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1. A bailiff and an attorney. A match for the devil [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- published as the act directs, 18 April 1793.
- Call Number:
- Folio 75 C697 770
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A lawyer sitting on the left at his desk looks over his shoulder and points with his quill pen as he gives instructions to two thuggish bailiffs who carry bundles of writs. In his hand is a form with 'Middlesex' and 'Wit' written at the upper left and midway down the sheet 'Jno. Doe & Richd. Roe'; on the wall above his desk is pinned a sheet 'Bills of costs, 1793.' The view out the window in the center of the image shows buildings along a water front, a rowboat on the river, and a smoking stack in the distance. On the back wall on the right are bookshelves with titles such as Burn's Justice and Practice Kings Bench
- Alternative Title:
- Match for the devil
- Description:
- Title from text below image., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., Numbered "627" in lower left corner., No. 47 in a bound in a collection of 69 prints with a manuscript title page: A collection of drolleries., and Bound in half red morocco with marbled paper boards and spine title "Facetious" in gold lettering.
- Publisher:
- Printed for & sold by Carington Bowles, No. 69 St. Paul's Church Yard, London
- Subject (Topic):
- Bailiffs, Desks, Law offices, and Lawyers
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > A bailiff and an attorney. A match for the devil [graphic].
2. A country attorney and his clients Avocat de la campagne avec ses clients. [graphic] =
- Published / Created:
- published as the act directs, 2 March 1785.
- Call Number:
- Folio 75 C697 770
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A lawyer wearing spectacles and with a feather pen in his mouth sits at a tall desk in his study while country bumkins solicit him with payment in dead animals and produce -- e.g., rabbits, fowl, and piglets. His clerk (behind him at the desk) smiles as he also writes with a feather pen. On the wall (right) hangs a map of Great Britain and above it on a bookshelves large folios with titles 'Strange reports' and 'Burn's justice'.
- Alternative Title:
- Avocat de la campagne avec ses clients
- Description:
- Title from text below image., Title in English and French., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., Numbered "553" in lower left corner., No. 30 in a bound in a collection of 69 prints with a manuscript title page: A collection of drolleries., and Bound in half red morocco with marbled paper boards and spine title "Facetious" in gold lettering.
- Publisher:
- Printed for & sold by Carington Bowles, No. 69 St. Paul's Church Yard, London
- Subject (Topic):
- Barter, Country life, Law offices, and Lawyers
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > A country attorney and his clients Avocat de la campagne avec ses clients. [graphic] =
3. Attorney [graphic]
- Creator:
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [10 September 1799]
- Call Number:
- 799.09.10.05
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Description:
- Title etched below image; series title etched above image. and Temporary local subject terms: Law clerks -- Law suits.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. Sept. 10, 1799, by R. Akerman, No. 101 Strand
- Subject (Topic):
- Dogs, Law offices, and Lawyers
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Attorney [graphic]
4. Consolation [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- [15 December 1795]
- Call Number:
- 795.12.15.01
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Description:
- Title from item., Plate numbered '166' in lower left corner., Three lines of text below title: Farmer, when do you think the cause will be finished ..., and One of a series of Drolls.
- Publisher:
- Publish'd Decr. 15th 1795 by Laurie & Whittle, No. 53 Fleet Street, London
- Subject (Topic):
- Clerks, Farmers, Lawyers, and Law offices
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Consolation [graphic].
5. Edward concludes a treaty [...] and makes a settlement on a lady [art original]
- Creator:
- Dodd, Daniel, artist
- Published / Created:
- [between 1752 and 1793]
- Call Number:
- Drawings D639 no. 7 Box D117
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- The seventh drawing in a series of twelve that follow a tradition of producing a series on modern morals, a tradition established earlier in the 18th century by artists such as William Hogarth. In this series, twin brothers are bestowed an equal fortune. One brother, Edward, husbands his wealth and on his death, passes on his fortune; whilst the other brother, Charles, squanders his, leaving his family destitute and In this seventh drawing, four well-dressed men conduct business around a table as a lawyer writes a long document. On the back wall is "Bowles New Map of England and Wales" beside a tall secretary with books in the top cabinet and a folding desk above drawers. Other book shelves hang from the wall behind the door on the left and large volumes and ledgers are piled on the floor before the secretary
- Description:
- Title from pencil notation, partially legible, below title., Signed "Dodd" in lower left and numbered '7' in ink in the upper right., Date range based on artist's active dates., and For further information, consult library staff.
- Subject (Topic):
- Allegorical drawings, Business & finance, Contracts, Law offices, and Parables
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Edward concludes a treaty [...] and makes a settlement on a lady [art original]
6. Hudibras and the lawyer Part 3 Canto 3 l. 621. [graphic]
- Published / Created:
- [between 1768 and 1794]
- Call Number:
- Folio 75 H67 768B
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Hudibras with his hat in hand approaches a lawyer who sits in an elaborately carved chair on a rise. In front of the lawyer are his two clerks at a low table, at his side, shelves of books and papers. On the right in the foreground is a carved figure of Justice holding scales. In the background on the left two women stand in the doorway. In the left foreground are two dogs, one of whom watches the action attentively while the other lies with its head turned away
- Description:
- Title engraved above image., From a series of twelve prints after Hogarth and issued by Robert Sayer. Publisher name from first print in series., Date of publication based on publisher's name and address in imprint statement on the first plate in this series. Robert Sayer moved to 53 Fleet Street in 1760, and from 1777 onward he formed partnerships that caused him to trade under different names (Sayer & Bennett, Sayer & Co., etc.); see British Museum online catalogue. He acquired the Hogarth plates from Overton and re-issued them and copies in 1768. See Paulson., Numbered '12' in upper left corner., Eighteen lines of verse in three columns, below image: To this brave man the Knight repairs For counsel in this law affairs; ... As heart can wish, and need not shame The proudest man alive to claim., Copy of no. 515 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 1., See Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works (3rd ed.), no. 93., and From a set of twelve prints, all with two sewing holes along left edge.
- Publisher:
- Robert Sayer
- Subject (Geographic):
- England. and Great Britain
- Subject (Name):
- Butler, Samuel, 1612-1680.
- Subject (Topic):
- Puritans, History, Clerks, Dogs, Justice, Law offices, Lawyers, and Women
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Hudibras and the lawyer Part 3 Canto 3 l. 621. [graphic]
7. Hudibras and the lawyer [graphic]
- Creator:
- Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [1726]
- Call Number:
- Kinnaird 60K(b) Box 220
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Hudibras with his hat in hand approaches a lawyer who sits in an elaborately carved chair on a rise. In front of the lawyer are his two clerks at a low table, at his side, shelves of books and papers. On the right in the foreground is a carved figure of Justice holding scales; the pedestal engraved with the date '1641'. In the background on the left two women stand in the doorway. In the left foreground are two dogs, one of whom watches the action attentively while the other lies with its head turned away
- Description:
- Title engraved below image., State, publisher, and date from Paulson., Caption on either side of title begins: To this brave Man, the Knight repairs, For Counsel in his Law-Affairs; ..., One of twelve large illustrations for Samuel Butler's Hudibras, 1725/6., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
- Publisher:
- Philip Overton and John Cooper
- Subject (Geographic):
- England. and Great Britain
- Subject (Name):
- Butler, Samuel, 1612-1680.
- Subject (Topic):
- Puritans, History, Clerks, Dogs, Justice, Law offices, Lawyers, and Women
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Hudibras and the lawyer [graphic]
8. Hudibras and the lawyer [graphic]
- Creator:
- Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [1726]
- Call Number:
- Sotheby 89+ Box 205
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Hudibras with his hat in hand approaches a lawyer who sits in an elaborately carved chair on a rise. In front of the lawyer are his two clerks at a low table, at his side, shelves of books and papers. On the right in the foreground is a carved figure of Justice holding scales; the pedestal engraved with the date '1641'. In the background on the left two women stand in the doorway. In the left foreground are two dogs, one of whom watches the action attentively while the other lies with its head turned away
- Description:
- Title engraved below image., State, publisher, and date from Paulson., Caption on either side of title begins: To this brave man, the knight repairs, for counsel in his law-affairs; ..., and Numbered "7" in upper right corner.
- Publisher:
- Philip Overton and John Cooper
- Subject (Geographic):
- England. and Great Britain
- Subject (Name):
- Butler, Samuel, 1612-1680.
- Subject (Topic):
- Puritans, History, Clerks, Dogs, Justice, Law offices, Lawyers, and Women
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Hudibras and the lawyer [graphic]
9. Hudibras and the lawyer [graphic]
- Creator:
- Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [1726]
- Call Number:
- Folio 75 H67 800 v.1 (Oversize)
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Hudibras with his hat in hand approaches a lawyer who sits in an elaborately carved chair on a rise. In front of the lawyer are his two clerks at a low table, at his side, shelves of books and papers. On the right in the foreground is a carved figure of Justice holding scales; the pedestal engraved with the date '1641'. In the background on the left two women stand in the doorway. In the left foreground are two dogs, one of whom watches the action attentively while the other lies with its head turned away
- Description:
- Title engraved below image., State, publisher, and date from Paulson., Caption on either side of title begins: To this brave man, the knight repairs, for counsel in his law-affairs; ..., Numbered "7" in upper right corner., and On page 39 in volume 1.
- Publisher:
- Philip Overton and John Cooper
- Subject (Geographic):
- England. and Great Britain
- Subject (Name):
- Butler, Samuel, 1612-1680.
- Subject (Topic):
- Puritans, History, Clerks, Dogs, Justice, Law offices, Lawyers, and Women
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Hudibras and the lawyer [graphic]
