Volume 2, opposite page 198. Memoirs of the life of the Right Honourable Richard Brinsley Sheridan.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Alternative Title:
John Bannister (as Whiskerandos in 'The critic')
Description:
Title written in pencil in lower right corner. Alternative title from note in ink on mounting sheet: John Bannister (as Whiskerandos in 'The Critic')., Signed and dated by the artist in pencil., Possibly the original design for an engraving by R. Smith that was published by John Cawthorn in 1806; see British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1933,1014.421. See also: Catalogue of engraved British portraits preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum, v. 1, page 116. For a brief mention of De Wilde's portrait of Bannister as Whiskerandos, and the engraving after it by Smith, see: A biographical dictionary of actors, actresses, musicians, dancers, managers & other stage personnel in London, 1600-1800, v.1, pages 272-3., and Mounted opposite page 198 (leaf numbered '9' in pencil) in volume 2 of an extra-illustrated copy of Thomas Moore's Memoirs of the life of the Right Honourable Richard Brinsley Sheridan.
Subject (Name):
Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816. and Bannister, John, 1760-1836,
Portrait of Queen Caroline seated on a red armchair wearing a black dress with frilled collar and a black feather hat
Description:
Title written in ink below image., 'P. Contencin’ is possibly Peter Contencin, 1760-1829, born in Islington and married to Elizabeth Leekey, 1760-1805., and Paper watermarked 'Weatherley & Lane 1818'.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britian.
Subject (Name):
Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821,
Title in ink below image., Signed by the artist., Below the title, written in ink, "Chelsea Hospital, the grand national asylum for decayed and maimed Soldiers, it was b[egun] by Charles II, carried on by James II, and completed by William III.", and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
Subject (Geographic):
Royal Hospital (Chelsea, London, England), and Great Britain.
Harding, G. P. (George Perfect), 1780-1853, artist
Published / Created:
[approximately 1800]
Call Number:
Quarto 485 842 C76 IV Copy 3
Collection Title:
Volume 2, page 144d. Catalogue of the classic contents of Strawberry Hill collected by Horace
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Titled and signed by the artist below image., Date supplied by cataloger., and Bound in as page 144d in volume 2 of Thomas Mackinlay's extra-illustrated copy of A catalogue of the classic contents of Strawberry Hill collected by Horace Walpole.
Subject (Name):
Olonne, Catherine-Henriette d’Angennes de la Trémoille-Royan, comtesse d’, 1634-1714, and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Title from item., Full caption: Court Physician and Apothecary. Pages. The Closet Keeper. Private Secretaries to the Queen and Albert., Date of production supplied by curator., This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing., and Temporary local Medical Library subject terms: Clysters; Politics, British; Apothecaries.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819-1901. and Albert, Prince Consort, consort of Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819-1861.
Subject (Topic):
Enema, Physicians, Pharmacists, Writing materials, Mortars & pestles, Toilets, and Politics and government
Title written below image., Artist's initials in ink at lower left., John Leech in pencil verso., Date of production based on artist's death date., and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
Woodward, G. M. (George Moutard), approximately 1760-1809, artist
Published / Created:
[before 1809]
Call Number:
Print10037
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title in black ink centered below image., Artist signature in black ink lower left margin., Date derived from artist's death date., and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
Volume 1, page 5. Original drawings of heads, antiquities, monuments, views, &c. by George Vertue
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title written in ink at top of image., Date supplied by cataloger., Laid down on an ink line mount., and Mounted on page 5 in a volume of ca. 50 drawings that was assembled from works purchased by Horace Walpole at the Vertue sale of 1757. Now bound in red morocco, this volume has Walpole's manuscript title-page: Original drawings of heads, antiquities, monuments, views, &c. by George Vertue and others.
Volume 1, page 5. Original drawings of heads, antiquities, monuments, views, &c. by George Vertue
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title written in ink at top of image., Date supplied by cataloger., Laid down on an ink line mount., and Mounted on page 5 in a volume of ca. 50 drawings that was assembled from works purchased by Horace Walpole at the Vertue sale of 1757. Now bound in red morocco, this volume has Walpole's manuscript title-page: Original drawings of heads, antiquities, monuments, views, &c. by George Vertue and others.