print;
visiting-card
- Museum number
- D,1.133-146
- Description
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First page of a folded sheet, fourteen decorated visiting cards, belonging to European dipolmats and officials; dated by Banks between 1778-1796; names transcribed as they appear on the card; text within [] indicates handwritten notes:
SSB: [Saxony]
D,1.133: 'Mr d'Enest'; [1781]
D,1.134: 'Mr Ernest'; [1782]
D,1.135: 'Mr Ernest'; [1790]
D,1.136: 'Mr Ernst Conseiller Imbassade de Saxe'; [1789]
SSB: [Spain]
D,1.137: 'Le Prince de Masserano Powis House / Gretton Fecit'; [1778]
D,1.138: 'La Princesse de Masseran Powis House'; [1787]
D,1.139: 'Mr D'Otamendi Powis House'
D,1.140: Greek vase; 'D Anduaga Secret D'Ambas d'Espagne'; [1779]
D,1.141: St Mark's Square, Venice; 'Gasparo Soderini Ministro Residente di Venezia'; [1787]
D,1.142: Roman ruins; 'Le Cher D'Escarano / Lockington sculp Shug Lane'; [1782]
D,1.143: 'Le Chevalier de Campo; [1793]
D,1.144: 'Le Marquis del Campo; [1786]
D,1.145: Victory in chariot; 'Mr de las Casas Ambassadeur d'Espagne / B Salesa del P Fontana inc'; [(March 28 1796) (Victory)]
D,1.146: [L'ambasadeur d'Espagne prie Milord Besborough de Vouloir de Vouloir bien se trouver a la fete qu'il donnera le mardi 2 juin a Renelagh, pour le Retablishment da Roy qui sera honerée de la prescence de S.M. la Reine / One {illegible} les portes a huit heures et demi {illegible} N.B. L'ambasadeur Vous supplie de le p{illegible} avant le 28 May se vouse lay fere l'honneur d'assiste a la fete]
- Production date
- 1778-1796 (c.)
- Dimensions
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Height: 123 millimetres
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Height: 35 millimetres
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Width: 188 millimetres (largest)
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Width: 62 millimetres (smallest)
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- The visiting cards still kept in original folder, with second page: D,1.147-155
Visiting cards are assumed to be associated with the people holding the title engraved on the card at time of handwritten date, unless otherwise stated here.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1818
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- D,1.133-146
