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1.
Court of Common Pleas, Westminster Hall [graphic]

Creator:
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1 June 1808]
Call Number:
Quarto 646 808 M58 v.1
Collection Title:
V. 1 Microcosm of London.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Interior of the court in session, in Westminster Hall; a tapestry with royal arms at back of room."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate numbered in upper right, above image: Plate 23., and Plate from: Microcosm of London. London : R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, No. 101 Strand, [1808-1810?], v. 1, opposite page 203.
Publisher:
Pub. 1st June 1808 at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
England and London.
Subject (Name):
England. Court of Common Pleas, and Westminster Hall (London, England),
Subject (Topic):
Courtrooms, Interiors, and Judicial proceedings
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Court of Common Pleas, Westminster Hall [graphic]

2.
Westminster Hall [graphic]

Creator:
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1 December 1809]
Call Number:
Topos L847 no. 127+
Collection Title:
V. 3 Microcosm of London.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Interior view of Westminster Hall, showing the grand hammerbeam roof; groups of figures cluster in hall."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate numbered in upper right, above image: Plate 94., and Plate from: Microcosm of London. London : R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, No. 101 Strand, [1808-1810?], v. 3, opposite page 235.
Publisher:
Pub. Decr. 1st, 1809, at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
London (England), England, and London.
Subject (Name):
Westminster Palace (London, England), and Westminster Hall (London, England),
Subject (Topic):
Interiors, Halls, Roofs, and Ceilings
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Westminster Hall [graphic]

3.
Westminster Hall [graphic]

Creator:
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1 December 1809]
Call Number:
Quarto 646 808 M58 v.3
Collection Title:
V. 3 Microcosm of London.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Interior view of Westminster Hall, showing the grand hammerbeam roof; groups of figures cluster in hall."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate numbered in upper right, above image: Plate 94., Plate from: Microcosm of London. London : R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, No. 101 Strand, [1808-1810?], v. 3, opposite page 235., and 1 print : aquatint and etching on wove paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 28.2 x 23.7 cm, on sheet 34 x 27 cm.
Publisher:
Pub. Decr. 1st, 1809, at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
London (England), England, and London.
Subject (Name):
Westminster Palace (London, England), and Westminster Hall (London, England),
Subject (Topic):
Interiors, Halls, Roofs, and Ceilings
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Westminster Hall [graphic]

4.
A view of the court sitting on the trial of Warren Hastings Esqr. in Westminster Hall [graphic]

Creator:
Prattent, Thomas, active 1780-1796, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1 May 1788]
Call Number:
646 802 M243 v.4 pt.1
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Trial scene; Court of Peers in Westminster Hall, galleries packed with spectators."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate from: The lady's magazine, or, Entertaining companion for the fair sex ..., v. 19 (April 1788)., A key to the image, labeled A-Q, is etched on either side of title., Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark with loss of periodical name from upper margin. Missing text supplied from a more perfect impression., "Ladys magazine"--Above image., Mounted to 27.1 x 17.9 cm., and Mounted after page 182 in volume 4 part 1 of an extra-illustrated copy of: Malcolm, J.P. Londinium redivivum, or, An antient history and modern description of London.
Publisher:
Pubd. May 1st, 1788, according to act of Parliament by G. Robinson & Co., Pater Noster Row
Subject (Name):
Hastings, Warren, 1732-1818 and Westminster Hall (London, England),
Subject (Topic):
Impeachment, Government officials, Judicial proceedings, and Spectators
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > A view of the court sitting on the trial of Warren Hastings Esqr. in Westminster Hall [graphic]

5.
[The champion of the King at the coronation of William and Mary] [graphic]

Creator:
Pickaert, Pieter, 1668 or 9-ca. 1732, printmaker
Published / Created:
[between 1688 and 1698]
Call Number:
689.04.11.02
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"The King's champion challenges anyone opposing the King's authority; the King standing underneath a large drapery in a room of his palace on the left; courtiers surround him; his champion standing in the centre; three knights on horseback approach from the right; spectators in the back."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title devised by cataloger., Date range for publication from the British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1849,0210.500., Series title given in the British Museum online catalogue: Engelants Schoutonneel., Two lines of text in Dutch on the left below image: S. Konings voorvegter daagt aldie geen die Koning William de III ..., Two lines of text in French on the right below image: Le champion du Roy fait un défi á tous ceux ..., and Temporary local subject terms: Joint coronation of William III and Mary II, April 11, 1689 -- Coronation challenge -- Coronation cups: silver-gilt chalice -- Champion of the King -- Yeomen of the Guard -- Royal canopies -- Constable's staff -- Royal arms upon shield -- Coronation banquet in the Westminster Hall -- Corner chairs -- Heralds -- Corinthian columns -- Westminster Hall -- Wall decoration -- Halberds -- Gloves: gauntlets -- Lion & unicorn -- Coronation costume.
Publisher:
Adriaan Schoonebeek
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain
Subject (Name):
William III, King of England, 1650-1702, Mary II, Queen of England, 1662-1694, and Westminster Hall (London, England),
Subject (Topic):
Coronation, History, Interiors, Coronations, Draperies, Chandeliers, Columns, Windows, Ceremonial maces, Crowns, Knights, and Spectators
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > [The champion of the King at the coronation of William and Mary] [graphic]

6.
Ciuitatis Westmonasteriensis pars [graphic]

Creator:
Hollar, Wenceslaus, 1607-1677, printmaker
Published / Created:
[approximately 1800?]
Call Number:
646 802 M243 v.4 pt.1
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Westminster from the river; view of Westminster abbey taken from mid-stream, with the Parliament on the left the Hall and Westminster stairs in the centre; boats in the foreground."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched at top of plate., Initial letters of printmaker's name in signature form a monogram., Restrike (probably retouched) of a print originally published in 1647 as part of a series of eight. See Adams., Approximate publication date from Adams, who notes that printsellers such as Laurie & Whittle were selling impressions on wove paper of the prints in this series at the turn of the 19th century. Decades earlier, the publishers Sayer and Bennett had offered impressions "on very good paper" in their 1775 catalogue, writing that the original plates had been "carefully cleaned" (that is, the worn lines had likely been re-engraved)., Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark with some loss of image from right and left sides., Mounted to 20.5 x 27.2 cm., and Mounted before page 175 in volume 4 part 1 of an extra-illustrated copy of: Malcolm, J.P. Londinium redivivum, or, An antient history and modern description of London.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
Thames River (England), and London (England)
Subject (Name):
Westminster Abbey,, Westminster Hall (London, England),, and Westminster Palace (London, England),
Subject (Topic):
Capitols, Abbeys, Rivers, and Boats
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Ciuitatis Westmonasteriensis pars [graphic]

7.
Term time, or, The lawyers all alive in Westminster Hall [art original]

Creator:
Dighton, Robert, 1752-1814, artist
Published / Created:
[1795]
Call Number:
Drawings D574 no. 7 Box D205
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A watercolor drawing of a scene in Westminster Hall with three judges presiding over a crowded courtroom
Alternative Title:
Lawyers all alive in Westminster Hall and Peep into the Court of Kings Bench
Description:
Title "A peep into the Court of Kings Bench" written in lower margin but scored through; a new title "Term time or The lawyers all alive in Westminster Hall" is written below in the same hand., Signed by the artist in lower right corner of image., Date from: Padbury, D. View of Dightons., and Numbered "557" beneath lower left corner of image.
Subject (Name):
Westminster Hall (London, England),
Subject (Topic):
Courtrooms, Judicial proceedings, Lawyers, Judges, and Juries
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Term time, or, The lawyers all alive in Westminster Hall [art original]

8.
The trial of Lord Strafford [graphic]

Creator:
Collyer, Joseph, 1748-1827, printmaker
Published / Created:
[10 October 1774]
Call Number:
774.10.01.04
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title from item., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., Image contained within an ornamental frame., Book illustration. Placement instructions above image: Vol. X, pa. 29., and Temporary local subject terms: Historical illustrations: Lord Strafford's treason trial, 1641.
Publisher:
Published as the act directs, 10 Oct. 1774, by J. Johnson, St. Pauls Church Yd.
Subject (Name):
Strafford, Thomas Wentworth, Earl of, 1593-1641. and Westminster Hall (London, England),
Subject (Topic):
Interiors and Judicial proceedings
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The trial of Lord Strafford [graphic]

9.
A flat between two sharps [graphic].

Published / Created:
14 Feb. 1791.
Call Number:
791.02.14.02.2+ Impression 1
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A simple-looking countryman scratches his head as he stands between a solicitor and a barrister in front of Westminster Hall; the solicitor, on the left, taps his nose and grins towards the viewer. The barrister with a watch and chain with fobs hanging from his vest holds four documents tied with string in his left hand. Two barristers are seen entering Westminster Hall in the distance (left). In the center of the design, lower edge, the title is represented by musical notations for sharps and flats -- a flat between two sharps
Description:
Title from text below image., Design attributed to Dighton., Verse below title: Law is like a fashion, folks are bewitched to get into it. It is also like bad weather, most people are very glad when they get out of it., Companion print to: A sharp between two flats., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., Numbered '605' in lower left corner., Later issue of No. 3763 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 3., 1 print : mezzotint on laid paper ; sheet 34 x 25 cm, mounted to 35 x 26 cm., Sheet trimmed within plate mark, resulting in partial loss of imprint and plate number., and Music notes below image removed.
Publisher:
Printed for & sold by Carington Bowles, No. 69 St. Paul's Church Yard, London
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Name):
Westminster Hall (London, England),
Subject (Topic):
Clocks & watches, Clothing & dress, Customer relations, and Lawyers
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > A flat between two sharps [graphic].

10.
A flat between two sharps [graphic].

Published / Created:
14 Feb. 1791.
Call Number:
Folio 75 C697 770
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A simple-looking countryman scratches his head as he stands between a solicitor and a barrister in front of Westminster Hall; the solicitor, on the left, taps his nose and grins towards the viewer. The barrister with a watch and chain with fobs hanging from his vest holds four documents tied with string in his left hand. Two barristers are seen entering Westminster Hall in the distance (left). In the center of the design, lower edge, the title is represented by musical notations for sharps and flats -- a flat between two sharps
Description:
Title from text below image., Design attributed to Dighton., Verse below title: Law is like a fashion, folks are bewitched to get into it. It is also like bad weather, most people are very glad when they get out of it., Companion print to: A sharp between two flats., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., Numbered '605' in lower left corner., Later issue of No. 3763 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 3., No. 43 in a bound in a collection of 69 prints with a manuscript title page: A collection of drolleries., and Bound in half red morocco with marbled paper boards and spine title "Facetious" in gold lettering.
Publisher:
Printed for & sold by Carington Bowles, No. 69 St. Paul's Church Yard, London
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Name):
Westminster Hall (London, England),
Subject (Topic):
Clocks & watches, Clothing & dress, Customer relations, and Lawyers
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > A flat between two sharps [graphic].