Harding, G. P. (George Perfect), 1780-1853, artist
Published / Created:
[not after 1810]
Call Number:
Quarto 33 30 Copy 6
Collection Title:
Page 110. Description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole ...
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Portrait of Ann Bransom, Horace Walpole's housekeeper at Strawberry Hill who gave tours of the house; head only, turned three-quarters left; wearing a bonnet
Alternative Title:
Ann Bransom, the woman that shows Strawberry Hill
Description:
Title written in ink below image, on mounting page., Unsigned; attribution to G.P. Harding from local catalog card., 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 110 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 68c. Description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole ...
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Drawing of a urn-shaped bronze vase that was kept by Horace Walpole in the Tribune at Strawberry Hill. On the side of the vase is a scene in bas-relief, taken from an antique by Fiammingo, of five naked boys surrounding a long-haired calf(?). The vase was formerly part of the Harleian collection
Description:
Title written in pencil below image., Unsigned; attribution to G.P. Harding from local catalog card., Date based on death date of Thomas Kirgate, who likely assembled the extra-illustrated volume in which this drawing is found., Possibly a preparatory sketch for a finished piece. Marginal notes in pencil indicate that there should be "4 ring[s]" in the coiled handles and that the right side of the drawing should be the "shade side"; a note within the vase's shadow indicates "shade"., and Mounted on page 68c 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 24c. Description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole ...
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Portrait of Henrietta Hobart Howard, Countess of Suffolk; half-length, turned slightly right; with her hair long and her left hand beside her cheek. After the portrait by Jervas that was owned by Horace Walpole at Strawberry Hill
Description:
Title written in ink below image., Unsigned; attribution to G.P. Harding from local catalog card., 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 24c 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):
Suffolk, Henrietta Hobart Howard, Countess of, 1688?-1767, and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Title from note in pencil in lower right corner. and Signed in pencil with artist's initials and date in lower left corner; artist's name also written in pencil on mount.
Subject (Geographic):
Sintra (Portugal)
Subject (Name):
Beckford, William, 1760-1844
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts, Buildings, structures, etc, and Dwellings
Volume 2, opposite page lx. Inquiries into the origin and progress of the science of heraldry in
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Portrait of the English antiquarian Ralph Bigland, three quarter length, directed to right, looking over his shoulder to left; wearing official robes decorated in armorial emblems, a short wig, and the chain of office; his right hand gloved and grasping the hilt of his sword, his left hand resting upon papers with a coat of arms visible on the uppermost sheet
Description:
Title and date from contemporary note in brown ink on verso., Unsigned; artist not identified., Probably drawn after a painting by Richard Brompton; cf. British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1902,1011.5322., and Mounted opposite page lx of volume 2 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.
Harding, G. P. (George Perfect), 1780-1853, artist
Published / Created:
[not after 1810]
Call Number:
Quarto 33 30 Copy 6
Collection Title:
Page 18a. Description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole ...
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Portrait of Lady Digby at age 19; bust-length, shown in three-quarter profile to the right; her hair in curls; wearing a pearl necklace
Description:
Title written in ink below image, on mounting page., Unsigned; attribution to G.P. Harding from local catalog card., Probably drawn after a miniature by Peter Oliver (now in the Nationalmuseum, Stockholm [NMB 971 or 972]), that was kept by Horace Walpole 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 18a 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):
Digby, Venetia Stanley, Lady, 1600-1633, and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Harding, G. P. (George Perfect), 1780-1853, artist
Published / Created:
[not after 1853]
Call Number:
24 17 791P Copy 5
Collection Title:
Before title page. Castle of Otranto.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Drawing of an arched niche, surrounded by ornate Gothic tracery, in which several weapons and pieces of armor are arranged. A plumed helmet sits atop the center stack of the arrangement, with an armor chest plate and a round shield below it. Spears and a spiked mace stick out from the left side of the center stack; a variety of axes stick out from the right side
Description:
Title devised by curator., Unsigned; attribution to George Perfect Harding from local catalog card., Date of production based on artist's death date., and Mounted before title page in an extra-illustrated copy of: Walpole, H. The castle of Otranto. Parma : Printed by Bodoni, for J. Edwards, London, MDCCXCI [1791].
Subject (Name):
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797.
Subject (Topic):
Armor, Arms & armament, Helmets, Spears, Shields, and Axes
Title devised by curator., Signed by the artist in ink in lower right corner., and Date based on time period after the completion of Fonthill Abbey and before the final collapse of the tower.
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)
Harding, G. P. (George Perfect), 1780-1853, artist
Published / Created:
[not after 1853]
Call Number:
24 17 791P Copy 5
Collection Title:
Opposite page xiii. Castle of Otranto.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Portrait of Lady Mary Coke, bust length, in profile to the left; wearing a plain headdress, a ruffled choker, and a low-cut gown
Description:
Title devised by curator., Unsigned; attribution to George Perfect Harding from local catalog card., Date of production based on artist's death date., and Inlaid opposite page xiii in an extra-illustrated copy of: Walpole, H. The castle of Otranto. Parma : Printed by Bodoni, for J. Edwards, London, MDCCXCI [1791].
Title devised by curator. and Questionable artist attribution and date from similar drawings in the same collection that were signed and dated by the artist.
Harding, G. P. (George Perfect), 1780-1853, artist
Published / Created:
[not after 1810]
Call Number:
Quarto 33 30 Copy 6
Collection Title:
Page 56d. Description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole ...
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Portrait of an unidentified man, three-quarter length, turned to the right; wearing a curled wig and a long coat; right hand in his coat pocket, tricorne held under his right arm
Description:
Title from local catalog card., Unsigned; attribution to G.P. Harding from local catalog card., Date based on death date of Thomas Kirgate, who likely assembled the extra-illustrated volume in which this drawing is found., Most likely drawn after a portrait kept by Horace Walpole at Strawberry Hill., and Inlaid on page 56d 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 44a. Description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole ...
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Portrait of an unidentified woman, bust-length, turned to the left; shoulder-length hair in curls; wearing a pearl necklace and a gown with a low neckline
Description:
Title from local catalog card., Unsigned; attribution to G.P. Harding from local catalog card., Date based on death date of Thomas Kirgate, who likely assembled the extra-illustrated volume in which this drawing is found., Most likely drawn after a portrait kept by Horace Walpole at Strawberry Hill., and Inlaid on page 44a 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].
A view of a church, maybe the parish church of Saint Giles in Stoke Poges, also known as the Stoke Poges Church, seen in the middle distance, beyond a low picket fence and surrounded by trees
Description:
Title from local catalog card., Statement of responsibility written in pencil below image., Date assigned by curator., Watermark, trimmed: [J. What]man [...]0., and Inlaid on page 24 in an extra-illustrated copy of: Gray, T. Odes. Printed at Strawberry-Hill, for R. & J. Dodsley in Pall-Mall, 1757.
