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1. (Slight sketch of the) general ground plott of the gothic mansion, and the grounds adjacent, at Strawberry-Hill [art original].
- 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].
2. Chapel in the garden at Strawberry Hill, Twickenham [art original].
- Published / Created:
- [approximately 1785]
- Call Number:
- Folio 49 3678.21+ (Oversize)
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Watercolor drawing of the chapel on the grounds of Horace Walpole's estate Strawberry Hill, in Twickenham, Middlesex, before the completion of the approach
- Description:
- Title written in unknown contemporary hand at bottom of sheet, below image., Chapel completed in 1773. A 1784 print of the chapel shows later development of the approach to the chapel with a curved walk and garden ornaments. Date of ca. 1785 suggested by Michael Snodin., 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):
- Chapels, Estates, and Garden structures
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Chapel in the garden at Strawberry Hill, Twickenham [art original].
3. From the library window at Strawberry Hill 1783 [art original].
- Creator:
- Edwards, Edward, 1738-1806, artist
- Published / Created:
- [1783]
- Call Number:
- Folio 49 3678.12+ (Oversize)
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Watercolor of the view from the Library at Horace Walpole's home, Strawberry Hill in Twickenham, with horse and carriage in the distance
- Description:
- Inscription in ink, in lower right corner of image: "from the library window at Strawberry hill 1783." The hand that wrote the title is the same hand that wrote the title for "Armour of Francis I". G. Harding?, On the verso of the drawing in pencil: "Drawn by Mr. Edwards, mentioned in one of his letters.", Formerly shelved as part of the SH Views collection., and Edwards, Edward (1738-1806), British painter.
- Subject (Name):
- Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
- Subject (Topic):
- Estates
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > From the library window at Strawberry Hill 1783 [art original].
4. Inside of the printing-house at Strawberry-Hill [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:
- Drawing of the interior of the printing house at Strawberry Hill. Two rooms are visible; the room on the left, which occupies most of the drawing, is lined with windows on the back and left walls and has a fireplace on the right wall. A man stands at a composing frame at the back of the room setting type from the copy propped on the upper case; lower tables line the walls in front of the windows at left, and other furniture occupies the back right corner of the room. In the foreground the doorway on the right gives a partial view of the second room containing two printing presses. A man can be seen working the common press for printing the letterpress text; to the left are two of the handles of the star-wheel of a rolling press for printing intaglio plates (copper plates); above, sheets of printed paper have been hung to dry on lines strung across the room. The floors and ceilings of both rooms are plain and undecorated; a few framed pictures hang on the walls
- 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 240 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., Printer's ornament (19 x 112 mm) mounted below drawing., 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, Estates, Outbuildings, Printing industry, and Printing presses
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Inside of the printing-house at Strawberry-Hill [art original].
5. North east view of the new offices at Strawberry Hill [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:
- Drawing of the exterior of the offices at Strawberry Hill. The two-story building, with its paired arched windows and crenellated roofline, occupies most of the image. Trees are seen to the right and left of the structure; a green lawn is in the foreground and a cloud-filled sky is above. A man with a book(?) under his arm stands in the middle distance on the extreme right, near the corner of the building
- Alternative Title:
- Northeast view of the new offices at Strawberry Hill
- 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 255 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 Outbuildings
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > North east view of the new offices at Strawberry Hill [art original].
6. Slight sketch of the ground-plot of Strawberry-Hill [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].
7. South east view of Strawberry Hill [art original].
- Creator:
- Buckler, John, 1770-1851, artist
- Published / Created:
- [1831]
- Call Number:
- Folio 24 27 805 Copy 1
- Collection Title:
- Page 6. Reminiscences, written in MDCCLXXXVIII, for the amusement of Miss Mary and Miss Agnes Berry ...
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- View of Horace Walpole's villa at Strawberry Hill, as seen from the southeast part of the property. The white structure is prominent in the center of the image, with ivy and shrubs obscuring the first floor of the house in places. A clump of trees separates the main house from another building on the left, only the edge of which is visible. On the lawn in front of the trees is an urn sitting on a pedestal. A cloud-filled sky is seen above
- Alternative Title:
- Southeast view of Strawberry Hill
- Description:
- Title written in ink below image., Attribution to John Buckler and date of production from signatures and dates on two similar drawings bound in the same volume., and Bound in as page 6 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):
- 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
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > South east view of Strawberry Hill [art original].
8. Strawberry Hill Middx [art original]
- Creator:
- Edwards, Edward, 1738-1806, artist
- Published / Created:
- [approximately 1785]
- Call Number:
- Folio 49 3678.13
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Alternative Title:
- Strawberry Hill Middlesex
- Description:
- Inscription in ink on verso, unknown hand: "Strawberry Hill Middx.", Signature in ink on wash-lined mount: "E.E.", Wash-lined mount framed with gold ink., Formerly shelved as part of the SH Views collection., Edward Edwards (1738-1806), English artist, associate and teacher of perspective in the Royal Academy, London., and This drawing is possibly one of a collection dispersed at the Strawberry Hill Sale, 1842, day viii, lot 154. Chewton Collection of Lord Waldegrave, to W.S. Lewis, 1948.
- Subject (Geographic):
- England.
- Subject (Name):
- Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
- Subject (Topic):
- Dwellings and Estates
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Strawberry Hill Middx [art original]
9. Strawberry Hill [art original]
- Creator:
- Edwards, Edward, 1738-1806, artist
- Published / Created:
- [1783]
- Call Number:
- Folio 49 3582 (Oversize) Box 2
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- View of Strawberry Hill (north front) as seen from the lane with fences on either side. A man with a scythe and a woman carrying a baby walk in the road in front of the estate, towards the viewer
- Alternative Title:
- Strawberry Hill, view from the northeast road and Strawberry Hill, north front
- Description:
- Edward Edwards (1738-1806), British painter., Titled, dated, and signed on wash-line mount, bottom edge., and Formerly mounted on page 20 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, Houses, and Estates
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Strawberry Hill [art original]