Title written in ink below image., Unsigned and undated., By an unidentified artist in the style of Hippolyte Lecomte., Date of production based on style of artwork., In ink "158"., 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.
Drawing of the door and front facade of the cottage on the grounds of Strawberry Hill. The gable roof portico is decorated with the letter "H" followed by three cross crosslets and then the letter "W", as well as with a star near the peak of the gable. Two rectangles (windows?) with images of tools flank the doorway; a short fence with a quatrefoil design is in the foreground
Description:
Title and statement of responsibility written below image on mounting page, in Horace Walpole's hand., Date of production based on John Chute's death date., and Mounted on page 176 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.
Subject (Name):
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts, Doors & doorways, Fences, Facades, and Dwellings
Volume 4, front flyleaf. George Selwyn and his contemporaries.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Half-length caricature portrait of the Duke, nearly in profile to the right, wearing a cravat and with his hair in a queue bound with ribbon
Description:
Title written in ink above image, in a contemporary hand., Unsigned; artist unidentified., Date of production based on the year the sitter would have been 77 years old., and Mounted on front flyleaf in volume 4 of: George Selwyn and his contemporaries.
Orford, George Walpole, Earl of, 1730-1791, artist
Published / Created:
[1782?]
Call Number:
SH Contents W219 no. 1 Box 120
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title inscribed in ink by an unknown hand, on mat below drawing., Above drawing, written in pencil, in an unknown hand: "H.W eagle by Mr. G. Walpole 1782.", Probably from the collection of items purchased at the Strawberry Hill sale, 1842., and For further information, consult library staff.
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.
The seventh drawing in a series of twelve that follow a tradition of producing a series on modern morals, a tradition established earlier in the 18th century by artists such as William Hogarth. In this series, twin brothers are bestowed an equal fortune. One brother, Edward, husbands his wealth and on his death, passes on his fortune; whilst the other brother, Charles, squanders his, leaving his family destitute and In this seventh drawing, four well-dressed men conduct business around a table as a lawyer writes a long document. On the back wall is "Bowles New Map of England and Wales" beside a tall secretary with books in the top cabinet and a folding desk above drawers. Other book shelves hang from the wall behind the door on the left and large volumes and ledgers are piled on the floor before the secretary
Description:
Title from pencil notation, partially legible, below title., Signed "Dodd" in lower left and numbered '7' in ink in the upper right., Date range based on artist's active dates., and For further information, consult library staff.
Subject (Topic):
Allegorical drawings, Business & finance, Contracts, Law offices, and Parables
The eleventh drawing in a series of twelve that follow a tradition of producing a series on modern morals, a tradition established earlier in the 18th century by artists such as William Hogarth. In this series, twin brothers are bestowed an equal fortune. One brother, Edward, husbands his wealth and on his death, passes on his fortune; whilst the other brother, Charles, squanders his, leaving his family destitute and In this eleventh drawing, Edward is shown on his death bed, his grieving widow at his bedside, their two children at her knee. The elegant bedroom is decorated with a mirror and clock on the wall beside a tall secretary with a bust on top. Two men sit at a table as they look on the scene with sombre faces; one of the men is engaged in writing a long document (Edward's will).
Description:
Title from pencil notation below title., Signed "Dodd" in lower left and numbered '11' in ink in the upper right., Date range based on artist's active dates., and For further information, consult library staff.
The ninth drawing in a series of twelve that follow a tradition of producing a series on modern morals, a tradition established earlier in the 18th century by artists such as William Hogarth. In this series, twin brothers are bestowed an equal fortune. One brother, Edward, husbands his wealth and on his death, passes on his fortune; whilst the other brother, Charles, squanders his, leaving his family destitute and In this ninth drawing, Edward is seated in a sedan chair covered in laurel leaves as he is carried in triumph down a city street by cheering crowds of happy citizens, one whom carries a flag with the words "Library & Free Election".
Description:
Title from pencil notation below title., Signed "Dodd" in lower left and numbered '9' in ink in the upper right., Date range based on artist's active dates., and For further information, consult library staff.
Subject (Topic):
Allegorical drawings, Crowds, Sedan chairs, Parables, and Political elections