Poems

Name:

Hompesch, Ferdinand, Baroness; Metastasio, Pietro, 1698-1782

Timespan:

19th century; 18th century

Date:

1788

Description:

Comprises poems to family members (her brother Hugh, her sister Joanna Christian, Louise de Hompesch, Baron William Hompesch, and to Baron Ferdinand Hompesch); on places (Netley Abbey, Carisbrooke Castle, Winchester Cathedral, the Isle of Wight), on the death of Robert Burns, and to Napoleon. There are also translations from German and French, but mostly a number of translations from Metastasio. Collection appears to have been compiled and annotated by Clementina Elphinstone, whose name appears on the title page, and who is the subject of one of the poems "To Clem: Elphinstone" on folio numbered 124. This collection was completed after the death of the Baroness Ferdinand Hompesch in 1803, and probably after 1805 (after the death of Sir Richard Worsley, 1751-1805, see note on f. 6v).

Language:

English

Provenance:

Formerly owned by Clementina Elphinstone (signature, f. i recto).; Sold by Sotheby's (London), 1997.

Subject:

Elphinstone, Clementina Elphinstone, Lady, 1719-1799; English poetry -- 18th century; English poetry; English poetry -- Women authors -- 19th century; English poetry -- Women authors

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Codices; Manuscripts, English; Manuscripts, European; manuscripts (documents)

Physical Description:

140 leaves : paper; 237 x 182 (212 x 171) mm bound to 245 x 195 mm

Rights:

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Notes:

Ms. codex.; Poems, presumably by the wife of Baron Ferdinand Ludwig Joseph Anton Hompesch. She was related to Baroness Louise de Hompesch (1777?-1801); according to a note in this volume she died on 29 January 1803.; Title and attribution from title page (f. i recto).; Foliation: Paper, ii (contemporary paper) + 140 + ii (contemporary paper); [i], 1-56, 97-165, [166-179]; contemporary or near contemporary foliation in ink, modern foliation in pencil, upper right recto. Contemporary pagination beginning on the verso of f. 165 with p. 167-192, [ii].; Script: Written in a cursive script by a single hand.; Binding: 19th-century marbled boards.; Origin: Written in England after 1805.

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Codex 632