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1.
[A satire on 'Vice and Folly'] [graphic]

Creator:
Toms, W. H. (William Henry), approximately 1700-1765, printmaker
Published / Created:
[not after 1760]
Call Number:
760.00.00.111+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A satire on prostitution set in a brothel in which all the men have been given the heads of apes and the women those of cats. In the centre of the room a prostitute sits on the knee of an old man who fondles her, her legs splayed; she holds a glass i...
Description:
Title supplied from description of an earlier state in the British Museum catalogue.
Publisher:
Printed for Robt. Sayer, opposite Fetter Lane, Fleet Street
Subject (Topic):
Animals in human situations, Interiors, Prostitutes, Military uniforms, Judges, Watchmen, Canopy beds, Birdcages, Doves, Wine, and Bottles
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > [A satire on 'Vice and Folly'] [graphic]

2.
The search night [art original].

Creator:
Steevens, George, 1736-1800, artist
Published / Created:
[not after 1800]
Call Number:
Folio 75 H67 800 v.2 (Oversize)
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A pen and ink tracing of a published print, in reverse. Night scene, a couple interrupted in flagrante by the night watch, she lying on the ground at left with dishevelled clothing, he held back on the right, with his breeches undone; a censorious old...
Description:
Title, statement of responsibility, and publication traced from print: Mr. Hogarth invt. T. Fielding sculp. Augst. 17, 1746 publish'd according to act of Parlmet. Price 6d.
Subject (Topic):
Pillories, Prostitues, Sex, and Watchmen
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The search night [art original].

3.
Coming out of a country theatre [graphic]

Creator:
Stadler, Joseph Constantine, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1 November 1802]
Call Number:
Drawer 802.11.01.05 Impression 1
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A large crowd of theatregoers file out of a theater and onto the street in a pouring rainfall and high winds that turns umbrellas inside out. One man has fallen and broken his lantern as a woman falls back over him as her shoes are being changed. The...
Description:
Title from text below image.
Publisher:
Published Novr. 1, 1802, by Willm. Holland, No. 11, Cockspur Street, (removed from Oxford Street)
Subject (Topic):
Couples, Lanterns, Rain, Theater audiences, Theaters, Umbrellas, Watchmen, and Winds
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Coming out of a country theatre [graphic]

4.
Coming out of a country theatre [graphic]

Creator:
Stadler, Joseph Constantine, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1 November 1802]
Call Number:
Drawer 802.11.01.05 Impression 2
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A large crowd of theatregoers file out of a theater and onto the street in a pouring rainfall and high winds that turns umbrellas inside out. One man has fallen and broken his lantern as a woman falls back over him as her shoes are being changed. The...
Description:
Title from text below image.
Publisher:
Published Novr. 1, 1802, by Willm. Holland, No. 11, Cockspur Street, (removed from Oxford Street)
Subject (Topic):
Couples, Lanterns, Rain, Theater audiences, Theaters, Umbrellas, Watchmen, and Winds
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Coming out of a country theatre [graphic]

5.
A cake in danger [graphic]

Creator:
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
Published / Created:
[20 April 1806]
Call Number:
806.04.20.01+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A night scene (or early morning) in a London street. A countryman responds to the advances of two young prostitutes, one of whom takes a handkerchief from his coat-pocket. They are lit by the lantern hanging in a watchman's box; the aged watchman slee...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. April 20, 1806, by T. Rowlandson, James St., Adelphi
Subject (Topic):
Pickpockets, Prostitutes, and Watchmen
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > A cake in danger [graphic]

6.
A cake in danger [graphic]

Creator:
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
Published / Created:
[20 April 1806]
Call Number:
Auchincloss Rowlandson v. 8
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A night scene (or early morning) in a London street. A countryman responds to the advances of two young prostitutes, one of whom takes a handkerchief from his coat-pocket. They are lit by the lantern hanging in a watchman's box; the aged watchman slee...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. April 20, 1806, by T. Rowlandson, James St., Adelphi
Subject (Topic):
Pickpockets, Prostitutes, and Watchmen
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > A cake in danger [graphic]

7.
A midwife going to a labour [graphic]

Creator:
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
Published / Created:
[not before 12 February 1811]
Call Number:
Folio 75 W87 807 v.2
Collection Title:
V. 2. Caricature magazine, or, Hudibrastic mirror.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A fat elderly woman walks (left to right) over rough cobbles, in the teeth of a strong wind against a deluge of rain; her contour is global and fills the greater part of the design. She holds a lighted lantern and clutches a bottle of cordial and a b...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Thomas Tegg
Subject (Topic):
Midwives, Obesity, Rain, Winds, Lanterns, Bottles, Chimney sweeps, and Watchmen
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > A midwife going to a labour [graphic]

8.
A midwife going to a labour [graphic]

Creator:
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
Published / Created:
[not before 12 February 1811]
Call Number:
Print00191
Collection Title:
V. 2. Caricature magazine, or, Hudibrastic mirror.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A fat elderly woman walks (left to right) over rough cobbles, in the teeth of a strong wind against a deluge of rain; her contour is global and fills the greater part of the design. She holds a lighted lantern and clutches a bottle of cordial and a b...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Thomas Tegg
Subject (Topic):
Midwives, Obesity, Rain, Winds, Lanterns, Bottles, Chimney sweeps, and Watchmen
Found in:
Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > A midwife going to a labour [graphic]

9.
The Westminster watchman [graphic].

Creator:
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
Published / Created:
[approximately 12 April 1784]
Call Number:
Auchincloss Rowlandson v. 1
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Fox, dressed as a watchman, stands full-face, his right hand grasping his staff (inscribed 'Uprightness'), his left on his hip. Over his head is the word 'Liberty'; his lantern stands on the ground beside him sending forth rays inscribed 'Truth'. His...
Description:
Title etched above image.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
England and London.
Subject (Name):
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Hood, Samuel Hood, Viscount, 1724-1816, Wray, Cecil, Sir, 1734-1805, Buckingham, George Nugent Temple Grenville, Marquess of, 1753-1813., Great Britain. Parliament, 1783-1784., and Great Britain. Parliament
Subject (Topic):
Elections, Hospitals, Dogs, Lanterns, Military uniforms, and Watchmen
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > The Westminster watchman [graphic].

10.
The Westminster watchman [graphic].

Creator:
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
Published / Created:
[approximately 12 April 1784]
Call Number:
Auchincloss Rowlandson v. 1
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Fox, dressed as a watchman, stands full-face, his right hand grasping his staff (inscribed 'Uprightness'), his left on his hip. Over his head is the word 'Liberty'; his lantern stands on the ground beside him sending forth rays inscribed 'Truth'. His...
Description:
Title etched above image.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
England and London.
Subject (Name):
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Hood, Samuel Hood, Viscount, 1724-1816, Wray, Cecil, Sir, 1734-1805, Buckingham, George Nugent Temple Grenville, Marquess of, 1753-1813., Great Britain. Parliament, 1783-1784., and Great Britain. Parliament
Subject (Topic):
Elections, Hospitals, Dogs, Lanterns, Military uniforms, and Watchmen
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > The Westminster watchman [graphic].

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