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)
Watercolor drawing of Horace Walpole's Strawberry Hill villa in Twickenham, as viewed from the northeast down a road. The front of the house is seen in the distance, through an opening in the dense foliage of the trees on both sides of the road. A man in the foreground walks on the left edge of the road next to a wooden fence; blue sky and white clouds are seen above the trees
Alternative Title:
View in the avenue 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 18 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
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)
Two wash drawings, both oval views, of Château des Rochers-Sévigné. In the image on the left the road leading to chateau is on at right, with trees on the left. The image on the right depicts the chateau from the opposite side, with three paths in the foreground leading to a garden. An engraved portrait (12.7 x 7 cm) of Anne Geneviève de Bourbon-Condé, duchesse de Longueville, is mounted at center of sheet between the two drawings (see separate record).
Description:
Title and statement of responsibility written in ink below image., Copied from the drawing, done on the spot by Mr. Hinchliffe in 1786, that was kept by Horace Walpole in the Breakfast-Room at Strawberry Hill., 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 250 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):
Vitré (France : District)
Subject (Name):
Sévigné, Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de, 1626-1696 and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
View of the trees and field leading down to the Thames River. In the distance is Richmond Hill and Pope's home on the left, as seen from the terrace of Horace Walpole's villa, Strawberry Hill. In the foreground, a cowman sits against the nearest tree as two cows lay in the grass, a third cow stands nearby
Alternative Title:
View of Richmond-Hill, Twickenham, and Mr. Pope's house from the terrass at Strawberry Hill, 1772
Description:
Title, date and artist information written in ink below image, in an unidentified hand. and Inscribed by Horace Walpole on the verso: View of Richmond-hill, Twickenham, and Mr. Pope's house, from the terrass at Strawberry-hill, by Mr. Pars 1772.
Subject (Geographic):
England, Twickenham., and Twickenham (London, England)
Subject (Name):
Pope, Alexander, 1688-1744, Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797, and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts, Buildings, structures, etc, and Estates
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)
Watercolor drawing of Strawberry Hill, Horace Walpole's estate in Twickenham. The house, mostly obscured by the surrounding trees, is visible in the distance. A fence separates the house from the lawn, on which a woman and a girl walk. In the left foreground are two cows, one standing and one lying down. Clouds fill the sky; a few birds fly above
Description:
Title, statement of responsibility, and date from note in brown ink on verso, in Horace Walpole's hand., Signed with initials and dated by the artist on mount: E.E. 1781., and Formerly laid in 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 from the garden at Strawberry Hill, Horace Walpole's estate in Twickenham, with the Thames visible in the middle distance at right. A man on horseback travels the road on the near side of the river; another figure stands by the obelisk at the junction of roads near the center of the image. Mr. Briscoe's house is seen beyond the obelisk; other buildings are faintly visible further down the river in the far distance. Two men, one holding a broom and the other kneeling down next to a basket, work in the field in the foreground
Description:
Title, statement of responsibility, and date from note in brown ink on verso, in Horace Walpole's hand., Signed with initials and dated by the artist on mount: E.E. 1783., and Formerly laid in 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)