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1. Great Britain and Ireland's yawn [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- [11 October 1743]
- Call Number:
- Folio 724 C2 738
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A large, full-face portrait of Sir Robert Walpole yawning violently
- Description:
- Title engraved below image., Fourteen lines of verse in two columns below title: More he had said, but yawn'd. All nature nods: What mortal can resist the yawn of gods? ... Dunciad., For a similar print. Cf. No. 2607 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 3., and With spine title: Caricatures anglaise 1740.
- Publisher:
- Octor. 11th 1743, publish'd by G. Bickham in May's Buildings
- Subject (Name):
- Walpole, Robert, Earl of Orford, 1676-1745
- Subject (Topic):
- Yawning
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Great Britain and Ireland's yawn [graphic].
2. The studious yawner [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- published as the act directs, A.D. 1769.
- Call Number:
- 769.00.00.10+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Description:
- Title from item., Plate numbered 'No. 3' in lower left corner., Four lines of verse in two columns below title: Ye wakeful read what drowsy men compose and feel the yawning charms of sleepy prose ..., Companion print to: The drowsy dame., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Temporary local subject terms: Candlelight pictures -- Lighting: candle with a screen.
- Publisher:
- Printed for Carington Bowles, Map & Printseller, at No. 69 in St. Pauls Church Yard, London
- Subject (Topic):
- Reading and Yawning
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The studious yawner [graphic].
3. The drowsy dame [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- published as the act directs, A.D. 1769.
- Call Number:
- 769.00.00.11+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Description:
- Title engraved below image., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., Four lines of verse in two columns below title: What raptures steal thro' ev'ry nerve and vein, when the mouth yawns and when the muscles strain ..., Companion print to: The studious yawner., Plate numbered 'No. 4' 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: Candlelight pictures -- Lighting: candle with a screen -- Yawning -- Sewing., and Watermark: Grapes.
- Publisher:
- Printed for Carington Bowles, Map & Printseller, at No. 69 in St. Pauls Church Yard, London
- Subject (Topic):
- Yawning and Candles
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The drowsy dame [graphic].
4. The drowsy contrast, or, Turtle & bone soup macaronies [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- Novr. 26, 1772.
- Call Number:
- 772.11.26.01.2
- Collection Title:
- Leaf 35. Darly's comic-prints of characters, caricatures, macaronies, &c.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Social satire: two men, one in traditional wig and the other in Macaroni costume, both seated yawning."--British Museum online catalogue
- Alternative Title:
- Turtle & bone soup macaronies and Turtle and bone soup macaronies
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Sheet trimmed to plate mark on bottom edge., Plate numbered '23' in upper right corner., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., Temporary local subject terms: Macaronies -- Canes -- Furniture: Armchair -- Upholstered sofa., and Watermark: countermark IV, partially trimmed.
- Publisher:
- Publish'd according to act by M. Darly, 39 Strand
- Subject (Topic):
- Dandies, British, Chairs, Sofas, Staffs (Sticks), and Yawning
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The drowsy contrast, or, Turtle & bone soup macaronies [graphic].
5. He! Ho! Heavy, dull and insipid by all that's good [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- published as the act directs, 2d Jany. 1772.
- Call Number:
- 772.01.02.01+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Satire on false piety: a man wearing a dressing-gown and white night-cap seated reading a book of 'Sleepy Sermons' beside a table, twisting to right and yawning with one hand raised in the air."--British Museum online catalogue, description of a variant state
- Description:
- Title engraved below image., Variant state, with publication date and without plate number. Cf. No. 4514 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 4., and Temporary local subject terms: Male dress: dressing gown -- Nightcap -- Sleepy sermons.
- Publisher:
- Printed for Carington Bowles, Map & Printseller, No. 69 in St. Paul's Church Yard, London
- Subject (Topic):
- Yawning, Reading, and Books
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > He! Ho! Heavy, dull and insipid by all that's good [graphic].
6. The drowsy contrast, or, Turtle & bone soup macaronies [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- Novr. 26, 1772.
- Call Number:
- Folio 724 776D
- Collection Title:
- Leaf 35. Darly's comic-prints of characters, caricatures, macaronies, &c.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Social satire: two men, one in traditional wig and the other in Macaroni costume, both seated yawning."--British Museum online catalogue
- Alternative Title:
- Turtle & bone soup macaronies and Turtle and bone soup macaronies
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Sheet trimmed to plate mark on bottom edge., Plate numbered '23' in upper right corner., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., Temporary local subject terms: Macaronies -- Canes -- Furniture: Armchair -- Upholstered sofa., First of two plates on leaf 35., and 1 print : etching on laid paper ; plate mark 17.7 x 25 cm, on sheet 44.4 x 27.5 cm.
- Publisher:
- Publish'd according to act by M. Darly, 39 Strand
- Subject (Topic):
- Dandies, British, Chairs, Sofas, Staffs (Sticks), and Yawning
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The drowsy contrast, or, Turtle & bone soup macaronies [graphic].
7. [The connoisseur and tired boy] [graphic]
- Creator:
- Dawe, Philip, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- published as the act directs 1st Novr. 1773.
- Call Number:
- 773.11.01.01++
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Satire on connoisseurs: a man holds up a candle to examine a painted landscape in a heavy frame, which is held up for him by a yawning boy; the candle flame is shielded by the man's hand."--British Museum online catalogue, description of a later state
- Alternative Title:
- Connoisseur
- Description:
- Title from later state described in the British Museum catalogue., Early state. No title is present; the names of the artist, publisher, and printmaker are engraved directly beneath image; and the publication line with date is at the bottom of the plate. For a later state with title added and artist and printmaker names removed, published in 1776 by Sayer & Bennett, see No. 4621 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 4., Sheet trimmed to plate mark at bottom., Temporary local subject terms: Lighting: candlestick -- Yawns -- Painting: frame -- Candle lighting picture., and Matted to 72 x 56 cm.
- Publisher:
- R. Sayer
- Subject (Topic):
- Candles, Yawning, and Paintings
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > [The connoisseur and tired boy] [graphic]
8. A long story [graphic]
- Published / Created:
- [25 April 1782]
- Call Number:
- Folio 49 3563 v.1 (Oversize)
- Collection Title:
- Volume 1, page 36. Etchings by Henry William Bunbury, Esq. and after his designs.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "A number of men seated round a circular table over the wine manifesting sleepiness or exhaustion in different ways, while an officer in regimentals harangues them on some campaign. He sits over the table, in profile to the right, gesticulating with outstretched arms over a plan drawn on the table-cloth. Two overturned wine-glasses lie in front of him, two empty bottles stand on the table. On the farther side of the table a man stands up, stretching and yawning violently. His neighbour on his right also yawns; the man on his left supports his head on his hands, scowling at the speaker through half-closed eyes. Next him (right) a man in profile to the left holding a wine-glass yawns widely. Two others in profile to the right are asleep in attitudes of extreme weariness. A very fat man, sitting on the left. I turned away from the table, with outstretched legs in top-boots, yawns violently. From the right enters a servant with tousled hair, wearing a striped jersey; he is bringing in a boot-jack and pair of slippers, he too is yawning violently. In the foreground are two dogs."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., and Mounted on page 36 in volume 1 of: Etchings by Henry William Bunbury, Esq. and after his designs.
- Publisher:
- Publishd. April 25, 1782, by J.R. Smith, No. 83 opposite the Pantheon, Oxford Street
- Subject (Topic):
- Boredom, Dogs, Eating & drinking, Sleeping, Storytelling, and Yawning
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > A long story [graphic]
9. Morning preparation [graphic].
- Creator:
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [25 February 1785]
- Call Number:
- 785.02.25.01+
- Collection Title:
- Verso of leaf 91. Darly's comic-prints of characters, caricatures, macaronies, &c.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "A companion print to British Museum Satires No. 6791. Fox, North, and Burke in a poverty-stricken room: North (left), seated in a low arm-chair, leans back yawning, arms above his head, legs stretched out. On the wall above his head hangs a broken pair of bellows, emblem of his Borean blast. Burke, (right), very thin, seated on a three-legged stool, is mending the breeches which he has taken off. Behind his head is a spider in the centre of a cobweb. Between and behind them stands Fox, in the attitude of an orator, right arm raised, rehearsing a speech and regarding himself in a cracked mirror (right) which reflects his anxious and gloomy expression. Above his head a dark lantern, emblem of a conspirator, hangs on the wall (cf. British Museum Satires No. 6784, &c)."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Printmaker from the British Museum catalogue., Publication date of 25 April 1785 supplied by the British Museum catalogue for an impression lacking the imprint statement; this date apparently based on that of the companion print entitled: Evening consolation., Temporary local subject terms: Furniture: Armchairs -- Broken bellows -- Lighting: Dark lantern -- Emblems: Dark lantern of conspiracy -- Bellows as emblem of Ld. North., Watermark in center of sheet: J Whatman., and Mounted to 37 x 31 cm.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. Feby. 25th, 1785, by H. Humphrey, New Bond Street
- Subject (Geographic):
- England.
- Subject (Name):
- Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, and North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792
- Subject (Topic):
- Politicians, Yawning, Public speaking, Sewing, Interiors, Poverty, Chairs, Stools, Mirrors, Bellows, Lanterns, Spiders, and Cobwebs
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Morning preparation [graphic].
