Title devised by curator., Unsigned; attribution to Rowlandson from curator., Date based on artist's death date., and This record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
A series of six drawings illustrating the story of The prodigal son. The six scenes include: The prodigal son receives his patrimony; the prodigal son takes leave of his father; the prodigal son drinking and reveling in the company of harlots; the prodigal son destitute, seated in the countryside watching pigs eat at a trough; the prodigal son returns to his father's home and is embraced, at harvest time; the prodigal son at a feasting at the family table, in celebration of his return. Musicians play their instruments in the gallery above
Alternative Title:
Prodigal son
Description:
Title devised by cataloger., Attributed to Robert Dighton., Oval images (11.0 x 15.3 cm) drawn on rectangular sheets laid paper (12.5 x 16.5 cm), one with a partial watermark, tipped-in to 19th century album leaves; bound in later (probably 20th century) antique-style half morocco over marbled boards, with red morocco title 'Prodigal Son' to spine., and For further information, consult library staff.
Volume 1, page 57. Original drawings of heads, antiquities, monuments, views, &c. by George Vertue
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Drawing of the eastern front of Chichester Cross, a 15th-century market cross that stands in the center of the city of Chichester
Description:
Title devised by cataloger., Date supplied by cataloger., Note in ink in upper left corner, partially trimmed from sheet: The east [front?]., Mounted on page 57 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., and George Vertue, English artist, 1684-1756.
Volume 1, page 57. Original drawings of heads, antiquities, monuments, views, &c. by George Vertue
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Drawing of the eastern front of Chichester Cross, a 15th-century market cross that stands in the center of the city of Chichester
Description:
Title devised by cataloger., Date supplied by cataloger., Note in ink in upper left corner, partially trimmed from sheet: The east [front?]., Mounted on page 57 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., and George Vertue, English artist, 1684-1756.
The fifth 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 fifth drawing, Edward sits in a parlor holding the hand of a young lady as she looks down demurely. Behind the couple, an older woman sits on a sofa sewing, her basket at the table before her. In addition to the fashionable sofa and chairs, the room is decorated with an ornate mirror with swags on the wall behind. On the wall to the left is a marble mantel with a Buddha and other decorative china
Description:
Title devised by cataloger., Text in faint pencil below image: Edward [illegible text]., Signed "Dodd" in lower left and numbered '5' in ink in the upper right., Date range based on artist's active dates., and For further information, consult library staff.
Subject (Topic):
Blacks, Allegorical drawings, Buddhas, Courtship, Mirrors, Parables, Parlors, and Sewing
The third drawing in a series of twelve 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 third drawing, Edward is shown at a tea table with another man and woman. The room is more simply decorated than his brother's. On the wall is a single mirror (Baroque style), on either side of which hang a man's hat and a woman's cloak and hat. A little dog stands with its paws on Edward's leg. Through the window on the right is slight view of a tree and field
Description:
Title devised by cataloger., Text in faint pencil below image: Edward [illegible text]., Signed "Dodd" in lower left and numbered '3' 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, Couples, Dogs, Tea parties, Parables, and Parlors
Volume 2, opposite page 178. Catalogue of the classic contents of Strawberry Hill collected by
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Depiction of the finely carved chair, the back ornamented with grotesque heads and the center bearing the date 1601, that was owned by Horace Walpole and sold in lot 117 on the seventeenth day of the 1842 Strawberry Hill Sale
Description:
Title devised by curator., Unsigned; artist unidentified., Date of production based on the 1842 publication date of the Strawberry Hill sale catalogue, into which this drawing was inserted as an illustration., At top of sheet is a small (30 x 50 mm) pen and ink drawing showing the details of the coat of arms carved into the backrest of the chair., and Bound in opposite page 178 in volume 2 of Thomas Mackinlay's extra-illustrated copy of A catalogue of the classic contents of Strawberry Hill collected by Horace Walpole.
Volume 2, end flyleaf. Anecdotes of painting in England.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Simplified depiction of the memorial to the architect Robert Smythson in St. Leonard's Church, Wollaton. A coat of arms is drawn at the top of the sheet, with the text of the epitaph written below. The decorative stonework, which surrounds the epitaph on the memorial, is not depicted
Alternative Title:
Here lyeth [the] body of Mr. Robert Smythson Gent. architector ...
Description:
Title devised by curator., Unsigned; artist unidentified., Date based on death date of Horace Walpole, who assembled the extra-illustrated volume in which this drawing is mounted., Text of epitaph: Here lyeth [the] body of Mr. Robert Smythson Gent. architector and svrvayor vnto the most worthy hovse of Wollaton with diverse others of great accovnt, he lived in [the] fayth of Christ 79 yeares, & then departed this life [the] XVh of October, año Dm̃i 1614., and Mounted on end flyleaf in volume 2 of Horace Walpole's extra-illustrated copy of Anecdotes of painting in England.
Carlisle, Isabella Howard, Countess of, 1721-1795, artist
Published / Created:
[1760]
Call Number:
Folio 49 3588 v.1 (Oversize)
Collection Title:
Volume 1, page 9 Collection of prints engraved by various persons of quality.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title devised by curator., Signed with the artist's initials in lower portion of image., Date of production from ink annotation below image: Isabella Carlisle 1760., and Mounted on page 9 in volume 1 of Horace Walpole's collection of amateur works entitled: A collection of prints engraved by various persons of quality.