Ink drawing depicting the head of a satyr, in profile to the left. Possibly a decorative motif designed by the London goldsmith Jeconiah Ashley, whose name is written on both the recto and the verso of the mount
Description:
Title devised by cataloger., Unsigned; artist unidentified., Date of production from local catalog card., Below image on mount is the name "Jeconiah Ashley" written in ink, possibly in the hand of Horace Walpole. On verso of mount in a different(?) contemporary hand is written: Jeconiah Ashley, goldsmith, opposite the New Church in the Strand., Formerly laid in with one other drawing at page 121 in an album containing 402 pages, bound in red morocco leather with single gilt ruled line; spine stamped in gold "Drawings." Now disassembled and matted separately: Bull, R. Scrapbook of drawings. [England], [not after 1806]., Matted together with two other drawings to 49 x 37 cm., and Original case shelved separately.
Drawing of a young man; bust length portrait, head and shoulders turned to the left; wearing a red hat
Description:
Title from local catalog card., Unsigned; artist unidentified., Place and date of production based on the country of residence and death date of Richard Bull, who owned and likely assembled the album in which this drawing was found., Formerly laid in with three other drawings at page 85 in an album containing 402 pages, bound in red morocco leather with single gilt ruled line; spine stamped in gold "Drawings." Now disassembled and matted separately: Bull, R. Scrapbook of drawings. [England], [not after 1806]., Matted together with three other drawings to 49 x 37 cm., and Original case shelved separately.
Drawing of Hendrick Cornelisz Vroom (1566-1640), Flemish born painter who worked briefly in England. Best known for his marine painting and designs for tapestries illlustating the great English naval victories of 1588 over the Spanish Armada
Alternative Title:
Hendrick Cornelius Vroom
Description:
Title and artist from engraving based on this drawing, in Anecdotes of painting in England. Engraving by T. Chambars identifies artist as: Is. Oliver pinxt., Slight corrects in brown ink., Drawing that was used as a basis for an engraving of Vroom in: Anecdotes of painting in England / by Mr. Horace Walpole. Strawberry-Hill : Printed in the year MDCCLXIII, [1763], v. 1, opp. p. 144., and George Vertue, English artist, 1684-1756.
Drawing of six dukes and duchess of Warwick and Clarence
Description:
Title from item., Formerly attributed to George Vertue. See Christie's sale catalog., Originally drawn by John Rous. Horace Walpole had the drawings traced and then engraved for his Historic doubts on the life and reign of Richard III. See London edition, 1768 and Strawberry Hill edition 1770., and Not in Manuscript Catalogue of 1763, but recorded in the Description of Strawberry Hill, 1774, among the rare books of prints and drawings in the library.
Drawing of three objects kept by Horace Walpole in the Tribune at Strawberry Hill. In the upper left is a depiction of Henry VIII's dagger, a Turkish work having a case and handle of chalcedonyx set with diamonds and rubies; the blade of steel damasked with gold is hidden here by the case. In the upper right is a depiction of a silver Turkish ornament, long and narrow with ornamentation in gold and blue on both ends. At the bottom is a depiction of the ornate prayer book supposedly made for Claude, Queen of France, wife of Francis I; visible is the spine of gold enamelled and adorned with rubies and turquoises, as well as the cover of cornelian that was engraved with religious subjects
Alternative Title:
(These subjects slightly sketch'd from the originals)
Description:
Title devised by curator; alternative title written in ink below images., 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 182 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 VIII, King of England, 1491-1547., Claude, Queen, consort of Francis I, King of France, 1499-1524., and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Volume 1, page 182.1. Inquiries into the origin and progress of the science of heraldry in England.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A drawing in four compartments, two in a row and each labeled: In the upper left, the knight "William de la Zuche, 1280" is shown in profile to the left, kneeling and praying, a dagger hanging from his belt and with a scroll starting at his mouth with the words "Miserere Mei Deus". On the upper right "Alicia de Wolvey, 1326" is shown standing and facing the viewer, with shoulder-length hair, dressed in a long gown and holding up an armorial shield in each hand. In the lower left, "Maud Baroness Clifford, 1370" is shown kneeling and with hands in prayer holding a rosary, turned slightly left; she wears a bonnet and cape. In the lower right, the knight "Guy de Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick, 1312" faces the viewer, wearing armor and a helmet, his hands clasped in prayer
Alternative Title:
From Dugdale's History of Warwickshire
Description:
Title devised by curator; alternative title written in ink below image., Statement of responsibility written in ink on mounting sheet, below lower right corner of image., Presumably copied from illustrations by Wenceslaus Hollar from: Dugdale, W. The antiquities of Warwickshire illustrated. London : Printed by Thomas VVarren, in the year of our Lord God, 1656., Date based on publication date of the work in which this drawing is bound., and Mounted on page 182.1 in volume 1 of James Dallaway's interleaved, extra-illustrated copy of his: Inquiries into the origin and progress of the science of heraldry in England. Gloucester : Printed by R. Raikes, for T. Cadell, London, 1793.
Volume 1, page 2. Etchings by Henry William Bunbury, Esq. and after his designs.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Interior scene, with a family gathered on the left and looking over at a seated man on the opposite side of the room. The father, sitting in a chair, lights his pipe using the candle on the small table next to him; a pitcher and two mugs are also seen on the table. Behind the father stands his wife, and on the floor beside him sits a young girl. The other man, sitting across the table from the father, is wearing a coat and hat; his left hand is extended, perhaps reaching for his mug
Description:
Title and date from local card catalog record., Signed within image with the artist's initials., and Mounted with eleven other drawings on page 2 in volume 1 of: Etchings by Henry William Bunbury, Esq. and after his designs.
Subject (Topic):
Interiors, Conversation, Candles, Pipes (Smoking), Tables, Pitchers, and Drinking vessels
Drawing of the Gothic lantern, designed by Richard Bentley, that hung in the well of the staircase at Strawberry Hill
Alternative Title:
Gothic lanthorn
Description:
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 32 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.
Wash drawing depicting Laurence Shirley, Earl of Ferrers in the act of shooting his steward Mr. Johnson. The Earl is standing in profile facing the right aiming a pistol at his kneeling steward who has his hands clasped in front begging for mercy
Description:
Title devised by cataloger., Artist from local card catalog record., Date based on print engraved from the drawing., and Design for an engraving published in The Tyburn chronicle, or Villainy display'd in all its brances ... [1868]. Print titled: Laurence Earl Ferrers, in the act of shooting Mr. Johnson his steward.
Drawing of two doves in profile, facing each other and touching beaks; both stand on a quiver of arrows lying on its side
Description:
Title from local catalog card., Unsigned; artist unidentified., Place and date of production based on the country of residence and death date of Richard Bull, who owned and likely assembled the album in which this drawing was found., On verso are light sketches in pencil., Formerly laid in with one other drawing at page 117 in an album containing 402 pages, bound in red morocco leather with single gilt ruled line; spine stamped in gold "Drawings." Now disassembled and matted separately: Bull, R. Scrapbook of drawings. [England], [not after 1806]., Matted together with one other drawing to 49 x 37 cm., and Original case shelved separately.
