A sketch by Bentley for Thomas Gray's Ode on the destruction of the Welsh bards: in a landscape with a tree on the left and mountains in the distance (right), four men on horseback confront a bearded man who holds hold out his arm in defense while hiding his harp behind his back. In the right foreground, a figure of a child amongst the riders
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Title devised by curator., Date and attribution based on other drawings for the publication., Horace Walpole's ms. note on mount below image: This and the two following are sketches for Mr. Gray's Ode on the destruction of the Welsh bards., With watermark and countermark in center of sheet: L.V. Gerrevink and IV., and Formerly mounted (folded) on leaf 11 in an album assembled by Horace Walpole: Drawings and designs by Richd. Bentley ... [Strawberry Hill], [ca. 1760].
A sketch by Bentley for Thomas Gray's Ode on the destruction of the Welsh bards: a landscape with figures on horseback and the bard with attendants on a cliff on the upper left. On the verso, lower edge, a sketch of a head with a helmet in grey wash with swatch of wash background
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Title devised by curator., Date and attribution based on other drawings for the publication., With watermark on top portion of sheet: L.V. Gerrevink., Horace Walpole's ms. note on mount below image on leaf 11 referring to this and the image above on leaf 12: This and the two following are sketches for Mr. Gray's Ode on the destruction of the Welsh bards., and Formerly mounted on bottom half of leaf 12 in an album assembled by Horace Walpole: Drawings and designs by Richd. Bentley ... [Strawberry Hill], [ca. 1760].
A sketch by Bentley for Thomas Gray's Ode on the destruction of the Welsh bards: three bearded figures one of whom holds a harp (the bard).
Description:
Title devised by curator., Date and attribution based on other drawings for the publication., Horace Walpole's ms. note on mount below image on leaf 11 referring to this and the image below on leaf 12: This and the two following are sketches for Mr. Gray's Ode on the destruction of the Welsh bards., and Formerly mounted on top half of leaf 12 in an album assembled by Horace Walpole: Drawings and designs by Richd. Bentley ... [Strawberry Hill], [ca. 1760].
A scene from the Beggar’s Opera as performed and perhaps witnessed by Hogarth. The scene (Act III, Scene II) is the last. Set in Newgate prison. At center stage, is the highwayman Macheath, chained (played by Thomas Walker) wearing red. Two women who believe they are married to him plead for his life as he is sentenced to the gallows. To his left, Lucy Lockit with her back to the audience (played by Mrs. Egleton) is dressed in blue. She pleads with her father the prison warden (John Hall). On his right Polly Peachum (played by Lavinia Fenton) dressed in white with a pink sash, pleads with her father, a dishonest lawyer and informant (played by John Hippisley). The actors are flanked by an audience members privileged to sit in boxes on the stage. Among these is John Rich the impresario of the play. Cf. Einberg
Alternative Title:
Horace Walpole’s Copy of A Beggar’s Opera
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Title from 2005 Christie's appraisal., Artist unidentified., Formerly attributed to William Hogarth. See R. Paulson, Hogarth: his life, art and times, pp. 26-7, pl. 45., In a contemporary gilt Rococo frame., Label on verso in Horace Walpole's with a note in his hand: "Sketch of the Beggar’s opera as first performed: Macheath, in red, by Walker. Polly kneeling, in white, by Miss Fenton, afterwards Duches of Bolton: Lucy in green, her face turned away, by Mrs. Eggleton; Peacham, in black by Hippisley; Lockit, by Hall. Amongst the audience, on the left hand, Sir Thomas Robinson of Rokeby, a tall gentleman with a long lean face; on the right, Sir Robert Faggs, profile, a fat man with short grey hair, much known at Newmarket. Painted by Hogarth. H.W.", Text from the 1842 Catalogue of the classic contents of Strawberry Hill collected by Horace Walpole: The original sketch of The Beggar's Opera, representing Walker as Macheath; Miss Fenton, afterwards Duchess of Bolton, as Polly, Hippisley, as Peach'em; Hall as Lockit; on one side in a box are Sir Thomas Robinson, very tall and lean, and Sir Robert Flagg, a famous Horse racer, fat, with short grey hair, by Hogarth. This highly interesting and curious picture was purchased at the sale of John Rich, the celebrated Harlequin and Master of the Theatres in Lincoln's-Inn-Fields and Covent Garden, for whom the picture was painted - it is in its pure and genuine state, and presents one of the most remarkable efforts of this original master., Text from the 1774 edition of Horace Walpole's Description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole, at Strawberry Hill: The original sketch of the Beggar's Opera: Walker as Macheath; miss Fenton, afterwards duchess of Bolton, as Polly; Hippisley, as Peach'em; Hall as Lockit: on one side in a box, sir Thomas Robinson, very tall and lean; sir Robert Fagg, a famous horse-racer, fat, with short grey hair: by Hogarth. Bought at the sale of John Rich, the well known harlequin, and master of the theatres in Lincoln's-inn-fields and Covent-garden, for whom the picture was painted. Formerly hung in the Great North Bedchamber, Strawberry Hill., and Title devised by curator.
Wash drawing showing "The Little Gray Man" on his gibbet-wheel as a monkey seated on the chest of a corpse with the dying lovers, Leopold and Mary-Ann, below. Written on the verso, in ink, three verses from Matthew Gregory Lewis's "Tales of wonder, The little gray man" published in 1801
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Title devised by cataloger., Inscribed by the artist with the date and his initials in lower left corner., In an unidentified hand on verso: "Drawn by Bertie Greatheed w[hen] twenty years old for E[arl] N[...]"., and Trimmed on left and lower edges with loss of text on verso. Remnants of old album mounts on verso.
A scene from Horace Walpole's Gothic novel The castle of Otranto, with the characters Matilda and Theodore shown at center talking in a church, one on either side of the statue marking the tomb of Alphonso; Theodore wears full armor and Matilda wears an orange gown. Behind Matilda on the right is Manfred, who interrupts the conversation by reaching over Maltida's shoulder and stabbing her with the dagger held in his left hand. The interior of the church forms the background, with statues in alcoves along the wall on the right and a row of arched windows along the wall on the left
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Title devised by curator., Unsigned; artist not identified., Date of production supplied by curator., and Mounted opposite page 228 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):
Churches, Interiors, Tombs & sepulchral monuments, and Homicides
SH Contents B373 no. 7 Framed, shelved in LFS Bin 40
Image Count:
1
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Lady Diana Beauclerk, English artist, 1734-1808., Title, date, and artist from print based on this drawing published in The fables of John Dryden (London : T. Bensley, 1797)., and One of a series of nine illustrations for this edition of Dryden's Fables.
A scene from Horace Walpole's Gothic novel The castle of Otranto, with the character Matilda shown full-length on the right, wearing a white gown and standing within an arched doorway. Theodore, dressed in full armor and wearing a red sash, kneels down in front of her on the left, staring up at her intently and grasping her hand with both of his. His shield, adorned with a red cross, lies on the ground next to him; mountains and a cloud-filled sky are seen in the distance on the left
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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. 142., and Bound in opposite page 142 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 Theodore depicted full-length on the right, wearing armor and holding a shield in his left arm, facing left and holding a sword out in front of him. He stands beside the entrance to a cave on the left, the interior of which is shrouded in darkness. Small rocks and a broken tree trunk are in the foreground; tree branches, two birds, and a cloud-filled sky are seen above
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Title devised by cataloger., Signed and dated by the artist in ink in lower right corner., and Tipped in opposite page 120 in an extra-illustrated copy of: Walpole, H. The castle of Otranto. London : Printed for Tho. Lownds in Fleet-Street, MDCCLXV [1765].
Two men gently lay an unconscious woman down on a soft mound of turf in the forest while a third man and two dogs observe the effort. The three men are armed with quivers of arrows and swords
Alternative Title:
Three men rescuing an injured woman and Supposed death of Imogen
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Title devised by curator., Attributed to Bunbury., Date from local catalog card., and For further information, consult library staff.
Subject (Name):
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
Subject (Topic):
Wounds & injuries, Loss of consciousness, Dogs, and Rescues