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1. Temptation of St. Antony [art original]
- Creator:
- Bentley, R. (Richard), 1708-1782, artist
- Published / Created:
- [approximately 1755]
- Call Number:
- Folio 49 3585 leaf 9++ (Oversize)
- Collection Title:
- Drawings and designs by Richd. Bentley ...
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- St. Anthony in a cave kneels in prayer, above him visions of a hare pursued by hounds and hunters. Surrounding him in the cave are a group of men and women either in the process of tempting him or preparing to torture him; a rooster crows in front of him as a frog holds a candle
- Alternative Title:
- Temptation of St. Anthony
- Description:
- Title from Horace Walpole's ms. note in ink on the mount, below the drawing., Date from correspondence between Walpole and Bentley, 15 August 1755. See Yale edition of Horace Walpole's correspondence, v. 35, p. 242-3., Signed by Bentley with his monogram in lower left of image., and Formerly mounted on leaf 9 in an album assembled by Horace Walpole: Drawings and designs by Richd. Bentley ... [Strawberry Hill], [ca. 1760].
- Subject (Name):
- Anthony, of Egypt, Saint, approximately 250-355 or 356.
- Subject (Topic):
- Saints and Temptation
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Temptation of St. Antony [art original]
2. [Study for St. Anthony] [graphic].
- Creator:
- Bentley, R. (Richard), 1708-1782, artist
- Published / Created:
- [approximately 1755]
- Call Number:
- Folio 49 3585 leaf 1 Box 1
- Collection Title:
- Drawings and designs by Richd. Bentley ...
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Under an arch, St. Anthony in profile looking left, in prayer with a rosary between his hands and a small crucifix on the table before him. In the left distance a niche with a bowl
- Description:
- Title devised by curator., Date based on creation date of Walpole's album in which this was mounted., and Lewis Walpole Library: Formerly mounted on leaf 1 in an album assembled by Horace Walpole: Drawings and designs by Richd. Bentley ... [Strawberry Hill], [ca. 1760].
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified
- Subject (Name):
- Anthony, of Egypt, Saint, approximately 250-355 or 356.
- Subject (Topic):
- Crucifixes, Prayer, and Saints
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > [Study for St. Anthony] [graphic].