View of Strawberry Hill (north front) as seen from the lane with fences on either side. A man with a scythe and a woman carrying a baby walk in the road in front of the estate, towards the viewer
Alternative Title:
Strawberry Hill, view from the northeast road and Strawberry Hill, north front
Description:
Edward Edwards (1738-1806), British painter., Titled, dated, and signed on wash-line mount, bottom edge., and Formerly mounted on page 20 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):
England and Twickenham.
Subject (Name):
Walpole, Horace 1717-1797 and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Watercolor drawing of the interior of the Great Cloyster at Strawberry Hill. The eight ancient Welsh chairs line the wall at right; four stands line the opposite wall at left, which is punctuated with arched openings to the outside. Plant boxes, trees, and the lawn are visible through the arched openings. One of the two blue and white china flower pots is visible in an alcove at the far end of the room, and the side of the antique marble vase with Greek inscription can be seen in an alcove in the wall on the right. A ceiling of intersecting arches is visible above
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 221 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 (Name):
Walpole, Horace 1717-1797 and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts, Cloisters, Interiors, Chairs, and Vases
Drawing showing part of the hall and staircase at Strawberry Hill. The bottom of the staircase is visible at right; an open door at center leads to the Little Cloyster and provides a view of the china vase in which Walpole's cat drowned. Three stained-glass windows are present; the walls are covered in Gothic ornamentation
Description:
John Carter (1748-1817), British draughtsman and antiquary., Title, statement of responsibility, and date on verso, in Horace Walpole's hand., and Formerly mounted on page 24 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)
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts, Interiors, Vases, Stained glass, and Stairways
View of the cottage garden at Strawberry Hill, with the circular pool in the center, bench on the left and wall with an opening with a view of the larger grounds in the distance. A man and woman stroll toward the right, he gesturing with his cane, their reflection in the pool. On the left, a gardener carrying two buckets, bathed in sunlight, walks toward the left
Alternative Title:
View in the flower garden
Description:
Title, statement of responsibility, and date from note in brown ink on verso, in Horace Walpole's hand. Also titled by Walpole on former mounting page in volume: View in the flower garden. and Formerly mounted on page 184 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)
View of Strawberry Hill, Horace Walpole's estate in Twickenham. The house is seen in the distance, partially obscured by the surrounding trees. Three horses walk towards a man on the lawn in the foreground; four cows rest nearby in the shadows beneath a row of trees. Clouds fill the sky above
Description:
Title, statement of responsibility, and date from note in brown ink on verso, in Horace Walpole's hand. and Formerly mounted on page 16 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)
View from the Blue Room at Strawberry Hill, showing in the distance, Twickenham and Richmond Hill, as well as three men and a wheelbarrow in the foreground
Description:
Joseph Charles Barrow (fl. 1789-1802), English artist., Title, statement of responsibility, and date written by Horace Walpole on former mounting page in volume., and Formerly mounted on page 7 (formerly F) 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)
View of the offices at Horace Walpole's villa Strawberry Hill, with a view of the grounds and gardens. A well-dressed young gentleman stands with one gardener with a rake in his hand while another gardener behind them bends over a wheelbarrow
Alternative Title:
New offices at Strawberry-Hill, designed by James Essex of Cambridge, & built in 1790
Description:
Joseph Charles Barrow (fl. 1789-1802), English artist., Title, statement of responsibility, and date from note on verso, in ink in Horace Walpole's hand., Alternative title from note in Thomas Kirgate's hand on former mounting page in volume: The new offices at Strawberry-Hill, designed by James Essex of Cambridge, & built in 1790. Drawn by J.C. Barrow, 1791., and Formerly mounted on page 204 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):
Essex, James, 1722-1784., Walpole, Horace 1717-1797, and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Drawing of a plan for one pier for the Great Cloister at Horace Walpole's home Strawberry Hill, Twickenham, Middlesex; with extensive notes on the design and measurements. An incomplete pencil sketch on verso. Harris notes: "It is difficult to relate this drawing to the Great Cloister. It may be for Bateman's cloister at Old Windsor."
Description:
Title devised by cataloger., Part of a watermark at top of sheet, centered., One of 11 drawings numbered 56-66 by W.S. Lewis, continuing the numbering used for an album assembled by Horace Walpole: Drawings and designs by Richd. Bentley ... [Strawberry Hill], [circa 1760]., and Harris dates these drawings tentatively between 1757-1760.
Subject (Name):
Walpole, Horace 1717-1797 and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Drawing of a section with half-wall plan of the Tribune at Horace Walpole's home Strawberry Hill, Twickenham, Middlesex; with two small sketches of details also in ink but with some additions in graphite
Description:
Title devised by cataloger., Watermark in center of sheet: Fleur de lis., and One of 11 drawings numbered 56-66 by W.S. Lewis, continuing the numbering used for an album assembled by Horace Walpole: Drawings and designs by Richd. Bentley ... [Strawberry Hill], [circa 1760].
Subject (Name):
Walpole, Horace 1717-1797 and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
On recto a drawing for a window in gray and brown wash. On verso, a small pencil sketch of a detail (2 x 3.5 cm).
Description:
Title devised by cataloger., Notation below image in Horace Walpole's hand: Four feet., Watermark (partial) lower edge, on the right (trimmed): D&C [Blauw]., Date from J. Harris., and Formerly mounted on the upper half of leaf 52 in an album assembled by Horace Walpole: Drawings and designs by Richd. Bentley ... [Strawberry Hill], [circa 1760].
Subject (Name):
Walpole, Horace 1717-1797 and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)