Four oval portraits, one occupying each quadrant of the plate, of the 41st through 44th Grand Masters of the Knights Hospitaller (Knights of Malta). The sitter's name is engraved within the surrounding border of each portrait. A decorative cross fills...
Alternative Title:
F. Guido de Blanchefort ; F. Fabritius de Carretto ; F. Philippus de Villers Lisle Adam ; F. Perinus de Ponte
Description:
Titles from text within the borders of the portraits.
Publisher:
Populus Romanus
Subject (Name):
Blanchefort, Guy de, 1446-1513, Carretto, Fabrizio del, 1455-1521, Villiers de L'Isle-Adam, Philippe, 1464-1534, and Ponte, Piero del, 1462-1535
"Old woman and a boy with candles; he leans over her shoulder from the right to light his candle; she holds a basket and shields the flame with her hand."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Quis vetet apposito, lumen de lumine tolli, mille licet capiant, deperit inde nihil
Description:
Title devised by curator; alternative title from text below image.
"Portrait of Marie de Bretagne, Duchess of Montbazon, bust-length, slightly turned to the left, with curly hair, pearl earring, pearl necklace, and dress with square neckline."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
A Madame la Duchesse de Montbazon
Description:
Title engraved below image.
Publisher:
Jean Leblond
Subject (Name):
Montbazon, Marie d'Avaugour, duchesse de, 1610-1657,
Portrait of Anne Marie Louise de Bourbon, daughter of Gaston Duke of Orléans; half-length, slightly turned to right and looking towards the viewer, wavy hair tumbling about her shoulders, and a gown with a lace collar
Alternative Title:
Anne Marie de Bourbon ...
Description:
Title engraved within oval border.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Montpensier, Anne-Marie-Louise d'Orléans, duchesse de, 1627-1693,
"Portrait of Thomas Thynne; half length in an oval frame, wearing long wig, lace cravat, and gown; coat of arms below, in frame decorated with skulls and crossbones."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Thomas Thynne of Longleate ...
Description:
Title engraved below image.
Publisher:
Sold by R. White in Bloomsbury Markett near the Golden Heart
"Venus, reclining on bed, nude apart from a sheet draped over her waist, wearing bracelets on each hand, embraces a naked infant (probably Cupid); a horned satyr drawing back a curtain behind her, and to the right a maidservant wearing scarf on head a...
Alternative Title:
Who this can view yet feel no kindling fire, need keep no Lent to mortify desire
"Venus, reclining on bed, nude apart from a sheet draped over her waist, wearing bracelets on each hand, embraces a naked infant (probably Cupid); a horned satyr drawing back a curtain behind her, and to the right a maidservant wearing scarf on head a...
Alternative Title:
Who this can view yet feel no kindling fire, need keep no Lent to mortify desire
Depiction of the marble statue of Antinous at the Palace of Versailles. The nude male figure stands on a pedestal, looking and leaning towards the left; with short curly hair, a drape over his right arm and shoulder, and a tree-trunk support to left
Depiction of the marble statue of the Farnese Flora at the Palace of Versailles. The female figure looks to the right and is draped in a gown which falls away from her right shoulder; she holds up a garland in her left hand and grasps the hem of her g...
Depiction of the copy at the Palace of Versailles of the statue known as the Venus de' Medici. Aphrodite, looking right, stands naked in a pudica pose; a dolphin being ridden by a putto sits next to her left leg
Depiction of the copy at the Palace of Versailles of the statue known as the Apollo Belvedere or the Pythian Apollo. The nude male figure stands on a pedestal, folded drapery hanging from his outstretched left arm; his right hand rests on the tree tru...
Depiction of the marble copy at the Palace of Versailles of the statue known as the Sleeping Hermaphroditus. The nude figure lies on a mattress, body turned away from the viewer, head to the right and resting upon the right arm which rests upon a pill...
Portrait drawing of the painter Mary Beale; half-length, turned to the left and looking back at viewer; wearing a low-cut gown and pearl necklace; curls of hair falling on her nape and shoulders
Alternative Title:
Mrs. Beal the paintress, drawn by herself
Description:
Title from note in ink in lower left corner of sheet, possibly in Horace Walpole's hand.
Portrait drawing of Charles Beale, the son of painter Mary Beale; half-length, turned to the left; wearing a thin moustache; a high collar or ruff covering his neck; wavy hair falling to his shoulders
Alternative Title:
Mr. Charles Beal, drawn by his mother
Description:
Title from note in ink in lower left corner of sheet, possibly in Horace Walpole's hand.
Statue of Sabina, the wife of Emperor Hadrian; clad in a long chiton with a cloak drawn around her body and up over her head; her hair pulled back behind a diadem; standing on a pedestal
Alternative Title:
Statua di Sabina moglie d Adriano Imperatore : negli Orti Mattei
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Nella Stampa. di Domenico de Rossi alla Pace con priuil
Subject (Name):
Vibia Sabina, approximately 88-approximately 137 and Hadrian, Emperor of Rome, 76-138.
Gunst, Pieter Stevens van, 1659?-1724?, printmaker
Published / Created:
[approximately 1715]
Call Number:
Folio 49 3582 (Oversize)
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Portrait of Lady Margaret Herbert, whole length, standing, wearing jewels in hair, earring, necklace, low dress, and holding drapery; curtain to left."--British Museum online catalogue
"Portrait of Mary, Queen of Scots, half-length, in an oval surmounted by a crown and thistles and two armorials, slightly turned to the right, dressed in a gown heavily embroidered with flowers and a high collar, a crucifix about her neck, an axe and ...
"View of Rubens' house in Antwerp in 1684. View of the courtyard and the garden seen through a gate at centre; the house front at right richly decorated with statues, busts and friezes, a dog in its open doorway; a plainer building with small fountain...
Alternative Title:
Maison Hilwerue à Anvers dit l'hostel Rubens 1684
Description:
Title engraved at bottom of image.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
Antwerp (Belgium)
Subject (Name):
Rubens, Peter Paul, 1577-1640
Subject (Topic):
Homes & haunts, Buildings, structures, etc, and Dwellings
"View of Rubens' house in Antwerp in 1692. View of the garden and the back of the house with several figures in different parts; the back wall richly decorated with statues, busts and friezes, a dog in front of a closed doorway; an outer staircase vis...
Alternative Title:
Parties de la Maison Hilwerue à Anvers 1692
Description:
Title engraved within banner in upper left corner of image.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
Antwerp (Belgium)
Subject (Name):
Rubens, Peter Paul, 1577-1640
Subject (Topic):
Homes & haunts, Buildings, structures, etc, and Dwellings
Gunst, Pieter Stevens van, 1659?-1724?, printmaker
Published / Created:
[approximately 1715]
Call Number:
Folio 33 30 Copy 11
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Portrait of Lady Margaret Herbert, whole length, standing, wearing jewels in hair, earring, necklace, low dress, and holding drapery; curtain to left."--British Museum online catalogue
"Portrait seen half length, within oval frame, directed towards left, facing towards and looking to front, wig, coat with sash and star, and robe of office over."--British Museum online catalogue, description of a later state
Alternative Title:
Right Honourable Sir Robert Walpole
Description:
Title engraved below image.
Publisher:
Sold by I. Simon at the Golden Eagle in York Buildings
"Portrait of George Granville, Baron Lansdowne, half-length to left, with head turned to look at viewer, wearing cap, open coat and shirt, his left hand inside the breast of his coat; coat of arms below image."--British Museum online catalogue
Depiction of the copy at the Palace of Versailles of the sculpture known as the Farnese Hercules. The figure stands on a pedestal, leaning on a club covered with lion-skin, his right hand behind his back
"Portrait of Thomas Howard, Duke of Norfolk, bust directed to left but looking at the viewer, wearing a feathered beret and collar of the Order of St Michel; in an architectural oval with draped curtain beyond and cartouche below; a weeping putto seat...
Description:
Title from text in image.
Publisher:
John and Paul Knapton
Subject (Name):
Norfolk, Thomas Howard, Duke of, 1538-1572, and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Portrait of Francis Walsingham, bust directed to left but looking at the viewer, wearing a ruff and brocaded jacket; in an ornamental oval decorated with an owl, a book, a snake and envelopes; a cartouche below showing a woman seated in a chair accomp...
Portrait of Francis Walsingham, bust directed to left but looking at the viewer, wearing a ruff and brocaded jacket; in an ornamental oval decorated with an owl, a book, a snake and envelopes; a cartouche below showing a woman seated in a chair accomp...
Portrait of Francis Walsingham, bust directed to left but looking at the viewer, wearing a ruff and brocaded jacket; in an ornamental oval decorated with an owl, a book, a snake and envelopes; a cartouche below showing a woman seated in a chair accomp...
Portrait of Francis Walsingham, bust directed to left but looking at the viewer, wearing a ruff and brocaded jacket; in an ornamental oval decorated with an owl, a book, a snake and envelopes; a cartouche below showing a woman seated in a chair accomp...
The two images show the two sides of a medal. On the one side Oliver Cromwell is shown in profile, a laurel wreath on his head. On the other side Britannia sits as a man(Cromwell) with a bare posterior kneels at her feet, his head in her lap. In the b...
Description:
Title engraved between the two medallions.
Publisher:
Published according to an act of Parlt. the 23rd day of June 1739, f.i.c. by John Brett
Subject (Name):
Walpole, Robert, Earl of Orford, 1676-1745 and Cromwell, Oliver, 1599-1658.
The two images show the two sides of a medal. On the one side Oliver Cromwell is shown in profile, a laurel wreath on his head. On the other side Britannia sits as a man(Cromwell) with a bare posterior kneels at her feet, his head in her lap. In the b...
Description:
Title engraved between the two medallions.
Publisher:
Published according to an act of Parlt. the 23rd day of June 1739, f.i.c. by John Brett
Subject (Name):
Walpole, Robert, Earl of Orford, 1676-1745 and Cromwell, Oliver, 1599-1658.
"Portrait of Catherine Howard; half length, turned to the right and looking towards the viewer, her hands clasped, wearing French hood edged with pearls, and pearl necklace; in oval frame, with curtain falling to the left, partly covering Catherine's ...
Alternative Title:
Catherine Howard Queen of King Henry VIII
Description:
Title from text in image.
Publisher:
John and Paul Knapton
Subject (Name):
Catherine Howard, Queen, consort of Henry VIII, King of England, -1542, and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
The two images show the two sides of a medal. On the one side Oliver Cromwell is shown in profile, a laurel wreath on his head. On the other side Britannia sits as a man(Cromwell) with a bare posterior kneels at her feet, his head in her lap. In the b...
Description:
Title engraved between the two medallions.
Publisher:
Published according to an act of Parlt. the 23rd day of June 1739, f.i.c. by John Brett
Subject (Name):
Walpole, Robert, Earl of Orford, 1676-1745 and Cromwell, Oliver, 1599-1658.
"Portrait of Catherine Howard; half length, turned to the right and looking towards the viewer, her hands clasped, wearing French hood edged with pearls, and pearl necklace; in oval frame, with curtain falling to the left, partly covering Catherine's ...
Alternative Title:
Catherine Howard Queen of King Henry VIII
Description:
Title from text in image.
Publisher:
John and Paul Knapton
Subject (Name):
Catherine Howard, Queen, consort of Henry VIII, King of England, -1542, and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
"Portrait, half-length, facing front, facing and looking to front, wearing a cap trimmed with lace, a dress with large sleeves, lace at the cuffs, and broad skirts, drawing together a lace-trimmed scarf around her neck."--British Museum online catalog...
McArdell, James, approximately 1729-1765, printmaker
Published / Created:
[between 1742 and 1765]
Call Number:
Folio 33 30 Copy 11
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Portrait of François du Quesnoy almost half-length to left and holding statuette of three putti, eyes to front, wearing broad-brimmed hat and wide collar."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title, printmaker, and state from: Smith, J.C. British mezzotinto portraits.
"Landscape with cattle drinking from a river at centre, in the right foreground two figures seen half-length, trees on either side; mountains in the right background."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
In the collection of the Honble. Horace Walpole Esqr
"Landscape with cattle drinking from a river at centre, in the right foreground two figures seen half-length, trees on either side; mountains in the right background."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
In the collection of the Honble. Horace Walpole Esqr
Depiction of four tear-shaped vessels, one at each corner of the plate, with a shorter cup-shaped vessel in the middle. These vessels were part of the collection which Conyers Middleton acquired in Rome in 1723-4 and sold to Horace Walpole in 1744
Description:
Title from index on signature A of volume.
Publisher:
R. Manby and H.S. Cox
Subject (Name):
Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Subject (Topic):
Classical antiquities, Containers, Glassware, and Pottery
