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1.
Bill for Sir Francis Child for military clothing, 1712 May 9.

Creator:
Peirce, Jeremiah
Call Number:
OSB MSS FILE 19610
Image Count:
2
Resource Type:
unspecified
Abstract:
Manuscript bill for scarves, livery lace, fringe and tassels purchased in 1711, issued to Sir Francis Child at Ludgate Hill
Description:
In English.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
Child, Francis, Sir, 1642-1713., Peirce, Jeremiah., and Great Britain. Army.
Subject (Topic):
Material culture
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Bill for Sir Francis Child for military clothing, 1712 May 9.

2.
Henry Bouquet : from the original in possession of Mrs. J. Francis Fisher

Creator:
Armstrong, William G., 1823-1890, artist, engraver
Published / Created:
[between 1860 and 1890?]
Call Number:
BrSides Box 2004 6
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Print shows a bust portrait of Henry Bouquet; body toward right, head toward center; based on the painting of Bouquet by Benjamin West
Description:
Title from caption below image.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Bouquet, Henry, 1719-1765, Great Britain. Army, Bouquet, Henry, 1719-1765., and Great Britain. Army.
Subject (Topic):
Officers and Armed Forces
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Henry Bouquet : from the original in possession of Mrs. J. Francis Fisher

3.
Henry Bouquet : from the original in possession of Mrs. J. Francis Fisher

Creator:
Armstrong, William G., 1823-1890, artist, engraver
Published / Created:
[between 1860 and 1890?]
Call Number:
BrSides Box 2024 7
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Print shows a bust portrait of Henry Bouquet; body toward right, head toward center; based on the painting of Bouquet by Benjamin West
Description:
Title from caption below image.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Bouquet, Henry, 1719-1765, Great Britain. Army, Bouquet, Henry, 1719-1765., and Great Britain. Army.
Subject (Topic):
Officers and Armed Forces
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Henry Bouquet : from the original in possession of Mrs. J. Francis Fisher

4.
Right Honble. Francis Rawdon Hastings, Earl of Moira [graphic]

Creator:
Baldrey, Joshua Kirby, 1754-1828, printmaker
Published / Created:
[9 August 1800]
Call Number:
Folio 53 Sh52 M78
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Portrait of Francis Rawdon Hastings, 1st Marquess of Hastings and 2nd Earl of Moira, after Reynolds (undescribed by Mannings); half-length, standing slightly to left against background of cloudy sky, with head turned and slightly tilted to look towards the viewer; wearing military uniform with epaulette on his right shoulder, dark neckerchief and white frill; in an oval, bordered by stippled line."--British Museum online catalogue, description of an earlier state
Alternative Title:
Right Honourable Francis Rawdon Hastings
Description:
Title etched below image., Printmaker identified as Joshua Kirby Baldrey; see description of the earlier state in the Catalogue of engraved British portraits preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum, v. 2, page 462, no. 11., Later state, with altered title and new publication line, of a print published 1 June 1784 by Joshua Kirby Baldrey. See British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1840,0808.93., Window mounted to 51 x 36 cm., and Mounted opposite page 656 (leaf numbered '105' in pencil) in volume 4 of an extra-illustrated copy of: Moore, T. Memoirs of the life of the Right Honourable Richard Brinsley Sheridan.
Publisher:
Publish'd August 9, 1800, by Anthy. Molteno, printseller to Her Royal Highness the Dutchess of York, 29 Pall Mall
Subject (Geographic):
India and India.
Subject (Name):
Hastings, Francis Rawdon-Hastings, Marquess of, 1754-1826,, Hastings, Francis Rawdon-Hastings, Marquess of, 1754-1826., Great Britain. Army, and Great Britain. Army.
Subject (Topic):
Officers, Governors general, Armed Forces, Governors, and British
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Right Honble. Francis Rawdon Hastings, Earl of Moira [graphic]

5.
Samuel Noyes diary : manuscript

Creator:
Noyes, Samuel, -1740
Published / Created:
1705 April 20-1706 November 2.
Call Number:
Osborn c734
Container / Volume:
Box
Image Count:
108
Resource Type:
text
Abstract:
Autograph diary recording the experiences and thoughts of the Reverend Samuel Noyes during his service in the Low Countries with the Earl of Orkney's regiment of foot guard in 1705-1706. In addition to a lengthy account of the Battle of Ramillies (23 May 1706), the diary contains daily entries describing life on campaign; events in encampments and during marches; and Noyes' extensive correspondence with members of the Anglican hierarchy
Description:
Dr. Samuel Noyes (died 1740) was educated at King's College, Cambridge and ordained in 1688. He was Chaplain to the Earl of Orkney's regiment of foot guard from 1692 until 1709, after which he served as rector in multiple English parishes. He was appointed Canon of Winchester Cathedral in 1731., In English., Title devised by cataloger., Accompanied by a 19th-century typescript carbon transcript prepared by T. H. Noyes., and Binding: original wallet-style parchment with tongue-flap closure.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain. and Belgium.
Subject (Name):
Hamilton, George, Earl of Orkney, 1666-1737., Noyes, Samuel, -1740., Great Britain. Army., and Great Britain. Army
Subject (Topic):
Chaplains, Military life, Military chaplains, Spanish Succession, War of, 1701-1714, Campaigns, and Early works to 1800
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Samuel Noyes diary : manuscript

6.
The cropper [graphic].

Published / Created:
[June 1749]
Call Number:
749.06.01.01
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A satire on the 9 June 1749 order from His Royal Highness the Duke of Cumberland to have the uniforms of three regiments of footguards shortened some three inches for the sake of convenience on marches. The group of guards are shown protesting (most with speech bubbles above their heads) in an open space with the Banqueting House, Whitehall, and Holbein's Gate, Westminster forming the perimeter
Description:
Title from caption below image. and Publication date from British Museum catalogue: [1 June 1794].
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
William Augustus, Prince, Duke of Cumberland, 1721-1765 and Great Britain. Army.
Subject (Topic):
Military uniforms and Military personnel
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The cropper [graphic].

7.
The military nurse, or, Modern officer [graphic]

Creator:
Attwold, R., active 1750, printmaker
Published / Created:
publish'd according to act of Parliament, March 28th 1750.
Call Number:
750.03.28.02
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A tall soldier with a pike in his right hand, holds in his left one the leading strings of a child officer. The officer, moving with an awkward gate, is trying to balance on his thigh a pole of an enormous British flag. His oversized sword dangles below his knees. Behind the two of them, in the background, several soldiers with muskets on their shoulders march by.
Alternative Title:
Modern officer
Description:
Title from item., Two columns of verse below title: By dear mama's petition, and good papa's purse, Jacky gets a commission ..., Companion print to: The naval nurse, or, Modern commander., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Temporary local subject terms: Nursemaids: 'military nurse' -- Union Jack -- Escutcheons.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
Great Britain. Army.
Subject (Topic):
Nepotism, Corruption, Military uniforms, Flags, and British
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The military nurse, or, Modern officer [graphic]

8.
The military nurse, or, Modern officer [graphic]

Creator:
Attwold, R., active 1750, printmaker
Published / Created:
[not before 1764]
Call Number:
764.00.00.02
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A tall soldier with a pike in his right hand, holds in his left one the leading strings of a child officer. The officer, moving with an awkward gate, is trying to balance on his thigh a pole of an enormous British flag. His oversized sword dangles below his knees. Behind the two of them, in the background, several soldiers with muskets on their shoulders march by.
Alternative Title:
Modern officer
Description:
Title etched below image., Earliest publication date of this edition based on that of Carington Bowles's separation of his own business from his father's. See: Maxted, I. London book trades., Two columns of verse below title: By dear mama's petition, and good papa's purse Jacky gets a commission ..., Companion print to: The naval nurse, or Modern commander., Temporary local subject terms: Nursemaids: 'military nurse' -- Union Jack - Escutcheons., and Watermark: Royal arms at top of sheet; countermark band at bottom of sheet.
Publisher:
Printed for Carington Bowles, Map & Printseller in St. Pauls Church Yard, London
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
Great Britain. Army.
Subject (Topic):
Nepotism, Corruption, Military uniforms, Flags, and British
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The military nurse, or, Modern officer [graphic]