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1. A 40sh. freeholders only expedient for the salvation of boby [sic] & soul [graphic]
- Creator:
- Heath, William, 1795-1840, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [July 1828?]
- Call Number:
- 828.07.00.01+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "The freeholder, a ragged Irish peasant, stands full-face, between a bloated priest (left) and a fashionably dressed young man; both tug at his coat-collar. The obese priest, who wears robes, with a large cross from neck to knee, holds up a print of the Devil smoking a pipe, in the bowl of which sits a tortured man; he says: Vote for your Priest or see this picture of your Soul in the next world. The other points behind him to an eviction scene, saying, Vote for your Landlord or see the real consequence in this World. In the background is a cluster of mud huts placarded Wanted Protestant Tenants for these Cabins. Men chase away a ragged family in one direction, and a pig in the other. Freeholder: Sure I'm bother'd [cf. BM Satires No. 8141] hadent I better be after voten for both your honors id would make the thing asier aney how. In one hand is his shillelagh, in the other his hat with a tobacco-pipe thrust in it."--British Museum online catalogue
- Alternative Title:
- Forty shilling freeholders only expedient for the salvation of body and soul
- Description:
- Title from caption below image., Print signed using William Heath's device: A man with an umbrella., Imprint continues: ... where political & other caricatuers are daily published., Questionable date of publication from British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., and Numbered in ms. at top of sheet: 193.
- Publisher:
- Pub. by T. McLean 26 Haymarket ...
- Subject (Geographic):
- Ireland.
- Subject (Topic):
- Devil, Peasants, Pipes (Smoking), Poverty, Priests, and Staffs (Sticks)
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > A 40sh. freeholders only expedient for the salvation of boby [sic] & soul [graphic]
2. A tour to Celbridge, by Dr. S. Johnson, [ca. 1776]
- Creator:
- Jephson, Robert, 1736-1803
- Call Number:
- LWL Mss Vol. 169
- Image Count:
- 16
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- Manuscript, in Jephson's hand, of a parody of Johnson's A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland. Using florid language throughout, the author explains his satiety with Dublin and determines to explore the countryside. Traveling with Dean Marlay, Mrs Greville and Mrs Jephson, he complains about the unsightly mendicants who mar the scenery; sings, along with his companions, the Beggar's Opera to pass the time; and runs over "pigs and children who were lying together in the middle of the highway." At Celbridge, he praises the landscape, estate, and the appearance of its owner, Colonel Marlay. The essay concludes with a description of the narrator's fall into the Liffey, and his rescue by catching hold of a passing cow and Horace Walpole has filled in Johnson's name and added "By Richard Jephson, Esqre" underneath the title
- Description:
- Robert Jephson (1736-1803), playwright and parodist, was born in Dublin. His first play, Braganza, was performed in 1775, with an epilogue by Horace Walpole. His most commercially successful play, performed 37 times between 1781 and 1798, was The Count of Narbonne, based on Walpole's Castle of Otranto as well as Walpole's play, Mysterious Mother. In addition to other plays, Jephson also wrote numerous parodic pieces, including a series in the government newspaper The Mercury under the title "The Bachelor." He parodied the style of the printer George Faulkner and criticized Charles Townshend's enemies in An Epistle to Gorges Edmund Howard (1771); wrote Extempore Ludicrous Miltonic Verses(1788); and wrote a prose piece titled Confessions of James Baptiste Couteau (1794), a satirical parody of revolutionary politics., In English., Title from first page., and For further information, consult library staff.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Ireland., Celbridge (Ireland), and Great Britain
- Subject (Name):
- Gay, John, 1685-1732., Jephson, Robert, 1736-1803., Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784., Marlay, Richard, d. 1802., and Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797.
- Subject (Topic):
- English wit and humor, Parodies, English, Poverty, Travelers' writings, English, Description and travel, and Social life and customs
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > A tour to Celbridge, by Dr. S. Johnson, [ca. 1776]
3. An Irish noddy [graphic]
- Creator:
- Nixon, John, -1818, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [1785]
- Call Number:
- 785.00.00.34
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "A clumsy and ramshackle two-wheeled chaise numbered '63', with a folding hood (raised) and a broken wheel, is driven (left to right) along the sea-shore. The driver sits on the hind-quarters of the horse, flourishing his whip; the reins are of rope. A stout woman fills the interior. In the distance (right) a similar chaise is driven right to left, the driver seated on the front of the vehicle. In the distance (left) is a jetty with a lighthouse; beside it is a ship, probably the English packet. Behind are low mountains."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched below image. and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
- Publisher:
- Pub. by W. Holland, No. 50 Oxford Strt
- Subject (Geographic):
- Blackrock (Ireland) and Ireland.
- Subject (Topic):
- Barges, Carriages & coaches, Horses, and Ships
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > An Irish noddy [graphic]
4. An eclipse lately discoverd in the Georgium Sidus, and quite unexpected by any of the astronomers / [graphic]
- Creator:
- Phillips, John, active 1825-1831, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- 1829.
- Call Number:
- 829.06.00.02+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "The irradiated head of George IV in profile to the left, is almost covered by the darkly shaded head of Wellington, which is almost full-face, but glaring to the right with fierce yet apprehensive melancholy. From this darkened mask slants down and to the right a broadening shadow which passes across a terrestrial globe at the base of the design, covering an island inscribed 'England', but leaving 'Ireland' (right) unobscured. The rays from the King's head, only a few of which are covered by the shadow, extend to the margins and illuminate the edge of a border of dark cloud."--British Museum online catalogue
- Alternative Title:
- Eclipse lately discovered in the Georgium Sidus, and quite unexpected by any of the astronomers
- Description:
- Title etched below image., "A. Sharpshooter" is the pseudonym of John Phillips; see British Museum catalogue., and Approximate month of publication from the British Museum catalogue: June 1829.
- Publisher:
- Pub. by S.W. Fores, 41 Piccadilly
- Subject (Geographic):
- Ireland.
- Subject (Name):
- Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852 and George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830
- Subject (Topic):
- Catholic emancipation, Catholics, and Eclipses
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > An eclipse lately discoverd in the Georgium Sidus, and quite unexpected by any of the astronomers / [graphic]
5. Brian Borholme King of Ireland [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- [approximately 1820]
- Call Number:
- 820.00.00.94
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A fanciful portrait of Brian Boru, High King of Ireland, in armor, seated on a rock holding a spear. His victory at Battle of Clontarf (1014) is said to have broken Viking control of Ireland, although Brian was killed in the battle
- Description:
- Title etched below image. and Approximate date of publication from dealer's description.
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified
- Subject (Geographic):
- Ireland.
- Subject (Name):
- Brian, King of Ireland, 926-1014,
- Subject (Topic):
- Kings, Armor, and Spears
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Brian Borholme King of Ireland [graphic].
6. Mental energy [graphic]
- Creator:
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [13 April 1801]
- Call Number:
- 801.04.13.01 Impression 1
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Lord Clare (1749-1802) walks in profile to the left on a pavement. He is erect and alert, inclining slightly forward, holding a slim cane erect. He wears round hat, short unpowdered wig, dark coat, gloves, and spurred top-boots."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched above image., Companion print to: "Corporeal stamina.", Figure identification pencilled in contemporary hand below plate. Numbered above: 509., and Mounted to 37 x 27 cm.
- Publisher:
- Publishd. April 13th, 1801, by H. Humphrey, No. 27 St. James's Street
- Subject (Geographic):
- Ireland.
- Subject (Name):
- Clare, John Fitzgibbon, Earl of, 1748-1802
- Subject (Topic):
- Cabinet officers
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Mental energy [graphic]
7. Mental energy [graphic]
- Creator:
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [13 April 1801]
- Call Number:
- 801.04.13.01 Impression 2
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Lord Clare (1749-1802) walks in profile to the left on a pavement. He is erect and alert, inclining slightly forward, holding a slim cane erect. He wears round hat, short unpowdered wig, dark coat, gloves, and spurred top-boots."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched above image., Companion print to: "Corporeal stamina.", 1 print : etching with aquatint and stipple on wove paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 25.9 x 20.3 cm., and Trimmed to plate mark.
- Publisher:
- Publishd. April 13th, 1801, by H. Humphrey, No. 27 St. James's Street
- Subject (Geographic):
- Ireland.
- Subject (Name):
- Clare, John Fitzgibbon, Earl of, 1748-1802
- Subject (Topic):
- Cabinet officers
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Mental energy [graphic]
8. Miscellaneous papers and legal instruments under the hand and seal of William Shakespeare : including the tragedy of King Lear, and a small fragment of Hamlet, from the original mss. in the posession of Samuel Ireland, of Norfolk street ...
- Creator:
- Ireland, W. H. (William Henry), 1777-1835
- Published / Created:
- 1796. [1795]
- Call Number:
- 1976 229
- Image Count:
- 115
- Description:
- Second edition. and Spurious documents, forged by William Henry Ireland, edited by his father, Samuel Ireland. Postdated 1796, issued on Xmas eve 1785. Jaggard.
- Publisher:
- Mr. Egerton [etc.]
- Subject (Geographic):
- Ireland.
- Subject (Name):
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
- Subject (Topic):
- Forgeries
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Miscellaneous papers and legal instruments under the hand and seal of William Shakespeare : including the tragedy of King Lear, and a small fragment of Hamlet, from the original mss. in the posession of Samuel Ireland, of Norfolk street ...
9. Owen Farrel, the Irish dwarf 3 feet, 9 inches high : from an original painting in the possession of the publisher. [graphic]
- Published / Created:
- [4 April 1815]
- Call Number:
- 815.04.04.01+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Portrait of Owen Farrel; full length, walking to left in a field, glancing towards right, with hat in his left hand and staff (with a carved face) in the right, wearing rags; a man and four children waving and shouting at him from behind beside an inn."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Possibly a plate from: Kirby's wonderful and eccentric museum; or, Magazine of remarkable characters. London : R.S. Kirby, 1803-20., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Mounted on a board with another print and pamphlet about Owen Farrel.
- Publisher:
- Published April 4th, 1815, by R.S. Kirby, 11 London House Yard, St. Paul's
- Subject (Geographic):
- Ireland.
- Subject (Name):
- Farrell, Owen, 1716-approximately 1742,
- Subject (Topic):
- Strong men, Dwarfs, Taverns (Inns), and Staffs (Sticks)
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Owen Farrel, the Irish dwarf 3 feet, 9 inches high : from an original painting in the possession of the publisher. [graphic]
