- Subject (Name):
- Hogarth, William, 1697-1764.
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > George Steevens's collection of Hogarth prints [graphic].
8. George Steevens's collection of Hogarth prints [graphic].
- Creator:
- Steevens, George, 1736-1800, collector
- Published / Created:
- [between 1756 and 1800]
- Call Number:
- Folio 75 H67 800 (Oversize)
- Image Count:
- 108
- Abstract:
- Three elephant folio volumes containing 705 prints and tracings: 469 prints by Hogarth; 236 additional satires after Hogarth's prints by contemporary artists George Bickham, Samuel Ireland, and Paul Sandby. Also included are rare trade cards and coats of arms; Hogarth's shop-card as well as those of his sister, Ellis Gamble, and Edward Vaughan; Harrison's Tobacco Paper; Arms of Sir Gregory Page, Kendal and other coats-of-arms; theatre tickets including tickets for the Theatre Royal. The contents include examples from Hogarth complete oeuvre including: The Harlot's progress, first and later states; The Rake's progress, first and later states, including two unfinished proofs; The four times of day, including an unfinished proof; Strolling players, first and second states; Hogarth's Tour by R. Livesay after Samuel Scott, a set of nine colored, with An Account, five leaves; Some of the Principal inhabitants of the moon, etc. Also with a printed list annotated in Hogarth's hand
- Description:
- Title assigned by cataloger., Bound in brown calf, rebacked., Date surmised based on Steevens earliest date on interest in Hogarth and Steevens's death date., With the armorial bookplate of William Windham; also with the bookplate of Charles William Dyson Perrins., Items removed from volume 2 stored separately in two solander boxes., and For further information consult library staff.
- Subject (Name):
- Hogarth, William, 1697-1764.
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > George Steevens's collection of Hogarth prints [graphic].
9. George Steevens's collection of Hogarth prints [graphic].
- Creator:
- Steevens, George, 1736-1800, collector
- Published / Created:
- [between 1756 and 1800]
- Call Number:
- Folio 75 H67 800 (Oversize)
- Image Count:
- 108
- Abstract:
- Three elephant folio volumes containing 705 prints and tracings: 469 prints by Hogarth; 236 additional satires after Hogarth's prints by contemporary artists George Bickham, Samuel Ireland, and Paul Sandby. Also included are rare trade cards and coats of arms; Hogarth's shop-card as well as those of his sister, Ellis Gamble, and Edward Vaughan; Harrison's Tobacco Paper; Arms of Sir Gregory Page, Kendal and other coats-of-arms; theatre tickets including tickets for the Theatre Royal. The contents include examples from Hogarth complete oeuvre including: The Harlot's progress, first and later states; The Rake's progress, first and later states, including two unfinished proofs; The four times of day, including an unfinished proof; Strolling players, first and second states; Hogarth's Tour by R. Livesay after Samuel Scott, a set of nine colored, with An Account, five leaves; Some of the Principal inhabitants of the moon, etc. Also with a printed list annotated in Hogarth's hand
- Description:
- Title assigned by cataloger., Bound in brown calf, rebacked., Date surmised based on Steevens earliest date on interest in Hogarth and Steevens's death date., With the armorial bookplate of William Windham; also with the bookplate of Charles William Dyson Perrins., Items removed from volume 2 stored separately in two solander boxes., and For further information consult library staff.
- Subject (Name):
- Hogarth, William, 1697-1764.
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > George Steevens's collection of Hogarth prints [graphic].
