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1.
A scene in the park [graphic].

Published / Created:
[9 July 1780]
Call Number:
780.07.09.01+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Satire: a group of fashionably-dresed people inspect a military encampment and a cannon."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from item. and Sheet trimmed.
Publisher:
Pub accg. to act July 9 1780 by M Darly 39 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Topic):
Military camps, Military uniforms, British, Cannons, and Flags
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > A scene in the park [graphic].

2.
The English Lion dismember'd, or, The voice of the public for an enquiry into the loss of Minorca

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].

3.
The English Lion dismember'd, or, The voice of the public for an enquiry into the loss of Minorca

Published / Created:
publish'd according to act of Parliament, [1756]
Call Number:
756.00.00.06 .1+
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 from item., Publication date from British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Following imprint: Sold by the printsellers of London & Westminster., Temporary local subject terms: Reference to the Batlle 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., and Mounted to 34 x 47 cm.
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].

4.
The military nurse, or, Modern officer [graphic]

Creator:
Attwold, R., active 1750, printmaker
Published / Created:
publish'd according to act of Parliament, March 28th 1750.
Call Number:
750.03.28.02
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A tall soldier with a pike in his right hand, holds in his left one the leading strings of a child officer. The officer, moving with an awkward gate, is trying to balance on his thigh a pole of an enormous British flag. His oversized sword dangles below his knees. Behind the two of them, in the background, several soldiers with muskets on their shoulders march by.
Alternative Title:
Modern officer
Description:
Title from item., Two columns of verse below title: By dear mama's petition, and good papa's purse, Jacky gets a commission ..., Companion print to: The naval nurse, or, Modern commander., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Temporary local subject terms: Nursemaids: 'military nurse' -- Union Jack -- Escutcheons.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
Great Britain. Army.
Subject (Topic):
Nepotism, Corruption, Military uniforms, Flags, and British
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The military nurse, or, Modern officer [graphic]

5.
The military nurse, or, Modern officer [graphic]

Creator:
Attwold, R., active 1750, printmaker
Published / Created:
[not before 1764]
Call Number:
764.00.00.02
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A tall soldier with a pike in his right hand, holds in his left one the leading strings of a child officer. The officer, moving with an awkward gate, is trying to balance on his thigh a pole of an enormous British flag. His oversized sword dangles below his knees. Behind the two of them, in the background, several soldiers with muskets on their shoulders march by.
Alternative Title:
Modern officer
Description:
Title etched below image., Earliest publication date of this edition based on that of Carington Bowles's separation of his own business from his father's. See: Maxted, I. London book trades., Two columns of verse below title: By dear mama's petition, and good papa's purse Jacky gets a commission ..., Companion print to: The naval nurse, or Modern commander., Temporary local subject terms: Nursemaids: 'military nurse' -- Union Jack - Escutcheons., and Watermark: Royal arms at top of sheet; countermark band at bottom of sheet.
Publisher:
Printed for Carington Bowles, Map & Printseller in St. Pauls Church Yard, London
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
Great Britain. Army.
Subject (Topic):
Nepotism, Corruption, Military uniforms, Flags, and British
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The military nurse, or, Modern officer [graphic]

6.
The salute vide the parade / [graphic]

Creator:
Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
Published / Created:
[10 July 1797]
Call Number:
Auchincloss Gillray v. 9
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"An officer (left) on a charger, evidently General Davies, see BMSat 9442, directed to the right, takes the salute from three officers who march (right to left) past him. The first, sabre in hand, point downwards, holds his left hand across the front of his high cocked hat. A young officer follows, carrying a standard of the Union flag with the White Horse of Hanover and a crown. The third marches with almost closed eyes and sword held point upwards. A crowd of amused spectators backed by a high wall forms a background."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Temporary local subject terms: Emblems: royal crown -- White horse of Hanover., 1 print : etching on wove paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 26.2 x 36.6 cm, on sheet 29.6 x 40.0 cm., and Mounted on leaf 54 of volume 9 of 12.
Publisher:
Pubd. July 10th, 1797, by H. Humphrey, 27 St. James's Street
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
Davies, Thomas, approximately 1737-1812
Subject (Topic):
Military parades & ceremonies, Flags, British, Military uniforms, and Spectators
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > The salute vide the parade / [graphic]

7.
The salute vide the parade / [graphic]

Creator:
Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
Published / Created:
[10 July 1797]
Call Number:
797.07.10.01+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"An officer (left) on a charger, evidently General Davies, see BMSat 9442, directed to the right, takes the salute from three officers who march (right to left) past him. The first, sabre in hand, point downwards, holds his left hand across the front of his high cocked hat. A young officer follows, carrying a standard of the Union flag with the White Horse of Hanover and a crown. The third marches with almost closed eyes and sword held point upwards. A crowd of amused spectators backed by a high wall forms a background."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Temporary local subject terms: Emblems: royal crown -- White horse of Hanover.
Publisher:
Pubd. July 10th, 1797, by H. Humphrey, 27 St. James's Street
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
Davies, Thomas, approximately 1737-1812
Subject (Topic):
Military parades & ceremonies, Flags, British, Military uniforms, and Spectators
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The salute vide the parade / [graphic]

8.
Triumph of the British flag over the French eagles & colours, taken by our brave soldiers in

Published / Created:
May 1811.
Call Number:
811.05.00.01
Collection Title:
Leaf 66. Characatures by Dighton.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Parade of French eagles and colours taken by the British army in various actions."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Triumph of the British flag over the French eagles and colours, taken by our brave soldiers ...
Description:
Title etched below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Temporary local subject terms: French grenadiers., and Print numbered '131' in manuscript near upper edge of sheet.
Publisher:
Pubd. by Dighton, Spring Gardens
Subject (Topic):
Military parades & ceremonies, Military uniforms, Soldiers, British, Flags, and French
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Triumph of the British flag over the French eagles & colours, taken by our brave soldiers in different actions as they appear'd in the park May 18th, 1811. [graphic]

9.
Triumph of the British flag over the French eagles & colours, taken by our brave soldiers in

Published / Created:
May 1811.
Call Number:
Quarto 75 D569 812
Collection Title:
Leaf 66. Characatures by Dighton.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Parade of French eagles and colours taken by the British army in various actions."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Triumph of the British flag over the French eagles and colours, taken by our brave soldiers ...
Description:
Title etched below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Temporary local subject terms: French grenadiers., Leaf 66 in an album with the spine title: Characatures by Dighton., and 1 print : etching on laid paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 19.9 x 27.7 cm, on sheet 25.5 x 31.1 cm.
Publisher:
Pubd. by Dighton, Spring Gardens
Subject (Topic):
Military parades & ceremonies, Military uniforms, Soldiers, British, Flags, and French
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Triumph of the British flag over the French eagles & colours, taken by our brave soldiers in different actions as they appear'd in the park May 18th, 1811. [graphic]