Volume 1, page 161. Catalogue of the classic contents of Strawberry Hill collected by Horace
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1
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still image
Abstract:
The auctioneer George Robins is shown full-length in profile to the left, sitting at a small table draped with a tablecloth, an inkwell and a goblet on the table in front of him. He sits on the 16th-century oak chair from Glastonbury Abbey, an item from Horace Walpole's collection at Strawberry Hill that Robins auctioned off in 1842
Description:
Title devised by cataloger., Signed with initials and dated by the artist in lower left corner of image., and Bound in as page 161 in volume 1 of Thomas Mackinlay's extra-illustrated copy of A catalogue of the classic contents of Strawberry Hill collected by Horace Walpole.
Subject (Name):
Robins, George Henry, 1777-1847, and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Subject (Topic):
Auctioneers, Tables, Chairs, Writing materials, and Drinking vessels
Page 65. Catalogue of the classic contents of Strawberry Hill.
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1
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still image
Abstract:
The auctioneer George Robins is shown full-length in profile to the left, sitting at a small table draped with a tablecloth, an inkwell and a goblet on the table in front of him. He sits on the 16th-century oak chair from Glastonbury Abbey, an item from Horace Walpole's collection at Strawberry Hill that Robins auctioned off in 1842
Description:
Title devised by cataloger., Signed in lower left corner with the initials of artist E. Bell., Date of production based on the 1842 publication date of the Strawberry Hill sale catalogue, into which this drawing was inserted as an illustration., Mounted with a clipped facsimile signature of George Robins, a clipping about Robins having "assumed for his throne the very ancient chair of oak once pertaining to Glastonbury Abbey", and another clipping about the chair itself., and Mounted on page 65 in an extra-illustrated copy of A catalogue of the classic contents of Strawberry Hill.
Subject (Name):
Robins, George Henry, 1777-1847, and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Subject (Topic):
Auctioneers, Tables, Chairs, Writing materials, and Drinking vessels
Page 540. Catalogue of the classic contents of Strawberry Hill.
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1
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still image
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The auctioneer George Robins is shown half-length, sitting at a large table with pen in hand, several leaves of paper in front of him
Description:
Title devised by cataloger., Artist E. Bell's name is written in lower left corner of a separate sheet mounted below drawing. This separate sheet also contains a signed autograph letter from Thomas Dodd to an unidentified recipient., Date of production based on the 1842 publication date of the Strawberry Hill sale catalogue, into which this drawing was inserted as an illustration., and Mounted on page 540 in an extra-illustrated copy of A catalogue of the classic contents of Strawberry Hill.
Volume 4, page 26. Catalogue of the classic contents of Strawberry Hill collected by Horace Walpole.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
The auctioneer George Robins is shown half-length, sitting at a large table with pen in hand, several leaves of paper in front of him
Description:
Title devised by cataloger., Signed with initials and dated by the artist in lower left corner of image., and Bound in as page 26 in volume 4 of Thomas Mackinlay's extra-illustrated copy of A catalogue of the classic contents of Strawberry Hill collected by Horace Walpole.
Framed in an oval, the writer George Saville Carey is shown looking to his left while holding a mirror up in his extended right arm and holding a theater mask in his left arm, bent at the elbow
Description:
Title devised by cataloger. and For further information, consult library staff.
Title devised by cataloger., Date of publication based on printmaker's death date., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., and Annotated by Horace Walpole in ink below image: Scudery.
Half-length portrait of Grosvenor Bedford. He is dressed in a brown coat with elaborate gold trim, a lace cravat and lace cuffs. He supports his head on his proper right hand with his elbow resting on a volume set on a table
Description:
Title from 2005 Christie's appraisal. and Grosvenor Bedford was secretary to Horace Walpole and his Deputy at the Exchequer, 1755-1771.
A half-length portrait, seated. Morse’s left hand rests on a letter inscribed to the Earl of Orford by H.C. Morse, his secretary
Description:
Title from 2005 Christie's appraisal., Signed by the artist in lower left: Arth. Wetherill pinx., and Inscribed: To / the Earl of Oxford / by H. C. Morse / His secretary, feigned over.
Title, printmaker, and imprint from British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark on bottom and sides., Fourteen lines of text below the image: Mr. Henry Burton for preaching against popish innovations ..., and Watermark: Horn with name Plamy below.