[Tile from the kitchen of William the Conquerer at Caen in Normandy] [art original].

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Title: [Tile from the kitchen of William the Conquerer at Caen in Normandy] [art original].
Creator: Harding, G. P. (George Perfect), 1780-1853, artist
Published / Created: [not after 1824]
Publication Place: England
Abstract: Watercolor drawing depicting black and yellow arms with two lion-like figures, which resemble the arms of William the Conquerer. The tile was formerly owned by Horace Walpole at Strawberry Hill
Description: Title devised by curator.
Unsigned; questionable attribution to George Perfect Harding from local card catalog record.
Date based on date of William Bawtree's death.
Mounted on page 37 of William Bawtree's extra-illustrated copy of: Horace Walpole's A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole (Strawberry Hill : Printed by Thomas Kirgate, 1784). See A.T. Hazen's Bibliography of the Strawberry Hill Press (1973 ed.), no. 30, copy 11.
Provenance: Sotheby's 14 July 1924 (Miscellaneous Sale), lot 183 to Spencer. Formerly owned by Kirgate's friend William Bawtree (1744-1824) engraver. Purchased from Spencer, June 1951, £100; ex dono Annie Burr Lewis.
Extent: 1 drawing : sheet 14.5 x 14 cm
Language: No linguistic content

Genre: Watercolors British 19th century
Material: watercolor ; and wove paper.
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Name): William I, King of England, 1027 or 1028-1087.
Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Subject (Topic): Art collections
Coats of arms
Tiles
Subjects: William I, King of England, 1027 or 1028-1087
Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England) > Art collections
Coats of arms
Tiles
British > 19th century
Bawtree, William, 1744-1824 > Ownership

Access: Public
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Citation: G.P. Harding, Tile From the Kitchen of William the Conquerer at Caen in Normandy. The Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University.