Arms of Arthurs Club see Strawbery [sic] Catalogue 22 day lot 12. [art original]
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Description
- Title
- Arms of Arthurs Club see Strawbery [sic] Catalogue 22 day lot 12. [art original]
- Alternative Title
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Cog it amor nummi
White's Club coat of arms - Contributor
- Edgcumbe, Richard Edgcumbe, Baron, 1716-1761, artist.
- Published / Created
- [not after 1854]
- Publication Place
- England
- Abstract
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A satirical coat of arms, engraved heraldically, with cards, dice, Earls coronet (Lord Darlington) shaking a dice-box. The arms are encircled by a claret bottle ticker, by way of order
- Description
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Title from note in pencil below image; the motto "Cog it amor nummi" is written within a banner at bottom of image.
Unsigned; artist unidentified.
Copy of a drawing by Richard Edgcumbe, designed along with George Selwyn, George Williams, and Horace Walpole, that was produced in 1756 at Strawberry Hill. The original drawing was sold in lot 12 of the 22nd day of the Strawberry Hill Sale in 1842.
Date of production based on death date of T. Crofton Croker, who assembled the extra-illustrated volume in which this drawing is found.
For an engraving after the original drawing, see no. 3350 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 3.
Tipped in at page 243 in T. Crofton Croker's extra-illustrated copy of A catalogue of the classic contents of Strawberry Hill.
With a clipping, mounted in upper right corner of sheet, that describes a portfolio of prints and drawings from Strawberry Hill; the clipping is annotated "See 22d day, lot 10" in ink at top. - Provenance
- Formerly owned by T. Crofton Croker, with his bookplate in the volume. Purchased by W.S. Lewis from Gaskill, in a collection, 1939.
- Extent
- 1 drawing : image 10 x 9 cm, on sheet 24 x 19 cm
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- 485 842 C76 VI Copy 5
- Collection Title
- Page 243. Catalogue of the classic contents of Strawberry Hill.
- Collection / Other Creator
- Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797.
- Collection Date
- [London] : Smith and Robins, [1842]
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Satires (Visual works)
Watercolors - Material
- watercolor ; and wove paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Geographic)
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England
London.
London - Subject (Name)
- White's Club (London, England)
- Subject (Topic)
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Clubs
Men
Societies and clubs
Playing cards
Coats of arms - Subjects
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White's Club (London, England)
Clubs > England > London
Men > England > London > Societies and clubs
Playing cards
Coats of arms
Croker, Thomas Crofton, 1798-1854 > 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
- Arms of Arthurs Club. The Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 15671743
- Object ID (OID)
- 17469312
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