Art of painting and Short account of the most eminent painters both ancient and modern
Description:
Signatures: [pi]² a-h⁴ B-2Y⁴ 2Z²., Translation of: De arte graphica., Added title-page, engraved by S. Gribelin., Title page in red and black., Includes the original poem in Latin; translated from the French version of R. de Piles., 'A short account of the most eminent painters ... ' [by R. Graham] has special title-page., Errata: p. [356], Original panelled calf; it was quite probably a copy kept in the house in town and bequeathed to Lady Waldegrave. Mr. Harris Prior of Geneva, N.Y., also owns a copy of the edition of 1695, in which Horace Walpole's bookplate has been inserted., and Laid in is the lining paper of a copy of this edition in which Horace Walpole's bookplate had been inserted, owned by Harris Prior. No press mark was found. With four architectural sketches in pencil on front flyleaf.
Publisher:
Printed by J. Heptinstall for W. Rogers, at the Sun against St. Dunstan’s Church in Fleetstreet
Leaves printed on recto only., Half-title page: Drawings, &c., "Explanation of the prints" printed on both sides of final unnumbered 3 leaves., Binding: Original full red morocco with gold-tooled border., Bookplate: Ex libris Laurentii Currie., Inscribed by Horace Walpole on recto of first blank leaf: These are the original drawings by Mr. R. Bentley from whence Grignion and Müller engraved the plates for this edition. [Signed] Hor. Walpole., Single letter 'M' written by Horace Walpole [?] on recto of front fly leaf., and Extra illustrated copy. All illustrations are the original pen and ink drawings as well as one pencil sketch (not included in the collation) on a partial sheet tipped in before p. [14]. Recto of pencil sketch depicts sketches of four heads, with a note in Walpole's hand: Mr. Gray's original drawing of Stokehouse. Verso of pencil sketch depicts a house and includes a note also in Walpole's hand: Mr. Gray's original sketch of Stoke from which Mr. Bentley made the drawing that is engraved.
Manuscript, in a single hand, of a description of the author's tour through France and Italy in 1770, traveling with his master Robert Fellowes and Thomas Durrant, and recording his interactions with the inhabitants, curious sights, local hygienic practices, and traveling conditions. At one point he writes that he fell 14 times from his horse, while in Aquapendente he witnesses a postboy beating the horses "in a most unmerciful manner." In Bologna, he records news of banditti "which infested this part of the Country consisting of upwards of 40 men." He also climbs Mount Vesuvius "about two years since there was a dreadful eruption," where he walks on rough lava and ashes "in many places knee deep." Elsewhere, he notes the practice in Italy of hanging ladies' negligees out of coach windows and the presence of lice on the Italian nobility; and expresses his regret at the lack of diversions during this season of the year, as he should have been "very glad to have been here at the time of the Carnival when all kinds of diversions are allowed, such as Plays, Operas, Maskings, Horseraces &c." and At the conclusion of the manuscript, the author describes his return to England in excellent health and his gratitude to his "indulgent master" Mr. Durrant; addresses the manuscript to his father; and signs it "J Deeker London March 12th 1770." Bound in throughout the manuscript are 13 maps, colored in red and green representing stages of the author's journey, and 11 pen and wash drawings of such scenes as Trajan's pillar at Rome; Remains of three taverns where St Paul met his friends; and the Palace of the duke of Tuscany at Florence. A wash drawing entitled "Mons. D-r [Deeker] riding post", probably copied from Henry William Bunbury's print "Courier francois", is also bound in.
Description:
James Deeker was one of the first aeronauts in England. His hot-air balloon ascent in Norwich in June, 1785, was witnessed by Horace's nephew, George, the 3rd Earl of Orford., In English., Index of places visited at end of manuscript, as well as a mileage chart and a "List of Painters &c." which lists artists' names and brief biographies., On flyleaves, two pages in pencil recording "Interesting Remarks" and their page numbers., Autograph in pencil on flyleaf: ER Pratt. April 1812., Bookplate of Roger Pratt. Written in pencil on bookplate: Ryston Hall. Norfolk., and Binding: full reverse calf. Marbled endpapers. Stamped on spine: Deeker's Journal. Written on spine: 1770.
Subject (Geographic):
Europe., Europe, France, Italy, and Vesuvius (Italy)
Subject (Name):
Deeker, James.
Subject (Topic):
Grand tours (Education), Tourism, Travelers' writings, English, Ruins, Social life and customs, and Description and travel
LWL 49 2091: Notes by Autonius Thysices. and Original vellum, rebacked. Bookplate 1. Press-mark L.5.6. Name on fly-leaf: 'J. Knight.' With a half-length pencil sketch of a man, possibly by Horace Walpole, drawn inside back cover.
Bound in Vellum. Bookplate 1. Signature: Hor. Walpole 1740. Press-mark B.3.13, altered to P.31. Name on the fly-leaf: T. Jones, 1873. With a pencil sketch of a man, possibly by Horace Walpole, on end flyleaf.
Reflections on a flower-garden in a letter to a lady
Description:
In two parts, with separate titlepages, pagination and register., The second part is entitled 'Reflections on a flower-garden in a letter to a lady'., Each part has a final leaf of errata., Tipped in: Two small engravings of Hervey from Cooke's Classics., Tipped in: Two drawings. A wash drawing with pen and ink of a memorial to Anne Stonhouse; a pen and ink frontispiece with caption title: "He gave himself a ransom for all"., and With clipping (19th century) and unidentified ms. notes.
Publisher:
Printed for J. and J. Rivington, in St. Paul's Church-yard; and J. Leake, at Bath
Subject (Topic):
Death, Spiritual life, and Tombs & sepulchral monuments
First image, 'Painting after life' shows a skeleton (death) seated before an easel painting a portrait of the obese old man seated opposite and holding a cane. The subject is seated against a blank screen; a portfolio of other works is leaning against the screen. Beside the 'artist' is a box of paints and artist supplies and Second image, 'Death staring shipwrecked sailors in the face!!!', shows a skeleton (right) seated on a rock with his head resting in his hands, elbows on his knees as he stares at two shipwrecked sailors (left) on a beach
Alternative Title:
Death staring shipwrecked sailors in the face!!!
Description:
Each print titled below., Lewis Walpole Library: On the verso: an autograph letter from Ebenezer Gerard in Liverpool to Samuel Taylor Liverpool, dated 1826 February 5, in reference to "Prose by a poet" (by Montgomery James) which he compares to his own efforts since his illness, with the address incorporating watercolor and rebus material., Painting after life referencing Hogarth?, and For further information, consult library staff.
LWL 49 1608 29:5: Horace Walpole's title: Thoughts on genius., LWL 49 1608 29:5: With several small Gothic drawings in pencil, probably by Horace Walpole, on blank page opposite title page; these include depictions of gargoyle heads and an arched design with quatrefoils., Calf, with Horace Walpole's manuscript list of contents. This volume was in lot 590 in Sotheby's sale, 14 March 1922., Horace Walpole's title: Narrative of the murder ..., and Allen, G. Some occasional thoughts on genius: Drawings on blank page opposite title page.
Signatures: [*]²a-b⁸c²B-Q⁸R⁴a-f⁴B-F⁴., 'The monumental inscriptions are added by another hand, who took them from the originals. And the catalogue of dignitaries is mostly extracted from the papers of Dr. William Hopkins ... '--cf. Preface., Fully described in Upcott, p. 1341-2., LWL 49 671: Imperfect: p. xlviii, 62 p. wanting., LWL 49 671: Horace Walpole's copy, with his shelf-mark; bought at the Strawberry Hill sale for Lord Derby. With Lord Derby's note and armorial bookplate., LWL 49 671: Christie's, 19 Oct. 1953 (Knowsley Hall sale) lot 72A to Maggs for Wilmarth Sheldon Lewis (with another book)., and Old calf, rebacked. Bookplate 1. Pressmark E.5.37. Bookplate of Lord Derby. With a small pencil sketch of an armorial shield, perhaps by Horace Walpole, in the left margin of page 26.
Onuphrio Muralto = Horace Walpole., The first state of the title-page, 1790, is found in thin paper copies, with uncorrected text, possibly for local sale., At least 2 copies on vellum have title-page in state 2, and text of the cancels., Half-title: Edwards's edition of the Castle of Otranto., BEIN: Vellum binding by Edwards of Halifax., and 25.5 cm. Frontispiece A and B. First leaf wanting. Extra-illustrated, including: folding map, drawings by F. Miller and G.P. Harding; 6 plates published by Harding in 1793; frontispiece of Sivrac's translation, 1795; Miel's plates from Berlin edition, 1794; Kirgate's notes; 2 trade cards.
Publisher:
Printed by Bodoni, for J. Edwards, bookseller of London