Watercolor drawing of a bas-relief with decorative frame by Diana Beauclerk, one of two that were kept by Horace Walpole in the Breakfast Room at Strawberry Hill. The figure in wax of two boys is shown at center; the surrounding frame houses eight cameos interspersed with images of bows and draped garland
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Title from note in ink in Horace Walpole's hand on mounting page below image., Statement of responsibility written in ink in lower left corner of sheet, in Horace Walpole's hand., Additionally annotated "Not so broad" by Horace Walpole in lower right corner of sheet., and Mounted on page 49 of Horace Walpole's extra-illustrated copy of his: 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 12.