"Portrait of an unidentified woman, previously known as the Countess of Desmond; an elderly woman shown bust-length directed to right, glancing towards the viewer, wearing a heavy, dark veil like that of a nun, a dark cloak tied with lacing at the throat and a high, pale collar."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Date range for publication from the British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: K,67.147., Plate from an unidentified edition of Thomas Pennant's A tour in Scotland, MDCCLXIX., "Plate VI" etched in upper left corner; "p. 74" etched in upper right corner., Possibly a portrait of Rembrandt's mother; see Catalogue of engraved British portraits., Mounted on page 112 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 and engraving on wove paper ; sheet 14.6 x 12.2 cm and sheet 1.6 x 12.3 cm., Imperfect; the portion of the plate containing the printmaker's signature has been trimmed away, with the lower portion of the plate containing the title being mounted directly below the upper portion of the plate containing the image., and For further information, consult library staff.
"Portrait; head and shoulders to left, with a square-cut beard and moustache, wearing a dark doublet and fur-trimmed gown, collar of the George, and beret, decorated with cameo."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate from: Harding, S. Shakespeare illustrated, by an assemblage of portraits & views ... London : S. & E. Harding, 1793., Mounted on page 147 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 and stipple engraving on wove paper ; sheet 13.8 x 9.7 cm., Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark with loss of imprint statement from bottom edge., and For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
Pub. Novr. 27th, 1792, by E. & S. Harding
Subject (Name):
Suffolk, Charles Brandon, Duke of, approximately 1484-1545, and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
"Portrait; head and shoulders to left, with a square-cut beard and moustache, wearing a dark doublet and fur-trimmed gown, collar of the George, and beret, decorated with cameo."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image. and Plate from: Harding, S. Shakespeare illustrated, by an assemblage of portraits & views ... London : S. & E. Harding, 1793.
Publisher:
Pub. Novr. 27th, 1792, by E. & S. Harding
Subject (Name):
Suffolk, Charles Brandon, Duke of, approximately 1484-1545, and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
"Portrait seated in profile to left reading book within rectangular frame, wearing dark coat, ruffles and his hair tied with ribbon, tree behind."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title engraved below image., State from: Smith, J.C. British mezzotinto portraits., Second state, with plate reworked and new inscriptions engraved. For earlier scratched-letter state published in 1778, see British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1902,1011.6494., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Cf. Catalogue of engraved British portraits preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum, v. 3, page 580., Mounted on page 218 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:
Publish'd Decr. 21st, 1782, by W. Dickinson, No. 158 New Bond Street, & T. Watson, No. 33 Strand
Subject (Name):
Richmond and Lennox, Charles Lennox, Duke of, 1735-1806,
Morris, Thomas, approximately 1750-approximately 1811, printmaker
Published / Created:
[approximately 1784]
Call Number:
Folio 49 3582 (Oversize)
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Depiction of the chimneypiece, designed by Richard Bentley, commissioned by Horace Walpole for the Blue Bed Chamber of Strawberry Hill
Alternative Title:
Chimney in the Blue Bedchamber
Description:
Title etched below image., Publication information from that of the volume for which the plate was engraved., Plate engraved for: A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole. Strawberry-Hill : Printed by Thomas Kirgate, 1784., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Mounted on page 64 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., 1 print : etching with engraving on laid paper ; sheet 15.1 x 12.7 cm., and Sheet trimmed to plate mark leaving thread margins.
Publisher:
Printed by Thomas Kirgate
Subject (Name):
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Morris, Thomas, approximately 1750-approximately 1811, printmaker
Published / Created:
[approximately 1784]
Call Number:
Folio 33 30 Copy 11
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Depiction of the chimneypiece, designed by Richard Bentley, commissioned by Horace Walpole for the Blue Bed Chamber of Strawberry Hill
Alternative Title:
Chimney in the Blue Bedchamber
Description:
Title etched below image., Publication information from that of the volume for which the plate was engraved., Plate engraved for: A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole. Strawberry-Hill : Printed by Thomas Kirgate, 1784., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Mounted on page 85 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 with engraving on laid paper ; plate mark 14.9 x 12.6 cm, on sheet 24.9 x 22.1 cm., and For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
Printed by Thomas Kirgate
Subject (Name):
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Title etched below image., Publication information from that of the volume for which the plate was engraved., Plate engraved for: A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole. Strawberry-Hill : Printed by Thomas Kirgate, 1784., Mounted on page 41 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:
Printed by Thomas Kirgate
Subject (Name):
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Title etched below image., Publication information from that of the volume for which the plate was engraved., Plate engraved for: A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole. Strawberry-Hill : Printed by Thomas Kirgate, 1784., Mounted on page 23 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., 1 print : etching with engraving on laid paper ; sheet 13 x 10 cm., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark; title trimmed from sheet and remounted below image.
Publisher:
Printed by Thomas Kirgate
Subject (Name):
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Morris, Thomas, approximately 1750-approximately 1811, printmaker
Published / Created:
[approximately 1784]
Call Number:
Folio 33 30 Copy 11
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title etched below image., Publication information from that of the volume for which the plate was engraved., Plate engraved for: A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole. Strawberry-Hill : Printed by Thomas Kirgate, 1784., Mounted on page 37 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 with engraving on laid paper ; plate mark 22.7 x 20.2 cm, on sheet 26 x 23.6 cm, and For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
Printed by Thomas Kirgate
Subject (Name):
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
