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1. "Patience on a monument" engrav'd from a modern antique in the possession of the General. [graphic]
- Creator:
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [19 September 1791]
- Call Number:
- 791.09.19.01
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "The design simulates a pyramidal monument in bas relief against a stone wall, supported on short Corinthian pilasters between which is an inscription. On the face of the pyramid Lady Cecilia Johnston, is seated in profile to the right on a round close-stool. She is thin and witch-like, her chin is support by her left hand, the elbow resting on her knee. In her right hand is a torn paper inscribed 'Tranquility'. Behind the stool stands a little cupid holding his nose; in his left hand is a torch, reversed. On the ground (right) are bones and two skulls which gaze at Lady Cecilia. Beneath is the inscription: "By Patience, minds an equal temper know, Nor swell too high, nor sink too low; Patience the fiercest grief can charm, And fate's severest rage disarm: Patience can soften pain to ease, And make despair and madness please, This the divine Cecilia found, And to her Husbands ears, confind the sound." Vide St Cecilias Day."--British Museum online catalogue and The allusions are to St. Cecilia (died 177) and to Cecilla's husband General James Johnston. Also allusion to Shakespeare's Othello, iv.2.61-3 and Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, ii.4.111
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Mounted to 34 x 24 cm.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. Septr. 19th, 1791, by H. Humphrey, N. 18 Old Bond Street
- Subject (Name):
- Johnston, Henrietta Cecilia, Lady, 1727-1817 and Johnston, James Lesslie, 1697 or 1698-1789.
- Subject (Topic):
- Defecation, Monuments & memorials, Putti, and Skull & crossbones
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > "Patience on a monument" engrav'd from a modern antique in the possession of the General. [graphic]
2. "Patience on a monument" engrav'd from a modern antique in the possession of the General. [graphic]
- Creator:
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [19 September 1791]
- Call Number:
- Auchincloss Gillray v. 8
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "The design simulates a pyramidal monument in bas relief against a stone wall, supported on short Corinthian pilasters between which is an inscription. On the face of the pyramid Lady Cecilia Johnston, is seated in profile to the right on a round close-stool. She is thin and witch-like, her chin is support by her left hand, the elbow resting on her knee. In her right hand is a torn paper inscribed 'Tranquility'. Behind the stool stands a little cupid holding his nose; in his left hand is a torch, reversed. On the ground (right) are bones and two skulls which gaze at Lady Cecilia. Beneath is the inscription: "By Patience, minds an equal temper know, Nor swell too high, nor sink too low; Patience the fiercest grief can charm, And fate's severest rage disarm: Patience can soften pain to ease, And make despair and madness please, This the divine Cecilia found, And to her Husbands ears, confind the sound." Vide St Cecilias Day."--British Museum online catalogue and The allusions are to St. Cecilia (died 177) and to Cecilla's husband General James Johnston. Also allusion to Shakespeare's Othello, iv.2.61-3 and Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, ii.4.111
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., 1 print : etching on wove paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 30.8 x 20.8 cm, on sheet 32.6 x 22.7 cm., and Mounted on leaf 10 of volume 8 of 12.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. Septr. 19th, 1791, by H. Humphrey, N. 18 Old Bond Street
- Subject (Name):
- Johnston, Henrietta Cecilia, Lady, 1727-1817 and Johnston, James Lesslie, 1697 or 1698-1789.
- Subject (Topic):
- Defecation, Monuments & memorials, Putti, and Skull & crossbones
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > "Patience on a monument" engrav'd from a modern antique in the possession of the General. [graphic]
3. "The arch" at Stowe [art original]
- Creator:
- Cronin, David Edward, 1839-1925, artist
- Published / Created:
- [1885]
- Call Number:
- Folio 225 884S Copy 2
- Collection Title:
- Volume 5, page 189. Horace Walpole and his world.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- An imagined view, based on Horace Walpole's description, of the arch at Stowe that was erected in honor of Princess Amelia. The trestled arch, covered in ivy or other greenery, rises up at the center of the image, a medallion of the princess at its apex. Through the arch is seen a glade leading down to a river, the trees just beyond the arch framing the view further; a bridge and hills are visible in the distance beyond. Groups of white figures, presumably classical statues in marble, cluster around the two bases of the arch. In the left foreground a woman in a pink dress looks through the arch, her back to the viewer
- Description:
- Title written below image., Signed and dated by the artist in lower right corner of image., Place of production inferred from artist's city of residence during this time period., Page reference for quotation written below title: Page 117., and Bound in as page 189 in volume 5 of M.C.D. Borden's extensively extra-illustrated copy of: Horace Walpole and his world / edited by L. B. Seeley ... London : Seeley, Jackson, and Halliday, 1884.
- Subject (Topic):
- Estates, Arches, and Monuments & memorials
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > "The arch" at Stowe [art original]
4. A funiral [sic] ticket for Lord Lovet [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- accordg. to act of Parlt., March 19, 1747.
- Call Number:
- 747.03.19.01
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "A satire on King Louis XV of France accusing him of treachery showing him sitting on a throne under a canopy, his crown is held over his head by Pride on his left, a peacock in front of her, and two-faced Treachery on his right, behind whom the devil flies waving a firebrand and a Jesuit stands holding up a candle and scroll lettered “Persecution”. The king wears a black mask and the costume of a Roman general, a cloth adorned with fleur-de-lis round his legs and his sandaled feet rest on two books lettered “T[reatie]s”, a paper with the same lettering lies beside these and an open book. An obsequious courtier, a chain round his ankle attached to a book, kneels at the king’s feet as the king hands him a yoke. On the king’s other side another elegant courtier, his ankle chained to a log, exclaims “Oh! Wh(a)t a great Monarch”, a scene of “The [St Bartholomew's Day] massacre of Paris” hangs on the curtain behind the king. To the left of the canopy is an obelisk bearing the image of a weeping “Europa” with her bull and above this a medallion of the “Cat & monkey”. Around the obelisk are a Spaniard holding a rosary and kneeling in prayer before a statue, a Genoese man and a Bavarian (identified in the verses below); at their feet are the words “Here we stand for ye Glory of France”. In the sky above the Eye of Providence looks down on a pair of scales in which the British lion outweighs the French fleur-de-lis. On the right demon is about to hang Justice as a Cardinal (Tencin?) holds up a cross; beside this a man wearing a wig wooden shoes sits astride a braying donkey waves his hat and cries “Vive le Roy”. At the bottom are three scenes: [at left] three men “Burning of Treaties” and the “Pr[agmati]c S[anctio]n”; ... ; [at right] scenes of executions, torture, a village burning and a monk leading a band of troops while another holding up a cross says “one K[in]g one R[e]l[igio]n”). "--British Museum online catalogue, description of an earlier state of similar composition
- Alternative Title:
- Funiral ticket for Lord Lovet and Funeral ticket for Lord Lovat
- Description:
- Title from item., Publisher identified from address., 'Price 6d.'--Following imprint., An earlier state of the plate was used by D. Fournier on Feb. 14, 1747 to illustrate a broadside entitled "The glory of France"; see no. 2849 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum, v. 3. In addition to the added title and altered imprint statement, this later state also differs in the replacement the previous image of a custom house and ships in the bottom center with a new image of Simon Lord Lovat in a chair, with women to the left of him and severed heads to the right., Temporary local subject terms: France: Louis XV masked and dressed as a Roman -- Burning of treaties -- Literature: Jean de la Fontaine, Fables, ii, 143: The monkey and the cat -- Hand of Justice -- Personifications: Persecution -- Pride as a peacock -- Winged Death -- Two-faced Deceipt -- Europa -- Pictures amplifying subject: massacre of Paris -- Beheaded heads -- Eye of Providence -- Torch-bearing demon -- Animals: ass -- Yoke -- Whip -- Torture rack -- Reference to Leaden Hall -- Reference to Westminster Hall -- Wooden shoes -- Emblems: lion -- Balance -- French crown -- Tickets: invitation to an execution., and Watermark: Strasburg lily with initials LVG below.
- Publisher:
- Publish'd in May's Buildings
- Subject (Name):
- Lovat, Simon Fraser, Lord, 1667?-1747, James, Prince of Wales, 1688-1766, and Louis XV, King of France, 1710-1774
- Subject (Topic):
- Jacobites, Treaties, Justice, Priests, Decapitations, Crowns, Monuments & memorials, Thrones, Scales, Gallows, and Demons
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > A funiral [sic] ticket for Lord Lovet [graphic].
5. A general view of the city of London, next the River Thames Vüe générale de la ville de Londres qui comprend la partie la plus voisine de la Tamise. [graphic] =
- Published / Created:
- [between 1751 and 1770]
- Call Number:
- Folio 75 L847 750
- Collection Title:
- Leaf 20. London and its environs about 1750.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Bird's eye view of London; the Tower on the right, old London Bridge in the centre with the Monument to its right, St Paul's beyond, Westminster Abbey in the distance at the left; a reduced copy of a print by Bowles."--British Museum online catalogue
- Alternative Title:
- Vüe générale de la ville de Londres qui comprend la partie la plus voisine de la Tamise
- Description:
- Titles etched below image, in English and French., Probably a later state, with slight alterations to the plate numbering. For a state with "No. 1" in upper right corner and no number in upper left corner, see British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1875,0710.4904., Date range for publication from the British Museum online catalogue., Plate reissued by Sayer and Bennett and listed in their 1775 catalogue as part of the series "Twelve views of the city of London and public buildings therein, accurately engraved from the originals taken on the spot", in the section on "Sets of small prints"; see: Sayer and Bennett's enlarged catalogue of new and valuable prints. London : [Sayer and Bennett], 1775, page 86, no. 8., Plate numbered "No. 1" in upper left corner and "1" in upper right corner., Watermark: Curteis & Son 1806., and Leaf 20 in an album of views of London and its vicinity.
- Publisher:
- Printed for Robt. Sayer, map & printseller, at the Golden Buck near Serjeants Inn, Fleet Street
- Subject (Geographic):
- London (England), Thames River (England),, London Bridge (London, England),, England, and London.
- Subject (Name):
- Tower of London (London, England),, St. Paul's Cathedral (London, England),, and Westminster Abbey,
- Subject (Topic):
- Monument, The (London, England), Cathedrals, Bridges, Monuments & memorials, Rivers, Boats, and Sailing ships
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > A general view of the city of London, next the River Thames Vüe générale de la ville de Londres qui comprend la partie la plus voisine de la Tamise. [graphic] =
6. A subscriber to The penny magazine [and 28 other designs] / [graphic]
- Creator:
- Grant, C. J. (Charles Jameson), active 1830-1852, lithographer
- Published / Created:
- [1834]
- Call Number:
- 834.00.00.24+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Description:
- Title devised by cataloger based on caption below image in center of sheet., Date of publication from unaltered impression in the Yale Center for British Art., Text following imprint: Also sold by T. Dewhurst, Manchester; T. Drake, Birmingham; R. Thorley, Bath; M.A. Organ, Bristol; Ross & Nightingale, Liverpool; &c &c &c., Numerous small designs on one sheet, some individually titled below., and Description based on imperfect impression; three areas of text below series title have been mostly or completely erased from sheet.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. by J. Kendrick, 54 Leicester Squr
- Subject (Topic):
- Umbrellas, Boats, Headdresses, Carriages & coaches, Skeletons, Dogs, Peg legs, Amputees, Military uniforms, Rifles, Mirrors, Deer, Sleepwear, Turbans, Monuments & memorials, Birds of prey, Devil, Cats, and Carts & wagons
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > A subscriber to The penny magazine [and 28 other designs] / [graphic]
7. A view of the Monument of London, in remembrance of the dreadful fire in 1666. Its height is 202 feet Vü du Monument de Londres, érigé en mémoire du terrible incendie de 1666. Sa hauteur est de 202 pieds. [graphic] =
- Published / Created:
- [between 1760 and 1780]
- Call Number:
- Folio 75 L847 750
- Collection Title:
- Leaf 24. London and its environs about 1750.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "View looking down Fish Street Hill towards London Bridge, showing the Monument and St Magnus; shops with shop signs in foreground, a few figures, carriages and carts on street."--British Museum online catalogue
- Alternative Title:
- Vü du Monument de Londres, érigé en mémoire du terrible incendie de 1666. Sa hauteur est de 202 pieds
- Description:
- Titles etched below image, in English and French., Date range for publication from the British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1880,1113.3874., Plate reissued by Sayer and Bennett and listed in their 1775 catalogue as part of the series "Twelve views of the city of London and public buildings therein, accurately engraved from the originals taken on the spot", in the section on "Sets of small prints"; see: Sayer and Bennett's enlarged catalogue of new and valuable prints. London : [Sayer and Bennett], 1775, page 86, no. 8., Plate numbered "5" in upper right corner., and Leaf 24 in an album of views of London and its vicinity.
- Publisher:
- Printed for Robt. Sayer, map & printseller, at the Golden Buck near Serjeants Inn, Fleet Street
- Subject (Geographic):
- London (England), London Bridge (London, England),, England, and London.
- Subject (Name):
- St. Magnus the Martyr Church (London, England),
- Subject (Topic):
- Monument, The (London, England), Streets, Monuments & memorials, Stores & shops, Storefronts, and Carriages & coaches
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > A view of the Monument of London, in remembrance of the dreadful fire in 1666. Its height is 202 feet Vü du Monument de Londres, érigé en mémoire du terrible incendie de 1666. Sa hauteur est de 202 pieds. [graphic] =
8. A view of the south east prospect of London, from the Tower to London Bridge Vüe de Londres sur du côte du sud-est depuis la Tour jusqu au Pont de Londres. [graphic] =
- Published / Created:
- [1751]
- Call Number:
- Folio 75 L847 750
- Collection Title:
- Leaf 21. London and its environs about 1750.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "View of London from the Thames, with London Bridge on the left and the Tower on the right; St Paul's beyond the bridge, boats in foreground."--British Museum online catalogue
- Alternative Title:
- View of the southeast prospect of London, from the Tower to London Bridge and Vüe de Londres sur du côte du sud-est depuis la Tour jusqu au Pont de Londres
- Description:
- Titles etched below image, in English and French., Probably a later state, with slight alteration to the plate numbering format. For a state with "No. 2" in upper right corner, see British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1875,0710.4905., Date of publication from the British Museum online catalogue., Plate reissued by Sayer and Bennett and listed in their 1775 catalogue as part of the series "Twelve views of the city of London and public buildings therein, accurately engraved from the originals taken on the spot", in the section on "Sets of small prints"; see: Sayer and Bennett's enlarged catalogue of new and valuable prints. London : [Sayer and Bennett], 1775, page 86, no. 8., Plate numbered "2" in upper right corner., and Leaf 21 in an album of views of London and its vicinity.
- Publisher:
- Printed for Robt. Sayer, map & printseller, at the Golden Buck near Serjeants Inn, Fleet Street
- Subject (Geographic):
- London (England), Thames River (England),, London Bridge (London, England),, England, and London.
- Subject (Name):
- Tower of London (London, England), and St. Paul's Cathedral (London, England),
- Subject (Topic):
- Monument, The (London, England), Cathedrals, Bridges, Monuments & memorials, Rivers, Sailboats, and Rowboats
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > A view of the south east prospect of London, from the Tower to London Bridge Vüe de Londres sur du côte du sud-est depuis la Tour jusqu au Pont de Londres. [graphic] =
9. Cirencester Cross [graphic]
- Creator:
- Lysons, Samuel, 1763-1819, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [1790]
- Call Number:
- 49 3641 Shelved as 49 2523
- Collection Title:
- Page 200. Portfolio containing 50 drawings by Lady Diana Beauclerk and her daughter Mary, Miss
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Description:
- Title from text at top of image., Date from note in ink below plate mark, in Horace Walpole's hand: Scratched by Mr. S. Lysons with a diamond, 1790., and Mounted on page 200 in a volume containing Horace Walpole's extra-illustrated copy of his Description of the villa of Horace Walpole (Hazen 2523) and his Catalogue of pictures and drawings in the Holbein Chamber at Strawberry-Hill (Hazen 2619.4). Part of the collection: Portfolio containing 50 drawings by Lady Diana Beauclerk and her daughter Mary, Miss Sebright, Miss Knight, Mrs. Damer, John Gooch, Samuel Lysons, Sir Edward Walpole, and Thomas Walpole (Hazen 3641).
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified
- Subject (Geographic):
- Cirencester (England)
- Subject (Topic):
- Buildings, structures, etc and Monuments & memorials
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Cirencester Cross [graphic]