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2.
'Sour milk' good Gilbert bauls aloud, and frankly sells it to the crowd [graphic].

Published / Created:
[1803]
Call Number:
647 803C
Collection Title:
Leaf 18r. Cries of Edinburgh characteristically represented.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A man holds a whip in one hand and a tankard the other as he stands beside his horse on a city street; a large barrel is strapped on the horse's side
Description:
Title from verses etched below image.
Publisher:
L. Scott
Subject (Geographic):
Scotland and Edinburgh.
Subject (Topic):
City & town life, Peddlers, Milkmen, Horses, Barrels, and Drinking vessels
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > 'Sour milk' good Gilbert bauls aloud, and frankly sells it to the crowd [graphic].

3.
A cooper [graphic].

Published / Created:
[1 June 1829]
Call Number:
829.06.01.04
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Published June 1, 1829, by W.B. Cooke, 9 Soho Square
Subject (Topic):
Arcimboldesque figures and Barrels
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > A cooper [graphic].

4.
A diving machine on a new construction [graphic].

Creator:
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker, publisher
Published / Created:
[31 May 1806]
Call Number:
Auchincloss Rowlandson v. 8
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Fox, in a diver's dress which leaves his face and hands bare, stands on the bed of the ocean, speaking, through a tube inscribed 'Haul up', to his assistants in a boat; these haul on a pulley attached to the mast of the boat, but cut off by the upper...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. May 31, by T. Rowlandson, N. 1, James St., Adelphi
Subject (Name):
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Windham, William, 1750-1810, Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816, Erskine, Thomas Erskine, Baron, 1750-1823, and Lansdowne, Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, Marquess of, 1780-1863
Subject (Topic):
John Bull (Symbolic character), Barrels, Diving suits, and Shipwrecks
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > A diving machine on a new construction [graphic].

5.
A mushroom for the Royal Society!, or, A view of a fungus lately grown on their own banks [graphic].

Published / Created:
March 1819.
Call Number:
819.03.00.03
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A giant mushroom reaches the upper margin of the design; in its summit a cask is embedded. The butler stands on a ladder (left) holding out the spigot, and saying to Banks who stands below (right): "here's a pretty "Tale of a tub, all the Wine's gone...
Alternative Title:
View of a fungus lately grown on their own banks
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pub. by J. Sidebotham, 287 Strand & sold also at No. 20 Princes St.
Subject (Name):
Banks, Joseph, 1743-1820,
Subject (Topic):
Mushrooms, Barrels, Ladders, Butlers, Staffs (Sticks), Bottles, and Vases
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > A mushroom for the Royal Society!, or, A view of a fungus lately grown on their own banks [graphic].

6.
A scene in The beggers [sic] opera wih a new cunning-m actress [graphic]

Creator:
Marshall, John, Junior, active 1820, printmaker
Published / Created:
[12 August 1820]
Call Number:
Folio 724 835G v.1 (Oversize)
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
George IV stands at the center of the design, a smirk on his face and an arm around each of his two mistresses: Lady Hertford on left, and Lady Conyngham (who reaches up to touch his chin) on the right. Two pictures on the wall in the background ident...
Alternative Title:
Scene in The beggers opera wih a new cunning-m actress and Scene in The beggars opera wih a new Cunningham actress
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. Aug. 12, 1820, by John Marshall Junr., 24 Little St. Martins Lane
Subject (Name):
Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821, George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Conyngham, Elizabeth Conyngham, Marchioness, -1861, and Hertford, Isabella Anne Ingram-Seymour-Conway, Marchioness of, 1760-1834.
Subject (Topic):
Adultery, Mistresses, Corkscrews, Barrels, Drinking vessels, and Pictures
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > A scene in The beggers [sic] opera wih a new cunning-m actress [graphic]

7.
A specimen of Scotch modesty [graphic]

Creator:
Cruikshank, Isaac, 1764-1811, printmaker
Published / Created:
[5 February 1798]
Call Number:
798.02.05.01++
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Twelve figures arranged in two rows, each representing Dundas (not caricatured) in one of his capacities, title and words etched above each. [1] 'A Governor of the Charter House'. He walks (left to right), looking down at a document in his left hand ...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Published Feby. 5, 1798, by S.W. Fores, No. 50 Piccadilly corner of Sackville Street
Subject (Name):
Dundas, Henry, 1742-1811
Subject (Topic):
Government officials, College administrators, Documents, Academic costumes, Printing presses, Coins, Barrels, Writing materials, Desks, and Military uniforms
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > A specimen of Scotch modesty [graphic]

9.
An Holland smock to be run for by any woman born in this county the best woman in three heats

Published / Created:
publish'd as the act directs, 1770.
Call Number:
770.00.00.38+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Satire on village life. A country fair in which three young women are running for the prize of a smock; the third in line has tripped over a dog and is being helped up by a man. In the foreground, left to right: a young couple embrace beneath two tre...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Printed for Robt. Sayer, No. 53 in Fleet Street, & Jno. Smith, No. 35 in Cheapside, London
Subject (Topic):
Country life, Fairs, Running races, Windmills, Hats, Barrels, Beer, Flags, British, Daggers & swords, Carts & wagons, Carriages & coaches, Dogs, Horses, Cats, Donkeys, Chimney sweeps, Pitchers, Birdhouses, Signs (Notices), and Hand lenses
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > An Holland smock to be run for by any woman born in this county the best woman in three heats / [graphic]

11.
Bacchanels, or, The friendly drop [graphic].

Creator:
Boyne, John, approximately 1750-1810, printmaker
Published / Created:
April 6th, 1784.
Call Number:
784.04.06.01 Impression 1
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Charles Fox, lying on the ground with his head next to a cask of wine, drinks the wine pouring from the hole in it. He looks up at the naked figure of Lord North covered only with garlands of grapes and grape leaves and sitting astride the cask. North...
Alternative Title:
Friendly drop
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
Publish'd by E. Hedges, N 92 Cornhill
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Name):
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806., North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792., and Dionysus (Greek deity)
Subject (Topic):
Great Britain, Politics and government, Barrels, Wine, Eating & drinking, and Clothing & dress
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Bacchanels, or, The friendly drop [graphic].

12.
Brittanias pocket pickd by mercenaries The choice spirits, or, Puffers for Sig Mingotas operas

Published / Created:
[1756]
Call Number:
756.00.00.40
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Alternative Title:
Britanias pocket pickd by mercenaries, Britanias pocket picked by mercenaries, and Britannia's pocket picked by mercenaries
Description:
Titles etched below each image.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Elizabeth, Empress of Russia, 1709-1762, Augustus III, King of Poland, 1696-1763, Frederick II, King of Prussia, 1712-1786, Byng, John, 1704-1757, and Mingotti, Regina, 1722-1808.
Subject (Topic):
Britannia (Symbolic character), Seven Years' War, 1756-1763, Ammunition, Barrels, Cannons, Crowns, Eagles, Eclipses, Flags, British, Mercenaries (Soldiers), Musical instruments, National emblems, French, German, and Scepters
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Brittanias pocket pickd by mercenaries The choice spirits, or, Puffers for Sig Mingotas operas ; Prussia mounting the German Eagle. [graphic]

13.
Committee of Taste, or, The punishment of a modern Midas dedicated (without permission) to the

Creator:
Williams, Charles, active 1797-1830, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1812?]
Call Number:
812.00.00.125+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A satire on the rebuilding of Drury Lane Theatre. Whitbread, Chairman of the Committee, bestrides a barrel, the head inscribed 'The Butt M, T' [empty]. He has long ass's ears and points to a table beside him on the extreme right where there is a mode...
Alternative Title:
Punishment of a modern Midas
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
England and London.
Subject (Name):
Theatre Royal, Drury Lane (London, England), Whitbread, Samuel, 1764-1815, Moore, Peter, 1753-1828, and Holland, Henry Richard Vassall, Baron, 1773-1840
Subject (Topic):
Theaters, Architectural models, Barrels, and Traffic signs & signals
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Committee of Taste, or, The punishment of a modern Midas dedicated (without permission) to the subscribers to the New Theatre Drury Lane. [graphic]

14.
Count de Grasse in the sugar trap [graphic].

Published / Created:
May 28th 1782.
Call Number:
782.05.28.01
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Admiral de Grasse stands up to his waist in a large barrel, saying "I shall never more love the Englishmen's sugar and gunpowder." On the left stands an English naval officer with cutlass in hand, and on the right an English sailor. Refers to De Grass...
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
Sold by E. Rich, at the little Print Shop opposite Anderton's Coffee House, Fleet Street and Pubd. by J. Barrow
Subject (Name):
Grasse, François Joseph Paul de Grasse, comte de, 1722-1788
Subject (Topic):
Barrels, Admirals, French, Military officers, British, Sailors, and Military uniforms
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Count de Grasse in the sugar trap [graphic].

16.
Deadly lively [graphic]

Published / Created:
[1815]
Call Number:
Auchincloss Rowlandson v. 13
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A drinking scene; a drunken man carousing with two women, raising a glass into which Death, a crowned skeleton standing behind him, pours a liquid from a small bottle, a great quantity of steam or smoke rising off; one of the women lies asleep on the...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Topic):
Death (Personification)., Alcoholism, Drinking of alcoholic beverages, Poisons, Skeletons, Birdcages, Birds, Dogs, Loss of consciousness, Eating & drinking, and Barrels
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Deadly lively [graphic]

17.
Dray man [graphic].

Creator:
Busby, T. L. (Thomas Lord), printmaker
Published / Created:
[ca. 1800]
Call Number:
800.00.00.69
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A man shown full-length from the back as he rolls a large barrel. He wears a soft hat and an apron
Alternative Title:
Drayman
Description:
Title engraved below image.
Publisher:
Samuel Leigh
Subject (Topic):
Barrels and Occupations
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Dray man [graphic].

18.
Druid and highlander [graphic].

Published / Created:
[between 1812 and 1817]
Call Number:
812.00.00.89
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
The highlander falls back against a table, his one leg held by the 'druid' who sits on a chair made from a barrel as he tends a wound on the Scotsman's calf
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
Printed and published by W. Davison, Alnwick
Subject (Topic):
Barrels and Wounds & injuries
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Druid and highlander [graphic].

19.
Frontispiece to the Mechanics Magazine [graphic]

Creator:
Newman, W., active approximately 1834-1835, lithographer, artist
Published / Created:
[between 1833 and 1835]
Call Number:
Maidment N555 no. 1 Box 3
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Design consisting of twenty-six small images, each with a caption below except for the center image, which has its caption "-- the CENTRE of gravity" within top portion of image
Description:
Title from text at top of design; letter "z" in "Magazine" is reversed.
Publisher:
Publish'd at No. 26 Bride Lane, Fleet Street, where may be had a great variety
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
William IV, King of Great Britain, 1765-1837
Subject (Topic):
Punishment & torture, Kings, Hangings (Executions), Gallows, Families, Barrels, Rowboats, Poor persons, Almshouses, Alcoholic beverages, Indigenous peoples, Card games, Candles, Bagpipes, Fighting, Carts & wagons, Hand lenses, Hairdressing, and Eating & drinking
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Frontispiece to the Mechanics Magazine [graphic]

20.
Fruits of a Radical ministry [graphic].

Creator:
Seymour, Robert, 1798-1836, printmaker
Published / Created:
[2 March 1835]
Call Number:
Maidment Se521 no. 13 Box 4
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
William IV, holding his royal robes under his arm and carrying his crown and mace in a bag by his side, talks with an unamused coach driver who says "My fare's a crown there's my number if you don't like it." Behind them waits a coach flying a French ...
Description:
Title from text below image.
Publisher:
T. McLean and Ducôté & Sephen
Subject (Name):
William IV, King of Great Britain, 1765-1837
Subject (Topic):
Carriage & coaches, Coach drivers, Abandoned buildings, Barrels, Preachers, Ships, Soldiers, British, Flags, and French
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Fruits of a Radical ministry [graphic].

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