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46. 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]
47. The sequel to the Auction Room, or, Mr. Le Petit's escape to Lady Mary Hapsburgh [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- [21 January 1760]
- Call Number:
- 760.01.21.01.1+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Alternative Title:
- Mr. Le Petit's escape to Lady Mary Hapsburgh
- Description:
- Title from item., Two images sided by side on one plate., Another state, with different publisher's name in imprint, of No. 3496 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 3., Temporary local subject terms: Architecture: German palace -- Military uniforms: French soldiers' uniform -- Austria soldiers' uniforms., and Watermark: Britannia(?).
- Publisher:
- Publish'd according to act of Parliament, Jany. 21, 1760, and sold by Wm. Holland under the Royal Exchange
- Subject (Name):
- Maria Theresa, Empress of Austria, 1717-1780, Louis XV, King of France, 1710-1774, and Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, 1721-1792
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The sequel to the Auction Room, or, Mr. Le Petit's escape to Lady Mary Hapsburgh [graphic].
48. The wheel-barrow crys of Europe, in 1748-9 [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- [1749]
- Call Number:
- 749.01.10.01
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Alternative Title:
- Wheel-barrow cries of Europe, in 1748-9
- Description:
- Title from item., Publication information from British Museum online catalogue., Temporary local subject terms: Violin -- Treaties: Aix-la-Chapelle, 1748 -- Personifications: nobles and wheelbarrow vendors -- Hostage: British hostages to France -- Emblems: fool's head -- Hanover turnips., and Watermark: Strasburg lily with initials L V G below.
- Publisher:
- G. Bickham
- Subject (Name):
- Louis XV, King of France, 1710-1774, Fredrik I, King of Sweden, 1676-1751, George II, King of Great Britain, 1683-1760, Maria Theresa, Empress of Austria, 1717-1780, Charles Edward, Prince, grandson of James II, King of England, 1720-1788, Klemens August, of Bavaria, 1700-1761, Sussex, George Augustus Yelverton, Earl of, 1727-1758, and Cathcart, Charles Schaw Cathcart, Lord, 1721-1776
- Subject (Topic):
- Flags, Musical instruments, National emblems, Hanoverian, and Wheelbarrows
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The wheel-barrow crys of Europe, in 1748-9 [graphic].
49. What may be doing abroad ; What is doing at home [graphic]
- Published / Created:
- [1769]
- Call Number:
- 769.06.00.03
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Alternative Title:
- What is doing at home
- Description:
- Title from item., Publication place and date inferred from those of the periodical for which this plate was engraved., Sheet partially trimmed within plate mark., Plate from: The Political register and London museum. London : Printed for J. Almon, v. 4 (1769), p. 321., and Temporary local subject terms: Maps: Great Britain and dominions -- Alliances -- Elections: reference to Middlesex elections, 1769 -- Riots: reference to the riots at St. George's Fields, 1768 -- Reference to Boston riots, June 1768 -- Reference to the Duke of Grafton's divorce.
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified
- Subject (Name):
- George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820, Charles III, King of Spain, 1716-1788, Louis XV, King of France, 1710-1774, Maria Theresa, Empress of Austria, 1717-1780, Bedford, John Russell, Duke of, 1710-1771, Grafton, Augustus Henry Fitzroy, Duke of, 1735-1811, Mansfield, William Murray, Earl of, 1705-1793, Bath, Thomas Thynne, Marquis of, 1734-1796, and Rochford, William Henry Nassau de Zuylestein, Earl of, 1717-1781
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > What may be doing abroad ; What is doing at home [graphic]
50. [An emblematical print of Culloden] [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- [1746?]
- Call Number:
- 746.04.00.02+ Impression 1
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Description:
- Title and date from British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., Fifteen lines of verse in center of sheet in a vignette between two images comprising this print: The sacred Lion conquers every foe, and tears in pieces all devouring beasts ..., Temporary local subject terms: British Lion -- Emblems: Unicorn and thistle for Scotland., Truman's notes about the print are shelved as: LWL Mss Group 1 File 9., Bowditch's note on mounting sheet: Truman Sale 1906., Watermark: Strasburg bend., and Mounted to 49 x 35 cm.
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified
- Subject (Name):
- George II, King of Great Britain, 1683-1760, Charles Edward, Prince, grandson of James II, King of England, 1720-1788, Louis XV, King of France, 1710-1774, Benedict XIV, Pope, 1675-1758, and William Augustus, Prince, Duke of Cumberland, 1721-1765
- Subject (Topic):
- Culloden, Battle of, Scotland, 1746 and Demons
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > [An emblematical print of Culloden] [graphic].
51. [England]. [graphic] / [Plate 2d]
- Creator:
- Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- publish'd according to act of Parliament, March 8th, 1756.
- Call Number:
- Kinnaird 55K(b) Box 215
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Outside an English country inn, over whose door a sign reads "Duke of Cumberland Roast and boil'd every day", a group of soldiers and sailors laugh at a large caricature of Louis XV on the tavern wall. They sit with two attractive young women around a table on which sits a large pie, a tankard, and a broadsheet with the verses of "Rule Britannia." In the lower left a soldier leans against a drum as he plays his flute; the music sheet in front of him is "God save Great George our King". To the right, a short well-fed man smiles as he stands on tip-toe to reach the height required by the recruiting sergeant. In the distance, soldiers are drilling in an orderly fashion; beyond them, on a hill is a large country house
- Alternative Title:
- Invasion, Pl. 2. England
- Description:
- Title etched above image. The two Ns in England etched backwards., Added title from Paulson: The invasion, Pl. 2. England., State and publisher from Paulson., Companion print: France. Plate 1st., Four columns of verse below image: See John the soldier, Jack the tar with sword & pistol arm'd for war. Should mounsir dare come here?! The hungry slaves have smelt our food, they long to taste our flesh and blood, Old England's beef and beer! Britons to arms! and let 'em come! Be you but Britons still. Strike home, and lion-like attack 'em; no power can stand the deadly stroke that's given from hands & hearts of oak with liberty to back em., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
- Publisher:
- Wm. Hogarth
- Subject (Name):
- Louis XV, King of France, 1710-1774
- Subject (Topic):
- Seven Years' War, 1756-1763, Eating & drinking, Musicians, Signs (Notices), Soldiers, Taverns (Inns), War, and Women
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > [England]. [graphic] / [Plate 2d]
