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1. A city officer taught by Miss Tittup to cock his spontoon with proper grace [graphic]
- Published / Created:
- [10 January 1782]
- Call Number:
- 782.01.10.01
- Image Count:
- 1
- Abstract:
- A fashionably dressed young woman (left) stands before a very large bear (left) dressed in a military uniform, wig, and tricorne hat. She strokes his chin with her left hand as she gently clasps the tip end of the spear that the bear holds in his left hand
- Description:
- Title from caption etched below image., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
- Publisher:
- Pub. as the Act directs Jany. 10, 1782 by T. James, No. 14 Castle Strt. Oxford Market
- Subject (Geographic):
- England
- Subject (Topic):
- Bears, Clothing & dress, Couples, Military uniforms, British, and Wigs
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > A city officer taught by Miss Tittup to cock his spontoon with proper grace [graphic]
2. A long pull, strong pull, and pull all together [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- [9 January 1783]
- Call Number:
- 783.01.09.01+ Impression 1
- Image Count:
- 1
- Abstract:
- William Petty, Lord Shelburne, braces himself against the door to the Treasury in order to resist the pull of the rope tied around his waist. He is helped by John Dunning dressed in legal wig and cloak. The four men attempting to remove Shelburne from the Treasury are, from left to right, Charles James Fox, intent on forming a new administration; Admiral Augustus Keppel and the 3rd Duke of Richmond, both members of the Shelburne administration but opposing Shelburne; and Edmund Burke, later paymaster-general in the Fox-North administration
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and The figure on the right identified by George as Edmund Burke is identified here as Lord John Cavendish.
- Publisher:
- Pub. Jan. 9th, 1783 by W. Humphrey, No. 227 Strand
- Subject (Geographic):
- England and Great Britain
- Subject (Name):
- Lansdowne, William Petty, Marquis of, 1737-1805., Dunning, John, Baron Ashburton, 1731-1783., Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806., Keppel, Augustus Keppel, Viscount, 1725-1786., Richmond, Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of, 1735-1806., and Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797.
- Subject (Topic):
- Ropes, Tug of war, Military uniforms, British, Clothing & dress, and Politics and government, 1760-1789
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > A long pull, strong pull, and pull all together [graphic].
3. A morning frolic, or, The transmutation of sexes [graphic]
- Published / Created:
- publish'd as the Act directs [25 March 1780]
- Call Number:
- 780.03.25.01+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "A soldier and a woman in deshabille swapping clothes; the woman standing hands on hips on the left wearing the sword and tricorn; the man sitting demurely on the right holding a fan and wearing a bonnet; tea-tray and four poster bed behind, a dog jumping up at a parrot on the left and a book open on the floor inscribed 'Ovid's Metamorphoses done into English';"--British Museum online catalogue
- Alternative Title:
- Transmutation of sexes
- Description:
- Title from item., Sheet trimmed within plate line., and Publication date from British Museum catalogue. Date burnished from plate.
- Publisher:
- Printed for & sold by Carington Bowles, at his Map & Print Warehouse, No. 69 in St. Pauls Church Yard, London
- Subject (Geographic):
- England
- Subject (Topic):
- Couples, Cross dressing, Soldiers, Military uniforms, British, Boudoirs, Tableware, Furniture, Pets, and Clothing & dress
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > A morning frolic, or, The transmutation of sexes [graphic]
4. A scene in the park [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- [9 July 1780]
- Call Number:
- 780.07.09.01+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Satire: a group of fashionably-dresed people inspect a military encampment and a cannon."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title from item. and Sheet trimmed.
- Publisher:
- Pub accg. to act July 9 1780 by M Darly 39 Strand
- Subject (Geographic):
- England
- Subject (Topic):
- Military camps, Military uniforms, British, Cannons, and Flags
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > A scene in the park [graphic].
5. A trip to Cocks Heath [graphic]
- Creator:
- Humphrey, William, approximately 1740-approximately 1810, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [28 October 1778]
- Call Number:
- 778.10.28.01+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A crowd of visitors on the right are shown approaching the military camps at Coxheath indicated on the left with tents and cannon. The crowd, preceded by a barking dog, is chiefly comprised of women, led by a prostitute in pseudo-military garb who is carried on the shoulders of a soldier. Behind her a young woman leads a fat military officer wearing a large wig and carrying his sword in his hand. Following are two elderly women, one with a large muff, the other holding crutches and seated in a wheelbarrow pushed by an old man. Other women and soldiers make up the crowd. In the left foreground are three cannons, inscribed "9 P.", "9 Pounder", and "G.R. 12", the latter being admired by several women
- Alternative Title:
- Trip to Coxheath
- Description:
- Title from item., Signed in plate by artist I.M. [i.e. J. Mortimer?] and by engraver W.H. probably William Humphrey., and Also attributed to Gillray.
- Publisher:
- Pub. Oct. 28 1778 by W. Humphrey
- Subject (Geographic):
- England
- Subject (Topic):
- Cannons, Crowds, Military uniforms, British, Military training, Courtesans, Wheelbarrows, Dogs, and Clothing & dress
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > A trip to Cocks Heath [graphic]
6. A vieu [sic] of Plymouth [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- May 4, 1780, accg. to act.
- Call Number:
- 780.05.04.02.1 Impression 1
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "A raree-show man (right) is exhibiting his peep-show, in a box inscribed "A Vieu of Plymouth", to Lord Amherst, in profile to the right, who stoops down, his hands on his knees, to look through one of the two round holes. The showman says, "There you see Cannons without Carriages and Carriages without Cannons. There you see Generals without Orders there you see &c. &c." The show-box is supported on trestles. Amherst is in general's uniform, wearing the ribbon of the Bath. Behind him, partly cut off by the left margin of the print, stands a Grenadier at attention, holding a musket; he watches the general with a grin. Beneath the design is engraved: "Col Mushrooms Compts to Lord Am------t recommends this cheap but Satisfactory mode of viewing distant Garrisons hopes his Lordship has received the Golden Pippins a few of them are for his Secretary.""--British Museum online catalogue
- Alternative Title:
- Vieu of Plymouth and View of Plymouth
- Description:
- Title from item. and Sheet trimmed to plate mark.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. by M. Darly (39) Strand
- Subject (Name):
- Amherst, Jeffery Amherst, Baron, 1717-1797 and Great Britain. Board of Ordnance.
- Subject (Topic):
- Military uniforms, British, and Peepshows
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > A vieu [sic] of Plymouth [graphic].
7. An officer in the light infantry, driven by his lady to Cox-Heath [graphic]
- Published / Created:
- published as the act directs [1778?]
- Call Number:
- 778.00.00.19+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A lady, wearing over her dress a military coat with epaulets, stands plying her whip as she drives the two small white ponies who pull her carriage past the Cox Heath signpost. Her clothes mirror those of the fat and elderly militia officer who sleeps in the seat at her side, his hands clasped around his sword. A large dog sits in front of her. Observing the spectacle from a side road are three country travellers in a covered wagon which bears a sign "The Maidstone Common Stage Waggon".
- Description:
- Title from item., Publication date erased from print., Date surmised from British Museum catalogue, v. 5, Appendix, "Key to the dates of the series of Mezzotints issued by Carington Bowles.", and Numbered in lower left of plate 391.
- Publisher:
- Printed for & sold by Carington Bowles at his map & print warehouse, No.69 in St. Pauls Church Yard, London
- Subject (Geographic):
- England
- Subject (Topic):
- Military uniforms, British, Military officers, Sleeping, Clothing & dress, Carriages & coaches, Covered wagons, Horses, and Hats
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > An officer in the light infantry, driven by his lady to Cox-Heath [graphic]
8. Beating up for fencibles [graphic]
- Creator:
- Stewart, Graham, -1786, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [approximately 1780?]
- Call Number:
- 780.00.00.155
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Outside a country tavern, a recruiting officer with a sword in his right hand holds up a purse in his left, facing right before 4 grotesquely drawn long-haired yokels who grin foolishly at the prospect. Behind the officer stands a drummer wearing a grenadier's cap on which is inscribed the words "War for ever".
- Description:
- Title from item., Place of publication suggested by engraver's name, possibly identifiable with Graham Stewart the wood-engraver who died in 1786 (cf. Strickland, A Dictionary of Irish artists)., Date based on that suggested for no. 5796 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5., and Title in the British Museum catalogue: Beating up for recruits, originally designed by Robert Dighton.
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified
- Subject (Geographic):
- England
- Subject (Topic):
- Recruiting & enlistment, Military uniforms, British, Hats, and Drums
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Beating up for fencibles [graphic]
9. Beating up for recruits [graphic]
- Published / Created:
- [approximately 1780?]
- Call Number:
- 780.00.00.46
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Outside a country tavern, a recruiting officer with a sword in his right hand holds up a purse in his left, facing right before 4 grotesquely drawn long-haired yokels who grin foolishly at the prospect. Behind the officer stands a drummer wearing a grenadier's cap. In the far distance is a horse-drawn covered wagon
- Description:
- Title from item. and Date from British Museum online catalogue.
- Publisher:
- Printed for Robert Sayer, No. 53, Fleet Street
- Subject (Geographic):
- England
- Subject (Topic):
- Recruiting & enlistment, Military uniforms, British, Hats, Drums, and Taverns (Inns)
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Beating up for recruits [graphic]
10. Charity covereth a multitude of sins [graphic].
- Creator:
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [27 November 1781]
- Call Number:
- Auchincloss Rowlandson v. 1
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "A young military officer wearing a gorget stands at the door of a house, his left hand on the knocker, looking up at two courtesans who lean out of a sash-window over the door. He puts a coin into the hat of a disabled sailor who stands behind him, supported on crutches, his forehead bandaged. Behind the sailor are two itinerant musicians: a man carrying a rectangular box, and a woman turning the handle of a mechanical organ which is slung round her neck, her mouth is open as if singing. The door of the house is ornamented with a carved wooden pediment, and bears a plate "Mrs Mitchel". The knocker has a lion's head. Only the corner of the house appears, the street is "Cleveland Row". A brick wall extends from the house to the left, over it appear trees, and a notice-board inscribed "Men Traps are laid here: every Night also ...." On the wall a placard is pasted, "Dr Leaks Pills. . . "."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched below image; the letter "n" in "sins" is etched backwards., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., 1 print : etching in brown ink on wove paper ; plate mark 34.8 x 24.8 cm, on sheet 37.9 x 26.9 cm., and Formerly mounted on leaf 14 of volume 1 of 14 volumes.
- Publisher:
- Pub. as the act direts [sic], Nov. 27, 1781, by H. Humphrey, No. 18 New Bond Street
- Subject (Geographic):
- England and London
- Subject (Topic):
- Courtesans, Brothels, Military officers, British, Military uniforms, Organ grinders, and Clothing & dress
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Charity covereth a multitude of sins [graphic].
11. Charity covereth a multitude of sins [graphic].
- Creator:
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [27 November 1781]
- Call Number:
- 781.11.27.01+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "A young military officer wearing a gorget stands at the door of a house, his left hand on the knocker, looking up at two courtesans who lean out of a sash-window over the door. He puts a coin into the hat of a disabled sailor who stands behind him, supported on crutches, his forehead bandaged. Behind the sailor are two itinerant musicians: a man carrying a rectangular box, and a woman turning the handle of a mechanical organ which is slung round her neck, her mouth is open as if singing. The door of the house is ornamented with a carved wooden pediment, and bears a plate "Mrs Mitchel". The knocker has a lion's head. Only the corner of the house appears, the street is "Cleveland Row". A brick wall extends from the house to the left, over it appear trees, and a notice-board inscribed "Men Traps are laid here: every Night also ...." On the wall a placard is pasted, "Dr Leaks Pills. . . "."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched below image; the letter "n" in "sins" is etched backwards. and Printmaker from British Museum catalogue.
- Publisher:
- Pub. as the act direts [sic], Nov. 27, 1781, by H. Humphrey, No. 18 New Bond Street
- Subject (Geographic):
- England and London
- Subject (Topic):
- Courtesans, Brothels, Military officers, British, Military uniforms, Organ grinders, and Clothing & dress
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Charity covereth a multitude of sins [graphic].
12. Charles Saunders Esq. Vice Adml. of the Blue Squadron of His Majesty's fleet & Lieutt. General of His Majesty's marine forces / [graphic]
- Creator:
- McArdell, James, approximately 1729-1765, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [1760?]
- Call Number:
- 760.00.00.107+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Description:
- Title from item., Description based on imperfect impression; sheet trimmed within plate mark, resulting in loss of the imprint statement., and Questionable publication date based on entry in Goodwin.
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified
- Subject (Geographic):
- British
- Subject (Name):
- Saunders, Charles, Sir, ca.1713-1775,
- Subject (Topic):
- Military uniforms
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Charles Saunders Esq. Vice Adml. of the Blue Squadron of His Majesty's fleet & Lieutt. General of His Majesty's marine forces / [graphic]
13. Corporal Cartouch teaching Miss Camp-Love her manual exercise [graphic]
- Published / Created:
- 4th Jany., 1787.
- Call Number:
- 787.01.04.02+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A soldier with a sword in his right hand has his left hand under the chin of a young lady who holds his gun in her left arm. Another soldier grins from behind a chair on which sits a drum. A monkey sits on a music book on a stool
- Description:
- Title from item., Numbered '145' in lower right corner., and Not in Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
- Publisher:
- Published by Robert Sayer, Chart, Map, & Printseller, No. 53 Fleet Street as the act directs
- Subject (Geographic):
- England
- Subject (Topic):
- Couples, Soldiers, Military uniforms, British, Drums, Parlors, and Pets
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Corporal Cartouch teaching Miss Camp-Love her manual exercise [graphic]
14. Corporal Cartouch teaching Miss Camp-Love her manual exercise [graphic]
- Published / Created:
- 9 May 1780.
- Call Number:
- 780.05.09.01
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Publisher:
- Printed for R. Sayer & J. Bennett, No. 53 Fleet Street as the act directs
- Subject (Geographic):
- England
- Subject (Topic):
- Couples, Soldiers, Military uniforms, British, Drums, Parlors, Pets, and Clothing & dress
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Corporal Cartouch teaching Miss Camp-Love her manual exercise [graphic]
15. Corporal perpendicular [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- [1775]
- Call Number:
- 775.05.20.01
- Image Count:
- 1
- Abstract:
- Half length portrait of a long-haired lanky man in military coat and ruffled shirt facing right, wearing enormously tall pointed hat bearing the initials G[R] on the front
- Description:
- Title from item., Publisher's initials "MD" form a monogram., and Impression damaged with offset from another print.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. May 20, 1775 by MDarly ...
- Subject (Geographic):
- England
- Subject (Topic):
- Military uniforms, British, and Clothing & dress
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Corporal perpendicular [graphic].
16. Count de Grasse in the sugar trap [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- May 28th 1782.
- Call Number:
- 782.05.28.01
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Admiral de Grasse stands up to his waist in a large barrel, saying "I shall never more love the Englishmen's sugar and gunpowder." On the left stands an English naval officer with cutlass in hand, and on the right an English sailor. Refers to De Grasse's defeat by Rodney when the French attempted to raid Jamaica in 1782
- Description:
- Title from item.
- Publisher:
- Sold by E. Rich, at the little Print Shop opposite Anderton's Coffee House, Fleet Street and Pubd. by J. Barrow
- Subject (Name):
- Grasse, François Joseph Paul de Grasse, comte de, 1722-1788
- Subject (Topic):
- Barrels, Admirals, French, Military officers, British, Sailors, and Military uniforms
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Count de Grasse in the sugar trap [graphic].
17. Date obolum Belisario [graphic]
- Creator:
- Sayers, James, 1748-1823, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [24 August 1782]
- Call Number:
- Folio 75 Sa85 810
- Collection Title:
- Leaf 13. Folio album of 144 caricatures.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Colonel Barré stands outside a gate in a high brick wall. Shelburne (right) stands, half within, half outside the gate, his left foot on the outside; he has a cynically complacent smile and is putting into Barré's left hand a paper inscribed "Pension 3000£ pr Ann". Barré, who wears a coat with military facings and half-boots, holds out his cockaded hat in his right hand as if asking for alms. Beneath the design is engraved: 'Rome's Veteran fought her rebel Foes, And thrice her Empire saved, Yet thro' her Streets bow'd down with Woes, An humble pittance craved. Our Soldier fought a better Fight, Political Contention, And grateful Ministers requite, His service with a Pension.'"--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Signed with the monogram of James Sayers., 1 print : etching with drypoint on wove paper ; plate mark 33.8 x 23.9 cm, on sheet 36.5 x 26.3 cm, and Mounted on leaf 13 of James Sayers's Folio album of 144 caricatures.
- Publisher:
- Published 24th August 1782 by Charles Bretherton, New Bond Street
- Subject (Name):
- Barré, Isaac, 1726-1802, Belisarius, approximately 505-565., and Lansdowne, William Petty, Marquis of, 1737-1805
- Subject (Topic):
- Beggars, Garden walls, Pensions, Military uniforms, and British
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Date obolum Belisario [graphic]
18. Date obolum Belisario [graphic]
- Creator:
- Sayers, James, 1748-1823, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [24 August 1782]
- Call Number:
- Folio 75 Sa85 782 (Oversize)
- Collection Title:
- Leaf 13. Folio album of 144 caricatures.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Colonel Barré stands outside a gate in a high brick wall. Shelburne (right) stands, half within, half outside the gate, his left foot on the outside; he has a cynically complacent smile and is putting into Barré's left hand a paper inscribed "Pension 3000£ pr Ann". Barré, who wears a coat with military facings and half-boots, holds out his cockaded hat in his right hand as if asking for alms. Beneath the design is engraved: 'Rome's Veteran fought her rebel Foes, And thrice her Empire saved, Yet thro' her Streets bow'd down with Woes, An humble pittance craved. Our Soldier fought a better Fight, Political Contention, And grateful Ministers requite, His service with a Pension.'"--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Signed with the monogram of James Sayers., and Mounted on page 21.
- Publisher:
- Published 24th August 1782 by Charles Bretherton, New Bond Street
- Subject (Name):
- Barré, Isaac, 1726-1802, Belisarius, approximately 505-565., and Lansdowne, William Petty, Marquis of, 1737-1805
- Subject (Topic):
- Beggars, Garden walls, Pensions, Military uniforms, and British
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Date obolum Belisario [graphic]
19. Date obolum Belisario [graphic]
- Creator:
- Sayers, James, 1748-1823, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [24 August 1782]
- Call Number:
- 782.08.24.01+ Impression 1
- Collection Title:
- Leaf 13. Folio album of 144 caricatures.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Colonel Barré stands outside a gate in a high brick wall. Shelburne (right) stands, half within, half outside the gate, his left foot on the outside; he has a cynically complacent smile and is putting into Barré's left hand a paper inscribed "Pension 3000£ pr Ann". Barré, who wears a coat with military facings and half-boots, holds out his cockaded hat in his right hand as if asking for alms. Beneath the design is engraved: 'Rome's Veteran fought her rebel Foes, And thrice her Empire saved, Yet thro' her Streets bow'd down with Woes, An humble pittance craved. Our Soldier fought a better Fight, Political Contention, And grateful Ministers requite, His service with a Pension.'"--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Signed with the monogram of James Sayers., and Ms. note in an unknown hand below plate mark.
- Publisher:
- Published 24th August 1782 by Charles Bretherton, New Bond Street
- Subject (Name):
- Barré, Isaac, 1726-1802, Belisarius, approximately 505-565., and Lansdowne, William Petty, Marquis of, 1737-1805
- Subject (Topic):
- Beggars, Garden walls, Pensions, Military uniforms, and British
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Date obolum Belisario [graphic]
20. Ghost Hamlet [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- [14 August 1782]
- Call Number:
- 782.08.14.01
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A caricature of the scene in Act I of Hamlet, the aged ghost in armor on the left, confronting a dissipated looking Hamlet dressed in black who stands between two terrified soldiers who wear British military uniforms
- Description:
- Title from item., Twenty-eight underscores separate the two words in the title., and Probable a reissue of a 1779 print; traces remaining of a different title.
- Publisher:
- Publish'd 14 Augt. 1782, by W. Stewart, New Bond Street
- Subject (Name):
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
- Subject (Topic):
- Ghosts, Military uniforms, and British
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Ghost Hamlet [graphic].
21. He would be a soldier, &c. [graphic]
- Published / Created:
- August 1st, 1780.
- Call Number:
- 780.08.01.01
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Description:
- Title from item.
- Publisher:
- Printed for J. Smith, No. 35, Cheapside, and R. Sayer, and J. Bennett, No. 53, Fleet Street, as the act directs
- Subject (Topic):
- Soldiers, British, and Military uniforms
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > He would be a soldier, &c. [graphic]
22. How do you like it Monsieur [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- [not before April 1782?]
- Call Number:
- 782.04.00.02
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A fat English military officer resembling George III marches behind a thin French officer also resembling Louis XVI pulling the latter's queue and kicking him in the rear. Possibly a reference to Rodney's 1782 naval victory over the French
- Description:
- Title from item., Possibly after Thomas Colley., Date conjectured from the print's possible allusion to Rodney's victory over DeGrasse, 12 April 1782., Sheet trimmed., and Mounted to 30 x 38 cm.
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain, France., France, and Great Britain.
- Subject (Topic):
- Foreign relations, Kicking, Military uniforms, British, and French
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > How do you like it Monsieur [graphic].
23. Jack Oakham throwing out a signal for engagement [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- 21 July, 1781.
- Call Number:
- 781.07.21.01
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A sailor holding up his purse, smiling at a young woman he invites to join him and gesturing to left, while she smiles coyly behind her fan and follows; on a hill-top.--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title from item.
- Publisher:
- Printed for R. Sayer & J. Bennett ... No. 53 Fleet Street as the act directs
- Subject (Geographic):
- England
- Subject (Topic):
- Couples, Sailors, British, Courtesans, Military uniforms, and Clothing & dress
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Jack Oakham throwing out a signal for engagement [graphic].
24. L--d Am---t on duty [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- [not before June 12, 1780]
- Call Number:
- 780.06.12.01.2
- Image Count:
- 1
- Alternative Title:
- Lord Amherst on duty
- Description:
- Title from item., Trimmed within plate mark., and Darly's imprint burnished. See British Museum catalogue.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. by HHumphrey, No. 18 New Bond Street
- Subject (Name):
- Amherst, Jeffery Amherst, Baron, 1717-1797.
- Subject (Topic):
- Gordon Riots, 1780, Military uniforms, British, and Geese
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > L--d Am---t on duty [graphic].
25. L-d Am-t on duty [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- [12 June 1780]
- Call Number:
- 780.06.12.01.1
- Image Count:
- 1
- Abstract:
- "Lord Amherst in profile to the right in general's uniform rides a prancing horse, holding up a large sword, dripping with the blood of two geese, one of which lies dead beside him, the other staggers, with its neck slashed. Beneath the design is engraved: "If I had Power, Id kill 20 in an Hour."Behind, red-coats on horses with drawn swords are indicated among clouds of smoke. Behind and on the left a large square house is on fire, flames coming from the windows."--British Museum online catalogue
- Alternative Title:
- Lord Amherst on duty
- Description:
- Title etched above image. and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
- Publisher:
- Pub. accg to act June 12. 1780 by M Darly 39 Strand
- Subject (Name):
- Amherst, Jeffery Amherst, Baron, 1717-1797.
- Subject (Topic):
- Gordon Riots, 1780, Military uniforms, British, and Geese
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > L-d Am-t on duty [graphic].
26. Maidstone whim [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- [ca. 1782?]
- Call Number:
- 782.03.08.01
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Description:
- Title from item., Imperfect; trimmed within plate mark with loss of imprint., and Possibly reversed version of this print, no. 6107 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5.
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified
- Subject (Name):
- Worsley, Richard, Sir, 1751-1805. and Bisset, Maurice George, 1757-1821.
- Subject (Topic):
- Cuckolds, Military uniforms, and British
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Maidstone whim [graphic].
27. Rodney invested, or, Admiral Pig.. on a cruize [graphic]
- Creator:
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [approximately 1868?]
- Call Number:
- Folio 724 836C (Oversize)
- Collection Title:
- Leaf 5. Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks, &c.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Admiral Rodney is shown on the shore with Britannia and Neptune, who hand him their staffs, while the British Lion claws at the flag of France on which Rodney stands. Standing out to sea in a toy boat made of playing cards, Admiral Pigot (represented as a pig) views the scene through his spyglass. Refers to Rodney's recall and replacement by Pigot
- Alternative Title:
- Admiral Pigot on a cruize
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Restrike, with "J. Gillray fecit" added in lower right corner and imprint statement burnished from plate. For original issue with the imprint "Pubd. June 4th, 1782, by E. D'Achery, St James's Street, London", see no. 5996 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5., Plate from: Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks, &c. [London] : [Field & Tuer], [ca. 1868?], "Political characters & caracatures of 1782. No. IV"--On left above design., Cf. Wright, T. Works of James Gillray, the caricaturist with the history of his life and times, page 36., and On leaf 5 of: Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks, &c.
- Publisher:
- Field & Tuer
- Subject (Name):
- Rodney, George Brydges Rodney, Baron, 1719-1792, Pigot, Hugh, 1721?-1792, and Neptune (Roman deity)
- Subject (Topic):
- Britannia (Symbolic character), Admirals, British, and Military uniforms
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Rodney invested, or, Admiral Pig.. on a cruize [graphic]
28. Rodney invested, or, Admiral Pig.. on a cruize [graphic].
- Creator:
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [1782?]
- Call Number:
- Auchincloss Gillray v. 1
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Admiral Rodney is shown on the shore with Britannia and Neptune, who hand him their staffs, while the British Lion claws at the flag of France on which Rodney stands. Standing out to sea in a toy boat made of playing cards, Admiral Pigot (represented as a pig) views the scene through his spyglass. Refers to Rodney's recall and replacement by Pigot
- Alternative Title:
- Admiral Pigot on a cruize
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Printmaker and publication information from description in the British Museum catalogue of a variant state., Probably a variant [later?] state of the plate with the imprint statement "Pubd. June 4th, 1782, by E. D'Achery, St James's Street, London." Cf. , No. 5996 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5., On left above design: Political characters & caracatures of 1782. No. IV., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., 1 print : etching on wove paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 24.7 x 35.0 cm, on sheet 29.1 x 44.6 cm., and Mounted on leaf 26 of volume 1 of 12.
- Publisher:
- E. D'Achery
- Subject (Name):
- Rodney, George Brydges Rodney, Baron, 1719-1792, Pigot, Hugh, 1721?-1792, and Neptune (Roman deity)
- Subject (Topic):
- Britannia (Symbolic character), Admirals, British, and Military uniforms
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Rodney invested, or, Admiral Pig.. on a cruize [graphic].
29. Rodney invested, or, Admiral Pig.. on a cruize [graphic].
- Creator:
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [1782?]
- Call Number:
- 782.06.04.01+ Impression 1
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Admiral Rodney is shown on the shore with Britannia and Neptune, who hand him their staffs, while the British Lion claws at the flag of France on which Rodney stands. Standing out to sea in a toy boat made of playing cards, Admiral Pigot (represented as a pig) views the scene through his spyglass. Refers to Rodney's recall and replacement by Pigot
- Alternative Title:
- Admiral Pigot on a cruize
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Printmaker and publication information from description in the British Museum catalogue of a variant state., Probably a variant [later?] state of the plate with the imprint statement "Pubd. June 4th, 1782, by E. D'Achery, St James's Street, London." Cf. , No. 5996 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5., On left above design: Political characters & caracatures of 1782. No. IV., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
- Publisher:
- E. D'Achery
- Subject (Name):
- Rodney, George Brydges Rodney, Baron, 1719-1792, Pigot, Hugh, 1721?-1792, and Neptune (Roman deity)
- Subject (Topic):
- Britannia (Symbolic character), Admirals, British, and Military uniforms
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Rodney invested, or, Admiral Pig.. on a cruize [graphic].
30. Scene le vrog house [graphic].
- Creator:
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [3 September 1782]
- Call Number:
- Auchincloss Gillray v. 1
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Admirals Rodney, De Grasse, Vaudreuil and Bougainville, numbered 1-4 respectively, shown with Rodney standing on the right taking snuff, as Vaudreuil holds a chamber pot being used by De Grasse. Bougainville runs off to the left taking snuff. Names of the subjects are given in a key below design
- Description:
- Title from item., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., 1 print : etching on wove paper, hand-colored ; sheet 24.4 x 34.6 cm., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Mounted on leaf 45 of volume 1 of 12.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. Sepr. 3d, 1782, by E. D'Achery, St. James's Street
- Subject (Name):
- Rodney, George Brydges Rodney, Baron, 1719-1792, Grasse, François Joseph Paul de Grasse, comte de, 1722-1788, Vaudreuil, Louis Philippe de Rigaud, marquis de, 1724-1802, and Bougainville, Louis-Antoine de, comte, 1729-1811
- Subject (Topic):
- Admirals, French, British, Military uniforms, Chamber pots, Snuff, and Defecation
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Scene le vrog house [graphic].
