"Portrait as a young man; head and shoulders directed and looking to left, wearing a doublet with puffed sleeves and a high collar, and a cap with a plume, set at a tilt; after Holbein; in a rectangular frame."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate from: Harding, S. Shakespeare illustrated, by an assemblage of portraits & views ... London : S. & E. Harding, 1793., Mounted on page 121 of Richard Bull's copiously extra-illustrated copy of: Walpole, H. A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole. Strawberry Hill : Printed by Thomas Kirgate, 1784. See Hazen, A.T. Bibliography of the Strawberry Hill Press (1973 ed.), no. 30, copy 13., 1 print : stipple engraving on laid paper ; sheet 18.9 x 13.8 cm., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., and For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
Pubd. Jany. 1, 1791, by E. Harding, No. 132 Fleet Street
Subject (Name):
Surrey, Henry Howard, Earl of, 1517?-1547,, Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616., and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Godfrey, Richard Bernard, approximately 1728- printmaker
Published / Created:
[approximately 1784] and [printing after 1798]
Call Number:
SH Views P266 no. 1 Impression 1 Box 115
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A view of the cottage on the grounds of Horace Walpole's villa Strawberry Hill, as seen through a grove of trees
Alternative Title:
East view of the cottage-garden at Strawberry Hill
Description:
Title engraved below image., In the upper right corner, above image: "Vol.II.P.509.", Plate from: The works of Horatio Walpole, Earl of Orford. London: Printed for G.G. and J. Robinson, 1798-1825, vol. ii., and First state of the plate, without volume and page numbering, engraved for: A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole. Strawberry-Hill : Printed by Thomas Kirgate, 1784.
Publisher:
G.G. and J. Robinson
Subject (Name):
Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England) and Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797
Probably representing one of the "pair of beautiful old carved solid ebony chairs, of the Elizabethan period, pierced backs, richly decorated with birds, flowers and figures, twisted rails, the frames finely carved in scrolls, and cane sear"--1842 Strawberry Hill sale catalogue, day 17, lot 54.
Description:
Title engraved below image. and Text above image: "Date the beginning of the 17th century."
Publisher:
Pubd. June 2, 1834 by Wm. Pickering, Chancery Lane
Portrait of Edward Herbert of Cherbury; whole length, reclining on the ground, on his side, one arm propping up his head, a shield over the other arm
Description:
Title etched below image., Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark with loss of title and imprint statement from bottom edge. Description based on a more perfect impression., Mounted on page 77 of Richard Bull's copiously extra-illustrated copy of: Walpole, H. A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole. Strawberry Hill : Printed by Thomas Kirgate, 1784. See Hazen, A.T. Bibliography of the Strawberry Hill Press (1973 ed.), no. 30, copy 13., With Richard Bull's manuscript title in ink below image, on mounting page: Lord Herbert of Cherbury., and For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
Publish'd as the act directs May 1st, 1797, by E. Jeffery, Pall Mall
Subject (Name):
Herbert of Cherbury, Edward Herbert, Baron, 1583-1648, and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
"Bust portrait of the actress Elizabeth Barry, in profile to left, hair pulled back and loosely fastened, falling down back and over right shoulder, wearing loose, low-necked gown, button at left shoulder; oval frame."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Elizabeth Barry
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate from: The biographical mirrour. London : Published by S. and E. Harding, Pall-Mall, 1795-[1814?]., Sheet trimmed within plate mark on bottom edge., Engraved after the picture kept by Horace Walpole in the Round Bedchamber at Strawberry Hill., and Mounted on page 170 of Horace Walpole's extra-illustrated copy of his: A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole. Strawberry Hill : Printed by Thomas Kirgate, 1784. See Hazen, A.T. Bibliography of the Strawberry Hill Press (1973 ed.), no. 30, copy 12.
Publisher:
Pub. Dec. 17, 1792, by E. & S. Harding, Pall Mall
Subject (Name):
Barry, Elizabeth, approximately 1658-1713, and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
"Bust portrait of the actress Elizabeth Barry, in profile to left, hair pulled back and loosely fastened, falling down back and over right shoulder, wearing loose, low-necked gown, button at left shoulder; oval frame."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Elizabeth Barry
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate from: The biographical mirrour. London : Published by S. and E. Harding, Pall-Mall, 1795-[1814?]., Sheet trimmed within plate mark on bottom edge., Engraved after the picture kept by Horace Walpole in the Round Bedchamber at Strawberry Hill., Mounted on page 220 of Richard Bull's copiously extra-illustrated copy of: Walpole, H. A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole. Strawberry Hill : Printed by Thomas Kirgate, 1784. See Hazen, A.T. Bibliography of the Strawberry Hill Press (1973 ed.), no. 30, copy 13., 1 print : stipple engraving with etching on wove paper ; oval sheet 13.1 x 10.4 cm., Imperfect; oval portrait only is present, with the rest of the sheet (including all text) trimmed away., Manuscript title in ink on mounting page below image: Mrs. Barry., and For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
Pub. Dec. 17, 1792, by E. & S. Harding, Pall Mall
Subject (Name):
Barry, Elizabeth, approximately 1658-1713, and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
A view of the entrance to Horace Walpole's house Strawberry Hill and the 1759 wing shows a servant emerging from the studded front door on his way to the kitchen via the Little Cloister. There was no internal communication between the hall and kitchen on the ground floor
Description:
Title engraved below image., In upper right engraved above image: "Vol.II. P.400.", Plate originally engraved for Horace Walpole's 1784 edition of the Description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole. Volume and plate number added for the 1798 edition of the Works of Horatio Walpole, Earl of Orford. London : G.G. and J. Robinson. 1798-1825., and Partial watermark visible: "1 7".
Publisher:
G.G. and J. Robinson
Subject (Geographic):
England and Twickenham.
Subject (Name):
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
View of a wooden barn on the left, with a small square house surrounded by a picket fence beyond and a row of trees running between them; a whet-stone standing near a log in the field in front and a man in the right foreground (Thomas Kirgate, the printer) standing holding a volume tucked under his arm
Description:
Title etched below image., Also signed in image: E.E. 1783., Later state, with aquatint added. For earlier state, see Lewis Walpole Library call no.: SH Views Ed25 no. 8+., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Mounted on page 187 of Horace Walpole's extra-illustrated copy of his: A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole. Strawberry Hill : Printed by Thomas Kirgate, 1784. See Hazen, A.T. Bibliography of the Strawberry Hill Press (1973 ed.), no. 30, copy 12.
Publisher:
Published as the act directs Feby. 1st, 1784, by F. Jukes, No. 1 Great Marylebone Street
Subject (Name):
Kirgate, Thomas, 1734-1810., Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England), and Strawberry Hill Press (Twickenham, London, England)
View of a wooden barn on the left, with a small square house surrounded by a picket fence beyond and a row of trees running between them; a whet-stone standing near a log in the field in front and a man in the right foreground (Thomas Kirgate, the printer) standing holding a volume tucked under his arm
Description:
Title etched below image., Also signed in image: E.E. 1783., Later state, with aquatint added. For earlier state, see Lewis Walpole Library call no.: SH Views Ed25 no. 8+., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Mounted on page 237 of Richard Bull's copiously extra-illustrated copy of: Walpole, H. A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole. Strawberry Hill : Printed by Thomas Kirgate, 1784. See Hazen, A.T. Bibliography of the Strawberry Hill Press (1973 ed.), no. 30, copy 13., 1 print : etching and aquatint on laid paper ; sheet 20.8 x 25.2 cm., and For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
Published as the act directs Feby. 1st, 1784, by F. Jukes, No. 1 Great Marylebone Street
Subject (Name):
Kirgate, Thomas, 1734-1810., Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England), and Strawberry Hill Press (Twickenham, London, England)