Chapel in the garden at Strawberry Hill, Twickenham [art original].

Description

Title: Chapel in the garden at Strawberry Hill, Twickenham [art original].
Published / Created: [approximately 1785]
Publication Place: England
Abstract: Watercolor drawing of the chapel on the grounds of Horace Walpole's estate Strawberry Hill, in Twickenham, Middlesex, before the completion of the approach
Description: Title written in unknown contemporary hand at bottom of sheet, below image.
Chapel completed in 1773. A 1784 print of the chapel shows later development of the approach to the chapel with a curved walk and garden ornaments. Date of ca. 1785 suggested by Michael Snodin.
Formerly shelved as part of the SH Views collection.
Unknown artist.
For further information, consult library staff.
Provenance: This drawing is possibly one of a collection dispersed at the Strawberry Hill Sale, 1842, viii, 154. Chewton Collection of Lord Waldegrave, to W.S. Lewis, 1948.
Extent: 1 drawing : image 24.7 x 20.1 cm, on sheet 25.6 x 21 cm, mounted to 28.7 x 23.3 cm
Language: English

Genre: Pictorial works
Watercolors British 18th century
Material: watercolor with pen and ink ;, laid paper., and image 9.75 x 8 15/16 in., on sheet 10 1/16 x 8.25 in., mounted to 11 5/16 x 9 3/16 in.
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Name): Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Subject (Topic): Chapels
Estates
Garden structures
Subjects: Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England) > Pictorial works
Chapels
Estates
Garden structures
British > 18th century
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 > Ownership

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: Chapel in the Garden at Strawberry Hill, Twickenham. The Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University.