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1.
Brentford sweepstakes [graphic].

Published / Created:
[1769]
Call Number:
769.04.00.01 Impression 1
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title etched in top part of image.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
Carhampton, Henry Lawes Luttrell, Earl of, 1743-1821 and Wilkes, John, 1725-1797.
Subject (Topic):
Elections
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Brentford sweepstakes [graphic].

2.
Chosen candidate [art original]

Creator:
Lane, Theodore, 1800-1828, artist
Published / Created:
[approximately 1826]
Call Number:
Drawings L265 no. 2 Box D205
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A caricature on the prevalence of bribery during elections, most probably that of 1826. The successful liberal candidate stands on a platform before a cheering crowd and people waving from the windows of adjoining building. In the 'Committee Room' beh...
Description:
Title written in ink in bottom left corner of image, in an unidentified hand (possibly Theodore Lane's).
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain.
Subject (Topic):
Political corruption, Elections, Cheering, Corruption, Crowds, Political elections, Politicians, and Signs (Notices)
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Chosen candidate [art original]

3.
Letters describing life in England, 1790

Call Number:
LWL Mss Vol. 115
Image Count:
270
Resource Type:
unspecified
Abstract:
Manuscript, in a single hand with numerous corrections, of a collection of 15 letters describing life in England, translated into French, possibly from German. The letters discuss English lotteries; the proliferation of newspapers; the constitution a...
Description:
In French.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain, Great Britain., England, France, and Versailles (France)
Subject (Name):
Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834., Louis XVI, King of France, 1754-1793., and Necker, Jacques, 1732-1804.
Subject (Topic):
Cockfighting, Elections, Hunting, Lotteries, Slave trade, Newspapers, Nobility, Travelers' writings, French, Description and travel, History, Women, Intellectual life, Politics and government, and Social life and customs
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Letters describing life in England, 1790

4.
Rejected candidate [art original]

Creator:
Lane, Theodore, 1800-1828, artist
Published / Created:
[ca. 1826]
Call Number:
Drawings L265 no. 1 Box D205
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A caricature on the prevalence of bribery during elections, most probably that of 1826. The distraught rejected candidate, shown full-length and facing left is red in the face and pulling at his hair. His election placard lies on the floor and two not...
Description:
Title written in ink in bottom right corner of image, in an unidentified hand (possibly Theodore Lane's).
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain.
Subject (Topic):
Political corruption, Elections, Anger, Corruption, Crowds, Political elections, and Signs (Notices)
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Rejected candidate [art original]

5.
The chosen candidate [graphic].

Creator:
Day, William, 1797-1845, lithographer
Published / Created:
1st June 1829.
Call Number:
829.06.01.02+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title from caption below image.
Publisher:
Published (for the proprietor) by James Bulcock, 17 Park Walk, Chelsea
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain.
Subject (Topic):
Political corruption, Elections, Cheering, Corruption, Crowds, Political elections, Politicians, and Signs (Notices)
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The chosen candidate [graphic].

6.
The golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up [graphic]

Creator:
Collings, Samuel, printmaker, artist
Published / Created:
March 11th, 1784.
Call Number:
784.03.11.05+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A sequel to British Museum satires no. 6438. George III, seated on a balloon, points downwards with his sceptre to an image of Pitt (right) as a naked child, on a column which is inscribed 'Family Presumption'. The king looks down at North, Fox, and ...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pub. by W. Wells, No. 132 Fleet Street
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain, England, and Surrey.
Subject (Name):
Pitt, William, 1759-1806, George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797, North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792, and Grocers' Company (London, England)
Subject (Topic):
Elections, Local elections, Adoration, Balloons (Aircraft), Butchers, Chimney sweeps, Crowds, Idols, Occuptations, and Scavenging
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up [graphic]

7.
The laughing audience Rehearsal of the Oratorio of Judith ; An emblematic print on the South Sea

Creator:
Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, printmaker
Published / Created:
August 1st 180[...]
Call Number:
Folio 75 H67 806
Collection Title:
Hogarth restored
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A single plate with Laughing audience in the upper left, Rehearsal of the Oratorio of Judith in the upper right, and An emblematic print on the South Sea below
Alternative Title:
Rehearsal of the Oratorio of Judith and Emblematic print on the South Sea
Description:
Titles engraved below images.
Publisher:
Published by G.G. & J. Robinson, Paternoster Row
Subject (Geographic):
England, Scotland., and Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
Churchill, Charles, 1731-1764, Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, Wilkes, John, 1725-1797., South Sea Company., and Great Britain. Parliament
Subject (Topic):
Dandies, British, Food vendors, Laughter, Orchestras, Snuff, Theater audiences, Theaters, Elections, 1722, Membership, Quarantine, Law and legislation, Inheritance and succession, Naturalization, Political corruption, Elections, Bribery, Children, Clergy, Devil, Mirrors, Screens, and Political elections
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The laughing audience Rehearsal of the Oratorio of Judith ; An emblematic print on the South Sea / [graphic]

8.
The prevailing candidate, or, The election carried by Bribery and the Devil [graphic].

Published / Created:
[March 1722?]
Call Number:
722.03.00.01
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Satire on the general election of 1722 showing a grand room with two long windows and a pier glass between; to the left of this is a screen with seven folds. On the right three men, one holding a staff of office, can be discerned behind the screen re...
Alternative Title:
Election carried by bribery and the devil
Description:
Title from caption in ribbon above image.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
England, Scotland., and Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
South Sea Company. and Great Britain. Parliament
Subject (Topic):
Elections, 1722, Membership, Quarantine, Law and legislation, Inheritance and succession, Naturalization, Political corruption, Elections, Bribery, Children, Clergy, Devil, Mirrors, Screens, and Political elections
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The prevailing candidate, or, The election carried by Bribery and the Devil [graphic].

9.
The prevailing candidate, or, The election carried by Bribery and the Devil [graphic].

Published / Created:
[March 1722?]
Call Number:
Kinnaird 75K(d) Box 115
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Satire on the general election of 1722 showing a grand room with two long windows and a pier glass between; to the left of this is a screen with seven folds. On the right three men, one holding a staff of office, can be discerned behind the screen re...
Alternative Title:
Election carried by bribery and the devil
Description:
Title from caption in ribbon above image.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
England, Scotland., and Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
South Sea Company. and Great Britain. Parliament
Subject (Topic):
Elections, 1722, Membership, Quarantine, Law and legislation, Inheritance and succession, Naturalization, Political corruption, Elections, Bribery, Children, Clergy, Devil, Mirrors, Screens, and Political elections
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The prevailing candidate, or, The election carried by Bribery and the Devil [graphic].

10.
The rejected candidate [graphic]

Creator:
Day, William, 1797-1845, lithographer
Published / Created:
1st June [1829] and [1829]
Call Number:
829.06.01.01+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title from caption below image.
Publisher:
Published (for the proprietor) by James Bulcock, 17 Park Walk, Chelsea and W. Day, lithog., 17 Gale Street
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain.
Subject (Topic):
Political corruption, Elections, Anger, Corruption, Crowds, Political elections, and Signs (Notices)
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The rejected candidate [graphic]