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1. A design for building a commodious prison for the reception of debtors & felons, in the room of the present goal [sic] of Newgate [graphic]
- Creator:
- Dance, George, the Elder, approximately 1694-1768
- Published / Created:
- [1755]
- Call Number:
- Topos L847 no. 61+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Description:
- Title from text above images., Date of publication from citation in: Imagining the penitentiary : fiction and the architecture of mind in eighteenth-century England / John Bender. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1987., Design consists of three individually-titled images on one plate., Description based on imperfect impression; sheet trimmed within plate mark., Window mounted to 37 x 48 cm., and Watermark.
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified
- Subject (Geographic):
- England and London.
- Subject (Topic):
- Prisons
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > A design for building a commodious prison for the reception of debtors & felons, in the room of the present goal [sic] of Newgate [graphic]
2. A harlot's progress. In Bridewell beating hemp = Dans la maison de correction a battre le chanvre / [graphic] : Plate IV
- Published / Created:
- [not before 25 March 1768]
- Call Number:
- Hogarth 768.03.25.12+ Box 210
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A copy in reverse of William Hogarth's Plate 4 of A harlot's progress: A scene in Bridewell prison with Moll Hackabout and the other inmates beating hemp under the supervision of a stern warder holding a cane. Moll is still dressed in her finery, but a one-eyed female attendant fingers the lace lappet hanging from her cap and her serving-woman sits before her in Moll's elegant shoes; next to her a fellow inmate picks vermin off her clothes. Next to Moll is a gambler, a torn playing card on the floor in front of him; behind her, a man stands with his hands in a pillory on which hangs a sign "Better to Work than Stand thus." Further down the wall is a whipping post with the words "The Wages of Idleness." On a shudder against the back wall is an effigy of Sir John Gonson ("Sr. J G").
- Alternative Title:
- Harlot's progress. Plate 4, In Bridewell beating hemp, and Dans la maison de correction a battre le chanvre
- Description:
- Title in English and French engraved below image., Date of publication based on the series of Rake's progress by Henry Parker dated 25 March 1768 in which these same engraved border pieces are used, here visibly more worn, and reversed on the page., The ornamental borders along the left and right edges are printed from a separate plate (images 25 x 2.8 cm, on plate mark 25.5 x 36 cm)., Copy of Hogarth's original plate, engraved in reverse as per the piracy published by Elisha Kirkall in 1732., Cf. Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 3, no. 2076., and Cf. Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works (3rd ed.), no. 124.
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain.
- Subject (Name):
- Bridewell Prison.
- Subject (Topic):
- Prostitution, Hemp industry, Criminals, Gamblers, Hemp, Prisons, Prostitutes, Syphilis, Rake's progress, and Stocks (Punishment)
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > A harlot's progress. In Bridewell beating hemp = Dans la maison de correction a battre le chanvre / [graphic] : Plate IV
3. A harlots progress. [graphic] / Fourth
- Creator:
- King, Giles, active 18th century, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [28 April 1732]
- Call Number:
- Quarto 724 771N
- Collection Title:
- Page 98. New London spy, or, A twenty-four hours ramble through the bills of mortality.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Copy of Bridewell prison with inmates (including prostitutes and a card-player) beating hemp under the supervision of a warder holding a cane; Moll is still dressed in her finery, but a one-eyed female attendant fingers the lace lappet hanging from her cap and her erstwhile serving-woman is trying on her fashionable shoes and stockings; beyond, a man stands with his hands in a pillory."--British Museum online catalogue
- Alternative Title:
- Harlot's progress. Plate 4, In Bridewel beating of hemp amidst many others in the like circumstances, and In Bridewell beating of hemp amidst many others in the like circumstances
- Description:
- Title etched above image., Text below image: In Bridewel beating of hemp amidst many others in the like circumstances., One of three designs on a single plate, with the common imprint "Sold by G. King at the Golden Head in Brownlow Street, Drury Lane, and the booksellers & printsellers of London & Westminster." For the other two designs (the fifth and sixth plates in the Harlot's progress series), see nos. 2093 and 2108 the the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum, v. 3., Issued on 28 April 1732; see: Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works (3rd rev. ed.), page 76., Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark with loss of title from top edge and statement of responsibility from bottom edge. Missing text supplied from impression in the British Museum., A copy in reverse of the original plate by Hogarth. Cf. Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works (3rd rev. ed.), no. 124., Mounted to 32 x 26 cm., and Mounted on page 98 in a copiously extra-illustrated copy of: King, R. The new London spy, or, A twenty-four hours ramble through the bills of mortality. London : Printed for J. Cooke [and 3 others], [1771?].
- Publisher:
- G. King
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain.
- Subject (Name):
- Bridewell Prison.
- Subject (Topic):
- Prostitution, Hemp industry, Criminals, Gamblers, Hemp, Prisons, Prostitutes, Syphilis, Rakes progress, and Stocks (Punishment)
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > A harlots progress. [graphic] / Fourth
4. A toast and sentiment, up standing and uncover'd the lawyers, and may the Devil fetch em. [graphic]
- Published / Created:
- [approximately 1833]
- Call Number:
- 833.00.00.19+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A well dressed man in a uniform, holding a hat in his left hand and raising a jug in his right, stands with a water pump just behind him and a prison wall and door in the background
- Description:
- Title from text below image. and Date based on that of no. 33 in the same series; see British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1991,0615.96.
- Publisher:
- Published by G. Tregear, Cheapside, London
- Subject (Geographic):
- England and London.
- Subject (Topic):
- Lawyers, Water pumps, Toasting, Doors & doorways, and Prisons
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > A toast and sentiment, up standing and uncover'd the lawyers, and may the Devil fetch em. [graphic]
5. An Irish hug alias a fraternal embrace the dearest friends must part. [graphic]
- Creator:
- Ansell, Charles, 1752- printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [4 October 1798]
- Call Number:
- 798.10.04.02+ Impression 1
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Description:
- Title from item., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., Printseller's announcement following publication statement: Folios of caracatures [sic] lent out for the evening., Temporary local subject terms: Interiors: prisons -- Leg irons -- Containers: jug -- Furniture: three-legged stool -- Bonnet rouge., and Watermark: Strasburg lily with date 1797 below.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. Octr. 4th, 1798, by S.W. Fores, 50 Piccadilly
- Subject (Name):
- Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806 and O'Connor, Arthur, 1763-1852
- Subject (Topic):
- Crying, Hugging, and Prisons
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > An Irish hug alias a fraternal embrace the dearest friends must part. [graphic]
6. An excellent song, made of the successors of King Edward the IVth. To the tune of, O man in desparation [sic]. Note, as the use of these old songs is very great, ...
- Published / Created:
- [1720?]
- Call Number:
- Folio 74 OL1 v. 1
- Image Count:
- 1
- Description:
- Verse -- "When as the King of England dy'd,"., In five columns with the title, prose introduction and woodcut above the first three; the columns are not separated by rules., Title continues: in respect that many children never would have learn'd read had not they took delight in poring over Jane Shore or Robin Hood & c. which has insensibly stole into them a curiosity and desire of reading other like stories ..., Date from ESTC., Mounted on leaf 34. Copy trimmed into two pieces with last two columns mounted below main portion., and Bound in three-quarters red morocco leather with marbled boards, with spine title stamped in gold: Old English ballads, woodcuts, vol. 1.
- Publisher:
- printed by William Dicey
- Subject (Geographic):
- England
- Subject (Name):
- Edward, IV, King of England, 1442-1483
- Subject (Topic):
- Regicide, Kings and rulers, Succession, Prisons, Homicides, Torches, and Daggers & swords
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > An excellent song, made of the successors of King Edward the IVth. To the tune of, O man in desparation [sic]. Note, as the use of these old songs is very great, ...
7. Bridewel [graphic]
- Creator:
- Nicholls, Sutton, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [approximately 1720]
- Call Number:
- 720.00.00.105++
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Bird's eye view of the inner courts towards the south; elegantly dressed figures stroll around courtyards, with the burial grounds in the distance
- Alternative Title:
- Bridewell
- Description:
- Title engraved within banner at top of image., Date of publication from British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1880,1113.3246., and Sheet trimmed to plate mark on right edge.
- Publisher:
- Sold by John Bowles, prints and map seller over against Stocks Market
- Subject (Name):
- Bridewell Hospital,
- Subject (Topic):
- Almshouses, Cemeteries, and Prisons
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Bridewel [graphic]
8. Ceceders in limbo, i.e., vagabond's made usefull [graphic].
- Creator:
- Ansell, Charles, 1752- printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [20 November 1798]
- Call Number:
- 798.11.20.03+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Alternative Title:
- Seceders in limbo and Vagabonds made useful
- Description:
- Title from item., Attributed to Ansell in British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Two lines of verse below title: Poor pilgrims blithe and jolly, in penance for past folly., Printseller's announcement following publication statement: Folios of caracatures [sic] lent out for the evening., Temporary local subject terms: Interiors: -- Vagabonds -- Trades: rope making -- Scourges -- Leg irons -- Bonnets rouges -- Tools: mallets., and Watermark: Strasburg bend with initials E & P below.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. Novr. 20th, 1798, by S.W. Fores, 50 Piccadilly
- Subject (Name):
- Pitt, William, 1759-1806, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816, and Norfolk, Charles Howard, Duke of, 1746-1815
- Subject (Topic):
- Prisons
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Ceceders in limbo, i.e., vagabond's made usefull [graphic].
9. Charles thrown into prison [art original]
- Creator:
- Dodd, Daniel, artist
- Published / Created:
- [between 1752 and 1793]
- Call Number:
- Drawings D639 no. 10 Box D117
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- The tenth drawing in a series of twelve that follow a tradition of producing a series on modern morals, a tradition established earlier in the 18th century by artists such as William Hogarth. In this series, twin brothers are bestowed an equal fortune. One brother, Edward, husbands his wealth and on his death, passes on his fortune; whilst the other brother, Charles, squanders his, leaving his family destitute and In this tenth drawing, Charles is confronted by two fellow prisoners as he enters his prison cell. The guard on the left looks in as he holds his key on the lock. The cell contains a single bed, a broken chair, a broken jug, a broadside posted to the wall along with graffiti including the initials "G.B."
- Description:
- Title from pencil notation below title., Signed "Dodd" in lower left and numbered '10' in ink in the upper right., Date range based on artist's active dates., and For further information, consult library staff.
- Subject (Topic):
- Allegorical drawings, Cells (Rooms & spaces), Debt, Graffiti, Prison guards, Prisoners, Prisons, Parables, and Political elections
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Charles thrown into prison [art original]
