[Medal of Pope Gregory XIII on the massacre of St. Barthelemi] [art original].

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Title: [Medal of Pope Gregory XIII on the massacre of St. Barthelemi] [art original].
Creator: Harding, G. P. (George Perfect), 1780-1853, artist
Published / Created: [not after 1824]
Publication Place: England
Abstract: Drawing of both sides of a silver medal owned by Horace Walpole and kept in the Library at Strawberry Hill. On the obverse is a bust of Pope Gregory XIII, in profile to the left; on the reverse an allegorical image of the Saint Bartholomew's Day massacre, with an angel holding a crucifix and sword over the bodies of men and women cowering in fear
Description: Title devised by curator.
Unsigned; questionable attribution to George Perfect Harding from local card catalog record.
Date based on date of William Bawtree's death.
Mounted on page 102 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.
Provenance: Sotheby's 14 July 1924 (Miscellaneous Sale), lot 183 to Spencer. Formerly owned by Kirgate's friend William Bawtree (1744-1824) engraver. Purchased from Spencer, June 1951, £100; ex dono Annie Burr Lewis.
Extent: 1 drawing : sheet 6.5 x 13 cm
Language: Latin

Genre: Allegorical drawings
Wash drawings British 19th century
Material: pen and ink with gray wash ; and wove paper.
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Geographic): French.
Subject (Name): Gregory XIII, Pope, 1502-1585,
Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Subject (Topic): Art collections
Saint Bartholomew's Day, Massacre of, France, 1572
Massacres
Medals
Subjects: Gregory XIII, Pope, 1502-1585
Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England) > Art collections
Saint Bartholomew's Day, Massacre of, France, 1572
Massacres > French
Medals
British > 19th century
Bawtree, William, 1744-1824 > Ownership

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Citation: G.P. Harding, Medal of Pope Gregory XIII on the Massacre of St. Barthelemi. The Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University.