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1. The battle of Temple Bar [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- [1769]
- Call Number:
- 769.03.00.03 Impression 1
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A squel to the print "The Battle of Cornhill", showing an eastern view of Temple Bar and a view of Fleet Street showing the exterior of Nando's Coffee House and The Devil Tavern; the gates of Temple Bar are closed; at the top of the bar are the heads of Fletcher and Townely, the Jacobites executed for the part if the Scottish raid of 1745-1756 ...
- Description:
- Title etched above image., Publication place and date inferred from that of the magazine for which this plate was engraved., Plate from: The London magazine, or, Gentleman's monthly intelligencer. London : R. Baldwin, v. 38 (1769), p. 166., Temporary local subject terms: Edward Boehm., and Mounted to 16 x 24 cm.
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified
- Subject (Geographic):
- England and London.
- Subject (Name):
- Fletcher, George, -1745., Towneley, Francis, -1745., and Temple Bar (London, England)
- Subject (Topic):
- Jacobites, Bird's-eye views, Carriages & coaches, City & town life, Clergy, Crowds, Coffeehouses, Decapitations, Executions, Riots, and Taverns (Inns)
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The battle of Temple Bar [graphic].
2. The discomfited duellists [graphic]
- Creator:
- Blake, William, 1757-1827, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- April 1, 1784.
- Call Number:
- 61 W78 v. 1-2
- Collection Title:
- volume 1, opposite page [81]
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Inside a coffee house, an ensign, his broken sword lying on the ground, is held against the wall by a man with a hot poker. Another ensign, attempting to stub the man with the poker in the back, is held back by another customer and a waiter. The scene is watched by a few alarmed customers, a parson reading a paper, and an upset young woman behind the bar
- Description:
- Title etched below image., From "A preservative against duelling" in The Wit's Magazine, 1784, p. 81., and 1 print : etching and engraving with stipple on laid paper ; plate mark 19.6 x 23.9 cm, on sheet 22 x 25 cm.
- Publisher:
- Published as the act directs by Harrison & Co.
- Subject (Geographic):
- England, London, and Great Britain
- Subject (Topic):
- Coffeehouses, Social life and customs, Interiors, Soldiers, Confrontations, Daggers & swords, Time clocks, Fireplaces, Maps, Chandeliers, Clergy, and Clothing & dress
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The discomfited duellists [graphic]
3. The discomfited duellists [graphic]
- Creator:
- Blake, William, 1757-1827, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- April 1, 1784.
- Call Number:
- 784.04.01.01
- Collection Title:
- volume 1, opposite page [81]
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Inside a coffee house, an ensign, his broken sword lying on the ground, is held against the wall by a man with a hot poker. Another ensign, attempting to stub the man with the poker in the back, is held back by another customer and a waiter. The scene is watched by a few alarmed customers, a parson reading a paper, and an upset young woman behind the bar
- Description:
- Title etched below image. and From "A preservative against duelling" in The Wit's Magazine, 1784, p. 81.
- Publisher:
- Published as the act directs by Harrison & Co.
- Subject (Geographic):
- England, London, and Great Britain
- Subject (Topic):
- Coffeehouses, Social life and customs, Interiors, Soldiers, Confrontations, Daggers & swords, Time clocks, Fireplaces, Maps, Chandeliers, Clergy, and Clothing & dress
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The discomfited duellists [graphic]
