Sketch of the idea of one side of the chancel where the head was formerly placd [art original].
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16193028
Description
- Title
- Sketch of the idea of one side of the chancel where the head was formerly placd [art original].
- Published / Created
- [not after 1797]
- Publication Place
- England
- Abstract
-
Watercolor drawing depicting one wall of the chancel inside Barnwell Church, where the carved head of King Henry III was formerly located. The bottom parts of two windows, one of stained glass, are seen at top; an arch is built into the bottom part of the wall and a decorated rectangular structure is to the left of the arch
- Description
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Title from note in black ink at bottom of sheet.
Unsigned; artist unidentified.
Date of production based on Horace Walpole's death date.
Annotation in center of image in black ink: Head of King Henry the Third. About forty years ago the chancel of Barnwell Church (near Barnwell Castle two miles from Oundle) was repaired[?] and the head taken down by the carpenter employ'd, in whose hands it remaind. & his sons thirty years - who gave it to a carpenter of Peterborough where is remain'd till it came into the possession of Dr. Palmer of Peterborough. N.B. King Henry endow'd Barnwell Church.
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 12.8 x 11 cm, on sheet 13.6 x 11 cm
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- Folio 49 3582 (Oversize)
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Ink drawings British 18th century
Watercolors British 18th century - Material
- pen and ink and watercolor ; and laid paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Geographic)
- England.
- Subject (Name)
- Henry III, King of England, 1207-1272.
- Subject (Topic)
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Kings
Interiors
Chancels
Churches - Subjects
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Henry III, King of England, 1207-1272
Kings > England
Interiors
Chancels
Churches
British > 18th century
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
- Sketch of the Idea of One Side of the Chancel Where the Head was Formerly Placd. The Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 13200619
- Object ID (OID)
- 16193028
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