Henry 8th dagger [art original].Harding, G. P. (George Perfect), 1780-1853, artist[not after 1810]engDrawing of Henry VIII's Turkish dagger of steel damasked with gold that was owned by Horace Walpole and housed in the Tribune at Strawberry Hill. The handle is only outlined, but the guard is drawn in detail, with the outlines of inset gemstones. With a descriptive note (trimmed) in pencil beside it indicating "eighteen rubies [...] the handle". The ornamentation of the dagger is further described in a pencil annotation "127 rubies, 6 diamonds" in the lower right corner of the sheetTitle written in ink below image, on mounting page.Unsigned; attribution to G.P. Harding from local catalog card.Date based on death date of Thomas Kirgate, who likely assembled the extra-illustrated volume in which this drawing is found.Inlaid on page 62d 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].