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October 21, 2026
Gothic 1730–1850: Traditions, Transmissions, Translations 17–18 June 2027 | St Mary’s University and Strawberry Hill House, Twickenham Hosted in collaboration with the Lewis...
figures of a man (shown from the back) and woman (shown in profile facing left) in 18th-century wigs and clothing
October 19, 2026
“The Counter-Revolution of 1776 in France” Emma Rothschild, Jeremy and Jane Knowles Professor of History, Director, Center for History and Economics, Harvard University...
September 4, 2026
On Oct. 5, Dr. Abigail Swingen will join Yale Library as the W. S. Lewis Librarian and Executive Director of the Lewis Walpole Library. A scholar of British history, Swingen...
A scene in Bridewell prison with Moll Hackabout and the other inmates beating hemp under the supervision of a stern warder holding a cane. Moll is still dressed in her finery, but a one-eyed female attendant fingers the lace lappet hanging from her cap and her serving-woman sits before her in Moll's elegant shoes; next to her a fellow inmate picks vermin off her clothes. Next to Moll is a gambler, a torn playing card on the floor in front of him; behind her, a man stands with his hands in a pillory on which
August 7, 2026
14-16 October 2026 Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, CT Organized by the Lewis Walpole Library in collaboration with the Yale Center for British Art, Yale Library, and...
red outline of an old dial telephone with Area Code 203 737-6644 beneath
July 1, 2026
The Lewis Walpole Library has a new telephone number +1 203-737-6644 for the general line, replacing the long-standing old number.  Each member of staff also has a new...
color photo of Gillian Forrester, a white woman with short blond hair
May 4, 2026
Lewis Walpole Library-Farmington Libraries Exhibition Talk Thursday, June 11 7 to 8 pm Street Life: The “Cries” in British Visual Culture, 1711-1877 By Gillian Forrester,...
young woman carries an assortment of canns and other metal wares on her head
April 13, 2026
Gillian Forrester, Independent art historian and curator of the current exhibition on “Cries” will lead a collection-based seminar for graduate students. Following a curator-...