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1.
Jack's return after Lord Howe's glorious victory to the tune of Oh! dear what can the matter be

Published / Created:
[1 August 1794]
Call Number:
794.08.01.03 Impression 1
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
The print celebrates the British defeat of the French and Spanish in the Battle of the First of June 1794 under the command of Admiral Richard Howe. A British sailor stands on a wharf in front a pub, silhouetted by two British flags; he is grinning at...
Description:
Title engraved below image.
Publisher:
Publish'd 1st Augt. 1794 by Laurie & Whittle, No. 53 Fleet Street, London
Subject (Topic):
First of June, Battle of the, 1794, Bars, Sailors, British, Victories, and Sailing ships
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Jack's return after Lord Howe's glorious victory to the tune of Oh! dear what can the matter be. [graphic]

2.
The Corsican whipping top in full spin!!! [graphic]

Creator:
Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878, printmaker
Published / Created:
[11 April 1814]
Call Number:
814.04.11.01+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A (tricolour) top with the head of Napoleon spins, above the ground, savagely lashed by representatives of the Allies. His arms and his legs have already been severed from his body, now represented only by the madly spinning top. The most violently a...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. April 11th, 1814, by H. Humphrey, St. James's Strt
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
Alexander I, Emperor of Russia, 1777-1825, Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821, Charles XIV John, King of Sweden and Norway, 1763-1844, Bonaparte, François-Charles-Joseph, Herzog von Reichstadt, 1811-1832, Marie Louise, Empress, consort of Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1791-1847, Schwarzenberg, Karl Philipp, Fürst zu, 1771-1820, Blücher, Gebhard Leberecht von, 1742-1819, Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852, Francis I, Emperor of Austria, 1768-1835, Joseph Bonaparte, King of Spain, 1768-1844, Joachim Murat, King of Naples, 1767-1815, and William I, King of the Netherlands, 1772-1843
Subject (Topic):
Campaigns of 1813-1814, Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815, Carriages & coaches, Crowns, Demons, Emperors, Kings, Military uniforms, Tops (Toys), Victories, War allies, and Whipping
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The Corsican whipping top in full spin!!! [graphic]

3.
[Arrival of the flotilla of Admiral Howe into Portsmouth Harbour on 1 June 1794] [art original].

Creator:
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, artist
Published / Created:
[1794]
Call Number:
Drawings R79 no. 17 Box D207
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title from dealer's description.
Subject (Geographic):
Portsmouth (England)
Subject (Name):
Howe, Richard Howe, Earl, 1726-1799.
Subject (Topic):
First of June, Battle of the, 1794, Harbors, Warships, British, French, Crowds, Cannons, Carriages & coaches, Peg legs, and Victories
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > [Arrival of the flotilla of Admiral Howe into Portsmouth Harbour on 1 June 1794] [art original].