"A bust of Henry VII, with long curling hair and a fillet about his brow, his head leaning to the left, the sculpture upon a plinth lettered "Henricus VII Torreggiani Opus Ao MDIX", masonry behind."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from text on plinth in image., Printmaker from the Catalogue of engraved British portraits., Engraved after a sculpture formerly attributed to Torrigiano., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., Plate from: Carter, J. Specimens of the ancient sculpture and painting, now remaining in this kingdom ... London : Published as the act directs by John Carter, Wood St. Westminster, 1780-87 [1780-94]., Text below image, centered: In the possession of the Honorable Horace Walpole, now Earl of Orford, at Strawberry-Hill, Middx. (Drawn to half the size of the original)., "The drawing in [the] possn. of R. Bull Esqr."--Below lower left corner of image., and Tipped in at page 95 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. as the act directs by J. Carter, Hamilton Street Hyde Park Corner
Subject (Name):
Henry VII, King of England, 1457-1509, and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Wash drawing of a bust of Henry VII; with long curling hair and a fillet about his brow, his head leaning to the left; the sculpture upon a plinth lettered in Latin. Drawn after a sculpture, formerly attributed to Torrigiano, that was kept by Horace Walpole in the Star Chamber at Strawberry Hill
Alternative Title:
Head of Henry VII
Description:
Title written on plinth in image; alternative 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 on page 115 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 VII, King of England, 1457-1509, and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Depiction of the copy at the Palace of Versailles of the sculpture known as the Farnese Hercules. The figure stands on a pedestal, leaning on a club covered with lion-skin, his right hand behind his back
Description:
Title etched within pedestal at bottom of image., Place of publication based on printmaker's city of activity; date of publication based on printmaker's death date., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Plate numbered "30" in upper right corner., Mounted on page 136 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.
Leaf 11v. Cries of Edinburgh characteristically represented.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A man stands in Edinburgh's Parliament Square, looking over his left shoulder and a bundle of clothing under his left arm. In the background on the right is the equestrian statue of Charles II is seen on its pedestal behind him with the facade of Goldsmiths' Hall in the background
Alternative Title:
Parliament Square
Description:
Title from verses etched below image., Publication information from that of the volume for which the plate was engraved., Plate from: Cries of Edinburgh characteristically represented : accompanied with views of several principal buildings of the city. Edinbr. : Sold by L. Scott ..., 1803., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Three antiquarian objects, each with Roman numeral numbering above: a bronze statue of a young Hercules with the lion's skin on his arm (I); the head of an Egyptian god (Serapis?) or goddess on a green stone (II); and a bronze tripod for burning incense (III). The objects 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., "Ex aere" etched three times at bottom of plate, once below each object depicted., "Tab. XIII"--Upper right corner., Mounted on page 146 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 and engraving on laid paper ; sheet 26 x 20.1 cm., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Three antiquarian objects, each with Roman numeral numbering above: a bronze statue of a young Hercules with the lion's skin on his arm (I); the head of an Egyptian god (Serapis?) or goddess on a green stone (II); and a bronze tripod for burning incense (III). The objects 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., "Ex aere" etched three times at bottom of plate, once below each object depicted., "Tab. XIII"--Upper right corner., Mounted on page 194 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 25.3 x 19.8 cm., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and For further information, consult library staff.
Depiction of four antiquarian statues and busts, three of which have Roman numeral numbering above. 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., "Caput ex aere, reliqua" etched on the left side and "e marmore" etched on the right side of lower left object numbered "III"; "ex aere" etched to the right of lower right object that is unnumbered., "Tab. XIV"--Upper right corner., Mounted on page 186 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 24.5 x 19.5 cm., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and For further information, consult library staff.
Depiction of four antiquarian statues and busts, three of which have Roman numeral numbering above. 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., "Caput ex aere, reliqua" etched on the left side and "e marmore" etched on the right side of lower left object numbered "III"; "ex aere" etched to the right of lower right object that is unnumbered., "Tab. XIV"--Upper right corner., Mounted on page 146 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 and engraving on laid paper ; sheet 25.4 x 20.2 cm., and Sheet trimmed to plate mark.
Depiction of three antiquarian objects, each with Roman numeral numbering above. These include ivory covers of a Roman pocket-book (I); a bronze statue of a sacrificing priest (II); and a bronze statue of a bagpiper (III). 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., "Ex ebore" etched below object numbered "I"; "ex aere" etched twice, once beside object numbered "II" and once beside object numbered "III"., "Tab. IX"--Upper right corner., Mounted on page 184 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 11.8 x 18 cm., Imperfect; only the image of the ivory covers of a Roman pocket-book is present, with the rest of the print trimmed away., and For further information, consult library staff.
