Watercolor drawing of one of four panels, formerly the doors to a shrine in the abbey of St. Edmundsbury, that were kept by Horace Walpole in the Chapel at Strawberry Hill. This panel shows Henry Beaufort, whole-length, slightly turned to the right, his hair tonsured, dressed in scarlet and holding a book in his left hand. A scarlet galero and a crucifix hang from a tree in the background to the right; below them, the head of a lion that is lying behind the cardinal is visible. A building, mountains, and blue sky are seen in the distance
Description:
Title written in ink below image., Mansucript note in ink below title: This and the three drawings that follow are slight sketches of the figures on pannels in the Chapel. NB. They came from the abbey of St. Edmondsbury., 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 225 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):
Beaufort, Henry, 1374-1447, 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:
Portrait drawing, bust length, facing left; wearing a feathered(?) hat positioned on the right side of his head
Description:
Title written in ink in open letters below image., Unsigned; questionable attribution to George Perfect Harding from local card catalog record., Probably after the drawing by Vertue, copied from an original by Holbein, that was kept by Horace Walpole in the Holbein Chamber at Strawberry Hill., Date based on date of William Bawtree's death., and Mounted on page 112 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):
Surrey, Henry Howard, Earl of, 1517?-1547, and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Portrait head of Henry, Infante of Portugal; turned slightly right; with short hair and a long beard
Description:
Title inscribed below image, in ink in a contemporary hand., Statement of responsibility continues below title in the same hand, also in ink., Above image is a possibly unrelated inscription in the same hand, in ink over pencil: Engraved from an authentic copy from the Royal Printing House at Lisbon., 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 is a trimmed manuscript note in ink: America. Vol. 1. 50. [...]., Formerly laid in with one other drawing at page 91 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.
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:
Bust-length portrait of Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, turned slightly right; in a dark doublet with a high collar and ruff with a medallion about his neck, after de Heere
Description:
Title written in ink in open letters below image., Unsigned; questionable attribution to George Perfect Harding from local card catalog record., Probably after the drawing by Vertue that was in the Holbein Chamber at Strawberry Hill., Date based on date of William Bawtree's death., and Mounted on page 116 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):
Darnley, Henry Stuart, Lord, 1545-1567, and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Quarter-length portrait of Henry Seymour Conway after Gainsborough, framed by oval design. Conway is in uniform, turned to the left with head facing and looking to the right
Description:
Title from caption inscribed within image., Date from unverified data from local record., Copy of painting by Thomas Gainsborough., and For further information, consult library staff.
Portrait of Henry Stone (ca. 1655-1726), English painter, son of Nicholas Stone English sculptor and architect
Description:
Title from inscription in ink below image., Drawing that was later used for an engraving published in : Anecdotes of painting in England, with some account of the principal artists / by Mr. Horace Walpole. Strawberry Hill : Printed by Thomas Farmer, 1762, v. 2, opp. p. 31., and George Vertue, English artist, 1684-1756.
Portrait of Henry Tilson (1659-1695), English portrait painter, pupil of Sir Peter Lely
Description:
Title from item., Drawing that was later used for an engraving published in : Anecdotes of painting in England, with some account of the principal artists / by Mr. Horace Walpole. Strawberry Hill : Printed by Thomas Farmer, 1762, v. 3, opp. p. 103., and George Vertue, English artist, 1684-1756.
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:
Half-length portrait of King Henry VII after a painting in the Great North Bedchamber at Strawberry Hill
Description:
Title written in ink below image., 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 218 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 VII, King of England, 1457-1509, and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Title below image., Plate engraved for: A catalogue of the extensive and most valuable collection of engraved portraits ... as originally collected by Horace Walpole. [London] : Smith and Robins, printers, [1842]., and Attributed to Fairholt who drew illustrations for the Strawberry Hill sale catalogue. See London magazine, ca. 1843.
Publisher:
Smith and Robins
Subject (Name):
Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547 and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
