Harding, G. P. (George Perfect), 1780-1853, artist
Published / Created:
[not after 1853]
Call Number:
33 3 Copy 14
Collection Title:
Volume 1, opposite page 17. Catalogue of the royal and noble authors of England.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Portrait of Edward VI, bust-length to the left; wearing a collared shirt, a fur-trimmed coat, and a feathered hat
Description:
Title devised by curator., Unsigned; attribution to G.P. Harding from local catalog card., Date of production based on artist's death date., Placement instruction "p. 16" written in pencil in upper left corner., and Inlaid opposite page 17 in volume 1 of an extra-illustrated copy of: Walpole, H. A catalogue of the royal and noble authors of England. [Twickenham, England] : Printed at Strawberry-Hill, 1758.
Harding, G. P. (George Perfect), 1780-1853, artist
Published / Created:
[not after 1824]
Call Number:
Folio 33 30 Copy 4
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Watercolor drawing depicting the black and orange Etruscan cup owned by Horace Walpole at Strawberry Hill
Description:
Title devised by curator., Unsigned; questionable attribution to George Perfect Harding from local card catalog record., Date based on date of William Bawtree's death., and Mounted on page 34 of William Bawtree's extra-illustrated copy of: Horace Walpole's A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole (Strawberry Hill : Printed by Thomas Kirgate, 1784). See A.T. Hazen's Bibliography of the Strawberry Hill Press (1973 ed.), no. 30, copy 11.
Harding, G. P. (George Perfect), 1780-1853, artist
Published / Created:
[not after 1824]
Call Number:
Folio 33 30 Copy 4
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Drawing of a female figure carrying a crucifix in one hand and a chalise in the other; from the painted glass window in the Library at Strawberry Hill
Description:
Title devised by curator., Unsigned; questionable attribution to George Perfect Harding from local card catalog record., Date based on date of William Bawtree's death., and Mounted on page 84 of William Bawtree's extra-illustrated copy of: Horace Walpole's A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole (Strawberry Hill : Printed by Thomas Kirgate, 1784). See A.T. Hazen's Bibliography of the Strawberry Hill Press (1973 ed.), no. 30, copy 11.
Harding, G. P. (George Perfect), 1780-1853, artist
Published / Created:
[1802]
Call Number:
24 17 791P Copy 9
Collection Title:
Opposite page 223. Castle of Otranto.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A scene from Horace Walpole's Gothic novel The castle of Otranto, with the character Frederic shown flinching back in surprise and horror at the sight in front of him, his arms outstretched and his legs poised for motion. A short distance to the left stands a skeleton wrapped in a hermit's cowl, its fleshless face seen in profile within a hood as it turns toward Frederic. The skeleton stands at an altar on which a cross and an open book sit; beyond the altar is a large, ornate window decorated with quatrefoils, Gothic tracery, and coats of arms. The walls behind Frederic on the right are decorated in a similar motif
Description:
Title devised by cataloger., Signed and dated by the artist in lower right portion of image., Additional statement of responsibility written in pencil at bottom of sheet, in Thomas Kirgate's hand: By George Perfect Harding., and Inlaid opposite page 223 in an extra-illustrated copy of: Walpole, H. The castle of Otranto. Parma : Printed by Bodoni, for J. Edwards, London, MDCCXCI [1791].
Harding, G. P. (George Perfect), 1780-1853, artist
Published / Created:
[not after 1853]
Call Number:
33 3 Copy 14
Collection Title:
Volume 1, opposite page 171. Catalogue of the royal and noble authors of England.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Portrait of George Carew, Earl of Totnes; bust-length to the right, looking towards the viewer; wearing a ruff, a sash, and armor
Description:
Title devised by curator., Unsigned; attribution to G.P. Harding from local catalog card., Date of production based on artist's death date., With placement instruction "p. 170" written in pencil on verso., and Inlaid opposite page 171 in volume 1 of an extra-illustrated copy of: Walpole, H. A catalogue of the royal and noble authors of England. [Twickenham, England] : Printed at Strawberry-Hill, 1758.
Harding, G. P. (George Perfect), 1780-1853, artist
Published / Created:
[not after 1824]
Call Number:
Folio 33 30 Copy 4
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Portrait head, in profile to the left, of Germanicus Caesar. After a intaglia portrait on cornelian kept in the Tribune at Strawberry Hill
Description:
Title devised by curator., Unsigned; questionable attribution to George Perfect Harding from local card catalog record., The name of the workman who created the intaglia, "Epitu" for Epitynchanes, is written in Greek letters to the lower left of the portrait head., Date based on date of William Bawtree's death., and Mounted on page 163 of William Bawtree's extra-illustrated copy of: Horace Walpole's A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole (Strawberry Hill : Printed by Thomas Kirgate, 1784). See A.T. Hazen's Bibliography of the Strawberry Hill Press (1973 ed.), no. 30, copy 11.
Subject (Name):
Germanicus Caesar, 15 B.C.-19 A.D., and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Harding, G. P. (George Perfect), 1780-1853, artist
Published / Created:
[not after 1824]
Call Number:
Folio 33 30 Copy 4
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Wash drawing of a girl, bust-length, cradling a cat in her left arm; the girl has has short, curly hair; the cat is partially wrapped in a blanket
Description:
Title devised by curator., Unsigned; questionable attribution to George Perfect Harding from local card catalog record., Probably after a watercolor drawing by Horace Walpole, which was copied from Rosalba and hung in the Library at Strawberry Hill., Date based on date of William Bawtree's death., and Mounted on page 85 of William Bawtree's extra-illustrated copy of: Horace Walpole's A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole (Strawberry Hill : Printed by Thomas Kirgate, 1784). See A.T. Hazen's Bibliography of the Strawberry Hill Press (1973 ed.), no. 30, copy 11.
Harding, G. P. (George Perfect), 1780-1853, artist
Published / Created:
[not after 1810]
Call Number:
Quarto 33 30 Copy 6
Collection Title:
Page 10a. Description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole ...
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Drawing of a tall, thin vessel of indeterminate function, pale green in color and sitting upright on its ornate gold base. The opening at the top is edged with gold, below which is an image in gold of a figure riding a horse. To the right of where the base meets the rest of the vessel is a pencil annotation in Thomas Kirgate's hand indicating that this area is made of "blue glass". Presumably a depiction of an object kept by Horace Walpole in the China Room at Strawberry Hill
Description:
Title from local catalog card., Unsigned; attribution to G.P. Harding from local catalog card., Date based on death date of Thomas Kirgate, whose annotation is present beside image., and Inlaid on page 10a in Thomas Kirgate's extra-illustrated copy of: Walpole, H. A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole ... Strawberry Hill : Printed by Thomas Kirgate, MDCCLXXXIV [1784].
Harding, G. P. (George Perfect), 1780-1853, artist
Published / Created:
[not after 1810]
Call Number:
Quarto 33 30 Copy 6
Collection Title:
Page 92a. Description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole ...
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Portrait of Hannah More, bust-length, turned to the left
Alternative Title:
Miss Anna More and Miss Hannah More, the poetess
Description:
Title from local catalog card; alternative title from note in ink that misspells sitter's name., Unsigned; attribution to G.P. Harding from local catalog card., Probably after the watercolor by Roberts, after John Opie, in the Breakfast Room at Strawberry Hill., Date based on death date of Thomas Kirgate, who likely assembled the extra-illustrated volume in which this drawing is found., and Inlaid on page 92a in Thomas Kirgate's extra-illustrated copy of: Walpole, H. A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole ... Strawberry Hill : Printed by Thomas Kirgate, MDCCLXXXIV [1784].
Subject (Name):
More, Hannah, 1745-1833, and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
