A half-length portrait of Thomas Kirgate facing right, with a view of the Strawberry Hill printing house in the distance on the right
Description:
Title etched below image., Mounted on page 237 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., 1 print : stipple engraving and etching on wove paper ; sheet 16.4 x 13.2 cm., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Kirgate, Thomas, 1734-1810,, Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England), and Strawberry Hill Press (Twickenham, London, England)
"Portrait of Thomas Thynne; half length in an oval frame, wearing long wig, lace cravat, and gown; coat of arms below, in frame decorated with skulls and crossbones."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Thomas Thynne of Longleate ...
Description:
Title engraved below image., Date of publication from the British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: P,6.29., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Mounted on page 55 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.
Publisher:
Sold by R. White in Bloomsbury Markett near the Golden Heart
"Portrait of Thomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl of Southampton, with long wavy hair, nearly half-length to right, looking towards the viewer; wearing broad while collar and dark gown; in an oval, with border of stippled line."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate from: The biographical mirrour. London : Published by S. and E. Harding, Pall-Mall, 1795-[1814?]., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., 1 print : stipple engraving with etching on wove paper ; oval image 9.7 x 7.6 cm, on sheet 17.8 x 13.7 cm., Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark with loss of imprint statement from bottom edge., and Window mounted to 30 x 24 cm.
Publisher:
Pubd. Septr. 1, 1794, by E. & S. Harding, Pall Mall
Subject (Name):
Southampton, Thomas Wriothesley, Earl of, 1607-1667, and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
"Portrait of Thomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl of Southampton, with long wavy hair, nearly half-length to right, looking towards the viewer; wearing broad while collar and dark gown; in an oval, with border of stippled line."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate from: The biographical mirrour. London : Published by S. and E. Harding, Pall-Mall, 1795-[1814?]., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., and Mounted on page 198 of Horace Walpole's extra-illustrated copy of his: 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 12.
Publisher:
Pubd. Septr. 1, 1794, by E. & S. Harding, Pall Mall
Subject (Name):
Southampton, Thomas Wriothesley, Earl of, 1607-1667, and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
"Portrait of Thomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl of Southampton, with long wavy hair, nearly half-length to right, looking towards the viewer; wearing broad while collar and dark gown; in an oval, with border of stippled line."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate from: The biographical mirrour. London : Published by S. and E. Harding, Pall-Mall, 1795-[1814?]., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., Mounted on page 259 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., 1 print : stipple engraving with etching on wove paper ; oval image 9.7 x 7.5 cm, on sheet 15.9 x 13.3 cm., Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark with loss of imprint statement from bottom edge., and For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
Pubd. Septr. 1, 1794, by E. & S. Harding, Pall Mall
Subject (Name):
Southampton, Thomas Wriothesley, Earl of, 1607-1667, and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Wash drawing showing three of the bronze lamps kept by Horace Walpole in the Tribune at Strawberry Hill. The lamp depicted at top is in the shape of a foot and includes upon the ankle a figure of cupid fallen asleep over the flame; the lamp depicted below that is in the shape of a face; and the lamp depicted at the bottom is more traditional in form, with the handle at left and spout at right
Description:
Title written in ink below image., 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 165 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.
"A procession of the rich; a horse-drawn open-top golden carriage travels to the left, surrounded by figures personifying traits of the rich, many with bloated bellies; Fortune sits on top of carriage, slinging gold coins around her, into the held up garments of the memebers of the procession, Pluto sit behind on carriage; diseased figures crawl by side of carriage; Nemesis watches from cloud at top right."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Triumphus divitiarum
Description:
Title etched below image., Date of publication from British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: G,10.104., Sheet trimmed within plate mark on two sides., Mounted on page 130 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., 1 print : etching on laid paper ; sheet 21.3 x 31.3 cm., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and For further information, consult library staff.
"A procession of the rich; a horse-drawn open-top golden carriage travels to the left, surrounded by figures personifying traits of the rich, many with bloated bellies; Fortune sits on top of carriage, slinging gold coins around her, into the held up garments of the memebers of the procession, Pluto sit behind on carriage; diseased figures crawl by side of carriage; Nemesis watches from cloud at top right."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Triumphus divitiarum
Description:
Title etched below image., Date of publication from British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: G,10.104., Sheet trimmed within plate mark on two sides., and Tipped in at page 103 of Horace Walpole's extra-illustrated copy of his: 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 12.
"A procession of the poor; a horse-drawn cart travels to the left, pulled by two donkeys, surrounded by figures personifying traits of the poor; Poverty sits at top of cart, half naked and meagre, behind her sit Misfortuen, and in front Memory, Experience, Hope, and Industry, who hands out instruments of manual labour, Diligence leads the donkey holding up a whip, other allegorical figures including Labour and Solicitude amongst shabbily clothed procession, Misery and Beggary follow behind."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Triumphus paupertatis
Description:
Title etched below image., Date of publication from British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: G,10.105., Sheet trimmed within plate mark on three sides., Mounted on page 130 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., 1 print : etching on laid paper ; sheet 21.3 x 27 cm., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and For further information, consult library staff.
"A procession of the poor; a horse-drawn cart travels to the left, pulled by two donkeys, surrounded by figures personifying traits of the poor; Poverty sits at top of cart, half naked and meagre, behind her sit Misfortuen, and in front Memory, Experience, Hope, and Industry, who hands out instruments of manual labour, Diligence leads the donkey holding up a whip, other allegorical figures including Labour and Solicitude amongst shabbily clothed procession, Misery and Beggary follow behind."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Triumphus paupertatis
Description:
Title etched below image., Date of publication from British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: G,10.105., Sheet trimmed within plate mark on three sides., and Tipped in at page 103 of Horace Walpole's extra-illustrated copy of his: 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 12.
