A view of the north front of Horace Walpole's Strawberry Hill Twickenham, from the road. In the right foreground a fashionable couple stroll down the lane, away from the viewer, with a dog at their side. Further down the road, a man pushes a full wheelbarrel past the entrance of the villa. In the distance can be seen another woman with a basket on her arm
Description:
Laid in between front end paper and
Publisher:
] 20th, 1786 by H.D. Symonds, No. 4
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 Estates
"Portrait of William Beckford, standing, looking to the left, wearing robes and chain; in decorative rectangular frame with writing ornaments at top; illustration to Baxter's 'History of England'."--British Museum online catalogue
Title etched below image., Page number in upper left corner burnished from plate., Sheet trimmed on top and bottom within plate mark., Reissue of an illustration to v.2 of Baron Munchausen, with page number removed, imprint present and alterations within design., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Temporary local subject terms: Boats -- Houses -- Beasts.
Title etched below image., Page number in upper left corner burnished from plate., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Reissue of an illustration to v.2, p. 50 of Baron Munchausen, with page number removed and alterations within design., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Temporary local subject terms: Vehicles: wicker carriage.
Publisher:
Published for H.D. Symonds, Pater
Subject (Topic):
Carriages & coaches, Donkeys, Houses, Lions, and Balloons (Aircraft)
Title from item., Page number in upper right corner burnished from plate., Reissue of an illustration to v. 2 of Baron Munchausen, with page number removed, imprint present and alterations within design., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Temporary local subject terms: Baron Munchausen - Flying ships.
Title from item., Page number in upper left corner burnished from plate., Sheet trimmed on top and bottom within plate mark., Reissue of an illustration to v.2 of Baron Munchausen, with page number altered, imprint present and alterations within design., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.