Portrait drawing of the diplomat and antiquarian William Hamilton; bust length, in profile to the left; hair in a ponytail; wearing a jacket and cravat
Description:
Title inscribed below image, in ink in a contemporary hand., Unsigned; artist unidentified., Place and date of production based on the country of residence and death date of Richard Bull, who owned and likely assembled the album in which this drawing was found., Hamilton's diplomatic position is written on mount below image, in ink in a contemporary hand: English Minister at Naples., Mounted with three other drawings on what was formerly page 89 in an album containing 402 pages, bound in red morocco leather with single gilt ruled line; spine stamped in gold "Drawings." Now disassembled and matted separately: Bull, R. Scrapbook of drawings. [England], [not after 1806]., Matted together with three other drawings to 49 x 37 cm., and Original case shelved separately.
Harding, G. P. (George Perfect), 1780-1853, artist
Published / Created:
[not after 1824]
Call Number:
Folio 33 30 Copy 4
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Portrait drawing of Sir William Hamilton, bust-length, in profile facing left; apparently after the Wedgwood medallion in Horace Walpole's collection at Strawberry Hill
Description:
Title written in ink in open letters below image., Unsigned; attribution to George Perfect Harding from unverified data in local card catalog record., Date based on date of William Bawtree's death., and Mounted on page 40 of William Bawtree's extra-illustrated copy of: Horace Walpole's A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole (Strawberry Hill : Printed by Thomas Kirgate, 1784). See A.T. Hazen's Bibliography of the Strawberry Hill Press (1973 ed.), no. 30, copy 11.
Subject (Name):
Hamilton, William, Sir, 1730-1803, and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
"Portrait after Reynolds (Mannings 823); whole-length seated to left, facing and eyes to upper right, wearing sash and star, with a large volume held in both hands and resting on his lap, his left elbow resting on table to right with decorative jug and rolls of paper; the floor scattered with books, papers and artefacts, and a large urn to right; curtain above and landscape through window to left."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Honble. Sir William Hamilton, K.B. and Honourable Sir William Hamilton, K.B.
Description:
Title engraved below image., Imprint from impression in the British Museum online catalogue., Description based on imperfect impression; sheet trimmed within plate mark with loss of imprint., and Bottom two corners also trimmed at an angle; mounted to sheet 693 x 448 mm.
Publisher:
Published Decr. 20th. 1787 by H. Hudson, and sold by J. Young No. 28 Newman Street, London
