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1. An ass loaded wth [sic] [church] preferments [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- published according to act of Parliament, [approximately 1736]
- Call Number:
- 736.11.08.01.2+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- text
- Abstract:
- An ass with panniers, driven by Wake, Archbishop of Canterbury who carries a whip in one hand and a book in the other. The ass has the face of Dr. Lynch, Dean of Canterbury, son-in-law of Wake who bestowed manu preferments on the Dean. A poorly fed and clothed clergyman kneels on one knee before the ass and salutes the beast, who turns his face away. In the pannier, which is marked "Sinecure of Bray", lie many labels or packages inscribed with the names of Dr. Llynch's preferments
- Alternative Title:
- Ass loaded wth church preferments and Ass loaded with church preferments
- Description:
- Title from item., Publication date inferred from dated impression of this print in the Pierpont Morgan Library., Publication date in British Museum catalogue: ca. 1735., The word 'church' in title is represented by an image of a church building., Bowditch's ms. annotations on the mounting sheet., and Mounted to 34 x 42 cm.
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified
- Subject (Name):
- Wake, William, 1657-1737 and Lynche, John, 1697 or 1698-1760
- Subject (Topic):
- Clergy, Donkeys, and Nepotism
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > An ass loaded wth [sic] [church] preferments [graphic].
2. Lork what a long tail our cat has got [graphic]
- Creator:
- Heath, William, 1795-1840, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [15 February 1831]
- Call Number:
- 831.02.15.01+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A thin cat with the head of Charles Grey walks on top of a wall. In his mourn is a fish labeled "First Lord of the Treasury 6000". His long tail, curving around the design and ending at the bottom right, is covered in white patches that are labeled with the names of his relations, their positions, and the amount of their pay. A stick figure of Wellington, with sword raised, appears in the right corner above the end of the tail. Posted on the wall are two signs: "Commit no nuisance" and "Reform in Parliament meeting will be [illegible scrawl]."
- Alternative Title:
- Tommy Grey with the tail of his order!!!
- Description:
- Title from caption etched below image. and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
- Publisher:
- Pub. Feb. 15, 1831, by T. McLean, 26 Haymarke [sic]
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain. and Great Britain
- Subject (Name):
- Grey, Charles Grey, Earl, 1764-1845, Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852, and Great Britain. Parliament
- Subject (Topic):
- Nepotism, Reform, History, Politics and government, and Cats
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Lork what a long tail our cat has got [graphic]
3. The military nurse, or, Modern officer [graphic]
- Creator:
- Attwold, R., active 1750, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- publish'd according to act of Parliament, March 28th 1750.
- Call Number:
- 750.03.28.02
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A tall soldier with a pike in his right hand, holds in his left one the leading strings of a child officer. The officer, moving with an awkward gate, is trying to balance on his thigh a pole of an enormous British flag. His oversized sword dangles below his knees. Behind the two of them, in the background, several soldiers with muskets on their shoulders march by.
- Alternative Title:
- Modern officer
- Description:
- Title from item., Two columns of verse below title: By dear mama's petition, and good papa's purse, Jacky gets a commission ..., Companion print to: The naval nurse, or, Modern commander., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Temporary local subject terms: Nursemaids: 'military nurse' -- Union Jack -- Escutcheons.
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain.
- Subject (Name):
- Great Britain. Army.
- Subject (Topic):
- Nepotism, Corruption, Military uniforms, Flags, and British
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The military nurse, or, Modern officer [graphic]
4. The military nurse, or, Modern officer [graphic]
- Creator:
- Attwold, R., active 1750, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [not before 1764]
- Call Number:
- 764.00.00.02
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A tall soldier with a pike in his right hand, holds in his left one the leading strings of a child officer. The officer, moving with an awkward gate, is trying to balance on his thigh a pole of an enormous British flag. His oversized sword dangles below his knees. Behind the two of them, in the background, several soldiers with muskets on their shoulders march by.
- Alternative Title:
- Modern officer
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Earliest publication date of this edition based on that of Carington Bowles's separation of his own business from his father's. See: Maxted, I. London book trades., Two columns of verse below title: By dear mama's petition, and good papa's purse Jacky gets a commission ..., Companion print to: The naval nurse, or Modern commander., Temporary local subject terms: Nursemaids: 'military nurse' -- Union Jack - Escutcheons., and Watermark: Royal arms at top of sheet; countermark band at bottom of sheet.
- Publisher:
- Printed for Carington Bowles, Map & Printseller in St. Pauls Church Yard, London
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain.
- Subject (Name):
- Great Britain. Army.
- Subject (Topic):
- Nepotism, Corruption, Military uniforms, Flags, and British
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The military nurse, or, Modern officer [graphic]
