Volume 1, page 124. Catalogue of the classic contents of Strawberry Hill collected by Horace
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1
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still image
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View of a white Gothic-style tower framed by trees, with the edge of a separate structure with arched windows and a crenellated roof visible on the left. A pedestal is seen on the lawn to the right. Several groups of people walk on the path leading to the tower; a dog bounds on the path in the foreground
Description:
Title devised by curator., Signed by the artist in lower left corner of image., Date of production based on the inclusion in the same volume of other drawings by Shepherd that depict the temporary building for the Strawberry Hill Sale of 1842., and Bound in as page 124 in volume 1 of Thomas Mackinlay's extra-illustrated copy of A catalogue of the classic contents of Strawberry Hill collected by Horace Walpole.
Volume 2, page 25. The history and topographical survey of the county of Kent.
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1
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still image
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Title supplied by curator., Unsigned; artist unidentified., Date based on death date of Horace Walpole, who likely assembled the extra-illustrated volume in which this drawing is found., and Tipped in at page 25 in volume 2 of Horace Walpole's extra-illustrated copy of Edward Hasted's The history and topographical survey of the county of Kent.
Volume 1, after page xxxii. Anecdotes, observations, and characters, of books and men.
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1
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still image
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A view of Horace Walpole's villa Strawberry Hill from the south across the lawn with the Thames in the distance on the right. In the foreground a man leads two woman and a child along with their two dogs across the lawn, gesturing with his arm to the right. Another man walks toward the river
Description:
Title devised by curator., Unsigned; artist unidentified. Another watercolor of the same view has been attributed to Moses Griffith; see Lewis Walpole Library call no.: SH Views G853 no. 1., Probably after a 1769 drawing by Paul Sandby; see Lewis Walpole Library call no.: 49 3485 (12) no. 2., Formerly mounted to another backing, now removed, leaving only traces of manuscript note on verso: South vie[w] ... the Hon. [H?] ..., Mounted after page xxxii (leaf numbered '33' in pencil) in volume 1 of an extra-illustrated copy of Joseph Spence's Anecdotes, observations, and characters, of books and men., and Temporary local subject terms: Domestic architecture.
Subject (Geographic):
Twickenham (London, England)
Subject (Name):
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England),
Subject (Topic):
Buildings, structures, etc, Homes and haunts, and Estates
Volume 3, page 192a. Catalogue of the classic contents of Strawberry Hill collected by Horace
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1
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still image
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Depiction of the suit of armor, shown in an arched niche with a pike and shield, that Horace Walpole believed to be of Francis I, King of France. It sold in lot 77 on the nineteenth day of the 1842 Strawberry Hill Sale
Description:
Title devised by curator., Signed in lower left corner with the artist Thomas H. Shepherd's initials., Date of production based on the 1842 publication date of the Strawberry Hill sale catalogue, into which this drawing was inserted as an illustration., and Bound in as page 192a in volume 3 of Thomas Mackinlay's extra-illustrated copy of A catalogue of the classic contents of Strawberry Hill collected by Horace Walpole.
Title devised by curator., Date of production based on artist's death date., and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
Subject (Topic):
Anatomists, Surgical instruments and apparatus, Human skeleton, and Grave robbing
Page 459. Catalogue of the classic contents of Strawberry Hill.
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1
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still image
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Title supplied by curator., Statement of responsibility written in pencil below image, on mounting sheet. Artist "E.B." identified as E. Bell in local card catalog record., Date of production based on the 1842 publication date of the Strawberry Hill sale catalogue, into which this drawing was inserted as an illustration., Mounted below is a clipping bearing the quoted text: "There is but little in the grounds of Strawberry to detain the steps of the visitor, except its beautiful little Chapel in the garden: an edifice of as true Gothic taste and design., and Mounted on page 459 in an extra-illustrated copy of A catalogue of the classic contents of Strawberry Hill.
Title devised by curator., Unsigned; tentative attribution to Rowlandson from curator., Date based on artist's death date., This record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing., and Temporary local Medical Library subject terms: Patients, Psychiatric.
Subject (Topic):
Psychotherapy patients, Mentally ill persons, Shackles, and Pipes (Smoking)
Title derived by curator from duck depicted saying "Quack" drawn in ink at lower left., "C[al]eb[?] Cammon '65" written in ink at top., Artist's initials at lower right., Date derived from artist's date of death., and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
Volume 3, page 248a. Catalogue of the classic contents of Strawberry Hill collected by Horace
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1
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still image
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Depiction of the shrine designed by Pietro Cavallini, brought to the chapel at Strawberry Hill from Rome in 1768. A cross sits on the floor beneath the shrine, between the twisted columns; an armored glove and dagger are seen in the foreground, while other arms and armor hang on the walls in the background
Description:
Title devised by curator., Signed with initials and dated by the artist in lower left corner of image., and Bound in as page 248a in volume 3 of Thomas Mackinlay's extra-illustrated copy of A catalogue of the classic contents of Strawberry Hill collected by Horace Walpole.
Title devised by curator., "I.C." in ink lower right., and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.