Interior of a surgery: a surgeon sits on a barrel and operates on the lower left leg of a peasant man who is writhing in pain. An old woman stands behind them with her arm in a sling. Shelves are on the walls in the background; a stuffed animal hangs ...
Interior of a surgery: a surgeon sits on a barrel and operates on the lower left leg of a peasant man who is writhing in pain. An old woman stands behind them with her arm in a sling. Shelves are on the walls in the background; a stuffed animal hangs ...
Wash drawing of the bronze vase, urn-shaped with a base and stem and handles, that was kept by Horace Walpole in the Tribune at Strawberry Hill. On the side of the vase is a scene in bas-relief, taken from an antique by Fiammingo, of five naked boys s...
Wash drawing of a vase that was kept by Horace Walpole in the Tribune at Strawberry Hill. Visible near the top of the vase are images of dogs, birds, and a potted plant growing around a stake
Alternative Title:
Size of the original
Description:
Title devised by curator; alternative title from annotation in pencil.
Drawing of the ornate chalice kept by Horace Walpole in the Tribune at Strawberry Hill. The side of the cup has several rectangular jewels inlaid around the image of an angel; the cover is decorated with images of animals and is topped with a female f...
Wash drawing of a vase that was kept by Horace Walpole in the Tribune at Strawberry Hill. Visible near the top of the vase is part of a depiction of a sacrifice to Priapus, the scene wrapping around the back of the vase
Description:
Title devised by curator.
Subject (Name):
Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England) and Priapus (Greek deity),
Drawing of a bust of Anne-Marie (Dughet) Poussin, wife of Nocolo Poussin, executed in terra-cotta by Fiammingo. This sculpture, which came from Pierre-Jean Mariette's collection, was kept by Horace Walpole in the Great North Bedchamber at Strawberry H...
Wash drawing of the back of the 16th-century oak chair kept by Horace Walpole in the Holbein Chamber at Strawberry Hill. The Latin text carved on one of the arms of the chair is visible
Watercolor drawing of the front of the 16th-century oak chair kept by Horace Walpole in the Holbein Chamber at Strawberry Hill. The Latin text carved into the arms and back of the chair is reproduced below image, in ink using open lettering
