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1. A fair-lawn view, or, The Portsmouth journey [graphic].
- Creator:
- Williams, Charles, active 1797-1830, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [January 1823]
- Call Number:
- 823.01.00.01+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Alternative Title:
- Portsmouth journey
- Description:
- Title from caption below image., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed leaving thread margins., Three lines of verse after title: He that is robb'd not wanting ..., Temporary local subject terms: Portsmouth, Mary Anne, (Hanson), Countess of (afterwards Mrs. Alder), fl. 1823 -- Whips., Watermark: J. Whatman., and Manuscript "262" above the center of the plate.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. Jany. 1823 by S.W. Fores 41 Piccadilly
- Subject (Name):
- Alder, Daniel, fl. 1823-1824. and Portsmouth, John Charles Wallop, Earl of, 1767-1853.
- Subject (Topic):
- Bedrooms, Physicians, and Sleepwear
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > A fair-lawn view, or, The Portsmouth journey [graphic].
2. 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].
3. 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]
4. A patent extinguisher, being a safe & easy mode of putting out a candle [art original].
- Creator:
- Nixon, John, -1818, artist
- Published / Created:
- [ca. July 1801]
- Call Number:
- Drawings N736 no. 7 Box D205
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- An old woman dressed in her nightcap and gown, her one breast hanging exposed from her gown, climbs into bed in which her husband already lies. She expels gas from her bottom in the direction of the candle on the ground in front of the fireplace with such force that it lifts the cat off the ground and bends the candle. Above the fireplace is a broadside entitled: The storm by Mr. Dodd, cease rude boreas balstering railes ... On the table below the window (left) is a bowl labeled "Pease porridge" and a wig on a stand. On the ground at her feet lies a corset, shoes and other garments. Above the bed are boxed and breeches; a man's coat is hung on the back of the chair to the right of the hearth
- Description:
- Title from note in artist's hand above image., Artist name from dealer's description., Study (or copy) for a print of the same title that was published July 1801 by W. Holland. Not reversed., and John Nixon (ca. 1750 - 1818), city merchant and amateur watercolourist (topography) and designer and maker of satirical prints; honorary exhibitor in RA between 1781 and 1815.
- Subject (Topic):
- Bed, Boxes, Candlesticks, Canopy beds, Cats, Corsets, Couples, Fireplaces, Flatulence, Single women, and Sleepwear
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > A patent extinguisher, being a safe & easy mode of putting out a candle [art original].
5. A patent extinguisher, being a safe & easy mode of putting out a candle [graphic].
- Creator:
- Nixon, John, -1818, artist
- Published / Created:
- July 1801.
- Call Number:
- 801.07.00.05+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- An old woman dressed in her nightcap and gown, her one breast hanging exposed from her gown, climbs into bed in which her husband already lies. She expels gas from her bottom in the direction of the candle on the ground in front of the fireplace with such force that it lifts the cat off the ground and bends the candle. Above the fireplace is a broadside entitled: The storm by Mr. Dodd, cease rude boreas balstering railes ... On the table below the window (left) is a bowl labeled "Pease porridge" and a wig on a stand. On the ground at her feet lies a corset, shoes and other garments. Above the bed are boxed and breeches; a man's coat is hung on the back of the chair to the right of the hearth
- Description:
- Title etched above image., Artist attribution from dealer's description., and Study for a print of the same title that was published July 1801 by W. Holland.
- Publisher:
- Pub'd by Wm. Holland, Oxford street
- Subject (Topic):
- Bed, Boxes, Candlesticks, Canopy beds, Cats, Corsets, Couples, Fireplaces, Flatulence, Single women, and Sleepwear
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > A patent extinguisher, being a safe & easy mode of putting out a candle [graphic].
6. A sprite curse thee I'll soon spoil thy capering [graphic]
- Creator:
- Newton, Richard, 1777-1798, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [1 October 1792]
- Call Number:
- 792.10.01.02
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A man wearing in a nightcap leans out a window from the upper story of his cottage and aims a blunderbuss at a ghostly sprite who dances in the yard outside his front door. The man's face is contorted with anger and concentration as he points his gun
- Description:
- Title etched 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:
- Pub. Octr. 1, 1792, by W. Holland, No. 50 Oxford Street
- Subject (Topic):
- Anger, Dance, Ghosts, Guns, and Sleepwear
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > A sprite curse thee I'll soon spoil thy capering [graphic]
7. 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]
8. 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]
9. An amusing state of uncertainty, peace or war!! [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- [20 June 1791]
- Call Number:
- 791.06.20.04+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Fox hides under a four-poster bed hung with curtains, his hand resting on his chin with a speech balloon above his head: "They'll do nothing at last!" A bare-breasted woman [Catherine II of Russia] wearing a nightdress, a crown on her head, and pearls at her throat, holds a dagger in her hand as she addresses Pitt who stands before her: "Which you please, young man. If your instrument entered it would make no impression that I'd care a fig for." Pitt also in a nightdress and holding a dagger, asks, "Shall we or shall we not?"
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Possibly by Richard Newton. See The Lewis Walpole Library card catalog., The female figure was formerly mis-identified as Britannia (?). For correct identification of Catherine the Great see: Dawson, R. Catherine the Great and the Culture of Celebrity in the Eighteenth Century, page 160., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires. For copy after George Moutard Woodward published 15 June 1791, see British Museum Registration number: 1948,0214.468., and Watermark: fleur-de-lis and countermark I V.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. June 20, 1791, by Wm. Holland, No. 50 Oxford St.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain
- Subject (Name):
- Catherine II, Empress of Russia, 1729-1796, Pitt, William, 1759-1806, and Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806
- Subject (Topic):
- Politics and government, Bedrooms, Daggers & swords, Canopy beds, and Sleepwear
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > An amusing state of uncertainty, peace or war!! [graphic].
10. Apparatus to undress & cover up when sleepy [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- Jan. 1, 1830.
- Call Number:
- 830.01.01.07
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A sleeping man on his back in a bed, is attached to a machine that is undressing him, pulling his pants off and his arms out of his sleeves, as other parts of the machine prepare to pull his nightcap and sleeping shirt over his head
- Alternative Title:
- Apparatus to undress and cover up when sleepy
- Description:
- Ttitle etched below image., Series title etched above image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Watermark: J Whatman Turkey Mill.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. by T. McLean, 26 Haymarket and Printed by J. Netherclift
- Subject (Topic):
- Automation, Beds, Machinery, Sleepwear, and Undressing
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Apparatus to undress & cover up when sleepy [graphic].
11. Bug breeders in the dog days [graphic].
- Creator:
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [4 April 1812]
- Call Number:
- Print00188
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "An elderly couple kept awake in their double bed by fleas."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Attributed to Rowlandson by Grego., Reissue, with year in imprint altered from "1806" to "1812." For original issue, see Beinecke Library call no.: Auchincloss Rowlandson v. 8., Verses etched beneath title: Now the weather's sultry grown, sweating late and early. Better far too [sic] sweat alone, oh we swelter rarely - Sweating here, sweating there., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Temporary local Medical Library subject terms: Marriage and married life.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. April 4th, 1812, by T. Rowlandson, N. 1 James St., Adelphi
- Subject (Topic):
- Bedbugs, Bedrooms, Beds, Spouses, Marriage, Fans (Accessories), and Sleepwear
- Found in:
- Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > Bug breeders in the dog days [graphic].
12. Bug breeders in the dog days [graphic].
- Creator:
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [4 April 1812]
- Call Number:
- Auchincloss Rowlandson v. 12
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "An elderly couple kept awake in their double bed by fleas."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Attributed to Rowlandson by Grego., Reissue, with year in imprint altered from "1806" to "1812." For original issue, see Beinecke Library call no.: Auchincloss Rowlandson v. 8., Verses etched beneath title: Now the weather's sultry grown, sweating late and early. Better far too [sic] sweat alone, oh we swelter rarely - Sweating here, sweating there., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., Temporary local Medical Library subject terms: Marriage and married life., Mounted on leaf 11 of volume 12 of 14 volumes., 1 print : etching on wove paper, hand-colored ; sheet 23.1 x 28.9 cm., and Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark with loss of verses from bottom edge.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. April 4th, 1812, by T. Rowlandson, N. 1 James St., Adelphi
- Subject (Topic):
- Bedbugs, Bedrooms, Beds, Spouses, Marriage, Fans (Accessories), and Sleepwear
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Bug breeders in the dog days [graphic].
13. Bug breeders in the dog days [graphic].
- Creator:
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [4 April 1806]
- Call Number:
- Auchincloss Rowlandson v. 8
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "An elderly couple kept awake in their double bed by fleas."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Printmaker from British Museum online catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Sheet trimmed with partial loss of imprint. Mounted on leaf 33 of volume 8 of 14 volumes.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. April 4th, 1806, by T. Rowlandson, N. 1 James St., Adelphi
- Subject (Topic):
- Bedbugs, Bedrooms, Beds, Couples, Fans (Accessories), and Sleepwear
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Bug breeders in the dog days [graphic].
14. 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]
15. Frontispiece to the "musical book's" [graphic]
- Creator:
- Newman, W., active approximately 1834-1835, lithographer, artist
- Published / Created:
- 1835.
- Call Number:
- 835.00.00.208
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Design consisting of thirty-one small images, all of them individually titled, showing satirical scenes commenting on British social and political issues, many with visual puns, and depictions of stereotypes, both ethnic and social: dustman, Hottentotts, pickpockets, bishops, hunters, etc. Images are loosely arranged in three columns with the following headings at top (left to right): Hints to singers; A few favorite songs &c. &c.; Musical term's.
- Description:
- Title from text at top of design., "Price twopence"--Following publisher's statement and preceeding publication date in imprint., 1 print : lithograph ; sheet 26.8 x 19 cm., Printed on wove paper; mounted to 34 x 26 cm., and Imperfect; sheet trimmed with loss of imprint statement from bottom edge.
- Publisher:
- Joseph Thomas, No. 1 Finch Lane, Cornhill and Printed by S. Straker, George Yd., Lombard St.
- Subject (Topic):
- Sleepwear, Courtship, Eating & drinking, Dance, Head-carrying, Indigenous peoples, Chimney sweeps, Military uniforms, Fireplaces, Debt, Bells, Singing, Bishops, Swine, Intoxication, Cats, Devil, Pitchforks, Rifles, and Donkeys
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Frontispiece to the "musical book's" [graphic]
16. How a man may shoot his own wig [graphic]
- Creator:
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [1809?]
- Call Number:
- 809.00.00.21
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Description:
- Title from caption above image., Publisher and date of publication from British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Numbered in ms. upper edge of sheet: 47., and Mounted to sheet 22 x 16 cm.
- Publisher:
- T. Tegg
- Subject (Geographic):
- England
- Subject (Topic):
- Clothing and dress, Dogs, Firearms, Sleepwear, and Wigs
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > How a man may shoot his own wig [graphic]
17. 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]
18. Lodging at a M'Queen's [graphic].
- Creator:
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, artist
- Published / Created:
- [20 June 1786]
- Call Number:
- Auchincloss Rowlandson v. 2
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "In a squalid room Johnson and Boswell lie in two short truckle beds. Boswell (right) is in the foreground, his face contorted with horror, his hands before his mouth as if to stifle a scream, his bare feet drawn up, but projecting over the end of his bed. A gigantic spider descends towards his head, insects are spotted over the bedclothes and pillow, from which projects Ogden (see BMSat 7031). Johnson lies on his back (left) under a casement window, his eyes closed, his hands clasped as if in prayer, his knees drawn up to accommodate the shortness of the bed. A woman's dress hangs as an improvised curtain between the two beds. Under Johnson's bed two rats gnaw Boswell's wig."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched below image., One in a series of twenty plates by Rowlandson after S. Collings. See British Museum catalogue, v. 6, page 345., Plate from: Picturesque beauties of Boswell, Part the Second. [London] : [E. Jackson], [1786], Five lines of verse below title: "There were two beds in the room, and a woman's gown was hung on a rope to make a curtain of seperation [sic] between them ..." Vide Journal p. 153., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., 1 print : etching on wove paper ; plate mark 25.6 x 27.8 cm, on sheet 28 x 30.3 cm., and Mounted on leaf 64 of volume 2 of 14 volumes.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. 20 June 1786, by E. Jackson No. 14, Mary bone [sic] Street, Golden Square
- Subject (Name):
- Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784, Boswell, James, 1740-1795, and Boswell, James, 1740-1795.
- Subject (Topic):
- Atttics, Bedroooms, Nightmares, Sleepwear, and Spiders
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Lodging at a M'Queen's [graphic].
19. Lodging at a M'Queen's [graphic].
- Creator:
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, artist
- Published / Created:
- [20 June 1786]
- Call Number:
- 786.06.20.02.2+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "In a squalid room Johnson and Boswell lie in two short truckle beds. Boswell (right) is in the foreground, his face contorted with horror, his hands before his mouth as if to stifle a scream, his bare feet drawn up, but projecting over the end of his bed. A gigantic spider descends towards his head, insects are spotted over the bedclothes and pillow, from which projects Ogden (see BMSat 7031). Johnson lies on his back (left) under a casement window, his eyes closed, his hands clasped as if in prayer, his knees drawn up to accommodate the shortness of the bed. A woman's dress hangs as an improvised curtain between the two beds. Under Johnson's bed two rats gnaw Boswell's wig."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched below image., One in a series of twenty plates by Rowlandson after S. Collings. See British Museum catalogue, v. 6, page 345., Plate from: Picturesque beauties of Boswell, Part the Second. [London] : [E. Jackson], [1786], Five lines of verse below title: "There were two beds in the room, and a woman's gown was hung on a rope to make a curtain of seperation [sic] between them ..." Vide Journal p. 153., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and In mss. in lower left corner: E-155.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. 20 June 1786, by E. Jackson No. 14, Mary bone [sic] Street, Golden Square
- Subject (Name):
- Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784, Boswell, James, 1740-1795, and Boswell, James, 1740-1795.
- Subject (Topic):
- Atttics, Bedroooms, Nightmares, Sleepwear, and Spiders
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Lodging at a M'Queen's [graphic].
20. Looking at the comet till you get a criek in the neck [graphic]
- Creator:
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [20 September 1811?]
- Call Number:
- 811.09.20.01.2+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "An ugly old man wearing night-cap, dressing-gown, and slippers stands at an open window gazing up through a spy-glass at a comet shaped like a large shuttle-cock. Keys hang from his waist. Behind him (left) sits a pretty young woman, turning her head to look at the comet, but giving her right hand to a young man who kneels beside her, while she presses her foot on his. She wears a long fur boa over her evening dress."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title from caption below image., Publication date from the British Museum online catalogue., State in the British Museum online catalogue numbered '91'., Sheet trimmed leaving thread margins., "Price one shilling coloured.", and Variant without publication date and series number. Cf. No. 11810 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 9.
- Publisher:
- Thos. Tegg No. 111 Cheapside
- Subject (Topic):
- Adultery, Comets, and Sleepwear
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Looking at the comet till you get a criek in the neck [graphic]
21. Midnight correspondence, or, Expanded sentiments of Liddy Cunning-game [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- [November 1820?]
- Call Number:
- Folio 724 835G v.2 (Oversize)
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Lady Conyngham sits at a table in front of a fireplace, quill pen in hand, writing a letter by candlelight; her large figure is exaggerated and her legs are spread far apart, causing her nightgown to billow. A clock sits on the mantle in front of her. In the background on the right, a bed in which Lord Conyngham sleeps can be seen beyond a curtain; a cloud of dreams rises from his head, filled with a crown and the word "Sinecures." A cat sleeps on a stool beside the bed
- Alternative Title:
- Expanded sentiments of Liddy Cunning-game
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Date from manuscript annotation in lower right corner of sheet., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum., Mounted to 58 x 39 cm., Mounted on leaf 24 in volume 2 of the W.E. Gladstone collection of caricatures and broadsides surrounding the "Queen Caroline Affair.", and Figure of "Lady Conyngham" identified in ink below image; date "Nov. 1820" added in lower right corner, preceded by the word "Suppressed" written in pencil.
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified
- Subject (Name):
- Conyngham, Elizabeth Conyngham, Marchioness, -1861, Conyngham, Henry Conyngham, Marquess, 1766-1832, and George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830.
- Subject (Topic):
- Adultery, Spouses, Beds, Writing materials, Correspondence, Fireplaces, Clocks & watches, Draperies, Cats, Sleepwear, Candles, Dreaming, and Crowns
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Midnight correspondence, or, Expanded sentiments of Liddy Cunning-game [graphic].
22. 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].
23. 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].
24. The Windsor macaroni [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- Apl. 1, 1773.
- Call Number:
- Folio 724 776D
- Collection Title:
- Leaf 96. Darly's comic-prints of characters, caricatures, macaronies, &c.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "A large man seated full-face in informal dress holding a billiard cue across his chest."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Initial letters of publisher's name in imprint form a monogram., Plate from vol. VI: Characters, macaronies, & caricatures. [London] : Pub. by MDarly, 39 Strand, Novr. 1, 1773., Plate numbered "v. 6" in upper left corner and "7" in upper right corner., First of three plates on leaf 96., and 1 print : etching with drypoint on laid paper ; plate mark 17.8 x 12.6 cm, on sheet 27.5 x 44.4 cm.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. by MDarly
- Subject (Geographic):
- England
- Subject (Topic):
- Billiards, Clothing & dress, Dandies, British, and Sleepwear
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The Windsor macaroni [graphic].
25. The Windsor macaroni [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- Apl. 1, 1773.
- Call Number:
- Folio 72 771 D37 v.6 plate 7
- Collection Title:
- Leaf 96. Darly's comic-prints of characters, caricatures, macaronies, &c.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "A large man seated full-face in informal dress holding a billiard cue across his chest."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Initial letters of publisher's name in imprint form a monogram., Plate from vol. VI: Characters, macaronies, & caricatures. [London] : Pub. by MDarly, 39 Strand, Novr. 1, 1773., and Plate numbered "v. 6" in upper left corner and "7" in upper right corner.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. by MDarly
- Subject (Geographic):
- England
- Subject (Topic):
- Billiards, Clothing & dress, Dandies, British, and Sleepwear
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The Windsor macaroni [graphic].
26. The Windsor macaroni [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- Apl. 1, 1773.
- Call Number:
- 773.04.01.01
- Collection Title:
- Leaf 96. Darly's comic-prints of characters, caricatures, macaronies, &c.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "A large man seated full-face in informal dress holding a billiard cue across his chest."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Initial letters of publisher's name in imprint form a monogram., Plate from vol. VI: Characters, macaronies, & caricatures. [London] : Pub. by MDarly, 39 Strand, Novr. 1, 1773., Plate numbered "v. 6" in upper left corner and "7" in upper right corner., 1 print : etching with drypoint on laid paper ; sheet 17 x 12 cm., and Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark resulting in loss of series numbers.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. by MDarly
- Subject (Geographic):
- England
- Subject (Topic):
- Billiards, Clothing & dress, Dandies, British, and Sleepwear
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The Windsor macaroni [graphic].
27. The belle savage on Ludagte [sic] Hill [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- [23 August 1808]
- Call Number:
- 808.08.23.01
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "A couple in bed, the upper part of the bedclothes forming the foreground. A handsome termagant (left) holds her husband by the hair, raising her right fist to smite. He lies with clasped hands, blood gushing from his nose."--British Museum online catalogue
- Alternative Title:
- Belle savage on Ludagte Hill and Belle savage on Ludgate Hill
- Description:
- Title from caption below image.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. August 23d, 1808 by S.W. Fores, 50 Piccadilly
- Subject (Topic):
- Beds, Couples, Fighting, and Sleepwear
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The belle savage on Ludagte [sic] Hill [graphic].
28. The enterprizing macaroni playing the part of ranger up I go. [graphic]
- Published / Created:
- publish'd as the act directs, 30 May 1772.
- Call Number:
- 772.05.30.01+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Alternative Title:
- Enterprising macaroni playing the part of ranger
- Description:
- Title from item., Place of publication appears before date of publication., A variant state, without plate number. Cf. No. 4517 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 4., and Temporary local subject terms: Macaronies -- Street scenes -- Cuckolds -- Architectural details: Doorway -- Lighting: street lamp -- Male dress: stockings -- Female dress: mob cap -- Rope ladder -- Literature: reference to the character of Ranger in Benjamin Hoadley's The Suspicious Husband.
- Publisher:
- Printed for Carington Bowles, map & printseller, no. 69 in St. Paul's Church Yard
- Subject (Topic):
- Adultery, Dandies, British, and Sleepwear
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The enterprizing macaroni playing the part of ranger up I go. [graphic]
29. The guide to health, or, Bonnell Thornton's consultation of physicians [graphic].
- Creator:
- Williams, Charles, active 1797-1830, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [approximately 1810]
- Call Number:
- Print00534
- Collection Title:
- V. 5. Caricature magazine, or, Hudibrastic mirror.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Three fashionable dressed men stand to the left consulting with a man in his nightshirt and cap who addresses them from his bed. At the foot of the bed are three wigs on stands. An elder woman in a cap opens the curtains on the window to the right
- Alternative Title:
- Bonnell Thornton's consultation of physicians
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Printmaker from unverified data in local card catalog record., Date of publication from the British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1935,0522.8.140., Six lines of text, labeled "anecdode [sic] of Bl. Thornton," following curly bracket after title: Addison very humourasly [sic] compared physicians to an army of antient Britons ..., Plate numbered "307" in the upper right corner., Plate from: Woodward, G.M. Caricature magazine, or Hudibrastic mirror. London : Thomas Tegg, [1808?], v. 5., Also issued separately., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Plate mark 24.6 x 34.9 cm.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. by Thos. Tegg, 111 Cheapside, London
- Subject (Name):
- Thornton, Bonnell, 1724-1768
- Subject (Topic):
- Bedrooms, Canopy beds, Physicians, Rugs, Sleepwear, Wigs, and Staffs (Sticks)
- Found in:
- Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > The guide to health, or, Bonnell Thornton's consultation of physicians [graphic].
30. The guide to health, or, Bonnell Thornton's consultation of physicians [graphic].
- Creator:
- Williams, Charles, active 1797-1830, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [approximately 1810]
- Call Number:
- Folio 75 W87 807 v.5
- Collection Title:
- V. 5. Caricature magazine, or, Hudibrastic mirror.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Three fashionable dressed men stand to the left consulting with a man in his nightshirt and cap who addresses them from his bed. At the foot of the bed are three wigs on stands. An elder woman in a cap opens the curtains on the window to the right
- Alternative Title:
- Bonnell Thornton's consultation of physicians
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Printmaker from unverified data in local card catalog record., Date of publication from the British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1935,0522.8.140., Six lines of text, labeled "anecdode [sic] of Bl. Thornton," following curly bracket after title: Addison very humourasly [sic] compared physicians to an army of antient Britons ..., Plate numbered "307" in the upper right corner., Plate from: Woodward, G.M. Caricature magazine, or Hudibrastic mirror. London : Thomas Tegg, [1808?], v. 5., Also issued separately., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., 1 print : etching on wove paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 25.1 x 35.2 cm, on sheet 25.6 x 41.8 cm., Watermark: 1817., and Leaf 6 in volume 5.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. by Thos. Tegg, 111 Cheapside, London
- Subject (Name):
- Thornton, Bonnell, 1724-1768
- Subject (Topic):
- Bedrooms, Canopy beds, Physicians, Rugs, Sleepwear, Wigs, and Staffs (Sticks)
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The guide to health, or, Bonnell Thornton's consultation of physicians [graphic].
31. The guide to health, or, Bonnell Thornton's consultation of physicians [graphic].
- Creator:
- Williams, Charles, active 1797-1830, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [approximately 1810]
- Call Number:
- 818.00.00.13+
- Collection Title:
- V. 5. Caricature magazine, or, Hudibrastic mirror.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Three fashionable dressed men stand to the left consulting with a man in his nightshirt and cap who addresses them from his bed. At the foot of the bed are three wigs on stands. An elder woman in a cap opens the curtains on the window to the right
- Alternative Title:
- Bonnell Thornton's consultation of physicians
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Printmaker from unverified data in local card catalog record., Date of publication from the British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1935,0522.8.140., Six lines of text, labeled "anecdode [sic] of Bl. Thornton," following curly bracket after title: Addison very humourasly [sic] compared physicians to an army of antient Britons ..., Plate numbered "307" in the upper right corner., Plate from: Woodward, G.M. Caricature magazine, or Hudibrastic mirror. London : Thomas Tegg, [1808?], v. 5., Also issued separately., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Manuscript "161" in upper center of plate.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. by Thos. Tegg, 111 Cheapside, London
- Subject (Name):
- Thornton, Bonnell, 1724-1768
- Subject (Topic):
- Bedrooms, Canopy beds, Physicians, Rugs, Sleepwear, Wigs, and Staffs (Sticks)
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The guide to health, or, Bonnell Thornton's consultation of physicians [graphic].
32. The hog in the pound in Oxford Street [graphic]
- Creator:
- Woodward, G. M. (George Moutard), approximately 1760-1809, artist
- Published / Created:
- [9 January 1819]
- Call Number:
- 819.01.09.05+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A man with large lips and a flat nose is embraced by a young woman in bed beneath a coverlet. Both wear night caps. The bed is hung with curtains
- Description:
- Title from caption below image., Sheet trimmed to plate mark on two sides., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
- Publisher:
- Pub. Jany. 9, 1819 by S.W. Fores 50 Piccadilly & 312 Oxford Street
- Subject (Topic):
- Beds, Couples, Hugging, and Sleepwear
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The hog in the pound in Oxford Street [graphic]
33. The little farthing rush light [graphic]
- Published / Created:
- [3 October 1792?]
- Call Number:
- 789.10.03.01+ Impression 1
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Five heads surround a taper whose flame is the head in profile to the left of George III. The taper rises from the centre of a crown which rests on a tasselled cushion in the foreground. On the left is Sheridan in profile, his face disfigured by drink, puffing angrily; next is Fox facing three-quarter length to the right, with a fierce expression. Next is the Prince of Wales, alarmed and rather fierce; beside him is Mrs. Fitzherbert, wearing breeches round her shoulders, one leg terminating in a garter inscribed 'Honi Soit...' The ribbon of her night-cap is decorated with the Prince's feathers and 'Ich dien'. On the extreme right is Grey, puffing intently, his blast directed at the back of the King's head. All the others puff awry, and the light burns steadily. All the men wear night-caps and shirts open at the neck."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Not by Isaac Cruikshank. See British Museum catalogue., Date of imprint from British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Publisher's announcement following imprint: Where may be seen the largest collection of caratures [sic] in the world. Admitnce 1shg., and Mounted to 33 x 37 cm.
- Publisher:
- Pub. Octr. 3 by S.W. Fores, N. 3 Piccadilly
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain.
- Subject (Name):
- George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820, George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Fitzherbert, Maria Anne, 1756-1837, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Grey, Charles Grey, Earl, 1764-1845, and Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816
- Subject (Topic):
- France, History, Foreign public opinion, British, Regency, and Sleepwear
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The little farthing rush light [graphic]
34. 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].
35. 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].
36. The vision [graphic].
- Creator:
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [15 May 1786]
- Call Number:
- Auchincloss Rowlandson v. 2
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Boswell (left) rises in terror from his bed, at the sight of a headless man in Highland dress, the head replaced by a headsman's axe surmounted by a Scots cap. This spectre, irradiated, advances from the right and draws aside the curtain of the bed. Boswell's nightcap flies upwards from his head ..."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched below image., One in a series of twenty plates by Rowlandson after S. Collings. See: Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum, v. 6, page 345., Plate from: Picturesque beauties of Boswell, Part the Second. [London] : [E. Jackson], [1786], Sheet trimmed within plate mark, Three lines of verse below title: "I had the most elegant room, by there was a fire in it that blazed, And the sea to which my windows looked roared, & the pillows were made of sea fowls feathers ..." Vide Journal p. 110., Temporary local subject terms: Highland dress -- Scots cap -- Bed curtains -- Headless spectre., 1 print : etching with stipple on wove paper ; plate mark 25 x 26.4 cm, on sheet 27.6 x 29.9 cm., and Mounted on leaf 63 of volume 2 of 14 volumes.
- Publisher:
- Publish'd May 15th, 1786, by E. Jackson, No. 14 Mary-le-bone Street, Golden Square
- Subject (Name):
- Boswell, James, 1740-1795 and Boswell, James, 1740-1795.
- Subject (Topic):
- Beds, Sleepwear, Axes, Fear, and Nightmares
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > The vision [graphic].
37. The vision [graphic].
- Creator:
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [15 May 1786]
- Call Number:
- Auchincloss Rowlandson v. 2
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Boswell (left) rises in terror from his bed, at the sight of a headless man in Highland dress, the head replaced by a headsman's axe surmounted by a Scots cap. This spectre, irradiated, advances from the right and draws aside the curtain of the bed. Boswell's nightcap flies upwards from his head ..."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched below image., One in a series of twenty plates by Rowlandson after S. Collings. See: Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum, v. 6, page 345., Plate from: Picturesque beauties of Boswell, Part the Second. [London] : [E. Jackson], [1786], Sheet trimmed within plate mark, Three lines of verse below title: "I had the most elegant room, by there was a fire in it that blazed, And the sea to which my windows looked roared, & the pillows were made of sea fowls feathers ..." Vide Journal p. 110., Temporary local subject terms: Highland dress -- Scots cap -- Bed curtains -- Headless spectre., 1 print : etching with stipple on wove paper ; sheet 23.2 x 25.7 cm., Sheet trimmed within plate mark resulting in loss of imprint statement., and Mounted on leaf 63 of volume 2 of 14 volumes.
- Publisher:
- Publish'd May 15th, 1786, by E. Jackson, No. 14 Mary-le-bone Street, Golden Square
- Subject (Name):
- Boswell, James, 1740-1795 and Boswell, James, 1740-1795.
- Subject (Topic):
- Beds, Sleepwear, Axes, Fear, and Nightmares
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > The vision [graphic].
38. The vision [graphic].
- Creator:
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [15 May 1786]
- Call Number:
- 786.05.15.09+ Impression 1
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Boswell (left) rises in terror from his bed, at the sight of a headless man in Highland dress, the head replaced by a headsman's axe surmounted by a Scots cap. This spectre, irradiated, advances from the right and draws aside the curtain of the bed. Boswell's nightcap flies upwards from his head ..."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched below image., One in a series of twenty plates by Rowlandson after S. Collings. See: Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum, v. 6, page 345., Plate from: Picturesque beauties of Boswell, Part the Second. [London] : [E. Jackson], [1786], Sheet trimmed within plate mark, Three lines of verse below title: "I had the most elegant room, by there was a fire in it that blazed, And the sea to which my windows looked roared, & the pillows were made of sea fowls feathers ..." Vide Journal p. 110., and Temporary local subject terms: Highland dress -- Scots cap -- Bed curtains -- Headless spectre.
- Publisher:
- Publish'd May 15th, 1786, by E. Jackson, No. 14 Mary-le-bone Street, Golden Square
- Subject (Name):
- Boswell, James, 1740-1795 and Boswell, James, 1740-1795.
- Subject (Topic):
- Beds, Sleepwear, Axes, Fear, and Nightmares
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The vision [graphic].
39. What a nice bit! [graphic]
- Creator:
- Newton, Richard, 1777-1798, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- July 8, 1796.
- Call Number:
- 796.07.08.01+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A large black woman, smiling in her sleep, lies in a bed surrounded by bedcurtains. She wears a cap and earrings, and her large breasts hang out over her nightclothes. A thin old, white man also in nightclothes and a night cap ogles her by the candlelight from the candlestick he holds in his right hand
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Sheet trimmed to plate mark leaving thread margins., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Mounted to: 33 x 43 cm.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. by W. Holland, Oxford St.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain,
- Subject (Topic):
- Black people, Candlesticks, Canopy beds, Lust, and Sleepwear
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > What a nice bit! [graphic]