[Portrait of a Greek] [art original].

Description

Title: [Portrait of a Greek] [art original].
Published / Created: [1743?]
Publication Place: England?
Abstract: Depiction of a bust statue of a man, with Greek lettering on its base
Description: Title devised by curator.
Artist unidentified.
Date from pencil annotation "-Re-1743-" beneath image, which may represent the production date of the drawing.
Mounted on page 60 in volume 1 of Horace Walpole's collection of amateur works entitled: A collection of prints engraved by various persons of quality.
Provenance: Formerly owned by Horace Walpole, who assembled the collection. Sold at Strawberry Hill Sale, day viii, lot 56, to Pickering [London, 1126]; offered in Strong's Catalogue for 1843, lot 1867, and sold at Sotheby's in 1851. At one point owned by John Waldie, Hendersyde, with his bookplate in the volume. Sold at Sotheby's, 28 October 1942 (Miscellaneous Sale), to Maggs for W.S. Lewis.
Extent: 1 drawing : sheet 18.9 x 13 cm, mounted to 59 x 47 cm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: Greek, Ancient (to 1453)

Repository: Lewis Walpole Library
Call Number: Folio 49 3588 v.1 (Oversize)
Collection Title: Volume 1, page 60. Collection of prints engraved by various persons of quality.
Collection / Other Creator: Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797, collector.
Collection Date: [England], [1774?]