Title devised by curator., Possibly etched by Caroline Crighton. See Lewis Walpole Library call no.: Waller no. 24., Date based on that of a similar print in the same collection. See Lewis Walpole Library call no.: Waller no. 24., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Title devised by curator., Possibly etched by Caroline Crighton. See Lewis Walpole Library call no.: Waller no. 24., and Date based on that of a similar print in the same collection. See Lewis Walpole Library call no.: Waller no. 24.
Title devised by curator. and Approximate date based on that of a print in the same collection done in a similar style and depicting a similar theatrical scene. See Lewis Walpole Library call no.: Waller no. 24.
Title devised by curator., Possibly etched by Caroline Crighton. See Lewis Walpole Library call no.: Waller no. 24., Date based on that of a similar print in the same collection. See Lewis Walpole Library call no.: Waller no. 24., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Title devised by curator., Possibly etched by Caroline Crighton. See Lewis Walpole Library call no.: Waller no. 24., Date based on that of a similar print in the same collection. See Lewis Walpole Library call no.: Waller no. 24., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Page 16. Description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole ...
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A circular image with three concentric designs surrounding the center image of a view of the bridge and Castel Sant'Angelo with the cupola of St. Peter's. The outer most circle is split into twelve equal sections with classical scenes which in turn are topped with an image of an open book with a page numbered "Tab. I-[XII]" moving counter-clockwise
Alternative Title:
Qua mare qua terras lustrat sol lumine semper, sospite me pater imperium Romanus habebit
Description:
Title devised by curator., Statement of responsibility written by Horace Walpole on separate slip of paper (2.9 x 6.6 cm), mounted on opposite page., and Mounted on page 16 in Anne Damer's extra-illustrated copy of: Walpole, H. A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole ... Strawberry Hill : Printed by Thomas Kirgate, MDCCLXXXIV [1784]. See Hazen, A.T. Bibliography of the Strawberry Hill Press (1973 ed.), no. 30, copy 33.
Subject (Geographic):
Rome
Subject (Name):
Dionysus (Greek deity), Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano,, and Museo nazionale di Castel Sant'Angelo,
Subject (Topic):
Social life and customs, Agriculture, Rites & ceremonies, and Views
