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| Artist: | Edward Edwards (1738-1806) |
| Title: | The Beauclerk Cabinet, 1784 |
| Description: | Ebony |
"An ebony cabinet," begins Walpole's description, "ornamented with ormolu, lapis-lazuli, agates, pieces of ancient enamel, bas-reliefs of Wedgwood, and capital drawings of a gipsy girl and beautiful children by Lady Diana Beaucler, with other drawings by her; and with strawberries and Mr. Walpole's arms with crest." Inside the door, Walpole attached a brass plaque: "This cabinet was ordered by and made at the expense of Mr Horace Walpole in 1784 to receive the Drawings which were all design'd and executed by the Right Honourable Lady Diana Beauclerk." It was kept in the Great North Bedchamber nearby.