In a circular drawing framed by trees in the foreground, a view of the cottage called Strawberry Hill in Twickenham, owned by the fashionable toy dealer Mrs. Chenevix and purchased in 1748 by Horace Walpole. The small ivy-covered house stands at center surrounded by green meadows divided by hedgerows; the Thames is barely visible in the distance on the right. In the foreground a gentleman with a walking stick passes a stile
Description:
Title written below image, from a quotation in Horace Walpole's letter to Henry Seymour Conway, 8 June 1747., Signed and dated by the artist in lower portion of image., Place of production inferred from artist's city of residence during this time period., Page reference for quotation written below title: Page 12., and Bound in as page 132 in volume 1 of M.C.D. Borden's extensively extra-illustrated copy of: Horace Walpole and his world / edited by L. B. Seeley ... London : Seeley, Jackson, and Halliday, 1884.
View of a large house, perhaps meant to be Houghton Hall, rising from a hill in the middle distance. Trees and thick undergrowth obscure the lower floors of the house and provide a green backdrop for an ornate staircase in the foreground, upon which a man with a walking stick stands
Description:
Title written below image., Signed and dated by the artist in lower right corner of image., Place of production inferred from artist's city of residence during this time period., Page reference for quotation written below title: Page 67., and Bound in as page 141 in volume 3 of M.C.D. Borden's extensively extra-illustrated copy of: Horace Walpole and his world / edited by L. B. Seeley ... London : Seeley, Jackson, and Halliday, 1884.
Composite image, set against a gray background pattern with images of leaves, flowers, and birds, including ten small rectangular views of English scenery, some drawn to overlap and partially obscure others. The scenes include: a view of a bridge and cathedral and several views of the English countryside, with fields, trees, roads, small houses, and rivers with the occasional figures, including a man on horseback, a man lying on a hill, and people riding in a carriage
Description:
Title written at bottom of image., Signed and dated by the artist in lower left corner of image., Place of production inferred from artist's city of residence during this time period., Page reference for quotation written below title: Page 262., and Bound in as page 180 in volume 11 of M.C.D. Borden's extensively extra-illustrated copy of: Horace Walpole and his world / edited by L. B. Seeley ... London : Seeley, Jackson, and Halliday, 1884.
Subject (Topic):
Nature, Plants, Bodies of water, Cities & towns, and Dwellings
"A large stone cottage at right, with stone wall, a figure standing in a doorway looking out over a half-gate at far right, in the road in the foreground, a woman with a pail on her head and a man holding a horse, standing on either side of a group of three pigs; tall trees behind and at left, distant hill beyond."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Cottage in the Duchy of Cornwall
Description:
Title etched below image., Date of publication from Grego., Plate from: Rowlandson's sketches from nature. [London] : [publisher not identified], [1822]., and Mounted on leaf 20 of volume 14 of 14 volumes.
"View of a mansion, with wall and gate in front, figures in the foreground including a man making a drawing of the house and another walking to the left with a dog behind him, sheep grazing to the right."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Gentlemans seat on Stockwell Common, Surrey
Description:
Title engraved below image., Twelfth in a series of twelve plates showing country seats outside London; the first plate bears the series title: Twelve views of gentlemens seats, in the environs of London., Plate numbered "12" in upper right corner., Mounted to 24 x 38 cm., and Leaf 62 in an album of views of London and its vicinity.
Publisher:
Published 12th Sepr. 1792 by Robt. Sayer & Co., Fleet Street, London
"View of Twickenham, looking over the River Thames; the houses on the opposite shore reflected in the water; a barge and rowing boat in foreground."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Vüe du village de Twickenham
Description:
Titles etched below image, in English and French., Probably after a design by Heckel; statement of responsibility "A. Heckel delint." is present on another print of identical composition. Cf. British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1875,0508.1447., Date of publication based on Robert Sayer's earliest year of activity. The address "near Sergeants Inn, Fleet Street" only appears on his very early prints; see British Museum online catalogue., Plate reissued by Sayer and Bennett and listed in their 1775 catalogue as part of the series "Views of villages, noblemen and gentlemen's seats, &c. situate on, or near the river Thames", in the section on "Sets of small prints"; see: Sayer and Bennett's enlarged catalogue of new and valuable prints. London : [Sayer and Bennett], 1775, page 88, no. 13., Plate numbered "No. 3" in upper left corner and "1" in upper right corner., Mounted to 24 x 38 cm., and Leaf 2 in an album of views of London and its vicinity.
Publisher:
Printed for Robert Sayer, map & printseller near Serjeants Inn, Fleet Street
Subject (Geographic):
Twickenham (London, England) and Thames River (England)
Nine views, arranged in three rows, showing rural dwellings, castles, and sea coasts with fortifications in England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland..
Alternative Title:
Nine views
Description:
Titles etched below images., Alternative title and publication date from Isaac., Plate numbered "42" in upper right corner., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark on top edge.
"View of the town from Richmond Hill, the Thames at the centre, a road in the right foreground with figures and a coach."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Paisage du haut de la Montagne de Richmond en descendant la Tamise
Description:
Titles etched below image, in English and French., Date of publication based on Robert Sayer's earliest year of activity. The address "near Sergeants Inn, Fleet Street" only appears on his very early prints; see British Museum online catalogue., Plate reissued by Sayer and Bennett and listed in their 1775 catalogue as part of the series "Views of villages, noblemen and gentlemen's seats, &c. situate on, or near the river Thames", in the section on "Sets of small prints"; see: Sayer and Bennett's enlarged catalogue of new and valuable prints. London : [Sayer and Bennett], 1775, page 88, no. 13., Plate numbered "3" in upper right corner., Mounted to 24 x 39 cm., and Leaf 4 in an album of views of London and its vicinity.
Publisher:
Printed for Robt. Sayer, map & printseller near Serjeants Inn, Fleet Street
Subject (Geographic):
Richmond upon Thames (London, England), Thames River (England), England, and London.
"View of the Thames from Richmond Hill, with animals grazing in the foreground, a woman guiding a herd of cows towards the right, a coach and a covered cart going in opposite directions, and three figures talking at the centre."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Paisage du haut de la Montagne de Richmond en assendant la Tamise
Description:
Titles etched below image, in English and French., Probably after a painting by Jolly; statement of responsibility "Jolly pinxit" is present on another print of identical composition. Cf. British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1875,0508.1436., Date of publication based on Robert Sayer's earliest year of activity. The address "near Sergeants Inn, Fleet Street" only appears on his very early prints; see British Museum online catalogue., Plate reissued by Sayer and Bennett and listed in their 1775 catalogue as part of the series "Views of villages, noblemen and gentlemen's seats, &c. situate on, or near the river Thames", in the section on "Sets of small prints"; see: Sayer and Bennett's enlarged catalogue of new and valuable prints. London : [Sayer and Bennett], 1775, page 88, no. 13., Plate numbered "2" in upper right corner., Mounted to 24 x 38 cm., and Leaf 3 in an album of views of London and its vicinity.
Publisher:
Printed for Robt. Sayer, map & printseller near Serjeants Inn, Fleet Street
Subject (Geographic):
Richmond upon Thames (London, England), Thames River (England), England, and London.
Subject (Topic):
Rivers, Boats, Livestock, Carriages & coaches, and Dwellings
"View of a substantial house with a stone wall and gate, set at right in parkland; in the foreground, travelling to left, a group carrying sacks and bundles of sticks, including a woman on a horse and several children, others following from the wood at right; two riders approaching the house in the mid-distance from left."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Date of publication from Grego., Plate from: Rowlandson's sketches from nature. [London] : [publisher not identified], [1822]., Watermark: C. Ansell 1818., and Mounted on leaf 18 of volume 14 of 14 volumes.
