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1.
A boo at Court, or, The Highland salute front and rear [graphic].

Creator:
Cruikshank, Isaac, 1764-1811, printmaker
Published / Created:
[25 March 1800]
Call Number:
800.03.25.01+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Alternative Title:
Highland salute front and rear
Description:
Title from item., Attributed to Cruikshank by George., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Printseller's announcement following publication statement: Folios of caracatures [sic] lent out for the evening., Cf. No. 9528 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 7., Temporary local subject terms: Royal Court -- Military uniforms: Highland officer -- Coats of arms: Royal Arms -- Emblems: Chamberlain's gold key and wand., Watermark: Russell & Co 1797., and Printseller's stamp in lower right corner: S.W.F.
Publisher:
Pubd. March 25th, 1800, by S.W. Fores, 50 Piccadilly
Subject (Name):
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820, Charlotte, consort of George III, King of Great Britain, 1744-1818, Salisbury, James Cecil, Marquess of, 1748-1823, and Pitt, William, 1759-1806
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > A boo at Court, or, The Highland salute front and rear [graphic].

2.
A proctor without a wig [graphic]

Creator:
Cruikshank, Isaac, 1764-1811, printmaker
Published / Created:
Jan. 14, 1797.
Call Number:
797.01.14.01
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A fat, bald-headed man draped in a sheet, his beard coated with lather, sits full-face, looking sideways with angry apprehension at a lean barber (left) holding a razor."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from item., Sheet trimmed to plate mark on left and bottom., Numbered 'Plate 51' in upper left corner., Placement instructions: 'Page 121', in upper right corner., Plates from: Eccentric excursions, or, Literary & pictorial sketches ... England & South Wales, by G.M. Woodward, 1796., and Watermark: Russell & Co. 1798.
Publisher:
London by Allen & West, 15 Paternoster Row
Subject (Topic):
Barbers and Shaving equipment
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > A proctor without a wig [graphic]

3.
Manner of passing the second river in Peak Hole [graphic]

Creator:
Cruikshank, Isaac, 1764-1811, printmaker
Published / Created:
April 15, 1797.
Call Number:
797.04.15.03
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A line of men cross an underground river in Peak Cavern (in the heart of the Derbyshire Dales). Some of the men are riding on the backs of their companions while others lead the way holding lit candles in their hands or wearing them in their hats. Stalactites hang from the ceiling of the cave
Description:
Title etched above image., Sheet partially trimmed to plate mark., Numbered 'Plate 96' in upper left corner., Plate from: Eccentric excursions / by G.M. Woodward, 1796., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Watermark: Russell & Co. 1799.
Publisher:
Published by Allen & Co., 15 Paternoster Row
Subject (Geographic):
England.
Subject (Topic):
Caving, Spelunkers, Caves, Guides & scouts, Rivers, Stalactites & stalagmites, and Sightseers
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Manner of passing the second river in Peak Hole [graphic]

4.
Positive love [graphic]

Creator:
Cruikshank, Isaac, 1764-1811, printmaker
Published / Created:
Feb. 7, 1799.
Call Number:
799.02.07.02
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title etched below image., Eight lines of verse below title: Cast my love thine eyes aroud [sic] view thine swain upon the ground ..., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Temporary local subject terms: Female dress, 1799.
Publisher:
Published at Akermann's [sic] Gallery, No. 101 Strand, London
Subject (Topic):
Couples and Obesity
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Positive love [graphic]

5.
Scotch eloquence to a chilly congregation [graphic]

Creator:
Cruikshank, Isaac, 1764-1811, printmaker
Published / Created:
[26 September 1798]
Call Number:
798.09.26.01+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title from item., Publication information from British Museum catalogue., Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark resulting in loss of imprint., Five lines of text below title: Ken ye my chilly brethren, what I mean by the de'el? He is nae great mon I assure, but as poor a cheel as any o'you ..., Temporary local subject terms: Preachers: Scotch preachers -- Conventicles -- Male dress: highlander's dress -- Snuff-boxes., and Watermark: Russell & Co. 1797.
Publisher:
Pub. Sepr. 26th 1798 by S.W. Fores, No. 50 Piccadilly
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Scotch eloquence to a chilly congregation [graphic]

6.
Subterraneous guides [graphic]

Creator:
Cruikshank, Isaac, 1764-1811, printmaker
Published / Created:
April 8, 1797.
Call Number:
797.04.08.02 Impression 1
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Two men both with lit candles on their hats and candles in their hands look anxiously around as the walk through a cave, presumably Peak Cavern (also know as the Devil's Arse).
Description:
Title etched above image., Sheet trimmed to plate mark on top, bottom, and right side., Numbered "Plate 92" in upper left corner., Plate from: Eccentric excursions / by G.M. Woodward, 1796., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Watermark: Russe 1797.
Publisher:
Published by Allen & Co., 15 Paternoster Row
Subject (Geographic):
England.
Subject (Topic):
Caving, Spelunkers, Caves, Candles, and Toruists
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Subterraneous guides [graphic]

7.
The Graces comparing sandals [graphic].

Creator:
Cruikshank, Isaac, 1764-1811, printmaker
Published / Created:
[4 July 1798]
Call Number:
798.07.04.01
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title from item., Printmaker identified from the original drawing in the Huntington Library., From Laurie and Whittle series of drolls., Plate numbered '220' in lower left corner., Cf. No. 9328 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 7., Temporary local subject terms: Interiors: dressing room -- Furniture: dressing table -- Female dress: sandals -- Headdresses -- Pictures amplifying subject., and Watermark: Russell & Co. 1799.
Publisher:
Publish'd 4th July 1798 by Laurie & Whittle, 53 Fleet Street, London
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The Graces comparing sandals [graphic].

8.
The doctor snatching at the guinea after his patient is dead [graphic].

Creator:
Cruikshank, Isaac, 1764-1811, printmaker
Published / Created:
[6 March 1798]
Call Number:
798.03.06.01
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title from item., Printmaker identified from the original drawing in the Huntington Library., From Laurie and Whittle series of drolls., Four lines of verse in two columns below title: Oh, let me die in peace! Eumenes cried ..., Above title in lower right corner: Vide Philosophical Transactions of I. Schamburgh., Plate numbered '209' in lower left corner., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., Temporary local subject terms: Interiors: bedrooms -- Furniture: closed stools -- Physicians -- Patients -- Creditors -- Domestic service: maidservant -- Architectural details: staircases -- Lighting: lanterns -- Medicinal: medicine bottles., and Watermark: Russell & Co. 1799.
Publisher:
Published 6th March 1798 by Laurie & Whittle, 53 Fleet Street, London
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The doctor snatching at the guinea after his patient is dead [graphic].

9.
A parody upon the poem of Alonzo the Brave and the Fair Imogene being a juvenile attempt at poetry

Creator:
Eckstein, John, active 1787-1838, printmaker
Published / Created:
[4 June 1799]
Call Number:
799.06.04.04+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title printed below design on the plate and continuously on the sheet below plate mark., Three columns of verse in 17 stanzas below title: Young Damon and Phyllis whose hearts were entwined, Who felt for each other a flame, Oft talked of the vows that ought lovers to bind ..., Parody of a ballad of the same title in The Monk by M.G. Lewis., Temporary local subject terms: Interiors: parlor -- Architectural details: wainscot -- Wedding feast -- Emotions: fear -- Food: suckling pig -- Roasted poultry -- Table-settings -- Reference to Charles Few., and Watermark: Russell & Co. 1798 [date mostly trimmed].
Publisher:
Published 4th June 1799, by Laurie & Whittle, No. 53 Fleet Street, London
Subject (Topic):
Ghosts
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > A parody upon the poem of Alonzo the Brave and the Fair Imogene being a juvenile attempt at poetry / [graphic]

10.
"Praetor-Urbanus" inauguration of the Coptic Mayor of Cairo, preceded by the Procureur de la

Creator:
Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
Published / Created:
[12 March 1799]
Call Number:
799.03.12.04+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A grotesque, obese, and negroid Copt, holding a mace or staff, rides (right to left) an ass which, though led procession-ally by a Copt, proceeds on account of the bayonet with which a grinning French soldier stabs its hind quarters. The 'Mayor' wears a French military coat and breeches, with a tricolour scarf and cocked hat with large tricolour plumes. He is otherwise naked, and a heavy chain of beads hangs from his ear. The 'Procureur' is naked except for a cocked hat and tricolour scarf; he carries a (?) goad as a staff of office. Behind his ear is a pen."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., One of seven plates on the French Expedition to Egypt by Gillray, purported to have been drawn by a fellow expedition member., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Temporary local subject terms: Egyptian campaign, 1798-1801-- French soldiers -- Military uniforms: French army, 1798 -- Asses -- Inaugurations: Coptic Mayor of Cairo -- Copts -- Procurers -- Staves: goad as a staff of office -- Allusion to Copies of Original Letters From the Army of General Bonapart in Egypt, Intercepted by the Fleet.
Publisher:
Pubd. March 12th, 1799, by H. Humphrey, 27 St. James's Street
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > "Praetor-Urbanus" inauguration of the Coptic Mayor of Cairo, preceded by the Procureur de la Commune / [graphic]

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