Actors include Mr Cummins Mr Carelton, Mr Williams, Mr Knight, Mr Bennett, Mr Carr, Mr Melvin, Mr Hope, Miss Elliott, Mrs Barnard, Mrs Jarman, Mrs Carr, Mrs French, Mr Wood, Mr Woodham, Miss Mills, Mr Elliott, Mrs Wilkinson, Mrs Williams, Mrs Elliott., Playbill for a performance in York Theatre Royal on Tuesday Evening, April 23d, 1805., Stranger., Paul and Virginia., and From a bound collection of playbills: [Playbills from theatres in York, England]. [England], [1789-1805].
Publisher:
W. Storry, printer, York
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain and York.
Subject (Name):
Thompson, Benjamin, 1776?-1816. and Cobb, James, 1756-1818.
A Spaniard using his sword as a walking stick and capering with satisfaction, leads a procession along a country road to a building inscribed "Inquisition." He is followed by a happy looking Frenchman who pulls George III on a rope tied around the King's neck and through a gate made from two vertical spears with a third one tied horizontally on top. A lion is falling down from it while the unicorn tries to balance itself and the crown. The King is followed by Lord Shelburne (William Petty), mimicking both the royal posture and dress, and holding a rolled document signed 'Preliminaries." Their orderly progress is watched by a lean, simply dressed man holding in his right hand a scourge with many lashes and the word "America" between them. With his left, he pulls the rope tied around the neck of a boorish Dutchman, his hands stuck in his pockets, smoking a pipe
Alternative Title:
Blessed are the peacemakers
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
Pub. by E. Dashery [sic], Feby. 24 1783 St. James's Street
Subject (Geographic):
England and Great Britain
Subject (Name):
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820. and Lansdowne, William Petty, Marquis of, 1737-1805.
Woodward, G. M. (George Moutard), approximately 1760-1809, printmaker
Published / Created:
[179-?]
Call Number:
790.00.00.140++
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Twenty pairs of people, arranged in panels in four rows, the first eight of which are engaged in a range of activities in which the pair misunderstand each other owing to mispronunciation indicating their differences in class. The next four panels illustrate scenes in which the pair debate the virtues and benefits of drinking various spirits. The final eight panels depict the attempts of a "Master Sargent" to train a country yokel as a soldier
Description:
Title from item., Printmaker and date suggested by a print with the same title and scenes similar to the first eight. See Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 7, no. 9646., and For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain
Subject (Topic):
Etiquette, Manners & customs, Social classes, Soldiers, and British
Title above each image., Titles: Bombario Actionist en de Geest van Esopus; Actieuse Nacht-Wind-Zanger met zyn Tover Slons; Natuur Actie-Doctor of klap-achtig Bobbel Meester; Directrice der Vervalle Actie-Regimenten en bezonderlyk van Natuurlyke Lawe Actien., Date supplied by curator., Four plates on one uncut page, numbered 1 thru 4., From an edition of "Het Groote Tafereel der Dwaasheid" or "The Great Mirror of Folly"., and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain
Subject (Topic):
South Sea Bubble, Great Britain, 1720, Politics and government, Physicians, Peddlers, Coats of arms, Parrots, and Cauldrons
Lord North, sitting on a large roll inscribed "Budget" offers Charles Fox a spoonful of broth from a bowl in his lap. He warns Fox to "... Be cautious! - a little of my Broth goes a great way ..." Fox, with a fox's head, sits on "Pandora's Box," his right arm round North's shoulder, saying, " ... give me a sup of your soup ..." To the right, a devil squatting on a low stool in front of a fireplace blows bellows at the fire under a large cauldron with more broth in it. A large coalition medal (cf. BMSat 6183) with the likenesses of North and Fox hangs above the mantel
Alternative Title:
Devil's the best of the bunch and Devil is the best of the bunch
Description:
Title from item., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., 1 print : etching, hand-colored ; sheet 24 x 33 cm., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Publisher:
Pubd. April 22d, 1783, by W. Humphrey, No. 227 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806 and North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792
Subject (Topic):
Politics and government, Devil, Pandora's box, Fireplaces, Bellows, and Cauldrons
Leaf 2. Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks, &c.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Lord North, sitting on a large roll inscribed "Budget" offers Charles Fox a spoonful of broth from a bowl in his lap. He warns Fox to "... Be cautious! - a little of my Broth goes a great way ..." Fox, with a fox's head, sits on "Pandora's Box," his right arm round North's shoulder, saying, " ... give me a sup of your soup ..." To the right, a devil squatting on a low stool in front of a fireplace blows bellows at the fire under a large cauldron with more broth in it. A large coalition medal (cf. BMSat 6183) with the likenesses of North and Fox hangs above the mantel
Alternative Title:
Devil's the best of the bunch and Devil is the best of the bunch
Description:
Title etched below image., Restrike, with "J. Gillray fecit" added in lower right corner. For original issue of the plate, see no. 6219 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5., Plate from: Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks, &c. [London] : [Field & Tuer], [ca. 1868?], Cf. Wright, T. Works of James Gillray, the caricaturist with the history of his life and times, page 47., and On leaf 2 of: Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks, &c.
Publisher:
Pubd. April 22d, 1783, by W. Humphrey, No. 227 Strand and Field & Tuer
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806 and North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792
Subject (Topic):
Politics and government, Devil, Pandora's box, Fireplaces, Bellows, and Cauldrons
A collection of notes by Horace Walpole over the course of three years -- 1759, 1771, 1786 -- on a very wide range of topics. The volumes for 1759 and 1771 include: notes on books he is reading; observations about historical events and historical figures are interspersed with observations about current political topics and prominent social figures. His strong interest in art is reflected in the predominance of his observations on architecture, painters, paintings, prints, and printmakers; descriptions of fine houses, their contents and owners; clippings from newspapers: notices of forthcoming auctions and newly published books of or about art and artists; poems celebrating artists; death notices of artists and printmakers as well as poetry celebrating the lives of artists. The volume for 1786 also includes observations about books that Walpole is reading, generally on antiquarian topics, English history, etc.; anecdotes about his friends and prominent society figures; comments on historical events, including debates on the slave and trade and the events in France; thoughts on Samuel Johnson, Shakespeare, Joshua Reynolds, Fanny Burney, Lady Lyttleton, Lord North, Lord and Lady Salisbury, Mrs. Clive, and other prominent public figures of the period; fragments of epigrams and poems
Description:
Horace Walpole (1717-1797), fourth earl of Orford, author, politician, and patron of the arts, youngest son of Robert Walpole, first earl of Orford (1676-1745), Britain's longest-serving prime minister., In English., Available in pdf format, Two volumes (1759 and 1771) bound in green vellum, one volume (1786) in red morocco with clasps. With Walpole's bookplate 2, in early state, in the 2nd volume and his seal as Lord Orford, type, in the 3rd volume. Each volume signed and dated., Photostat of vol.1 available, Unverified and incomplete transcripts of v. 1 (1759) and v.2 (1771)., and Two volumes in green vellum; one in red morocco with clasps. Bookplate 2 early state, in the second volume (1771); and seal as Lord Orford, type 1, in the third volume. Each volume signed and dated.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain. and Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797.
Subject (Topic):
Artists, Art, British, Art, Private collections, Historic buildings, Manors, Castles, Aristocracy (Social class), Homes and haunts, Politicians, Authors, English, Kings and rulers, History, and Social life and customs
A collection of notes by Horace Walpole over the course of three years -- 1759, 1771, 1786 -- on a very wide range of topics. The volumes for 1759 and 1771 include: notes on books he is reading; observations about historical events and historical figures are interspersed with observations about current political topics and prominent social figures. His strong interest in art is reflected in the predominance of his observations on architecture, painters, paintings, prints, and printmakers; descriptions of fine houses, their contents and owners; clippings from newspapers: notices of forthcoming auctions and newly published books of or about art and artists; poems celebrating artists; death notices of artists and printmakers as well as poetry celebrating the lives of artists. The volume for 1786 also includes observations about books that Walpole is reading, generally on antiquarian topics, English history, etc.; anecdotes about his friends and prominent society figures; comments on historical events, including debates on the slave and trade and the events in France; thoughts on Samuel Johnson, Shakespeare, Joshua Reynolds, Fanny Burney, Lady Lyttleton, Lord North, Lord and Lady Salisbury, Mrs. Clive, and other prominent public figures of the period; fragments of epigrams and poems
Description:
Horace Walpole (1717-1797), fourth earl of Orford, author, politician, and patron of the arts, youngest son of Robert Walpole, first earl of Orford (1676-1745), Britain's longest-serving prime minister., In English., Available in pdf format, Two volumes (1759 and 1771) bound in green vellum, one volume (1786) in red morocco with clasps. With Walpole's bookplate 2, in early state, in the 2nd volume and his seal as Lord Orford, type, in the 3rd volume. Each volume signed and dated., Photostat of vol.1 available, Unverified and incomplete transcripts of v. 1 (1759) and v.2 (1771)., and Two volumes in green vellum; one in red morocco with clasps. Bookplate 2 early state, in the second volume (1771); and seal as Lord Orford, type 1, in the third volume. Each volume signed and dated.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain. and Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797.
Subject (Topic):
Artists, Art, British, Art, Private collections, Historic buildings, Manors, Castles, Aristocracy (Social class), Homes and haunts, Politicians, Authors, English, Kings and rulers, History, and Social life and customs
A collection of notes by Horace Walpole over the course of three years -- 1759, 1771, 1786 -- on a very wide range of topics. The volumes for 1759 and 1771 include: notes on books he is reading; observations about historical events and historical figures are interspersed with observations about current political topics and prominent social figures. His strong interest in art is reflected in the predominance of his observations on architecture, painters, paintings, prints, and printmakers; descriptions of fine houses, their contents and owners; clippings from newspapers: notices of forthcoming auctions and newly published books of or about art and artists; poems celebrating artists; death notices of artists and printmakers as well as poetry celebrating the lives of artists. The volume for 1786 also includes observations about books that Walpole is reading, generally on antiquarian topics, English history, etc.; anecdotes about his friends and prominent society figures; comments on historical events, including debates on the slave and trade and the events in France; thoughts on Samuel Johnson, Shakespeare, Joshua Reynolds, Fanny Burney, Lady Lyttleton, Lord North, Lord and Lady Salisbury, Mrs. Clive, and other prominent public figures of the period; fragments of epigrams and poems
Description:
Horace Walpole (1717-1797), fourth earl of Orford, author, politician, and patron of the arts, youngest son of Robert Walpole, first earl of Orford (1676-1745), Britain's longest-serving prime minister., In English., Available in pdf format, Two volumes (1759 and 1771) bound in green vellum, one volume (1786) in red morocco with clasps. With Walpole's bookplate 2, in early state, in the 2nd volume and his seal as Lord Orford, type, in the 3rd volume. Each volume signed and dated., Photostat of vol.1 available, Unverified and incomplete transcripts of v. 1 (1759) and v.2 (1771)., and Two volumes in green vellum; one in red morocco with clasps. Bookplate 2 early state, in the second volume (1771); and seal as Lord Orford, type 1, in the third volume. Each volume signed and dated.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain. and Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797.
Subject (Topic):
Artists, Art, British, Art, Private collections, Historic buildings, Manors, Castles, Aristocracy (Social class), Homes and haunts, Politicians, Authors, English, Kings and rulers, History, and Social life and customs