"Satire on Alexander Pope's "Epistle to Burlington" in which he praises Lord Burlington's architectural taste; the gate of Burlington House, Piccadilly, surmounted by statues of K-n-t (i.e. William Kent), Raphael Urb. and Mil.angelo (i.e. Michelangelo), is being whitewashed by a plasterer (Pope) standing on scaffolding."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Burlington gate
Description:
Title from Paulson., Date from British Museum online catalogue., Other lettering within image; a key below, begins, "A. P-pe, a plasterer white washing & bespattering. B. Any body that comes in his way. C. Not a Duke's coach as appears by [the] crescent at one corner. D. Taste. E. a standing proof. F. a labourer.", The 'pe' in Pope is superscript. The 'E' above Kent's bust appears above his pen., "Price 6d."--Lower right hand corner., Formerly attributed to Hogarth. See Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works (1st ed.), p. 299-300., Cf. Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 2, no. 1874, Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and With contemporary ms. note on verso: "Pope whitewashing Ld. Burlingon & bespattering the Duke of Chandos. Vide Pope's Essay on taste."
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Pope, Alexander, 1688-1744. and Pope, Alexander, 1688-1744,
Title devised by curator., Caption below image: From an original sketch of Hogarth's in the collection of Mr. Morrison., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., Ms. note in pencil in Steevens's hand below print: “Taylor and Death”., and On page 216 in volume 3.
Publisher:
Publish'd March 1, 1782 by Rd. Livesay at Mrs. Hogarth's Leicester Fields London
Title devised by curator., Caption below image: From an original sketch of Hogarth's in the collection of Mr. Morrison., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., Ms. note in pencil in Steevens's hand below print: “Taylor and Death”., and On page 217 in volume 3.
Publisher:
Publish'd March 1, 1782 by Rd. Livesay at Mrs. Hogarth's Leicester Fields London
Title devised by curator; alternative title from item., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and On leaf 119 of an album with spine title: Trade tokens and bookplates.
Harding, G. P. (George Perfect), 1780-1853, artist
Published / Created:
[not after 1824]
Call Number:
Folio 33 30 Copy 4
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Wash drawing depicting a teapot with Chinese figures on the sides and a lion on the lid, formerly part of Horace Walpole's collection at Strawberry Hill
Description:
Title devised by curator., Unsigned; questionable attribution to George Perfect Harding from local card catalog record., Date based on date of William Bawtree's death., and Mounted on page 37 of William Bawtree's extra-illustrated copy of: Horace Walpole's A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole (Strawberry Hill : Printed by Thomas Kirgate, 1784). See A.T. Hazen's Bibliography of the Strawberry Hill Press (1973 ed.), no. 30, copy 11.
"Ferdinand and Miranda standing to left in the cave, arm in arm, Ferdinand looking up with outstretched arms, amazed at a circle of female spirits above their heads, controlled by Prospero, who stands to right, looking thoughtfully away to left, having learnt from them of Caliban's plot against him; with Caliban and two others in the background to right, on the sea-shore."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title, artist, printmaker, and imprint from British Museum online catalogue. and Sheet trimmed at right and bottom edges.
Publisher:
J. & J. Boydell
Subject (Name):
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. and Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
"Ferdinand and Miranda at a chess table, Miranda seated looking up into Ferdinand's face as he stands leaning towards her, holding her hand, with two figures just visible, talking in the shadows to the right.."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title, artist, printmaker, and imprint from British Museum online catalogue.
Publisher:
J. & J. Boydell
Subject (Name):
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. and Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
A Flemish or Dutch drawing of a female saint in a Poor Clare habit and with a crown of thorns (probably Catherine of Siena) kneeling before a crucifix, arms crossed over her chest, as she resists the temptation of riches, power, and pleasure. Riches are represented by three well-dressed men on the left offering her treasure, including an open chest filled with coins and valuables. Power is represented by a crown suspended in the cloud above, while pleasure represented on the right by two female musicians, one playing a flute and another a lute, while a third woman offers a bouquet of flowers. Above and behind the figures on the left is the ruin of a building. In the clouds on the right above the musicians, the triumph of faith over temptation is represented as the grim reaper with a scythe cutting down three kings whose crowns topple from their heads
Alternative Title:
Female saint worshipping a crucifix
Description:
Title devised by cataloger., Date of the drawing is questionable. Possibly a much later drawing, 17th-century?, On verso, in unknown (possibly W.S. Lewis's) hand: "A Flemish drawing of a female saint worshipping a crucifix.", On verso: "Probably not Horace Walpole's. W.S. Lewis 7 Feb. '73.", On verso: "'Late 15th or early 16th century. Probably Dutch. Anne-Marie Logan, BAC, Sept. 30, 1996.", Lower right corner of image, ownership stamp initial 'D' encircled., Numbered on mount in upper right corner in ink '83' and in a different hand in pencil '63'., Formerly shelved as part of the SH Drawings collection., and For further information, consult library staff.
Subject (Name):
Catherine, of Siena, Saint, 1347-1380
Subject (Topic):
In art, Grim Reaper (Symbolic character), Crucifixes, Musicians, Prayer, Saints, Temptation, and Wealth
Title devised by cataloger., Date of publication from watermark., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Watermark: Ruse & Turners 1815.
"Portrait seen three-quarter length slightly to right but facing front, wearing pearls in her hair, column and landscape behind."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from second state; see British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1902,1011.1799., State from: Russell, C.E. English mezzotint portraits and their states., Mounted on leaf numbered 40 in an album of 50 prints: sheet 60 x 47 cm., and Bound in full red levant by Lloyd Wallis & Lloyd. For further information consult library staff.