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21. The devil turn'd drover [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- publish'd as [the] act directs, [1756]
- Call Number:
- 756.11.00.03
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Alternative Title:
- Devil turned drover
- Description:
- Title from item., Publisher's statement following publication information: to be had [the] corner of [the] West Passage of the Royal Exchange in Castle Alley. Price 6d., Sheet partially trimmed to plate mark., Temporary local subject terms: Devil -- Mythology: Cerberus., and Corners cropped.
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified
- Subject (Name):
- Anson, George Anson, Baron, 1697-1762, Byng, John, 1704-1757, Holland, Henry Fox, Baron, 1705-1774, Hardwicke, Philip Yorke, Earl of, 1690-1764, and Newcastle, Thomas Pelham-Holles, Duke of, 1693-1768
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The devil turn'd drover [graphic].
22. Birdlime for bunglers, or, The French way of catching fools [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- Nov. 25 [1756]
- Call Number:
- 756.11.00.06+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Satire on the corruption of Newcastle's government suggesting that it accepted French bribes; Byng, crushed by Hardwicke and Fox, is treated with some sympathy."--British Museum online catalogue
- Alternative Title:
- French way of catching fools and Oh! How are the mighty fallen?
- Description:
- Title etched above image., Year of publication from British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Temporary local subject terms: Bribes -- Pictures amplifying subject: spider-web covered painting of Justice -- Emblems: French fleur-de-lis -- Gambling: EO table., Note by E. Truman filed with the print., and Mounted to 33 x 44 cm.
- Publisher:
- Sold at the Star on Holborn Hill
- Subject (Name):
- Newcastle, Thomas Pelham-Holles, Duke of, 1693-1768, Hardwicke, Philip Yorke, Earl of, 1690-1764, Holland, Henry Fox, Baron, 1705-1774, Byng, John, 1704-1757, and Anson, George Anson, Baron, 1697-1762
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Birdlime for bunglers, or, The French way of catching fools [graphic].
23. Orator Humbug to Admiral Bungy [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- [4 November 1756]
- Call Number:
- 756.11.04.01
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Description:
- Title from item., Plate numbered '43' in upper right corner., Fifteen lines of verse in rebus below image: No soon[er] came [I] un[to] [sticks] / [but] quite convinc'd of [all] our tricks ..., The following words within the quoted verse are represented by a rebus: 'er' in sooner by an ear, I by an eye, 'to' in unto by a toe, sticks by a bunch of sticks, but by a butt, all by an awl., Plate from: A political and satyrical history of the years 1756 and 1757. In a series of ... prints. London: Printed for E. Morris, [1757]., and Mounted to 17 x 23 cm.
- Publisher:
- Publish'd according to act Novr. 4th, 1756, by Edwards & Darly facing Hungerford, Strand
- Subject (Name):
- Byng, John, 1704-1757 and Henley, John, 1692-1756
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Orator Humbug to Admiral Bungy [graphic].
24. The English Lion dismember'd, or, The voice of the public for an enquiry into the loss of Minorca with Adl. B--g's plea before his examiners [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- publish'd according to act of Parliament, [1756]
- Call Number:
- 756.00.00.06.2+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Satire on the ineffective conduct of the Seven Years' War. The British lion has lost a foot labelled 'Minorca' and the French cock is tearing up the Union flag; two Frenchman discuss their aim to acquire British colonies in North America as well. The Lord Mayor of London and aldermen deliver a petition for an inquiry into the loss of Minorca and are met with evasive responses from courtiers or ministers; Hanoverian mercenaries are confronted by three countrymen who complain at the absence of a local militia which they blame on landowners' fear for their game ('hares & partridges'). On the left, Admiral Byng, in fetters, addresses his court martial."--British Museum online catalogue
- Alternative Title:
- Voice of the public for an enquiry into the loss of Minorca and English Lion dismembered
- Description:
- Title engraved below image., Date from British Museum catalogue., Following imprint: Sold by the printsellers of London & Westminster., and Temporary local subject terms: Reference to the Battle of Minorca, 20 May 1756 -- Reference to Oswego and Nova Scotia -- British Lion -- Military uniforms: Hanoverians -- Naval uniforms: officers' uniforms -- Sllingsby Bethell, Lord Mayor of London.
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified
- Subject (Name):
- Byng, John, 1704-1757
- Subject (Topic):
- Flags, British, Lions, Military uniforms, and Roosters
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The English Lion dismember'd, or, The voice of the public for an enquiry into the loss of Minorca with Adl. B--g's plea before his examiners [graphic].
25. Byng's ghost to the triumvirate [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- [1757]
- Call Number:
- 757.03.00.02+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Satire on the affair of Admiral Byng, showing his ghost appearing to Newcastle, Anson and Hardwicke who are seen through a transparent screen."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Date of publication from British Museum catalogue., Eight lines of verse in two columns on either side of title: One night to indulge their vile thoughts tete a tete ..., Temporary local subject terms: Furnishings -- Pictures amplifying subject: French rooster carrying off a map of Minorca -- Furniture., and Mounted to 30 x 47 cm.
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified
- Subject (Name):
- Byng, John, 1704-1757, Newcastle, Thomas Pelham-Holles, Duke of, 1693-1768, Anson, George Anson, Baron, 1697-1762, and Hardwicke, Philip Yorke, Earl of, 1690-1764
- Subject (Topic):
- Ghosts, Chandeliers, Screens, and Chairs
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Byng's ghost to the triumvirate [graphic].
26. Cog-it & nummi's petition [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- [1757]
- Call Number:
- 757.03.00.03
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A group of men stand in groups of three on either side of a standard with the coat of arms of White's Club (with their motto 'cogit amor nummi") as they place bets on the fate of Admiral Byng
- Alternative Title:
- Cogit and nummi's petition
- Description:
- Title etched above image., Engraved verse illustrated with an image at top of plate., Plate numbered '56' in upper right corner., Eight lines of verse engraved below image: We most humbly request if it can but be done, that B--g may be spar'd till our betts are all won ..., Plate from: A political and satyrical history of the years 1756 and 1757. London: Printed for E. Morris, [1757]., and Mounted to 35 x 24 cm.
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified
- Subject (Name):
- Byng, John, 1704-1757 and White's Club (London, England)
- Subject (Topic):
- Clubs and Gambling
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Cog-it & nummi's petition [graphic].
27. Now and then [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- [1757]
- Call Number:
- 757.03.14.01+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Description:
- Title from item., Publication date from British Museum catalogue., Publisher from address in imprint., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., Temporary local subject terms: Coats of arms -- Slang: cole, i.e., money -- Emblems: figure of Justice -- Emblems: fool's cap dated 1745 -- Executioners -- Corks -- Trades: fishwoman., and Mounted to 29 x 46 cm.
- Publisher:
- To be had at the Golden Acorn, opposite Hungerford Market, Strand
- Subject (Name):
- Holland, Henry Fox, Baron, 1705-1774, Byng, John, 1704-1757, Newcastle, Thomas Pelham-Holles, Duke of, 1693-1768, Walsingham, Francis, Sir, 1530?-1590, Drake, Francis, Sir, 1540?-1596, Burghley, William Cecil, Baron, 1520-1598, and Ketch, Jack, -1686
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Now and then [graphic].
28. The English Lion dismember'd, or, The voice of the public for an enquiry into the loss of Minorca, with Adl. B--g's plea before his examiners [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- publish'd according to act of Parliament, [approximately 1868?]
- Call Number:
- Folio 724 836C (Oversize)
- Collection Title:
- Leaf 34. Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Satire on the ineffective conduct of the Seven Years' War. The British lion has lost a foot labelled 'Minorca' and the French cock is tearing up the Union flag; two Frenchman discuss their aim to acquire British colonies in North America as well. The Lord Mayor of London and aldermen deliver a petition for an inquiry into the loss of Minorca and are met with evasive responses from courtiers or ministers; Hanoverian mercenaries are confronted by three countrymen who complain at the absence of a local militia which they blame on landowners' fear for their game ('hares & partridges'). On the left, Admiral Byng, in fetters, addresses his court martial."--British Museum online catalogue
- Alternative Title:
- English Lion dismembered and Voice of the public for an enquiry into the loss of Minorca
- Description:
- Title engraved below image., Restrike. For original issue of the plate, see no. 3547 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 3., Plate from: Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks, &c. [London] : [Field & Tuer], [ca. 1868?], Plate originally published in 1756; see British Museum catalogue., "Sold by the printsellers of London & Westminster"--Following imprint., and On leaf 34 of: Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks, &c.
- Publisher:
- Field & Tuer
- Subject (Name):
- Byng, John, 1704-1757
- Subject (Topic):
- Flags, British, Lions, Roosters, Petitions, and Shackles
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The English Lion dismember'd, or, The voice of the public for an enquiry into the loss of Minorca, with Adl. B--g's plea before his examiners [graphic].
