George Dance (1741-1825) [Aw636]
DR HOWLEY FLIES OVER THE HEADS OF ALL THE BISHOPS: A CARTOON AND ITS ORIGINAL SKETCH, 1813
Cartoon: pen and ink over pencil with watermark: C Wilmott 1810; inscribed at top: Volo Episcopari; inscribed lower right: Dr Hxxxxx flies over the heads of all the bishops; A fragment found at Tunbridge Wells, Aug 29 1813 GD (H. 13cm, W. 24.5cm). Sketch: pencil; inscribed: Volo Episcopari (H. 20cm, W. 30.5cm)
William Howley was a Fellow of Winchester College at the time of his appointment of Bishop of London in 1813. He later became Archbishop of Canterbury. Thomas Lawrence’s portrait of Howley is in the College’s collection [Ao68].
Provenance: From an album formed by George Ashburnham, Viscount St Asaph (1785–1813); Lowell Libson & Jonny Yarker Ltd, from whom purchased by the College, November 2020
