- Creator:
- West, Benjamin, 1738-1820, artist
- Published / Created:
- [not before 1820]
- Call Number:
- Drawings W516 no. 1 Framed, shelved in Object Room Bin 6
- Image Count:
- 1
- Alternative Title:
- Bard
- Description:
- Title inscribed by artist on verso: Gray's Bard., Signed by the artist in lower right: BW., Signed by the artist on the verso: Benjm. West., Benjamin West (1738-1820) was a British portrait painter. He was elected to the Royal Academy in ..., and Catalog of Framed Pictures in the Lewis Walpole Library: no. 119. For further information, consult library staff.
- Subject (Name):
- Gray, Thomas, 1716-1771.
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Gray's Bard [art original]
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- Creator:
- Harding, G. P. (George Perfect), 1780-1853, artist
- Published / Created:
- [not after 1853]
- Call Number:
- 24 17 791P Copy 5
- Collection Title:
- Before title page. Castle of Otranto.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Drawing of an arched niche, surrounded by ornate Gothic tracery, in which several weapons and pieces of armor are arranged. A plumed helmet sits atop the center stack of the arrangement, with an armor chest plate and a round shield below it. Spears and a spiked mace stick out from the left side of the center stack; a variety of axes stick out from the right side
- Description:
- Title devised by curator., Unsigned; attribution to George Perfect Harding from local catalog card., Date of production based on artist's death date., and Mounted before title page in an extra-illustrated copy of: Walpole, H. The castle of Otranto. Parma : Printed by Bodoni, for J. Edwards, London, MDCCXCI [1791].
- Subject (Name):
- Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797.
- Subject (Topic):
- Armor, Arms & armament, Helmets, Spears, Shields, and Axes
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > [Armor in a niche] [art original].
- Creator:
- Miller, F., active 1802, artist
- Published / Created:
- [1802]
- Call Number:
- 24 17 791P Copy 9
- Collection Title:
- Opposite page 217. Castle of Otranto.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A scene from Horace Walpole's Gothic novel The castle of Otranto, with the servant Bianca shown descending a staircase while looking over her right shoulder, a worried expression on her face. Her gaze is directed at the top of the stairs, where a large hand in armor is seen resting on the banister near the landing of the floor above. The arched opening to the landing is flanked on either side with a display of armor and weapons mounted on the wall. Several arched windows and doorways are seen in the shadowy background
- Description:
- Title devised by cataloger., Signed and dated by the artist in lower left corner., and Bound in opposite page 217 in an extra-illustrated copy of: Walpole, H. The castle of Otranto. Parma : Printed by Bodoni, for J. Edwards, London, MDCCXCI [1791].
- Subject (Name):
- Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797.
- Subject (Topic):
- Interiors, Stairways, Hands, and Armor
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > [Bianca retreating from the giant hand in armor] [art original]
- Creator:
- James, F., fl. 1801-1803, artist
- Published / Created:
- [1803]
- Call Number:
- Drawings J27 no. 9 Box D130
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Description:
- Title devised by cataloger. and Date based other drawings signed, dated, and executed by F. James for Harrison and Co.
- Subject (Name):
- Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797.
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > [Drawing for plate I in Harrison's edition of Castle of Otranto] [art original]
- Creator:
- James, F., fl. 1801-1803, artist
- Published / Created:
- [1803]
- Call Number:
- Drawings J27 no. 10 Box D130
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Description:
- Title devised by cataloger., Date based other drawings signed, dated, and executed by F. James for Harrison and Co., and Profile of a man in pencil on left margin.
- Subject (Name):
- Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797.
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > [Drawing for plate II in Harrison's edition of Castle of Otranto] [art original]
- Creator:
- James, F., fl. 1801-1803, artist
- Published / Created:
- [1803]
- Call Number:
- Drawings J27 no. 5 Box D130
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Two men fight with swords as a woman in her bed looks on in horror. Possibly the scene where Zeluco arrives in Nerina's bedroom unannounced and catches her with another lover
- Description:
- Title devised by cataloger., Signed in ink lower left: F. James del. 1803., A partial wash oval on verso., and As laid in the folder: a second sheet with graphite pencil notes for the engraver? "ABCDE G R W 17056 proportion 3 x 5 scale 1/8" - 1".
- Subject (Name):
- Moore, John, 1729-1802.
- Subject (Topic):
- Daggers & swords and Fighting
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > [Final scene from Zeluco?] [art original]
- Creator:
- Harding, G. P. (George Perfect), 1780-1853, artist
- Published / Created:
- [1802]
- Call Number:
- 24 17 791P Copy 9
- Collection Title:
- Opposite page 223. Castle of Otranto.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A scene from Horace Walpole's Gothic novel The castle of Otranto, with the character Frederic shown flinching back in surprise and horror at the sight in front of him, his arms outstretched and his legs poised for motion. A short distance to the left stands a skeleton wrapped in a hermit's cowl, its fleshless face seen in profile within a hood as it turns toward Frederic. The skeleton stands at an altar on which a cross and an open book sit; beyond the altar is a large, ornate window decorated with quatrefoils, Gothic tracery, and coats of arms. The walls behind Frederic on the right are decorated in a similar motif
- Description:
- Title devised by cataloger., Signed and dated by the artist in lower right portion of image., Additional statement of responsibility written in pencil at bottom of sheet, in Thomas Kirgate's hand: By George Perfect Harding., and Inlaid opposite page 223 in an extra-illustrated copy of: Walpole, H. The castle of Otranto. Parma : Printed by Bodoni, for J. Edwards, London, MDCCXCI [1791].
- Subject (Name):
- Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797.
- Subject (Topic):
- Chapels, Interiors, Altars, and Skeletons
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > [Frederic recoiling from the skeleton near the altar] [art original]
- Creator:
- Miller, F., active 1802, artist
- Published / Created:
- [ca. 1802]
- Call Number:
- 24 17 791P Copy 9
- Collection Title:
- After page 222. Castle of Otranto.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A scene from Horace Walpole's Gothic novel The castle of Otranto, with the character Frederic seen in the background on the left, peering around a half-open door into an oratory. In the foreground on the right is a figure, completely hidden within a hooded cloak, kneeling at an altar. An open book and a crucifix sit on the altar; light streams in from the window behind it on the right. On the back wall of the room a statue resides within a raised alcove; a chair sits below the statue, and a framed picture hangs on the wall beside it.
- Description:
- Title devised by cataloger., Unsigned; artist attribution and date from signature "F. Miller 1802" on similar drawing bound in the same volume., and Bound in after page 222 in an extra-illustrated copy of: Walpole, H. The castle of Otranto. Parma : Printed by Bodoni, for J. Edwards, London, MDCCXCI [1791].
- Subject (Name):
- Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797.
- Subject (Topic):
- Chapels, Interiors, Altars, and Crucifixes
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > [Frederic seeing a person kneeling before the altar] [art original].
- Creator:
- James, F., fl. 1801-1803, artist
- Published / Created:
- [1803?]
- Call Number:
- Drawings J27 no. 6 Box D130
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- The family and their guests sit before a fireplace. A vicar holds two children on his lap
- Description:
- Title devised by cataloger. and Date based on companion drawings executed by James F.
- Subject (Name):
- Goldsmith, Oliver, 1730?-1774.
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > [Scene from Vicar of Wakefield. Plate IV] [art original]
- Creator:
- James, F., fl. 1801-1803, artist
- Published / Created:
- [1803?]
- Call Number:
- Drawings J27 no. 4 Box D130
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- One man armed with a pistol pushes away another man who stands ready to attack with a raised bludgeon in his right hand. A visibly distressed woman with outstretched arms appears to plead with the combatants as another man restrains her with his arms around her waist
- Description:
- Title devised by cataloger. and Date based on companion drawings for Zeluco executed by F. James and dated 1803.
- Subject (Name):
- Moore, John, 1729-1802.
- Subject (Topic):
- Fighting
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > [Scene from Zeluco?] [art original]