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1. "What ever is, is right. Pope! A weighty argument in favour of the Catholic Emancipation / [graphic]
- Creator:
- Cruikshank, Robert, 1789-1856, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [April 1821]
- Call Number:
- 821.04.00.03+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "A scene in the House of Commons, showing the Ministerial benches, with the Speaker's Chair and the Table partly cut off by the right margin. The Speaker (Manners Sutton) and one of the Clerks are just within the design. Castlereagh is speaking; he stands in profile to the right, hat in hand, with the Pope on his shoulders. The Pope holds crosier and keys, and wears an odd tiara. A demon crouches on his shoulders dressed as an acolyte, but displaying a cloven hoof; a mask with bland features (a device deriving from Gillray, cf. British Museum Satires No. 11384) is tied in front of his black horned head; he holds up a lighted candle, and clutches the Pope's hair. Castlereagh, with a blandly disingenuous smile: "I have the authority of the Head of the Catholic Church, for saying that there is no solidity in the objection taken on the other side: thus I am legislating with the Pope at my back!!!" The benches behind Castlereagh are crowded; the members listening intently; all wear hats, except Peel who sits immediately behind Castlereagh's empty seat, on the corner of which he has put a hat, inscribed 'Peel'. He looks up to say: "I hope that when the noble Lord observed that [he was legislating with the Pope at his back] he had no allusion to me, even if the noble Lord were willing to put the Popedom in Commission, I should not be willing to accept the office of one of the Commissioners." Men look down from the gallery. On the floor is a paper: 'St Steevens March 28 1821'."--British Museum online catalogue
- Alternative Title:
- Whatever is, is right. Pope! and Weighty argument in favour of the Catholic Emancipation
- Description:
- Title etched below image. and Watermark: J. Whatman 1820.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. April 1821 by G. Humphrey, 27 St. Jamess Street, London
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain.
- Subject (Name):
- Castlereagh, Robert Stewart, Viscount, 1769-1822, Canterbury, Charles Manners-Sutton, Viscount, 1780-1845, Pius VII, Pope, 1742-1823, Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, and Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons,
- Subject (Topic):
- Catholic emancipation, Legislative bodies, Politicians, Public speaking, Popes, Crosiers, Keys (Hardware), Demons, Masks, and Candles
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > "What ever is, is right. Pope! A weighty argument in favour of the Catholic Emancipation / [graphic]
2. 150 claimants to the throne of Great Britain
- Published / Created:
- [1818]
- Call Number:
- File 63 818 On58++
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- text
- Alternative Title:
- One hundred fifty claimants to the throne of Great Britain
- Description:
- Caption title., Letterpress text discussing the line of succession above an etched geneological chart (plate mark 27.9 x 26.5 cm) which illustrates the line of succession, following the reign of George IV, probably published in response to the death of Princess Charlotte in 1817 and before the birth of Victoria in 1819. However, the text also references "the present Princess of Wales", but further evidence that this was issued in response to her death is the dark black border around her name., and Imprint etched at top of chart. Date from letterpress: "The following is a brief sketch. A.D. 1818."
- Publisher:
- Printed & publish'd by W. Finch, No. 5 Charlotte Place, New Cut, Lower Marsh, Lambeth
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain. and Great Britain
- Subject (Topic):
- Kings and rulers and Succession
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > 150 claimants to the throne of Great Britain
3. 47 letters and papers from the Office of the Exchequer, 1554-1706
- Call Number:
- Osborn fa18
- Image Count:
- 160
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- 47 letters and documents, on paper (one document on parchment) in various cursive scripts, produced in England between 1554 and 1706. Mostly from the Elizabethan and Jacobean periods, they consist of claims for expenses, wages, and other benefits. They include an account of a banquet (15 November 1561), signed by the Marquis of Winchester and Sir Walter Mildmay; a Claim for Allowances (1563) by Sir Thomas Chaloner, Ambassador to Spain; L. S. (1578) by Lord Burgley about money to be sent to Ireland and mentioning Sir Philip Sidney; A. L. S. (1597) by George, Lord Hunsdon; A. K. S. (Chester, 11 Aug. 1601) by the antiquary and mathematician Edward Brerewood to the Privy Council. The documents also include signatures of other government officials and nobles and The documents derive from the papers of Robert Petre, Auditor for the Exchequer, and his colleague Vincent Skinner
- Description:
- In English. and Binding: Middle Hill boards, spine missing.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain. and Great Britain
- Subject (Name):
- Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603., James I, King of England, 1566-1625., and Great Britain. Exchequer.
- Subject (Topic):
- Finance, Public and Politics and government
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > 47 letters and papers from the Office of the Exchequer, 1554-1706
4. 5 guineas bounty wanted, a few notorious Jacobin scoundrels, to serve Napoleon Buonaparte, late tyrant of France, &c.
- Published / Created:
- [1814]
- Call Number:
- File 82 814F
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- text and still image
- Alternative Title:
- Five guineas bounty. Wanted, a few notorious Jacobin scoundrels and Wanted, a few notorious Jacobin scoundrels
- Description:
- Title from item., Text continues: The advantages in this corps are expected to be very great, as they will have the exquisite pleasure of each others company, in the delightful Island of Elba, in the Botanybay of Tuscany., A handbill presumably issued shortly after Napoleon's abdication and exile to St. Helena in April 1814., With a woodcut illustration of a winged devil at head., and For further information, consult library staff.
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain.
- Subject (Name):
- Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821.
- Subject (Topic):
- Jacobites and Devil
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > 5 guineas bounty wanted, a few notorious Jacobin scoundrels, to serve Napoleon Buonaparte, late tyrant of France, &c.
5. A Canterbury tale [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- [5 November 1788]
- Call Number:
- 788.11.05.01.2 Impression 1
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Description:
- Title etched below image. and Temporary local subject terms: Allusion to Archbishop -- Anticipation of effects of insanity of King George III -- Mitres -- Allusion to Regency crisis.
- Publisher:
- Pub, Nov'r 5th 1788 by S.W. Fores No. 3 Piccadilly
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain.
- Subject (Topic):
- Regency, Clergy, and England
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > A Canterbury tale [graphic].
6. A Gallic idol [graphic]
- Creator:
- Barth, J. S., active 1797-1808, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- 20 Augt. 1803.
- Call Number:
- 803.08.20.01+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "A symbolical bust of Napoleon, dressed as a Roman emperor, is on a rectangular base on which are title and inscription : 'Symbolical of the Effects produced by that Cause which the enlightened [image of a fox] in [the] Eighteenth Century sagaciously predicted would ultimately prove a Stupendous Monument of Human Wisdom!!!' The head is turned in profile to the left; the features are conventional but express ferocity, with glaring eye and fierce frown. It wears a fantastic helmet wreathed with laurel from which blood drips. The wreath is entwined by serpents, whose (three) heads are clustered at the back with words in large letters issuing from their jaws: 'Rapine', 'Lust', 'Murder'. The word 'Invasion' issues in the same manner from the mouth. Above the wreath the helmet is encircled by a band on which are quasi-zodiacal signs: a scorpion, a sickle, a crescent, an arrow, a caduceus, a goat-like monster. On the helmet sits a grinning Devil, playing a fiddle and spreading his webbed wings over the idol's head, while from under one wing Death, a skeleton, peers out; he holds a javelin poised to strike and a cup of poison inscribed 'Jaffa' [see British Museum Satires No. 10063]. The shoulders are covered by drapery, drawn aside to reveal (rotten) ribs and a torn and bleeding heart which is transfixed by a dagger and a barbed spear. A scroll floats from the dagger inscribed 'Wilsons Narrative'; the spear has a scroll inscribed 'British Press' and is surmounted by a cap of Liberty. Fragments torn from the heart are inscribed 'Acre' [see British Museum Satires No. 9412], 'Egypt' [see British Museum Satires No. 9250, &c], and 'Irel[and]', while in the middle of the heart is a triangular patch: 'England'. The heart is surmounted by a crown made of blood-stained daggers with a central fleur-de-lis."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title from text in image., With an accompanying sheet of letterpress text describing: The crest, The helmet, and The heart., and Sheet trimmed to plate mark on top edge.
- Publisher:
- Published by R. Cribb and Printed by Cox and Baylie, Great Queen Street
- Subject (Geographic):
- France, Great Britain., Great Britain, and France.
- Subject (Name):
- Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, and Wilson, Robert, Sir, 1777-1849.
- Subject (Topic):
- Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815, Proposed invasion of England, 1793-1805, Foreign relations, Devil, and Skeletons
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > A Gallic idol [graphic]
7. A North Country transfer, or, Abraham Newland alarm'd [graphic].
- Creator:
- Cruikshank, Isaac, 1764-1811, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [5 April 1805]
- Call Number:
- 805.04.05.01
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Trotter walks off from the Bank of England with two sacks under his arm, one inscribed 'I [...] 000. Newland, appearing in the doorway (left), hurries after him, saying, "Hollo sir - where are you going with those bags!" On the opposite side of the street is a pawnshop where Melville, in bonnet and plaid, looks out over its half-door. Trotter answers: "I am only trotting over with them to Johnny Mac Crees Banking House!" Melville says: "Hoot awa mon! - dinna be afraid - they will be as safe with me as in your ain Strong box." On the pawnshop door are the words 'Money Lent' and the three balls or pawnbroker's sign."--British Museum online catalogue
- Alternative Title:
- Abraham Newland alarm'd and Abraham Newland alarmed
- Description:
- Title etched below image. and Questionable attribution to Isaac Cruikshank from the British Museum catalogue.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. April 5, 1805, by S.W. Fores, N. 50 Piccadilly
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain.
- Subject (Name):
- Trotter, Alexander, 1750-1830, Dundas, Henry, 1742-1811, and Bank of England.
- Subject (Topic):
- Impeachment, Trials (Impeachment), Misconduct in office, Money, Pawnshops, and Ethnic stereotypes
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > A North Country transfer, or, Abraham Newland alarm'd [graphic].
8. A Temple macaroni [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- Feby. 14th, 1772.
- Call Number:
- Folio 72 771 D37 v.2 plate 11
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Full-face portrait of a man walking to right. and looking to his right. His right hand is in his coat pocket, his left thrust in his waistcoat. He wears a looped hat, his hair or wig is in a long queue bound with black ribbon. He wears a sword, laced coat, ruffled shirt and cravat, low buckled shoes. A dog of greyhound type walks in front. He resembles portraits of Richard Grenville-Temple, 1st Earl Temple (1711-79)."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title from caption below image., Initial letters of publisher's name in imprint form a monogram., For a later state, see no. 4994 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5., and Plate numbered "11" in upper right corner.
- Publisher:
- Pub. by MDarly accorg. to act
- Subject (Geographic):
- England and Great Britain.
- Subject (Name):
- Temple, Richard Grenville-Temple, Earl, 1711-1779
- Subject (Topic):
- Clothing & dress, Dandies, British, Dogs, and Nobility
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > A Temple macaroni [graphic].
9. A beast of prey [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- [29 January 1784]
- Call Number:
- 784.01.29.02
- Image Count:
- 1
- Abstract:
- In an outdoor setting, Charles James Fox with the body of a fox and a human head runs to the left
- Alternative Title:
- Tally ----- Tally -- Ho
- Description:
- Title etched above image; caption etched below image. and Mounted to 37 x 23 cm.
- Publisher:
- First sketch published Jany. 29 1784 as the act directs, by S. Fores, No. 3 Piccadilly
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain.
- Subject (Name):
- Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806
- Subject (Topic):
- Foxes and Politicians
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > A beast of prey [graphic].
