A drawing of the library at Horace Walpole's home, Strawberry Hill in Twickenham, complete with full shelves with Gothic arches, the chimney-piece imitated from the tomb of John of Eltham, Earl of Cornwall in Westminster Abbey, the ceiling painted by Clermont from Walpole's designs as well as statuary and paintings. Outline of a desk in front of the fireplace sketched in.
Description:
Title devised by cataloger., Later engraved by Godfrey for the 1784 edition of The description of the villa at Mr. Horace Walpole, at Strawberry Hill., and Edwards, Edward (1738-1806), British painter.
Subject (Geographic):
England and Twickenham.
Subject (Name):
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts, Dwellings, and Libraries (Rooms)
A young woman leans on a large terrestrial globe as she reads a manuscript. Behind her is a bust displayed on a table near a wall lined with well-stocked bookshelves
Description:
Title devised by cataloger., Inscribed by Horace Walpole on label on former mount: "Elias Martin fec. 1771 a Swede came over in 1768, son of a cabinet maker.", Inscribed on label on former mount by a later hand: "Elias Martin 1771 from the Strawberry Hill Collection bought at the sale 1842.", Formerly hung in the "red bed chamber" at Strawberry Hill, Twickenham, home of Horace Walpole. Sold at the 1842 London sale as one of the "Four humourous drawings, washed, perfectly unique of their kind, by Elias Martin.", and One of the companion paintings is also in the Lewis Walpole Library. See Martin's "The music room."
Subject (Name):
Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Subject (Topic):
Reading, Young women, Private libraries, Sculpture, and Globes
A woman in bonnet and dress plays a harpsicord, the sheet music propped up on the instrument. Her music teacher, a large man with a beauty patch on his check, smiles approvingly as he points with his baton
Description:
Title devised by cataloger., Artist from Horace Walpole inscription on a companion painting: The library., One of the companion paintings is also in the Lewis Walpole Library. See Martin's "The library.", Formerly hung in the "red bed chamber" at Strawberry Hill, Twickenham, home of Horace Walpole. Sold at the 1842 London sale as one of the "Four humourous drawings, washed, perfectly unique of their kind, by Elias Martin.", and For further information, consult library staff.
Subject (Name):
Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Subject (Topic):
Harpsichords, Women, Music education, Music rooms, and Teachers
A scene in St. James's Park: A fashionably dressed couple stroll past a women who sits in on a bench, her head resting on her hand and a dejected look on her face
Description:
Title, numbering, and artist's signature inscribed on verso in black ink in the artist's hand: The neglected fair, no. 267, I. Cruikshank Senr. delt., Drawing signed with artist's initials within image in lower right corner., Date supplied by cataloger., and For further information, consult library staff.
Subject (Geographic):
Saint James's Park (London, England), England, and London.
Drawing of a young man, full length, twisted in preparation to throw a ball(?) with two cords attached(?) that is held in his left hand; with medium-length hair; naked except for a cloth tied around his shoulder and draped across his hips
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 one other drawing at page 109 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.
A view of the stairway at Strawberry Hill, Twickenham, looking up towards the Armory. The ornate railing of the staircase, each post of which is topped with a single antelope supporting a shield, is prominent in the foreground; its winding path up to the landing containing the Armory and further up to the next floor can be traced. On display on the back wall of the Armory is a cluster of weapons and armor, visible between two columns supporting decorative arches on the ceiling. A stained glass window is visible on the left wall of the Armory; armorial shields are seen above the doors to the right of the window. The walls are decorated with Gothic tracery; part of a quatrefoil window is visible at the top of the image
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 93 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):
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts, Arms & armament, Interiors, and Stairways
Satirical drawing on the professions of medicine, law and the church. Three practitioners stand in a well furnished interior; each wears the dress of his profession. The lawyer holds a sealed document, the clergyman a book, and the physician a phial. Pictures on the wall show men rushing to separate two fighting dogs, men and women bringing tithes to a clergyman, and two doctors quarreling at a bedside
Description:
Title from that of the print likely engraved after this drawing., Signed by the artist in ink on verso., Date of production based on that assigned to the print with the same image in reverse by Louis Philippe Boitard. See online record for no. 1775 in the British Museum online catalogue., Formerly laid in at page 207 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 to 49 x 37 cm., and Original case shelved separately.
Subject (Topic):
Clergy, Interiors, Lawyers, Pictures, Physicians, and Quarreling
Satirical drawing on the professions of medicine, law and the church. Three practitioners stand in a well furnished interior; each wears the dress of his profession. The lawyer holds a sealed document, the clergyman a book, and the physician a phial. Pictures on the wall show men rushing to separate two fighting dogs, men and women bringing tithes to a clergyman, and two doctors quarreling at a bedside
Description:
Title from that of the print likely engraved after this drawing., Signed by the artist in ink on verso., Date of production based on that assigned to the print with the same image in reverse by Louis Philippe Boitard. See online record for no. 1775 in the British Museum online catalogue., Formerly laid in at page 207 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 to 49 x 37 cm., and Original case shelved separately.
Subject (Topic):
Clergy, Interiors, Lawyers, Pictures, Physicians, and Quarreling
SH Contents B373 no. 7 Framed, shelved in LFS Bin 40
Image Count:
1
Description:
Lady Diana Beauclerk, English artist, 1734-1808., Title, date, and artist from print based on this drawing published in The fables of John Dryden (London : T. Bensley, 1797)., and One of a series of nine illustrations for this edition of Dryden's Fables.
Two young women sit near a secluded stand of trees looking at each other. The one on the right rests her arm on a picnic basket as she turns left to look at her companion who is stretched out behind her on the ground, a large white shawl draped over her head as she rests her check on her hand
Description:
Title and date supplied by cataloger., Lady Diana Beauclerk, English artist, 1734-1808., and For further information, consult library staff.
