Page 26A. Designs by Mr. R. Bentley, for six poems by Mr. T. Gray.
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Tailpiece to Hymn to adversity
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Title from note in pencil below image, in Thomas Kirgate's hand., Attribution to Richard Bentley from Thomas Kirgate's notes beneath similar drawings in the same volume, which identify Bentley as the artist., Date of production inferred from the 1753 publication date of the first edition of Designs by Mr. R. Bentley, for six poems by Mr. T. Gray. This drawing is presumably an early design for the tailpiece to Hymn to adversity., and Mounted on page [26A] in Thomas Kirgate's copy of: Designs by Mr. R. Bentley, for six poems by Mr. T. Gray.
Opposite page 8. Designs by Mr. R. Bentley, for six poems by Mr. T. Gray.
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Sketch of Science adoring the shade of King Henry
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Title from note in ink on verso, in Horace Walpole's hand. Thomas Kirgate's pencil annotation "written by Mr. H. Walpole" is beneath Walpole's note., Attribution to Richard Bentley from Thomas Kirgate's note in pencil below image: First sketch, by Mr. Bentley., Date of production inferred from the 1753 publication date of the first edition of Designs by Mr. R. Bentley, for six poems by Mr. T. Gray. This drawing is presumably an early design for the headpiece to Ode on a distant prospect of Eton College., and Mounted opposite page [8] in Thomas Kirgate's copy of: Designs by Mr. R. Bentley, for six poems by Mr. T. Gray.
Opposite page 8. Designs by Mr. R. Bentley, for six poems by Mr. T. Gray.
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1
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still image
Alternative Title:
Sketch of Science adoring the shade of King Henry
Description:
Title from note in ink on verso, in Horace Walpole's hand. Thomas Kirgate's pencil annotation "written by Mr. H. Walpole" is beneath Walpole's note., Attribution to Richard Bentley from Thomas Kirgate's note in pencil below image: First sketch, by Mr. Bentley., Date of production inferred from the 1753 publication date of the first edition of Designs by Mr. R. Bentley, for six poems by Mr. T. Gray. This drawing is presumably an early design for the headpiece to Ode on a distant prospect of Eton College., and Mounted opposite page [8] in Thomas Kirgate's copy of: Designs by Mr. R. Bentley, for six poems by Mr. T. Gray.
Page 22A. Designs by Mr. R. Bentley, for six poems by Mr. T. Gray.
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Title devised by curator., Attribution to Richard Bentley from Thomas Kirgate's note in pencil below image: First sketch, by Bentley., Date of production inferred from the 1753 publication date of the first edition of Designs by Mr. R. Bentley, for six poems by Mr. T. Gray. This drawing is presumably an early design for the tailpiece to A long story., Written above in brown ink are nine lines of text, including the final two stanzas of the poem A long story., and Tipped in as page [22A] in Thomas Kirgate's copy of: Designs by Mr. R. Bentley, for six poems by Mr. T. Gray.
