The cohüe or town house at St. Helier in Jersey designed by Richd. Bentley 1755 [art original].

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Title: The cohüe or town house at St. Helier in Jersey designed by Richd. Bentley 1755 [art original].
Creator: Bentley, R. (Richard), 1708-1782, artist
Published / Created: [between 1752 and 1756]
Publication Place: Jersey?
Abstract: Unexecuted design for the town hall in Jersey, with scale. Bentley lived in Jersey between the years 1752 and 1756. On the verso, a small calculation in ink
Description: Title written in ink by Horace Walpole below design.
Formerly mounted on leaf 41 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: 1 drawing : sheet 25.1 x 38.3 cm
Language: English

Genre: Design drawings
Wash drawings British 18th century
Material: pen and wash ; and laid paper.
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Geographic): Jersey.
Subject (Topic): City & town halls
Subjects: Jersey
City & town halls
British > 18th century
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 > Ms. notes
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 > Ownership

Access: Public
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Citation: The Cohue or Town House at St. Helier in Jersey Designed by Richd. Bentley 1755. The Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University.