Montorgeuil Castle in the Isle of Jersey drawn in the year 1754 = Le Chateau Montorgeuil en l'Isle de Jersey : dessiné en l'anne 1754 / [art original]
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Lewis Walpole Library > Montorgeuil Castle in the Isle of Jersey drawn in the year 1754 = Le Chateau Montorgeuil en l'Isle de Jersey : dessiné en l'anne 1754 / [art original]
16193148
Description
- Title
- Montorgeuil Castle in the Isle of Jersey drawn in the year 1754 = Le Chateau Montorgeuil en l'Isle de Jersey : dessiné en l'anne 1754 / [art original]
- Alternative Title
- Mont Orgueil Castle in the Isle of Jersey
- Creator
- Müntz, Jean-Henri, 1727-1798, artist
- Published / Created
- [1754]
- Publication Place
- Jersey
- Abstract
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Watercolor drawing of Mont Orgeuil in Jersey, as viewed from the southwest across the water. The castle sits on the rocky coast at center, with mainland Jersey rising as a hill to the left. Two boats are seen in the foreground, the one on the left a small rowboat carrying two fishermen; three additional vessels sit in the water near the foot of the castle. Fair-weather clouds fill the sky
- Description
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Titles written in English and French below image, in the artist's hand.
Signed by the artist below image in lower left.
Mounted on page 115 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 25.5 x 37 cm, on sheet 31 x 43 cm
- Language
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English
French
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- Folio 49 3582 (Oversize)
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Views
Watercolors British 18th century - Material
- watercolor ; and laid paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Geographic)
- Jersey.
- Subject (Topic)
- Castles & palaces
- Subjects
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Jersey
Castles & palaces
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
- Jean-Henri Müntz, Montorgeuil Castle in the Isle of Jersey. The Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 13229076
- Object ID (OID)
- 16193148