Wash drawing of a bust of Henry VII; with long curling hair and a fillet about his brow, his head leaning to the left; the sculpture upon a plinth lettered in Latin. Drawn after a sculpture, formerly attributed to Torrigiano, that was kept by Horace Walpole in the Star Chamber at Strawberry Hill
Alternative Title:
Head of Henry VII
Description:
Title written on plinth in image; alternative title devised by curator., Attribution to John Carter from local catalog card., Date of production based on probable date for Richard Bull's assembly of the extra-illustrated volume in which this drawing appears. See Hazen., Mounted on page 115 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., and For further information, consult library staff.
Subject (Name):
Henry VII, King of England, 1457-1509, and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
"Henry VII (erroneously described as Henry V) opposite his wife, Elizabeth of York, both kneeling in prayer at altars, their three sons kneeling behind the king and their four daughters behind the queen, two tents behind with an angel between, the fabric in his hands, a fanciful depiction of the mounted St. George swinging his sword at the flying dragon on the hills behind, a broken lance on the ground, the princess and her hound watching, castles and forests beyond."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Henry V, his Queen and family and Henry the Fifth, his Queen and family
Description:
Title etched below image., Publication information from that of the volume in which the print appeared., Plate from: Walpole, H. Anecdotes of painting in England ... [Twickenham] : Strawberry Hill, 1762-1771 [i.e. 1780]., Engraved after the painting hung by Horace Walpole on the staircase at Strawberry Hill., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Mounted on page 93 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 on wove paper ; sheet 15.7 x 16 cm., and For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
Strawberry Hill Press
Subject (Name):
Henry VII, King of England, 1457-1509,, Elizabeth, Queen, consort of Henry VII, King of England, 1465-1503,, George, Saint, -303., and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Watercolor drawing of one of four panels, formerly the doors to a shrine in the abbey of St. Edmundsbury, that were kept by Horace Walpole in the Chapel at Strawberry Hill. This panel shows Henry Beaufort, whole-length, slightly turned to the right, his hair tonsured, dressed in scarlet and holding a book in his left hand. A scarlet galero and a crucifix hang from a tree in the background to the right; below them, the head of a lion that is lying behind the cardinal is visible. A building, mountains, and blue sky are seen in the distance
Description:
Title written in ink below image., Mansucript note in ink below title: This and the three drawings that follow are slight sketches of the figures on pannels in the Chapel. NB. They came from the abbey of St. Edmondsbury., Attribution to John Carter from local catalog card., Date of production based on probable date for Richard Bull's assembly of the extra-illustrated volume in which this drawing appears. See Hazen., Mounted on page 225 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., and For further information, consult library staff.
Subject (Name):
Beaufort, Henry, 1374-1447, and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
"Portrait; head and shoulders directed to right, glancing towards the viewer, his shirt open, wearing a close cap decorated with a trellis pattern, tied under his chin; in a roundel."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate from: The biographical mirrour. London : Published by S. and E. Harding, Pall-Mall, 1795-[1814?]., Mounted on page 101 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 : stipple engraving with etching on wove paper ; circular image 10.5 cm, on sheet 16 x 11.3 cm., Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark with loss of imprint statement from bottom edge., and For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
Pubd. Feby. 1794 by E. & S. Harding, Pall Mall
Subject (Name):
Richmond and Somerset, Henry Fitzroy, Duke of, 1519-1536,
"Portrait of Henry Jermyn, Earl of St Albans, nearly half-length, directed very slightly to right, looking ahead, wearing long curly wig and lace collar over doublet; rectangular design, bordered by two lines."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Henry Jermyn, Earl of St. Albans
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate from: Hamilton, A. Memoirs of Count Grammont. London : Printed for S. and E. Harding, [1794]., Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark with loss of all text below image. Missing text supplied from impression in the British Museum, registration no.: 1853,0112.1575., Engraved after a painting by Henry Stone that was kept by Horace Walpole in the Gallery at Strawberry Hill., Mounted on page 143 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., and For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
Pub. July 9th, 1792, by E. & S. Harding, 102 Pall Mall
Subject (Name):
St. Albans, Henry Jermyn, Earl of, approximately 1604-1684, and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Watercolor drawing of Henry III and Queen Eleanor, taken from a stained glass window originally in Bexhill and later acquired by Horace Walpole and kept in the Chapel at Strawberry Hill. The king and queen are shown three quarter length, under gothic tracery, wearing crowns, with architectural details behind them. A scale bar bar is drawn beneath them
Description:
Title written in ink below image on mounting sheet., Note in ink below title: The only portraits of them extant., Attribution to John Carter from local catalog card., Date of production based on probable date for Richard Bull's assembly of the extra-illustrated volume in which this drawing appears. See Hazen., Mounted on page 229 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., and For further information, consult library staff.
Subject (Name):
Henry III, King of England, 1207-1272,, Eleanor, of Provence, Queen, consort of Henry III, King of England, 1223 or 1224-1291,, and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Depiction of the copy at the Palace of Versailles of the sculpture known as the Farnese Hercules. The figure stands on a pedestal, leaning on a club covered with lion-skin, his right hand behind his back
Description:
Title etched within pedestal at bottom of image., Place of publication based on printmaker's city of activity; date of publication based on printmaker's death date., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Plate numbered "30" in upper right corner., Mounted on page 136 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., and For further information, consult library staff.
"The young Hercules wrestling with serpents."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Date of publication from the British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1870,0514.1300., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., Engraved after the painting, formerly owned by Sir Robert Walpole, that was subsequently acquired by Horace Walpole and kept in the Tribune at Strawberry Hill., Mounted on page 201 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 on laid paper ; sheet 17 x 14.5 cm., Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark with partial loss of artist statement., and For further information, consult library staff.
A drawing of the Holbein Chamber at Horace Walpole's home, Strawberry Hill in Twickenham. An arched passageway is seen near the center of the image, thorough which a canopy bed and a chair are visible. On either side of the passageway are pierced arches forming a screen, the design for which was taken from the gates of the choir of Rouen. Wooden furniture lines the wall of the room at left, above which framed works of art hang. Across the room on the right is the chimneypiece designed after the tomb of Archbishop Warham at Canterbury; an embroidered firescreen and two blue vases sit in front of the fireplace. The ornate ceiling, taken from the Queen's dressing-room at Windsor, dominates the top half of the image; a large, colorful rug sits on the floor in the center of the room
Alternative Title:
Holbien Chamber
Description:
Titled in ink below image: Holbien chamber., Attribution to John Carter from local catalog card., Date of production based on probable date for Richard Bull's assembly of the extra-illustrated volume in which this drawing appears. See Hazen., Mounted on page 117 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., and For further information, consult library staff.
Subject (Geographic):
England and Twickenham.
Subject (Name):
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts, Dwellings, Interiors, Chimneypieces, Furniture, Vases, and Rugs
Portrait of Mrs. Damer, seated and leaning her left arm against a pedestal, with a bouquet of flowers in her left hand
Alternative Title:
Honorable Anne Damer
Description:
Title etched below image., Mounted on page 261 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 : stipple engraving with etching on laid paper ; sheet 27.1 x 20 cm., Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark on bottom edge with loss of imprint statement., and For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
Publish'd as the act directs Feby. 1st, 1793, by S. Watts, No. 9 Kennington Cross, Lambeth, & to be had of T. Ryder, No. 43 Great Titchfield St., Oxford Road
