Eagle at Strawberry Hill [art original].

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Description

Title: Eagle at Strawberry Hill [art original].
Creator: Orford, George Walpole, Earl of, 1730-1791, artist
Published / Created: [1782?]
Publication Place: Twickenham?
Description: Title inscribed in ink by an unknown hand, on mat below drawing.
Above drawing, written in pencil, in an unknown hand: "H.W eagle by Mr. G. Walpole 1782."
Probably from the collection of items purchased at the Strawberry Hill sale, 1842.
For further information, consult library staff.
Provenance: Removed from the collection of letters and prints, Gabriel Wells, July 1938, $500.
Extent: 1 drawing : sheet 10.2 x 9 cm, matted to 13.7 x 12 cm
Language: English

Genre: Ink drawings
Sketches
Amateur works
Material: pen and ink over pencil ; and wove paper sheet 4 x 3 1/2 inches, matted to 5 3/8 x 4 7/16 inches laid paper.
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Topic): Eagles
Subjects: Eagles
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 > Ownership

Access: Public
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