Wash drawing of the back of the 16th-century oak chair kept by Horace Walpole in the Holbein Chamber at Strawberry Hill. The Latin text carved on one of the arms of the chair is visible
Watercolor drawing of the front of the 16th-century oak chair kept by Horace Walpole in the Holbein Chamber at Strawberry Hill. The Latin text carved into the arms and back of the chair is reproduced below image, in ink using open lettering
Wash drawing of the side of the 16th-century oak chair, with Latin text carved into the arms and back of the chair, kept by Horace Walpole in the Holbein Chamber at Strawberry Hill
A drawing of the Roman sepulchral altar that was kept by Horace Walpole in the Gallery at Strawberry Hill. The side of the altar bears an image in bas-relief of a man sacrificing; below the image is the inscription "TI. CLAVDIVS AVG. L. DOCILIS AEDITV...
Description:
Title devised by curator.
Subject (Name):
Vespasian, Emperor of Rome, 9-79, and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Wash drawing of a bronze and marble bust of an unidentified young man, perhaps the Roman emperor Vespasian. This statue may have been kept by Horace Walpole in the Tribune at Strawberry Hill
Alternative Title:
Head and neck bronze the body of ivory
Description:
Title devised by curator; alternative title written in ink below image: The head and neck bronze the body of ivory.
Five soldi coin of Theodore, King of Corsica. The obverse, comprising the left half of the design, bears the letters "T R" topped with a crown and the date "1736" below. The reverse, comprising the right half of the design, has the text "Soldi cinqe" ...
Description:
Title devised by curator.
Publisher:
Printed at Strawberry-Hill
Subject (Name):
Neuhof, Théodore-Antoine, baron de, 1690-1756. and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Five soldi coin of Theodore, King of Corsica. The obverse, comprising the left half of the design, bears the letters "T R" topped with a crown and the date "1736" below. The reverse, comprising the right half of the design, has the text "Soldi cinqe" ...
Description:
Title devised by curator.
Publisher:
Printed at Strawberry-Hill
Subject (Name):
Neuhof, Théodore-Antoine, baron de, 1690-1756. and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Pair of wash drawings of the curfew, or couvre-feu, from Mr. Gostling's collection that was kept by Horace Walpole in the fireplace of the Library at Strawberry Hill. The drawing on the left shows the object with the opening facing towards the viewer;...
Pair of wash drawings of the curfew, or couvre-feu, from Mr. Gostling's collection that was kept by Horace Walpole in the fireplace of the Library at Strawberry Hill. The drawing on the left shows the object with the opening facing towards the viewer;...
