[Miniatures in the Rosewood Cabinet, left hand door] [art original].
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Lewis Walpole Library > [Miniatures in the Rosewood Cabinet, left hand door] [art original].
Description
- Title
- [Miniatures in the Rosewood Cabinet, left hand door] [art original].
- Creator
- Kirgate, Thomas, 1734-1810, artist
- Published / Created
- [not after 1810]
- Publication Place
- England
- Abstract
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Diagram showing the arrangement of miniatures hung inside the left hand door of Horace Walpole's Cabinet of Miniatures and Enamels, which was kept in the Tribune at Strawberry Hill. The six small paintings, arranged in a cross pattern, are shown in outline only. In each case the name of the portrait's sitter or a description of the image is written in the blank space at center, while the shape and ornamentation of the surrounding frame is depicted in some detail. Orientation for the diagram is provided by the word "door" written in watercolor at the top of the sheet and the words "left hand" written in pencil at the bottom
- Description
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Title devised by cataloger.
Unsigned; attribution to Thomas Kirgate from local catalog card.
Date based on artist's death date.
Inlaid on page 56c in Thomas Kirgate's extra-illustrated copy of: Walpole, H. A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole ... Strawberry Hill : Printed by Thomas Kirgate, MDCCLXXXIV [1784]. - Provenance
- Probably from Thomas Kirgate's library, with his (as well as Horace Walpole's) manuscript notes in the volume. Sold at Sotheby's, 12 June 1933 (Miscellaneous Sale), lot 365, to Maggs. Sold by Maggs to W.S. Lewis, August 1933.
- Extent
- 1 drawing : sheet 22.1 x 17 cm, inlaid to 29.5 x 23 cm
- Language
-
English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- Quarto 33 30 Copy 6
- Collection Title
- Page 56c. Description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole ...
- Collection / Other Creator
- Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797.
- Collection Date
- Strawberry Hill : Printed by Thomas Kirgate, MDCCLXXXIV [1784]
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Ink drawings British 19th century
Wash drawings British 19th century
Watercolors British 19th century - Material
- pen and ink, gray wash, and watercolor ; and laid paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Geographic)
- Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
- Subject (Name)
- Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797
- Subject (Topic)
-
Art collections
Miniatures (Paintings)
Cabinets (Case furniture) - Subjects
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Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 > Art collections
Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England) > Art collections
Miniatures (Paintings)
Cabinets (Case furniture)
British > 19th century
Kirgate, Thomas, 1734-1810 > 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.
- Citation
- Thomas Kirgate, Miniatures in the Rosewood Cabinet, Left Hand Door. The Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 13772380
- Object ID (OID)
- 16822558