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- Creator:
- Collins, A. Jefferies (Arthur Jefferies), 1893-1976
- Published / Created:
- [1935?]
- Call Number:
- SH Contents C712 no. 1 Box 100
- Image Count:
- 1
- Abstract:
- Engraving of the 19-inch square-shaped tray, the center exquisitely chased in medallions, representing George I, on his throne, with the figures of Britannia and Justice, the royal arms, a view of the City of London, and allegorical devices, in a richly chased border and shell edge. The tray was created by Paul Jacques de Lamerie (Dutch goldsmith, 1688-1751) and engraved by William Hogarth (English painter and engraver, 1697-1764).
- Description:
- Title devised by curator., A counterproof of the engraving of the Walpole salver by A.J. Collins, plate LXI in Paul de Lamerie, citizen and goldsmith of London / by Philip A. S. Phillips. London : B.T. Batsford, 1935., Original silver salver in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London., "Whenever the Great Seal of England became obsolete, the silver matrix was converted by the holder into a grand piece of plate engraved with the design of the seal. The Walpole Salver was made by Paul de Lamerie in 1728/9 from the seal matrix rendered obsolete by the death of George I in the previous year. There is no documentary evidence that Hogarth was responsible for the engraving, but the attribution on stylistic grounds has not been disputed."--British Museum online catalogue., and For further information, consult library staff.
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified
- Subject (Name):
- George I, King of Great Britain, 1660-1727, and Hercules (Roman mythological character),
- Subject (Topic):
- Coats of arms, Britannia (Symbolic character), and Trays
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > [Walpole's salver] [graphic].