A drawing of the library at Horace Walpole's home, Strawberry Hill in Twickenham. Shelves with Gothic arches line three walls and are filled with books; on the back wall is a large arched window and two small rose windows filled with painted glass. On the far left is the chimney-piece imitated from the tomb of John of Eltham, Earl of Cornwall in Westminster Abbey, over which the painting of The Marriage of Henry VI hangs. In front of the fireplace is a desk on which Mrs. Damer's terra-cotta eagle sits in its glass case. Half of the ceiling painted by Clermont from Walpole's designs is visible at top; oval and rectangular paintings line the walls above the bookshelves
Description:
Title devised by curator., 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 102 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):
England and Twickenham.
Subject (Name):
Walpole, Horace 1717-1797 and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts, Dwellings, Libraries (Rooms & spaces), and Interiors
Drawing of the Armory at Strawberry Hill. On display in an alcove on the left is the armor of Francis I, to the right of which hangs the shield painted with the head of Perseus. Other armor and weapons are displayed on a wall near the center of the design. Two thin columns extend down from the ceiling with decorative arches formed between them. A stained glass window is visible on the back wall, and the ornate railing of a staircase is present in the left foreground. A quiver with arrows (?) hangs on the wall in the right foreground; various armorial shields and pieces of art also decorate the walls. A vase and a carved box sit on the floor
Description:
Title devised by curator., Unsigned; questionable attribution to John Carter from local catalog card., Date of production based on Horace Walpole's death date., and Mounted on page 79 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, Arms & armament, Shields, and Interiors
View of the north side of the house at Strawberry Hill, looking towards the screen leading into the Prior's garden. The exterior walls of the house rise above on the left; in the middle distance a man stands within the doorway to the garden, the open door behind him. The courtyard wall and door leading to the road are seen at right
Description:
Title devised by curator., Artist and date of production from curator., 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)
A view of the stairway at Strawberry Hill, Twickenham, looking up towards the Armory. The ornate railing of the staircase, each post of which is topped with a single antelope supporting a shield, is prominent in the foreground; its winding path up to the landing containing the Armory and further up to the next floor can be traced. On display on the back wall of the Armory is a cluster of weapons and armor, visible between two columns supporting decorative arches on the ceiling. A stained glass window is visible on the left wall of the Armory; armorial shields are seen above the doors to the right of the window. The walls are decorated with Gothic tracery; part of a quatrefoil window is visible at the top of the image
Description:
Title devised by curator., 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 93 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, Arms & armament, Interiors, and Stairways
Two peddlers carrying wares walk down the street possibly engaged in the 'cries' of their trade. The man carries a bundle of wood on his back, and the woman carries dead fowl by their legs
Description:
Title and date supplied by cataloger., Attributed to Bunbury., and For further information, consult library staff.
Two men gently lay an unconscious woman down on a soft mound of turf in the forest while a third man and two dogs observe the effort. The three men are armed with quivers of arrows and swords
Alternative Title:
Three men rescuing an injured woman and Supposed death of Imogen
Description:
Title devised by curator., Attributed to Bunbury., Date from local catalog card., and For further information, consult library staff.
Subject (Name):
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
Subject (Topic):
Wounds & injuries, Loss of consciousness, Dogs, and Rescues