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1.
Burking poor old Mrs. Constitution aged 141 [graphic]

Creator:
Heath, William, 1795-1840, printmaker
Published / Created:
[March 1829]
Call Number:
829.03.00.09+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Wellington and Peel, portrayed as the notorious murderers Burke and Hare, pin down an old woman (Mrs. Docherty of the trial) who struggles as they suffocate her. A Jesuit priest enters the room on the right holding a crucifix
Description:
Title from item., Caption at top: Hark! the Doctor Knoxcks [sic], she is almost done and ready for you. Vide Old Play., A figure of 'Paul Pry' is an artist's device used by Wiliam Heath., and In lower border: Sole publisher of P. Prys caricatures.
Publisher:
Pub. March 1829, by S. Gans, 15 Southampton Street, Strand, London
Subject (Name):
Burke, William, 1792-1829., Hare, William, 1792?-1870?, Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, and Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852
Subject (Topic):
Catholic emancipation, Great Britain, Homicides, and Clergy
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Burking poor old Mrs. Constitution aged 141 [graphic]

2.
Executions during the Lent Assizes

Published / Created:
[1827]
Call Number:
File 52 Ex96 827++
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
text and still image
Abstract:
"Broadside with four columns of prose and three woodcuts, one along the top with a line of 19 hanged persons, and in the centre two scenes, one of a man slitting the throat of a boy, the other of a man in prison surrounded by his weeping family."--British Museum online catalogue and "The text describes 14 different cases heard in April 1827, that resulted in the hanging of the person found guilty. None of the cases seems to have any relation to the two scenes in the woodcuts."--Curator's comments, British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Caption title., First lines: Execution of Richard Thomas, for murder. Richard Thomas was indicted for the muder of Mary Ann Matilda Taylor ..., and For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
J. Catnach, printer, 2, Monmouth-Court, 7 Dials
Subject (Geographic):
England and London.
Subject (Topic):
Murderers, Executions and executioners, Hangings (Executions), Homicides, Prisoners, and Cells (Rooms & spaces)
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Executions during the Lent Assizes

3.
The whole particulars of a most barbarous, cruel, and horrid murder, committed upon the body of W

Published / Created:
[1823]
Call Number:
File 523 W362 823++
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
text and still image
Alternative Title:
Just published --- Price twopence ---
Description:
Caption title., First line: On Friday night 24th ult. a murder was committed at a place about 6 miles from the town of Watford, Herts. ..., Printed in four columns. With two large woodcuts beneath the title illustrating the murder and the discovery of the body. A third, smaller woodcut depicting the burial of the victim appears in the lower right, above a poem with the heading "A copy of verses": A horrid deed I will relate, but newly brought to light, a deed so foul and barbarous, you've seldom heard the like ..., The Radlett murder, also know as the Elstree murder. The victim was William Weare was murdered by John Thurtell, who owed him a gambling debt, and his accomplices Joseph Hunt and William Probert., and For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
J. Catnach, printer, 2, Monmouth-Ct., 7 Dials, London
Subject (Geographic):
England, Hertfordshire., and England.
Subject (Name):
Weare, William, -1823., Thurtell, John, 1794-1824., Hunt, Joseph, active 19th century., and Probert, William, -1825.
Subject (Topic):
Murder, Criminals, and Homicides
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The whole particulars of a most barbarous, cruel, and horrid murder, committed upon the body of W. Weare, Esq. --- : together with the dreadful confessions of Hunt and Probart [sic].

4.
A true & lamentable ballad call'd Billy Taylor shewing the fatal effects of inconstancy / [graphic]

Creator:
Nixon, John, -1818, printmaker
Published / Created:
[24 September 1804]
Call Number:
804.09.24.01
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Illustration to a song engraved in three columns below the title: A scene on the shore, with a frigate in the offing. A grotesque naval officer, with wooden leg and black patch over one eye, takes the wrist of a young sailor of feminine appearance who holds a pistol. In the background (right) a dead sailor lies across the body of a woman. The song relates that Billy Taylor was taken by a press-gang; his sweetheart dressed as a sailor to follow him, but discovered his inconstancy with 'a lady gay', and shot him With his fair one in his hand. The last verse:'When the Captain com'd for to hear on't He werry much applauded her for what she'd done, And quickly he made her the first Lieutenant, Of the Gallant - Thunder Bomb.'"--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
True and lamentable ballad call'd Billy Taylor
Description:
Title below image, at head of verses., Plate numbered '367' in the lower left corner., From the Laurie & Whittle series of Drolls., One line of text above design: (Sung by Mr. Bannister, of Drury Lane Theathre, Mr. Fawcett, and Mr. Emery, of Covent Garden. &c &c &c.), and Ten numbered stanzas of verse below title: Billy Taylor was a gay young fellow, full of mirth and full of glee, and his heart he did diskiver, to a lady gay and free ...
Publisher:
Publish'd Sepr. 24, 1804 by Laurie & Whittle, 53 Fleet Street, London
Subject (Topic):
Couples, Eye patches, Homicides, Military officers, British, Peg legs, Sailors, Sailing ships, Signs (Notices), and Taverns (Inns)
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > A true & lamentable ballad call'd Billy Taylor shewing the fatal effects of inconstancy / [graphic]

5.
A lamentable ballad of the tragical end of a gallant lord and virtuous lady : together with the

Published / Created:
[between 1701 and 1800?]
Call Number:
Folio 74 OL1 v. 1
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image and text
Description:
Caption title above woodcut., Date range conjectural., Verse begins: "In Rome a nobleman did wed"., In five columns with the title and woodcut above the first three; the columns are not separated by rules., In this setting line 24 begins with "and"., Mounted on leaf 51. Copy trimmed., and Bound in three-quarters red morocco leather with marbled boards, with spine title stamped in gold: Old English ballads, woodcuts, vol. 1.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
Rome (Italy)
Subject (Topic):
Household employees, Murder, Master and servant, Abused children, Pleading (Begging), Homicides, and Criminals
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > A lamentable ballad of the tragical end of a gallant lord and virtuous lady : together with the untimely death of their two children

6.
[The stabbing of Matilda] [art original].

Published / Created:
[ca. 1800]
Call Number:
24 17 791P Copy 7
Collection Title:
Opposite page 228. Castle of Otranto.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A scene from Horace Walpole's Gothic novel The castle of Otranto, with the characters Matilda and Theodore shown at center talking in a church, one on either side of the statue marking the tomb of Alphonso; Theodore wears full armor and Matilda wears an orange gown. Behind Matilda on the right is Manfred, who interrupts the conversation by reaching over Maltida's shoulder and stabbing her with the dagger held in his left hand. The interior of the church forms the background, with statues in alcoves along the wall on the right and a row of arched windows along the wall on the left
Description:
Title devised by curator., Unsigned; artist not identified., Date of production supplied by curator., and Mounted opposite page 228 in an extra-illustrated copy of: Walpole, H. The castle of Otranto. Parma : Printed by Bodoni, for J. Edwards, London, MDCCXCI [1791].
Subject (Name):
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797.
Subject (Topic):
Churches, Interiors, Tombs & sepulchral monuments, and Homicides
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > [The stabbing of Matilda] [art original].

7.
Marriage á la mode. engraved from the original picture / [graphic] : Plate V

Creator:
Earlom, Richard, 1743-1822, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1 August 1800]
Call Number:
Hogarth 800.08.01.08++ Box 310
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
In a bedroom of The Bagnio, the mortally-wounded Earl leans on a table, the countess kneeling before him with clasped hands. Behind her on the right Silvertongue escapes through the window. On the left the watchmen stand in the doorway with startled expressions. The floor is strewn with clothing including a hooped petticoat, masks, the countess's shoes and her stays. The painting above the door, the mural on the back wall, and the portrait near the window illustrate the theme
Description:
Title engraved below image., In lower left corner: Size of picture 3 ft. by 2 ft. 4 in., After the painting "The Bagnio" in the National Gallery, London., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., No. 5 in a series of 6 images. Series title engraved below image., Copy of: Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 3, no. 2748., Copy of: Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works (3rd ed.), no. 162., and Copy of: Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works (1st ed.), no. 232.
Publisher:
Pub. Aug. 1, 1800, by J. & J. Boydell, No. 90, Cheapside & at the Shakspeare Gallery, Pall Mall, London
Subject (Topic):
Adultery, Biblical events, Brothels, Homicides, Interiors, Judges, Masquerades, Rake's progress, and Spouses
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Marriage á la mode. engraved from the original picture / [graphic] : Plate V

8.
Death of Archbishop Sharp [graphic]

Creator:
Holloway, Thomas, 1748-1827, printmaker
Published / Created:
March 1799.
Call Number:
Folio 724 812 B68
Collection Title:
Plate [169] Plate in: Series of one hundred and ninety-six engravings, (in the line manner) by the
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Illustration to Bowyer's edition of Hume's 'History of England'; the archbishop, dragged from carriage, is attacked by a gang, as his daughter rushes forward to protect him but is pulled back by one of his murderers."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Death of Archbishop Sharpe
Description:
Title from text below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark on three sides., and Plate [169] in a volume bound to 50 cm.
Publisher:
Published by R. Bowyer, Historic Gallery, Pall Mall
Subject (Name):
Sharp, James, 1613-1679, and Sharp, James, 1613-1679
Subject (Topic):
Death and burial and Homicides
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Death of Archbishop Sharp [graphic]

9.
Mary Aubrey, a French midwife who murdered her husband in Long Acre [graphic] : anno 1687-8.

Published / Created:
[1 January 1798]
Call Number:
798.01.01.03
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Mary Aubrey, dismembering her husband's body with a broad-bladed knife, encouraged by two demons behind; her twelve-year-old son holding his severed head at left; small image inset behind at left showing her being burnt at Tyburn."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., Copy of an 1688 print, with the supplied title in the London Picture Archive (record no. 26631): Murder in Long Acre. The original print, with a transcribed title from the caption below the image: A representation of the bloody murder committed by Mary Aubrey, a French midwife, which was burn [sic] to death the 2d day of March 1687/8. Cf. London Metropolitan Archives collections, reference code SC/GL/PR/LC/42/021/p7500042., Text to the left of title: Her son 12 years of age acquitted as acting by compulsion., Text to the right of title: She was hanged & burnt at Tyburn., and Mounted to: 32.5 x 27.5 cm.
Publisher:
Published Jany. 1, 1798 by J. Caulfield
Subject (Name):
Hobry, Marie, -1688,
Subject (Topic):
Homicides, Criminals, Dismemberment, Burning at the stake, Knives, and Demons
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Mary Aubrey, a French midwife who murdered her husband in Long Acre [graphic] : anno 1687-8.

10.
The collector of the poll-tax murder'd by Wat Tyler [graphic]

Creator:
Hall, John, 1739-1797, printmaker
Published / Created:
Septr. 1798.
Call Number:
Folio 724 812 B68
Collection Title:
Plate [56] Plate in: Series of one hundred and ninety-six engravings, (in the line manner) by the
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Illustration to Bowyer's edition of Hume's History of England; Tyler in his smithy, holding a hammer in his right hand and raising his arm to strike the tax collector standing at left, who reaches greedily towards him, another collector behind him carrying a bag labelled 'poll tax / three groa[ts]'; a woman stands between the two men, attempting to hold back the tax collector; further angry people in the background, a snarling dog between Tyler's legs."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Collector of the poll tax murdered by Wat Tyler
Description:
Title from text below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark on three sides., and Plate [56] in a volume bound to 50 cm.
Publisher:
Published by R. Bowyer, Historic Gallery, Pall Mall
Subject (Name):
Tyler, Wat, -1381,
Subject (Topic):
Homicides, Poll taxes, Hammers, and Dogs
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The collector of the poll-tax murder'd by Wat Tyler [graphic]

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