- Creator:
- Carter, John, 1748-1817, artist
- Published / Created:
- [between 1790 and 1797]
- Call Number:
- Folio 49 3582 (Oversize)
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Detailed plan of the grounds, buildings, and gardens at Strawberry Hill, as viewed from above. The boundaries of Horace Walpole's property are delineated with a red dotted line, and the roads and properties immediately adjacent are shown. Some features, including the River Thames at the bottom of the drawing, are labeled in ink within the drawing itself; other features are labeled with capital letters that are explained in a key below. A scale for the drawing is included beneath the key
- Description:
- Titled by the artist in ink at bottom of sheet., Attribution to John Carter and date range for production from curator., and Mounted on page 2 (formerly A) 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, Estates, and Site plans
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > (Slight sketch of the) general ground plott of the gothic mansion, and the grounds adjacent, at Strawberry-Hill [art original].
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- Creator:
- Bentley, R. (Richard), 1708-1782, artist
- Published / Created:
- [approximately 1753]
- Call Number:
- Folio 49 3585 leaf 31 Box 3
- Collection Title:
- Drawings and designs by Richd. Bentley ...
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A drawing of the Gothic lantern that hung in the hallway at Strawberry Hill
- Alternative Title:
- Lanthorn at Strawberryhill, Lanthorn at Strawberry Hill, and Lantern at Strawberry Hill
- Description:
- Title written in ink in Horace Walpole's hand on verso of drawing., Title written in ink in Horace Walpole's hand on mount: Lanthorn at Strawberryhill., Date based on Horace Walpole's correspondence with George Montagu 11 June 1753 (Yale edition, Horace Walpole's correspondence, vol. 3, p. 164)., and Formerly mounted on leaf 31 in an album assembled by Horace Walpole: Drawings and designs by Richd. Bentley ... [Strawberry Hill], [ca. 1760].
- Subject (Name):
- Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
- Subject (Topic):
- Lanterns
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Design of a Gothic lanthorn at Strawberry Hill by Mr. Bentley [art original].
- Creator:
- Chute, John, 1701-1776, artist
- Published / Created:
- [not after 1776]
- Call Number:
- Folio 49 3582 (Oversize)
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Drawing of the door and front facade of the cottage on the grounds of Strawberry Hill. The gable roof portico is decorated with the letter "H" followed by three cross crosslets and then the letter "W", as well as with a star near the peak of the gable. Two rectangles (windows?) with images of tools flank the doorway; a short fence with a quatrefoil design is in the foreground
- Description:
- Title and statement of responsibility written below image on mounting page, in Horace Walpole's hand., Date of production based on John Chute's death date., and Mounted on page 176 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, Doors & doorways, Fences, Facades, and Dwellings
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Door of the cottage [art original]
- Creator:
- Orford, George Walpole, Earl of, 1730-1791, artist
- Published / Created:
- [1782?]
- Call Number:
- SH Contents W219 no. 1 Box 120
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Description:
- Title inscribed in ink by an unknown hand, on mat below drawing., Above drawing, written in pencil, in an unknown hand: "H.W eagle by Mr. G. Walpole 1782.", Probably from the collection of items purchased at the Strawberry Hill sale, 1842., and For further information, consult library staff.
- Subject (Topic):
- Eagles
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Eagle at Strawberry Hill [art original].
- Creator:
- Buckler, John, 1770-1851, artist
- Published / Created:
- [1831]
- Call Number:
- Folio 24 27 805 Copy 1
- Collection Title:
- Page 8. Reminiscences, written in MDCCLXXXVIII, for the amusement of Miss Mary and Miss Agnes Berry ...
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A view of the garden gate at Strawberry Hill, Horace's Walpole's estate in Twickenham. Two posts of Gothic design support the metal gates between them, with walls and trees extending on either side of the gate. The path in the foreground continues through to the other side, where more greenery is visible
- Description:
- Title written in ink below image., Signed and dated by the artist in lower right corner., and Bound in as page 8 in an extra-illustrated copy of: Walpole, H. Reminiscences, written in MDCCLXXXVIII, for the amusement of Miss Mary and Miss Agnes Berry ... London : Printed by Richard Taylor and Co., 1805.
- Subject (Geographic):
- English.
- Subject (Name):
- Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England),
- Subject (Topic):
- Gates
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Garden gate at Strawberry Hill [art original]
- Creator:
- Chute, John, 1701-1776, artist
- Published / Created:
- [not after 1776]
- Call Number:
- Folio 49 3582 (Oversize)
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Drawing of the interior of the small oratory present just inside the great north gate at Strawberry Hill. Three arched windows at slight angles to other another are depicted, the middle window enclosed with iron rails
- Description:
- Title and statement of responsibility written in ink below image, in Thomas Kirgate's hand., Date of production based on John Chute's death date., and Mounted on page 22 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)
- Subject (Topic):
- Homes and haunts, Oratories, Interiors, and Windows
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Inside of the oratory at the entrance of Strawberry-Hill [art original]
- Creator:
- Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797, artist
- Published / Created:
- [not after 1797]
- Call Number:
- SH Views W218 no. 2 Box 125
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Sketch of the kitchen garden at Strawberry Hill. Grass walkways, flower beds, shrubs, and rows of trees are among the features labeled on the drawing
- Description:
- Title written below image in the artist's hand., Attribution to Horace Walpole from local catalog card., Also attributed to John Chute; local catalog card quotes a manuscript note from Michael McCarthy that formerly accompanied the drawing: "This is Chute's hand, and came with the Chute drawings from Dr. Ricci in 1926.", Date based on Horace Walpole's death date., and Formerly laid in (placed there by W.S. Lewis) Horace Walpole's extra-illustrated copy of his: A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole. Strawberry Hill : Printed by Thomas Kirgate, 1784 (Lewis Walpole Library call number: 49 3582). 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, Gardens, Landscaping plans, and Estates
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Kitchen garden [art original].
- Creator:
- Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797, artist
- Published / Created:
- [17--?]
- Call Number:
- SH Contents W218 no. 4 Box 120
- Image Count:
- 2
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Two sketches of soldiers wearing helmets, one drawing on each side of a single sheet with the titles written below, one in Latin and the other in Greek
- Alternative Title:
- Kunegerha, Profile of a Roman soldier, and Profile of a Greek soldier
- Description:
- Title from item., "Kunegerha" appears in Greek letters., Possibly a juvenile work by Horace Walpole, with the title in Latin., and For further information, consult library staff.
- Subject (Topic):
- Soldiers, Greek, and Roman
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Nemausus arbis conditor Kunegerha. [art original]
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- Published / Created:
- [not before 1757]
- Call Number:
- Folio 49 3582 (Oversize)
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Portrait drawing of Ninon de L'Enclos; half-length, turned to right, looking towards the viewer; with pearl necklace, low-necked gown with bejewelled brooches, strap over her right shoulder; in oval frame with ribbons, curtain, flowers; cartouche below
- Description:
- Title written in cartouche at bottom of image., Unsigned; artist unidentified., Drawn after the portrait likely painted by Louis Ferdinand Elle the Elder. See Yale edition of Horace Walpole's correspondence, v. 31, page 6, note 2., Original painting was kept by Horace Walpole in the Great North Bedchamber at Strawberry Hill., Possibly the original drawing for a plate engraved by Thomas Worlidge. Cf. British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: R,6.174., and Mounted on page 161 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):
- Lenclos, Ninon de, 1620-1705, and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Ninon de Lenclos from an original picture given by herself to the Countess of Sandwich and by the present Earl of Sandwich to Mr. Walpole, 1757. [art original]
- Creator:
- Carter, John, 1748-1817, artist
- Published / Created:
- [approximately 1790]
- Call Number:
- Folio 33 30 Copy 11
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Detailed plan of the grounds, buildings, and gardens at Strawberry Hill, as viewed from above. The boundaries of Horace Walpole's property are delineated with a red dotted line, and the roads and properties immediately adjacent are shown. Some features, including the River Thames at the bottom of the drawing, are labeled in ink within the drawing itself; other features are labeled with capital letters that are explained in a key (with the heading "References") located below the image on the mounting sheet
- Description:
- Titled by the artist in ink below image, on mounting sheet., Attribution to John Carter from curator., 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 23 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, Estates, and Site plans
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Slight sketch of the ground-plot of Strawberry-Hill [art original].