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1. Temptation of St. Antony [art original]
- Creator:
- Bentley, R. (Richard), 1708-1782, artist
- Published / Created:
- [approximately 1755]
- Call Number:
- Folio 49 3585 leaf 9++ (Oversize)
- Collection Title:
- Drawings and designs by Richd. Bentley ...
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- St. Anthony in a cave kneels in prayer, above him visions of a hare pursued by hounds and hunters. Surrounding him in the cave are a group of men and women either in the process of tempting him or preparing to torture him; a rooster crows in front of him as a frog holds a candle
- Alternative Title:
- Temptation of St. Anthony
- Description:
- Title from Horace Walpole's ms. note in ink on the mount, below the drawing., Date from correspondence between Walpole and Bentley, 15 August 1755. See Yale edition of Horace Walpole's correspondence, v. 35, p. 242-3., Signed by Bentley with his monogram in lower left of image., and Formerly mounted on leaf 9 in an album assembled by Horace Walpole: Drawings and designs by Richd. Bentley ... [Strawberry Hill], [ca. 1760].
- Subject (Name):
- Anthony, of Egypt, Saint, approximately 250-355 or 356.
- Subject (Topic):
- Saints and Temptation
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Temptation of St. Antony [art original]
2. The politick wife, or, The devil outwitted by a woman
- Published / Created:
- [between 1775 and 1783?]
- Call Number:
- Folio 74 OL1 v. 2
- Image Count:
- 1
- Alternative Title:
- Devil outwitted by a woman
- Description:
- Verse - "Of all the plagues upon the earth,"., In four columns with the title and woodcut above the first two; imprint at foot of the last column below a single rule; the columns are not separated by rules., Dated from the address; see David Stoker, "Another look at the Dicey-Marshall publications: 1736-1806", The Library, ser. 7, v. 15:2 (June 2014), 111-157., Mounted on leaf 20. Copy trimmed., and Bound in three-quarters red morocco leather with marbled boards, with spine title stamped in gold: Old English ballads, woodcuts, vol. 2.
- Publisher:
- Printed and sold at no. 4, Aldermary Church Yard
- Subject (Topic):
- Ballads, English, Poverty, Devil in literature, Husband and wife, Women, Devil, and Temptation
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The politick wife, or, The devil outwitted by a woman
3. The prodigal daughter: or, the disobedient lady reclaimed
- Published / Created:
- [1775?]
- Call Number:
- Folio 74 OL1 v. 3
- Image Count:
- 1
- Alternative Title:
- The prodigal daughter; or disobedient lady and Disobedient lady reclaimed
- Description:
- Date of publication from ESTC., Verse - "Let every wicked graceless child attend,". - In four columns with the title above the first two; the columns are separated by ornamental rules. - In this edition the "T" of the first "The" in the title is in italics, and the final line of text reads: "And give you crown of glory afterdeath [sic]."., Cf. nos. T44550 and N62316 in ESTC., Mounted on leaf 68. Copy trimmed., and Bound in three-quarters red morocco leather with marbled boards, with spine title stamped in gold: Old English ballads, woodcuts, vol. 3.
- Publisher:
- s.n.
- Subject (Topic):
- Repentance, Temptation, Devil in literature, Fathers and daughters, Mothers and daughters, Religious thought, Faith, Family, Religious life, and Ballads, English
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The prodigal daughter: or, the disobedient lady reclaimed
4. Uncle Skulky confronts a very bad idea [graphic].
- Creator:
- Boyden, Frank, 1942- printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [2003]
- Call Number:
- Print20131
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Description:
- Title in pencil on verso., Blind stamped and signed in pencil lower margin: "F Boyden 03"., Place of creation derived from artist's place of residence., No. 9 in exhibit catalog, The Irreverences, provocations & connivances of Uncle Skulky: a suite of twenty-one prints by Frank Boyden. Portland, OR: Portland Art Museum, 2004., and In pencil, "10/10".
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified
- Subject (Topic):
- Decision making, Temptation, Birds, and Skeletons
- Found in:
- Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > Uncle Skulky confronts a very bad idea [graphic].
5. [Temptation of Saint Catherine of Siena] [art original].
- Published / Created:
- [between 1480 and 1520?]
- Call Number:
- Folio 49 3567.2
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A Flemish or Dutch drawing of a female saint in a Poor Clare habit and with a crown of thorns (probably Catherine of Siena) kneeling before a crucifix, arms crossed over her chest, as she resists the temptation of riches, power, and pleasure. Riches are represented by three well-dressed men on the left offering her treasure, including an open chest filled with coins and valuables. Power is represented by a crown suspended in the cloud above, while pleasure represented on the right by two female musicians, one playing a flute and another a lute, while a third woman offers a bouquet of flowers. Above and behind the figures on the left is the ruin of a building. In the clouds on the right above the musicians, the triumph of faith over temptation is represented as the grim reaper with a scythe cutting down three kings whose crowns topple from their heads
- Alternative Title:
- Female saint worshipping a crucifix
- Description:
- Title devised by cataloger., Date of the drawing is questionable. Possibly a much later drawing, 17th-century?, On verso, in unknown (possibly W.S. Lewis's) hand: "A Flemish drawing of a female saint worshipping a crucifix.", On verso: "Probably not Horace Walpole's. W.S. Lewis 7 Feb. '73.", On verso: "'Late 15th or early 16th century. Probably Dutch. Anne-Marie Logan, BAC, Sept. 30, 1996.", Lower right corner of image, ownership stamp initial 'D' encircled., Numbered on mount in upper right corner in ink '83' and in a different hand in pencil '63'., Formerly shelved as part of the SH Drawings collection., and For further information, consult library staff.
- Subject (Name):
- Catherine, of Siena, Saint, 1347-1380
- Subject (Topic):
- In art, Grim Reaper (Symbolic character), Crucifixes, Musicians, Prayer, Saints, Temptation, and Wealth
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > [Temptation of Saint Catherine of Siena] [art original].
6. [The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak] [graphic].
- Creator:
- Goldar, John, 1729-1795, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [approximately 1773]
- Call Number:
- Folio 75 C697 770
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- On a street in front of a church (right), possibly referencing the one built by George Whitfield in Tottenham Court Road and a tavern (left)with a sign identifying it as "The Old Goat New Revived", a make follower of Whitefield dressed in a quasi-Puritan dress, is assailed by two women. On the right an old woman touches his arm and points to the church with a volume, unlabeled in this working proof but later lettering "Whitefield's Hymns". On the left, a pretty, young woman lures him toward the public house. He eyes the young woman as he holds up his one hand deprecatingly toward the older woman
- Description:
- Title and date from British Museum catalogue., Finished print lettered with title and inscriptions: "J. Collet pinxt. / J. Goldar sculpt. / London, Printed for Robt. Sayer No. 53 Fleet Street & Jno. Smith No. 35, Cheapside, as the Act directs Jan. 1. 1773.", Sheet trimmed to plate mark., No. 52 in a bound in a collection of 69 prints with a manuscript title page: A collection of drolleries., and Bound in half red morocco with marbled paper boards and spine title "Facetious" in gold lettering.
- Publisher:
- Robt. Sayer & Jno. Smith
- Subject (Name):
- Whitefield, George, 1714-1770.
- Subject (Topic):
- Churches, Temptation, Signs (Notices), and Taverns (Inns)
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > [The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak] [graphic].
