[Bust of Henry VII] [art original].
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Description
- Title
- [Bust of Henry VII] [art original].
- Alternative Title
- Henry VII OB: MDIX
- Creator
- Harding, G. P. (George Perfect), 1780-1853, artist
- Contributor
- Torrigiano, Pietro, 1472-1528, designer.
- Published / Created
- [not after 1824]
- Publication Place
- England
- Abstract
-
Wash drawing depicting the stone bust of Henry VII, supposedly a model for his tomb designed by Torrigiano, that was kept by Horace Walpole in the Star Chamber at Strawberry Hill
- Description
-
Title devised by curator.
Written in ink within pedestal at bottom of image: Henry VII OB: MDIX.
Unsigned; questionable attribution to George Perfect Harding from local card catalog record.
Date based on date of William Bawtree's death.
Mounted on page 105 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 11.3 x 9 cm
- Language
-
Latin
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- Folio 33 30 Copy 4
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
- Wash drawings British 19th century
- Material
- gray wash ; and wove paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Name)
-
Henry VII, King of England, 1457-1509,
Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England) - Subject (Topic)
-
Art collections
Sculpture - Subjects
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Henry VII, King of England, 1457-1509
Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England) > Art collections
Sculpture
British > 19th century
Bawtree, William, 1744-1824 > 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
- G.P. Harding, Bust of Henry VII. The Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 12767657
- Object ID (OID)
- 16193462