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1.
Hannah Snell born at Worcester, 1723 / [graphic]

Creator:
Young, John, 1755-1825, printmaker
Published / Created:
12th Decr. 1789.
Call Number:
Portraits Sn671 no. 4 Impression 1
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Portrait, almost half length, standing directed to right, looking towards the viewer, holding baton tucked under left arm, right arm at her side, dressed in a man's military uniform with a cocked hat over chin-length curly hair, with a ribbon and a frilled cravat tied around her neck; after Philips; open letter state before artists' names added."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title scratched below image, in open letters., State from: Russell, C.E. English Mezzotint portraits and their states., and Sheet trimmed to plate mark leaving thread margins.
Publisher:
Publish'd as the act directs by G. Eyles
Subject (Name):
Snell, Hannah, 1723-1792,
Subject (Topic):
Cross dressing
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Hannah Snell born at Worcester, 1723 / [graphic]

2.
Hannah Snell born at Worcester, 1723 / [graphic]

Creator:
Young, John, 1755-1825, printmaker
Published / Created:
12th Decr. 1789.
Call Number:
Portraits Sn671 no. 4 Impression 2
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Portrait, almost half length, standing directed to right, looking towards the viewer, holding baton tucked under left arm, right arm at her side, dressed in a man's military uniform with a cocked hat over chin-length curly hair, with a ribbon and a frilled cravat tied around her neck; after Philips; open letter state before artists' names added."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title scratched below image, in open letters., State from: Russell, C.E. English Mezzotint portraits and their states., Sheet trimmed to plate mark leaving thread margins., 1 print : mezzotint ; plate mark 25.7 x 19.3 cm, on sheet 27.2 x 20.8 cm., and Printed in sepia ink on wove paper.
Publisher:
Publish'd as the act directs by G. Eyles
Subject (Name):
Snell, Hannah, 1723-1792,
Subject (Topic):
Cross dressing
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Hannah Snell born at Worcester, 1723 / [graphic]

3.
Hannah Snell born at Worcester, 1723. [graphic]

Creator:
Young, John, 1755-1825, printmaker
Published / Created:
12th Decr. 1789.
Call Number:
Portraits Sn671 no. 3
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Portrait, almost half length, standing directed to right, looking towards the viewer, holding baton tucked under left arm, right arm at her side, dressed in a man's military uniform with a cocked hat over chin-length curly hair, with a ribbon and a frilled cravat tied around her neck; after Philips; open letter state before artists' names added."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title scratched below image, in open letters., Artist and printmaker from statements of responsibility on later state: Painted by R. Philps [that is, Phelps] ; engraved by J. Young mezzotint engraver to his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales., State from: Russell, C.E. English Mezzotint portraits and their states., and Printed on paper watermarked "1783".
Publisher:
Publish'd as the act directs by G. Eyles
Subject (Name):
Snell, Hannah, 1723-1792,
Subject (Topic):
Cross dressing
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Hannah Snell born at Worcester, 1723. [graphic]

4.
King Charles the 2nd landing on the beach at Dover [graphic]

Creator:
Woollett, William, 1735-1785, printmaker
Published / Created:
[5 April 1789]
Call Number:
Drawer 789.04.05.02
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Charles II returning to England after exile, on the beach being greeted by General Monk, the Dukes of Gloucester and York, the Earl of Clarendon and Sir John Grenvill and others, with Dover Castle in the background after Benjamin West (Staley 84).
Alternative Title:
King Charles the Second landing on the beach at Dover
Description:
Title from caption below image., Text below title: From the original picture in the possession of the Right Honourable the Earl Grosvenor., and Watermark.
Publisher:
Published as the act directs, April 5th 1789, by B. West, E. Woollett & J. Hall
Subject (Geographic):
Dover (England), and Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685,, Clarendon, Edward Hyde, Earl of, 1609-1674,, Bath, John Grenville, Earl of, 1628-1701,, Henry, Prince, Duke of Gloucester, 1640-1660,, and Albermarle, George Monck, Duke of, 1608-1670,
Subject (Topic):
Bowing and Kings
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > King Charles the 2nd landing on the beach at Dover [graphic]

5.
The effects of youthful extravagance & idleness [graphic]

Creator:
Ward, William, 1766-1826, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1 July 1789]
Call Number:
789.07.01.03++
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Poverty-stricken family in bare, attic interior; man seated at left beside table, skinny dog beside him, looking away from woman, standing in centre mending garment, watched by boy lying on floor and resting on stool at right, looking up from his reading; young woman sitting dejectedly with bellows beside fireplace, at right; published state."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Effects of youthful extravagance and idleness
Description:
Title from text below image., Eight lines of verse beneath image, four on either side of title: What misery in a narrow scale confined! The mournful work of one degenerate mind ..., and Companion print to: The fruits of early industry & oeconomy.
Publisher:
Publish'd July 1, 1789, by T. Simpson, St. Pauls Church Yard
Subject (Topic):
Bellows, Dogs, Interiors, Families, Poor persons, Poverty, Sewing, and Fireplaces
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The effects of youthful extravagance & idleness [graphic]

6.
The fruits of early industry & oeconomy [graphic]

Creator:
Ward, William, 1766-1826, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1 November 1789]
Call Number:
789.11.01.01++
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A family in a wealthy interior; an elderly man at centre, seated at a table, a glass in his left hand, holding out his right to receive coins from a younger man standing to left with his right hand on a book and a quill in his mouth; on the table, another glass, writing materials, coins and notes; to right, a woman wearing a large feathered hat, supporting, and holding up a bunch of grapes for, a young child standing on a chair; looking on from behind the chair, a boy and, at right, a black servant holding a bowl of fruit, his left hand on the chair; in front of the table, a young girl lying on the carpet with a spaniel; a shipping wharf seen through an open window to left"--British Museum online catalogue and A large painting on the back wall shows a large country estate which amplifies the subject of the print
Alternative Title:
Fruits of early industry and oeconomy and Fruits of early industry and economy
Description:
Title from text below image., Eight lines of verse beneath image, four on either side of title: Lo here, what ease, what elegance, you see, the just reward of youthfull industry ..., and Companion print to: The effects of youthful extravagance & idleness.
Publisher:
Pubd. Novr. 1, 1789, by T. Simpson, St. Pauls Church Yard
Subject (Topic):
Black people, Interiors, Families, Writing materials, Wealth, Servants, Dogs, and Piers & wharves
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The fruits of early industry & oeconomy [graphic]

7.
Dressing room à l'Anglaise [graphic]

Creator:
Tomkins, Peltro William, 1759-1840, printmaker
Published / Created:
[7 April 1789]
Call Number:
789.04.07.01
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A domestic scene in a dressing room with a maid assisting a lady as she dresses, placing ornaments in her mistress's hair. A young girl sitting in a chair reads to a little boy who leans on her knee and looks lovingly into her face. A hat box rests on a high boy (left); another hat box and hair accessories sit on a table and chair to the right
Description:
Title engraved below image. and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Publisher:
Published April the 7th, 1789, by Ino. Matthews, No. 441 Strand
Subject (Topic):
Boudoirs, Boxes, Children, Clothes chests, Draperies, Dressing tables, Floor coverings, Hats, Reading, and Wallpapers
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Dressing room à l'Anglaise [graphic]

8.
Dressing room à la Française [graphic]

Creator:
Tomkins, Peltro William, 1759-1840, printmaker
Published / Created:
[7 April 1789]
Call Number:
789.04.07.02
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title from item., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Conversing.
Publisher:
Published April 7th, 1789, by Jno. Matthews, No. 441 Strand
Subject (Topic):
Boudoirs, Conversation, Draperies, Dressing tables, Guitars, Floor coverings, Hats, Reading, and Wallpapers
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Dressing room à la Française [graphic]

9.
[King Henry the Fifth. Act II. Scene II] [graphic]

Creator:
Thew, Robert, 1758-1802, printmaker
Published / Created:
[25 March 1789]
Call Number:
Drawer 724 803B no. 37
Image Count:
1
Abstract:
"Henry V standing with one hand on the back of his chair, pointing with the other to left at the three traitors Cambridge, Grey and Scroop, who read with horror the news that their conspiracy has been discovered and plead for mercy, while three lords stand watching on the right, the nearest drawing his sword"--Br. Mus. online catalogue
Description:
Title from published state.
Publisher:
Aqua fortis publish'd March 25, 1789 by John & Josiah Boydell, No. 90 Cheapside, London
Subject (Name):
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > [King Henry the Fifth. Act II. Scene II] [graphic]

10.
[King Richard the Third. Act III. Scene I] [graphic]

Creator:
Thew, Robert, 1758-1802, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1 September 1789]
Call Number:
Drawer 724 803B no. 56
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
The two princes greet each other, Cardinal Bourchier and Gloucester behind, Buckingham leaning beside crown at left, looking slyly towards the boys
Description:
Title from published state.
Publisher:
Publish'd Sepr. 1st, 1789 by John & Josiah Boydell, at the Shakspeare Gallery, Pall Mall, & No. 90 Cheapside, London
Subject (Name):
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. and Edward IV, King of England, 1442-1483
Subject (Topic):
In literature
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > [King Richard the Third. Act III. Scene I] [graphic]

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