Elevation of flank of seven bays of pointed arches divided by thin buttresses, and elevation of end. This is probably the design for the cloister linking Bateman's house to this Gothic Octagon designed by Muntz. In a letter written to George Montagu on 24 September 1762, Horace Walpole refers to Bentley's design for Bateman's cloister; also associated with Walpole's Strawberry Hill. See Harris
Alternative Title:
Gothic cloister designed by Mr. Bentley
Description:
Title from Horace Walpole's ms. note in ink on verso., Signed by the artist in the lower right corner below design., Date based on correspondence between Montague and Walpole in which this design is discussed., and Watermark: [...] C. Blauw.
Subject (Name):
Bateman, Richard, approximately 1705-1773, and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
A drawing by Bentley from across the lawn looking toward Strawberry Hill in the distance, behind trees (right); further on beyond is another estate (left) with smoke coming from a chimney. In the foreground are pools of water and tall grasses
Alternative Title:
View of Strawberry Hill
Description:
Title in artist's hand below image., Date and attribution from Horace Walpole's ms. note in ink below image., Watermark in center of sheet, lower half., and Formerly mounted on leaf 8 in an album assembled by Horace Walpole: Drawings and designs by Richd. Bentley ... [Strawberry Hill], [circa 1760].
A design proposed for the monument to Roger Townshend in Westminster Abbey; sent in Horace Walpole's letter to the deceased's mother Lady Townshend, Friday 21 September 1759. In his letter he attributes the design to Richard Bentley and acknowledges authorship of the epitaph: "To the memory of Roger Townshend her youngest son slain in the service of his country at ... 1759, Ethelreda Viscountess Townshend dedicates this marble. Lov'd Son, adieu! Tho' from a Mother's eyes fond tears you call, She thanks you, that without a blush they fall. Lady Townshend did not use this design but instead a design by Robert Adam
Alternative Title:
To the memory of Roger Townshend
Description:
Title devised by curator., Watermark in center of sheet: GR., and For transcription of the letter along with a reproduction of the image, see: Yale edition of Horace Walpole's correspondence, v. 40, p. 166-67.
Drawing for a Gothic canopy bed with a canopy above
Description:
Title devised by curator., With watermark partial, center right edge: fleur-de-lis., One of 11 drawings numbered 56-66 by W.S. Lewis, continuing the numbering used for an album assembled by Horace Walpole: Drawings and designs by Richd. Bentley ... [Strawberry Hill], [ca. 1760]., and Date based on creation date of album.
Drawing for a canopy for a bed, probably showing the head board
Description:
Title devised by curator., Watermark in center of sheet: Pro patria., One of 11 drawings numbered 56-66 by W.S. Lewis, continuing the numbering used for an album assembled by Horace Walpole: Drawings and designs by Richd. Bentley ... [Strawberry Hill], [ca. 1760]., and Date based on creation date of album.
Drawing in pen and ink with wash for a canopy for a bed with measurements noted in pencil at the bottom of sheet in Horace Walpole's hand
Description:
Title devised by curator., Watermark in center of sheet: Pro patria., One of 11 drawings numbered 56-66 by W.S. Lewis, continuing the numbering used for an album assembled by Horace Walpole: Drawings and designs by Richd. Bentley ... [Strawberry Hill], [ca. 1760]., and Date based on creation date of album.
Drawing in pencil of a Gothic window for an unidentified project. Possibly associated with the drawings described by Harris
Description:
Title devised by curator., Watermark in center of left edge: GR., One of 11 drawings numbered 56-66 by W.S. Lewis, continuing the numbering used for an album assembled by Horace Walpole: Drawings and designs by Richd. Bentley ... [Strawberry Hill], [ca. 1760]., and Date based on creation date of album.
Drawing showing the elevation for the screen for the Holbein Chamber, the first room of the State Apartment in Horace Walpole's Strawberry Hill, Twickenham, England; with small details in pen and ink or graphite. On the verso, four small pencil sketches of windows
Description:
Title devised by curator., Watermark in center of sheet: IV., One of 11 drawings numbered 56-66 by W.S. Lewis, continuing the numbering used for an album assembled by Horace Walpole: Drawings and designs by Richd. Bentley ... [Strawberry Hill], [ca. 1760]., and Date based on creation date of album.
Designs for a classical temple with a part plan and elevation on recto and on the verso, a cross section or half elevation and part section
Description:
Title and date from Harris., Signed by the artist on recto, lower left below image., Watermark centered on lower edge., and Formerly mounted on leaf 28 in an album assembled by Horace Walpole: Drawings and designs by Richd. Bentley ... [Strawberry Hill], [ca. 1760].
Designs for a classical temple with a part plan and elevation on recto and on the verso, a cross section or half elevation and part section
Description:
Title and date from Harris., Signed by the artist on recto, lower left below image., Watermark centered on lower edge., and Formerly mounted on leaf 28 in an album assembled by Horace Walpole: Drawings and designs by Richd. Bentley ... [Strawberry Hill], [ca. 1760].