Title from text etched at bottom of plate; the name "Wm. Beckford" in title is an etched facsimile of Beckford's signature., Date of publication from that of the periodical in which the plate appeared., Plate from: The lady's magazine. London : S. Robinson, v. 3 (New Series) no. 12, December 1822., and Two images on one plate, each with a caption etched below; upper image is captioned "View from the great western entrance" and lower image is captioned "S.E. view."
Title etched below image., Plate from: Havell, R. A series of picturesque views of noblemen's & gentlemen's seats ... London : Published ... by R. Havell, Chapel Strt., 1823., Dedication etched below title: To William Beckford Esqr., the founder of this splendid mansion, the present plate is inscribed., and Sheet trimmed to plate mark.
Publisher:
Published July 1, 1823, by R. Havell, 3 Chapel St., Tottenham Court Road
Varrall, John Charles, active 1818-1848, printmaker
Published / Created:
April 1, 1823.
Call Number:
Babb-Beckford no. 73
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Alternative Title:
Fonthill Abbey, distant view from southwest
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate from: Britton, J. Graphical and literary illustrations of Fonthill Abbey, Wiltshire. London : Printed for the author, 1823., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark on top edge.
"View of park, with lake in the centre, the house on the other side of the lake, two figures under trees in the left foreground, one standing and playing the flue, the other sitting and listening, herd and flock to the right; after JMW Turner (Wilton 334)."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate from: Angus, W. The seats of the nobility and gentry in Great Britain ... [Islington] : Published by W. Angus ..., Feby. 1, 1787 [i.e. 1787-1815], "Pl. 50"--Upper right corner., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Publisher:
Published as the act directs March 1st, 1800, by W. Angus, No. 4 Gwynne's Buildings, Islington
"View of park, with lake in the centre, the house on the other side of the lake, two figures under trees in the left foreground, one standing and playing the flue, the other sitting and listening, herd and flock to the right; after JMW Turner (Wilton 334)."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate from: Angus, W. The seats of the nobility and gentry in Great Britain ... [Islington] : Published by W. Angus ..., Feby. 1, 1787 [i.e. 1787-1815], "Pl. 50"--Upper right corner., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., 1 print : steel engraving on wove paper ; sheet 20.4 x 26.3 cm., and Sheet trimmed to plate mark.
Publisher:
Published as the act directs March 1st, 1800, by W. Angus, No. 4 Gwynne's Buildings, Islington
Title etched below image., Plate from: Hoare, R.C. The history of modern Wiltshire: hundred of Dunworth and vale of Noddre. London : Printed by and for John Bowyer Nichols and son ..., 1829., and "Plate III"--Above image.
View of the house from across a field, trees on either side and a low hill rising in the background; horses, sheep and cows graze in the foreground
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate from: Hutchins, J. The history and antiquities of the county of Dorset. 2nd ed. London : Printed by J. Nichols, 1796-1815., "Vol. I, p. 584"--Upper right corner., and Laid in at beginning (between front free end-paper and flyleaf) of volume 1 of an extra-illustrated copy of: Moore, T. Memoirs of the life of the Right Honourable Richard Brinsley Sheridan.
Publisher:
Published as the act directs July 1, 1794, by J. Nichols, Red Lion Passage, London
Page 121.11. Description of the villa of Horace Walpole ...
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Titles from notes in ink below images, in Horace Walpole's hand., Unsigned; attributed to Horace Walpole by curator., Date of production based on Horace Walpole's death date., Two small drawings on one sheet, side by side. The leftmost drawing, which shows the earlier iteration of the house, includes labels in Walpole's hand: Mrs. Chenevix's library ; East bed ch. ; East parlour ; staircase ; closet ; kitchen., and Mounted on page 121.11 in Horace Walpole's extra-illustrated copy of: Walpole, H. A description of the villa of Horace Walpole ... Strawberry Hill : Printed by Thomas Kirgate, MDCCLXXIV [1774-1786]. See Hazen, A.T. Bibliography of the Strawberry Hill Press (1973 ed.), no. 22, copy 3.
Subject (Name):
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England),
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