A view of the grounds of Strawberry Hill, the villa only partially visible through a gap in the trees. In the foreground stands the obelisk on a knoll, behind and to the right of which is the cottage with sheep in front. At left, cows graze on the lawn in front of the villa, and behind them a man and a woman walk on a path towards the house. On the far right another man walks along the road
Description:
Titled in Thomas Kirgate's hand below image on mounting page., Unsigned; artist unidentified., Date of production based on Horace Walpole's death date., and Mounted on page 10 (formerly I) 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.
Subject (Name):
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England),
Depiction of seven Roman weights(?), numbered in Roman numerals from I to VII. The sides of the circular objects bear pictures of various heads, beasts, objects and symbols. Three of the objects have their obverse and reverse depicted side by side, the two faces connected with a horizontal double line. All were part of the collection which Conyers Middleton acquired in Rome in 1723-4 and sold to Horace Walpole in 1744
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Title from index on signature A of volume., Publication information from that of the volume in which the plate appears., Plate from: Middleton, C. Germana quaedam antiquitatis eruditae monumenta ... Londini : Apud R. Manby et H.S. Cox ..., 1745., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., "Ex aere" etched in lower center, below object numbered "VI"., "Tab. XVIII"--Upper right corner., Mounted on page 116 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 laid paper ; sheet 22.4 x 18.5 cm., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and For further information, consult library staff.
Depiction of seven Roman weights(?), numbered in Roman numerals from I to VII. The sides of the circular objects bear pictures of various heads, beasts, objects and symbols. Three of the objects have their obverse and reverse depicted side by side, the two faces connected with a horizontal double line. All were part of the collection which Conyers Middleton acquired in Rome in 1723-4 and sold to Horace Walpole in 1744
Description:
Title from index on signature A of volume., Publication information from that of the volume in which the plate appears., Plate from: Middleton, C. Germana quaedam antiquitatis eruditae monumenta ... Londini : Apud R. Manby et H.S. Cox ..., 1745., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., "Ex aere" etched in lower center, below object numbered "VI"., "Tab. XVIII"--Upper right corner., and Mounted on page 94 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.
Depiction of eleven antiquarian coins, numbered in Roman numerals from I to XI. The eight at the top of the plate have the obverse shown above and the reverse below (the two sides connected by a double line), and the three at the bottom of the plate have the obverse shown on the left and the reverse shown on the right (similarly connected by lines). All were part of the collection which Conyers Middleton acquired in Rome in 1723-4 and sold to Horace Walpole in 1744
Description:
Title from index on signature A of volume., Publication information from that of the volume in which the plate appears., Plate from: Middleton, C. Germana quaedam antiquitatis eruditae monumenta ... Londini : Apud R. Manby et H.S. Cox ..., 1745., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., "Ex aere" etched in lower center, to the right of object numbered "X"., "Tab. XIX"--Upper right corner., Mounted on page 193 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 laid paper ; sheet 22.8 x 17.9 cm., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and For further information, consult library staff.
Depiction of eleven antiquarian coins, numbered in Roman numerals from I to XI. The eight at the top of the plate have the obverse shown above and the reverse below (the two sides connected by a double line), and the three at the bottom of the plate have the obverse shown on the left and the reverse shown on the right (similarly connected by lines). All were part of the collection which Conyers Middleton acquired in Rome in 1723-4 and sold to Horace Walpole in 1744
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Title from index on signature A of volume., Publication information from that of the volume in which the plate appears., Plate from: Middleton, C. Germana quaedam antiquitatis eruditae monumenta ... Londini : Apud R. Manby et H.S. Cox ..., 1745., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., "Ex aere" etched in lower center, to the right of object numbered "X"., "Tab. XIX"--Upper right corner., and Mounted on page 94 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.
Title etched below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Frontispiece to: Grose, F. Supplement to A treatise on ancient armour, being illustrations of ancient and Asiatic armour & weapons. London : Printed for S. Hooper, 1789., and Mounted on page 72 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:
Pub. 20 May 1789 by S. Hooper
Subject (Topic):
Arms & armament, Arrows, Axes, Daggers & swords, and Shields
Theatrical scene in a prison, after Hogarth's painting illustrating Gay's "The Beggar's Opera". Audience members are shown seated in boxes to the left and right; in the centre, the character of Macheath, a highwayman, stands in shackles; on either side of him, his wife and lover are kneeling before their respective fathers, pleading for intervention on Macheath's behalf; in the background, a group of male figures (Macheath's gang?).
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Title engraved below image., State from Dobson., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., To the left of the imprint statement: Size of the picture 24 i. by 30 i. long., Ms. note in pencil in Steevens's hand above print: Not in Nichols's book., and On page 221 in volume 3. Sheet trimmed to: 46.1 x 58.2 cm.
Publisher:
Publish'd July 1st, 1790, by J. & J. Boydell, Cheapside & at the Shakspeare Gallery Pall Mall, London
Theatrical scene in a prison, after Hogarth's painting illustrating Gay's "The Beggar's Opera". Audience members are shown seated in boxes to the left and right; in the centre, the character of Macheath, a highwayman, stands in shackles; on either side of him, his wife and lover are kneeling before their respective fathers, pleading for intervention on Macheath's behalf; in the background, a group of male figures (Macheath's gang?).
Description:
Title engraved below image., State from Dobson., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., To the left of the imprint statement: Size of the picture 24 i. by 30 i. long., Formerly laid in 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., and Sheet trimmed to 45.6 x 58.3 cm.
Publisher:
Publish'd July 1st, 1790, by J. & J. Boydell, Cheapside & at the Shakspeare Gallery Pall Mall, London
Theatrical scene in a prison, after Hogarth's painting illustrating Gay's "The Beggar's Opera". Audience members are shown seated in boxes to the left and right; in the centre, the character of Macheath, a highwayman, stands in shackles; on either side of him, his wife and lover are kneeling before their respective fathers, pleading for intervention on Macheath's behalf; in the background, a group of male figures (Macheath's gang?).
Description:
Title engraved below image., State from Dobson., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., To the left of the imprint statement: Size of the picture 24 i. by 30 i. long., Mounted on page 210 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 : engraving on wove paper ; sheet 44 x 54.2 cm., and For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
Publish'd July 1st, 1790, by J. & J. Boydell, Cheapside & at the Shakspeare Gallery Pall Mall, London