View of the Horace Walpole's Gothic villa Strawberry Hill, seen across the parkland to the left, surrounded by trees
Alternative Title:
Strawberry Hill, the seat of the Right Honourable Horace Walpole at Twickenham, Middlesex
Description:
Title engraved below image., Copy of: South view of Strawberry-Hill, the seat of the Honble. Mr. Walpole / P. Sandby R.A. pinxt. ; M.A. Rooker sculpt. [London] : Published according to act of Parliament G. Kearsly, at No. 46 in Fleet Street, Augt. 1st, 1775., Above the image, right corner: "7"., and Description based on imperfect impression; sheet trimmed to plate mark on top edge.
Publisher:
Publish'd 12th Sepr. 1792 by Robt. Sayer & Co., Fleet Street, London
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
A view of the south front of Strawberry Hill as seen through the trees on the grounds. A woman and child walk hand in hand towards the right in the foreground
Alternative Title:
South front of Strawberry Hill
Description:
Title inscribed in ink below image, unidentified hand. Date in pencil below title., "Original drawing by Martin A. Rooker" written in pencil below image in unknown hand., and Attribution to Edward Edwards based on later engraving of the image by F. Jukes attributing the original to E. Edwards.
Subject (Geographic):
England, Twickenham., and Twickenham (London, England)
Subject (Name):
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts, Dwellings, Buildings, structures, etc, and Estates
Page 7. Reminiscences, written in MDCCLXXXVIII, for the amusement of Miss Mary and Miss Agnes Berry ...
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
View of the cottage on the grounds of Horace Walpole's estate Strawberry Hill, seen in the middle distance surrounded by trees. The entrance and its portico face the viewer; a large bow window faces right. Smoke rises from one of the two chimneys atop the pitched roof
Description:
Title written in ink below image., Signed and dated by the artist in lower right corner., and Bound in as page 7 in an extra-illustrated copy of: Walpole, H. Reminiscences, written in MDCCLXXXVIII, for the amusement of Miss Mary and Miss Agnes Berry ... London : Printed by Richard Taylor and Co., 1805.
Subject (Geographic):
Twickenham (London, England)
Subject (Name):
Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Subject (Topic):
Buildings, structures, etc, Estates, and Outbuildings
Title etched below image., First state of the plate, before volume and page numbering added in upper right corner., Publication information from that of the volume for which the plate was engraved., Plate engraved for: A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole. Strawberry-Hill : Printed by Thomas Kirgate, 1784., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Mounted on page 167 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., and 1 print : etching with engraving on laid paper ; sheet 20.1 x 14 cm.
Title etched below image., First state of the plate, before volume and page numbering added in upper right corner., Publication information from that of the volume for which the plate was engraved., Plate engraved for: A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole. Strawberry-Hill : Printed by Thomas Kirgate, 1784., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Mounted on page 205 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 with engraving on laid paper ; plate mark 20.1 x 14 cm, on sheet 25.4 x 21.4 cm., and For further information, consult library staff.
Godfrey, Richard Bernard, approximately 1728-, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1798?]
Call Number:
SH Views P266 no. 2 Impression 1 Box 115
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Alternative Title:
View from the Great Bedchamber at Strawberry Hill
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate from: The works of Horatio Walpole, Earl of Orford. London : Printed for G.G. and J. Robinson, 1798., Numbered in upper right corner: Vol. II. P. 494., and For further information, consult library staff.
View from the Holbein Chamber at Horace Walpole's villa Strawberry Hill, out to the grounds. Through a grove of shade, the viewer sees in the far distance the town of Richmond as well as boats on the Thames. A path over the bridge leads from the river, past the obelisk and into the shady grove. In the distance, a woman and two men stroll along the path; in the foreground a well-dressed couple stroll towards the house, the man gesturing with his hat
Description:
Joseph Charles Barrow (flourished 1789-1802), English artist., Title from printed label pasted in center of wash-line border, lower edge; label printed at Strawberry Hill Press., Signed and dated by the artist in lower left corner of wash-line border; also signed "Barrow 1792" in lower left corner of image., and Formerly laid in at page 4 (formerly C) 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 edition), numbers 30, copy 12.
Subject (Name):
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Harding, G. P. (George Perfect), 1780-1853, artist
Published / Created:
[not after 1824]
Call Number:
Folio 33 30 Copy 4
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
View from the cottage on Horace Walpole's Strawberry Hill estate, with the Thames and the obelisk in the distance. Three cattle are on the lawn in the foreground; additional greenery includes trees and shrubs. Two small bridges crossing a stream are visible
Description:
Title written in ink below image., Unsigned; questionable attribution to George Perfect Harding from local card catalog record., Date based on date of William Bawtree's death., and Mounted on page 204 of William Bawtree's extra-illustrated copy of: Horace Walpole's A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole (Strawberry Hill : Printed by Thomas Kirgate, 1784). See A.T. Hazen's Bibliography of the Strawberry Hill Press (1973 ed.), no. 30, copy 11.
Subject (Name):
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Drawing of part of the grounds of Strawberry Hill, as viewed from the terrace of the villa. A row of trees dominates the scene, their dense foliage occupying the upper half of the image; small houses and a team of horses are visible in the distance between the trunks. A woman and girl walk beneath the trees near the center of the image; a man with a sickle stands under the tree on the far right
Description:
Title from note on verso in Horace Walpole's hand., Signed with initials and dated by the artist on mount., and Mounted on page 179 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 (Name):
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Godfrey, Richard Bernard, approximately 1728- printmaker
Published / Created:
[approximately 1784]
Call Number:
Folio 49 3582 (Oversize)
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Alternative Title:
View from the terrace at Strawberry Hill
Description:
Title etched below image., First state of the plate, before volume and page numbering added in upper right corner., Publication information from that of the volume for which the plate was engraved., Plate engraved for: A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole. Strawberry-Hill : Printed by Thomas Kirgate, 1784., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Mounted on page 179 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., 1 print : etching with engraving on laid paper ; sheet 16.6 x 20.4 cm., and Sheet trimmed to plate mark.
Publisher:
Printed by Thomas Kirgate
Subject (Name):
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)