[Fleurons & vignettes to the Strawberry editions] [graphic].

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Title
[Fleurons & vignettes to the Strawberry editions] [graphic].
Creator
Walpole, Horace 1717-1797, collector
Contributor
Grignion, Charles, 1721-1810, printmaker.
Bentley, R. 1708-1782, artist.
Wale, Samuel, -1786, artist.
Müntz, Jean-Henri, 1727-1798, artist.
Strawberry Hill Press (Twickenham, London, England)
Published / Created
[not after 1797]
Publication Place
Twickenham
Publisher
Strawberry Hill Press
Abstract

Collection of small engravings from various works printed at Strawberry Hill. These include two fleurons, two decorated initial letters, two of Horace Walpole's bookplates (one printed on orange paper), and several vignettes, two of which are signed "C. Grignion sculp." Among the vignettes are several images of Strawberry Hill, one annotated "R. Bentley del." by Thomas Kirgate and another, printed in blue ink, annotated "J.H. Muntz del." by Horace Walpole. In addition to the arms on Walpole's bookplates, the Walpole crest is depicted on one vignette (annotated "Wale des." by Thomas Kirgate) and the Buckingham coat of arms with the motto "Templa quam dilecta" is depicted on another. Also included is a portrait in profile of Antonio Magliabechi, done from a medal; this is an early state of the plate printed on the title page of: Spence, J. A parallel : in the manner of Plutarch ... [Twickenham] : Printed at Strawberry-Hill, by W. Robinson ..., 1758

Description
Title from note in Horace Walpole's hand near bottom of page.
Date based on death date of Horace Walpole, who assembled this collection.
Sheets trimmed to or within plate marks.
Prints mounted together on page 188 of Horace Walpole's extra-illustrated copy of his: 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 12.
Provenance
Strawberry Hill sale, viii, 33. London, 1123. Later owned by William Knight. Purchased by W.S. Lewis from Sabin, August 1927.
Extent
16 prints : sheets 11 x 15 cm or smaller
Language
English

Collection Information

Repository
Lewis Walpole Library
Call Number
Folio 49 3582 (Oversize)

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Genre
Book illustrations
Bookplates
Engravings England London 1797
Etchings England London 1797
Annotations (Provenance) 18th century
Material
etching and engraving ;
Resource Type
still image
Subject (Name)
Magliabechi, Antonio, 1633-1714,
Subject (Topic)
Coats of arms
Subjects
Magliabechi, Antonio, 1633-1714
Coats of arms
England > London > 1797
18th century
Kirgate, Thomas, 1734-1810 > Ms. notes
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 > Ms. notes
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 > Ownership
Knight, William, -1847 > Ownership

Access And Usage Rights

Access
Public
Rights
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Citation
Horace Walpole. Fleurons & Vignettes to the Strawberry Editions. The Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University.

Identifiers

Orbis Record
13248715
Object ID (OID)
16850854

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