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1.
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]

2.
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]

3.
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]

4.
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]

5.
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].

6.
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].

7.
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].

8.
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].

9.
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].

10.
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].