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46. Rejected candidate [art original]
- Creator:
- Lane, Theodore, 1800-1828, artist
- Published / Created:
- [ca. 1826]
- Call Number:
- Drawings L265 no. 1 Box D205
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A caricature on the prevalence of bribery during elections, most probably that of 1826. The distraught rejected candidate, shown full-length and facing left is red in the face and pulling at his hair. His election placard lies on the floor and two notes are visible on the mantelpiece above a grill with fireplace tools: 'Tavern expenses 500' and 'Bringing voters from London 800'. Through the window on the right, with flags flying, a cheering crowd carries the successful candidate in a chair above their heads
- Description:
- Title written in ink in bottom right corner of image, in an unidentified hand (possibly Theodore Lane's)., Statement of responsibility written in ink on verso, in an unidentified hand (possibly Theodore Lane's)., Date supplied by cataloger., A small hole in the lower right., Probably the original drawing for a lithograph published in 1829; Cf. Lewis Walpole Library call no.: 829.06.01.01+., and A companion drawing: The chosen candidate.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain.
- Subject (Topic):
- Political corruption, Elections, Anger, Corruption, Crowds, Political elections, and Signs (Notices)
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Rejected candidate [art original]
47. Chosen candidate [art original]
- Creator:
- Lane, Theodore, 1800-1828, artist
- Published / Created:
- [approximately 1826]
- Call Number:
- Drawings L265 no. 2 Box D205
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A caricature on the prevalence of bribery during elections, most probably that of 1826. The successful liberal candidate stands on a platform before a cheering crowd and people waving from the windows of adjoining building. In the 'Committee Room' behind him, an official pays a man holding a sign inscribed 'No bribery or corruption' with the word 'and' between bribery and corruption scored through. On the right is an armchair and behind it stand two large flags; two flowers on the chair match the flower on the lapel of the candidate
- Description:
- Title written in ink in bottom left corner of image, in an unidentified hand (possibly Theodore Lane's)., Statement of responsibility written in ink on verso, in an unidentified hand (possibly Theodore Lane's)., Date supplied by cataloger., A small hole in the lower right and two small looses along left edge., Probably the original drawing for a lithograph published in 1829; Cf. Lewis Walpole Library call no.: 829.06.01.02+., and A companion drawing: Rejected candidate.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain.
- Subject (Topic):
- Political corruption, Elections, Cheering, Corruption, Crowds, Political elections, Politicians, and Signs (Notices)
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Chosen candidate [art original]
48. [Allegorical scene of Christina of Pisa writing her Cité des dames] [art original].
- Published / Created:
- [not after 1824]
- Call Number:
- Folio 33 30 Copy 4
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Drawing depicting an allegorical scene in which Reason, Rectitude, and Justice appear to Christine de Pisan and promise to assist her in writing La cité des dames
- Description:
- Title devised by cataloger., Unsigned; artist unidentified., After an illumination that was in the library of the King of France; a wash drawing after this illumination was also in Horace Walpole's collection at Strawberry Hill., Date based on date of William Bawtree's death., and Mounted on page 55 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):
- Christine, de Pisan, approximately 1364-approximately 1431. and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > [Allegorical scene of Christina of Pisa writing her Cité des dames] [art original].
49. [Portrait of King Richard III and his Queen] [art original].
- Published / Created:
- [not after 1824]
- Call Number:
- Folio 33 30 Copy 4
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Drawing, full-length, of King Richard III and his Queen, in robes and crowned
- Description:
- Title devised by curator., Unsigned; artist unidentified., Possibly after a drawing from painted glass by George Vertue, which formerly hung in the blue breakfast room at Strawberry Hill., Date based on date of William Bawtree's death., and Mounted on page 55 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 (Geographic):
- England.
- Subject (Name):
- Richard III, King of England, 1452-1485,, Anne, Queen, consort of Richard III, King of England, 1456-1485,, and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
- Subject (Topic):
- Kings and Queens
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > [Portrait of King Richard III and his Queen] [art original].
50. [The shrine inside the Chapel] [art original].
- Creator:
- Bawtree, William, 1744-1824, artist
- Published / Created:
- [not after 1824]
- Call Number:
- Folio 33 30 Copy 4
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Drawing depicting the shrine designed by Pietro Cavallini, brought to the chapel at Strawberry Hill from Rome in 1768. Four twisted Corinthian columns are at the base
- Description:
- Title devised by curator., Probably drawn by William Bawtree, perhaps in preparation for a similar engraving he published in 1798. For a description of the engraving, see British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: G,2.199. For a reproduction of the engraving, see: Walpole, H. Strawberry Hill accounts ... Oxford : The Clarendon Press, 1927, opposite page 128., Date based on date of William Bawtree's death., and Mounted on page 200 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):
- Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
- Subject (Topic):
- Shrines
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > [The shrine inside the Chapel] [art original].
51. [A small bronze vase, with a sacrifice to Priapus] [art original].
- Creator:
- 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 vase in the Tribune at Strawberry Hill. At center is a view of the vase which is decorated with a scene of the sacrifice to Priapus, expanded in the drawing horizontally so that the entire scene is visible. In the lower left is a top view of the vase labeled "bocca del' vaso" and in the lower right a bottom view labeled "fondo dell' vaso."
- Alternative Title:
- Sacrificio di Priapo in vn' vaso di metallo giallo scavato nel' anno 1702 in Roma : fra' il Circo Massimo & le Terme di Antonino Caracalla
- Description:
- Title devised by curator., Written in ink at top of sheet: Sacrificio di Priapo in vn' vaso di metallo giallo scavato nel' anno 1702 in Roma ..., 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 170 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):
- Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England) and Priapus (Greek deity),
- Subject (Topic):
- Art collections and Vases
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > [A small bronze vase, with a sacrifice to Priapus] [art original].
52. [Arms and crest] [art original].
- Creator:
- 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 arms and a crest, likely from one of the seals that were kept by Horace Walpole in the Tribune 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 158 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):
- Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
- Subject (Topic):
- Art collections, Coats of arms, and Seals (Insignia)
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > [Arms and crest] [art original].
53. [Seal of Hugh O'Neill] [art original].
- Creator:
- 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 an ancient silver seal of Hugh O'Neill, King of Ulster, that was kept by Horace Walpole in the Tribune 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 158 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):
- Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
- Subject (Topic):
- Seals (Insignia)
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > [Seal of Hugh O'Neill] [art original].
54. [Medal of Henry VIII] [art original].
- Creator:
- 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 large gold medal of King Henry VIII housed in the Library at Strawberry Hill. On the obverse is the King's head in profile surrounded by two circular rows of lettering; on the reverse is his titles in Hebrew, Greek, and Latin
- 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 99 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):
- Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547, and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
- Subject (Topic):
- Medals
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > [Medal of Henry VIII] [art original].
