Page 56a. Description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole ...
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Diagram showing the arrangement of miniatures hung inside the right hand door of Horace Walpole's Cabinet of Miniatures and Enamels, which was kept in the Tribune at Strawberry Hill. The eight small paintings, arranged in three columns, are shown in outline only. In each case the name of the portrait's sitter or a description of the image is written in the blank space at center, while the shape and ornamentation of the surrounding frame is depicted in some detail. Orientation for the diagram is provided by the word "door" written in watercolor at the top of the sheet and the words "right hand" written in pencil at the bottom
Description:
Title devised by cataloger., Unsigned; attribution to Thomas Kirgate from local catalog card., Date based on artist's death date., and Inlaid on page 56a in Thomas Kirgate's extra-illustrated copy of: Walpole, H. A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole ... Strawberry Hill : Printed by Thomas Kirgate, MDCCLXXXIV [1784].
Subject (Name):
Walpole, Horace 1717-1797 and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Subject (Topic):
Art collections, Miniatures (Paintings), and Cabinets (Case furniture)
Harding, G. P. (George Perfect), 1780-1853, artist
Published / Created:
[1810]
Call Number:
Quarto 33 30 Copy 25
Collection Title:
Page 35. Description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole ...
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Portrait of Agnes Berry; bust length, looking to the right; wearing her hair loose and curly; in an oval inside a rectangle
Alternative Title:
Miss Mary Berry
Description:
Title assigned by cataloger; alternative title from note in ink that incorrectly identifies sitter., Signed by the artist in lower left corner., Date of production inferred from related drawing, mounted on the same page, that is dated "1810" by the artist., Drawn after a miniature by Anne Mee that was commissioned by Horace Walpole in 1790., and Mounted on page 35 in Anne Damer's extra-illustrated copy of: Walpole, H. A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole ... Strawberry Hill : Printed by Thomas Kirgate, MDCCLXXXIV [1784]. See Hazen, A.T. Bibliography of the Strawberry Hill Press (1973 ed.), no. 30, copy 33.
Subject (Name):
Berry, Agnes, 1764-1852, and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
A scene from Horace Walpole's Gothic novel The castle of Otranto, with the characters Manfred and Isabella shown full-length, standing on either side of the painting that is coming to life on the wall behind them. Both characters have startled looks on their faces and are drawing back in fear; the figure of Manfred's grandfather between them is stepping out of the frame, his right arm extended towards Manfred and his head also turned in that direction. Arched windows are seen in the background on the left
Description:
Title devised by curator., Signed by the artist in lower right corner., Date of production based on artist's death date., Page reference written in ink below lower right corner of image: P. 23., and Bound in opposite page 23 in an extra-illustrated copy of: Walpole, H. The castle of Otranto. Parma : Printed by Bodoni, for J. Edwards, London, MDCCXCI [1791].
Harding, G. P. (George Perfect), 1780-1853, artist
Published / Created:
[1810]
Call Number:
Quarto 33 30 Copy 25
Collection Title:
Page 35. Description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole ...
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Portrait of Mary Berry; bust length, facing left with head turned towards the viewer; short hair in curls; an oval inside a rectangle
Alternative Title:
Miss Agnes Berry
Description:
Title assigned by cataloger; alternative title from note in ink that incorrectly identifies sitter., Signed and dated by the artist in lower left corner., Drawn after a miniature by Anne Mee that was commissioned by Horace Walpole in 1790., and Mounted on page 35 in Anne Damer's extra-illustrated copy of: Walpole, H. A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole ... Strawberry Hill : Printed by Thomas Kirgate, MDCCLXXXIV [1784]. See Hazen, A.T. Bibliography of the Strawberry Hill Press (1973 ed.), no. 30, copy 33.
Subject (Name):
Berry, Mary, 1763-1852, and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Harding, G. P. (George Perfect), 1780-1853, artist
Published / Created:
[between 1802 and 1853?]
Call Number:
Drawings H263 no. 5 Box D125
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Half-length portrait in an oval of a woman wearing a cap and mid-18th century dress. She is facing slightly to the left but looking towards the viewer
Description:
Title devised by cataloger., George Perfect Harding, English miniature painter, 1779/80-1853., Inscription in pencil: by [G.P.] Harding?, and Inscription in pencil on verso: Miss Hannah Norsa d. 1785.
Watercolor in an oval design depicting the British admiral Adam Duncan, 1st Viscount Duncan of Camperdown, 1731-1804. Duncan is portrayed in the standard naval dress uniform of an embroidered blue coat with white facings, gold tassles at the shoulder, and a medal pinned at his breast. Duncan wears a stern expression on his mature wrinkled face framed by curly white hair
Alternative Title:
Admiral Adam Duncan
Description:
Title from grapite pencil inscription below image., General note., and For further information, consult library staff.
Subject (Name):
Duncan of Camperdown, Adam Duncan, Viscount, 1731-1804,
Album of ca. 22 watercolors by Maria Sybilla Merian, of insects, reptiles, and fish probably done on the European continent (Germany or Netherlands), along with a collection of other watercolors by several artists, signed and unsigned, including a portrait of Dr. Mead and Dr. Misaubin surgeon, drawn by William Hogarth and a drawing by George Perfect Harding. Also included: Palace of the Rajah of Tassisudon / copied by M. Griffiths Junr. 1798; Back of Gibraltar Hills / W. Booth delin, ALS from Horace Walpole to Richard Bull dated 1784 July 14, thanking him for the loan of some books including this collection of drawings by Maria Merian which he describes as "very fine"., and Also laid in are various verses in Richard Bull's hand including a poem in memory of Catherine Bull and a narrative on Queen Caroline; a poem in French, "Address by the Queen of Holland to Buonaparte" [later published as Les Adieux by S̀̀ègur].
Alternative Title:
Bull's album of drawings
Description:
Title devised by curator., Album contains 402 pages, alternating white and blue sheets. Nothing laid in after p. 211., Ms. notes in Richard Bull's hand., Binding: Red morocco leather with single gilt ruled line; spine stamped in gold "Drawings.", Disassembled, some items matted and stored in 5 solander boxes. Original binding shelved separately., and When the album was digitized, blank pages were not scanned; original page location, however, is recorded which explains the gaps in the paginatioin in the virtual browse view. For further information, consult library staff.
A servant bows slightly as he greets three tourists: a larger woman leads the group only carrying a small purse and parasol. She is followed by a younger woman holding a small dog and a few pieces of luggage. At the end a man struggles with the burden of a heavy trunk
Description:
Title and date supplied by cataloger., Attributed to Thomas Rowlandson., and For further information, consult library staff.
The interior of a loft stacked with sacks, an angry countryman ferociously prods one with a pitchfork, while a handsome young woman stands in alarm behind him in the doorway. From the sack projects the terrified head and hands of the woman's lover; his queue indicates a military officer. A white owl flies under the rafters
Description:
Title and date supplied by cataloger., Attributed to Rowlandson., Compare to a print (in reverse) published 16 May 1807 by R. Ackermann: I smell a rat, or, A rogue in grain. See no. 10814 in v. Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 8., and For further information, consult library staff.
Subject (Topic):
Hiding places, Adultery, Couples, Hiding, Bags, Pitchforks, and Surprise