Disposition of the miniatures in the Rosewood Cabinet in the Tribune [art original].
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Description
- Title
- Disposition of the miniatures in the Rosewood Cabinet in the Tribune [art original].
- Creator
- Kirgate, Thomas, 1734-1810, artist
- Published / Created
- [not after 1810]
- Publication Place
- England
- Abstract
-
Diagram showing the arrangement of items hung inside Horace Walpole's Cabinet of Miniatures and Enamels, which was kept in the Tribune at Strawberry Hill. Most of the nearly ninety objects are small paintings, which are shown in outline only. In these cases the name of the portrait's sitter or a description of the image is written in the blank space at center, while the shape and ornamentation of the surrounding frame is depicted in some detail. Other objects include locks of hair, hearts made of hair, rings of agate, and decorative heart pendants; each of these items has a label written below. Two small areas on the right and left sides of drawing, both delineated by a vertical line and labeled "side" above, show objects that were hung on the interior sides of the cabinet
- Description
-
Title written in watercolor at top of sheet, centered.
Unsigned; attribution to Thomas Kirgate from local catalog card.
Date based on artist's death date.
Inlaid on page 56b in Thomas Kirgate's extra-illustrated copy of: Walpole, H. A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole ... Strawberry Hill : Printed by Thomas Kirgate, MDCCLXXXIV [1784]. - Provenance
- Probably from Thomas Kirgate's library, with his (as well as Horace Walpole's) manuscript notes in the volume. Sold at Sotheby's, 12 June 1933 (Miscellaneous Sale), lot 365, to Maggs. Sold by Maggs to W.S. Lewis, August 1933.
- Extent
- 1 drawing : sheet 22.6 x 37.2 cm (folded to 22.6 x 18.9 cm), inlaid to 29.5 x 23 cm
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- Quarto 33 30 Copy 6
- Collection Title
- Page 56b. Description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole ...
- Collection / Other Creator
- Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797.
- Collection Date
- Strawberry Hill : Printed by Thomas Kirgate, MDCCLXXXIV [1784]
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Ink drawings British 19th century
Wash drawings British 19th century
Watercolors British 19th century - Material
- pen and ink, gray wash, and watercolor ; and laid paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Name)
-
Walpole, Horace 1717-1797
Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England) - Subject (Topic)
-
Art collections
Miniatures (Paintings)
Cabinets (Case furniture) - Subjects
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Walpole, Horace 1717-1797 > Art collections
Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England) > Art collections
Miniatures (Paintings)
Cabinets (Case furniture)
British > 19th century
Kirgate, Thomas, 1734-1810 > 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
- Thomas Kirgate, Disposition of the Miniatures in the Rosewood Cabinet in the Tribune. The Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 13772572
- Object ID (OID)
- 16822557