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1.
[An elector for Middlesex] [art original]

Creator:
Woodward, G. M. (George Moutard), approximately 1760-1809, artist
Published / Created:
[approximately 1805]
Call Number:
Drawings W87 no. 42 Box D215
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A countryman, with companion horse and dog, stands outside of a city gate pleading with two guardsmen to permit him entry. His plea begins, "Hollo! you Master Whiskers don't keep me here in the cold all night. If you want to know who I am I tell you I am an Elector for Middlesex!" One guard responds, "Elector of Middlesex!! I never heard of that elector before, he must be a great man, open the gates immediately."
Description:
Title and date devised by cataloger. and Artist's signature inscribed in black ink in the artist's hand below image.
Subject (Topic):
Gates and Guards
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > [An elector for Middlesex] [art original]

2.
Fredk. Zemmerman [graphic]

Creator:
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
Published / Created:
[approximately 1868?]
Call Number:
Folio 724 836C (Oversize)
Collection Title:
Leaf 80. Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Alternative Title:
Frederick Zemmerman
Description:
Titles etched below images., Two images on one plate, each with its own title, signature, and descriptive text below., Attribution to Rowlandson from unverified data in local card catalog record., Restrike; originally published ca. 1800? For an earlier issue of the plate (bottom image only), see Wellcome Library no. 42829i., Plate from: Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks, &c. [London] : [Field & Tuer], [ca. 1868?], Reduced copies of two prints published in 1788. Cf. British Museum online catalogue, registration nos.: 1917,1208.2934 ; 1917,1208.2993., Text below top image: Fred. Zimmerman having escaped from the Abbey of La Trappe & recover'd his beloved mistress is seiz'd and thrown into a dungeon for life., Text below bottom image: The Count de Peltzer mortally wounded by some Austrian foragers on the eve of his marriage., and On leaf 80 of: Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks, &c.
Publisher:
Field & Tuer
Subject (Topic):
Soldiers, Monks, Rifles, Daggers & swords, Deathbeds, Canopy beds, Wounds & injuries, Prayer, and Guards
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Fredk. Zemmerman [graphic]

3.
The polish dwarf performing before the Grand Seignior [graphic]

Creator:
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, artist
Published / Created:
[March 1786]
Call Number:
786.03.00.01.2+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Boruwlaski or Boruslawski (left) plays the violin, he stands (left) before an immense Turk (right) seated on the floor, an arm round each of two ladies of the harem who recline against him. The Sultan (Abdul Hamid) smokes a long pipe. Behind him stand two fierce-looking guards. In the background three other ladies listen rapturously to the slim, erect, and well-dressed dwarf, who is in marked contrast with the massive Turk and the voluptuous ladies of the seraglio. A draped canopy completes the design."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate originally published in 1781. Cf. Grego, J. Rowlandson the caricaturist, v. 1, pages 186-187., Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark resulting in loss of imprint statement. Imprint supplied from British Museum catalogue., Watermark., and Mounted to 23.3 x 30.7 cm.
Publisher:
Publish'd March 1786 by E. Jackson, No. 14 Marylebone Street, Golden Square
Subject (Geographic):
Turkey.
Subject (Name):
Borusławski, Józef, 1739-1837 and Abdülhamid I, Sultan of the Turks, 1725-1789
Subject (Topic):
Ethnic stereotypes, Sultans, Harems, Guards, Dwarfs, Violins, and Pipes (Smoking)
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The polish dwarf performing before the Grand Seignior [graphic]

4.
La mort du Roy Henry deuxieme aux tournelles à Paris, le x. Juilllet [sic] 1559 [graphic].

Creator:
Le Challeux, Jacques, -1572, printmaker
Published / Created:
[ca. 1569]
Call Number:
Print20066
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Alternative Title:
La mort du Roy Henry deuxieme aux tournelles à Paris, le x. Juilllet 1559 and La mort du Roy Henry deuxieme aux tournelles à Paris, le x. Juillet 1559
Description:
Title in upper margin., From Jacques Perrissin and Jacques Tortorel, Tableaux des guerres, massacres...en France, de 1559 à 1570, Geneva., and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Henry II, King of France, 1519-1559., Catherine de Médicis, Queen, consort of Henry II, King of France, 1519-1589., Paré, Ambroise, 1510?-1590., Guise, Charles de, Cardinal de Lorraine, 1525-1574., Montmorency, Anne, duc de, 1493-1567., and Francis II, King of France, 1544-1560.
Subject (Topic):
Sports injuries, Medical consultation, Death, Kings, Queens, Physicians, Medical equipment & supplies, Guards, and Dogs
Found in:
Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > La mort du Roy Henry deuxieme aux tournelles à Paris, le x. Juilllet [sic] 1559 [graphic].

5.
The guard wot looks arter the sovereign [graphic]

Creator:
Heath, William, 1795-1840, printmaker
Published / Created:
[28 April 1829]
Call Number:
829.04.28.01+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Lady Conyngham stands directed to the left, feet apart, dressed as in British Museum satires no. 15720; she amusingly combines the ultra-feminine with masculine attributes and stance. She is immensely fat and wide with small cherubic features and curls; under her left arm is a cocked blunderbuss. She wears a wide-brimmed hat, a neckcloth fastened with a jewelled crown, a coach-guard's greatcoat, wide open over her tight-waisted dress. A pouch hangs from her shoulder and two coach-horns from her left arm. Above her head: 'I says to our Governor says I--keep your eye on them ere Leaders George'; i.e. on Lyndhurst and Scarlett, see British Museum satires nos. 15720, 15850. Cf. British Museum satires no. 15716."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate signed using William Heath's device: A man with an umbrella., and Publisher's advertisement below imprint: Caricatuer [sic] daily pub.
Publisher:
Pub. April 28, 1829, by T. McLean, 26 Haymarket
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
Conyngham, Elizabeth Conyngham, Marchioness, -1861, George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830., Lyndhurst, John Singleton Copley, Baron, 1772-1863., and Scarlett, James, Sir, 1769-1844.
Subject (Topic):
Guards, Firearms, Mistresses, and Obesity
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The guard wot looks arter the sovereign [graphic]

6.
Stage coach passengers passing Wooburn Sands [graphic]

Creator:
Cruikshank, Isaac, 1764-1811, printmaker
Published / Created:
Decr. 17, 1796.
Call Number:
Folio 64 B39 813
Collection Title:
Opposite page 18. Magna Britannia.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A coach without passengers or driver proceeds (right to left) with the wheels sunk in sand (resembling water). Beside it trudge the driver (left), the guard with his blunderbuss, and two men passengers. On a bank above the road, two ladies and two men run in the same direction. On the roof of the coach are band-boxes and a turtle; on the door a swan with two necks (sign of the famous coaching-inn in Lad Lane)."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched above image., Sheet trimmed to plate mark on left and right sides., Plate from: Woodward, G.M. Eccentric excursions, or, Literary & pictorial sketches of countenance, character & country in different parts of England & South Wales. London : Published by Allen & West, 15, Paternoster Row, 1796., "Plate 45" etched in upper left; "Page 109" etched in upper right., Printed on paper watermarked "1813". Window mounted to 44 x 28 cm., and Mounted opposite page 18 in an extra-illustrated copy of: Lysons, D. Magna Britannia. London : T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1813.
Publisher:
Pubd. by Allen & West, 15, Paternoster Row
Subject (Topic):
Carriages & coaches, Coach drivers, Guards, Passengers, Roads, Sand, Firearms, and Turtles
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Stage coach passengers passing Wooburn Sands [graphic]

7.
[The death of Count de Peltzer, mortally wounded by some Austrian foragers on the eve of his

Creator:
Bretherton, James, approximately 1730-1806, printmaker
Published / Created:
[9 March 1788]
Call Number:
Folio 49 3563 v.2 (Oversize)
Collection Title:
Volume 2, page 59. Etchings by Henry William Bunbury, Esq. and after his designs. Page 133. Bunbury
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Figures grouped around the body of the Count on a bed, his face obscured by the canopy, his lover kneeling over him and holding his hand, a man seen from the back kneeling in prayer before the bed and a small boy carrying a bowl and towel at the end, in the foreground at left a guard stands sentry; after Bunbury."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title, artist, printmaker, and publication information from lettered state., State before letters. For a later state with title, statements of responsibility, imprint, and dedication etched below image, see British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1917,1208.2993., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Mounted on page 59 in volume 2 of: Etchings by Henry William Bunbury, Esq. and after his designs., and Ink annotations in lower margin provide the title "The Count de Peltzer mortally wounded by some Austrian foragers on the eve of his marriage", the statements of responsibility "Mr. Bunbury del. ; J. Bretherton f.", and the publication line "Publish'd 9th March 1788".
Publisher:
James Bretherton
Subject (Topic):
Deathbeds, Canopy beds, Wounds & injuries, Prayer, and Guards
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > [The death of Count de Peltzer, mortally wounded by some Austrian foragers on the eve of his marriage] [graphic].

8.
[The death of Count de Peltzer, mortally wounded by some Austrian foragers on the eve of his

Creator:
Bretherton, James, approximately 1730-1806, printmaker
Published / Created:
[9 March 1788]
Call Number:
Folio 75 B87 770 (Oversize)
Collection Title:
Volume 2, page 59. Etchings by Henry William Bunbury, Esq. and after his designs. Page 133. Bunbury
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Figures grouped around the body of the Count on a bed, his face obscured by the canopy, his lover kneeling over him and holding his hand, a man seen from the back kneeling in prayer before the bed and a small boy carrying a bowl and towel at the end, in the foreground at left a guard stands sentry; after Bunbury."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title, artist, printmaker, and publication information from lettered state., State before letters. For a later state with title, statements of responsibility, imprint, and dedication etched below image, see British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1917,1208.2993., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Mounted on page 133 of: Bunbury album., and 1 print : etching on laid paper, hand-colored; sheet 45.1 x 55.8 cm
Publisher:
James Bretherton
Subject (Topic):
Deathbeds, Canopy beds, Wounds & injuries, Prayer, and Guards
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > [The death of Count de Peltzer, mortally wounded by some Austrian foragers on the eve of his marriage] [graphic].

9.
An exact representation of an attempt made by Margt. Nicholson to stab his Majesty on Wednesday

Published / Created:
[5 August 1786]
Call Number:
786.08.05.01+ Impression 1
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Margaret Nicholson is shown in a large bonnet and shawl holding a knife in her left hand as she attempts to stab King George III as he stands before his royal carriage. She hands the King a folded note (?) which they both grasp. One of the two Beefeaters reaches out to prevent the assassination
Alternative Title:
Exact representation of an attempt made by Margaret Nicholson to stab his Majesty
Description:
Title from caption etched below image., Possibly by Cruikshank or Stubbs., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., and Watermark in center of sheet.
Publisher:
Pub'd Augt. 5 1786 by W.S. [sic] Fores at the Caracature Ware-house, No. 3 Piccadilly
Subject (Name):
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820 and Nicholson, Margaret, 1750?-1828.
Subject (Topic):
Assassination attempts, Assassinations, Carriages & coaches, and Guards
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > An exact representation of an attempt made by Margt. Nicholson to stab his Majesty on Wednesday Augt. 2, 1786 [graphic].

10.
Britannia in fetters [graphic].

Published / Created:
[1769]
Call Number:
769.08.00.01
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title etched below image., Publication place and date inferred from those of the periodical for which this plate was engraved., Text above image: Engrav'd for the Political Register., Sheet partially trimmed within plate mark., Plate from: The Political register and London museum. London : J. Almon, v. 5 (1769), p. 55., and Temporary local subject terms: Military uniforms: 3rd Regiment Foot Guards -- Riots: reference to St. George's Fields, May 1768 -- Furnishings: carpet -- Chains -- Prelate.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Grafton, Augustus Henry Fitzroy, Duke of, 1735-1811 and Bath, Thomas Thynne, Marquis of, 1734-1796
Subject (Topic):
Britannia (Symbolic character), Clergy, Shackles, and Guards
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Britannia in fetters [graphic].

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