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19. The indulgent care of the Roman Eagle display'd, or, An emblematic representation of the duty incumbent on a patriot prince and head of the Germanic body [graphic].

Published / Created:: [29 July 1757]
Call Number:: 757.07.29.01
Image Count:: 1
Resource Type:: still image
Abstract:: "Satire on the early stages of the Seven Years War with a map of the German states supported by the double-headed Imperial eagle; Louis XV seizes Alsace and Lorraine and Russian bears tear at Hungary and Moravia; on either side stand commentators uncluding the pope the Emperor and a figure represening Holland who express fears of French, Russian and Prussian ambitions. In the background, to left, the Prussian eagle is caged unable to defend Protestantism, and to right, a Frenchman attempts to lure the horse of Hanover to his side."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:: Emblematic representation of the duty incumbent on a patriot prince ... and Indulgent care of the Roman Eagle displayed
Description:: Title etched at top of image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Three columns of verse below image: Unhappy Germany, what woes are thine! E'en who shou'd most protect against thee joyn! ..., Temporary local subject terms: Wall map of Germany -- Emblems: double-headed German eagle -- Prussian eagle -- Russian bears -- Cages -- Personifications: figure of France -- Figure of Holland., Truman's notes about the print are shelved as: LWL Mss Group 1 File 18., and Mounted to 23 x 36 cm.
Publisher:: Published according to act of Parliament, July the 29, 1757 by T. Kitchin at the Star on Holborn Hill
Subject (Name):: Louis XV, King of France, 1710-1774, Benedict XIV, Pope, 1675-1758, and Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor, 1708-1765
Subject (Topic):: Maps, Eagles, Bears, and Birdcages
Found in:: Lewis Walpole Library > The indulgent care of the Roman Eagle display'd, or, An emblematic representation of the duty incumbent on a patriot prince and head of the Germanic body [graphic].

20. The mountebank [graphic].

Published / Created:: published according to act 1762.
Call Number:: 762.05.00.20
Image Count:: 1
Resource Type:: still image
Abstract:: A crowd of people, most wearing Scotch plaid, stand before a mountebank's stage, holding out their hands to the charlatan, a caricature of Lord Bute who holds bags of money. Behind him on the floor of the stage is a chest filled with more bags of money. A woman in a Welsh hat, the Princess of Wales, looks out from the curtains of a bed in the back of the stage and listens with pleasure. A tall quack (T. Smollet) wears a fool's cap, a hornbook hangs from his girdle, and the newspapers The Briton rolled under his arm; at his feet are other copies of The North Briton and The Monitor
Description:: Title etched below image., Numbered in upper right corner: "Brit. Antidote. Pl. 20.", Truman's notes about the print are shelved as: LWL Mss Group 1 File 20., Bowditch's transcription of E. Truman's note on the mounting sheet; "Truman Sale 1906.", and Mounted to 31 x 47 cm.
Publisher:: publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):: Great Britain.
Subject (Name):: Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792, Charlotte, Queen, consort of George III, King of Great Britain, 1744-1818, and Smollett, T. 1721-1771 (Tobias),
Subject (Topic):: Political corruption, Patronage, Political, Crowds, Fools & jesters, and Quacks
Found in:: Lewis Walpole Library > The mountebank [graphic].

21. The noble stand, or, The glorious CCIIII [graphic].

Published / Created:: [circa 1733]
Call Number:: 733.03.14.01+
Image Count:: 1
Resource Type:: still image
Abstract:: "Satire on the defeat of the Excise Bill. In the foreground, on the left, stands Justice trampling on Oppression, in her scales papers lettered, "Magna Charta", "City Petition" and "204" (the number of members of parliament who voted against the Bill) outweigh chains and wooden shoes; on the right, Trade, a merchant holding a ship standing on two barrels, one of wine and one of tobacco, is supported by Liberty holding a hat on a staff. In the background, Britons, including a sailor, dance around a maypole decorated with tobacco leaves and grapes and topped with a sign lettered "Perry & Barnard" referring to the members for the City of London. Above fly Plenty and Fame."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:: Glorious CCIIII and Glorious 204
Description:: Title from item., Title etched above image., Publication date from British Museum catalogue., "Price 6 Pence."--Lower right corner., Twenty lines of verse in three columns below image: 'Arise Britannia! joyfull now arise! ... And the Vine's fruit, they raise and dance around'., Below the verses is an explanation of the 'two hundred and twice two' as 'The number of the Senators who oppos'd the Excise Bill'., State without subtitle "Sacred to their Immortal Honour down to the latest Posterity". Cf. Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 2, no. 1921., and Truman's notes about the print are shelved as: LWL Mss Group 1 File 2.
Publisher:: publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):: Great Britain.
Subject (Topic):: Excise tax, Tobacco taxation, Internal revenue, Allegories, and Justice
Found in:: Lewis Walpole Library > The noble stand, or, The glorious CCIIII [graphic].

22. The recruiting serjeant, or, Brittanniais happy prospect [graphic] / Leonardo da Vinci invt

Creator:: Townshend, George Townshend, Marquis, 1724-1807, printmaker
Published / Created:: [1757]
Call Number:: 757.04.00.01.1+ Impression 1
Image Count:: 1
Resource Type:: still image
Abstract:: Satire lampooning the attempt by Henry Fox to form a ministry, with Fox leading a recuiting party
Alternative Title:: Brittanniais happy prospect and Britannia's happy prospect
Description:: Title from item., Another state, without publication line. Cf. No. 3581 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 3., and Temporary local subject terms: Travesties: military -- Military uniforms: recruiting sergeant's uniform -- Military uniforms: recruit's uniform -- Paddle -- Bribery -- Ribands -- Protest against militia -- Bombshelled globe -- Temples -- Ireland: reversion -- Emblems: white horse of Hanover -- Cricket-bat -- Altar -- Halberd -- Da Vinci, Leonardo, 1452-1520: travesties.
Publisher:: publisher not identified
Subject (Name):: William Augustus, Prince, Duke of Cumberland, 1721-1765, Holland, Henry Fox, Baron, 1705-1774, Sandwich, John Montagu, Earl of, 1718-1792, Dodington, George Bubb, Baron of Melcombe Regis, 1691-1762, Mendip, Welbore Ellis, Baron, 1713-1802, and Winchilsea, Daniel Finch, Earl of, 1689-1769
Subject (Topic):: Britannia (Symbolic character), Equestrian statues, Drums (Musical instruments), and Musicians
Found in:: Lewis Walpole Library > The recruiting serjeant, or, Brittanniais happy prospect [graphic] / Leonardo da Vinci invt

23. Ursa major, or, The old city bear [graphic].

Published / Created:: [1756]
Call Number:: 756.00.00.89
Image Count:: 1
Resource Type:: still image
Alternative Title:: Old city bear
Description:: Title engraved above image., Temporary local subject terms: British Lion -- Buildings: church in the Ward of Bow., and Truman's notes about the print are shelved as: LWL Mss Group 1 File 14.
Publisher:: publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):: Minorca (Spain)
Subject (Name):: Newcastle, Thomas Pelham-Holles, Duke of, 1693-1768, Barnard, John, 1681-1770, and Bethel, Slingsby, 1695-1758
Subject (Topic):: History, Churches, and Bears
Found in:: Lewis Walpole Library > Ursa major, or, The old city bear [graphic].

24. Without from the London Gazette of Saturday, June 11, 1757. [graphic]

Published / Created:: [17 June 1757]
Call Number:: 757.06.17.01.1+
Image Count:: 1
Resource Type:: still image
Abstract:: In the upper right, beneath the French flag, French troops and Indians attack English settlers and burn their homes as signs of general social and political corruption are illustrated in the foreground; each scene is numbered and explained in the key below the image. In the center a tower covered by a cloud, obscuring all but a crown, orb and scepter. Two counselors with goose heads standing gossiping, and two bishops play backgammon and drink spirits (wine?), one sits on a chair made from a bible and the other sits on am overturned model of a church. Two noblemen rob a countryman as he sleeps in his chair. Two senators count their bribes, one hiding the money in his 'pension'. The decline in manufacturing (trade) is symbolized by the idle loom, covered with cobwebs and labeled "To be sold cheape". A thin, starving seaman begs while behind him two common folk stand idly with their hands in their pockets. In the upper left, soldiers in uniform lounge around their military encampment, beside rows of tents and cannons. In the distance, lines of ships stand idle at sea
Description:: Title etched above image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Following imprint: "Price six pence.", Truman's notes about the print are shelved as: LWL Mss Group 1 File 17., Watermark: Strasburg bend with initials LVG below., Mounted to 32 x 48 cm., and 'Gazette' in title erased from this impression; 'Evening' written in contemporary hand.
Publisher:: Publish'd according to act of Parliament, June 17, 1757, by T. Ewart at the Bee Hive near St. Martins Lane in the Strand
Subject (Geographic):: United States and Great Britain.
Subject (Name):: George II, King of Great Britain, 1683-1760
Subject (Topic):: History, Political corruption, Backgammon, Clergy, Games, Pleading (Begging), and Starvation
Found in:: Lewis Walpole Library > Without from the London Gazette of Saturday, June 11, 1757. [graphic]

25. [An emblematical print of Culloden] [graphic].

Published / Created:: [1746?]
Call Number:: 746.04.00.02+ Impression 1
Image Count:: 1
Resource Type:: still image
Description:: Title and date from British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., Fifteen lines of verse in center of sheet in a vignette between two images comprising this print: The sacred Lion conquers every foe, and tears in pieces all devouring beasts ..., Temporary local subject terms: British Lion -- Emblems: Unicorn and thistle for Scotland., Truman's notes about the print are shelved as: LWL Mss Group 1 File 9., Bowditch's note on mounting sheet: Truman Sale 1906., Watermark: Strasburg bend., and Mounted to 49 x 35 cm.
Publisher:: publisher not identified
Subject (Name):: George II, King of Great Britain, 1683-1760, Charles Edward, Prince, grandson of James II, King of England, 1720-1788, Louis XV, King of France, 1710-1774, Benedict XIV, Pope, 1675-1758, and William Augustus, Prince, Duke of Cumberland, 1721-1765
Subject (Topic):: Culloden, Battle of, Scotland, 1746 and Demons
Found in:: Lewis Walpole Library > [An emblematical print of Culloden] [graphic].

26. [Cromwell Mortimer] [graphic]

Creator:: Rigaud, Jacques, 1681-1754, printmaker
Published / Created:: [1745?]
Call Number:: 745.00.00.04 Impression 1
Image Count:: 1
Resource Type:: still image
Abstract:: A man sits at a table in his library leaning his head on his hand as he contemplates the sheets of paper before him. An owl sits on the table with a ink well suspended from his mouth and a quill resting in the well. A demon behind the reader holds in his left hand a staff with a jester's head (personification of folly?) and in his right a very large feather. On the scholar's feet a strewn books with words on their spines: Borrow; Boyle; Newton; Radclife; Friend; Mead, etc. Temporary local subject terms: The pictures on the wall are portraits labelled 'Cromwell' and 'Mortimer' but depict Olver Cromwell and Mortimer, Earl of March
Description:: Title and publication date from British Museum catalogue., Two lines of verse above image: Here folly, ignorance and pride combine, to prove him of the true Duncean line., Six lines of quotation below image: Studious he sate, with all his books around, sinking from thought to thought a vast profound ..., Truman's notes about the print are shelved as: LWL Mss Group 1 File 8., and Mounted to 32 x 39 cm.
Publisher:: publisher not identified
Subject (Name):: Mortimer, Cromwell, -1752 and Pope, Alexander, 1688-1744.
Subject (Topic):: Libraries (Rooms & spaces), Owls, Quacks, and Demons
Found in:: Lewis Walpole Library > [Cromwell Mortimer] [graphic]

27. [Mr. Pulteney's duel with Lord Hervey].

Published / Created:: [1731]
Call Number:: 731.01.25.01
Image Count:: 1
Resource Type:: still image
Abstract:: Mr. Pulteney duels with Lord Hervey in a country road, an open field behind them and in the distance trees against a dark, cloudy sky. In the foreground on the right stands the figure of Sir Robert Walpole who points to the two duelers
Description:: Title and imprint from British Museum catalogue., Sheet partially trimmed within plate mark., Truman's notes about the print are shelved as: LWL Mss Group 1 File 1., Subjects identified below image in contemporary hand., and Window mounted to 20 x 26 cm.
Publisher:: publisher not identified
Subject (Name):: Bath, William Pulteney, Earl of, 1684-1764, Ickworth, John Hervey, Baron, 1696-1743, and Walpole, Robert, Earl of Orford, 1676-1745
Subject (Topic):: Daggers & swords and Dueling
Found in:: Lewis Walpole Library > [Mr. Pulteney's duel with Lord Hervey].