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1.
Fonthill House in Wiltshire, the seat of William Beckford Esqr [graphic]

Creator:
Angus, William, 1752-1821, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1 March 1800]
Call Number:
Babb-Beckford no. 79
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"View of park, with lake in the centre, the house on the other side of the lake, two figures under trees in the left foreground, one standing and playing the flue, the other sitting and listening, herd and flock to the right; after JMW Turner (Wilton 334)."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate from: Angus, W. The seats of the nobility and gentry in Great Britain ... [Islington] : Published by W. Angus ..., Feby. 1, 1787 [i.e. 1787-1815], "Pl. 50"--Upper right corner., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Publisher:
Published as the act directs March 1st, 1800, by W. Angus, No. 4 Gwynne's Buildings, Islington
Subject (Name):
Beckford, William, 1709-1770
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts and Estates
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Fonthill House in Wiltshire, the seat of William Beckford Esqr [graphic]

2.
Fonthill House in Wiltshire, the seat of William Beckford Esqr [graphic]

Creator:
Angus, William, 1752-1821, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1 March 1800]
Call Number:
Babb-Beckford no. 80
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"View of park, with lake in the centre, the house on the other side of the lake, two figures under trees in the left foreground, one standing and playing the flue, the other sitting and listening, herd and flock to the right; after JMW Turner (Wilton 334)."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate from: Angus, W. The seats of the nobility and gentry in Great Britain ... [Islington] : Published by W. Angus ..., Feby. 1, 1787 [i.e. 1787-1815], "Pl. 50"--Upper right corner., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., 1 print : steel engraving on wove paper ; sheet 20.4 x 26.3 cm., and Sheet trimmed to plate mark.
Publisher:
Published as the act directs March 1st, 1800, by W. Angus, No. 4 Gwynne's Buildings, Islington
Subject (Name):
Beckford, William, 1709-1770
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts and Estates
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Fonthill House in Wiltshire, the seat of William Beckford Esqr [graphic]

3.
The Right Honble. Willm. Beckford Esqr., Lord Mayor & Member of Parliament for the City of London

Creator:
Dixon, John, approximately 1740-1811, printmaker
Published / Created:
published as the act directs, A.D. 1770.
Call Number:
Babb-Beckford no. 16+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Portrait, three-quarter length directed to right, looking towards the viewer, left hand resting on a scroll labelled 'Magna Charta', beside mace and sword on a table, holding 'Bill of Rights' in right hand, wearing fur-trimmed cloak and chain of office, a waistcoat with embroidered hem, and chin-length wig; before plate reduced."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Right Honorable William Beckford Esqr
Description:
Title etched below image., State from: Smith, J.C. British mezzotinto portraits., "London" and "published as the act directs, A.D. 1770" precede "Printed for Carington Bowles ..." at bottom of plate., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., 1 print : mezzotint on laid paper ; plate mark 35.7 x 25.5 cm, on sheet 41.5 x 27.8 cm., and Imperfect; date in imprint statement has been erased from sheet.
Publisher:
Printed for Carington Bowles, No. 69 in St. Pauls Church Yard
Subject (Name):
Beckford, William, 1709-1770
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The Right Honble. Willm. Beckford Esqr., Lord Mayor & Member of Parliament for the City of London this being the second time of his mayoralty & the third time of his representing that city in Parliament / [graphic]

4.
The Right Honble. Willm. Beckford Esqr., Lord Mayor & Member of Parliament for the City of London

Creator:
Dixon, John, approximately 1740-1811, printmaker
Published / Created:
published as the act directs, A.D. 1770.
Call Number:
Babb-Beckford no. 15+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Portrait, three-quarter length directed to right, looking towards the viewer, left hand resting on a scroll labelled 'Magna Charta', beside mace and sword on a table, holding 'Bill of Rights' in right hand, wearing fur-trimmed cloak and chain of office, a waistcoat with embroidered hem, and chin-length wig; before plate reduced."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Right Honorable William Beckford Esqr
Description:
Title etched below image., State from: Smith, J.C. British mezzotinto portraits., "London" and "published as the act directs, A.D. 1770" precede "Printed for Carington Bowles ..." at bottom of plate., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., and Matted to 54 x 43 cm.
Publisher:
Printed for Carington Bowles, No. 69 in St. Pauls Church Yard
Subject (Name):
Beckford, William, 1709-1770
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The Right Honble. Willm. Beckford Esqr., Lord Mayor & Member of Parliament for the City of London this being the second time of his mayoralty & the third time of his representing that city in Parliament / [graphic]

5.
Monument to the memory of Alderman Beckford in Guildhall [graphic]

Creator:
Grainger, W., printmaker
Published / Created:
[not before 1771]
Call Number:
Babb-Beckford no. 4
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title etched below image., Artist of the statue identified as F.J. Moore in the Catalogue of engraved British portraits., Date of publication based on the dates of other prints showing Beckford's monument, which was completed in 1772. See Catalogue of engraved British portraits preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum, v. 1, pages 151-152., Probably an illustration to a book., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Beckford, William, 1709-1770
Subject (Topic):
Monuments
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Monument to the memory of Alderman Beckford in Guildhall [graphic]

6.
Fonthill [graphic] : splendens ao. 1805

Creator:
Higham, Thomas, 1796-1844, printmaker
Published / Created:
January, 1829.
Call Number:
Babb-Beckford no. 110+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate from: Hoare, R.C. The history of modern Wiltshire: hundred of Dunworth and vale of Noddre. London : Printed by and for John Bowyer Nichols and son ..., 1829., and "Plate IV."--Above image.
Publisher:
Published by Sir R.C. Hoare, Bart
Subject (Name):
Beckford, William, 1709-1770
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts and Dwellings
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Fonthill [graphic] : splendens ao. 1805

7.
[Satire on Lord Bute, the Duke of Bedford, Earl Talbot, Lord Mansfield, Hogarth, Smollett, and

Creator:
Sandby, Paul, 1731-1809, printmaker
Published / Created:
[September 1762]
Call Number:
762.09.00.09+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Printmaker, title, and publication date from British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark at bottom., and Temporary local subject terms: Peace: peace negotiations with France, 1762.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Edward Augustus, Prince, Duke of York and Albany, 1739-1767, William Augustus, Prince, Duke of Cumberland, 1721-1765, Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792, Saint James's Palace (London, England), Bedford, John Russell, Duke of, 1710-1771, Drummond, Robert Hay, 1711-1776, Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, Holland, Henry Fox, Baron, 1705-1774, Hawke, Edward Hawke, Baron, 1705-1781, Beckford, William, 1709-1770, Churchill, Charles, 1731-1764, Temple, Richard Grenville-Temple, Earl, 1711-1779, Nivernais, Louis Jules Barbon Mancini-Mazarini, duc de, 1716-1798, Mansfield, William Murray, Earl of, 1705-1793, and Newcastle, Thomas Pelham-Holles, Duke of, 1693-1768
Subject (Topic):
John Bull (Symbolic character)
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > [Satire on Lord Bute, the Duke of Bedford, Earl Talbot, Lord Mansfield, Hogarth, Smollett, and others] [graphic].

8.
A late Lord Mayor of London from the marble statue of Mr. Moore lately exhibited in Pall Mall

Published / Created:
[1772]
Call Number:
772.00.00.54
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title etched above image., Publication date in British Museum catalogue: June 21, 1770., Sheet trimmed within plate mark on sides., and Temporary local subject terms: Statues: statue of William Beckford by John Francis Moore, 1772 -- Speeches: reference to Beckford's speech in the House of Commons, November 1766 -- Male dress: alderman's robes.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Beckford, William, 1709-1770
Subject (Topic):
Britannia (Symbolic character)
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > A late Lord Mayor of London from the marble statue of Mr. Moore lately exhibited in Pall Mall. [graphic]

9.
A scene at St. Ja---'s, or, The courtiers attempting to bridle the tongue of the late worthy Lord

Published / Created:
[1770]
Call Number:
770.12.00.04 Impression 1
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Alternative Title:
Courtiers attempting to bridle the tongue of the late worthy Lord Mayor and Scene at St. James's
Description:
Title from item., Publication date in Stephens: May 30, 1770., Plate from: The Oxford magazine, or, Universal museum ... London : Printed for the authors, v. 4 (1770), p. 266., Temporary local subject terms: Interiors: St. James's Palace, Reception Room -- Bridles -- Whips -- Female dress: watch -- Ellis Welbore, Baron Mendip, 1713-1792 -- James Townshend, 1737-1787., and Mounted to 38 x 28 cm.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Augusta, Princess of Wales, 1719-1772, Beckford, William, 1709-1770, Hertford, Francis Seymour Conway, Marquess of, 1719-1794, Pomfret, George Fermor, Earl of, 1722-1785, and Wilkes, John, 1725-1797
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > A scene at St. Ja---'s, or, The courtiers attempting to bridle the tongue of the late worthy Lord Mayor [graphic].

10.
A stir in the city, or, Some folks at Guild-Hall [graphic].

Published / Created:
[1754]
Call Number:
754.04.00.02+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Satire on the election of April 1754; the elected candidates chaired to Guildhall; the first state without the results of the poll in the foreground."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Some folks at Guild-Hall
Description:
Title from item., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., Earlier state, without "Ministers of propagation" inscribed below a group of clergymen in upper left background., Eight stanzas of verse in four columns below title: O! see my raree shew good folks, all you who love election jokes ..., Plate numbered 'No. 3' on lower right., and Temporary local subject terms: Lottery: allusion to profits from lottery -- Shows: allusion to raree show -- Bills: Jews Naturalization Bill, 1753 -- Societies: Propagation of the Gospel -- Silversmiths: B. Jiffles -- Buildings -- Trades: butchers -- Newspapers: The Public Advertiser -- City of London: contest for representation of the City -- Quackery -- Livery of London: address to the Livery of London by A. Freeport, Feb. 1754 -- Literature: Address to the Livery of London by Andrew Freeport, 1754 -- Elections: parliamentary elections, 1754 -- Bridges: allusion to the Blackfriars Bridge -- Armine Wodehouse, 5th bt., ca. 1714-1777
Publisher:
Sold by John Smith at Hogarths Head, opposite Wood Street, Cheapside
Subject (Name):
Bethel, Slingsby, 1695-1758, Holland, Henry Fox, Baron, 1705-1774, Barnard, John, 1681-1770, Beckford, William, 1709-1770, Calvert, William, Sir, ?1703-1761, Ladbroke, Robert, Sir, 1713-1773, Glyn, Richard, Sir, 1711-1773, Gascoyne, Crisp, Sir, 1700-1761, Gardiner, Richard, 1723-1781, Ward, Joshua, 1685-1761, Squires, Mary, -1762, Carnarvon, James Brydges, Marquis of, 1731-1789, Gideon, Sampson, 1699-1762, Townshend, George Townshend, Marquis, 1724-1807, Henley, John, 1692-1756, Freeport, Andrew, Sir, and Guildhall (London, England),
Subject (Topic):
Jews, Clergy, and Political elections
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > A stir in the city, or, Some folks at Guild-Hall [graphic].