A whimsically portrayed Horace Walpole makes a shushing gesture with one finger on his lips while holding an empty picking basket in his other hand. A small lapdog with a decorative bow tied around its neck, presumably Tonton, accompanies Walpole on the task. Doctor John Dolittle, the central character in Hugh Lofting's series of children's books also appears in the scene as a young curious boy pointing up towards the hill
Description:
Title from text above image., Date based on watermark: 1914 England., Text penned below title: The dilletante member for King's Lynn sneaks away from Parliament in the midst of an important debate to pick strawberries on Strawberry Hill with his young friend John Dolittle, the naturalist, aged seven., and Text penned below image: Note: the dog shown is the first specimen of the Strawberry-hound introduced into England.
Watercolor drawing showing Horace Walpole without a wig, on the left, facing the viewer, with a letter in hand; the caption under this image reads "after breakfast & in his study." In the center, Walpole with his wig and still with a letter in hand, his other arm bent and raised; the caption under this image reads "Before dinner, when drest, in the cabinet." The third image of Walpole, on the right, shows only his back, shoulders hunched and bent forward; the caption under this image reads "After dinner, & in the gallery."
Alternative Title:
Horace at three times a day
Description:
Title devised by cataloger., Date assigned by previous owner., and John Carter (1748-1817), British draughtsman and antiquary.
