“Un ascenseur vivant.” A driver is depicted being lifted by the trunk of an elephant. A large spike is seen above the animal's ear. The caption and the following information are printed on the back of the postcard: "Le Denier du Prêtre Indien, 11 rue des Récollets, Louvain.” There is no handwriting on the back.
A coat of arms with a bend dividing the image into two vertical portions and featuring three scallop shells on it. At the helm is a griffin. Surrounding the shield is elaborate leafing, flowers, and grasses. Below the shield is the motto E Conchis Omnia.
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
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
