[Two drawings of views of Strawberry Hill, Twickenham, England].
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Description
- Title
- [Two drawings of views of Strawberry Hill, Twickenham, England].
- Contributor
- Villedary, J., papermaker.
- Published / Created
- [between 1784-1812?]
- Publication Place
- London? and England London
- Abstract
-
Two drawings of views for Strawberry Hill house in Twickenham, both similar to two drawings mounted in Horace Walpole's extra-illustrated copy of his: A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole (Strawberry Hill : Printed by Thomas Kirgate, 1784). A) Is a view of the grounds of Strawberry Hill, the villa only partially visible through a gap in the trees. In the foreground stands the obelisk on a knoll. B) A view of Strawberry Hill across the south lawn
- Description
-
Title devised by cataloger.
Unsigned drawings.
The first drawing (A) has watermark J. Villedary; the mill was active in Holland from 1758-1812.
Both drawings window mounted on album paper at edges. - Provenance
- Grosvenor; September 2025.
- Extent
- 2 drawings : sheets 21.8 x 31.4 cm, mounted to 26.2 x 37.8 cm
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been completely digitized.
- Language
-
English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- SH Views Un58 no. 18 Box 125
- Container / Volume
- a
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
- Wash drawings
- Material
- sepia wash ; and laid paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Geographic)
-
Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
England
London. - Subject (Name)
- Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797
- Subject (Topic)
-
Homes and haunts
Buildings, structures, etc
Estates - Subjects
-
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 > Homes and haunts
Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England) > Buildings, structures, etc
Estates > England > London
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
Identifiers
- Catalog Record
- 991011154066308651
- Object ID (OID)
- 33446077
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