Drawing of the interior of the Chapel at Strawberry Hill, with the ornate shrine brought from Rome in 1768 prominent at center. On the wall to the left of the shrine hangs the panel showing Humphrey Duke of Gloucester praying, and on the wall to the right hangs the panel showing an old man in a stable; these panels originally came from the abbey of St. Edmundsbury. In the shadows beneath the shrine, beyond its twisted columns, sits the cross inlaid with mother-of-pearl. Gothic tracery decorates the arched ceiling and runs down the walls in columns; two short steps leading up to the shrine are visible in the foreground
Description:
Title written in ink below image., Signed and dated by the artist in lower left corner., Mounted on page 230 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)
View from the Holbein Chamber at Horace Walpole's villa Strawberry Hill, out to the grounds. Through a grove of shade, the viewer sees in the far distance the town of Richmond as well as boats on the Thames. A path over the bridge leads from the river, past the obelisk and into the shady grove. In the distance, a woman and two men stroll along the path; in the foreground a well-dressed couple stroll towards the house, the man gesturing with his hat
Description:
Joseph Charles Barrow (flourished 1789-1802), English artist., Title from printed label pasted in center of wash-line border, lower edge; label printed at Strawberry Hill Press., Signed and dated by the artist in lower left corner of wash-line border; also signed "Barrow 1792" in lower left corner of image., and Formerly laid in at page 4 (formerly C) 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 edition), numbers 30, copy 12.
Subject (Name):
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Drawing showing part of the hall and staircase at Strawberry Hill. The bottom of the staircase is visible at right; an open door at center leads to the Little Cloyster and provides a view of the china vase in which Walpole's cat drowned. Three stained-glass windows are present; the walls are covered in Gothic ornamentation
Description:
John Carter (1748-1817), British draughtsman and antiquary., Title, statement of responsibility, and date on verso, in Horace Walpole's hand., and Formerly mounted on page 24 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, Interiors, Vases, Stained glass, and Stairways
Drawing of part of the grounds of Strawberry Hill, as viewed from the terrace of the villa. A row of trees dominates the scene, their dense foliage occupying the upper half of the image; small houses and a team of horses are visible in the distance between the trunks. A woman and girl walk beneath the trees near the center of the image; a man with a sickle stands under the tree on the far right
Description:
Title from note on verso in Horace Walpole's hand., Signed with initials and dated by the artist on mount., and Mounted on page 179 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)
Drawing showing part of the hall and staircase at Strawberry Hill. The bottom of the staircase is visible at right; an open door at center leads to the Little Cloyster and provides a view of the china vase in which Walpole's cat drowned. Three stained-glass windows are present; the walls are covered in Gothic ornamentation
Description:
Title written in ink below image., 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 32 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, Interiors, Vases, Stained glass, and Stairways
Watercolor drawing depicting part of the Little Cloister at Strawberry Hill. The blue and white china tub is featured prominently on its pedestal on the right; the bas-relief head of Leonora d'Este hangs on the wall above the tub. The arched ceiling leads to an arched passageway in the middle distance, through which a walking man can be seen. The exterior door leading to the hall and staircase can be seen at left, as can the stained glass windows of this room and the Star Chamber above it.
Alternative Title:
View in the Little Cloister
Description:
Title written in ink below image., 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 30 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., A six-line printed poem by Thomas Gray is pasted at bottom of sheet, below which Richard Bull has written: This label was printed at the Strawberry Hill press, & fix'd to the pedestal, on which the vase stands., and For further information, consult library staff.
Subject (Name):
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts, Cloisters, Vases, Porcelain, and Stained glass
Watercolor drawing of Horace Walpole's Strawberry Hill villa in Twickenham, as viewed from the northeast down a road. The front of the house is seen in the distance, through an opening in the dense foliage of the trees on both sides of the road. A man in the foreground walks on the left edge of the road next to a wooden fence; blue sky and white clouds are seen above the trees
Alternative Title:
View in the avenue looking southwest
Description:
Title written in ink below image., 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 18 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):
Twickenham (London, England)
Subject (Name):
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts, Buildings, structures, etc, and Dwellings
Drawing of the interior of the small oratory present just inside the great north gate at Strawberry Hill. Two of the three arched windows are seen; the window on the far right is enclosed with iron rails. At left is the altar on which a saint in bronze stands
Description:
Title written in ink below image., 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 29 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, Oratories, Interiors, Windows, Altars, and Sculpture
A view taken from the Thames River looking upstream towards Teddington includes a view of Radnor House on the right. A lady and gentleman walk along the path across the grounds leading to the waterfront and the ramp for boat launchings. On the left of the property along the river's edge is a Chinese summer house and in the distance is Horace Walpole's villa Strawberry Hill. A barge pulling a skiff approaches from the left in foreground
Alternative Title:
View of Mr. Hindley's, formerly Lord Radnor's, at Twickenham, with a prospect of Strawberry Hill
Description:
Title, artist name, and date from ms. note in Horace Walpole's hand on verso., Horace Walpole's note on verso: View of Mr Hindley's, formerly Lord Radnors' at, Twickenham, with a prospect of Strawberry-hill, by Mr Scott, 1758., and Also dated and signed in image, lower right: "1758 S. Scott 1758".
Subject (Geographic):
Twickenham (London, England) and Thames River (England)
Subject (Name):
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797, Hindley, John Atherton, Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England), and Radnor House (London, England)
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts, Buildings, structures, etc, Estates, Barges, and Summer houses
View of the trees and field leading down to the Thames River. In the distance is Richmond Hill and Pope's home on the left, as seen from the terrace of Horace Walpole's villa, Strawberry Hill. In the foreground, a cowman sits against the nearest tree as two cows lay in the grass, a third cow stands nearby
Alternative Title:
View of Richmond-Hill, Twickenham, and Mr. Pope's house from the terrass at Strawberry Hill, 1772
Description:
Title, date and artist information written in ink below image, in an unidentified hand. and Inscribed by Horace Walpole on the verso: View of Richmond-hill, Twickenham, and Mr. Pope's house, from the terrass at Strawberry-hill, by Mr. Pars 1772.
Subject (Geographic):
England, Twickenham., and Twickenham (London, England)
Subject (Name):
Pope, Alexander, 1688-1744, Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797, and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts, Buildings, structures, etc, and Estates