Watercolor drawing of Horace Walpole's Strawberry Hill villa in Twickenham, as viewed from the west. The Round Tower is seen at the center of the image, the rest of the house extending into the middle distance on the right. A man walks in the forground in front of a brick wall; a cloud-filled sky is seen above
Alternative Title:
West view of Strawberry Hill
Description:
Title devised by curator., Signed and dated by the artist in lower right corner., Mounted on page 15 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, and Dwellings
A view of the north front of Horace Walpole's home Strawberry Hill with a procession lead by a group of monks proceeding away from the viewer toward the entrance of the villa. Also on the road are a coach and a post-chaise with a dog racing along side, supposedly on their way to Hampton Court. On the far right along the fence that encloses the property opposite, is a fountain whose spout is in the shape of a lion's head
Alternative Title:
North entrance of Strawberry Hill
Description:
Title devised by curator. and Note on back of frame: "Rowlandson, North Entrance of Strawberry Hill."
Subject (Geographic):
Twickenham (London, England), England, and Twickenham.
Subject (Name):
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts, Buildings, structures, etc, Dwellings, Carriages & coaches, Houses, Monks, Fountains, and Religious processions
A view of the south side of Horace Walpole's villa in Twickenham, Strawberry Hill, from across the lawn, with the Thames in the distance
Description:
Title devised by curator. and This design is attributed to J. Farington on the print entitled "Strawberry Hill" published by J. & J. Boydell in June 1793 and etched by J.C. Stadler.
Subject (Geographic):
Twickenham (London, England)
Subject (Name):
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts, Estates, and Buildings, structures, etc
A view of the west front of Horace Walpole's home, Strawberry Hill, as seen from across the road. On the left a man on horseback rides away from the viewer. In the distance a man walks away from the door in the wall around the villa. The foreground on the right is cast in shadow
Description:
Title devised by curator., Attributed to William Pars., and One of two similar watercolors by Pars in the Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University.
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, and Estates