Drawing of part of the grounds of Strawberry Hill in Twickenham, with the shell bench designed by Richard Bentley in the distance on the right and a wooden bridge over a stream on the left. A hedgerow and a wooden gate are present in the foreground, and along with a wooden fence in front of the shell bench these enclose a rectangular lawn. Trees are seen in the background and along the left side of the image
Description:
Title and statement of responsibility written in brown ink below image, in Horace Walpole's hand. and Mounted on page 177 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)