Temptation of St. Antony [art original]
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16193281
Description
- Title
- Temptation of St. Antony [art original]
- Alternative Title
- Temptation of St. Anthony
- Creator
- Bentley, R. (Richard), 1708-1782, artist
- Published / Created
- [approximately 1755]
- Publication Place
- England
- Abstract
-
St. Anthony in a cave kneels in prayer, above him visions of a hare pursued by hounds and hunters. Surrounding him in the cave are a group of men and women either in the process of tempting him or preparing to torture him; a rooster crows in front of him as a frog holds a candle
- Description
-
Title from Horace Walpole's ms. note in ink on the mount, below the drawing.
Date from correspondence between Walpole and Bentley, 15 August 1755. See Yale edition of Horace Walpole's correspondence, v. 35, p. 242-3.
Signed by Bentley with his monogram in lower left of image.
Formerly mounted on leaf 9 in an album assembled by Horace Walpole: Drawings and designs by Richd. Bentley ... [Strawberry Hill], [ca. 1760]. - Provenance
- Sold at Strawberry Hill Sale, day viii, lot 57, to William Knight, Esq., £4.2.0; London sale number lot 1255 of the 10th day of sale, with the lot number still preserved on spine. Sold by Spencer through Fletcher to W.S. Lewis for £210, May 1926.
- Extent
- 1 drawing : sheet 32.8 x 24.2 cm
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- Folio 49 3585 leaf 9++ (Oversize)
- Collection Title
- Drawings and designs by Richd. Bentley ...
- Collection / Other Creator
- Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797.
- Collection Date
- [Strawberry Hill], [ca. 1760]
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
- Watercolors English 18th century
- Material
- watercolor with ink and graphite ; and laid paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Name)
- Anthony, of Egypt, Saint, approximately 250-355 or 356.
- Subject (Topic)
-
Saints
Temptation - Subjects
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Anthony, of Egypt, Saint, approximately 250-355 or 356
Saints
Temptation
English > 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.
- Citation
- Richard Bentley, Temptation of St. Antony. The Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 8942045
- Object ID (OID)
- 16193281