Harding, G. P. (George Perfect), 1780-1853, artist
Published / Created:
[approximately 1800]
Call Number:
Drawings H263 no. 7 Box D125
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Half-length portrait of Lucy Walter, turned slightly left and looking at the viewer; wearing a pearl necklace, pearl earings, and a blue gown adorned with strings of pearls
Description:
Titled by the artist within lower border., Signed in lower left corner with the artist's initials., Date of production supplied by cataloger, based on the dates of similar drawings by G.P. Harding at The Lewis Walpole Library., Note in pencil beneath lower border: From the miniature at Strawberry Hill., Drawn after the miniature owned by Horace Walpole and kept in his Cabinet of Miniatures and Enamels at Strawberry Hill. Walpole believed the miniature to have been painted by Samuel Cooper, but it has since been reattributed to Nicholas Dixon; see Christie's sale catalogue "Fine miniatures, enamels and object of art and vertu", 6 July 1965, lot 36., and A print entitled "Lucy Barlow alias Waters", published by Harding's father Sylvester in 1802 for The biographical mirrour, was probably engraved from this drawing; see Lewis Walpole Library call no.: SH Contents H263 no. 16.
Subject (Name):
Walter, Lucy, 1630?-1658, and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
A satire on women's fashion. Three women stand outside and strike poses that show off their attire: dresses that expose their breasts and/or legs, and extravagant headdresses adorned with pearls or large feathers
Alternative Title:
Lunatics out of Bedlam!
Description:
Title etched below image., Publisher's street address and date of publication have been mostly removed from end of imprint statement; month and day of publication from Alexander., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Publisher:
Pubd. by W. Holland
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Topic):
Fashion, Clothing & dress, Women, Fans (Accessories), and Feathers
"Half-length, directed towards and looking to the left, right arm resting on a slab to the right, chin leaning on her hand; published state."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title engraved below image. and State from: Smith, J.C. British mezzotinto portraits.
Publisher:
Published May 29th, 1772, & sold by J. Finlayson, Orange Street, Leicester Fields
Title derived from caption., Signed and dated, lower left: Sue Coe 06., Place of production derived from artist's place of residence., Caption below image: Mary Ann "I went crazy when they told me I was HIV positive" husband could have been on the down low -- infected from husband, not a drug user., Part of "Through Her Own Eyes," a series focusing on the plight of HIV positive female prisoners., and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
Subject (Topic):
AIDS (Disease), HIV infections, Women prisoners, Prison guards, Women, Birds, Cells (Rooms & spaces), and Crying
Nine manuscript letters to Fanny Burney, dictated and signed by Mary Delany. Subjects include the health of the two women and of friends; plans for visits and holidays; the publication of Charles Burney's Musical Catalogue; and Burney's appointment as Second Keeper of the Queen's Robes
Description:
Mary Granville Delany (1700-1788) was an English Bluestocking, best-known today for her flower collages and other paper artworks. and In English.
Title from item., Date derived from year Mary Toft reported giving birth to rabbits., Place of publication derived from language of text and subject., This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing., and Temporary local Medical Library subject terms: Anecdotes; Frauds.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Toft, Mary, 1703-1763.
Subject (Topic):
Hoaxes, Rabbits, Breeding, Prenatal influences, Obstetrics, and Women
