Entry of Frederick into the Castle of Otranto [art original]

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Title: Entry of Frederick into the Castle of Otranto [art original]
Creator: Carter, John, 1748-1817, artist
Published / Created: [1790]
Publication Place: England
Abstract: Watercolor drawing representing the procession in the romance of the Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole
Description: John Carter (1748-1817), British draughtsman and antiquary.
Signed and titled by the artist, lower center. Same text transcribed in another hand on verso.
Later label on verso: This picture was painted by John Carter (1748-1817) and was exhibited at the Royal Academy of 1790. It belonged to Horace Walpole and was at Strawberry Hill until the sale in 1842 when it was bought by the Reverend Horace Cholmondeley from whom it came through his daughter and grand-daughter to H.C.J.
Provenance: Strawberry Hill Sale, 1842, May 19, Day 22, Lot 100, by Rev. Horace Cholmondeley £8.18.6; descended to his great grandson General Sir Henry C. Jackson who sold it to W.S. Lewis May 1962 with a mezzotint: Horace Walpole, youngest son of Sr. Robt. Walpole, Earl of Orford (see Lewis Walpole Library SH Contents
Extent: 1 drawing : visible image 602 x 503 mm, mounted to 624 x 525 mm
Language: English

Genre: Illustrations
Watercolors British 18th century
Material: watercolor ; and laid paper 23 6/8 x 19.75 in., mounted to 24.5 x20 5/8 in.
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Name): Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797.
Subjects: Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 > Illustrations
British > 18th century
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 > Ownership

Access: Public
Rights: The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
Citation: John Carter, Entry of Frederick into the Castle of Otranto. The Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University.