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1.
Known characters in a chop house [graphic].

Creator:
Bunbury, Henry William, 1750-1811, artist
Published / Created:
[not before 1800]
Call Number:
Bunbury 800.00.00.150+ Impression 1
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A scene in a chop house with screens
Description:
Title from caption below image., Artist attribution from earlier print on which this design was likely based: A chop-house. Cf. No. 5922 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5., Date of publication from unverified data in local card catalog record., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., Watermark: Ruse & Turners., and Sheet lightly stamped in lower right corner: Price [...].
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784 and Boswell, James, 1740-1795
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Known characters in a chop house [graphic].

2.
Remarkable characters who were at Turnbridge Wells with Richardson in 1748 from a drawing in his

Creator:
Finden, Edward Francis, 1791-1857, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1804?]
Call Number:
804.05.20.01 Impression 1
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title etched above image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., One line of twenty-one consecutive numbers run parallel with the lower edge of the design and correspond with figures in the print., Four columns of numbered names and titles correspond with figures in the print. Inscribed below design., and One line of instructive text in lower right corner of print: To face page 218.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784, Harcourt, Simon Harcourt, Earl, 1714-1777, Nash, Richard, 1674-1761, Pitt, William, 1759-1806, Powis, Henry Arthur Herbert, Earl of, 1703-1772, Norfolk, Katharine Howard, Duchess of, d. 1784, Johnson, Elizabeth Jarvis Porter, 1689-1752, Lyttelton, George Lyttelton, Baron, 1709-1773, Richardson, Samuel, 1689-1761, Onslow, Arthur, 1691-1768, Bristol, Elizabeth Chudleigh, Countess of, 1720-1788, Cibber, Colley, 1671-1757, and Garrick, David, 1717-1779
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Remarkable characters who were at Turnbridge Wells with Richardson in 1748 from a drawing in his possession with references in his own writing / [graphic]

3.
Apollo and the Muses inflicting penance on Dr. Pomposo round Parnassus [graphic].

Creator:
Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
Published / Created:
[29 July 1783]
Call Number:
783.07.29.01+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A half-undressed Dr. Johnson in a dunce's cap and with a rope around his neck walks from left to right, driven by Apollo, who holds the other end of the rope, and the Muses with uplifted scourges and birch rods. On his cap are the names of the poets Johnson criticized. He carries a placard describing his guilt as an unjust critic. In the background, on the summit of Parnassus, can be seen a temple highlighted by the sun behind it, with Pegasus flying nearby
Description:
Title etched below image., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., Text following title: * Vide, the last sermon at St. Dunstans., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Publisher:
Pubd. July 29th, 1783, by Holland, No. 66 Drury Lane
Subject (Name):
Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784 and Apollo (Deity)
Subject (Topic):
Muses (Greek deities), Poetry, History and criticism, and Whips
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Apollo and the Muses inflicting penance on Dr. Pomposo round Parnassus [graphic].

4.
Old wisdom blinking at the stars [graphic].

Creator:
Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
Published / Created:
[10 March 1782]
Call Number:
782.03.10.01
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Design in an oval. Dr. Johnson, the head in profile to the right, with an owl's body and ass's ears, stands on two books, the lower his 'Dictionary', the upper his 'Lives of the Poets'. The busts of poets stand on brackets (right) above Johnson's head, each is irradiated with a star-shaped halo. They are "Pope", "Milton", a third head wearing a laurel wreath, the inscription concealed by Johnson's head; a fourth halo (left) is visible. These are "the stars" at which Johnson is blinking, but, though screwing up his eyes short-sightedly, he is not looking at them. The back wall, at right angles to the wall on which the busts are placed, is covered with bookshelves, in which folio volumes lean against one another. An open book lying beside the 'Dictionary' is 'Beauties of Johnson'."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Attributed to Gillray in the British Museum catalogue., Temporary local subject terms: Books amplifying subject: Lives of the poets, Johnson's Dictionary, Beauties of Johnson., and Matted to 49 x 36 cm.
Publisher:
Pubd. March 10th, 1782, by W. Rennie
Subject (Name):
Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784, Pope, Alexander, 1688-1744, and Milton, John, 1608-1674
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Old wisdom blinking at the stars [graphic].

5.
The hungry mob of scriblers and etchers [graphic]

Creator:
Mackenzie, Alexander, active 1762, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1762]
Call Number:
762.05.26.02.1
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title from item., Publication date from British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Verse below image attributed in the British Museum catalogue to Henry Howard., Sixteen lines of verse, preceded by a quotation from Bible, below title: Let each scribler that will ply his needle or quill in despite of the beadle or gallow's [sic] ..., Temporary local subject terms: Bribery -- Pensions -- Writers -- Printmakers -- Prints: reference to Sawney Discoverd (Stephens 3825) -- Bible: quotation from Proverbs 25.21., An excerpt from John Almon's Bibliographical, literary & political anecdotes, describing Lord Bute's employment of writers and printmakers, transcribed by Bowditch on mounting sheet., and Mounted to 31 x 39 cm.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792, Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784, Shebbeare, John, 1709-1788, Darly, Matthias, and Austin, William, 1721-1820
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The hungry mob of scriblers and etchers [graphic]

6.
Vaux-hall [graphic]

Creator:
Pollard, Robert, 1755-1838, printmaker
Published / Created:
[28 June 1785]
Call Number:
785.06.28.01 Framed, shelved in Object Room Rack 1.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"An evening scene in Vauxhall Gardens. On the extreme left is the orchestra with the organ behind and performers on the kettledrums, string and wind instruments. The vocalist, Mrs. Weichsel, sings, in profile to the right, from the adjacent (and slightly lower) balcony, just above the heads of the crowd. A violinist and another musician are seated behind her. In the supper box beneath the orchestra is Dr. Johnson seated full-face, between Boswell and Goldsmith (d. 1774), who face each other in profile, both caricatured; of two stout women one is reputed to be Mrs. Thrale. Many groups fill the foreground and middle distance. The two centre figures are the Duchess of Devonshire and Lady Duncannon arm in arm. A naval officer with a wooden leg and a patch over one eye is reputed to be Admiral Paisley (Admiral Pasley, 1734-1808?). Major Topham, an excellent portrait, stands (left) in profile to the right staring through an eyeglass. Between Topham and the supper-box are two men, one of whom is identified as Lord Camelford. [In the reproduction in Angelo's 'Reminiscences'; to whom the name refers is not clear.] An elderly parson, [he closely resembles the parson of BMSat 7059 who is probably William Jackson of the 'Morning Post'] reputed to be Bate Dudley but not resembling him, gazes at the Duchess from behind a tree. Next him a man dressed as an officer in a Highland regiment with kilt and broadsword is supposed to be James Perry, editor of the 'Morning Chronicle'. On the right the Prince of Wales, conspicuous by his star, whispers to Mrs. Robinson (Perdita), though their liaison was ended. Her right arm is linked with an ugly and elderly little man, probably Robinson. On the extreme left an elderly couple advance arm in arm in profile. Behind the Prince is a group standing on a small platform (or tables), showing half length above the crowd. In the foreground (right) is a supper-table under trees where two cits entertain two courtesans. Lamp-lit trees and the covered way form a background on the right."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Vauxhall
Description:
Title from item. and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Publisher:
Publish'd June 28th 1785, by J.R. Smith, No. 83 Oxford Street
Subject (Geographic):
Vauxhall Gardens (London, England), London (England), England, and London.
Subject (Name):
Billington, Elizabeth, 1765-1818., Boswell, James, 1740-1795, Cavendish, Georgiana Spencer, Duchess of Devonshire, 1757-1806, Bessborough, Henrietta Frances Spencer Ponsonby, Countess of, 1761-1821, Pitt, Thomas, Baron Camelford, 1737-1793, George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Goldsmith, Oliver, 1730?-1774, Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784, Pasley, Thomas, Sir, 1734-1808, Perry, James, 1756-1821, Piozzi, Hester Lynch, 1741-1821, Robinson, Mary, 1758-1800, and Topham, Edward, 1751-1820
Subject (Topic):
Social life and customs, Parks, Audiences, Concerts, Couples, Crowds, Musicians, Orchestras, Peg legs, and Singers
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Vaux-hall [graphic]

7.
Lodging at a M'Queen's [graphic].

Creator:
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, artist
Published / Created:
[20 June 1786]
Call Number:
786.06.20.02.2+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"In a squalid room Johnson and Boswell lie in two short truckle beds. Boswell (right) is in the foreground, his face contorted with horror, his hands before his mouth as if to stifle a scream, his bare feet drawn up, but projecting over the end of his bed. A gigantic spider descends towards his head, insects are spotted over the bedclothes and pillow, from which projects Ogden (see BMSat 7031). Johnson lies on his back (left) under a casement window, his eyes closed, his hands clasped as if in prayer, his knees drawn up to accommodate the shortness of the bed. A woman's dress hangs as an improvised curtain between the two beds. Under Johnson's bed two rats gnaw Boswell's wig."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., One in a series of twenty plates by Rowlandson after S. Collings. See British Museum catalogue, v. 6, page 345., Plate from: Picturesque beauties of Boswell, Part the Second. [London] : [E. Jackson], [1786], Five lines of verse below title: "There were two beds in the room, and a woman's gown was hung on a rope to make a curtain of seperation [sic] between them ..." Vide Journal p. 153., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and In mss. in lower left corner: E-155.
Publisher:
Pubd. 20 June 1786, by E. Jackson No. 14, Mary bone [sic] Street, Golden Square
Subject (Name):
Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784, Boswell, James, 1740-1795, and Boswell, James, 1740-1795.
Subject (Topic):
Atttics, Bedroooms, Nightmares, Sleepwear, and Spiders
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Lodging at a M'Queen's [graphic].

8.
Chatting [graphic].

Creator:
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
Published / Created:
[30 May 1786]
Call Number:
786.05.30.02+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Boswell (left) and Johnson (right) talk across a small circular table on which is a candle. Boswell leans on the table, with raised fingers, talking vivaciously. Johnson leans back as if asleep, his stick between his outstretched legs. Through an open door (left) is seen the back of Mrs. Boswell hurrying from the room. A bracket-clock points to 1.55. A dog looks up at Boswell yawning. The floor is boarded."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., One in a series of twenty plates by Rowlandson after S. Collings. See British Museum catalogue v. 6, page 345., Plate from: Picturesque beauties of Boswell, Part the First. [London] : [E. Jackson], [1786], Four lines of verse below title: "We talked of murder -- and of the antient trial by duel -- We sat till near two in the morning having chatted a good while after my wife left us ..." Vide Journal p. 15., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Temporary local subject terms: Wall clock -- Dog., and In mss. in lower left corner: E-147.
Publisher:
Pubd. 30 May 1786, by E. Jackson No. 14, Mary-bone Street, Golden Square
Subject (Name):
Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784, Boswell, James, 1740-1795, Boswell, Margaret Montgomerie, d. 1789, and Boswell, James, 1740-1795.
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Chatting [graphic].

9.
Frontispiece : All hail Dalblair! hail to thee Laird of Auchinleck! Vide Journal p. 38.

Creator:
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
Published / Created:
[15 May 1786]
Call Number:
786.05.15.03+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Engraving, described in the advertisement as 'General Paoli, Dr Johnson, and the Journalist practising his celebrated Imitations'. Johnson and Paoli drag Boswell (right to left) in a roughly constructed child's go-cart. Boswell sits jauntily, kept in place by a stick across his seat; from his mouth issues a blast inscribed 'Moo o oh'. He wears ordinary English dress with a barrister's wig and bands and a Scots cap decorated by two bells; behind his ear is a pen, an ink-bottle is fastened to his coat, in his right hand is a rattle, in the left a book inscribed 'Ogden'. Round his neck is a portrait-medallion inscribed 'Bruce'. From each side of the cart projects a bulky book: 'Corsica' and 'Journal to the Hebri[des]', On the near side of the cart is the monogram 'JB' surmounted by a fool's cap."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
All hail Dalblair
Description:
Title etched below image., One in a series of twenty plates by Rowlandson after S. Collings. See British Museum catalogue, v. 6, page 345., Plate from: Picturesque beauties of Boswell, Part the First. [London] : [E. Jackson], [1786], Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Temporary local subject terms: Child's go-cart -- Corsica -- Fool's cap -- Barrister's wig -- Scottish cap., and In mss. in lower left corner: E-142.
Publisher:
Pubd. 15 May 1786 by E. Jackson No. 14, Mary[le]bone Street, Golden Square
Subject (Name):
Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784, Boswell, James, 1740-1795, Paoli, Pasquale, 1725-1807, and Boswell, James, 1740-1795.
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Frontispiece : All hail Dalblair! hail to thee Laird of Auchinleck! Vide Journal p. 38.

10.
Lodging at M'Queen's.

Creator:
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
Published / Created:
[20 June 1786]
Call Number:
786.06.20.02.1+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"In a squalid room Johnson and Boswell lie in two short truckle beds. Boswell (right) is in the foreground, his face contorted with horror, his hands before his mouth as if to stifle a scream, his bare feet drawn up, but projecting over the end of his bed. A gigantic spider descends towards his head, insects are spotted over the bedclothes and pillow, from which projects Ogden (see BMSat 7031). Johnson lies on his back (left) under a casement window, his eyes closed, his hands clasped as if in prayer, his knees drawn up to accommodate the shortness of the bed. A woman's dress hangs as an improvised curtain between the two beds. Under Johnson's bed two rats gnaw Boswell's wig."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Early state, before "a" inserted between "at" and "M'Queen's" in title. Cf. No. 7044 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 6., One in a series of twenty plates by Rowlandson after S. Collings. See British Museum catalogue, v. 6, page 345., Plate from: Picturesque beauties of Boswell, Part the Second. [London] : [E. Jackson], [1786]., Five lines of verse below title: "There were two beds in the room, and a woman's gown was hung on a rope to make a curtain of seperation between them ..." Vide Journal p. 153., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Temporary local subject terms: Night clothes -- Spider -- Spider's web -- Nightmare -- Literary quotations., and Mounted to 31.3 x 31.8 cm.
Publisher:
Pubd. 20 June, 1786, by E. Jackson, No. 14, Mary bone [sic] Street, Golden Square
Subject (Name):
Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784, Boswell, James, 1740-1795, and Boswell, James, 1740-1795.
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Lodging at M'Queen's.

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