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1. The bishops before the Privy Council, 1688 [graphic]
- Creator:
- Noble, George, fl. 1795-1806, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- July 1799.
- Call Number:
- Folio 724 812 B68
- Collection Title:
- Plate [176] 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'; interior with James II rising from chair around table of councillors at right, pointing towards the clerics standing at left as he sentences them to execution."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title from text below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark on three sides., and Plate [176] in a volume bound to 50 cm.
- Publisher:
- Published by R. Bowyer, Historic Gallery, Pall Mall
- Subject (Name):
- James II, King of England, 1633-1701,
- Subject (Topic):
- Clergy
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The bishops before the Privy Council, 1688 [graphic]
2. The rebellion displayed most humbly inscribed to his sacred Majesty King George. [graphic]
- Published / Created:
- publish'd according to act of Parliament 1 Nov. 1748.
- Call Number:
- 748.11.01.01+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- On the left James II, seated on a throne of "hereditary right" and holding manacles, turns left to shake the hand of a monk who tramples on an open volume labeled "Holy Bible". From under the throne dragons or serpents devour the "Magna Carta", "Toleration Act", "Common and Statute Law" and "Acts of Parliament" while slaves bow before the King and Furries with torches and whips dance before him. On an obelisk is inscribed: "The Foundation of the Roman Hierarchy; implicit faith; apostalical succession; infallibility; pardons and indulgences; decrees of council; massacres; private murders; perjury and the inquisition ..." At foot of the obelisk is the Pope preaching "Hereditary indefeasible right and my bull to sanctify thy claim" addressed to the Pretender ...
- Description:
- Title engraved in cartouche below image., Later state, with publisher's address erased and date altered to 1748. Originally published by J. Collyer in Ludgate Street, 1 November 1745., Sheet trimmed to plate mark on sides., and Mounted to: 31 x 39 cm.
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified
- Subject (Name):
- James II, King of England, 1633-1701, George II, King of Great Britain, 1683-1760, James, Prince of Wales, 1688-1766, Louis XV, King of France, 1710-1774, and Benedict XIV, Pope, 1675-1758
- Subject (Topic):
- Britannia (Symbolic character), Animals, Clergy, Demons, Justice, Martyrs, Monks, Shackles, and Enslaved people
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The rebellion displayed most humbly inscribed to his sacred Majesty King George. [graphic]
