Earl of Essex the general of our gracious empress ... : from an original in miniature by I. Oliver in the collection of the Hon. Horace Walpole at Strawberry Hill / [graphic]
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Description
- Title
- Earl of Essex the general of our gracious empress ... : from an original in miniature by I. Oliver in the collection of the Hon. Horace Walpole at Strawberry Hill / [graphic]
- Creator
- Bartolozzi, Francesco, 1727-1815, printmaker
- Contributor
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Oliver, Isaac, 1556?-1617, artist.
Harding, Sylvester, 1745-1809, artist.
Harding, E. 1755-1840, publisher. - Published / Created
- [1 March 1791]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Pub. March 1, 1791, by E. Harding, No. 132 Fleet Street, London
- Abstract
-
"Portrait; bust, facing three-quarter to left, eyes to the viewer; head completed; clothes outlined; background blank."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
-
Title etched below image.
Plate from: Harding, S. Shakespeare illustrated, by an assemblage of portraits & views ... London : S. & E. Harding, 1793.
The word "general" in title is followed by a superscript "X" which is repeated one line below with the explanation: The Earl of Essex in the reign of Queen Elizabeth, chorus to the 5th act of Henry 5th. Pope.
Mounted on page 132 of Horace Walpole's extra-illustrated copy of his: A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole. Strawberry Hill : Printed by Thomas Kirgate, 1784. See Hazen, A.T. Bibliography of the Strawberry Hill Press (1973 ed.), no. 30, copy 12.
1 print : stipple engraving on wove paper ; sheet 19.1 x 14.1 cm.
Sheet trimmed to plate mark. - Provenance
- Sabin; August 1927. Strawberry Hill sale, viii, 33. London, 1123. Later owned by William Knight.
- Extent
- 1 print : plate mark 19.2 x 15 cm, on sheet 26.7 x 25 cm
- Language
-
English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- Folio 49 3582 (Oversize)
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Illustrations
Book illustrations
Portrait prints
Stipple engravings England London 1791 - Material
- stipple engraving ; and wove paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Name)
-
Essex, Robert Devereux, Earl of, 1565-1601,
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. - Subjects
-
Essex, Robert Devereux, Earl of, 1565-1601
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 > Illustrations
England > London > 1791
Bawtree, William, 1744-1824 > Ownership
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 > Ownership
Knight, William, -1847 > Ownership
Bull, Richard, 1725-1806 > Ownership
Curtis, Charles Constable, 1852-1936 > Ownership
Curtis, Edith Fanny Onslow, -1944 > Ownership
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 12786832
- Object ID (OID)
- 16193173