Henry the Third [art original]
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Description
- Title
- Henry the Third [art original]
- Alternative Title
- Henry III
- Creator
- Carter, John, 1748-1817, artist
- Published / Created
- [not after 1797]
- Publication Place
- England
- Abstract
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Watercolor drawing depicting a head of King Henry III carved in oak. The king wears a crown, and curled hair protrudes out from under it on both sides. The date(?) "12 III 16" and decorative symbols fill the space above the head
- Description
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Title from note in black ink below image, perhaps in the artist's hand.
Artist's name added by Horace Walpole in brown ink in lower right corner.
Date of production based on Horace Walpole's death date.
Three lines of descriptive text written below title in black ink: This head (carv'd in oak) is in the possession of Dr. Palmer of Peterborough Northamton shire and was brought from Barnwell Church near Oundle Norn. shire about 40 years ago. Henry the Third endow'd this church. This drawing is half the size of the original head.
Two additional annotations by Horace Walpole in brown ink are present; below the descriptive text is written "The upper part above the crown is modern, and the date wrong" and at the bottom of the sheet is written "Now at Mr. Walpole's at Strawberry Hill."
Mounted on page 73 of Horace Walpole's extra-illustrated copy of his: A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole. Strawberry Hill : Printed by Thomas Kirgate, 1784. See Hazen, A.T. Bibliography of the Strawberry Hill Press (1973 ed.), no. 30, copy 12. - Provenance
- Strawberry Hill sale, viii, 33. London, 1123. Later owned by William Knight. Purchased by W.S. Lewis from Sabin, August 1927.
- Extent
- 1 drawing : image 29.8 x 21 cm, on sheet 40.4 x 34 cm
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- Folio 49 3582 (Oversize)
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
- Watercolors British 18th century
- Material
- watercolor ; and laid paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Geographic)
- England.
- Subject (Name)
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Henry III, King of England, 1207-1272,
Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England) - Subject (Topic)
- Kings
- Subjects
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Henry III, King of England, 1207-1272
Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Kings > England
British > 18th century
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 > Ms. notes
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 > Ownership
Knight, William, -1847 > 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.
- Citation
- John Carter, Henry the Third. The Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 13200392
- Object ID (OID)
- 16193027
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