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1. A view of Eaton College [art original].
- Creator:
- Lens, Bernard, 1682-1740, artist
- Published / Created:
- [not after 1740]
- Call Number:
- Quarto 53 Sp3 820a v.5
- Collection Title:
- Volume 5, after page 344. Anecdotes, observations, and characters, of books and men.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A bird's-eye view of Eton College, as seen from across the Thames
- Alternative Title:
- View of Eton College
- Description:
- Title written in brown ink below image., Attribution to Bernard Lens from note in pencil on verso: Eton. Drawing by B. Lens - from H. Walpole's collection, bot. at Strawberry Hill Sale. [signed] Gibbs., Date of production based on artist's death date., "From Strawberry Hill collection"--Note in pencil below image, in lower left corner of sheet., and Mounted after page 344 (leaf numbered '55' in pencil) in volume 5 of an extra-illustrated copy of Joseph Spence's Anecdotes, observations, and characters, of books and men.
- Subject (Name):
- Eton College,
- Subject (Topic):
- Boarding schools, Rivers, and Boats
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > A view of Eaton College [art original].
2. A view of Eaton College [art original].
- Creator:
- Lens, Bernard, 1682-1740, artist
- Published / Created:
- [not after 1740]
- Call Number:
- Quarto 53 Sp3 820a v.5
- Collection Title:
- Volume 5, after page 344. Anecdotes, observations, and characters, of books and men.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A bird's-eye view of Eton College, as seen from across the Thames
- Alternative Title:
- View of Eton College
- Description:
- Title written in brown ink below image., Attribution to Bernard Lens from note in pencil on verso: Eton. Drawing by B. Lens - from H. Walpole's collection, bot. at Strawberry Hill Sale. [signed] Gibbs., Date of production based on artist's death date., "From Strawberry Hill collection"--Note in pencil below image, in lower left corner of sheet., and Mounted after page 344 (leaf numbered '55' in pencil) in volume 5 of an extra-illustrated copy of Joseph Spence's Anecdotes, observations, and characters, of books and men.
- Subject (Name):
- Eton College,
- Subject (Topic):
- Boarding schools, Rivers, and Boats
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > A view of Eaton College [art original].
3. Boarding school education, or, The Frenchified young lady [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- [19 October 1771]
- Call Number:
- Folio 724 776D
- Collection Title:
- Leaf 17. Darly's comic-prints of characters, caricatures, macaronies, &c.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A young woman dances to the violin played by her dancing master while her proud mother looks on.
- Alternative Title:
- Frenchified young lady
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Initial letters of publisher's name in imprint form a monogram., For a variant state with plate number, see no. 4639 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 4., Temporary local subject terms: Macaronies -- Headdresses -- Boarding school -- Dancing lesson -- Education: boarding school -- Dancing masters -- Lapdog -- Monkey -- Toys: sword and stick -- Musical instruments: kit -- Furnishings: mirror -- Furnishings: tasselled window curtains -- Music: music book., On leaf 17., and 1 print : etching and engraving on laid paper ; plate mark 24.7 x 35 cm, on sheet 27.5 x 44.4 cm.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. according to act of Parlt. Oct. 19th, 1771, by MDarly, (39) Strand
- Subject (Geographic):
- England
- Subject (Topic):
- Clothing & dress, Hairstyles, Boarding schools, Dandies, Dance, Musicians, Pets, and Draperies
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Boarding school education, or, The Frenchified young lady [graphic].
4. Boarding school education, or, The Frenchified young lady [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- [19 October 1771]
- Call Number:
- 771.10.19.01.1+
- Collection Title:
- Leaf 17. Darly's comic-prints of characters, caricatures, macaronies, &c.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A young woman dances to the violin played by her dancing master while her proud mother looks on.
- Alternative Title:
- Frenchified young lady
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Initial letters of publisher's name in imprint form a monogram., For a variant state with plate number, see no. 4639 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 4., and Temporary local subject terms: Macaronies -- Headdresses -- Boarding school -- Dancing lesson -- Education: boarding school -- Dancing masters -- Lapdog -- Monkey -- Toys: sword and stick -- Musical instruments: kit -- Furnishings: mirror -- Furnishings: tasselled window curtains -- Music: music book.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. according to act of Parlt. Oct. 19th, 1771, by MDarly, (39) Strand
- Subject (Geographic):
- England
- Subject (Topic):
- Clothing & dress, Hairstyles, Boarding schools, Dandies, Dance, Musicians, Pets, and Draperies
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Boarding school education, or, The Frenchified young lady [graphic].
5. Young ladies [graphic]
- Creator:
- Cruikshank, Isaac, 1764-1811, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [6 January 1798?]
- Call Number:
- 798.01.06.03+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Three elderly hags are dressed as young girls, and leeringly imitate a girlish simper. One (perhaps the schoolmistress) sits on a chair under a tree (right) reading to the others, from 'Juvenel [sic] a Novel'. In her left hand is another book, 'An Ode to Beauty'. Beside her sits a dog clipped in the French manner. The others stand facing her, one closing her eyes and clasping her hands, the other, who holds a fan, leers at her companion. These two wear nosegays. All have high-waisted dress with sashes. The reader wears a straw hat tied on with a scarf. Behind her is a tree on whose trunk letters are carved: 'W' and 'I C' (for the artists). In the background (left) is the corner of a house inscribed 'Young Ladies Genteely Boarded & Educated' by A Bull
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Publication date from manuscript date added in contemporary hand in lower right corner., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Later state, with artist's and printmaker's names partially erased from plate, and without imprint. Cf .No. 8749 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 7., and Companion print to: Young Gentlemen in the dress of the year 1798.
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified
- Subject (Topic):
- Boarding schools, Dogs, Girls, Jewelry, Older people, and Women
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Young ladies [graphic]
