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21.
The H-v-n Confectioner General [graphic].

Published / Created:
[1743]
Call Number:
743.07.00.01+ Impression 1
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A satirical representation of the Battle of Dettingen, 1743. Overturned canons are piled in a ditch with fascines in the foreground; a large dead limb of a tree separates it from the battle ground. In the left corner the word 'Steelingensat' suggests ...
Alternative Title:
Hanoverian Confectioner General
Description:
Title etched above image.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
George II, King of Great Britain, 1683-1760, Stair, John Dalrymple, Earl of, 1673-1747, and Ilten, Otto Christian von, ca. 1687- 1749
Subject (Topic):
Dettingen, Battle of, Karlstein, Unterfranken, Germany, 1743, Campaigns & battles, and Cannons
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The H-v-n Confectioner General [graphic].

22.
The H-r t-p man come again [graphic].

Published / Created:
[1743]
Call Number:
743.01.00.01+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Satire on the king and government concerning the employment of Hanoverian troops in England. A cart loaded with Hanoverian turnips is drawn from the right by three horses into the parade ground behind the Treasury.On the left, in front of the leading...
Alternative Title:
Hanover turnip man come again
Description:
Title engraved above image.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
London (England)
Subject (Name):
George II, King of Great Britain, 1683-1760, Bath, William Pulteney, Earl of, 1684-1764, Egmont, John Perceval, Earl of, 1711-1770, Walpole, Robert, Earl of Orford, 1676-1745, Ombersley, Samuel Sandys, Baron of, 1695-1770, and Yarmouth, Amalie Sophie Marianne von Wallmoden-Gimborn, Countess of, 1706-1765
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The H-r t-p man come again [graphic].

23.
The ghost of Eustace Budgel Esqr. to the *man in blue most humbly inscrib'd to His Royal Highness

Published / Created:
[1742]
Call Number:
742.00.00.10++ Impression 2
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image and noted music
Abstract:
"A broadside satirising Robert Walpole with an etching in two parts. In the left-hand scene Frederick, Prince of Wales, stands with the Duke of Argyll and other gentlemen, pointing to the left where George II embraces Britannia. In the foreground, the...
Description:
Title from caption above image.
Publisher:
Printed for Eliza Haywood at Fame in the Piazza, Covent Garden, and sold by the printsellers and pamphlet shops of London and Westminster, according to act of Parliament
Subject (Geographic):
Cartagena (Colombia) and Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
George II, King of Great Britain, 1683-1760, Argyle, John Campbell, Duke of, 1680-1743, Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales, 1707-1751, Walpole, Robert, Earl of Orford, 1676-1745, Budgell, Eustace, 1686-1737, Vernon, Edward, 1684-1757, Haddock, Nicholas, 1686-1746, Wolsey, Thomas, 1475?-1530, Wentworth, Thomas, active 1741, and Churchill, Mary Walpole, Lady, 1725?-1801,
Subject (Topic):
English West Indian Expedition, 1739-1742, History, Britannia (Symbolic character), Political corruption, Death (Personification), Bribery, Crowns, Decapitations, Ghosts, Justice, Putti, National emblems, British, French, Germany, and Spanish
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The ghost of Eustace Budgel Esqr. to the *man in blue most humbly inscrib'd to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales *see the Chinese Orphan, a tragedy for the reason of this term / [graphic]

24.
The ghost of Eustace Budgel Esqr. to the *man in blue most humbly inscrib'd to His Royal Highness

Published / Created:
[1742]
Call Number:
742.00.00.10+ Impression 1
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image and noted music
Abstract:
"A broadside satirising Robert Walpole with an etching in two parts. In the left-hand scene Frederick, Prince of Wales, stands with the Duke of Argyll and other gentlemen, pointing to the left where George II embraces Britannia. In the foreground, the...
Description:
Title from caption above image.
Publisher:
Printed for Eliza Haywood at Fame in the Piazza, Covent Garden, and sold by the printsellers and pamphlet shops of London and Westminster, according to act of Parliament
Subject (Geographic):
Cartagena (Colombia) and Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
George II, King of Great Britain, 1683-1760, Argyle, John Campbell, Duke of, 1680-1743, Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales, 1707-1751, Walpole, Robert, Earl of Orford, 1676-1745, Budgell, Eustace, 1686-1737, Vernon, Edward, 1684-1757, Haddock, Nicholas, 1686-1746, Wolsey, Thomas, 1475?-1530, Wentworth, Thomas, active 1741, and Churchill, Mary Walpole, Lady, 1725?-1801,
Subject (Topic):
English West Indian Expedition, 1739-1742, History, Britannia (Symbolic character), Political corruption, Death (Personification), Bribery, Crowns, Decapitations, Ghosts, Justice, Putti, National emblems, British, French, Germany, and Spanish
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The ghost of Eustace Budgel Esqr. to the *man in blue most humbly inscrib'd to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales *see the Chinese Orphan, a tragedy for the reason of this term / [graphic]

25.
The grounds [graphic].

Published / Created:
[1741]
Call Number:
741.03.07.02.2+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Satire on Robert Walpole, showing the grounds for the Motion to remove him from office. In the foreground an extravagantly dressed young woman, representing bribery and corruption, distributes lucrative offices to the clergy, judges, army officers an...
Description:
Title etched above image.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
Walpole, Robert, Earl of Orford, 1676-1745, Herring, Thomas, 1693-1757, and Courteville, Raphael, -1772
Subject (Topic):
Taxation, Misconduct in office, Great Britain, Politics and government, Clergy, Corruption, Lawyers, and Politcians
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The grounds [graphic].

26.
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)...
Alternative Title:
Glorious CCIIII and Glorious 204
Description:
Title from item.
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].

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.
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].

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