[Medal of Queen Mary of England and King Philip II of Spain] [art original].

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Title: [Medal of Queen Mary of England and King Philip II of Spain] [art original].
Creator: Harding, G. P. (George Perfect), 1780-1853, artist
Published / Created: [not after 1824]
Publication Place: England
Abstract: Drawing depicting both sides of a silver medal from Italy that Horace Walpole kept in the Library at Strawberry Hill. On one side is the head of Queen Mary of England and on the other is the head of Philip II of Spain; both heads are shown in profile
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 99 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 6 x 10 cm
Language: No linguistic content

Genre: Portrait drawings
Ink drawings British 19th century
Wash drawings British 19th century
Material: pen and ink with gray wash ; and wove paper.
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Name): Mary I, Queen of England, 1516-1558,
Philip II, King of Spain, 1527-1598,
Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Subject (Topic): Medals
Subjects: Mary I, Queen of England, 1516-1558
Philip II, King of Spain, 1527-1598
Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Medals
British > 19th century
Bawtree, William, 1744-1824 > Ownership

Access: Public
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Citation: G.P. Harding, Medal of Queen Mary of England and King Philip II of Spain. The Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University.