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1.
Heros in council, or, A military squabble about dress [graphic].

Creator:
Ansell, Charles, 1752- printmaker
Published / Created:
[21 June 1798]
Call Number:
798.06.21.01+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Alternative Title:
Military squabble about dress and Heroes in council
Description:
Title from item., Curator attribution: Possibly by Ansell., Printseller's announcement following publication statement: Folios of caracatures [sic] lent for the evening., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., Temporary local subject terms: Military: soldiers -- London hussar -- Knight -- Roman soldier -- Light Horse -- Guns: blunderbuss -- Emblems: dragon -- Allusion to Marc Anthony, 83-30 B.C. -- Allusion to Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, 69-30 B.C. -- Allusion to William Stewart, Viscount Mountjoy, 1653-1692 -- Allusion to Adonis., and Watermark: E & P.
Publisher:
Pubd. June 21, 1798 by S.W. Fores, 50 Piccadilly
Subject (Topic):
Soldiers and British
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Heros in council, or, A military squabble about dress [graphic].

2.
Anniversary meeting of the Guardians of the Asylum : at the Crown and Anchor Tavern, Strand, on

Creator:
Asylum for Orphan Girls (London, England)
Published / Created:
[179-]
Call Number:
File 66 79- As861
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
text and still image
Abstract:
Invitation to a dinner of the Guardians of the Asylum for Female Orphans. At top is a scene of a woman leading three orphan children away to the left, while the bodies of soldiers are taken away to the right; text with the details of the meeting engraved below. The whole is enclosed within a border of leaves
Description:
Caption title., All engraved., Illustration is signed: C.R. Ryley delin.; W. Skelton sculp., Beneath title are the names of six "Stewards", engraved on either side of a small image of a woman with the caption "When my father and my mother foresake me, the Lord taketh me up"., "Dinner to be on table at half past four o'clock precisely. No collection after dinner."--Bottom of sheet., and For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
England and London.
Subject (Name):
Asylum for Orphan Girls (London, England)
Subject (Topic):
Orphanages, Charities, Charity, Orphans, Soldiers, and British
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Anniversary meeting of the Guardians of the Asylum : at the Crown and Anchor Tavern, Strand, on [blank] May 19th, 179 [blank]. Dinner ticket, price 10s. 6d.

3.
The Spanish dons overtaken by an ancient Briton in attempting their escape [graphic]

Creator:
Austin, William, 1721-1820, printmaker
Published / Created:
published as the act directs, 1st Jany. 1780.
Call Number:
780.01.01.06.2+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A soldier on a great horse holds a rope attached to the legs of two prisoners who sit behind him facing the animal's tail; a drawn sword is in his right hand. Behind (right) is a haystack, on the top of which are two other Spaniards, much alarmed at the approach of a countryman who threatens them with his pitch-fork. A man and woman (left), both wearing coats with military facings, watch the scene; she points, he looks through a small telescope. In the foreground a sow and three young pigs are galloping. In the background is the sea, with fishing-boats."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from item. and Sheet trimmed to plate line.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Topic):
Spanish, Captives, Soldiers, Swine, and Clothing & dress
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The Spanish dons overtaken by an ancient Briton in attempting their escape [graphic]

4.
The wounded at Scutari [graphic]

Creator:
Baker, John H., 1829-ca. 1872, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1858]
Call Number:
Print00526
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title from item., Place of publication from item., Illustration from The Art Journal of 1858., Below title: In the possession of Mrs. Bracebridge., After a sculpture by Theodore Phyffers., This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing., and Temporary local Medical Library subject terms: Nurses & nursing; Veterans.
Publisher:
James S. Virtue
Subject (Name):
Nightingale, Florence, 1820-1910.
Subject (Topic):
Military nursing, Medicine, Military, Nursing, Crimean War, 1853-1856, Nurses, Soldiers, Crutches, and War casualties
Found in:
Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > The wounded at Scutari [graphic]

5.
Atalanta [graphic]

Creator:
Baldrey, John, 1758- printmaker
Published / Created:
[4 March 1790]
Call Number:
Folio 49 3563 v.2 (Oversize)
Collection Title:
Volume 2, page 71. Etchings by Henry William Bunbury, Esq. and after his designs.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"The shooting of Hyloeues & Rhoecus by Atlana to protect her chastity; in a wood, one of the men lying dead in the foreground, only his torso and legs visible with an arrow in chest, the hunter at left aiming her bow to shoot the second man, a soldier weilding a dagger beside the body of his companion, a horse fleeing behind; after Bunbury."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate was engraved by either John Baldrey or his brother Joshua Kirby Baldrey., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., One line of text below title: As renown'd for her skill in the use of the bow, as for the beauty & swiftness of foot; sends two arrows to the hearts of Hyloeus & Rhoecus who attempt her chastity in her solitude., Dedication etched above imprint statement: To the most noble the Marchioness of Salisbury, as patroness of the elegant science of archery, this plate is inscrib'd by her Ladyship's most respectful humble servant, John Raphael Smith., and Mounted on page 71 in volume 2 of: Etchings by Henry William Bunbury, Esq. and after his designs.
Publisher:
Publish'd March 4th, 1790, by J.R. Smith, King Strt., Covent Garden
Subject (Name):
Atalanta (Greek mythological character),
Subject (Topic):
Forests, Bows (Weapons), Daggers & swords, Soldiers, and Horses
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Atalanta [graphic]

6.
Love and honour [graphic]

Creator:
Bartolozzi, Francesco, 1727-1815, printmaker
Published / Created:
[23 January 1785]
Call Number:
Folio 49 3563 v.2 (Oversize)
Collection Title:
Volume 2, page 27. Etchings by Henry William Bunbury, Esq. and after his designs.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"To right, a soldier and a young woman embracing each other; to extreme right, a woman seated, facing back; to left, a soldier on a horse, in profile to left, holding another horse's bridle; in a landscape; in a roundel; after H Bunbury."--British Museum online catalogue, description of an earlier state
Description:
Title from text below image., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., Eight lines of verse below title: Hark! may heaven defend thee, Hark! the drum commands, Honour I attend thee, Love I kiss thy hands. May guardian angels watch thee, And conquest on thee wait; One kiss and then I give thee up, alas poor Kate. Vide the Tobacco Box., Dedication etched above imprint statement: To the Right Honble. the Countess of Euston, this print from an original drawing by H. Bunbury Esqr. is with the greatest respect dedicated by Her Ladyships obedient humble servant, W. Dickinson., The included verses are perhaps part of a longer ballad, the author of which is unidentified., and Mounted on page 27 in volume 2 of: Etchings by Henry William Bunbury, Esq. and after his designs.
Publisher:
Publish'd Jany. 23d, 1785, by W. Dickinson, engraver & printseller, No. 158 Bond Street
Subject (Topic):
Soldiers, Couples, and Horses
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Love and honour [graphic]

7.
Le cholera [graphic]

Creator:
Bellangé, H. (Hippolyte), 1800-1866, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1832].
Call Number:
Print01100
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title from item., Artist's name and date in image lower right., Place of publication derived from publisher's street address., and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
Publisher:
Lith. de Gihaut frères éditeurs; Boulevard des Italiens
Subject (Topic):
Cholera, Medicine, Military, Soldiers, Sick persons, Bars, Intoxication, and Bottles
Found in:
Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > Le cholera [graphic]

8.
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]

9.
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]

10.
Emanuel Grouchy, ... [graphic]

Creator:
Blanchard, Auguste, II, 1792-1849, printmaker
Published / Created:
[not after 1849]
Call Number:
Print10205
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title from item., Date derived from printmaker's date of death., Place of publication from item., and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
Publisher:
au Bureau de l'Auteur des Fastes de la Nation Française, M. Ternisien d'Handricourt, Rue des Saints Pères. No.17. Faubourg Saint Germain
Subject (Name):
Grouchy, Emmanuel, marquis de, 1766-1847. and Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821.
Subject (Topic):
Medicine, Military, Soldiers, Battlefields, Wounds & injuries, and Swords & daggers
Found in:
Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > Emanuel Grouchy, ... [graphic]

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