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1.
Military portraits, or, A BRrace [sic] of heroes [graphic].

Creator:
Ansell, Charles, 1752- printmaker
Published / Created:
[30 July 1798]
Call Number:
798.07.30.01+ Impression 1
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
An officer with a high plumed hat and in the uniform of the St. James's volunteer sits on thin, tired-looking horse in a parade ground. He holds only one of the horse's reins and a drawn sabre over his right shoulder. Despite his attire, his demeanou...
Alternative Title:
Brrace of heroes and Brace of heroes
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
Pubd. July 30th, 1798, by S.W. Fores, 50 Piccadilly
Subject (Name):
Amherst of Arracan, William Pitt Amherst, Earl, 1773-1857 and Foote, Samuel, 1720-1777.
Subject (Topic):
Military parades & ceremonies, Military uniforms, and Pavilions
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Military portraits, or, A BRrace [sic] of heroes [graphic].

2.
Pizzaro a new play, or, The Drury-Lane masquerade [graphic].

Creator:
Ansell, Charles, 1752- printmaker
Published / Created:
[11 June 1799]
Call Number:
799.06.11.01+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Sheridan, fat and grotesque, dressed as Pizarro, strides to the front of the royal box, followed by the King and Queen in Court dress. He holds out a guttering candle in each hand and shouts towards the stage: "Stand by there, move that Stone out of ...
Alternative Title:
Pizarro a new play, or, The Drury-Lane masquerade and Drury-Lane masquerade
Description:
Title etched below image; the letter "N" in "New" is etched backwards.
Publisher:
Pubd. June 11th, 1799, by S.W. Fores, 50 Piccadilly
Subject (Name):
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820, Charlotte, Queen, consort of George III, King of Great Britain, 1744-1818, Frederick Augustus, Prince, Duke of York and Albany, 1763-1827, Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover, 1771-1851, Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, and Theatre Royal, Drury Lane (London, England),
Subject (Topic):
Jacobins, Theaters, Interiors, Costumes, Stages (Platforms), Candles, Jewelry, and Military uniforms
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Pizzaro a new play, or, The Drury-Lane masquerade [graphic].

3.
The military nurse, or, Modern officer [graphic]

Creator:
Attwold, R., active 1750, printmaker
Published / Created:
publish'd according to act of Parliament, March 28th 1750.
Call Number:
750.03.28.02
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A tall soldier with a pike in his right hand, holds in his left one the leading strings of a child officer. The officer, moving with an awkward gate, is trying to balance on his thigh a pole of an enormous British flag. His oversized sword dangles bel...
Alternative Title:
Modern officer
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
Great Britain. Army.
Subject (Topic):
Nepotism, Corruption, Military uniforms, Flags, and British
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The military nurse, or, Modern officer [graphic]

4.
The military nurse, or, Modern officer [graphic]

Creator:
Attwold, R., active 1750, printmaker
Published / Created:
[not before 1764]
Call Number:
764.00.00.02
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A tall soldier with a pike in his right hand, holds in his left one the leading strings of a child officer. The officer, moving with an awkward gate, is trying to balance on his thigh a pole of an enormous British flag. His oversized sword dangles bel...
Alternative Title:
Modern officer
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Printed for Carington Bowles, Map & Printseller in St. Pauls Church Yard, London
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
Great Britain. Army.
Subject (Topic):
Nepotism, Corruption, Military uniforms, Flags, and British
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The military nurse, or, Modern officer [graphic]

5.
The naval nurse, or, Modern commander [graphic]

Creator:
Attwold, R., active 1750, printmaker
Published / Created:
publish'd according to act of Parliament, March 28th, 1750.
Call Number:
750.03.28.01
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Alternative Title:
Modern commander
Description:
Title from text below image.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
Warren, Peter, Sir, 1703-1752 and Great Britain. Royal Navy.
Subject (Topic):
Promotions, Cannons, Military uniforms, British, and Ships
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The naval nurse, or, Modern commander [graphic]

6.
The naval nurse, or, Modern commander [graphic]

Creator:
Attwold, R., active 1750, printmaker
Published / Created:
[not before 1764]
Call Number:
764.00.00.01
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A boy officer in cabin sitting by a bowl of punch and smoking, with servant."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Modern commander
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Printed for Carington Bowles, Map & Printseller in St. Pauls Church Yard, London
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain. and England
Subject (Name):
Warren, Peter, Sir, 1703-1752
Subject (Topic):
Promotions, Cannons, Military uniforms, British, and Ships
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The naval nurse, or, Modern commander [graphic]

7.
The evacuation, or, The sh-tten condition of the King of Pru---a [graphic]

Creator:
Bickham, George, 1706?-1771, printmaker
Published / Created:
1745.
Call Number:
Folio 724 C2 738
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Alternative Title:
Sh-tten condition of the King of Pru---a and Shitten condition of the King of Prussia
Description:
Title engraved above image.
Publisher:
May's Buildings, Covent Garden
Subject (Name):
Frederick II, King of Prussia, 1712-1786, Maria Theresa, Empress of Austria, 1717-1780, and Charles Alexandre, duc de Lorraine, 1712-1780
Subject (Topic):
Defecation and Military uniforms
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The evacuation, or, The sh-tten condition of the King of Pru---a [graphic]

8.
The evacuation, or, The sh-tten condition of the King of Pru---a [graphic]

Creator:
Bickham, George, 1706?-1771, printmaker
Published / Created:
1745.
Call Number:
745.00.00.06
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Alternative Title:
Sh-tten condition of the King of Pru---a and Shitten condition of the King of Prussia
Description:
Title engraved above image.
Publisher:
May's Buildings, Covent Garden
Subject (Name):
Frederick II, King of Prussia, 1712-1786, Maria Theresa, Empress of Austria, 1717-1780, and Charles Alexandre, duc de Lorraine, 1712-1780
Subject (Topic):
Defecation and Military uniforms
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The evacuation, or, The sh-tten condition of the King of Pru---a [graphic]

9.
The present age 1767 address'd to the professors of driving, dressing, ogling, writing, playing

Creator:
Boitard, Louis-Philippe, active 1733-1770, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1767]
Call Number:
767.00.00.03+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Satire on fashionable life described in a sub-title as "Address'd to the Professors of Driving, Dressing, Ogling, Writing, Playing, Gambling, Racing, Dancing, Duelling, Boxing, Swearing, Humming, Building, &c. &c. &c." with broad space flanked by lar...
Description:
Title etched above image.
Publisher:
Printed for John Bowles at the Black Horse in Cornhill & Carington Bowles in St. Pauls Church Yard, London
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Name):
Garrick, David, 1717-1779 and Toft, Mary, 1703-1763
Subject (Topic):
Dettingen, Battle of, Karlstein, Unterfranken, Germany, 1743, Drolls, Accessories (Clothing & dress), Clothing & dress, Boxing, Carriages & coaches, Guilds, Hearses, Magicians, Military uniforms, British, Occupations, Pregnancy, Scales, and Sedan chairs
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The present age 1767 address'd to the professors of driving, dressing, ogling, writing, playing, gambling, racing, dancing, duelling, boxing, swearing, humming, building, &c., &c., &c. / [graphic]

10.
A militia meeting [graphic]

Creator:
Bretherton, James, approximately 1730-1806, printmaker
Published / Created:
[23 May 1799]
Call Number:
Bunbury 799.05.23.06+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Satire on volunteers: an officer and another man sit at a table while a soldier presents two potential - but unprepossessing - recruits, the second man shabbily dressed; behind them a large dog menaces a smaller one; on the wall a map and a portrait ...
Description:
Title from text below image.
Publisher:
Publish'd as the act directs, May 23 1799, by S.W. Fores, No. 50 Piccadilly
Subject (Topic):
Military uniforms, Dogs, and Maps
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > A militia meeting [graphic]

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