"The interior of a church (? the Chapel Royal) showing pulpit, side-gallery, and pews beneath the gallery. Wilkes (left) is the preacher, beneath him is his clerk, Pitt. At a right angle to the gallery is the royal pew (right), from which the King looks with earnest attention to the preacher. Queen Charlotte, her fingers to her mouth, also listens attentively. A lady-in-waiting and a courtier with a long wand (Lord Salisbury, the Lord Chamberlain) stand behind. The pew is decorated with the royal arms and has a canopy. In the centre of the gallery sit the Prince of Wales and Mrs. Fitzherbert; he turns away from the preacher, looking at her. Behind him stands George Hanger; behind Mrs. Fitzherbert sits a man looking at Wilkes through a spy-glass. Between him and the royal pew are three men in legal wigs and gowns: Pepper Arden, Dundas, and (?) Kenyon. Between the Prince and the pulpit sit North (asleep) and Burke, looking intently at Wilkes; a lady (? Duchess of Devonshire) attempts to wake North. In the seats under the gallery sit parties of citizens, in general asleep or inattentive. Below the royal pew stands Fox on a low stool as a penitent draped in a sheet; he wears a placard inscribed 'For Playing Cards on the Lord's Day'. A stout lady with an aquiline nose stands near Pitt; with a raised whip she chases a number of dogs out of the church. She has some resemblance to the Duchess of Gordon, a friend of Pitt. Immediately behind Mrs. Fitzherbert and between two Gothic windows is a wall-tablet inscribed: 'This Tablet is erected to the memory of the renowned Plenipotentiary who died by the bow string a short time after his return to Algiers. Two maiden ladies of this Parish who tasted exquisite felicity from his Prowess, dedicate this frail memorial to his loved memory'. Cf. British Museum Satires No. 7935, &c. Immediately behind Mrs. Fitzherbert and between two Gothic windows is a wall-tablet inscribed: 'This Tablet is erected to the memory of the renowned Plenipotentiary who died by the bow string a short time after his return to Algiers. Two maiden ladies of this Parish who tasted exquisite felicity from his Prowess, dedicate this frail memorial to his loved memory'. Cf. BMSat 7935, &c."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Wonderful effects of a proclamation
Description:
Title from item., Artist tentatively identified as Henry Wigstead; see British Museum catalogue., Printmaker formerly identified as Rowlandson, but an attribution to F.G. Byron (Andrew Edmunds, February 2021) is noted in the British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: J,4.101., The listed publisher "Paddy Whack" probably stands for William Holland; see British Museum catalogue., Temporary local subject terms: Congregations -- Piety Proclamation, June 1, 1787., and Mounted to 30 x 46 cm.
Publisher:
Pubd. by Paddy Whack, Oxford Street
Subject (Geographic):
England and London.
Subject (Name):
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820, Charlotte, consort of George III, King of Great Britain, 1744-1818, George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Alvanley, Richard Pepper Arden, Baron, 1745-1804, Kenyon, Lloyd Kenyon, Baron, 1732-1802, Melville, Henry Dundas, Viscount, 1742-1811, Hanger, George, 1751?-1824, Salisbury, James Cecil, Marquess of, 1748-1823, Fitzherbert, Maria Anne, 1756-1837, North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792, Wilkes, John, 1725-1797, Pitt, William, 1759-1806, Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797, Devonshire, Elizabeth Cavendish, Duchess of, 1758-1824, Gordon, Jane Gordon, Duchess of, 1748-1812, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, and Chapel Royal (Saint James's Palace, London, England),
Subject (Topic):
Interiors, Churches, Religious services, Pulpits, Pews, Dogs, Whips, Signs (Notices), and Windows
"View of the south front of the Church of St Mary-le-Strand; a carriage passing to the left, the edge of Somerset House on the left"--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
South front of Saint Mary's Church, Strand
Description:
Title from caption below image., Printmaker from British Museum online catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Plate from: A picturesque tour through the cities of London and Westminster. London: T. Malton, 1792 [i.e. 1802]., and Window mounted to 49 x 35 cm.
"View looking across the south side of the churchyard from Paul's Chain to Watling Street, with part of the portico of the cathedral on the left, carriages wait around edge of yard; a sign on the edge of a building on the far right reads 'Pellatt & Green Glass and China Warehouse.'"--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from caption below image., Attribution to Hornor and approximate date of publication from British Museum online catalogue., and Mounted to 29 x 52 cm.
"View of the interior of the large baroque church with a gallery running around the wall at the level of the triforium, looking towards the rounded apse, with figures including a cleric talking to two women in the middle-ground to left"--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Saint Clement Danes
Description:
Title from text below image., "Price 1 s."--Following imprint., "No. 39"--Lower right corner., and The Lewis Walpole Library: From the Topographical Prints collection.
Publisher:
Publish'd according to act of Parliament, 1751, by Jno. Boydell engraver at the Globe near Durham Yard in the Strand
"The south prospect of the Church of St. Clement's Danes in the Strand; with complete tower and spire; figures in foreground including street traders and a stationary carriage on the left"--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Saint Clements Church in the Strand
Description:
Title from text above image., State with a strip added at the top to show the alterations to the tower and steeple. See British Museum online catalogue., Date of publication from British Museum online catalogue., Dedication below image: To [the] Rt. Honble. Brownlow Caecill Earl of Exeter ... this plate is humbly dedicated by John Kip., and Sheets trimmed within plate mark.
Publisher:
Printed and sold by I. Smith in Exeter Change in the Strand
"View showing the east front of the church, with Temple Bar in the distance on the left"--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Saint Dunstans, Fleet Street
Description:
Title from caption below image., Printmaker from British Museum online catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Plate from: A picturesque tour through the cities of London and Westminster. London: T. Malton, 1792 [i.e. 1802]., and Mounted to 30 x 42 cm.
A view of St. Luke's Church, Islington, from Old Street, City Road, with a carriage drawn by two horses, with a footman, coachman, and boy riding on the back of the carriage. Pedestrians on the sidewalk include ladies and gentlemen as well as tradesmen and dogs. The view includes the iron gates, stone walls, and gate houses surrounding the church grounds
Description:
Title from pencil note on back mount (now removed), in an unknown hand., Signed by the artist in the lower left corner., Fragment of old backing shelved with item., and Numbered in pencil on verso: C. 2288. Also with illegible annotations on verso.
"Interior view of St Margaret's Church, next to Westminster Abbey; looking east down the nave towards the large stained glass window; a service taking place."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Saint Margarets, Westminster
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate numbered in upper right, above image: Plate 78., Plate from: Microcosm of London. London : R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, No. 101 Strand, [1808-1810?], v. 3, opposite page 127., and Watermark: J. Whatman 1809 W. Balson.
Publisher:
Pub. Augt. 1st, 1809, at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
England and London.
Subject (Name):
St. Margaret's Church (Westminster, London, England)
Subject (Topic):
Churches, Interiors, Religious services, Stained glass, Naves, and Pulpits
Title from text below image., "Price 1 s."--Following imprint., "Ja. Gibbs archt."--Lower left corner., "No. 43"--Lower right corner., and The Lewis Walpole Library: From the Topographical Prints collection.
Publisher:
Publish'd according to act of Parliament by J. Boydell, Engraver
Subject (Geographic):
England and London.
Subject (Name):
St. Martin-in-the-Fields (Church : Westminster, London, England),
"Interior view of St Martin's in the Fields, looking east; Corinthian columns supporting the roof and galleries, the roof decorated with fret-work; the altar at far end with stained glass window above; during a service."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
St. Martin-in-the-Fields and Saint Martins in the Fields
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate numbered in upper right, above image: Plate 79., and Plate from: Microcosm of London. London : R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, No. 101 Strand, [1808-1810?], v. 3, opposite page 130.
Publisher:
Pub. Augt. 1st, 1809, at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
London (England), England, and London.
Subject (Name):
St. Martin-in-the-Fields (Church : Westminster, London, England)
Subject (Topic):
Churches, Interiors, Religious services, Stained glass, Columns, Altars, Ceilings, and Pulpits
