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1. Frost Fair ephemera collection
- Published / Created:
- [1814]
- Call Number:
- 646 814 F939
- Image Count:
- 5
- Resource Type:
- text and still image
- Abstract:
- A collection of four Frost fair keepsakes in letterpress printed at the 1814 Frost Fair held on the River Thames, London, when it froze over in February 1814. Two of the pieces include poems on the subject of the frozen ice and Also with one engraved sheet of green paper printed with two small engraved plates; on the top, a circular image showing the coat of arms of England surrounded by flags and emblems of military and navel strength, and below, "The Lord's Prayer. Printed on the Thames, during the Frost, Feby. 5th 1814" with the text in very small font engraved within a star
- Description:
- Collection title devised by cataloger. and For further information, consult library staff.
- Subject (Geographic):
- England, London., Thames River., and Thames River (England)
- Subject (Topic):
- Fairs, Freezes (Meteorology), Environmental conditions, Coats of arms, National emblems, and British
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Frost Fair ephemera collection
2. View of Westminster Hall and Bridge [graphic]
- Creator:
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [1 February 1810]
- Call Number:
- Quarto 646 808 M58 v.3
- Collection Title:
- V. 3 Microcosm of London.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "View of the Thames from Lambeth, with Westminster Hall on the opposite shore at the left, and Westminster Bridge at the right; in the foreground to the left men raise the sails of a boat, to their right a number of people hurry towards the river."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Plate numbered in upper right, above image: Plate 104., and Plate from: Microcosm of London. London : R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, No. 101 Strand, [1808-1810?], v. 3, opposite page 278.
- Publisher:
- Pub. Feb. 1, 1810, at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand
- Subject (Geographic):
- Westminster Bridge (London, England), Thames River (England), London (England), England, and London.
- Subject (Name):
- Westminster Hall (London, England)
- Subject (Topic):
- Waterfronts, Buildings, Bridges, Rivers, Sailboats, and Rowboats
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > View of Westminster Hall and Bridge [graphic]
3. Easterly winds, or, Scudding under bare poles [graphic]
- Creator:
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [not before 10 May 1810]
- Call Number:
- Folio 75 W87 807 v.1
- Collection Title:
- V. 1. Caricature magazine, or, Hudibrastic mirror.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Two Thames watermen pull a pair-oar wherry towards riverside stairs, much amused at the effects of the wind on a fat 'cit' and a pretty young woman whom he is leading out of the boat. His hat and wig blow off, as does her hat, while her parasol is blown inside out. Other fat and elderly grotesques on the stairs (right) chase hats and wigs. Two comely young women sit in the stern (left). The houses by the stairs are ancient and small. The river is wide; on the opposite side (left) are buildings closely grouped round a large church, and suggesting Southwark."--British Museum online catalogue, description of an earlier state
- Alternative Title:
- Scudding under bare poles
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Reissue, with imprint burnished from plate., Publisher and date of publication from earlier state with the imprint "Pubd. May 10th, 1810, by Thos. Tegg, No. 111 Cheapside." Cf. No. 11620 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 8., Plate from: Woodward, G.M. Caricature magazine, or Hudibrastic mirror. London : Thomas Tegg, [1808?], v. 1., Also issued separately., "Price one shilling coloured.", Sheet trimmed to plate mark., Design was previously etched in nearly identical form on a different plate. For this earlier version published 10 April 1810 by Thomas Tegg, see: Grego, J. Rowlandson the caricaturist, v. 2, page 186., 1 print : etching on wove paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 24.8 x 34.7 cm, on sheet 25.6 x 41.8 cm., and Leaf 1 in volume 1.
- Publisher:
- Thomas Tegg
- Subject (Geographic):
- Thames River (England)
- Subject (Topic):
- Boats, Rivers, and Winds
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Easterly winds, or, Scudding under bare poles [graphic]
4. Easterly winds, or, Scudding under bare poles [graphic]
- Creator:
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [not before 10 May 1810]
- Call Number:
- 810.05.10.01+
- Collection Title:
- V. 1. Caricature magazine, or, Hudibrastic mirror.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Two Thames watermen pull a pair-oar wherry towards riverside stairs, much amused at the effects of the wind on a fat 'cit' and a pretty young woman whom he is leading out of the boat. His hat and wig blow off, as does her hat, while her parasol is blown inside out. Other fat and elderly grotesques on the stairs (right) chase hats and wigs. Two comely young women sit in the stern (left). The houses by the stairs are ancient and small. The river is wide; on the opposite side (left) are buildings closely grouped round a large church, and suggesting Southwark."--British Museum online catalogue, description of an earlier state
- Alternative Title:
- Scudding under bare poles
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Reissue, with imprint burnished from plate., Publisher and date of publication from earlier state with the imprint "Pubd. May 10th, 1810, by Thos. Tegg, No. 111 Cheapside." Cf. No. 11620 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 8., Plate from: Woodward, G.M. Caricature magazine, or Hudibrastic mirror. London : Thomas Tegg, [1808?], v. 1., Also issued separately., "Price one shilling coloured.", Sheet trimmed to plate mark., Design was previously etched in nearly identical form on a different plate. For this earlier version published 10 April 1810 by Thomas Tegg, see: Grego, J. Rowlandson the caricaturist, v. 2, page 186., and Watermark: J. Whatman.
- Publisher:
- Thomas Tegg
- Subject (Geographic):
- Thames River (England)
- Subject (Topic):
- Boats, Rivers, and Winds
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Easterly winds, or, Scudding under bare poles [graphic]
5. A view of London from the Thames taken opposite the Adelphi / [graphic]
- Creator:
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [1 November 1809]
- Call Number:
- Quarto 646 808 M58 v.3
- Collection Title:
- V. 3 Microcosm of London.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "View of the Thames, with the Adelphi at far left on opposite shore, St Paul's in mid-distance, Blackfriars Bridge to its right and the steam engine at the York Buildings waterworks on the far right."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Plate numbered in upper right, above image: Plate 89., and Plate from: Microcosm of London. London : R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, No. 101 Strand, [1808-1810?], v. 3, opposite page 279.
- Publisher:
- Pub. Novr. 1st, 1809, at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand
- Subject (Geographic):
- Blackfriars Bridge (London, England), Thames River (England), London (England), England, and London.
- Subject (Name):
- St. Paul's Cathedral (London, England), and York-Buildings Company,
- Subject (Topic):
- Waterfronts, Buildings, Bridges, Rivers, Sailboats, and Rowboats
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > A view of London from the Thames taken opposite the Adelphi / [graphic]
6. Custom House from the River Thames / [graphic]
- Creator:
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [1 August 1808]
- Call Number:
- Quarto 646 808 M58 v.1
- Collection Title:
- V. 1 Microcosm of London.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "View from the river of the Custom House, with boats by the quay in front and cranes lining the edge of the quay; a small row boat in foreground, the Tower just visible in the distance at the far right."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Plate numbered in upper right, above image: Plate 29., and Plate from: Microcosm of London. London : R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, No. 101 Strand, [1808-1810?], v. 1, opposite page 217.
- Publisher:
- Pub. 1 Augt. 1808 at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand
- Subject (Geographic):
- London (England), Thames River (England), England, and London.
- Subject (Topic):
- Customhouses, Piers & wharves, Ships, and Rowboats
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Custom House from the River Thames / [graphic]
7. Ciuitatis Westmonasteriensis pars [graphic]
- Creator:
- Hollar, Wenceslaus, 1607-1677, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [approximately 1800?]
- Call Number:
- 646 802 M243 v.4 pt.1
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Westminster from the river; view of Westminster abbey taken from mid-stream, with the Parliament on the left the Hall and Westminster stairs in the centre; boats in the foreground."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched at top of plate., Initial letters of printmaker's name in signature form a monogram., Restrike (probably retouched) of a print originally published in 1647 as part of a series of eight. See Adams., Approximate publication date from Adams, who notes that printsellers such as Laurie & Whittle were selling impressions on wove paper of the prints in this series at the turn of the 19th century. Decades earlier, the publishers Sayer and Bennett had offered impressions "on very good paper" in their 1775 catalogue, writing that the original plates had been "carefully cleaned" (that is, the worn lines had likely been re-engraved)., Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark with some loss of image from right and left sides., Mounted to 20.5 x 27.2 cm., and Mounted before page 175 in volume 4 part 1 of an extra-illustrated copy of: Malcolm, J.P. Londinium redivivum, or, An antient history and modern description of London.
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified
- Subject (Geographic):
- Thames River (England), and London (England)
- Subject (Name):
- Westminster Abbey,, Westminster Hall (London, England),, and Westminster Palace (London, England),
- Subject (Topic):
- Capitols, Abbeys, Rivers, and Boats
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Ciuitatis Westmonasteriensis pars [graphic]
8. Palatium Regis prope Londinum, vulgo White-hall [graphic].
- Creator:
- Hollar, Wenceslaus, 1607-1677, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [approximately 1800?]
- Call Number:
- 646 802 M243 v.4 pt.1
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "View of buildings of Whitehall Palace from the river, from an inlet of the Thames in Lambeth Marsh; boats in the foreground, Banqueting House in the background."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched at top of plate., Restrike (probably retouched) of a print by Hollar that was originally published in 1647 as part of a series of eight. See Adams., Approximate publication date from Adams, who notes that printsellers such as Laurie & Whittle were selling impressions on wove paper of the prints in this series at the turn of the 19th century. Decades earlier, the publishers Sayer and Bennett had offered impressions "on very good paper" in their 1775 catalogue, writing that the original plates had been "carefully cleaned" (that is, the worn lines had likely been re-engraved)., Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark with some loss of image from right and left sides., Mounted to 20.9 x 27.1 cm., and Mounted after page 172 in volume 4 part 1 of an extra-illustrated copy of: Malcolm, J.P. Londinium redivivum, or, An antient history and modern description of London.
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified
- Subject (Geographic):
- Thames River (England), and London (England)
- Subject (Name):
- Whitehall Palace (London, England),
- Subject (Topic):
- Castles & palaces, Rivers, and Boats
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Palatium Regis prope Londinum, vulgo White-hall [graphic].
9. [View of the Thames from the terrace of Somerset House] [art original].
- Published / Created:
- [18th century?]
- Call Number:
- LWL Ptg. 101 Framed, on view in Long Hall
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A panoramic view towards St. Paul’s Cathedral includes a low horizon punctuated by Wren church steeples and a large expanse of cloudy sky. Fashionable figures stroll on the terrace of Somerset house while the river bustles with boats
- Description:
- Title from 2005 Christie's appraisal. and In the manner of Antonio Joli and formerly attributed to both him and Samual Scott.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Thames River (England)
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > [View of the Thames from the terrace of Somerset House] [art original].
10. Entrance to the Tower by water [art original].
- Creator:
- Sheperd, Thomas Hosmer, 1793-1864, artist
- Published / Created:
- [1825?]
- Call Number:
- Quarto 646 821 B358
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A view from the river of the gate at the base of the Tower of London, with a view of part of the Bloody Tower
- Description:
- Title in black ink below image. and Artist from penciled annotation at the bottom right below image.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Thames River (England), England, and London
- Subject (Name):
- Tower of London (London, England)
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Entrance to the Tower by water [art original].
