The Right Honble. Horatio Walpole Esq. [graphic]
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Description
- Title
- The Right Honble. Horatio Walpole Esq. [graphic]
- Alternative Title
- Right Honorable Horatio Walpole Esq
- Creator
- Simon, John, approximately 1675-1751, printmaker
- Contributor
- Vanloo, Carle, 1705-1765, artist.
- Published / Created
- [ca. 1741]
- Publication Place
- London?
- Publisher
- publisher not identified
- Abstract
-
"Portrait seen three-quarter length, directed towards right, facing towards and looking to front, wig, velvet coat, ruffles, right arm across that of chair, hand holding pen, left arm on table to right, on which lie inkstand and papers addressed."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
-
Title etched below image.
Early state, before addition of date at end of artist's signature. Cf. State I in: Smith, J.C. British mezzotinto portraits, v. 3, no. 157, page 1122.
Sheet trimmed to plate mark.
Mounted to 43 x 33 cm.
Annotated by Horace Walpole in pencil (traced in ink) in lower left corner: Created Lord Walpole June 1756. - Provenance
- Formerly owned by Horace Walpole with his annotations. Possibly part of the nineteen portfolios of English portraits broken up in the London sale (Strawberry Hill sale, 1842) and offered in lots 1-570, 601-728, containing one to forty or more prints each. Prints with Walpole's annotations are gathered under this call number for convenience rather than any solid evidence that this specific print was part of these lots. See Hazen for further information. Old Print Shop; October 1959.
- Extent
- 1 print : sheet 35.4 x 26 cm
- Language
-
English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- Folio 49 3636 no. 1+ (Oversize)
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Portrait prints
Mezzotints England London 1741
Annotations (Provenance) 18th century - Material
- mezzotint ; and laid paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Name)
- Walpole, Horatio Walpole, Baron, 1678-1757,
- Subjects
-
Walpole, Horatio Walpole, Baron, 1678-1757
England > London > 1741
18th century
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 > Ms. notes
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 > Ownership
Access And Usage Rights
- 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.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 12543339
- Object ID (OID)
- 15815269
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