A drawing by Bentley of a diamond-shaped heraldic design for Strawberry Hill with mythical beast set within a Gothic arch
Description:
Title devised by curator., Date and attribution based on album in which this drawing was mounted., and Formerly mounted on leaf 7 in an album assembled by Horace Walpole: Drawings and designs by Richd. Bentley ... [Strawberry Hill], [circa 1760].
"Vignette of Satyr playing the flute; on the right, Satyr seated facing back, turning around and looking towards the viewer, playing Pan's flute; on the left, bust of Martial, in roundel; after Cipriani; illustration to 'Tutti gli Epigrammi di M. Val Marziale, fedelmente trasportati in italiano da Giuspanio Graglia Torinese' by Martial (London: Georigo Scott, 1783)."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title supplied by cataloger. and On leaf numbered 9 in a bound volume of 33 prints: Eighteenth century tickets / by Bartolozzi and others.
Publisher:
Pubd. as the act dizects 14th December 1783, by G. Graglia London
Opposite page 128. Catalogue of engravers, who have been born or resided in England.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A sea monster lounges on the reed-covered shore next to the ocean, playing a pan flute. A second figure sleeps in the background on the left, the remnants of a meal (oyster shells and fish bones) in front of them
Alternative Title:
After-dinner music
Description:
Title from that of another print after the same design., Another version, probably a copy, of a print engraved and published by John Hamilton Mortimer after his own design. For the likely earlier version published 8 December 1778 with the title "Musical monster", see British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1871,0812.3297., Former attribution to Bernard Lens from local card catalog record. Lewis Walpole Library impression is mounted in a volume opposite biographical information about Bernard Lens., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Mounted to 23 x 18 cm., and Bound in opposite page 128 in an extra-illustrated copy of: Walpole, H. Catalogue of engravers, who have been born or resided in England. Strawberry-Hill, printed in the year MDCCLXV [1765].
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Topic):
Supernatural beings, Panpipes, Reeds (Plants), Eating & drinking, and Sleeping
"Orpheus and Eurydice; walking in the underworld; on the left, Cerberus; on the right, a putto holding a torch; in an oval frame with palm leaves; after Cipriani; counterproof."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title supplied by cataloger., Date from British Museum online catalogue, Cf. museum registration no. 1897,1231.305., and On leaf numbered 5 in a bound volume of 33 prints: Eighteenth century tickets / by Bartolozzi and others.
"Orpheus and Eurydice walking in the underworld; on the right, three dogs; on the left, a putto holding a torch and a banner; in an oval frame with palm leaves; copy after bill-head by Bartolozzi who etched after Cipriani in 1767."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
For the benefit of Mr. Giardini, a concert of vocal & instrumental musick
Description:
Title supplied by cataloger., Date from British Museum online catalogue, Cf. museum registration no. 1868,0822.1262., Reverse copy with cartouche added at the bottom of oval. Cf. Lewis Walpole Copy: no. 5 in Folio 75 B28 799., Added title from later impression with caption in banner, Cf. Lewis Walpole Copy on page numbered 5 in Folio 75 B28 804., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and On leaf numbered 6 in a bound volume of 33 prints: Eighteenth century tickets / by Bartolozzi and others.
"Orpheus and Eurydice walking in the underworld; on the right, three dogs; on the left, a putto holding a torch and a banner; in an oval frame with palm leaves; copy after bill-head by Bartolozzi who etched after Cipriani in 1767."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
For the benefit of Mr. Giardini, a concert of vocal & instrumental musick
Description:
Title supplied by cataloger., Date from British Museum online catalogue, Cf. museum registration no. 1868,0822.1262., Reverse copy with cartouche added at the bottom of oval. Cf. Lewis Walpole Copy: no. 5 in Folio 75 B28 799., Added title from later impression with caption in banner, Cf. Lewis Walpole Copy on page numbered 5 in Folio 75 B28 804., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., On page numbered 5 in an album of 116 prints: [Bartolozzi and his pupils]., 1 print : engraving on wove paper ; sheet 8.8 x 11.0 cm., and Sheet trimmed to plate mark.
