| Collection | George II |
| Reference | GEO/MAIN/52959 |
| Title | Inscription for a statue of Pope Benedict XIV |
| Date | [1757] |
| Writer | Walpole, Horace |
| Description | Copy. This is not the hand of Horace Walpole |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 1 document (4 pages) |
| Physical Description | Loose manuscript paper; mounted |
| Access Conditions | Available in surrogate form only |
| Related Material | In the sale of Horace Walpole’s collection at Strawberry Hill in 1842 (G. Robins, the valuable contents of Strawberry Hill…, eighteenth day, 14 May 1842, lot 115 (Green Closet) was:
‘The Head of Pope Benedict XIV. , taken in 1757, with a beautiful Eulogy in Lord Orford’s own handwriting, on this the best of the Roman Pontifs. - Vide back of the model’. GEO/MAIN/52959 is a transcript of the inscription on the back of that portrait |
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| Level | Item |
| Credit | All rights reserved |