One of two drawings of an Gothic chimneypiece mounted on page 26. On the verso of this drawing is a pencil sketch of a man in profile showing the left portion of the coat and sleeve
Alternative Title:
Design for a Gothic chimneypiece
Description:
Title from curator., Artist and date based on creation date of album., and Formerly mounted on the upper half of leaf 26 in an album assembled by Horace Walpole: Drawings and designs by Richd. Bentley ... [Strawberry Hill], [ca. 1760].
One of two drawings of an Gothic chimneypiece mounted on page 26. On the verso of this drawing is a pencil sketch of a man in profile showing the left portion of the coat and sleeve
Alternative Title:
Design for a Gothic chimneypiece
Description:
Title from curator., Artist and date based on creation date of album., and Formerly mounted on the upper half of leaf 26 in an album assembled by Horace Walpole: Drawings and designs by Richd. Bentley ... [Strawberry Hill], [ca. 1760].
Drawing of a young woman reading a book outside under a tree; wearing a long-sleeved dress, hair down and partially covered; head propped up on her left arm; an hourglass on a pedestal beside her, a bird on a tree branch in the background; a church visible in the distance
Description:
Title from local catalog card., Unsigned; artist unidentified., Place and date of production based on the country of residence and death date of Richard Bull, who owned and likely assembled the album in which this drawing was found., Formerly laid in with one other drawing at page 109 in an album containing 402 pages, bound in red morocco leather with single gilt ruled line; spine stamped in gold "Drawings." Now disassembled and matted separately: Bull, R. Scrapbook of drawings. [England], [not after 1806]., Matted together with one other drawing to 49 x 37 cm., and Original case shelved separately.