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1. A piece of antiquity painted on the wall adjoining to the kitchen of Winchester College which has long been preserved, &, as oft as occasion requires, is repair'd, wth [sic] the following Latin verses. [graphic]
- Published / Created:
- published according to act of Parliament, 1749.
- Call Number:
- 749.00.00.01.2+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Emblematic portrait of a trusty servant, with the head of a boar, padlocked lips and the tools of his profession."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title from item., Originally engraved by Mosley. See Pierpont Morgan Library Peel 0455, Peel III, 67., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Later state, with printmaker's name burnished from plate, reduction and lightening of horizontal background lines, and addition of marks outlining hills., Two columns of verse in Latin on left and English on right below title., Temporary local subject terms: Animals: boar -- Shovels -- Pitchforks -- Brooms -- Scrapers -- Shields: saucepan lid as a shield -- Padlocks -- Emblems: boar, partly human -- Borders: scrolls and flowers -- Reference to Winchester College., and Window mounted to 39 x 28 cm.
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > A piece of antiquity painted on the wall adjoining to the kitchen of Winchester College which has long been preserved, &, as oft as occasion requires, is repair'd, wth [sic] the following Latin verses. [graphic]
2. A suit of law fits me better than a suit of cloaths [graphic]
- Creator:
- Smith, James, fl. ca. 1749, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- publis'd [sic] according to act of Parliament, [1749?]
- Call Number:
- 749.08.12.01+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Description:
- Title from item., Publication date extrapolated from earlier state. See Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum 3047., 'Price 6d.'--Lower right corner., Four lines of verse below image: Thus blest was I before I went to law ..., Another state, with imprint burnished from plate. Cf. No. 3047 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 3., Temporary local subject terms: Law and lawyers., and Watermark: Pro patria.
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > A suit of law fits me better than a suit of cloaths [graphic]
3. An epistle to Miss - &c, &c.
- Published / Created:
- [1749]
- Call Number:
- 749.05.01.02++
- Image Count:
- 1
- Alternative Title:
- Epistle to Miss - etc, etc and Miss - in the actual dress as she appear'd in ye character of Iphigenia, at ye jubilee ball or masquerade at Ranelagh
- Description:
- Title from item., Miss - is Miss Chudleigh., Broadside illustrated at top of sheet with an etching (plate mark 26.5 x 33.3 cm)., Two lines of verse below title : Some men to pleasure, some to bus'ness take ... Pope., Twelve lines of verse etched below caption title on the plate: What odd fantastick whimsies fill ..., and Temporary local subject terms: Allusion to Susannah Maria Ciber, 1714-1766 -- Masquerade: Punch -- Masquerade: Domino -- Masquerade: Iphigenia -- Literature: Alexander Pope, 1688-1744 -- Jubilee: masquerade ball, Ranelagh, May 1, 1749 -- Mask.
- Publisher:
- Printed for A. Freeman, near Charing-Cross
- Subject (Name):
- George II, King of Great Britain, 1683-1760 and Bristol, Elizabeth Chudleigh, Countess of, 1720-1788
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > An epistle to Miss - &c, &c.
4. Arms of the Foundling Hospital [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- printed in the year MDCCXLIX [1749]
- Call Number:
- Kinnaird 73K(l) Box 115
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Engraving of the coat of arms of the Foundling House used to illustrate the title page of "An account of the hospital for the maintenance and education of exposed and deserted young children". Coat-of-arms shows a naked child, a lamb holding a sprig of thyme as the crest, figures of maternal nature and Britannia as supporters, and the motto "Help".
- Description:
- Title from letterpress text above image., Imprint from letterpress text below image., and Cf. Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works (3rd ed.), no. 230.
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified
- Subject (Topic):
- Coats of arms
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Arms of the Foundling Hospital [graphic].
5. Iphigenia [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- [1 May 1749]
- Call Number:
- Quarto 53 C46 776
- Collection Title:
- Opposite page 15. Trial of Elizabeth duchess dowager of Kingston for bigamy, before the Right
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- An engraving, showing a scene from the Venetian Ambassadors Masquerade in which Miss Chudleigh appears wearing stockings, shoes, and a tunic, the last covering only a very small portion of her person, and taking off her mask on being seized round the waist by a gentleman. "Punch", "Judy", and another masquerader, George II?, are behind
- Description:
- Title from text below image., Attributed to Charles Moseley in the British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1868,0808.3894., Date of publication from the British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark on three sides., "Price 6 d."--Lower right corner of plate., and Bound in opposite page 15 in an extra-illustrated copy of: The trial of Elizabeth duchess dowager of Kingston for bigamy, before the Right Honourable the House of Peers ... London : Printed for Charles Bathurst, in Fleet-Street, MDCCLXXVI [1776].
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified
- Subject (Geographic):
- England and England.
- Subject (Name):
- Bristol, Elizabeth Chudleigh, Countess of, 1720-1788 and Bristol, Elizabeth Chudleigh, Countess of, 1720-1788.
- Subject (Topic):
- Masquerades
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Iphigenia [graphic].
6. John of Gant in love, or, Mars on his knees [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- publish's according to act of Parliament, July 15th, [1749]
- Call Number:
- 749.07.15.01+ Impression 1
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Alternative Title:
- Mars on his knees
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., 'Price 6d.'--Lower right corner., Two lines of verse below title: Musick hath charms to soothe the savage breast! / To soften rocks, and bend the knotted oak. Congrave [sic]., and Temporary local subject terms: Savoyards -- Mythology: allusion to Mars -- Buildings: Eton College -- Peasants -- Royal Arms -- 'The great fat hog to be seen alive' -- Literature: quotation from The mourning bride by William Congreve, 1670-1729.
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified
- Subject (Name):
- William Augustus, Prince, Duke of Cumberland, 1721-1765
- Subject (Topic):
- Musical instruments, Organ grinders, and Signs (Notices)
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > John of Gant in love, or, Mars on his knees [graphic].
7. John of Gant mounted, or, Mars on his journey [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- publish'd according to act of Parliament [1749]
- Call Number:
- 749.07.00.01+ Impression 1
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- The Duke of Cumberland rides a horse towards the left; in the distance are buildings which are labelled 'Eton College'. From his mouth come the words, "My all is in my possession, possession, possession. My all is in my posession. Mounted behind him on the horse is a pretty, young woman playing a hurdy-gurdy. From her mouth, the words, "Virgins are like [the] fair flowers in its lustre." A large belt labelled "The girdle of affection" encircles the two riders waists. A distressed young peasant, the girl's brother, chases the horse, crying, "My dear sister. Stop 'e. Stop 'e. Stop 'e. O, I fear she's gone for aye." He carries the box for the hurdy-gurdy on his back. An allusion to the Savoyards - and Mars. Quotation from Twelfth night, I.i.1, by William Shakespeare, 1564-1616
- Alternative Title:
- Mars on his journey
- Description:
- Title engraved below image., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., 'Price 6d.'--Lower right corner., One line of verse added after title: If musick be the food of love, play on. Gay., Temporary local subject terms: Savoyards -- Mythology: allusion to Mars., and Watermark: Strasburg bend with initials LVG below.
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified
- Subject (Name):
- William Augustus, Prince, Duke of Cumberland, 1721-1765
- Subject (Topic):
- Organ grinders
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > John of Gant mounted, or, Mars on his journey [graphic].
8. No peace for the wicked, or, Wars broke out in the city : to the tune of, Under the greenwood tree
- Published / Created:
- printed in the year 1749.
- Call Number:
- 749.00.00.06++
- Image Count:
- 1
- Abstract:
- "A broadside satirising the Jacobite Alderman William Benn, who was involved in a drunken fight with another alderman at a London City feast because the former had proposed to the health of the Young Pretender; with an etching showing in the foreground Benn on the ground, holding in his right hand a bottle, his wig is pulled off by a dog, on the right another alderman, attacking Benn with a raised bottle, in the background a group of people looking on; with engraved title and inscriptions, and with letterpress title and verses in three columns, and with two vertical and one horizontal segment of type ornament."--British Museum online catalogue
- Alternative Title:
- Wars broke out in the city
- Description:
- Caption title., Broadside illustrated with an etching at top of sheet (plate mark 20.3 x 33.1 cm)., First line: Draw near, ye sober citizens., and Temporary local subject terms: Animals: dog wearing a collar "Charls's [sic] Breed" and chains -- Drunken battle with wine bottles -- Bottles: wine bottles used as weapons -- Hospitals of Bethlem and Bridewell -- Gold chains -- City of London feast -- Ass's ears on William Benn -- Envelope -- Aldermen.
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified
- Subject (Name):
- James, Prince of Wales, 1688-1766. and Benn, William, 1702-1755
- Subject (Topic):
- Caricatures and cartoons, Jacobites, Dogs, and Wigs
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > No peace for the wicked, or, Wars broke out in the city : to the tune of, Under the greenwood tree
9. O the roast beef of old England [graphic]
- Creator:
- Mosley, Charles, approximately 1720-approximately 1770, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- publish'd according to act of Parliament, March 6th, 1749.
- Call Number:
- Folio 75 H67 800 v.2 (Oversize) Box 1
- Collection Title:
- Plate 33. Queen Charlotte's collection of Hogarth works. Leaf 33. Album of William Hogarth prints.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- At the Gate of Calais, a fat monk is shown poking a very large side of beef carried by a thin cook; the label indicates that the beef is intended "For Madm Grandsire at Calais." On either side are two French soldiers, one of whom spills his bowl of thin soup as he gazes in amazement at the beef. In the foreground on the left, three market women with crosses hanging from their necks admire a skate in a basket of fish; on the right, two ragged men carry a large pot of soup while another drinks from a bowl, and a Scottish soldier cowers beneath an archway; in the middle distance, to left, Hogarth himself is seen sketching at the moment when a soldier's hand takes him by the shoulder; beyond, through the gate, is a religious procession
- Alternative Title:
- Gate of Calais, or, The roast beef of old England and Roast beef of old England
- Description:
- Title engraved below image., State from Paulson., After Hogarth's painting Gate of Calais, now at the Tate Gallery, London., Title from Paulson: The gate of Calais, or, The roast beef of old England., Ms. note in pencil in Steevens's hand to side of print: See Nichols's book, 3d edit. p. 289., Sheet trimmed within plate mark to: 37.7 x 44.5 cm., and Formerly on page 145 in volume 2. Removed in 2012 by LWL conservator.
- Publisher:
- Wm. Hogarth
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain
- Subject (Name):
- Hogarth, William, 1697-1764 and Catholic Church
- Subject (Topic):
- Artists, Clergy, Eating & drinking, Ethnic stereotypes, and Religious processions
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > O the roast beef of old England [graphic]
