An album of prints with some drawings by Henry William Bunbury, assembled by Horace Walpole (ca. 1776-1782), and mounted with captions by Walpole along with prints etched or engraved after Bunbury designs by: W. Dickinson, F. Bartolozzi, Thomas Watson, J. Bretherton, J. Baldrey, and P.W. White. Includes a series "Hints to bad horsemen" and a portrait by Joshua Reynolds of a young Bunbury engraved by T. Blackmore
Description:
Title vignette., Title from t.p. printed at Strawberry Hill Press by Thomas Kirgate, mounted on p. [1]., and Original marbled boards with calf backs. Bookplate 2 early state. (Later state in the second volume). Press-mark C.19. Not in Manuscript Catalogue of 1763.
Subject (Name):
Bunbury, Henry William, 1750-1811. and Bunbury, Henry William, 1750-1811,
Subject (Topic):
English wit and humor, Pictorial, Animals, Horseback riding, Horses, Jumping (Horsemanship), and Peasants
A shield with an or chief with a right-handed fist grasping a dagger in the upper left-hand corner, and a crosslet fitchee in the right. A fess with wavy edges is at center, with the head of a buck at either end. In the forefront is a lymphad-styled sailing vessels. At the helm is a knight's helmet; at the crest, atop a torse and flanked by antlers, is a tiger. Above, upon a banner, is the motto Ne'er Bug A Glove.
A scene in which an older man dressed in a long fur-trimmed coat and cap, carrying a satchel, is standing at a lab bench. Laboratory glassware and books are in front of him. Additionally he is surrounded by animal specimens, both live and preserved. A skeleton is in the lower left-hand corner, offering him a round bundle. Behind him, in the upper right-hand corner, appears the head of an angel cast in a heavenly light.
Subject (Name):
Fingland, Gulielmi
Subject (Topic):
Animals, Apothecaries, Chemical apparatus, Chemist, Skeleton, and Sun
A microscope and a shelf full of books, with an open book in the forefront, are at the center of this plate. Above, surrounded by elaborate design, are two swords crossed with a lion supporting a cross at the center. Within this design is the motto Forte et Fidele.
Subject (Name):
Coutant, Richard B.
Subject (Topic):
Animals, Armorial bookplates, Books, Cross, Lion, Physicians, and Sword
A decorative design within a frame, featuring elaborate leafing within the top half of the design. At the center is shield with a dolphin at the center. At the helm is a knight's helmet; at the crest, atop a torse, is a bull. Over this is the motto Vincit Amor Patriæ. Further below in the lower half of the image, beneath the title text, is a pile of books supporting a skull. A snake is winding its way around the pile. Further below are the words Tolle Lege.
Subject (Name):
James, R. Rutson (Robert Rutson), 1881-
Subject (Topic):
Animals, Books, Fish, Helmet, Shield, Skull, Snakes, and Surgeons
A shield with an argent field featuring several ermines and divided by a bend vert with three fleurs-de-lis. In the right party per bend are two heads of griffin; in the left part is just one head of griffin. At the helm is a knight's helmet backed by elaborate mantling that engulfs the entire shield. At the crest, atop a torse, is a buck passant with a smaller shield gules with eight sable squares. A decorative border of berries and leaves surrounds the plate.
Subject (Name):
Conant, William M. and Yale School of Medicine
Subject (Topic):
Animals, Heraldic bookplates, Physicians, and Shield
A coat of arms divided in half by a bend with three fleurs-de-lis upon it. To the left is a dragon's head amongst several ermine spots; to the right are two dragon heads in similar layout. At the helm, flanked by elaborate mantling, is a knight's helmet. At the crest is an standing alongside a smaller coat of arms. A frame of leaves and berries borders the image. At the bottom of the plate, in blue, is the stamped image of a sailing vessel, The Ann, AD 1623.
Subject (Name):
Conant, William M.
Subject (Topic):
Animals, Armorial, Armorial bookplates, Deer, Helmet, Physicians, Shield, and Shields
A coat of arms at center, divided into two portions, with a deer in the bottom half, featuring a Tau cross. Above this, in the upper portion, are three crosses. A knight is at the helm, surrounded by mantling. At the crest is another deer, also featuring a Tau cross, with another variety of cross in its mouth. At the base of the shield hangs a medal with a masonic symbol in the center, and "Provincial Grand Lodge Down" written around the border. Above the entire shield is the motto Credo et Amo.
Subject (Name):
Crossle, Francis C.
Subject (Topic):
Animals, Armorial, Armorial bookplates, Cross, Physicians, Shield, and Shields
