A medley print with images showing, from top left: an illuminated manuscript in gothic script with decorated capital letters with florishes in red and blue ink; a print showing a naval battle with burning ships, possibly depicting the defeat of Baron de Pointis' fleet in the Bay of Gibraltar, 20 March 1705; a bust portrait, possibly of Simón Susarte, the goatherder, wearing a turban and facing left, in profile, who helped the Bourbon Spanish in a sneak attack on Gibraltar during the Twelfth Siege of Gibraltar in 1704. Below, a second row, beginning with a print referencing the Battle of Ramillies, showing a man on horseback with his sword drawn looking down at an opponent whose head has been blasted off by a cannon ball, with the caption "May 23 NS 1706. 6000 prisoners. 8000 kill'd. Standards a great number"; covering a portion of the naval battle print above and forming the background of most of the medley, an image of a newspaper The Post Boy from Thu[...] 1706 with two woodcuts in the header, mostly obscured by another print, hand-colored, with an the image of an English grenadier, shown full-length standing, holding a musket. A third level, from the left, a playing card showing the ten(?) of hearts shown behind an image of a newspaper; on top of the newspaper a half-length portrait of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough (after Kneller) in armor; on the far right on the same level as the playing card behind the newspaper, a numbered playing card (possibly the seven of spades), covered by an image of a military insignia(?). On the bottom level lower left, a print, after the painting Battle of Blenheim by John Wootton, showing the Battle of Blenheim identified as "Hostetten" (left) and Blenheim (right) with calvary charging into the Danube and a commander on a horse rearing, hoofs raised, in the left foreground. In the lower right, a sheet with the title of the medley, artist statement, and imprint
Description:
Title from item., Date of publication from dealer's description., Sheet trimmed within plate mark with slight loss in lower left corner., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Publisher:
Sutton Nicholls
Subject (Geographic):
Gibraltar.
Subject (Name):
Marlborough, John Churchill, Duke of, 1650-1722, and Susarte, Simón,
Subject (Topic):
Spanish Succession, War of, 1701-1714, Ramillies, Battle of, Belgium, 1706, Campaigns & battles, Generals, British, Naval warfare, and Soldiers
An engraving showing the head of Louis XV in the image of the coast of France with the ports of Dunkirk and Boulogne shown. From his mouth come the words: "O! O! O! me d' Pompedour." The French navy is shown towing small forts across the Channel towards England. Flanking the French fleet are three British ships. The to on the left are labelled Anson, and the one on the right is labelled Hawk
Description:
Title from text above design., Publisher at this address: George Bickham., With a verse in two columns at foot of design: "A false creation"., and See Horace Walpole's letter to Mann 23 February 1756, vol. 20, p. 529-535.
Publisher:
Sold in May's Buildings
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain and France
Subject (Name):
Louis XV, King of France, 1710-1774
Subject (Topic):
Seven Years' War, 1756-1763, Naval operations, Foreign relations, Campaigns & battles, Forts & fortifications, and Ships
A satirical representation of the Battle of Dettingen, 1743. Overturned canons are piled in a ditch with fascines in the foreground; a large dead limb of a tree separates it from the battle ground. In the left corner the word 'Steelingensat' suggests the scene is a view from the fortress. In the center George II as the white horse of Hanover rides a British lion from whose mouth come the words "Starv'd on Bon pour nicole". The Hanoverian general Otto Christian von Ilten (nicknamed "Confectioner General") confronts the lion and his rider. Also depicted are the French and Austrian generals who shout encouragement to the troups
Alternative Title:
Hanoverian Confectioner General
Description:
Title etched above image., Publication date based on event depicted., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Sixteen lines of verse in four columns below image, with title: A song sung by [the] soldiers in [the] B-h [i.e., British] camp to [the] tune of [the] Cucco., Truman's notes about the print are shelved as: LWL Mss Group 1 File 6., Short description by Bowditch in upper right of mounting sheet., Watermark., and Mounted to 33 x 46 cm.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
George II, King of Great Britain, 1683-1760, Stair, John Dalrymple, Earl of, 1673-1747, and Ilten, Otto Christian von, ca. 1687- 1749
Title from caption above image., Publication date from British Museum catalogue: 1743., Temporary local subject terms: Pictures on the wall amplify the subject -- British Lion -- Emblems: the White Horse of Hanover., and With spine title: Caricatures anglaise 1740.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
George II, King of Great Britain, 1683-1760, Winchilsea, Daniel Finch, Earl of, 1689-1769, Carteret, John, Earl Granville, 1690-1763, Tencin, Pierre Guérin de, 1679-1758, Yarmouth, Amalie Sophie Marianne von Wallmoden-Gimborn, Countess of, 1706-1765, and France. Marine.
Subject (Topic):
Britannia (Symbolic character) and Campaigns & battles
Title from caption above image., Publication date from British Museum catalogue: 1743., Temporary local subject terms: Pictures on the wall amplify the subject -- British Lion -- Emblems: the White Horse of Hanover., Truman's notes about the print are shelved as: LWL Mss Group 1 File 7., Bowditch's note on mounting sheet: Truman Sale 1906; mounted to 32 x 44 cm., and Contemporary mss. annotations on front of print identifying the names of the person depicted.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
George II, King of Great Britain, 1683-1760, Winchilsea, Daniel Finch, Earl of, 1689-1769, Carteret, John, Earl Granville, 1690-1763, Tencin, Pierre Guérin de, 1679-1758, Yarmouth, Amalie Sophie Marianne von Wallmoden-Gimborn, Countess of, 1706-1765, and France. Marine.
Subject (Topic):
Britannia (Symbolic character) and Campaigns & battles
Plate [116] Plate in: Series of one hundred and ninety-six engravings, (in the line manner) by the
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Illustration to Bowyer's edition of Hume's 'History of England'; during the Battle of Zutphen, Sidney reclined in centre aided by soldiers, a doctor kneeling before him wraps a bandage around his wounded leg while another figure pours a tonic at right, another wounded man lying in the shadows in the foreground, held up by a fellow soldier."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Death of Sir Philip Sydney
Description:
Title from text below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark on three sides., and Plate [116] in a volume bound to 50 cm.
Publisher:
Published by R. Bowyer, Historic Gallery, Pall Mall
Subject (Name):
Sidney, Philip, 1554-1586 and Sidney, Philip, 1554-1586,
Subject (Topic):
Death and burial, War casualties, and Campaigns & battles
"Caesar right at prow as Roman galleys approach shore beneath hail of arrows and rocks; hand-to-hand conflict in foreground."--British Museum online catalogue, description of an earlier state
Alternative Title:
Débarquement de Jules César
Description:
Title from text below image., Probably a later state, with additional French title added and with year removed from end of imprint statement. Cf. British Museum online catalogue, registration number: 1952,0211.36., Date of publication inferred from that of probable earlier state in the British Museum online catalogue., Plate numbered in lower right corner: No. 1., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Watermark., and Embossed stamp in lower left corner of sheet.
Publisher:
Publish'd for J. & P. Knapton & R. Dodsley, according to act of Parliament
Subject (Name):
Caesar, Julius.
Subject (Topic):
Campaigns & battles, Landing craft, Soldiers, and Roman
Plate [75] Plate in: Series of one hundred and ninety-six engravings, (in the line manner) by the
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Warwick having learnt of a surprise skirmish attack on Yorkist forces at Ferrybridge and the deaths of his brother and Lord Fitzwalter, stabs his charger and swears undying loyalty to Edward's cause before the assembled troops previous to the battle of Towton."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Resolute conduct of the Earl of Warwic previous to the Battle of Touton and Resolute conduct of the Earl of Warwick, previous to the Battle of Touton
Description:
Title from text below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark on three sides., and Plate [75] in a volume bound to 50 cm.
Publisher:
Published by R. Bowyer, Historic Gallery, Pall Mall
"Cavalry in battle; a mounted soldier shooting a man off his horse in foreground, a fallen horse and rider at his feet; battle raging in background, a tower to the right, and in distance on left a bridge."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title devised by cataloger., Signed with printmaker's initials in lower right corner of design. Tentatively attributed to Lieut.-Col. Charles Hamilton Smith in the British Museum online catalogue., Date range for publication from the British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1874,0711.1029., and Printed on J. Whatman paper watermarked '1810'.