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1. [Collection of prints bound in an extra-illustrated copy of The castle of Otranto].
- Published / Created:
- [between 1777 and 1795]
- Call Number:
- 24 17 791P Copy 9
- Image Count:
- 23
- Resource Type:
- still image and cartographic image
- Abstract:
- A collection of prints, assembled by an unidentified individual, added as extra-illustrations to a copy of the sixth edition of Horace Walpole's The castle of Otranto (Parma : Bodoni, for J. Edwards, 1791). Included are the six plates drawn by "a Lady" (Anne Millicent Clarke) and engraved by Andrew Birrel, published by E. and S. Harding in July 1793 to accompany either this Bodini edition of The castle of Otranto or the small octavo edition (see: Hazen, A.T. A bibliography of Horace Walpole, page 61). Also present are several prints issued with other editions of the work: four plates from the German translation Die Burg von Otranto (Berlin : C.F. Himburg, 1794); one plate published as the frontispiece to Sivrac's Italian translation Il castello di Otranto (Londra : Molini, Polidori, Molini e Co.; Ed I. Edwards, 1795); and one plate likely from a London edition of the 1790s, with the publication line "Published by Wenman & Hodgson, 144 Fleet St." trimmed away. Tipped in at the end flyleaf is an oval design trimmed from the title page to Francis Grose's Supplement to The antiquities of England and Wales (London : S. Hooper, 1777); it depicts a cross in cloister, with two monks standing to the right and a tower in the background, and has verses from Milton's Il penseroso etched below. Also tipped in is a map of the southern tip of Italy entitled "Apuliae quae olim Iapygia, nova corographia", likely a copy of a late-16th century original and With two small manuscript scraps, in Thomas Kirgate's hand, mounted on a leaf tipped in before page xv. The first notes that Mrs. Fenn's 1784 work The female guardian contains "two whole pages in praise of The castle of Otranto as a moral storey", and that Mr. Jephson's play The Count of Narbonne "is taken from The castle of Otranto." The second pertains to the drawing from which the frontispiece plates in this edition were engraved: "South view of the Castle of Otranto, with the Acroceraunian Mountains of Epirus in the distance: taken on the spot March 22d, 1785. Given to Mr. Horace Walpole by Lady Craven, November 1786."
- Description:
- Title devised by cataloger. and Also bound in are five drawings, a stipple portrait of Lady Mary Coke, and an engraved trade card; these are cataloged separately.
- Subject (Name):
- Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797.
- Subject (Topic):
- Castles & palaces, Cloisters, and Monks
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > [Collection of prints bound in an extra-illustrated copy of The castle of Otranto].
2. I. Corcoran, engraver of gems [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- [ca. 1791?]
- Call Number:
- 24 17 791P Copy 9
- Collection Title:
- End flyleaf. Castle of Otranto.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- text and still image
- Description:
- Title from item., Date based on that of the volume in which this trade card was inserted., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Inlaid to 24.5 x 15.6 cm and tipped in at end flyleaf in an extra-illustrated copy of: Walpole, H. The castle of Otranto. Parma : Printed by Bodoni, for J. Edwards, London, MDCCXCI [1791].
- Publisher:
- I. Corcoran
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > I. Corcoran, engraver of gems [graphic].
3. [Bianca retreating from the giant hand in armor] [art original]
- Creator:
- Miller, F., active 1802, artist
- Published / Created:
- [1802]
- Call Number:
- 24 17 791P Copy 9
- Collection Title:
- Opposite page 217. 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 servant Bianca shown descending a staircase while looking over her right shoulder, a worried expression on her face. Her gaze is directed at the top of the stairs, where a large hand in armor is seen resting on the banister near the landing of the floor above. The arched opening to the landing is flanked on either side with a display of armor and weapons mounted on the wall. Several arched windows and doorways are seen in the shadowy background
- Description:
- Title devised by cataloger., Signed and dated by the artist in lower left corner., and Bound in opposite page 217 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):
- Interiors, Stairways, Hands, and Armor
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > [Bianca retreating from the giant hand in armor] [art original]
4. [Frederic seeing a person kneeling before the altar] [art original].
- Creator:
- Miller, F., active 1802, artist
- Published / Created:
- [ca. 1802]
- Call Number:
- 24 17 791P Copy 9
- Collection Title:
- After page 222. 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 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].
- Subject (Name):
- Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797.
- Subject (Topic):
- Chapels, Interiors, Altars, and Crucifixes
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > [Frederic seeing a person kneeling before the altar] [art original].
5. [Frederic recoiling from the skeleton near the altar] [art original]
- Creator:
- 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].
- Subject (Name):
- Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797.
- Subject (Topic):
- Chapels, Interiors, Altars, and Skeletons
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > [Frederic recoiling from the skeleton near the altar] [art original]
6. Shop bill of F. Miller, glasier, in Swallow Street who designed and drew the sketches in p. 217, 223. [art original]
- Creator:
- Miller, F., active 1802, artist
- Published / Created:
- [approximately 1802]
- Call Number:
- 24 17 791P Copy 9
- Collection Title:
- End flyleaf. Castle of Otranto.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Drawn vignette, probably from a trade card, with the name and address of the glazier F. Miller written on a rectangular stone or monument surrounded by trees, shrubs, and other greenery
- Description:
- Title from note in pencil at bottom of sheet, in Thomas Kirgate's hand., Unsigned; artist attribution from local catalog card., Date based on that of another drawing by F. Miller bound in the same volume., and Inlaid on leaf tipped in at end flyleaf in an extra-illustrated copy of: Walpole, H. The castle of Otranto. Parma : Printed by Bodoni, for J. Edwards, London, MDCCXCI [1791].
- Subject (Topic):
- Vignettes
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Shop bill of F. Miller, glasier, in Swallow Street who designed and drew the sketches in p. 217, 223. [art original]
7. The little Gothic castle at Strawberry-Hill, where the story was written [art original].
- Creator:
- Edwards, Edward, 1738-1806, artist
- Published / Created:
- [not after 1806]
- Call Number:
- 24 17 791P Copy 9
- Collection Title:
- Opposite title page. Castle of Otranto.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- View of Horace Walpole's villa at Strawberry Hill, the white house seen at a distance through a break in the trees. A green lawn extends towards the viewer in the foreground; a blue sky is visible above
- Description:
- Title from note in pencil at bottom of sheet, in Thomas Kirgate's hand., Unsigned; questionable attribution to Edward Edwards from local catalog card., Date of production based on artist's death date., Drawn in the center of a proof state of the engraved frontispiece to: Walpole, H. A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole ... Strawberry Hill : Printed by Thomas Kirgate, MDCCLXXXIV [1784]., and Bound in opposite title page 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 and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
- Subject (Topic):
- Homes and haunts and Dwellings
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The little Gothic castle at Strawberry-Hill, where the story was written [art original].
