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1.
"Brother John and I" the polite grocers of the Strand / [graphic]

Published / Created:
[21 May 1805]
Call Number:
805.05.21.01
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Two men at a shop counter in a tea and coffee retail shop using scales to measure out coffee beans
Alternative Title:
Polite grocers of the Strand
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Published May 21, 1805, by R.S. Kirby, 11 London House Yard, St. Pauls
Subject (Geographic):
Strand, The (London, England), England, London, and The Strand.
Subject (Name):
Twining, Richard, 1749-1824., Twining, John, 1760-1827., Trim, Aaron, active 1793-1807., and Trim, John, active 1793-1807.
Subject (Topic):
Coffee industry, Tea trade, Grocers, Stores, Retail, Brothers, brothers, Scales, Coffee, Tea, and Counters
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > "Brother John and I" the polite grocers of the Strand / [graphic]

2.
A Cornish hug [graphic]

Published / Created:
[5 June 1781]
Call Number:
781.06.05.01+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A tall, stout fish-wife has seized a fashionably dressed man round the waist and lifted him up; his hat and tasselled cane have fallen to the ground. She is neatly dressed, with a flat hat tied over her cap, a checked apron, clocked stockings, and bu...
Alternative Title:
Cornish hugg
Description:
Title engraved below image.
Publisher:
Publish'd June 5th 1781 by Wm. Wells no. 132 (opposite Salisbury Court,) Fleet Street, London
Subject (Geographic):
England and London
Subject (Topic):
Hugging, Dandies, British, Fishmongers, Piers & wharves, and Clothing & dress
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > A Cornish hug [graphic]

3.
A beau at Billingsgate "All fashion." "No weight" / [graphic]

Creator:
Humphrey, William, approximately 1740-approximately 1810, printmaker
Published / Created:
[24 April 1777]
Call Number:
777.04.24.01+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
An old man and three fishwives toss a well-dressed young gentleman in a blanket. The latter wears a sword and huge buttons on his coat. Tubs of oysters and fish occupy the background with some large fish in the foreground
Alternative Title:
All fashion, no weight
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
Pubd. 24 April 1777 by W. Humphrey, Gerrard Street, Soho
Subject (Geographic):
England and London
Subject (Topic):
Dandies, British, Fishmongers, and Clothing & dress
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > A beau at Billingsgate "All fashion." "No weight" / [graphic]

4.
A catalogue of the Portland Museum : lately the property of the Duchess Dowager of Portland

Creator:
Skinner and Co. (London, England)
Published / Created:
[1786]
Call Number:
X348 S620 1786/4/24 1
Image Count:
4
Description:
BEIN X348 S620 1786/4/24 Copy 1: With the "No." on t.p., left blank. Inscribed: Georgina Mary Anne Port. Windsor April 1786. Copy 2: With the "No." on t.p., with "1006" in ms. Bound with: Skinner and Co. A marked catalogue containing the lots, wha...
Publisher:
Catalogues may now be had on the premises, and of Mr. Skinner and Co ...
Subject (Geographic):
England and London
Subject (Name):
Wildgoose, Jane,, Portland, Margaret Cavendish Holles Harley Bentinck, Duchess of, 1715-1785, and Portland Museum
Subject (Topic):
Library, Auctions, Natural history, Zoological specimens, Catalogs and collections, Art objects, Shells, and Booksellers' catalogs
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > A catalogue of the Portland Museum : lately the property of the Duchess Dowager of Portland, deceased : which will be sold by auction, by Mr. Skinner and Co. on Monday the 24th of April, 1786 ...

5.
A catalogue of the Portland Museum, lately the property of The Duchess Dowager of Portland

Creator:
Skinner and Co. (London, England)
Published / Created:
[1786]
Call Number:
49 3902
Image Count:
113
Description:
Signatures: pi⁴, A-2A⁴.
Publisher:
Catalogues may now be had on the premises, and of Mr. Skinner and Co ...
Subject (Geographic):
England and London
Subject (Name):
Portland, Margaret Cavendish Holles Harley Bentinck, Duchess of, 1715-1785
Subject (Topic):
Library and Catalogs, Booksellers'
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > A catalogue of the Portland Museum, lately the property of The Duchess Dowager of Portland, deceased: which will be sold by auction by Mr. Skinner and Co. on Monday, the 24th of April 1786 ...

6.
A catalogue of the genuine and entire collection of valuable gems, bronzes, marble and other busts

Creator:
Langford, Mr. (Abraham), 1711-1774, auctioneer, publisher
Published / Created:
[1755]
Call Number:
125 L278 755 3/11
Image Count:
172
Resource Type:
text
Description:
Priced.
Publisher:
Abraham Langford
Subject (Geographic):
England, London, Great Britain, and England.
Subject (Name):
Mead, Richard, 1673-1754
Subject (Topic):
Art collections, Art auctions, Art, Private collections, Decorative arts, Prices, Private libraries, and House furnishings
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > A catalogue of the genuine and entire collection of valuable gems, bronzes, marble and other busts and antiquities, of the late Doctor Mead : which (by order of the executors) will be sold by auction, by Mr. Langford, at his house in the Great Piazza, Covent Garden, on Tuesday the 11th of this instant March 1755, and the four following days : the said collection will be exhibited to public view on Friday, Saturday and Monday, the 7th, 8th and 10th instant, from ten in the morning till four, and the sale will begin each day punctually at twelve o'clock : catalogues of which may be had on Thursday the 6th, at Mr. Langford's aforesaid

7.
A catalogue of the superb household furniture, magnificent jewels, embellished watches and snuff

Creator:
Christie and Ansell (London, England), auctioneer
Published / Created:
[1777]
Call Number:
125 C555 777
Image Count:
27
Resource Type:
text
Description:
Not in ESTC
Publisher:
Christie and Ansell
Subject (Geographic):
England and London
Subject (Name):
Damer, John and Christie and Ansell (London, England)
Subject (Topic):
House furnishings, Book auctions, Jewelry, and Auctions
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > A catalogue of the superb household furniture, magnificent jewels, embellished watches and snuff boxes. : ... of the Hon. Mr. Damer, dec. ... which will be sold by auction, by Mess. Christie and Ansell ... on Monday, February the 3d, 1777, and the nine following days

8.
A leap year drawing room, or, The pleasures of petticoat government [graphic]

Creator:
Cruikshank, Robert, 1789-1856, printmaker
Published / Created:
[June 1820]
Call Number:
Folio 724 835G v.1 (Oversize)
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Print showing George IV dressed as a woman sitting in a parlor greeting his female guests, one guest kneeling on a cushion and kissing his hand may be Lady Conyngham
Alternative Title:
Pleasures of petticoat government
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. June 1820 by Benbow, corner of St. Clements Church Yard, Strand
Subject (Geographic):
England and London
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830 and George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830.
Subject (Topic):
Cross dressing, Politics & government, Drawing rooms, Clothing & dress, Cushions, and Kneeling
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > A leap year drawing room, or, The pleasures of petticoat government [graphic]

9.
A peep into the cave of Jacobinism [graphic]

Creator:
Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1 September 1798]
Call Number:
798.09.01.04 Impression 1
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"'Truth', fully draped, her name on her belt, hurries forward, holding up an irradiated torch which directs darts of lightning at creatures in the mouth of a cave (left). This is formed by an arch of rocks, from which 'The Lethean Stream' emerges. Jac...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. Septr. 1st, 1798, by J. Wright, 169 Piccadilly, for the Anti Jacobin review
Subject (Geographic):
England and London
Subject (Topic):
Periodical illustrations
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > A peep into the cave of Jacobinism [graphic]

10.
A peep into the cave of Jacobinism [graphic]

Creator:
Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1 September 1798]
Call Number:
Auchincloss Gillray v. 4
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"'Truth', fully draped, her name on her belt, hurries forward, holding up an irradiated torch which directs darts of lightning at creatures in the mouth of a cave (left). This is formed by an arch of rocks, from which 'The Lethean Stream' emerges. Jac...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. Septr. 1st, 1798, by J. Wright, 169 Piccadilly, for the Anti Jacobin review
Subject (Geographic):
England and London
Subject (Topic):
Periodical illustrations
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > A peep into the cave of Jacobinism [graphic]

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