Drawing of a man, full length, facing left; with long hair and a beard; barefoot, wearing a robe; right hand outstretched with index finger pointing forward, left hand at his side
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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 105 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 full-length caricature of a man in profile walking to the left with a folded umbrella held in the crook of his arm. Behind in on the right, a small figure
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Title, date, and artist attribution suggested by cataloger. and For further information, consult library staff.
A scene from Horace Walpole's Gothic novel The castle of Otranto, with the characters Isabella and Manfred depicted full-length at center, both facing left. Isabella, who is being chased by Manfred, looks back over her shoulder at him with a worried expression, her arms out in front of her. Manfred, who has just seen the portrait of his grandfather move off the wall behind him, is arched backwards and shielding himself with his right arm, a startled expression on his face as he looks up at the painting that is partially off the wall. A window at left and two chairs behind the characters complete the furnishing of the room
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Title devised by cataloger., Signed by the artist in ink in lower left corner of sheet., Date of production from local catalog card., Page reference written in ink in upper right corner: Page 19., For another version of this scene, drawn by Anthony Highmore, see Lewis Walpole Library call no.: LWL Mss Vol. 170., and Mounted opposite title page in an extra-illustrated copy of: Walpole, H. The castle of Otranto. London : Printed for Tho. Lownds in Fleet-Street, MDCCLXV [1765].
A scene from Horace Walpole's Gothic novel The castle of Otranto, with the character Manfred depicted full-length on the right, facing left with his arms out in front of him, a horrified expression on his face. He's watching six servants on the left hold an enormous black helmet topped with large black feathers; below the helmet a man lies on his back, blood on the ground surrounding his head. The castle stands in the background, with a low round tower and a crenellated wall immediately behind the figures and higher walls and towers rising in the middle distance
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Title devised by cataloger., Signed and dated by the artist in ink in lower left corner., and Tipped in opposite page 4 in an extra-illustrated copy of: Walpole, H. The castle of Otranto. London : Printed for Tho. Lownds in Fleet-Street, MDCCLXV [1765].
Maria Walpole (1736-1807) was the daughter of Sir Edward Walpole (1706-1784) and his common-law wife Dorothy Clement (1715?-1739). She married first, in 1759, James Waldegrave (1714-1763), Earl Waldegrave, and second, in 1766, Prince William Henry Hanover (1743-1805), Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh. and Miniature attached to larger paper backing, mounted in early 20th century bezel; it was probably originally set in a locket or bracelet clasp.
Maria Walpole (1736-1807) was the daughter of Sir Edward Walpole (1706-1784) and his common-law wife Dorothy Clement (1715-1739). She married first, in 1759, James Waldegrave (1714-1763), Earl Waldegrave, and second, in 1766, Prince William Henry Hanover (1743-1805), Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh., Maria, Countess Waldegrave, dressed in mauve, when the widow of James Waldegrave, Earl Waldegrave. Hone painted his miniature after the Sir Joshua Reynolds portrait in the Euston Hall Collection, Suffolk (Mannings, D. Sir Joshua Reynolds, number 1900)., Signed by the artist with monogram, lower right., Date of the minature is based on the Reynolds portrait., Portrait set in gilt metal locket with burnished glass bezel and ridged case edge. The initials MW are engraved on the verso beneath a coronet., and For further provenance information, see the custodial history note in the Guide to the Sir Edward Walpole and Dorothy Clement Family Papers (LWL MSS 37).
Maria Walpole when the Countess Waldegrave with pearl choker
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Maria Walpole (1736-1807) was the daughter of Sir Edward Walpole (1706-1784) and his common-law wife Dorothy Clement (1715-1739). She married first, in 1759, James Waldegrave (1714-1763), Earl Waldegrave, and second, in 1766, Prince William Henry Hanover (1743-1805), Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh., Artist attribution identified by Bodo Hofstetter of Christie's, 2004., Maria, Countess Waldegrave, dressed in a pink robe, and wearing a pearl choker., Enclosed in a burnished bezel locket, engraved on the reverse with the initials MCW surmounted by a coronet., and For further provenance information, see the custodial history note in the Guide to the Sir Edward Walpole and Dorothy Clement Family Papers (LWL MSS 37).
