Two drawings of views for Strawberry Hill house in Twickenham, both similar to two drawings mounted in Horace Walpole's extra-illustrated copy of his: A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole (Strawberry Hill : Printed by Thomas Kirgate, 1784)...
Description:
Title devised by cataloger.
Subject (Geographic):
Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England), England, and London.
Subject (Name):
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts, Buildings, structures, etc, and Estates
View inside Vauxhall Gardens, with the Grand Walk on the right leading towards the obelisk. The orchestra is seen to the left, flanked by pavillions on either side. Elegantly dressed figures socialize in the gardens and walk in pairs down the tree-lin...
Alternative Title:
View at the entrance into Vauxhall
Description:
Title, artist, and date from the 1761 engraving after this drawing.
Subject (Geographic):
Vauxhall Gardens (London, England),, England, and London.
A small audience sitting on benches on a tribune next to the equestrian statue of Cosimo I de' Medici in Piazza della Signoria, watching a military parade of the guards of the Grand Duke Pietro Leopoldo of Lorena (1765-1790), son of the Empress Maria ...
Description:
Title and artist attribution from dealer's description.
Subject (Geographic):
Florence (Italy)
Subject (Name):
Piazza della Signoria (Florence, Italy), and Palazzo vecchio (Florence, Italy),
Subject (Topic):
Plazas, Equestrian statues, Military parades & ceremonies, Spectators, and Carriages & coaches
