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1.
A description of the villa of Horace Walpole, youngest son of Sir Robert Walpole Earl of Orford at

Creator:
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797
Published / Created:
MDCCLXXIV [1774-1786]
Call Number:
49 2523
Image Count:
348
Description:
Horace Walpole's extra-illustrated copy available as a pdf., Red morocco by Clarke & Bedford. Bookplate 2 early state, and a copy of the 2d Strawberry Hill fleuron. Not in Manuscript Catalogue of 1763. Bookplate of Samuel Putnam Avery., and Horace Walpole's extra-illustrated copy, with copious manuscript additions and corrections, some on added leaves.
Publisher:
Strawberry Hill : Printed by Thomas Kirgate
Subject (Name):
Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > A description of the villa of Horace Walpole, youngest son of Sir Robert Walpole Earl of Orford at Strawberry-Hill, near Twickenham with an inventory of the furniture, pictures, curiosities, &c.

2.
A scene from Vatheck (realized) [graphic]

Creator:
Doyle, John, 1797-1868
Published / Created:
[22 December 1845]
Call Number:
Babb-Beckford no. 100+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A group of men wearing oriental costumes and turbans kicking a ball lettered with 'Corn Laws', seen rolling at left; the Caliph (fourth from left, Sir Robert Peel) more furious than the rest, kicking hardest (others kicking, from left to right, Richard Cobden, Lord Morpeth, John Bright, Lord Aberdeen, Sir James Graham, Henry Goulburn, Duke of Buckingham, Duke of Richmond); a man, in the character of Mozamhabad (Duke of Wellington) and his companion (Lord Stanley) kneeling in foreground at right, trying to stop the Caliph, without success."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Scene from Vathek (realized)
Description:
Title from text below image., Print signed with the monogram "HB," which was used by John Doyle., Likely a proof state before minor changes were made to the design., Sheet trimmed with nearly complete loss of series statement from upper right margin; series numbering from British Museum online catalogue, registration no.; 1868,0808.12180., Three lines of quoted text below image: "The Caliph more furious than the rest, followed close, & gave as many kicks as he could. ...", and With contemporary pencil annotations, perhaps by the artist, indicating corrections to be made to the design. Additional notes in pencil below image identify the figures and label the print as a "Proof."
Publisher:
Published Decr. 22nd, 1845, by Thos. McLean, 26 Haymarket and Printed at 70 St. Martin's Lane
Subject (Name):
Beckford, William, 1760-1844., Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, Cobden, Richard, 1804-1865, Carlisle, George William Frederick Howard, Earl of, 1802-1864, Bright, John, 1811-1889, Aberdeen, George Hamilton Gordon, Earl of, 1784-1860, Graham, James, Sir, 1792-1861, Goulburn, Henry, 1784-1856, Buckingham and Chandos, Richard Plantagenet Temple Nugent Brydges Chandos Grenville, Duke of, 1797-1861, Richmond, Charles Gordon-Lennox, Duke of, 1791-1860, Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852, and Derby, Edward George Geoffrey Smith Stanley, Earl of, 1799-1869
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > A scene from Vatheck (realized) [graphic]

3.
A view at Fonthill Abbey [graphic]

Published / Created:
[1820?]
Call Number:
Babb-Beckford no. 66
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A portrait of a dwarf, standing in the foreground and facing left; Fonthill Abbey in the background across Bitham Lake
Description:
Title from text below image. and Date from unverified data in local card catalog record.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Beckford, William, 1760-1844 and Fonthill Abbey.
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > A view at Fonthill Abbey [graphic]

4.
Beckford's Tower & tomb, Walcot Cemetery, nr. Bath drawn & engraved for the British Gazetteer

Creator:
Ashley, Alfred, printmaker
Published / Created:
[approximately 1850]
Call Number:
Babb-Beckford no. 88
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Alternative Title:
Beckford's Tower and tomb, Walcot Cemetery, near Bath
Description:
Title etched below image., Approximate date of publication based on the return of Beckford's tomb to Walcot, which occurred in 1848., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Publisher:
Published (for the proprietors) by H.G. Collins, 22 Paternoster Row
Subject (Name):
Beckford, William, 1760-1844 and Lansdown Tower (Bath, England),
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts, Towers, Tombs & sepulchral monuments, and Cemeteries
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Beckford's Tower & tomb, Walcot Cemetery, nr. Bath drawn & engraved for the British Gazetteer / [graphic]

5.
Fonthill Abbey Hall, from the Octagon / [graphic]

Creator:
Sands, Robert, 1782-1855, printmaker
Published / Created:
April 1, 1823.
Call Number:
Babb-Beckford no. 96
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Alternative Title:
Hall, from the Octagon
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate from: Britton, J. Graphical and literary illustrations of Fonthill Abbey, Wiltshire. London : Printed for the author, 1823., Numbered "Pl. VI" in upper right margin., "C. & Co."--Lower right corner., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark on bottom edge.
Publisher:
Published by the author
Subject (Name):
Beckford, William, 1760-1844 and Fonthill Abbey.
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts, Interiors, and Stairhalls
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Fonthill Abbey Hall, from the Octagon / [graphic]

6.
Fonthill Abbey Mr. Beckford (from a portrait taken many years since) ; Lansdowne Tower, near Bath

Published / Created:
[18 May 1844]
Call Number:
Babb-Beckford no. 103+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Titles from letterpress text below each image., Date of publication from that of the issue of the periodical in which the prints appeared., Page 308 from: Pictorial times. [London] : [publisher not identified], [18 May 1844], Three wood engravings, each individually titled below, printed on the same sheet as an article in letterpress entitiled: Death of the author of "Vathek" - Fonthill Abbey., Name of the periodical, "Pictorial times," printed within printer's ornament at top of sheet; sheet numbered "308" in letterpress at bottom., Publication date of the periodical issue, "May 18th, 1844," is written in ink next to the title of the letterpress article., and Stamp in red ink in lower left corner of sheet; page 307 of the same issue of Pictorial times printed on verso.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Beckford, William, 1760-1844, Fonthill Abbey., and Lansdown Tower (Bath, England)
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts, Towers, and Dwellings
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Fonthill Abbey Mr. Beckford (from a portrait taken many years since) ; Lansdowne Tower, near Bath. [graphic]

7.
Fonthill Abbey [graphic]

Creator:
Clark, John Heaviside, approximately 1770-1863, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1822]
Call Number:
Babb-Beckford no. 75
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title etched below image; title etched a second time in small letters at bottom edge of image, preceding printmaker signature., Date of publication from: Millington, J. Engravings of Fonthill. In: The Beckford journal, v. 7 (Spring 2001), page 47., Plate from: The gazette of fashion, and magazine of the fine arts and belle lettres. London : Published for C.M. Westmacott by Hoffman, and Sams, 1822-, "Engraved expressly for the Gazette of Fashion."--Below title., 1 print : etching on wove paper ; plate mark 13.8 x 20.4 cm, on sheet 19.0 x 27.0 cm., and Watermark, partially trimmed: J. Whatman Turkey Mill 1822[?].
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Beckford, William, 1760-1844 and Fonthill Abbey,
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts, Dwellings, and Estates
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Fonthill Abbey [graphic]

8.
Fonthill Abbey [graphic]

Creator:
Clark, John Heaviside, approximately 1770-1863, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1822]
Call Number:
Babb-Beckford no. 74
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title etched below image; title etched a second time in small letters at bottom edge of image, preceding printmaker signature., Date of publication from: Millington, J. Engravings of Fonthill. In: The Beckford journal, v. 7 (Spring 2001), page 47., Plate from: The gazette of fashion, and magazine of the fine arts and belle lettres. London : Published for C.M. Westmacott by Hoffman, and Sams, 1822-, "Engraved expressly for the Gazette of Fashion."--Below title., and Watermark: J. Whatman Turkey Mill.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Beckford, William, 1760-1844 and Fonthill Abbey,
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts, Dwellings, and Estates
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Fonthill Abbey [graphic]

9.
Fonthill Abbey from the barrier [graphic]

Creator:
Higham, Thomas, 1796-1844, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1823]
Call Number:
Babb-Beckford no. 71
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title etched below image., Date of publication from: Millington, J. Engravings of Fonthill. In: The Beckford journal, v. 7 (Spring 2001), page 47., and Probably a vignette for the engraved title page from: Rutter, J. A new descriptive guide to Fonthill Abbey and demesne. Shaftesbury : J. Rutter, [1823]
Publisher:
Printed & published by J. Rutter
Subject (Name):
Beckford, William, 1760-1844 and Fonthill Abbey.
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts and Estates
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Fonthill Abbey from the barrier [graphic]

10.
Fonthill Abbey, King Edward's Gallery, looking N. [graphic]

Creator:
Le Keux, John, 1783-1846, printmaker
Published / Created:
April 1, 1823.
Call Number:
Babb-Beckford no. 94+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"King Edward's Gallery at Fonthill Abbey, with windows at left, picture of a monarch above the fireplace at right, shelves of books behind, ornately carved table at centre foreground, and two figures in another room in background."--British Museum online catalogue, description of a later state of similar composition
Description:
Title etched below image., Proof state; for published state, see British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1875,0710.3207., Plate from: Britton, J. Graphical and literary illustrations of Fonthill Abbey, Wiltshire. London : Printed for the author, 1823., Numbered "Pl. VIII" in upper right margin., "C. & Co."--Lower right corner., and "Proof."--Lower left corner.
Publisher:
Published by the author
Subject (Name):
Beckford, William, 1760-1844 and Fonthill Abbey.
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts, Interiors, and Galleries (Display spaces)
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Fonthill Abbey, King Edward's Gallery, looking N. [graphic]

11.
Fonthill Abbey, King Edward's Gallery, looking N. [graphic]

Creator:
Le Keux, John, 1783-1846, printmaker
Published / Created:
April 1, 1823.
Call Number:
Babb-Beckford no. 95+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"King Edward's Gallery at Fonthill Abbey, with windows at left, picture of a monarch above the fireplace at right, shelves of books behind, ornately carved table at centre foreground, and two figures in another room in background."--British Museum online catalogue, description of a later state of similar composition
Description:
Title etched below image., Proof state; for published state, see British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1875,0710.3207., Plate from: Britton, J. Graphical and literary illustrations of Fonthill Abbey, Wiltshire. London : Printed for the author, 1823., Numbered "Pl. VIII" in upper right margin., "C. & Co."--Lower right corner., and "Proof."--Lower left corner.
Publisher:
Published by the author
Subject (Name):
Beckford, William, 1760-1844 and Fonthill Abbey.
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts, Interiors, and Galleries (Display spaces)
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Fonthill Abbey, King Edward's Gallery, looking N. [graphic]

12.
Fonthill Abbey, N.W. view [graphic]

Creator:
Lambert, James, ca. 1760-1833, printmaker
Published / Created:
April 1, 1823.
Call Number:
Babb-Beckford no. 69
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Alternative Title:
Fonthill Abbey, northwest view
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate from: Britton, J. Graphical and literary illustrations of Fonthill Abbey, Wiltshire. London : Printed for the author, 1823., Numbered "Pl. II" in upper right margin., and "M.Q."--Lower right corner.
Publisher:
Published for the author
Subject (Name):
Beckford, William, 1760-1844 and Fonthill Abbey.
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts and Dwellings
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Fonthill Abbey, N.W. view [graphic]

13.
Fonthill Abbey, S. end of St. Michael's Gallery [graphic]

Creator:
Dubourg, Matthew, active 1806-1838, printmaker
Published / Created:
April 1, 1823.
Call Number:
Babb-Beckford no. 93
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Alternative Title:
Fonthill Abbey, south end of St. Michael's Gallery
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate from: Britton, J. Graphical and literary illustrations of Fonthill Abbey, Wiltshire. London : Printed for the author, 1823., Numbered "Pl. IX" in upper right margin., "H."--Lower right corner., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark on bottom edge.
Publisher:
Printed for the author
Subject (Name):
Beckford, William, 1760-1844 and Fonthill Abbey.
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts, Interiors, Galleries (Display spaces), and Windows
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Fonthill Abbey, S. end of St. Michael's Gallery [graphic]

14.
Fonthill Abbey, S.E. view [graphic]

Creator:
Tombleson, William, 1795- printmaker
Published / Created:
April 1, 1823.
Call Number:
Babb-Beckford no. 70
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Alternative Title:
Fonthill Abbey, southeast view
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate from: Britton, J. Graphical and literary illustrations of Fonthill Abbey, Wiltshire. London : Printed for the author, 1823., Numbered "Pl. IV" in upper right margin., and "Hay."--Lower right corner.
Publisher:
Printed for the author
Subject (Name):
Beckford, William, 1760-1844 and Fonthill Abbey.
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts and Dwellings
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Fonthill Abbey, S.E. view [graphic]

15.
Fonthill Abbey, Wilts. S.W [graphic]

Creator:
Barnett, John, 1797-1872, printmaker
Published / Created:
[September 1822]
Call Number:
Babb-Beckford no. 76
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Alternative Title:
Fonthill Abbey, Wiltshire southwest
Description:
Title etched below image., Date of publication from that of the periodical for which the print was issued., Plate from: The gentleman's magazine. London : John Nichols and Son, v. 92 (September 1822), and "Gent. Mag. Sept. 1822, pl. I, p. 201."--Upper right corner.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Beckford, William, 1760-1844 and Fonthill Abbey.
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts and Estates
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Fonthill Abbey, Wilts. S.W [graphic]

16.
Fonthill Abbey, Wiltshire (general view) / [graphic]

Creator:
Varrall, John Charles, active 1818-1848, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1 February 1824]
Call Number:
Babb-Beckford no. 78
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
View of Fonthill Abbey from the south, across Bitham Lake
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate from: Neale, J.P. Graphical illustrations of Fonthill Abbey. London : Sherwood, Jones, and Co. [etc.], 1824., and "Proof"--Lower right corner.
Publisher:
Pub. Feb. 1, 1824, by J.P. Neale, 16 Bennett St., Blackfriars Road, & Sherwood & Jones, Paternoster Row and Printed by J. Bishop
Subject (Name):
Beckford, William, 1760-1844 and Fonthill Abbey.
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts and Estates
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Fonthill Abbey, Wiltshire (general view) / [graphic]

17.
Fonthill Abbey, Wiltshire late the seat of Wm. Beckford / [graphic]

Creator:
Lambert, James, ca. 1760-1833, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1822]
Call Number:
Babb-Beckford no. 82
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title from text etched at bottom of plate; the name "Wm. Beckford" in title is an etched facsimile of Beckford's signature., Date of publication from that of the periodical in which the plate appeared., Plate from: The lady's magazine. London : S. Robinson, v. 3 (New Series) no. 12, December 1822., Two images on one plate, each with a caption etched below; upper image is captioned "View from the great western entrance" and lower image is captioned "S.E. view.", 1 print : etching on wove paper ; sheet 21.3 x 13.0 cm., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark on three edges.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Beckford, William, 1760-1844 and Fonthill Abbey.
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts, Dwellings, and Estates
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Fonthill Abbey, Wiltshire late the seat of Wm. Beckford / [graphic]

18.
Fonthill Abbey, Wiltshire late the seat of Wm. Beckford / [graphic]

Creator:
Lambert, James, ca. 1760-1833, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1822]
Call Number:
Babb-Beckford no. 81
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title from text etched at bottom of plate; the name "Wm. Beckford" in title is an etched facsimile of Beckford's signature., Date of publication from that of the periodical in which the plate appeared., Plate from: The lady's magazine. London : S. Robinson, v. 3 (New Series) no. 12, December 1822., and Two images on one plate, each with a caption etched below; upper image is captioned "View from the great western entrance" and lower image is captioned "S.E. view."
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Beckford, William, 1760-1844 and Fonthill Abbey.
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts, Dwellings, and Estates
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Fonthill Abbey, Wiltshire late the seat of Wm. Beckford / [graphic]

19.
Fonthill Abbey, Wiltshire the east oriel of St. Michaels Gallery, with the postern towers &c

Creator:
Wallis, William, 1796-, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1 February 1824]
Call Number:
Babb-Beckford no. 77
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate from: Neale, J.P. Graphical illustrations of Fonthill Abbey. London : Sherwood, Jones, and Co. [etc.], 1824., and "Proof."--Lower right corner.
Publisher:
Pub. Feb. 1, 1824, by J.P. Neale, 16 Bennett St., Blackfriars Road, & Sherwood & Jones, Paternoster Row and Printed by J. Bishop
Subject (Name):
Beckford, William, 1760-1844 and Fonthill Abbey.
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts and Dwellings
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Fonthill Abbey, Wiltshire the east oriel of St. Michaels Gallery, with the postern towers &c. / [graphic]

20.
Fonthill Abbey, Wiltshire view from the south / [graphic]

Creator:
R. Havell & Son, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1 July 1823]
Call Number:
Babb-Beckford no. 84+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate from: Havell, R. A series of picturesque views of noblemen's & gentlemen's seats ... London : Published ... by R. Havell, Chapel Strt., 1823., Dedication etched below title: To William Beckford Esqr., the founder of this splendid mansion, the present plate is inscribed., and Sheet trimmed to plate mark.
Publisher:
Published July 1, 1823, by R. Havell, 3 Chapel St., Tottenham Court Road
Subject (Name):
Beckford, William, 1760-1844 and Fonthill Abbey.
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts and Estates
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Fonthill Abbey, Wiltshire view from the south / [graphic]

21.
Fonthill Abbey, distant view from S.W [graphic]

Creator:
Varrall, John Charles, active 1818-1848, printmaker
Published / Created:
April 1, 1823.
Call Number:
Babb-Beckford no. 73
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Alternative Title:
Fonthill Abbey, distant view from southwest
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate from: Britton, J. Graphical and literary illustrations of Fonthill Abbey, Wiltshire. London : Printed for the author, 1823., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark on top edge.
Publisher:
Printed for the author
Subject (Name):
Beckford, William, 1760-1844 and Fonthill Abbey.
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts and Estates
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Fonthill Abbey, distant view from S.W [graphic]

22.
Fonthill Abbey, window &c. in St. Michael's Gallery [graphic]

Creator:
R. Havell & Son, printmaker
Published / Created:
May 1, 1823.
Call Number:
Babb-Beckford no. 92
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate from: Britton, J. Graphical and literary illustrations of Fonthill Abbey, Wiltshire. London : Printed for the author, 1823., Numbered "Pl. X" in upper right margin., "Hav."--Lower right corner., and Sheet trimmed to plate mark.
Publisher:
Printed for the author
Subject (Name):
Beckford, William, 1760-1844 and Fonthill Abbey.
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts, Interiors, and Windows
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Fonthill Abbey, window &c. in St. Michael's Gallery [graphic]

23.
Fonthill [graphic]

Published / Created:
[approximately 1823]
Call Number:
Babb-Beckford no. 68
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title from text below image. and Publisher, place of publication, and date from: Millington, J. Engravings of Fonthill. In: The Beckford journal, v. 7 (Spring 2001), page 47.
Publisher:
E. Barrett
Subject (Name):
Beckford, William, 1760-1844 and Fonthill Abbey.
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts and Dwellings
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Fonthill [graphic]

24.
Guglielmus Beckford Anglus [graphic]

Creator:
Saint-Aubin, Augustin, 1736-1807, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1793]
Call Number:
Babb-Beckford no. 26
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title etched below image. and Date from: Bocher, E. Catalogue raisonné des gravures françaises du XVIIIe siècle: Augustin de Saint-Aubin.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Beckford, William, 1760-1844,
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Guglielmus Beckford Anglus [graphic]

25.
Lansdown Tower, Lansdown Hill, near Bath [graphic].

Published / Created:
[not before 1827]
Call Number:
Babb-Beckford no. 89
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title etched below image., Date of publication based on the construction timeframe for the tower, which was completed in 1827., Sheet trimmed within plate mark on three edges., and Matted to 29 x 32 cm.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Beckford, William, 1760-1844 and Lansdown Tower (Bath, England)
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts and Towers
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Lansdown Tower, Lansdown Hill, near Bath [graphic].

26.
Lord Nelson's reception at Fonthill [graphic].

Published / Created:
[April 1801]
Call Number:
Babb-Beckford no. 97
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A coach entering Fonthill, passing under the arch, two men on horseback holding torches in front of the coach, a soldier standing by the arch; other coaches in front and a group of figures under a marquee to the right celebrating."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Date of publication from that of the periodical for which the print was issued., Plate from: The gentleman's magazine. London : John Nichols, v. 71 (April 1801), "Gent. Mag. April 1801, pl. I, p. 289"--Upper right corner., and Sheet trimmed to plate mark on right and left edges.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Beckford, William, 1760-1844, Nelson, Horatio Nelson, Viscount, 1758-1805., and Fonthill Abbey.
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts, Estates, Pointed arches, Carriages & coaches, and Torches
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Lord Nelson's reception at Fonthill [graphic].

27.
Montserrat a former residence of Mr. Beckford's, and the hills above Colares, Cintra / [graphic]

Creator:
Nicholson, Francis, 1753-1844, lithographer
Published / Created:
Jany. 1828.
Call Number:
Babb-Beckford no. 115+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title from text below image.
Publisher:
Published by Engelmann, Graf, Coindet, & Co., 92 Dean St., Soho, & M. Colnaghi, Cockspur St. and Printed by Engelmann, Graf, Coindet, & Co.
Subject (Geographic):
Sintra (Portugal)
Subject (Name):
Beckford, William, 1760-1844
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts and Dwellings
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Montserrat a former residence of Mr. Beckford's, and the hills above Colares, Cintra / [graphic]

28.
Mr. Beckfords house, Cintra [art original]

Creator:
Holland, James, 1800-1870, artist
Published / Created:
[1846]
Call Number:
Babb-Beckford no. 114+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title from note in pencil in lower right corner. and Signed in pencil with artist's initials and date in lower left corner; artist's name also written in pencil on mount.
Subject (Geographic):
Sintra (Portugal)
Subject (Name):
Beckford, William, 1760-1844
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts, Buildings, structures, etc, and Dwellings
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Mr. Beckfords house, Cintra [art original]

29.
North west view of Fonthill Abbey, Wiltshire the seat of William Beckford Esqre. / [art original]

Creator:
Buckler, John, 1770-1851, artist
Published / Created:
[July 1821]
Call Number:
Babb-Beckford no. 105+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title written in ink below image. and Statement of responsibility and date from manuscript note in lower left margin below image.
Subject (Name):
Beckford, William, 1760-1844 and Fonthill Abbey.
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts and Dwellings
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > North west view of Fonthill Abbey, Wiltshire the seat of William Beckford Esqre. / [art original]

30.
North west view of Fonthill Abbey, Wiltshire the seat of William Beckford Esqre. / [graphic]

Creator:
N. Chater & Co., lithographer
Published / Created:
Feby. 1823.
Call Number:
Babb-Beckford no. 107+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"View of the front of the abbey from across a lawn with trees, the building castellated, with spirelets, dominated by the octagonal tower in the centre, the huge doors shut."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Northwest view of Fonthill Abbey, Wiltshire
Description:
Title from text below image. and Watermark: J. Whatman.
Publisher:
Printed by N. Chater & Co. & published by J. Buckler, Bermondsey, Surrey
Subject (Name):
Beckford, William, 1760-1844 and Fonthill Abbey.
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts and Dwellings
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > North west view of Fonthill Abbey, Wiltshire the seat of William Beckford Esqre. / [graphic]

32.
The new Oxford guide : or, companion through the university ... To which is added, A tour to

Published / Created:
1759.
Call Number:
49 2387.2
Image Count:
1
Description:
LWL 49 2387.2: Horace Walpole's copy with annotations and a pencil sketch on last fly-leaf., LWL 49 2387.2: 'Rebound in green morocco by Alfred Matthews' (Allen Tracy Hazen), LWL 49 2387.2: G.D. Smith (N.Y.) to Wilmarth Sheldon Lewis, Nov. 1927. Ex dono Annie Burr Jennings (Probably paid for the book), and Rebound in green morocco by Alfred Matthews; no bookplate and not in Manuscript Catalogue of 1763. Many marginal notes by Horace Walpole, chiefly on the pictures of Blenheim and Ditchley. (See Horace Walpole to Montagu, 19 July 1760.) Very probably it was this volume that led Horace Walpole to record in his Description 'Accounts of Blenheim...'. With Horace Walpole's architectural sketch in pencil on last flyleaf; the words "loggias, arcades, stairs, terrasses" are written above image.
Publisher:
J. Fletcher [etc.]
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The new Oxford guide : or, companion through the university ... To which is added, A tour to Blenheim, Ditchley, and Stow ...

33.
This ticket will admit three visitors during the view and is not transferable [graphic]

Creator:
Higham, Thomas, 1796-1844, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1823]
Call Number:
Babb-Beckford no. 91
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Admission ticket to the Phillips showing of Fonthill Abbey in 1823. The image on the ticket, enclosed within a double-pointed oval border, depicts the eastern towers of the house with the central tower beyond. Beneath are blank panels, left and right, linked by a smaller central panal labeled 'Visitors.' At the bottom are two detachable tokens bearing the initials 'HP' and 'FA' within roundels
Alternative Title:
Fonthill Abbey 1823
Description:
Title from text within border of image., For a probable later state with the text within the image border reengraved to allow admission of two visitors instead of three, see Lewis Walpole Library call no.: Babb-Beckford no. 90., Sheet trimmed within plate mark, with loss of both tokens from bottom edge., With contemporary annotations in ink, including the signature of auctioneer Harry Phillips and the names of the three visitors using the ticket., and Mounted to 31 x 24 cm on heavy blue paper with embossed border.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Beckford, William, 1760-1844 and Fonthill Abbey.
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts and Dwellings
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > This ticket will admit three visitors during the view and is not transferable [graphic]

34.
This ticket will admit two visitors on any two days during the view and is not transferable

Creator:
Higham, Thomas, 1796-1844, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1823]
Call Number:
Babb-Beckford no. 90
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Admission ticket to the Phillips showing of Fonthill Abbey in 1823. The image on the ticket, enclosed within a double-pointed oval border, depicts the eastern towers of the house with the central tower beyond. Beneath are blank panels, left and right, linked by a smaller central panal labeled 'Visitors.' At the bottom are two detachable tokens bearing the initials 'HP' and 'FA' within roundels
Alternative Title:
Fonthill Abbey 1823
Description:
Title from text within border of image., Probably a later state, with the text within the image border reengraved to allow admission of two visitors instead of three. Cf. Lewis Walpole Library call no.: Babb-Beckford no. 91., Sheet trimmed within plate mark, with loss of token from the lower right., Imperfect; the word "two" before "visitors" within image border has been mostly erased from sheet and the word "one" written in ink in its place, and the "s" at the end of "visitors" has been erased in both occurrences of that word., and With contemporary annotations in ink, including the signature of auctioneer Harry Phillips, the name of the visitor using the ticket, the ticket number "258," and the price "10/6."
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Beckford, William, 1760-1844 and Fonthill Abbey.
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts and Dwellings
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > This ticket will admit two visitors on any two days during the view and is not transferable [graphic]

35.
View of the fountain court within the western cloister with the additions made in June 1823 to

Creator:
J. Boosey & Co., lithographer
Published / Created:
[1823?]
Call Number:
Babb-Beckford no. 98
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Alternative Title:
Fonthill Abbey
Description:
Title from text below image., Possibly designed to be bound with: Rutter, J. Delineations of Fonthill and its abbey, 1823. See: Millington, J. Engravings of Fonthill. In: The Beckford journal, v. 7 (Spring 2001), page 47., and Watermark, partially trimmed: J. Whatman 1823.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Beckford, William, 1760-1844 and Fonthill Abbey.
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts, Fountains, and Courtyards
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > View of the fountain court within the western cloister with the additions made in June 1823 to covert it into a public refectory for the visitors. Restaurateur, Mr. Dore, White Lion, Bath / [graphic]

36.
W. Beckford, Esq. of Fonthill [graphic].

Published / Created:
[4 October 1823]
Call Number:
Babb-Beckford no. 35
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Portrait of William Beckford, bust in profile to the right; in rectangular frame with lion's faces on the corners
Alternative Title:
William Beckford, Esq. of Fonthill
Description:
Title etched below image. and Plate from: The unique. London : G. Smeeton, [1823-1824].
Publisher:
Published Octr. 4, 1823, by G. Smeeton, Arcade, Pall Mall
Subject (Name):
Beckford, William, 1760-1844
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > W. Beckford, Esq. of Fonthill [graphic].

37.
William Beckford Esqr. [graphic].

Creator:
Bromley, Frederick, active 1832-1870, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1862]
Call Number:
Babb-Beckford no. 23+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Portrait after Reynolds (Mannings 149), nearly half-length, standing to front, with head turned to look to left; his left arm held slightly apart from his body; wearing a buttoned coat, neckerchief tied in a bow, and frill."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched lightly below image, in lower right., Printmaker, artist, and publisher from description of a presumably later state in the Catalogue of engraved British portraits., and Date from British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1864,1008.159.
Publisher:
H. Graves & Co.
Subject (Name):
Beckford, William, 1760-1844
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > William Beckford Esqr. [graphic].

38.
William Beckford Esqr. of Fonthill [graphic]

Creator:
Singleton, Joseph, active 1788-1797, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1 October 1797]
Call Number:
Babb-Beckford no. 31
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title etched below image., Artist identified as P. Sauvage in the Catalogue of engraved British portraits., Plate from: The European magazine, v. 32 (October 1797), page 147., "European magazine."--Above image., Sheet trimmed to plate mark on right and left edges., 1 print : stipple engraving with etching on wove paper ; circular image 7.2 cm, on sheet 12.1 x 9.6 cm., Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark, with loss of imprint and text above image., and Window mounted to 31 x 25 cm.
Publisher:
Publish'd Oct. 1, 1797, by J. Sewell, No. 32 Cornhill
Subject (Name):
Beckford, William, 1760-1844,
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > William Beckford Esqr. of Fonthill [graphic]

39.
William Beckford Esqr. of Fonthill [graphic]

Creator:
Singleton, Joseph, active 1788-1797, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1 October 1797]
Call Number:
Babb-Beckford no. 29
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title etched below image., Artist identified as P. Sauvage in the Catalogue of engraved British portraits., Plate from: The European magazine, v. 32 (October 1797), page 147., "European magazine."--Above image., Sheet trimmed to plate mark on right and left edges., 1 print : stipple engraving with etching on wove paper ; circular image 7.2 cm, on sheet 19.1 x 12.2 cm., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Publisher:
Publish'd Oct. 1, 1797, by J. Sewell, No. 32 Cornhill
Subject (Name):
Beckford, William, 1760-1844,
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > William Beckford Esqr. of Fonthill [graphic]

40.
William Beckford Esqr. of Fonthill [graphic]

Creator:
Singleton, Joseph, active 1788-1797, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1 October 1797]
Call Number:
Babb-Beckford no. 28
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title etched below image., Artist identified as P. Sauvage in the Catalogue of engraved British portraits., Plate from: The European magazine, v. 32 (October 1797), page 147., "European magazine."--Above image., and Sheet trimmed to plate mark on right and left edges.
Publisher:
Publish'd Oct. 1, 1797, by J. Sewell, No. 32 Cornhill
Subject (Name):
Beckford, William, 1760-1844,
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > William Beckford Esqr. of Fonthill [graphic]

41.
William Beckford Esqr. of Fonthill [graphic]

Creator:
Singleton, Joseph, active 1788-1797, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1 October 1797]
Call Number:
Babb-Beckford no. 30
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title etched below image., Artist identified as P. Sauvage in the Catalogue of engraved British portraits., Plate from: The European magazine, v. 32 (October 1797), page 147., "European magazine."--Above image., Sheet trimmed to plate mark on right and left edges., 1 print : stipple engraving with etching on wove paper ; circular image 7.2 cm, on sheet 17.6 x 11.5 cm., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark; window mounted to 29 x 21 cm.
Publisher:
Publish'd Oct. 1, 1797, by J. Sewell, No. 32 Cornhill
Subject (Name):
Beckford, William, 1760-1844,
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > William Beckford Esqr. of Fonthill [graphic]

42.
William Beckford Esqr. of Fonthill [graphic]

Published / Created:
[late 19th century]
Call Number:
Babb-Beckford no. 32
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title from text below image., Approximate date of publication assigned by curator., Photomechanical reproduction of a stipple engraving, originally made by Joseph Singleton after P. Sauvage, that was published as a plate to The European magazine, v. 32 (October 1797), page 147. Cf. Catalogue of engraved British portraits preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum, v. 1, page 152., and "From the engraving in the European Magazine, 1797."--Below title.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Beckford, William, 1760-1844,
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > William Beckford Esqr. of Fonthill [graphic]

43.
William Beckford Esqre. of Fonthill [graphic]

Creator:
Bromley, Frederick, active 1832-1870, printmaker
Published / Created:
[not before 1862]
Call Number:
Babb-Beckford no. 25+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Portrait after Reynolds (Mannings 149), nearly half-length, standing to front, with head turned to look to left; his left arm held slightly apart from his body; wearing a buttoned coat, neckerchief tied in a bow, and frill."--British Museum online catalogue, description of a proof state of similar composition
Description:
Title etched below image., Probably a later state; the plate is scratched around the title and all publication information has been removed. For a proof state with the title in open lettering and a lightly etched publication line, see Lewis Walpole Library call no.: Babb-Beckford no. 24+., and Date of publication based on that of a probable earlier state in the Catalogue of engraved British portraits.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Beckford, William, 1760-1844
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > William Beckford Esqre. of Fonthill [graphic]

44.
William Beckford Esqre. of Fonthill [graphic]

Creator:
Bromley, Frederick, active 1832-1870, printmaker
Published / Created:
1862.
Call Number:
Babb-Beckford no. 24+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Portrait after Reynolds (Mannings 149), nearly half-length, standing to front, with head turned to look to left; his left arm held slightly apart from his body; wearing a buttoned coat, neckerchief tied in a bow, and frill."--British Museum online catalogue, description of an earlier proof state
Description:
Title etched below image. and "Proof."--Lower left corner.
Publisher:
Henry Graves & Compy., 6 Pall Mall
Subject (Name):
Beckford, William, 1760-1844,
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > William Beckford Esqre. of Fonthill [graphic]

45.
William Beckford, Esq. [graphic]

Creator:
Dean, T. A., printmaker
Published / Created:
[not before 1835]
Call Number:
Babb-Beckford no. 22
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Portrait of William Beckford after Reynolds (Mannings 149); head and shoulders facing to left, in cravat and plain coat."--British Museum online catalogue, description of a proof state of similar composition
Description:
Title from text below image., Later state, with the image reduced in size and the title and statements of responsibility reengraved, of a plate formerly issued with the publication line: London, 1835, Published by R. Bentley. Cf. Lewis Walpole Library call no.: Babb-Beckford no. 21., Date of publiction based on that of earlier state., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark, with slight loss of text from statements of responsibility and possible loss of imprint statement.
Publisher:
R. Bentley
Subject (Name):
Beckford, William, 1760-1844,
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > William Beckford, Esq. [graphic]

46.
William Beckford, Esq. engraved by T.A. Dean from the original picture by Sir Joshua Reynolds

Creator:
Dean, T. A., printmaker
Published / Created:
1835.
Call Number:
Babb-Beckford no. 21
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Portrait of William Beckford after Reynolds (Mannings 149); head and shoulders facing to left, in cravat and plain coat."--British Museum online catalogue, description of a proof state of similar composition
Description:
Title from text below image., Year of publication in imprint statement follows "London" and precedes "Published by R. Bentley.", and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Publisher:
Published by R. Bentley
Subject (Name):
Beckford, William, 1760-1844,
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > William Beckford, Esq. engraved by T.A. Dean from the original picture by Sir Joshua Reynolds / [graphic]

47.
William Beckford, Esqre [graphic]

Creator:
Freeman, Samuel, 1773-1857, printmaker
Published / Created:
1844.
Call Number:
Babb-Beckford no. 34
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title etched below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Window mounted to 29 x 20 cm.
Publisher:
Published by Henry Colburn, Great Marlborough St.
Subject (Name):
Beckford, William, 1760-1844,
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > William Beckford, Esqre [graphic]

48.
[Fonthill Abbey and gardens] [graphic].

Published / Created:
[ca. 1810]
Call Number:
Babb-Beckford no. 72
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title assigned by curator., Probably a proof before letters., Date of publication based on watermark., and Watermark: H. Smith 1810.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Beckford, William, 1760-1844 and Fonthill Abbey
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts and Estates
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > [Fonthill Abbey and gardens] [graphic].

49.
[Fonthill Abbey, south west view] [art original]

Published / Created:
[between 1813 and 1825?]
Call Number:
Babb-Beckford no. 104+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title devised by curator., Signed by the artist in ink in lower right corner., and Date based on time period after the completion of Fonthill Abbey and before the final collapse of the tower.
Subject (Name):
Beckford, William, 1760-1844 and Fonthill Abbey,
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts and Dwellings
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > [Fonthill Abbey, south west view] [art original]

50.
[Fonthill, collapse of the tower] [graphic].

Creator:
Higham, Thomas, 1796-1844, printmaker
Published / Created:
[not before 1825]
Call Number:
Babb-Beckford no. 85+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title from annotation in a modern hand written in pencil below plate mark., Artist and printmaker from pencil annotations in a contemporary hand below image: J. Buckler del. ; Thos. Higham., Probably a proof state., and Date based on the timing of the final collapse of the Fonthill Abbey tower, which occurred in 1825.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Beckford, William, 1760-1844 and Fonthill Abbey.
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts and Dwellings
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > [Fonthill, collapse of the tower] [graphic].

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