Sr. Robert Walpole, Earl of Orford, 1744 [graphic]
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Description
- Title
- Sr. Robert Walpole, Earl of Orford, 1744 [graphic]
- Alternative Title
- Sir Robert Walpole, Earl of Orford, 1744
- Creator
- Vertue, George, 1684-1756, printmaker
- Contributor
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Zincke, Christian Frederick, 1685-1767, artist.
Dodsley, Robert, 1704-1764, publisher. - Published / Created
- [1752]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Robert Dodsley
- Abstract
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"Portrait of Robert Walpole, Earl of Orford, bust directed to left, wearing long, curly wig, robes and chain of the Order of the Garter, and lace cravat; in ornamental oval frame on table, on which are papers, purse of the Great Seal, portrait bust, plumed hat, cornucopia with money, and other emblems; coat of arms at lower right."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
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Title from text in image.
Year "1735" at end of artist's signature later changed to "1744" on plate. For the later state with altered date, see Lewis Walpole Library call no.: 33 30 Copy 4.
Publication information from that of the volume to which this plate is the frontispiece.
Frontispiece to: Walpole, H. Aedes Walpolianae, or, A description of the collection of pictures at Houghton-Hall ... London : [Robert Dodsley], printed in the year MDCCLII [1752].
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Engraved after the enamel miniature kept by Horace Walpole in the Tribune at Strawberry Hill.
Mounted on page 166 of Richard Bull's copiously extra-illustrated copy of: Walpole, H. A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole. Strawberry Hill : Printed by Thomas Kirgate, 1784. See Hazen, A.T. Bibliography of the Strawberry Hill Press (1973 ed.), no. 30, copy 13.
1 print : etching and engraving with stipple on laid paper ; sheet 22.1 x 15.9 cm.
Sheet trimmed to plate mark.
For further information, consult library staff. - Provenance
- Mrs. Curtis, of Langford Hall, Newark, Nottinghamshire; August 1937. Sold at Sotheby's 29 April-1 May 1880 (Bull sale), lot 886, to Ellis, £110. Offered by Ellis & White in Catalogue 46, ca. 1881 for £210. Sold at Sotheby's 15(16) June 1920?, lot 243 to Lynch, (C. Constable Curtis of Langford Hall, Newark, Nottinghamshire), £255.
- Extent
- 1 print : sheet 21.9 x 16 cm
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- Folio 33 30 Copy 11
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Frontispieces
Book illustrations
Portrait prints
Engravings England London 1752
Etchings England London 1752
Annotations (Provenance) 18th century - Material
- etching and engraving with stipple ; and laid paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Name)
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Walpole, Robert, Earl of Orford, 1676-1745,
Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England) - Subjects
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Walpole, Robert, Earl of Orford, 1676-1745
Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
England > London > 1752
18th century
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 > Ownership
Knight, William, -1847 > Ownership
Bull, Richard, 1725-1806 > Ownership
Curtis, Charles Constable, 1852-1936 > Ownership
Curtis, Edith Fanny Onslow, -1944 > 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.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 13230191
- Object ID (OID)
- 16729751
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