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1.
Young's descriptions of noblemen's and gentlemen's seats, prospects, &c, in different parts of

Creator:
Young, Arthur, 1741-1820
Call Number:
LWL Mss Vol. 52
Image Count:
208
Resource Type:
unspecified
Abstract:
Manuscript, in a single hand, of a collection of descriptions of residences of English nobility. The author focuses on descriptions of the views from each seat and the landscape in which the house is situated; occasionally he also describes the archi...
Description:
In English.
Subject (Geographic):
England., England, and Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Young, Arthur, 1741-1820.
Subject (Topic):
Architecture, Domestic, Gentry, Homes and haunts, Nobility, Social life and customs, Travelers' writings, English, and Description and travel
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Young's descriptions of noblemen's and gentlemen's seats, prospects, &c, in different parts of England, [ca. 1790].

2.
Strawberry Hill [graphic]

Creator:
Watts, John, active 1771-1786, printmaker
Published / Created:
[between 1771 and 1786]
Call Number:
SH Views B278 no. 8 Box 100
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A reversed view of the north front of Horace Walpole's home Strawberry Hill in Twickenham as seen from the road, with trees on either side and in the distance a man walking the road with a bundle suspended from stick over his shoulder
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
England, Twickenham., and Twickenham (London, England)
Subject (Name):
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England),
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts, Architecture, Domestic, Buildings, structures, etc, Dwellings, and Housing
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Strawberry Hill [graphic]

3.
The cottage at Strawberry Hill [graphic]

Creator:
Watts, John, active 1771-1786, printmaker
Published / Created:
[between 1771 and 1786]
Call Number:
SH Views B278 no. 11 Box 100
Image Count:
1
Abstract:
A view of the cottage on Horace Walpole's estate, Strawberry Hill in Twickenham, with trees on either side. In the distance on the left is an octagonal (?) building
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
England, Twickenham., and Twickenham (London, England)
Subject (Name):
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts, Architecture, Domestic, Buildings, structures, etc, Dwellings, and Housing
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The cottage at Strawberry Hill [graphic]

4.
The cottage at Strawberry Hill [art original]

Creator:
Tringham, C., artist
Published / Created:
[not before 1789]
Call Number:
SH Views B278 no. 6 Box 100
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title from item.
Subject (Geographic):
Twickenham (London, England), England, and Twickenham.
Subject (Name):
Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Subject (Topic):
Buildings, structures, etc, Architecture, Domestic, Dwellings, and Houses
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The cottage at Strawberry Hill [art original]

5.
Strawberry Hill [graphic]

Creator:
Stadler, Joseph Constantine, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1 June 1793]
Call Number:
SH Views F226 no. 3+ Impression 2 Box 200
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A view of Horace Walpole's home Strawberry Hill in Twickenham as seen from the south lawn, with the Thames River and Richmond in the distance on the right
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pub. June 1, 1793, by J. & J. Boydell, Shakspeare Gallery, Pall Mall & No. 90, Cheapside
Subject (Geographic):
England, Twickenham., and Twickenham (London, England)
Subject (Name):
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England),
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts, Architecture, Domestic, Buildings, structures, etc, Dwellings, and Housing
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Strawberry Hill [graphic]

6.
Strawberry Hill [graphic]

Creator:
Stadler, Joseph Constantine, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1 June 1793]
Call Number:
SH Views F226 no. 3+ Impression 1 Box 200
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A view of Horace Walpole's home Strawberry Hill in Twickenham as seen from the south lawn, with the Thames River and Richmond in the distance on the right
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pub. June 1, 1793, by J. & J. Boydell, Shakspeare Gallery, Pall Mall & No. 90, Cheapside
Subject (Geographic):
England, Twickenham., and Twickenham (London, England)
Subject (Name):
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England),
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts, Architecture, Domestic, Buildings, structures, etc, Dwellings, and Housing
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Strawberry Hill [graphic]

8.
Studies of cottages and rural scenery : drawn and etched in imitation of chalk

Creator:
Prout, Samuel, 1783-1852
Published / Created:
1816.
Call Number:
Folio 75 P95 816
Image Count:
8
Description:
Cover title. Number of part printed above title.
Publisher:
Published by R. Ackermann, 101, Strand; and may be had of all the book and printsellers in the United Kingdom. [J. Diggens, Printer, St. Ann's Lane, London.]
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain. and Great Britain
Subject (Topic):
Architecture, Domestic, Cottages, and Landscape drawing, English
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Studies of cottages and rural scenery : drawn and etched in imitation of chalk

9.
[Isleworth, Middlesex] [art original].

Creator:
Müntz, Jean-Henri, 1727-1798, artist
Published / Created:
between 1752 and 1762?]
Call Number:
Folio 49 3575.4
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
View of houses along the shore of Isleworth Middlesex as seen from the Thames River. Ladies and gentlemen stroll on the path along the river. One gentleman alights from a boat that has pulled up to the landing on the right as his companion turns to pa...
Description:
Title from curator.
Subject (Geographic):
England, Middlesex., and Isleworth (London, England)
Subject (Topic):
Architecture, Domestic, Dwellings, and Housing
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > [Isleworth, Middlesex] [art original].

10.
The knocker from the door of Dr. Johnson's house

Creator:
Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784, associated name
Published / Created:
[circa 1740s-1780s]
Call Number:
GEN MSS 2005
Container / Volume:
Box
Image Count:
4
Resource Type:
three-dimensional form
Abstract:
Iron door knocker, purportedly from a house associated with Samuel Johnson, circa 1740s-1780s. The knocker is mounted on a wooden panel, set into a clamshell box. At the foot of the panel is a brass plaque, engraved with information about the door kno...
Description:
Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) was an English author and lexicographer. He lived in many locations throughout his life, including two houses in London: 17 Gough Square, where he lived from 1748-1749, and 8 Bolt Court, where he lived beginning in 1776.
Subject (Geographic):
England, London, and London (England)
Subject (Name):
Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784., Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784, Smith, John Thomas, 1766-1833., and Sangorski & Sutcliffe.
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts, Architecture, Domestic, Authors, English, Building fittings, and Door knockers
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > The knocker from the door of Dr. Johnson's house

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