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21.
A nice place in cold weather [graphic]

Creator:
Heath, William, 1795-1840, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1830?]
Call Number:
830.00.00.82
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"See BM Satires No. 16435. A pretty girl, perhaps the subject of BM Satires No. 16435, lies in a bed drawn close to a fire, indicated by corner of chimney-piece, fender, and guard (left). She is framed in drawn-back curtains, lit by firelight, and is wrapped in a tufted white counterpane from under which one swathed foot extends towards the fire. Her face is framed in nightcap and curl-papers. A cupid-candlestick supports an extinguished candle."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from caption below image., Date of publication from unverified data from local card catalog record., Plate numbered in upper right corner: Pl. 2., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Publisher:
Published by Thos. McLean, 26 Haymarket
Subject (Topic):
Bedrooms, Canopy beds, and Sleepwear
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > A nice place in cold weather [graphic]

22.
A subscriber to The penny magazine [and 28 other designs] / [graphic]

Creator:
Grant, C. J. (Charles Jameson), active 1830-1852, lithographer
Published / Created:
[1834]
Call Number:
834.00.00.24+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title devised by cataloger based on caption below image in center of sheet., Date of publication from unaltered impression in the Yale Center for British Art., Text following imprint: Also sold by T. Dewhurst, Manchester; T. Drake, Birmingham; R. Thorley, Bath; M.A. Organ, Bristol; Ross & Nightingale, Liverpool; &c &c &c., Numerous small designs on one sheet, some individually titled below., and Description based on imperfect impression; three areas of text below series title have been mostly or completely erased from sheet.
Publisher:
Pubd. by J. Kendrick, 54 Leicester Squr
Subject (Topic):
Umbrellas, Boats, Headdresses, Carriages & coaches, Skeletons, Dogs, Peg legs, Amputees, Military uniforms, Rifles, Mirrors, Deer, Sleepwear, Turbans, Monuments & memorials, Birds of prey, Devil, Cats, and Carts & wagons
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > A subscriber to The penny magazine [and 28 other designs] / [graphic]

23.
Conduite courageuse de Mr. Pigeon [graphic]

Creator:
Godissart de Cari, 1774-1848, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1816 or 1817?]
Call Number:
816.00.00.80
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A man and woman in their pajamas and slippers stand looking in fright at the closed door of their bedroom. He wears a night cap and stands with a weapon in each hand, pointed at the door; his figure casts a large shadow on the back wall and over the bureau on which sits his tricorne hat. His wife (right) clings to his nightshirt, as she holds up a candlestick to light their way. She has her hair tied up in a scarf. To the right, their infant cries in its basket under which sits a overflowing chamber pot. On the other side of the closed door is a small mouse
Description:
Title etched below image., Series title and number from caption above image., Printmaker's name etched in image, on left baseboard., Plate 14 in this series is dated 1817 in the British Museum online catalogue., Sheet dimensions from British Museum catalogue., "The series 'Musée Grotesque' consists of at least 65 plates, made over a long period between March 1814 and August 1829. They seem all to have been designed, and in some cases etched, by Godissart de Cari, and all are placed under his name in the British Museum. The first four plates of the series, unlike the others, do not carry the heading 'Musée Grotesque' but rather 'Les Nouvellistes' and are numbered 1 to 4."--British Museum online catalogue., and Sheet trimmed to plate mark: 21.2 x 29 cm.
Publisher:
Chez Martinet Libre., rue du Coq, no. 15
Subject (Topic):
Bedrooms, Candlesticks, Chamber pots, Couples, Daggers & swords, Families, Fear, Mice, and Sleepwear
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Conduite courageuse de Mr. Pigeon [graphic]

24.
The sleep-walker [graphic].

Creator:
Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1 November 1795]
Call Number:
795.11.01.02
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Pitt, fast asleep, wearing only nightcap and night-shirt, walks down a staircase holding up a lighted candle in his right hand. On his right only are banisters, on his left the steps abut on a gulf indicated by the top of an arch supporting the stair; he is about to descend the first step, perilously near the left edge. Behind him, in a wall of heavy masonry, is an open door surmounted by a crown. A tall gothic window pierces the wall of the building."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Sleepwalker
Description:
Title etched below image., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., Possibly etched from a drawing by Sneyd. See British Museum catalogue., and Mounted to 48 x 34 cm.
Publisher:
Pubd. Novr. 1st, 1795, by H. Humphrey, New Bond Street
Subject (Name):
Pitt, William, 1759-1806
Subject (Topic):
Candlesticks, Castles & palaces, Interiors, Quatrefoils, Sleepwear, Somnambulism, and Stairways
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The sleep-walker [graphic].

25.
The sleep-walker [graphic].

Creator:
Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1 November 1795]
Call Number:
Auchincloss Gillray v. 3
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Pitt, fast asleep, wearing only nightcap and night-shirt, walks down a staircase holding up a lighted candle in his right hand. On his right only are banisters, on his left the steps abut on a gulf indicated by the top of an arch supporting the stair; he is about to descend the first step, perilously near the left edge. Behind him, in a wall of heavy masonry, is an open door surmounted by a crown. A tall gothic window pierces the wall of the building."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Sleepwalker
Description:
Title etched below image., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., Possibly etched from a drawing by Sneyd. See British Museum catalogue., 1 print : etching on wove paper, hand-colored ; sheet 36.1 x 24.5 cm., Sheet trimmed within plate mark on right and left edges., and Mounted on leaf 62 of volume 3 of 12.
Publisher:
Pubd. Novr. 1st, 1795, by H. Humphrey, New Bond Street
Subject (Name):
Pitt, William, 1759-1806
Subject (Topic):
Candlesticks, Castles & palaces, Interiors, Quatrefoils, Sleepwear, Somnambulism, and Stairways
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > The sleep-walker [graphic].

26.
La pipe matinale. [graphic]

Creator:
Daumier, Honoré, 1808-1879, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1841]
Call Number:
Print00950
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title from item., Date supplied by curator., Place of publication derived from street address., Written in image: h.D., Published in Le Charivari, 26 February 1841., Below title: Le Tabac de caporal fait maintenant partie inté́grale de ce que les poétes appellent les sauves parfums du matin; et grace aux bouffees que lui envoyent de toutes parts les fumeurs, l'aurore, jadis au tenit de rose, doit être bien près d'être culottée., and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
Publisher:
Se vend, Bauger & Cie. Editeurs des Dessins de la Caricature, du Figaro et du Charivari, Rue du Croissant, 16 and Imp. d'Aubert & Cie
Subject (Topic):
Tobacco smoke pollution, Smoking, Pipe smoking, Sleepwear, Pipes (Smoking)., and Beds
Found in:
Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > La pipe matinale. [graphic]

27.
Oh! che boccone! [graphic].

Creator:
Cruikshank, Isaac, 1764-1811, printmaker
Published / Created:
[15 April 1795]
Call Number:
795.04.15.01+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"The Prince of Wales stands full-face, in shirt and nightcap, his back to the bridal bed (right) in which the Princess lies with an expression of smiling expectancy. The Prince stands dismayed, with his right fingers to his mouth. On a table beside him (left) are two (?) mustard-pots and a bottle of 'Cantharides'. On the wall showing between the curtains of the bed is a picture of Leda and the swan. The bed is ornate with fringed curtains, and the Prince of Wales' feathers and motto at the head. Her stockings, shoes, a garter, and a garment draped over a chair are beside the Princess; the Prince's clothes lie at his feet."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from item., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., Publisher's advertisement following imprint: who has just fitted up his exhibition in an entire novel stile, admittance one shilling., Temporary local subject terms: Furnishings: bed curtains -- Pictures amplifying subject: Leda and the swan -- Medicinal: cantharides potion -- Prince of Wales's marriage, 8 April 1795., Watermark: Strasburg lily with initials GR and date 1794 below., and Printseller's stamp in lower right corner: S.W.F.
Publisher:
Pub. April 15, 1795, by S.W. Fores, No. 3 Piccadilly
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830 and Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821
Subject (Topic):
Marriage, Allegorical prints, Bedrooms, Canopy beds, Interiors, and Sleepwear
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Oh! che boccone! [graphic].

28.
Night [art original].

Creator:
Bunbury, Henry, Sir, 1778-1860, artist
Published / Created:
[approximately 1794]
Call Number:
Drawings B87 no. 10 Box D105
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A man dressed in dishevelled clothes, a dressing gown, and a night cap unsteadily walks while holding a lit candle tilted at a very lazy steep angle
Description:
Title from text inscribed within image., Date from unverified data from local card catalog record., and For further information, consult library staff.
Subject (Topic):
Candlesticks, Sleepwear, and Night
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Night [art original].

29.
A very warm effect [graphic]

Creator:
Alken, Henry Thomas, 1784-1851, artist
Published / Created:
1824.
Call Number:
824.00.00.49 Impression 1
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A couple stand in their nightclothes in horror as they look on their bed which is in flames. An overturned table with a lit candle appears to be the cause of the fire, the other contents, a book, a rosary, a watch and chain, and spectacles are also on the floor. To the right is a dressing table with a mirror, scissors and comb; above, hangs a framed painting
Description:
Title and series title from caption below image., "Pl. 9"--Upper right corner., Ninth plate in a series of 12 prints., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Mounted to 19 x 30 cm.
Publisher:
Published by Thos. McLean, Repository of Wit & Humour, 26 Haymarket
Subject (Topic):
Bedrooms, Couples, Fires, and Sleepwear
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > A very warm effect [graphic]

30.
A friendly hint [graphic].

Published / Created:
[1828]
Call Number:
828.00.00.65
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A rotund doctor, holding a cane under his arm and wearing a wig, looks at his watch as he takes the pulse of very thin man in a dressing gown and night cap who jumps on one leg and wears a look of pain on his face. Above the doctor's head: "You are bespoke!!"
Description:
Title from caption below image., Date from ms. notation below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain
Subject (Topic):
Physicians and Sleepwear
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > A friendly hint [graphic].

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