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1. Cliveden near Strawberry-Hill, Twickenham, formerly the villa of Mrs. Catherine Clive the comedian, and now of Miss Mary and Miss Agnes Berry, 1792 [art original].
- Creator:
- Barrow, Joseph Charles, artist
- Published / Created:
- [1792]
- Call Number:
- Folio 49 3582 (Oversize)
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Watercolor drawing of Little Strawberry Hill, which was home to the actress Kitty Clive in the 1780's and then to Mary and Agnes Berry after 1791. Trees flank either side of the house and a hedgerow separates the structure from the figures in the foreground. A man works in the garden on the left while a gentleman and lady walk arm in arm in the center of the image
- Description:
- Titled in Thomas Kirgate's hand below image on mounting page., Attribution to Joseph Charles Barrow from local catalog card., and Mounted on page 5 (formerly D) 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.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Twickenham (London, England)
- Subject (Name):
- Clive, Kitty, 1711-1785, Berry, Mary, 1763-1852, and Berry, Agnes, 1764-1852
- Subject (Topic):
- Homes and haunts, Buildings, structures, etc, Dwellings, and Estates
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Cliveden near Strawberry-Hill, Twickenham, formerly the villa of Mrs. Catherine Clive the comedian, and now of Miss Mary and Miss Agnes Berry, 1792 [art original].
2. Cottage at Strawberry Hill [art original]
- Creator:
- Barrow, Joseph Charles, artist
- Published / Created:
- [1791]
- Call Number:
- Folio 49 3582 (Oversize)
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Watercolor drawing of the cottage on the grounds of Horace Walpole's Strawberry Hill estate in Twickenham. The side of the cottage containing a large window faces the viewer, with the entrance and its portico facing left; a man, holding a cane in his right hand and carrying a folio volume under his left arm, walks away from the entrance. A watering can, a sickle, a wheelbarrow, and a rake are in the foreground; trees surround the cottage and are also visible in the background
- Alternative Title:
- Cottage, drawn by J.C. Barrow, 1791
- Description:
- Title, statement of responsibility, and date written in brown ink on verso, in Horace Walpole's hand., Alternative title, statement of responsibility, and date written by Horace Walpole below image on mounting page: The cottage, drawn by J.C. Barrow, 1791., and Mounted on page 202 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.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Twickenham (London, England)
- Subject (Name):
- Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797
- Subject (Topic):
- Homes and haunts, Buildings, structures, etc, Dwellings, and Estates
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Cottage at Strawberry Hill [art original]
3. Dr. Batty's house at Twickenham [art original]
- Creator:
- Heckel, Augustin, approximately 1690-1770, artist
- Published / Created:
- [1748]
- Call Number:
- SH Views H448 no. 2+ Box 200
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A view of the home of Dr. Batty in Twickenham from across the Thames. On shore in the foreground a string of houses pulls a load, which is not in view
- Alternative Title:
- View of Dr. Batty's House at Twickenham
- Description:
- Title, date, artist's initials, and artist name inscribed in ink, in the same hand., Inscribed in the lower right corner of the image: "AH. 1748." On the verso in the same hand, "by A. Heckel.", Drawing used as the basis of the engraving entitled: A view of Dr. Batty's house at Twickenham., and Watermarked: LV.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Twickenham (London, England)
- Subject (Name):
- Batty, Robert, 1763?-1849
- Subject (Topic):
- Homes and haunts, Buildings, structures, etc, Boats, Estates, and Landscapes (Representations)
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Dr. Batty's house at Twickenham [art original]
4. East view of Strawberry-hill near Twickenham in Middlesex [art original]
- Creator:
- Müntz, Jean-Henri, 1727-1798, artist
- Published / Created:
- [1758]
- Call Number:
- SH Views M92 no. 5 Box 110
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Drawing of Horace Walpole's home Strawberry Hill in Twickenham from the view in the southeast
- Alternative Title:
- East view of Strawberry Hill near Twickenham in Middlesex
- Description:
- Title inscribed by artist below image; signed and dated by the artist lower right of image., On verso in contemporary hand: Strawberry Hill en Middlesex maison de campagne de Mr. Horace Walpole. Added in pencil is a note (in French) giving biographical information on Walpole and noting that this drawing was likely to have been intended as a print, citing the presence of pinpricks that outline some of the buildings., and Johann Heinrich (or John Henry) Müntz (1727-1798), painter and architect, engaged by Walpole to paint at Strawberry Hill . He created a series of topographical drawings and copied old masters, but relations were broken off in late 1759 after a quarrel.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Twickenham (London, England), England, and Twickenham.
- Subject (Name):
- Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
- Subject (Topic):
- Homes and haunts, Buildings, structures, etc, and Houses
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > East view of Strawberry-hill near Twickenham in Middlesex [art original]
5. General view coming from Twickenham, looking S.W [art original].
- Creator:
- Carter, John, 1748-1817, artist
- Published / Created:
- [approximately 1790]
- Call Number:
- Folio 33 30 Copy 11
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A view of the grounds of Strawberry Hill, the villa only partially visible in the distance through a gap in the trees. In the foreground stands the obelisk on a knoll, behind and to the right of which is the cottage set back among the trees. At left is the field to the east of the villa, which is separated from the road by a wooden fence. A man walks along the road in the middle distance; further down the road, a carriage can be seen traveling towards the house
- Alternative Title:
- General view coming from Twickenham, looking southwest
- Description:
- Title written in ink below image., Attribution to John Carter from local catalog card., Date of production based on probable date for Richard Bull's assembly of the extra-illustrated volume in which this drawing appears. See Hazen., Mounted on page 19 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., and For further information, consult library staff.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Twickenham (London, England)
- Subject (Name):
- Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
- Subject (Topic):
- Homes and haunts, Buildings, structures, etc, Estates, and Dwellings
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > General view coming from Twickenham, looking S.W [art original].
6. Governor Pitt's house a [sic] Twickenham [art original]
- Creator:
- Heckel, Augustin, approximately 1690-1770, artist
- Published / Created:
- [1748]
- Call Number:
- SH Views H448 no. 1+ Box 200
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A view of the home of Governor Pitt in Twickenham from across the Thames. Several boats can be seen on the river, including one being pulled by a string of rowboats
- Alternative Title:
- Governor Pitt's house at Twickenham
- Description:
- Title written in ink at bottom of sheet., Signed in the lower right of image: AH [monogram]. 1748., and Compare this drawing to the print later published by John Bowles.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Twickenham (London, England)
- Subject (Name):
- Rivers, George Pitt, Baron, 1721-1803
- Subject (Topic):
- Homes and haunts, Buildings, structures, etc, Boats, Estates, and Landscapes (Representations)
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Governor Pitt's house a [sic] Twickenham [art original]
7. Little Strawberry Hill [art original]
- Creator:
- Berry, Mary, 1763-1852, artist
- Published / Created:
- [not before 1790]
- Call Number:
- SH Views B45 no. 1 Box 100
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A small pencil drawing of Little Strawberry Hill, a residence given to Mary and Agnes Berry by Horace Walpole, has been attributed to Mary Berry. A woman stands on the path in front of the house, as a man leans over the railing of the second story balcony. A second man walks toward the back of the house on the left
- Description:
- Title and artist name written on verso in brown ink, in unknown hand.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Twickenham (London, England)
- Subject (Name):
- Berry, Mary, 1763-1852 and Berry, Agnes, 1764-1852
- Subject (Topic):
- Homes and haunts, Buildings, structures, etc, and Houses
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Little Strawberry Hill [art original]
8. Mrs. Clive's monument erected by the late Lord Orford in Mr. Berry's garden at Twickenham [art original].
- Creator:
- Farington, Joseph, 1747-1821, artist
- Published / Created:
- [not before 1785]
- Call Number:
- SH Views F226 no. 2+ Box 200
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A drawing of the monument to Mrs. Clive int he garden of Mr. Berry in Twickenham, set in a grove. On the base is Horace Walpole's five-line epitaph
- Alternative Title:
- Horace Walpole's memorial to Kitty Clive
- Description:
- Title written below image in Thomas Kirgate's hand., Questionable attribution to Joseph Farington., and With Horace Walpole's epitaph engraved on the base: "Ye smiles & jests still hover round! This is Mirth's consecrated ground: ..." written after her visit to Strawberry Hill in 1774. (See Yale edition of Horace Walpole's correspondence, v. 2 , p. 374-5.)
- Subject (Geographic):
- Twickenham (London, England)
- Subject (Name):
- Clive, Kitty, 1711-1785
- Subject (Topic):
- Death and burial, Memorials, Monuments & memorials, and Buildings, structures, etc
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Mrs. Clive's monument erected by the late Lord Orford in Mr. Berry's garden at Twickenham [art original].
9. North east view of the above [Cliveden] [art original].
- Creator:
- Barrow, Joseph Charles, artist
- Published / Created:
- [1792?]
- Call Number:
- Folio 49 3582 (Oversize)
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Watercolor drawing of Little Strawberry Hill as viewed from the northeast. The house at center is mostly obscured by trees, with a lawn extending from the front of the house to the left. Caged hedges with hedge arches border a path on the near side of the lawn, and two women walk on the path towards the house. A man pushing a wheelbarrow stands in the right foreground, and next to him sits a girl with a basket of flowers
- Alternative Title:
- Northeast view of the above
- Description:
- Titled in Thomas Kirgate's hand below image on mounting page; "the above" in title refers to the drawing entited Cliveden near Strawberry-Hill ..., which is mounted above this drawing on the same page., Attribution to Joseph Charles Barrow from local catalog card., Date based on that of the drawing mounted above this drawing on the same page., and Mounted on page 5 (formerly D) 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.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Twickenham (London, England)
- Subject (Name):
- Clive, Kitty, 1711-1785, Berry, Mary, 1763-1852, and Berry, Agnes, 1764-1852
- Subject (Topic):
- Homes and haunts, Buildings, structures, etc, Dwellings, and Estates
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > North east view of the above [Cliveden] [art original].