Pair of wash drawings of the curfew, or couvre-feu, from Mr. Gostling's collection that was kept by Horace Walpole in the fireplace of the Library at Strawberry Hill. The drawing on the left shows the object with the opening facing towards the viewer; the drawing on the right shows the opening turned to the right, allowing some of the decoration on the side to be seen
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 together on page 98 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.
Pair of wash drawings of the curfew, or couvre-feu, from Mr. Gostling's collection that was kept by Horace Walpole in the fireplace of the Library at Strawberry Hill. The drawing on the left shows the object with the opening facing towards the viewer; the drawing on the right shows the opening turned to the right, allowing some of the decoration on the side to be seen
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 together on page 98 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.
Portrait of Dorothy Sidney, Countess of Sunderland; half-length to the right, in an oval frame with ornaments
Description:
Title devised by cataloger., Engraved after a painting by Van Dyck; see Catalogue of engraved British portraits., Publication information from that of the volume in which the plate appeared., Plate from: Waller, E. The works of Edmund Waller, Esqr., in verse and prose. London : Printed for I. Tonson ..., 1729., Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark with loss of printmaker's signature from bottom right. Missing text supplied from impression in the National Portrait Gallery, London, NPG D30565., Mounted on page 54 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.
Drawing of a jug-like bottle with a handle that was owned by Horace Walpole at Strawberry Hill. This type of bottle was sold by apothecaries, and this particular example was from the collection of Mrs. Kennon, the virtuosa midwife
Description:
Title devised by curator., Unsigned; artist not identified., 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 45 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.
McArdell, James, approximately 1729-1765, printmaker
Published / Created:
[between 1742 and 1765]
Call Number:
Folio 33 30 Copy 11
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Portrait of François du Quesnoy almost half-length to left and holding statuette of three putti, eyes to front, wearing broad-brimmed hat and wide collar."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title, printmaker, and state from: Smith, J.C. British mezzotinto portraits., Proof before letters., Date range for publication from British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1902,1011.3256., Sheet trimmed within plate mark on bottom edge., Mounted on page 200 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 : mezzotint on laid paper ; sheet 33.1 x 22.8 cm., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., Manuscript title in ink below image: Fiamingo., and For further information, consult library staff.
Pair of wash drawings, one above the other, showing overall and detail views of the bronze hand kept by Horace Walpole in the Tribune at Strawberry Hill. Described by Walpole as "an Egyptian hieroglyphic hand," this sculpture is shown in the top drawing to stand upright with the wrist as its base. The thumb, index finger, and middle finger point upwards with items balancing upon their tips; the last two fingers are curled inward towards the palm. The bottom drawing shows in detail the pictures and symbols that decorate the palm and back side of the hand; these include a snake that wraps around the entirety of the hand
Alternative Title:
In the Tribune (size of the original) ; All the work round the hand
Description:
Title devised by cataloger., Inscription in pencil below top image: In the tribune (size of the original)., Inscription in pencil below bottom image: All the work round the hand., 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 163 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.
Drawing of three objects kept by Horace Walpole in the Tribune at Strawberry Hill. In the upper left is a depiction of Henry VIII's dagger, a Turkish work having a case and handle of chalcedonyx set with diamonds and rubies; the blade of steel damasked with gold is hidden here by the case. In the upper right is a depiction of a silver Turkish ornament, long and narrow with ornamentation in gold and blue on both ends. At the bottom is a depiction of the ornate prayer book supposedly made for Claude, Queen of France, wife of Francis I; visible is the spine of gold enamelled and adorned with rubies and turquoises, as well as the cover of cornelian that was engraved with religious subjects
Alternative Title:
(These subjects slightly sketch'd from the originals)
Description:
Title devised by curator; alternative title written in ink below images., 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 182 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):
Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547., Claude, Queen, consort of Francis I, King of France, 1499-1524., and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Non me Praxiteles finxit, at Anna Damer, 1787. H.W.
Description:
Mounted on page 253 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.
"Portrait seated whole-length to right on couch beside pillar, upper body turned to left holding open portfolio on table at left beside papers and vase, head turned to face right; wearing loose, flowing robe and turban."--British Museum online catalogue, description of a later state
Description:
Title from text on later states., First (proof?) state of the plate, before sitter's name and publication line added below image. See: Smith, J.C. British mezzotinto portraits., Publication information based on first published state (second state overall) bearing the imprint statement "Publish'd according to act of Parliament March 15th, 1775, by James Watson, No. 64 Little Queen Ann Street & B. Clowes, engraver, Gutter Lane, Cheapside, London." See: Smith, J.C. British mezzotinto portraits., For second published state (third state overall) with altered imprint statement, see British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1873,0712.644., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Tipped in at page 68 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.
