Fleurons for Dr. Bentley's Lucan printed at Strawberryhill 1760 [art original].
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Description
- Title
- Fleurons for Dr. Bentley's Lucan printed at Strawberryhill 1760 [art original].
- Alternative Title
- Fleurons for Dr. Bentley's Lucan printed at Strawberry Hill 1760
- Creator
- Bentley, R. (Richard), 1708-1782, artist
- Published / Created
- [1760]
- Publication Place
- Strawberry Hill
- Abstract
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A design for the Strawberry Hill Press edition of Lucan's Pharsalia showing a small statue on a pedestal surrounded by piles of books (one with a pen and ink well on top) and a heraldric shield with helmet mounted at top and a garland draped on either side and through the design; acanthus leaves on scroll at the base
- Description
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Title from Horace Walpole's ms. note in ink on mount.
Date and attribution based on publication: M. Annaei Lucani Pharsalia. [Twickenham] : Strawberry-Hill, MDCCLX [1760].
Below the design a note in the artist's hand: The books to be letter'd. Phalaris! Free thinkers! Boyle, lectures! Horace [illegible] Terence! Milton! Manilius! Ep. Ad. Millium's sermons!
Portion of a watermark on lower left corner.
Formerly mounted at the lower half of leaf 13 in an album assembled by Horace Walpole: Drawings and designs by Richd. Bentley ... [Strawberry Hill], [circa 1760]. - Provenance
- Sold at Strawberry Hill Sale, day viii, lot 57, to William Knight, Esq., £4.2.0; London sale number lot 1255 of the 10th day of sale, with the lot number still preserved on spine. Sold by Spencer through Fletcher to W.S. Lewis for £210, May 1926.
- Extent
- 1 drawing : sheet 12 x 17 cm
- Language
-
English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- Folio 49 3585 leaf 13b Box 1
- Collection Title
- Drawings and designs by Richd. Bentley ...
- Collection / Other Creator
- Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797.
- Collection Date
- [Strawberry Hill], [ca. 1760]
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Illustrations
Allegorical drawings
Book illustrations
Vignettes
Ink drawings British 18th century
Watermarks (Paper) - Material
- pen and ink ; and laid paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Name)
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Lucan, 39-65.
Strawberry Hill Press (Twickenham, London, England) - Subjects
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Lucan, 39-65. > Illustrations
Strawberry Hill Press (Twickenham, London, England)
British > 18th century
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 > Ms. notes
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.
- Citation
- Richard Bentley, Fleurons for Dr. Bentley's Lucan Printed at Strawberry Hill 1760. The Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 12977017
- Object ID (OID)
- 16193286
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