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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16729665
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 62 of Richard Bull's copiously extra-illustrated copy of: Walpole, H. 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 13.
1 print : stipple engraving on wove paper ; sheet 18.6 x 13.5 cm.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
For further information, consult library staff. - Provenance
- Mrs. Curtis, of Langford Hall, Newark, Nottinghamshire; August 1937. Sold at Sotheby's 29 April-1 May 1880 (Bull sale), lot 886, to Ellis, £110. Offered by Ellis & White in Catalogue 46, ca. 1881 for £210. Sold at Sotheby's 15(16) June 1920?, lot 243 to Lynch, (C. Constable Curtis of Langford Hall, Newark, Nottinghamshire), £255.
- Extent
- 1 print : plate mark 19.2 x 15 cm, on sheet 26.7 x 25 cm
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- Folio 33 30 Copy 11
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
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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)
- 16729665