Four watercolors depicting scenes from accounts published in periodicals of the early 1820s, including The Mirror of Literature, Amusement and Instruction (volume I, 1822-23), John Long's Voyages and Travels of an Indian Interpreter and Trader (1791). The Mirror (November 1822) and Knapp and Baldwin's Newgate Calendar (1824)., The first drawing, 'Sultan Mahamoud punishing a Ravisher', from Knapp and Baldwin's Newgate Calendar, 1824, shows the Sultan kneeling surrounded by four women and another man with a dagger in his handl, The second drawing 'Janvier About to Kill the Indian Who had Relieved His Hunger' illustrates the tale of Charles Janvier who with two other servants had been sent by their master, Mr. Fulton, to catch supplies of meat and fish. Saved from hunger by a passing native Canadian, Janvier kills and eats the stranger, a fate he later inflicts on one of his fellow servants, The third sketch, 'A Miser Distracted', is perhaps a depiction of Aesop's fable 'The Miser and his Gold', in which a miser concentrates all his wealth into one lump of gold which he buries before it is stolen from him. Here he is shown kneeling on the ground, arms extended in a gesture of surprise as a couple in the distance run towards a town in the distance, the man clasping a bag, and The fourth and final drawing shows a scene from 'Rescue of the Emperor Basilius Maredo', as he is snagged by a stag whilst hunting; he is saved by the sword of a servant who is subsequently sentenced to death for drawing his sword in the presence of the Emperor
Description:
In English., Title devised by cataloger, based on dealer's description., Artist is unidentified., Drawings on rectos of four leaves of wove paper which are sewn into a wrapper made from an18th-century sugar paper printed advertisement for William Henry Hall's New encylopaedia., and For further information, consult library staff.
Frederic in search of Hippolita enters her oratory only to recoil in horror at the sight of a specter wrapped in a hermit's cowl. The specter rests its hand on a book laid open on the altar above which hangs a crucifix. Behind them, two shelves built into the wall are filled with books and an ink well with two feather pens
Description:
Title devised by curator. and Date based on Horace Walpole's letter (dated 22 February 1796) to Bertie Greatheed's father in which he admires his son's four drawings that were inspired by his reading of The Castle of Otranto. All four drawings are bound in Horace Walpole's extra-illustrated copy of The Castle of Otranto (Lewis Walpole Library 49 3729).
A scene from Horace Walpole's Gothic novel The castle of Otranto, with the character Frederic standing on the right in an oratory, leaning slightly backwards with a shocked expression on his face. Across the room from him on the left stands a skeleton wrapped in a hermit's cowl, its fleshless face visible within the hood and its bony legs and feet sticking out from under the cloak. Behind the skeleton is an altar on which two tall candlesticks and an open book sit; beyond the altar is a crucifix within an arched alcove. Behind Frederic on the right are columns with armorial shields mounted above; an arched window, a bench, and a painting on the wall complete the background
Description:
Title devised by curator., Unsigned; artist not identified., Date of production supplied by curator., and Mounted opposite page 223 in an extra-illustrated copy of: Walpole, H. The castle of Otranto. Parma : Printed by Bodoni, for J. Edwards, London, MDCCXCI [1791].
Subject (Name):
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797.
Subject (Topic):
Chapels, Interiors, Altars, Crucifixes, and Skeletons
A scene from Horace Walpole's Gothic novel The castle of Otranto, with the characters Frederic and Hippolita shown full-length at center, the latter wearing a pink gown. Frederic, who wears a sword at his side and whose feathered cap has fallen to the floor, kneels in front of the standing Hippolita and looks up at her, holding her right hand; she looks down at him tenderly, her left hand at her breast. A statue on a pedestal stands besides the pair on the right; an arched window and a column are in the background on the left. A man, probably Manfred, lurks in the shadows; he carries a dagger(?) and peeks out from behind the column
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. 222., and Bound in opposite page 222 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:
[1802]
Call Number:
24 17 791P Copy 9
Collection Title:
Opposite page 223. Castle of Otranto.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A scene from Horace Walpole's Gothic novel The castle of Otranto, with the character Frederic shown flinching back in surprise and horror at the sight in front of him, his arms outstretched and his legs poised for motion. A short distance to the left stands a skeleton wrapped in a hermit's cowl, its fleshless face seen in profile within a hood as it turns toward Frederic. The skeleton stands at an altar on which a cross and an open book sit; beyond the altar is a large, ornate window decorated with quatrefoils, Gothic tracery, and coats of arms. The walls behind Frederic on the right are decorated in a similar motif
Description:
Title devised by cataloger., Signed and dated by the artist in lower right portion of image., Additional statement of responsibility written in pencil at bottom of sheet, in Thomas Kirgate's hand: By George Perfect Harding., and Inlaid opposite page 223 in an extra-illustrated copy of: Walpole, H. The castle of Otranto. Parma : Printed by Bodoni, for J. Edwards, London, MDCCXCI [1791].
A scene from Horace Walpole's Gothic novel The castle of Otranto, with the character Frederic seen in the background on the left, peering around a half-open door into an oratory. In the foreground on the right is a figure, completely hidden within a hooded cloak, kneeling at an altar. An open book and a crucifix sit on the altar; light streams in from the window behind it on the right. On the back wall of the room a statue resides within a raised alcove; a chair sits below the statue, and a framed picture hangs on the wall beside it.
Description:
Title devised by cataloger., Unsigned; artist attribution and date from signature "F. Miller 1802" on similar drawing bound in the same volume., and Bound in after page 222 in an extra-illustrated copy of: Walpole, H. The castle of Otranto. Parma : Printed by Bodoni, for J. Edwards, London, MDCCXCI [1791].
A set of playing cards, or transformation cards, drawn by an unidentified artist, showing caricatured figures; each vignette incorporates the formation of hearts or diamonds into the scene. Some of the cards are numbered or annotated on the backs while others show drafts of other sketches. The set contains only the red suits, cards numbered from one to ten in each, although some numbers are missing and there are multiples of some numbers. Illustrations are also duplicated while others appear not to have been finished. There are no cards with clubs and spades. A number of the cards center on Shakespearean themes, social history, and street scenes (such as courtroom drama, musicians performing, a man in the stocks and, in a few, card playing itself). Some of the scenes depicted on these cards show more ribald, drawing from Macbeth’s Weird Sisters, Twelfth Night, King John, and The Merry Wives of Windsor; several are annotated on the reverse with lines from the plays. Falstaff is featured on several cards. Many of the cards reflect the mores of the period and the contrast between ruling passions and rules of conduct. In one, two men cast judgment upon a pregnant woman; it is annotated on the reverse with a dialogue between a Constable and a Judge. In "Village School" a schoolteacher manages to simultaneously hold a book and pinch a child's ear (nine of hearts). Other subjects include a game of chess (five of diamonds); drinking and smoking in a pub (seven of diamonds); and "Bunbury’s Country Club" (six of diamonds) in which the artist has kept elements from the print (published circa 1788). On the ten of diamonds the artist depicts a game of whist (annotated on the reverse "Can you one?").
Description:
In English., Title devised by cataloger., Some cards annotated and numbered on the verso., and For further information, consult library staff.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Subject (Topic):
Playing cards, Card games, and Social life and customs
A group of drawings that illustrate select scenes from Laurence Sterne's novel The life and opinions of Tristram Shandy, gentleman. The drawings vary in level of detail and completeness; one is a slight pencil sketch, two are more detailed drawings in pen and ink over pencil, and three are elaborate drawings in ink and wash. The drawings are bound in as either the frontispiece or before the frontispiece, one in each of the six volumes of the eighth edition of the work. Several of the compositions were later engraved, presumably from larger designs by Bunbury
Description:
Collection title devised by cataloger., The drawings are unsigned, and only one has a title written at the bottom., Bound in H.W. Bunbury's copy of: Sterne, L. The life and opinions of Tristram Shandy, gentleman. London : Printed for J. Dodsley, 1770., In slipcase., and With H.W. Bunbury's original drawings (cataloged separately) bound in; also with verses in unidentified hand on end-papers of v. 4.
Harding, G. P. (George Perfect), 1780-1853, artist
Published / Created:
[not after 1853]
Call Number:
24 17 791P Copy 5
Collection Title:
Opposite page xxxii. Castle of Otranto.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
An interior view of the fictional castle in Horace Walpole's Gothic novel, with the landing of a stairway seen through an arched passageway. The stairs and associated banister turn left and ascend to the landing on the next level, which is bathed in light from above. The stairs leading downward drop out of view, with the top of a large arched window visible at the next level down
Description:
Title devised by curator., Unsigned; attribution to George Perfect Harding from local catalog card., Date of production based on artist's death date., and Mounted opposite page xxxii in an extra-illustrated copy of: Walpole, H. The castle of Otranto. Parma : Printed by Bodoni, for J. Edwards, London, MDCCXCI [1791].
Subject (Name):
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797.
Subject (Topic):
Castles & palaces, Interiors, Stairways, and Windows