Strawberry Hill chiefly taken in the year 1769 by Mr. Sandby [art original].

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Title: Strawberry Hill chiefly taken in the year 1769 by Mr. Sandby [art original].
Alternative Title: East front of Strawberry Hill
Creator: Sandby, Paul, 1731-1809, artist
Contributor: Wybrow and Barnard, Frame Makers and Gilders.
Published / Created: 1769.
Publication Place: England
Abstract: Watercolor of the southeast view of Horace Walpole's home, Strawberry Hill in Twickenham, with two workmen in the foreground rolling the lawn and clearing leaves
Description: Title taken from a note in Horace Walpole's hand on verso of the drawing, now obscured by added mount. Companion drawing to his: South front of Strawberry Hill. Cf. Lewis Walpole call no.: 49 3485 (12) no. 2.
Drawing that was later used as the basis of an engraving entitled "East front of Strawberry Hill".
Paul Sandby (bap. 1731-1809), English artist and architect.
For further information, consult library staff.
Provenance: Purchased by Wilmarth S. Lewis from Arthur U. Newton Galleries, January 1962.
Extent: 1 drawing : image 39.2 x 75.7 cm, on sheet 46.3 x 82.5 cm
Language: English

Genre: Watercolors British 18th century
Watermarks (Paper)
Material: watercolor with French mount outlined in ochre and ruled in red and black ink and gray wash ; and laid paper 15 7/16 x 29.75 in; sheet 18.25 x 32.5 in.
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Geographic): England
Twickenham.
Subject (Name): Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England),
Subject (Topic): Houses
Subjects: Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Houses > England > Twickenham
British > 18th century
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 > Ms. notes

Access: Public
Rights: The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
Citation: Paul Sandby. Strawberry Hill chiefly taken in the year 1769 by Mr. Sandby. The Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University.