"Portrait of Robert Walpole, Earl of Orford, bust directed to left, wearing long, curly wig, robes and chain of the Order of the Garter, and lace cravat; in ornamental oval frame on table, on which are papers, purse of the Great Seal, portrait bust, plumed hat, cornucopia with money, and other emblems; coat of arms at lower right."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Sir Robert Walpole, Earl of Orford, 1744
Description:
Title from text in image., Year "1735" at end of artist's signature later changed to "1744" on plate. For the later state with altered date, see Lewis Walpole Library call no.: 33 30 Copy 4., Publication information from that of the volume to which this plate is the frontispiece., Frontispiece to: Walpole, H. Aedes Walpolianae, or, A description of the collection of pictures at Houghton-Hall ... London : [Robert Dodsley], printed in the year MDCCLII [1752]., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Engraved after the enamel miniature kept by Horace Walpole in the Tribune at Strawberry Hill., Mounted on page 166 of Richard Bull's copiously extra-illustrated copy of: Walpole, H. 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 13., 1 print : etching and engraving with stipple on laid paper ; sheet 22.1 x 15.9 cm., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., and For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
Robert Dodsley
Subject (Name):
Walpole, Robert, Earl of Orford, 1676-1745, and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
A group of women and girls perform a folk dance in a wooded landscape. The figures are numbered 1-7.
Description:
Title etched below image., A plate from: Ireland, S. Graphic illustrations of Hogarth., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., See Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works (3rd ed.), no. 31., Copy of A. de La Mottraye's Travels through Europe, Asia, and into part of Africa., On page 14 in volume 1., and Ms. note at top margin in Steevens's hand: Copy.
A copy of the Hogarth's Frontispiece and its explanation for Samuel Butler's poem Hudibras with the title engraved above the image and the text below in a single sentence below. Plate one is an emblematic scene with an oval portrait of Samuel Butler mounted on a pedestal on which is carved a relief showing a satyr whipping figures of Rebellion, Hypocrisy and Ignorance dressed as puritans, while he drives a chariot drawn by Hudibras and Ralpho; in the foreground, on the left, a satyr holds up a volume of Butler's poem as a guide for the carver (a boy dressed only in an apron), and on the right a young satyr holds up a mirror to a figure of Britannia
Alternative Title:
Hudibras. Frontispiece
Description:
Title from text above image., After Hogarth., Date of publication based on publisher's name and address in imprint statement. Robert Sayer moved to 53 Fleet Street in 1760, and from 1777 onward he formed partnerships that caused him to trade under different names (Sayer & Bennett, Sayer & Co., etc.); see British Museum online catalogue. He acquired the Hogarth plates from Overton and re-issued them and copies in 1768. See Paulson., Five lines of explanatory text below image: The bass relief on the pedestal represents the general design of Mr. Butler in his incomparable poem Hudibrass ..., Cf. Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works (3rd ed.), no. 82., Cf. Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 1, no. 504., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Sheet annotated in brown ink in a contemporary hand: "Twelve plates" written above image and "35" is written in upper right corner. Two sewing holes along left edge.
Publisher:
Printed and sold by Robt. Sayer, map & printseller at No. 53 in Fleet Street
Subject (Name):
Butler, Samuel, 1612-1680, and Butler, Samuel, 1612-1680.
A man selling watercress, from a basket, in Hanover Square
Alternative Title:
Watercresses
Description:
Title etched below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Plate from: Phillips, R. Modern London., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Ms. note in ink above image: Hanover Square.
Publisher:
Published April 25, 1804 by Richard Phillips, 71 St. Pauls Church Yard
Subject (Geographic):
Hanover Square (London, England)
Subject (Topic):
Baskets, City & town life, Peddlers, and Vegetables
Title written above image in brown ink, in a contemporary hand., Publication information from that of the volume in which the plate was issued., Plate from: Carter, F. A journey from Gibraltar to Malaga ... London : Printed for T. Cadell, 1777., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Probably engraved after the title, formerly owned by Francis Carter and later acquired at auction by Horace Walpole, that was kept in the China Closet at Strawberry Hill., and Mounted on page 191 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.
Publisher:
T. Cadell
Subject (Name):
Carter, Francis, -1783 and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
"The adventure of Mambrino's helmet; Quixote on horseback, charging at the barber with his lance, the barber already having dismounted from his donkey and making an escape to right, the basin (mistaken for Mambrino's helmet) lying on the ground; Sancho on the back of his donkey, hailing Quixote from the top of a hill beyond; proposed illustration to 'Don Quixote' (unpublished)"--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Adventure of Mambrino's helmet
Description:
Title from later state., Title from Paulson: The adventure of Mambrino's helmet., State and publisher from Paulson., Date of publication from the British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: Cc,1.238., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., "Vol. I. p. 155"--Lower left, below image. Should be p. 115., and Trimmed within platemark and with large brown stain lower right. Contemporary ms. note on verso in brown ink, with loss to text: 3 prints from Don Quixot [sic] by Hoga[rth].
A design by Bentley showing six older women on a balcony reaching out or looking in horror over the wall (draped in an embroidered cloth) at a scene below. A man peaks over the cornice; above his head a ribbon banner
Description:
Title from caption written by Horace Walpole on the mount in his portfolio of Bentley's drawings., With a ms. note in Horace Walpole's hand on lower right corner: RB sculps., With Horace Walpole's note in ink on verso: Mr. Bentley's first etching., Date based on publication date of Gray's work: Designs by Mr. R. Bentley, for six poems by Mr. T. Gray., Formerly mounted on the lower half of leaf 3 in an album assembled by Horace Walpole: Drawings and designs by Richd. Bentley ... [Strawberry Hill], [ca. 1760]., and Ms. note in ink in Horace Walpole's hand on verso: Mr. Bentley's first sketch.
Collection of small engravings from various works printed at Strawberry Hill. These include two fleurons, two decorated initial letters, two of Horace Walpole's bookplates (one printed on orange paper), and several vignettes, two of which are signed "C. Grignion sculp." Among the vignettes are several images of Strawberry Hill, one annotated "R. Bentley del." by Thomas Kirgate and another, printed in blue ink, annotated "J.H. Muntz del." by Horace Walpole. In addition to the arms on Walpole's bookplates, the Walpole crest is depicted on one vignette (annotated "Wale des." by Thomas Kirgate) and the Buckingham coat of arms with the motto "Templa quam dilecta" is depicted on another. Also included is a portrait in profile of Antonio Magliabechi, done from a medal; this is an early state of the plate printed on the title page of: Spence, J. A parallel : in the manner of Plutarch ... [Twickenham] : Printed at Strawberry-Hill, by W. Robinson ..., 1758
Description:
Title from note in Horace Walpole's hand near bottom of page., Date based on death date of Horace Walpole, who assembled this collection., Sheets trimmed to or within plate marks., and Prints mounted together on page 188 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.
The frontispiece to an enlarged version of Henry Fielding's The tragedy of tragedies ... London : Printed and sold by J. Roberts, 1731. Hogarth chose Act II, scene viii, a burlesque of the meeting of Octavia nd Cleopatra in Drydens' All for love. The Princess Huncamunca and the Amazon Glumdalca, rivals for the love of Thumb. Hogarth show Huncamunca with large breasts and heavy arms, thick neck, and cherubic countenance
Description:
Title and date from Paulson., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., Note in Steevens's hand above: Tom thumb / 171., and On page 52 in volume 1.