[The shrine] [art original]

Description

Title: [The shrine] [art original]
Creator: Shepherd, Thomas H. (Thomas Hosmer), artist
Contributor: Cavallini, Pietro, active 13th century-14th century, designer.
Published / Created: [1843]
Publication Place: England
Abstract: Depiction of the shrine designed by Pietro Cavallini, brought to the chapel at Strawberry Hill from Rome in 1768. A cross sits on the floor beneath the shrine, between the twisted columns; an armored glove and dagger are seen in the foreground, while other arms and armor hang on the walls in the background
Description: Title devised by curator.
Signed with initials and dated by the artist in lower left corner of image.
Bound in as page 248a in volume 3 of Thomas Mackinlay's extra-illustrated copy of A catalogue of the classic contents of Strawberry Hill collected by Horace Walpole.
Provenance: Formerly owned by Thomas Mackinlay. Also owned by Sir Thomas William Boord, Bart., with his bookplate in the volumes. Sold at Sotheby's, Mrs. E.M. Copeman, lot 110, 3 June 1935, to W.S. Lewis.
Extent: 1 drawing : image 20.1 x 15.2 cm, on sheet 30.1 x 23.6 cm
Language: English

Repository: Lewis Walpole Library
Call Number: Quarto 485 842 C76 IV Copy 3
Collection Title: Volume 3, page 248a. Catalogue of the classic contents of Strawberry Hill collected by Horace Walpole.
Collection / Other Creator: Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797.
Collection Date: [London] : Smith and Robins, [1842]

Genre: Watercolors
Material: watercolor ; and wove paper.
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Name): Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Subject (Topic): Shrines
Armor
Arms & armament
Subjects: Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Shrines
Armor
Arms & armament
Mackinlay, Thomas > Ownership
Boord, Thomas William, Sir > Ownership

Access: Public
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Citation: Thomas H. Shepherd, The Shrine. The Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University.