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1. A meeting of umbrellas [graphic]
- Creator:
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [25 January 1782]
- Call Number:
- 782.01.25.01
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Three men, each holding up an umbrella, meet and seem to find difficulty in passing. An officer, his hair in a long pigtail queue, walks (left to right), his umbrella held in his right hand and resting on his left shoulder. A lean man, holding his umbrella high, and with tasselled cane in his left hand, advances from the right. Between them, his umbrella resting on his right shoulder, a plainly dressed citizen stands full face, holding out his left hand as if to prevent a collision between the other two. A stone wall forms the background."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. Jan. 25, 1782, by W. Humphrey, 227 Strand
- Subject (Geographic):
- England
- Subject (Topic):
- Umbrellas, Confrontations, and Clothing & dress
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > A meeting of umbrellas [graphic]
2. A meeting of umbrellas [graphic]
- Creator:
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [25 January 1782]
- Call Number:
- Auchincloss Gillray v. 7
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Three men, each holding up an umbrella, meet and seem to find difficulty in passing. An officer, his hair in a long pigtail queue, walks (left to right), his umbrella held in his right hand and resting on his left shoulder. A lean man, holding his umbrella high, and with tasselled cane in his left hand, advances from the right. Between them, his umbrella resting on his right shoulder, a plainly dressed citizen stands full face, holding out his left hand as if to prevent a collision between the other two. A stone wall forms the background."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., 1 print : etching on laid paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 22.2 x 17.6 cm, on sheet 24.8 x 19.7 cm., and Mounted on leaf 13 of volume 7 of 12.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. Jan. 25, 1782, by W. Humphrey, 227 Strand
- Subject (Geographic):
- England
- Subject (Topic):
- Umbrellas, Confrontations, and Clothing & dress
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > A meeting of umbrellas [graphic]
3. Qui color albus erat, nunc est contrarius albo [art original].
- Published / Created:
- [ca. 1743]
- Call Number:
- Folio 49 3646 no. 1
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A confrontation in a bedchamber between a black woman in a nightgown in bed and four men who surround her canopy bed. One man holds a candle. The woman is slapping the one man to her right on the cheek while another pulls him away. A fourth man is pointing towards her shoulder
- Alternative Title:
- Discovery
- Description:
- Inscription in ink under title in Horace Walpole's hand: " [A black girl imp[...]ed on High[...] Manager of Drury lane]. These three from plates in Mr Ireland's collection.", Inscription in ink: From Horace Walpole's Collection. Bought at Strawberry Hill Sale 1842. The remarks in his hand., Text in Latin and English., See British Museum. Catalogue of political and personal Satires, v. 3, no. 2600., Tracing of original print., Samuel Ireland, English printmaker and writer, d. 1800., and Portfolio containing 365 original drawings by, or prints engraved by and after, Hogarth. Folio.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain.
- Subject (Topic):
- Confrontations, Black people, and Bedrooms
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Qui color albus erat, nunc est contrarius albo [art original].
4. Qui color albus erat, nunc est contrarius albo [art original].
- Creator:
- Steevens, George, 1736-1800, artist
- Published / Created:
- [between 1743 and 1799]
- Call Number:
- Folio 75 H67 800 v.1 (Oversize)
- Image Count:
- 1
- Abstract:
- A tracing by George Steevens of a print by William Hogarth: A confrontation in a bedchamber between a black woman in a nightgown in bed and four men who surround her canopy bed. One man holds a candle. The woman is slapping the one man while another pulls him away. A fourth man is pointing towards her shoulder
- Alternative Title:
- Discovery
- Description:
- Title from item., Date based on publication of the original print on which this tracing is based., Lengthy pencil note in William Windham's hand above the drawing: These two pieces viz. the one marked Qui Color albus erat and The Charmers of the age? are not prints but copies taken with a pen by Mr. Steevens, and given to me, together with many others, not copies, in return for those mentioned in his collection as given by me to him. [Signed] W.W. March 22d 1800., Cf. Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works (3rd ed.), no. 155., Tracing of a published print. Cf. See British Museum. Catalogue of political and personal Satires, v. 3, no. 2600., and On page 100 in volume 1.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain,
- Subject (Topic):
- Confrontations, Black people, and Bedrooms
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Qui color albus erat, nunc est contrarius albo [art original].
5. Qui color albus erat, nunc est contrarius albo [graphic].
- Creator:
- Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [not before 1743]
- Call Number:
- Folio 49 3646 no. 2
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A confrontation in a bedchamber between a black woman in a nightgown in bed by four men. One man holds a candle. The woman is slapping the one man to her right on the cheek while another pulls him away. A fourth man is pointing towards her shoulder
- Alternative Title:
- Discovery
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Printmaker, publisher and date from Paulson., See Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal, v. 3, no. 2600., 'Hogarth' written in ink below title., and Mounted to 24.7 x 36.5 cm.
- Publisher:
- Wm. Hogarth
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain.
- Subject (Topic):
- Confrontations, Black people, and Bedrooms
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Qui color albus erat, nunc est contrarius albo [graphic].
6. Qui color albus erat, nunc est contrarius albo [graphic].
- Creator:
- Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [not before 1743]
- Call Number:
- Folio 75 H67 800 v.1 (Oversize)
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A confrontation in a bedchamber between a black woman in a nightgown in bed by four men. One man holds a candle. The woman is slapping the one man to her right on the cheek while another pulls him away. A fourth man is pointing towards her shoulder
- Alternative Title:
- Discovery
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Printmaker, publisher and date from Paulson., See Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal, v. 3, no. 2600., Ms. note in Steevens's hand: Original., Ms. note above in pencil: See Mr. Nichol's Book, 3rd ed. p. 442. Given me by the Right Honourable William Windham., Ms. note below in pencil: Sold for £7.7.0., and On page 7 in volume 1. Sheet trimmed to: 17.3 x 19.5 mm.
- Publisher:
- Wm. Hogarth
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain.
- Subject (Topic):
- Confrontations, Black people, and Bedrooms
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Qui color albus erat, nunc est contrarius albo [graphic].
7. Russian nuptials, or, The lock'd jaw and frost-bitten nose sung with unbounded applause by Mr. Fawcett, at the King's Theatre in the Haymarket, in the new grand melo-dramatic opera, called "The Exile," written by John Frederick Reynolds, Esq. / [graphic]
- Published / Created:
- [1 December 1808]
- Call Number:
- 808.12.01.01
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Illustration to printed verses: A man and wife, both in fur hoods, &c, stand outside a small hut in a snow scene. She threatens him with her fists. In the background a reindeer draws a sleigh
- Alternative Title:
- Lock'd jaw and frost-bitten nose and Locked jaw and frost-bitten nose
- Description:
- Title from text printed in letterpress below image., Text in letterpress immediately following title: (The Music sold by Messrs. Goulding and Co. New Bond Street.)., Three columns of verse in letterpress near lower portion of sheet: A youth took a wife, for joy or for strife..., and Plate numbered in upper left corner: 502.
- Publisher:
- Publish'd Dec. 1, 1808 by Laurie & Whittle, 53 Fleet Street, London
- Subject (Topic):
- Cold, Confrontations, Couples, Huts, and Reindeer
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Russian nuptials, or, The lock'd jaw and frost-bitten nose sung with unbounded applause by Mr. Fawcett, at the King's Theatre in the Haymarket, in the new grand melo-dramatic opera, called "The Exile," written by John Frederick Reynolds, Esq. / [graphic]
8. The Irish patriots [graphic].
- Creator:
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [1783]
- Call Number:
- 783.11.25.01
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Henry Grattan, on the left, waving his hat in one hand and making a fist with the other, shouts at Henry Flood, on the right, who looks at him over his shoulder with anger and disdain. The audience, consisting of the Irish House members and the crowd in the gallery, looks on.
- Description:
- Title from item., Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark, with publication information and the extract from the debate in the Irish House of Commons wanting., and Printmaker and publication information from British Museum catalogue.
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified
- Subject (Geographic):
- Ireland
- Subject (Name):
- Grattan, Henry, 1746-1820. and Flood, Henry, 1732-1791.
- Subject (Topic):
- Politics and government, Confrontations, and Clothing & dress
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The Irish patriots [graphic].
9. The Ulster tragedy
- Published / Created:
- [1800]
- Call Number:
- Folio 74 OL1 v. 2
- Image Count:
- 1
- Description:
- Date of publication from ESTC., Verse begins: "In the province of Ulster a farmer did dwell,"., In four columns with the title and a woodcut above the first two; the columns are not separated by rules., The imprint in enclosed in square brackets., Mounted on leaf 57. Copy trimmed., and Bound in three-quarters red morocco leather with marbled boards, with spine title stamped in gold: Old English ballads, woodcuts, vol. 2.
- Publisher:
- Sold by J. Evans, No. 41 Long-Lane, West-Smithfield, London
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain and Ulster (Northern Ireland and Ireland)
- Subject (Topic):
- Ballads, English, Soldiers, Bedrooms, Beds, Bows (Archery)., Spears, Chamber pots, Confrontations, and Social life and customs
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The Ulster tragedy
10. The discomfited duellists [graphic]
- Creator:
- Blake, William, 1757-1827, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- April 1, 1784.
- Call Number:
- 61 W78 v. 1-2
- Collection Title:
- volume 1, opposite page [81]
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Inside a coffee house, an ensign, his broken sword lying on the ground, is held against the wall by a man with a hot poker. Another ensign, attempting to stub the man with the poker in the back, is held back by another customer and a waiter. The scene is watched by a few alarmed customers, a parson reading a paper, and an upset young woman behind the bar
- Description:
- Title etched below image., From "A preservative against duelling" in The Wit's Magazine, 1784, p. 81., and 1 print : etching and engraving with stipple on laid paper ; plate mark 19.6 x 23.9 cm, on sheet 22 x 25 cm.
- Publisher:
- Published as the act directs by Harrison & Co.
- Subject (Geographic):
- England, London, and Great Britain
- Subject (Topic):
- Coffeehouses, Social life and customs, Interiors, Soldiers, Confrontations, Daggers & swords, Time clocks, Fireplaces, Maps, Chandeliers, Clergy, and Clothing & dress
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The discomfited duellists [graphic]
11. The discomfited duellists [graphic]
- Creator:
- Blake, William, 1757-1827, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- April 1, 1784.
- Call Number:
- 784.04.01.01
- Collection Title:
- volume 1, opposite page [81]
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Inside a coffee house, an ensign, his broken sword lying on the ground, is held against the wall by a man with a hot poker. Another ensign, attempting to stub the man with the poker in the back, is held back by another customer and a waiter. The scene is watched by a few alarmed customers, a parson reading a paper, and an upset young woman behind the bar
- Description:
- Title etched below image. and From "A preservative against duelling" in The Wit's Magazine, 1784, p. 81.
- Publisher:
- Published as the act directs by Harrison & Co.
- Subject (Geographic):
- England, London, and Great Britain
- Subject (Topic):
- Coffeehouses, Social life and customs, Interiors, Soldiers, Confrontations, Daggers & swords, Time clocks, Fireplaces, Maps, Chandeliers, Clergy, and Clothing & dress
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The discomfited duellists [graphic]
12. The gentle-rebuke [art original].
- Creator:
- Woodward, G. M. (George Moutard), approximately 1760-1809, artist
- Published / Created:
- [approximately 1790]
- Call Number:
- Drawings W87 no. 25 Box D180
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- An injured husband with bandaged arm resting in a sling and eye covered by a patch cautiously confronts and reproves his unloving wife who previously kicked the former down stairs. In the foreground a hostile cat chases and swipes at a fleeing dog reflecting the quarrel of the married couple
- Description:
- Title from inscription below image in black ink in the artist's hand., Date supplied by cataloger., Attributed to Woodward., and For further information, consult library staff.
- Subject (Topic):
- Couples, Quarreling, Blaming, Confrontations, Wounds & injuries, and Eye patches
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The gentle-rebuke [art original].
13. The political rebellion [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- [1 April 1784]
- Call Number:
- 784.04.01.03
- Image Count:
- 1
- Abstract:
- George III and Charles Fox, with a fox's head, try to pull the royal crown from each other's hands. Fox is helped by Lord North who wants the share of the crown, while the King is being pulled back by his coat-tails by Pitt who warns him that Fox's and North's ambition "knows no bounds."
- Description:
- Title from item., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Place of publication from that of the Rambler's Magazine., Date of publication from British Museum catalogue., Plate from: Rambler's magazine, 1784., and Contemporary drawing of two heads on verso.
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain and England
- Subject (Name):
- George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820., Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806., North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792., and Pitt, William, 1759-1806.
- Subject (Topic):
- Politics and government, Confrontations, Crowns, and Clothing & dress
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The political rebellion [graphic].
