Design of a fictitious steeple for Nich. Hardinge Esq. of Kingston [art original].

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Title: Design of a fictitious steeple for Nich. Hardinge Esq. of Kingston [art original].
Alternative Title: Design for Nich. Hardinge Esq. by R. Bentley 1753
Creator: Bentley, R. (Richard), 1708-1782, artist
Published / Created: [1753]
Publication Place: Strawberry Hill
Abstract: On the recto, a drawing showing a Gothic steeple with a clock on a section of tile roof. On the verso, a small pencil sketch of a detail of a clock?
Description: Title from Horace Walpole's note in ink on mount below drawing.
Formerly mounted on leaf 40 in an album assembled by Horace Walpole: Drawings and designs by Richd. Bentley ... [Strawberry Hill], [ca. 1760].
Provenance: Sold at Strawberry Hill Sale, day viii, lot 57, to William Knight, Esq., £4.2.0; London sale number lot 1255 of the 10th day of sale, with the lot number still preserved on spine. Sold by Spencer through Fletcher to W.S. Lewis for £210, May 1926.
Extent: 2 drawings on 1 sheet : design 37.7 x 22 cm and design 5.0 x 4 cm, on sheet 37.7 x 22 cm
Language: English

Genre: Design drawings
Watercolors British 18th century
Material: pencil and pen and watercolor ; and wove paper.
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Topic): Clocks & watches
Steeples
Subjects: Clocks & watches
Steeples
British > 18th century
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 > Ms. notes
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: Richard Bentley, Design of a Fictitious Steeple for Nich. Hardinge Esq. of Kingston. The Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University.