Portrait of the chronologer William Parsons; bust, in profile to the right, with long hair, wearing breast plate and cloak; in decorated roundel
Description:
Title and statement of responsibility from annotations at bottom of sheet., Date of publication based on printmaker's death date., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Annotated by Horace Walpole in ink at bottom of sheet: Coll. Parsons ; S.G.
Title supplied by cataloger., Artist and printmaker identified as A. Smith in Catalogue of engraved British portraits, v. 1, page 156., Date and place of publication taken from known place of activity of A. Smith., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Portrait of John Mann, Secretary of the Hand-in-Hand Fire Office from 1730 until his death in 1776; half-length, looking slightly right; wearing a long wig and an unbuttoned jacket
Description:
Title from annotation on mount., Date of publication based on sitter's death date., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Mounted on wove paper to 18 x 13 cm., and Annotated by Thomas Kirgate in ink on mount: Mr. Mann, of the Hand in Hand Fire Office.
"Portrait of Catherine of Braganza, three-quarter length, holding gloves before a curtain."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Carolo IIo. D. G. Mag. Brit. Fr. et Hib. Regi &c. Hanc Sereniss Reginae Catharinae Effigiem humillime consecrat, G. Faithorne
Description:
Title devised by cataloger., Artist and date of publication from the British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: P,5.38., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., "Cum Privilegio Reg."--Bottom of plate, below dedication., Probably engraved after the painting (NPG 2563) that was later acquired by Horace Walpole and hung in the Great North Bedchamber at Strawberry Hill., Mounted on page 209 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., and For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Catherine, of Braganza, Queen, consort of Charles II, King of England, 1638-1705, and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Title, printmaker, and imprint from British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed to plate mark on bottom and left., and Thirteen lines of text below the image: Dr. Bastwick, for writing a booke against popish bishops ...
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.
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.
Portrait of John Lilburne; bust body positioned to the right but looking to front; with short curly hair and moustache; wearing a wide collar with scalloped lace edges, over a doublet; in a double-ruled oval and shields at top left and right
Alternative Title:
Mr. Iohn Lilburn, a pious young gentleman of about 22 or 23 yeares of age ..., Mr. John Lilburn, a pious young gentleman of about 22 or 23 yeares of age ..., and Portrait of John Lilburne
Description:
Attribution to Hollar, title, and publication date in British Museum catalogue., Added title from the first of fourteen lines of text below the image. Caption continues: "... for suspition of printing & divulging ceratin of Dr. Baswicked & other bookes, against Popish innovations, was censured in the Starr-Chamber to be whipt at a carts-tayle from ffleet [sic] to Westminster had therby about 200 lashes with a ship, was then presetnly upon it set one a pillorie ..., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., and Fourteen lines of text below the image: Mr. Iohn Lilburn, a pious young gentleman ...
Literam Libri Manuscripti initialem pulcherrimé ...
Description:
Title devised by cataloger., Date of publication based on printmaker's death date., Text below image: Literam Libri Manuscripti initialem pulcherrimé depictam et Authoris Icona hoc modo exhibentem., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., and Annotated by Horace Walpole in ink on verso: Trivet.
"Portrait of Richard Smalbroke, half-length, slightly turned to the left, dressed in a fur-lined cloak over his waistcoat and a matching fur-lined hat on his head, a jewelled brooch at his neck."--British Museum online catalogue, description of a variant state
Description:
Title devised by cataloger., Artist from description of variant state in the British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1943,0410.2486., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., and Annotated by Horace Walpole in ink at bottom of sheet: Dr. Richard Smalbroke L.L.D., Chancellor of Litchfield 1756.