- Creator:
- Heckel, Augustin, approximately 1690-1770, artist
- Published / Created:
- [ca. 1751]
- Call Number:
- Folio 49 3582 (Oversize) Box 1
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Drawing of the view from Chomondeley Walk on the River Thames, with Richmond Hill rising in the distance. The busy walk is seen at left, with pedestrians and several dogs traveling in both directions. In the foreground a man pulls a small boat loaded with passengers towards the bank; further offshore a woman and two men travel in a rowboat. Other small boats and several swans are visible further down the river, which curves to the right and is lined with buildings on its far bank. Clouds and birds fill the sky above
- Description:
- Title written in brown ink below image., Signed with initials by the artist below image, in lower left., Approximate date from a similar drawing by Heckel in The Lewis Walpole Library: A view from Richmond Hill up the River Thames., and Formerly laid in at page 5 (formerly D) 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):
- Richmond upon Thames (London, England)
- Subject (Name):
- Cholmondeley, George Cholmondeley, Earl of, 1703-1770
- Subject (Topic):
- Homes and haunts
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > A prospect of Richmond-Hill, from Lord Cholmondeley's walk on the River of Thames [art original]
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- Creator:
- Heckel, Augustin, approximately 1690-1770, artist
- Published / Created:
- [1751]
- Call Number:
- Folio 49 3582 (Oversize) Box 1
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Drawing of the view from Richmond Hill, with the Thames in the distance surrounded by fields and rows of trees. Two boats are on the river; people and horses are visible in the fields. On the road in the foreground are several men on horseback, a strolling man and woman with a dog running behind them, a milkmaid accompanied by a boy, and a coach driving to the right. A vast sky is above
- Description:
- Title written in brown ink below image., Signed and dated by the artist below image, in lower left., and Formerly laid in at page 5 (formerly D) 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):
- Richmond upon Thames (London, England) and Thames River (England),
- Subject (Topic):
- Rivers, Sailboats, Carriages & coaches, Pedestrians, and Horseback riding
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > A view from Richmond Hill up the River Thames [art original]
- Published / Created:
- [not after 1797]
- Call Number:
- Folio 49 3582 (Oversize)
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Wash drawing depicting a rectangular section of ceiling at Strawberry Hill, with Gothic tracery running longitudinally in parallel rows
- Alternative Title:
- Ceiling under the stairs
- Description:
- Titled in Thomas Kirgate's hand below image on mounting page; part of the word "cieling" has been rubbed from sheet., Unsigned; artist unidentified., Date of production based on Horace Walpole's death date., and Mounted on page 3 (formerly B) 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, Architectural decorations & ornaments, and Ceilings
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Cieli[ng] under the stairs [art original].
4.
- Creator:
- W. J. B., artist
- Published / Created:
- [1780]
- Call Number:
- Folio 49 3678.9
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Description:
- Title written on verso in contemporary, unidentified hand, partially loss of text. "No. C"., Signed and dated in image, bottom left: "WI.B D 1780"., Formerly shelved as part of the SH Views collection., Unidentified artist., and Not in Manuscript Catalogue of 1763.
- Subject (Geographic):
- England.
- Subject (Name):
- Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
- Subject (Topic):
- Dwellings
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Mr. Walpole's house at Strawberry Hill Twickenham looking up the road toward Hampton Court / [art original]
5.
- Creator:
- Chute, John, 1701-1776
- Published / Created:
- [1753]
- Call Number:
- Folio 49 3490
- Image Count:
- 173
- Abstract:
- A collection of approximately 130 drawings and sketches by John Chute and one etching and engraving entitled Chaucer's Grove by P. Mazell (artist James Pettit Andrews) given to Horace Walpole, for his renovation of Strawberry Hill, bound in one volume and with an additional 23 loose leaves, including sketches for the Gallery, Round Tower, and one inspired by a doorcase in Dugdale's St. Paul's for the presses in the Library. Some of the drawings have been annotated by Walpole and/or Thomas Kirgate
- Alternative Title:
- Original drawings and sketches
- Description:
- Title from ms. title page in Horace Walpole's hand., Title from Hazen: Original drawings and sketches., In English., John Chute (1701-1776), English architect and connoisseur of the arts and literature, member of Horace Walpole's 'Strawberry committee.', Bound in original marbled boards., Inscribed on front fly leaf: "Lady Waldegrave from W.V. Harcourt, July 5, 1887.", On front pastedown, Carlingford's bookplate., Marble boards with half-leather. Written in ink in unidentified hand on front cover: Strawberry Hill (drawings). Paper lable on spine: "33.", The 3 volumes consist of 1 album and 2 cases., and Original marbled boards. Second Strawberry Hill Sale fleuron used as bookplate. Press-mark K.13, but moved to the Closet. Not in Manuscript Catalogue of 1763; probably kept in the Glass Closet until 1790. Inscribed on the fly-leaf: 'Lady Waldegrave from W.V. Harcourt, July 6, 1867.' Bookplate of Lord Carlingford, who married Lady Waldegrave in 1863.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain and Twickenham (London, England)
- Subject (Name):
- Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
- Subject (Topic):
- Homes and haunts, Country homes, and Buildings, structures, etc
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Slight sketches of architecture by John Chute, Esq., of the Vine in Hampshire,1753 [art original].
- Published / Created:
- [not before 1790]
- Call Number:
- Folio 49 3678.31
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Description:
- Title written in ink in unknown hand below image., After 1790 when the offices were built., Pencil notation on verso: "No. B"., Note on verso, in unknown, contemporary hand, "doubtless by Barrow. Orig. drawing for aquatint. Cf. Bedford copy of Description Str. Hill, Woolaston print 1754 (no.19).", Formerly shelved as part of the SH Views collection., Unknown artist., and For further information, consult library staff.
- Subject (Name):
- Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
- Subject (Topic):
- Estates
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Strawberry Hill general view taken from the opposite side of the Thames [art original].
- Published / Created:
- [ca. 1822]
- Call Number:
- Folio 49 3678.33
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Alternative Title:
- Strawberry Hill north view
- Description:
- Title inscribed in pencil in unknown hand at bottom of sheet., From a group of Strawberry Hill views by the same hand, two of which carry watermarks dated 1821 and 1822., Pencil notation on verso: "No. E"., Formerly shelved as part of the SH Views collection., Unknown artist., and Not in Manuscript Catalogue of 1763.
- Subject (Name):
- Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
- Subject (Topic):
- Dwellings
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Strawberry Hill n. view [art original].
- Published / Created:
- [ca. 1822]
- Call Number:
- Folio 49 3678.24
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Description:
- Inscription: title written in unknown contemporary hand at bottom of sheet, below image., From a group of Strawberry Hill views by the same hand, two of which carry watermarks dated 1821 and 1822., Unknown artist., Formerly shelved as part of the SH Views collection., and Not in Manuscript Catalogue of 1763.
- Subject (Name):
- Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
- Subject (Topic):
- Chapels
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The Gothic chapel which contains the Italian shrine at Strawberry Hill [art original].
- Published / Created:
- [179-?]
- Call Number:
- Folio 49 3678.25
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Description:
- Title written in an unidentified contemporary hand on a fragment pasted below the image., On verso: "No. M.", Note on verso, in pencil: "Chewton Illustrated Walpole, vol. I, pt. I. Sketch of the life of HW, Earl of Orford by Lord Dover.", Formerly shelved as part of the SH Views collection., Unknown artist., and Not in Manuscript Catalogue of 1763.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Twickenham (London, England)
- Subject (Name):
- Cole, Stephen, ca.1707-1790
- Subject (Topic):
- Homes and haunts and Dwellings
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The house of Stephen Cole Esqr., Twickenham [art original].
- Creator:
- Gore, Charles, 1729-1807, artist
- Published / Created:
- [1781]
- Call Number:
- Folio 75 B935 805 folder 34 Box 3
- Collection Title:
- [Scrapbook of drawings].
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Wash drawing depicting several ships just offshore. Three men in a small boat row towards a ship that looks to have run aground; a man stands on the sandbar(?) beside the incapacitated ship with his arm raised
- Alternative Title:
- Gale
- Description:
- Title from local catalog card; alternative title from the print after which the drawing was made., Signed by the artist in ink on verso., Drawn after a print entitled "A gale," engraved by P.C. Canot after a painting by van de Velde, which was published by John Boydell on 1 November 1773. See British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1877,0609.1656., Date of production from contemporary annotation in pencil on verso: Charles Gore 1781 from a print after an original by Vandevelde in the possession of Mr. Pratt, engrav'd by Canot 1773., Formerly laid in at page 103 in an album containing 402 pages, bound in red morocco leather with single gilt ruled line; spine stamped in gold "Drawings." Now disassembled and matted separately: Bull, R. Scrapbook of drawings. [England], [not after 1806]., Matted to 49 x 37 cm., and Original case shelved separately.
- Subject (Topic):
- Shipping and Ships
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > [Shipping scene] [art original]