Lady Ailesbury's compts. to [blank] and desires the favour of [blank] company on [blank] evening the [blank] of [blank] [graphic].

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Lewis Walpole Library > Lady Ailesbury's compts. to [blank] and desires the favour of [blank] company on [blank] evening the [blank] of [blank] [graphic].


16193289

Description

Title
Lady Ailesbury's compts. to [blank] and desires the favour of [blank] company on [blank] evening the [blank] of [blank] [graphic].
Alternative Title
Lady Ailesbury's compts. to and desires the favour ...
Lady Ailesbury's compliments to and desires the favour ...
Lady Ailesbury's invitation card
Contributor
Bentley, R. 1708-1782, artist.
Published / Created
[1753 or 1754]
Publication Place
London?
Publisher
publisher not identified
Abstract

Lady Ailesbury's invitation card designed by Bentley: with decorated border, three candles in candlesticks on the left and a teapot on the right. With the blanks filled in with her hand [?]: Lady Ailesbury's compts. to Mr. Walpole and desires the favour of his company on Monday evening the 1t. of Jany

Description
Title from etched text.
Formerly mounted on leaf 14 in an album assembled by Horace Walpole: Drawings and designs by Richd. Bentley ... [Strawberry Hill], [ca. 1760].
The Lewis Walpole Library: With the blanks filled in with her hand [?]: Lady Ailesbury's compts. to Mr. Walpole and desires the favour of his company on Monday evening the 1t. of Jany.
With ms. note in Horace Walpole's hand on verso: Designed by Mr. Bentley.
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, May 1926.
Extent
1 print : sheet 6.8 x 9.8 cm
Language
English

Collection Information

Repository
Lewis Walpole Library
Call Number
Folio 49 3585 leaf 14 Box 2
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
Invitations
Etchings England London
Annotations (Provenance) 18th century
Material
etching on card ;
Resource Type
still image
Subjects
England > London
18th century
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 > Ms. notes
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 > Ownership

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Identifiers

Orbis Record
12977033
Object ID (OID)
16193289

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