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1.
"On the uppermost bannister of a great staircase I saw a gigantic hand in armor" [art original]

Creator:
Cronin, David Edward, 1839-1925, artist
Published / Created:
[1885]
Call Number:
Folio 225 884S Copy 2
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Depiction of the dream of Horace Walpole that inspired him to write The castle of Otranto. The fantastic scene involves a large armored hand perched atop an enormous staircase ascending four levels within a Gothic castle. Two suits of armor stand guar...
Description:
Title written below image.
Subject (Name):
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797.
Subject (Topic):
Stairways, Hands, and Armor
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > "On the uppermost bannister of a great staircase I saw a gigantic hand in armor" [art original]

2.
An excellent ballad of a dreadful combat betwen [sic] Moore of Moore-Hall and the dragon of Wantley

Published / Created:
[1760?]
Call Number:
Folio 74 OL1 v. 2
Image Count:
1
Alternative Title:
Excellent ballad of a dreadful combat between Moore of Moore-Hall and the dragon of Wantley
Excellent ballad of a dreadful combat betwen Moore of Moore-Hall and the dragon of Wantley
Description:
Date of publication from ESTC.
Publisher:
s.n.
Subject (Topic):
Dragons, Knights, and Armor
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > An excellent ballad of a dreadful combat betwen [sic] Moore of Moore-Hall and the dragon of Wantley

3.
Armour of Francis 1st King of France [art original]

Creator:
Bell, E., artist
Published / Created:
[approximately 1842]
Call Number:
485 842 C76 V Copy 7
Collection Title:
Page 365. Catalogue of the classic contents of Strawberry Hill.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Depiction of the suit of armor, shown in an arched niche with a pike and shield, that Horace Walpole believed to be of Francis I, King of France
Description:
Title and statement of responsibility written in ink below image, on mounting sheet.
Subject (Name):
Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Subject (Topic):
Armor
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Armour of Francis 1st King of France [art original]

4.
Armour of Francis the 1st [art original].

Creator:
Harding, G. P. (George Perfect), 1780-1853, artist
Published / Created:
[not after 1824]
Call Number:
Folio 33 30 Copy 4
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A drawing of the armor of Francis I, King of France, as seen in the niche on the staircase at Strawberry Hill
Description:
Title written in ink below image.
Subject (Name):
Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Subject (Topic):
Art collections and Armor
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Armour of Francis the 1st [art original].

5.
Brian Borholme King of Ireland [graphic].

Published / Created:
[approximately 1820]
Call Number:
820.00.00.94
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A fanciful portrait of Brian Boru, High King of Ireland, in armor, seated on a rock holding a spear. His victory at Battle of Clontarf (1014) is said to have broken Viking control of Ireland, although Brian was killed in the battle
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
Ireland.
Subject (Name):
Brian, King of Ireland, 926-1014,
Subject (Topic):
Kings, Armor, and Spears
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Brian Borholme King of Ireland [graphic].

6.
Debates on palmistry from an original sketch in oil by Hogarth in the possession of Mr. Saml

Creator:
Haynes, Joseph, 1760-1829, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1 February 1782]
Call Number:
Hogarth 782.02.01.01.2+ Box 210
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A group of men sitting around a table, one in the centre pointing at his own palm, while two others on the right watch attentively and a third on the left holds out his palm but looks back at a maid holding a staff who approaches an owl perched on a ...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Publish'd as the act directs Febry. 1, 1782 at No. 3 Clements Inn
Subject (Topic):
Armor, Fortune telling, Newspapers, Owls, Reading, and Servants
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Debates on palmistry from an original sketch in oil by Hogarth in the possession of Mr. Saml. Ireland / [graphic]

7.
Debates on palmistry from an original sketch in oil by Hogarth in the possession of Mr. Saml

Creator:
Haynes, Joseph, 1760-1829, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1 February 1782]
Call Number:
Folio 75 H67 800 v.3 (Oversize)
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A group of men sitting around a table, one in the centre pointing at his own palm, while two others on the right watch attentively and a third on the left holds out his palm but looks back at a maid holding a staff who approaches an owl perched on a ...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Publish'd as the act directs Febry. 1, 1782 at No. 3 Clements Inn
Subject (Topic):
Armor, Fortune telling, Newspapers, Owls, Reading, and Servants
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Debates on palmistry from an original sketch in oil by Hogarth in the possession of Mr. Saml. Ireland / [graphic]

8.
Debates on palmistry from an original sketch in oyl by Hogarth in the possession of Mr. Saml

Creator:
Haynes, Joseph, 1760-1829, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1 February 1782]
Call Number:
Hogarth 782.02.01.01.1 Box 112
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A group of men sitting around a table, one in the centre pointing at his own palm, while two others on the right watch attentively and a third on the left holds out his palm but looks back at a maid holding a staff who approaches an owl perched on a ...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Publish'd as the act directs Febry. 1, 1782
Subject (Topic):
Armor, Fortune telling, Newspapers, Owls, Reading, and Servants
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Debates on palmistry from an original sketch in oyl by Hogarth in the possession of Mr. Saml. Ireland / [graphic]

9.
Don Quixote & his squire Sancho attacking a windmill [graphic].

Published / Created:
[2 March 1784]
Call Number:
784.03.02.01 Impression 1
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Charles Fox, in an armor with shield and spear and a barber's basin for a helmet, marches towards the "Treasurey" building that has windmill sails on it with Pitt's head at their center. Fox is encouraged in his endeavor by a timid-looking Lord North ...
Alternative Title:
Don Quixote and his squire Sancho attacking a windmill
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
Publish'd as the act directs, March 2d 1784 by S. Fores, N. 3 Piccadilly
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain and England
Subject (Name):
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806., North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792., Pitt, William, 1759-1806., and Quixote, Don (Fictitious character)
Subject (Topic):
Politics and government, Windmills, Armor, and Clothing & dress
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Don Quixote & his squire Sancho attacking a windmill [graphic].

10.
Don Quixote, comander [sic] in chief, reviewing his troops previous to the campain [sic] [graphic].

Creator:
Williams, Charles, active 1797-1830, printmaker
Published / Created:
[January 1810]
Call Number:
810.01.00.02
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Perceval, as Don Quixote, stands in front of the Treasury, giving his orders for the forthcoming session. Facing him, Ministerial members (right) stand at attention, clasping rolled documents, all inscribed 'Ministerial Military Exercise Aye & No', a...
Alternative Title:
Don Quixote, comander in chief, reviewing his troops previous to the campain
Don Quixote, commander in chief, reviewing his troops previous to the campaign
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. Jany. 1810 by Walker, 7 Cornhill
Subject (Name):
Perceval, Spencer, 1762-1812, Rose, George, 1744-1818, Dundas, Henry, 1742-1811, Montrose, James Graham, Duke of, 1755-1836, Quixote, Don (Fictitious character), and Great Britain. Treasury
Subject (Topic):
Buildings,, Ethnic stereotypes, Military officers, Armor, Flags, Trumpets, Chests, and Money
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Don Quixote, comander [sic] in chief, reviewing his troops previous to the campain [sic] [graphic].

11.
Edward Lord Despencer 1375 [art original].

Published / Created:
[17--?]
Call Number:
Drawings Un58 no. 5 Box D155
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A portrait drawing of Edward le Despenser, 1st Baron le Despencer, 1335 or 6-1375, wearing a bascinet helmet connected to a chainmail sheath around his neck. A tunic dyed in a red and gold latticework pattern is worn over a suit or platemail armor
Alternative Title:
Edward Lord Despenser 1375
Edward le Despencer, 1st Baron le Despencer
Francis Dashwood, Baron le Despencer
Description:
Title from pencil inscription below image. Inscription continues: ... "Tewkesbury Cathedral."
Subject (Name):
Despenser, Edward, 1336-1375,
Subject (Topic):
Armor and Helmets
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Edward Lord Despencer 1375 [art original].

12.
French barracks [graphic]

Creator:
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
Published / Created:
[12 August 1791]
Call Number:
Auchincloss Rowlandson v. 4
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A view of the interior of a busy French barracks shows a more domestic than military atmosphere although weapons and other gear adorn the walls and lay scattered on the floor. The scene includes a woman nursing a baby (right) as another child plays at...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Publish'd Aug. 12, 1791, by S.W. Fores, N. 3 Piccadilly
Subject (Geographic):
France
Subject (Name):
France. Armée
Subject (Topic):
Barracks and quarters, Foreign opinion, British, Arms & armament, Armor, Barbers, Barracks, French, Breast feeding, Canopy beds, Cats, Children, Dogs, Grooming, Hairdressing, Mirrors, Servants, Soldiers, Women, and Yawning
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > French barracks [graphic]

13.
French barracks [graphic]

Creator:
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
Published / Created:
[12 August 1791]
Call Number:
791.08.12.01++
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A view of the interior of a busy French barracks shows a more domestic than military atmosphere although weapons and other gear adorn the walls and lay scattered on the floor. The scene includes a woman nursing a baby (right) as another child plays at...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Publish'd Aug. 12, 1791, by S.W. Fores, N. 3 Piccadilly
Subject (Geographic):
France
Subject (Name):
France. Armée
Subject (Topic):
Barracks and quarters, Foreign opinion, British, Arms & armament, Armor, Barbers, Barracks, French, Breast feeding, Canopy beds, Cats, Children, Dogs, Grooming, Hairdressing, Mirrors, Servants, Soldiers, Women, and Yawning
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > French barracks [graphic]

14.
Hamlet [graphic].

Creator:
Boyne, John, approximately 1750-1810, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1787?]
Call Number:
787.00.00.20+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Shown before the gate of a castle, Hamlet is supported by two men as the ghost of his father, dressed in armour the knees of which are etched with the masks of Comedy and Tragedy, appears before him
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Published by Boyne & Walker, Turnstile, Holborn
Subject (Name):
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
Subject (Topic):
Armor, Gates, Ghosts, and Masks
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Hamlet [graphic].

15.
Helmets. [graphic]. Pl. 62

Published / Created:
[20 May 1789]
Call Number:
Folio 49 3582 (Oversize)
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Plate showing six helmets arranged in three rows, each with a number (1 to 6) etched above
Description:
Title etched below image; plate number etched above image.
Publisher:
Pub. 28 May 1789 by S. Hooper
Subject (Topic):
Armor and Helmets
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Helmets. [graphic]. Pl. 62

16.
Het beest van Babel is aan 't vluchten de godsdienst heeft niet meer te duchten!. [graphic]

Published / Created:
[1688]
Call Number:
688.00.00.01+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A Dutch broadside satirising the arrival of William III in England and the overthrow of James II and his Roman Catholic policies; with an engraving showing in the foreground on the right William (7) in armour mounted on the Dutch lion (1), attacking ...
Description:
Title engraved below image, with two columns of verse below in letterpress.
Publisher:
Gisling Geneve exc. [that is, Romeyn de Hooghe?]
Subject (Geographic):
England.
Subject (Name):
William III, King of England, 1650-1702,, James II, King of England, 1633-1701,, James, Prince of Wales, 1688-1766,, Petre, Edward, 1631-1699,, Mary, of Modena, Queen, consort of James II, King of England, 1658-1718,, and Louis XIV, King of France, 1638-1715,
Subject (Topic):
Kings, National emblems, Babylonian, Dutch, Goats, Dragons, Armor, Pikes (Weapons), Shields, Monks, Priests, Boats, Churches, and Windmills
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Het beest van Babel is aan 't vluchten de godsdienst heeft niet meer te duchten!. [graphic]

17.
Horace Walpole in his study about the year 1769 [art original]

Creator:
Bell, E., artist
Published / Created:
[ca. 1842]
Call Number:
485 842 C76 V Copy 7
Collection Title:
Page 705. Catalogue of the classic contents of Strawberry Hill.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title and statement of responsibility written in ink on a separate sheet mounted below drawing.
Subject (Name):
Walpole, Horace 1717-1797, and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Subject (Topic):
Interiors, Books, Armor, and Windows
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Horace Walpole in his study about the year 1769 [art original]

18.
Horse Armoury, Tower [graphic]

Creator:
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1 November 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 of the armoury; cavalry in full armour lined up against back wall for inspection; helmets and other pieces of armour hanging from walls and ceiling."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pub. Novr. 1st, 1809, at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
London (England), England, and London.
Subject (Name):
Tower of London (London, England)
Subject (Topic):
Interiors, Armories, Cavalry, Horses, and Armor
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Horse Armoury, Tower [graphic]

19.
L'armurier [graphic].

Creator:
Gaillot, Bernard, 1780-1847, artist
Published / Created:
[1849?]
Call Number:
849.00.00.14
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
An image of a figure constructed from armor and weapons
Description:
Title from caption below image.
Publisher:
Chez Bénard Galerie Vivienne and Lith. Senefelder
Subject (Topic):
Armor and Occupations
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > L'armurier [graphic].

20.
Lucifera's procession Fairy-Queen. [graphic]

Creator:
Lane, Theodore, 1800-1828, printmaker
Published / Created:
May 12, 1821.
Call Number:
Folio 724 835G v.2 (Oversize)
Collection Title:
Page 46. George Humphrey shop album.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Queen Caroline as Lucifera sits in a coach made up of objects which figured in the evidence against her. The driver is Bergami, whip in hand (thus representing Satan) on a high box seat; he turns to hand a bottle of wine to the Queen who holds a sack...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Published by G. Humphrey, 27 St. James's St.
Subject (Name):
Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821, Bergami, Bartolomeo Bergami, Baron, Wood, Matthew, Sir, 1768-1843, Parr, Samuel, 1747-1825, Brougham and Vaux, Henry Brougham, Baron, 1778-1868, Burdett, Francis, 1770-1844, and Spenser, Edmund, 1552?-1599.
Subject (Topic):
Parades & processions, Carriages & coaches, Coach drivers, Whips, Bottles, Wine, Bags, Cannons, Wash tubs, Tents, Coats of arms, Devil, Donkeys, Robes, Banners, Liberty cap, Pipes (Smoking), Swine, Wolves, Brooms & brushes, Lions, Armor, Torches, Camels, and Newspapers
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Lucifera's procession Fairy-Queen. [graphic]

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