[Three sketches of Horace Walpole in 1788] [art original].

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Title: [Three sketches of Horace Walpole in 1788] [art original].
Alternative Title: Horace at three times a day
Creator: Carter, John, 1748-1817, artist
Published / Created: [1788]
Publication Place: Twickenham
Abstract: Watercolor drawing showing Horace Walpole without a wig, on the left, facing the viewer, with a letter in hand; the caption under this image reads "after breakfast & in his study." In the center, Walpole with his wig and still with a letter in hand, his other arm bent and raised; the caption under this image reads "Before dinner, when drest, in the cabinet." The third image of Walpole, on the right, shows only his back, shoulders hunched and bent forward; the caption under this image reads "After dinner, & in the gallery."
Description: Title devised by cataloger.
Date assigned by previous owner.
John Carter (1748-1817), British draughtsman and antiquary.
Provenance: Formerly laid in James Bindley's copy of Horace Walpole's 1784 edition of a Description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole ... which was a posthumous gift from Horace, Fourth and last Earl of Orford, of that family (Walpole) to James Bindley, of the Stamp-Office, London. Pickering & Chatto to W.S. Lewis, October 1949.
Extent: 1 drawing : image 22 x 28 cm
Language: English

Genre: Caricatures and cartoons
Portraits
Caricatures
Watercolors British 18th century
Ink drawings British 18th century
Watermarks (Paper) T Edmonds
Material: watercolor ; and laid paper 8 11/16 x 11 1/8 in. watercolor with pen and ink.
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Name): Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797
Subjects: Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 > Caricatures and cartoons
British > 18th century
T Edmonds
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 > Ownership
Bindley, James > 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, Three Sketches of Horace Walpole in 1788. The Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University.