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A lock'd jaw for John Bull [graphic].

Published / Created:
[23 November 1795]
Call Number:
795.11.23.01+ Impression 1
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Alternative Title:
Locked jaw for John Bull
Description:
Title from item., Attributed by George to West., Publisher's advertisement following imprint: Folios of caracatures [sic] lent out for the evening., Temporary local subject terms: Bills: Treasonable Practice bill -- Seditious meeting bill., Watermark: C Taylor., and Printseller's stamp in lower right of sheet: S.W.F.
Publisher:
Pubd. Novr. 23, 1795, by S.W. Fores, No. 50 Piccadilly, the corner of Sackville Street
Subject (Name):
Pitt, William, 1759-1806
Subject (Topic):
John Bull (Symbolic character)
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > A lock'd jaw for John Bull [graphic].

2.
Collection of drawings of theatrical costumes ca. 1780-1850, 1898, 1925

Call Number:
Folio 657 780T
Image Count:
86
Abstract:
A collection of theatrical costume drawings from a variety of sources in a variety of mediums on paper and pasteboard, mostly unidentified but some signed: two by Lucien Besche, one by Herbert Norris, one by C.A. Stothard, two by Charles Wilhelm and two idenitified only by the initials T.O., with dates ranging from the last quarter of the 18th century through 1925. Also includes one print of Charles Kean. The 18th century drawings show women's costumes for a variety of unidentified productions in a variety of period dress, including a group of five drawings of classical Roman figures and deities, a drawing for a costume for Lady Macbeth, and Stothard's drawing for Henry V. Later costume drawings include three pen drawings of mid-19th characters, one of whom is in a train carriage, a "Wood Gatherer" costume from London Lyceum Theatre's 1893-1894 production of 'Cinderella' , Bosche's 1892 drawing of a female warrior for "The 40 thieves". Some drawings include notes about the fabric and colors to be used, address of vendors, etc
Description:
For further information, consult library staff.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
Garrick, David, 1717-1779. and Kean, Edmund, 1787-1833
Subject (Topic):
Costume design, Actors, English, and Costume design drawings
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Collection of drawings of theatrical costumes ca. 1780-1850, 1898, 1925