A collection of approximately 130 drawings and sketches by John Chute and one etching and engraving entitled Chaucer's Grove by P. Mazell (artist James Pettit Andrews) given to Horace Walpole, for his renovation of Strawberry Hill, bound in one volume and with an additional 23 loose leaves, including sketches for the Gallery, Round Tower, and one inspired by a doorcase in Dugdale's St. Paul's for the presses in the Library. Some of the drawings have been annotated by Walpole and/or Thomas Kirgate
Alternative Title:
Original drawings and sketches
Description:
Title from ms. title page in Horace Walpole's hand., Title from Hazen: Original drawings and sketches., In English., John Chute (1701-1776), English architect and connoisseur of the arts and literature, member of Horace Walpole's 'Strawberry committee.', Bound in original marbled boards., Inscribed on front fly leaf: "Lady Waldegrave from W.V. Harcourt, July 5, 1887.", On front pastedown, Carlingford's bookplate., Marble boards with half-leather. Written in ink in unidentified hand on front cover: Strawberry Hill (drawings). Paper lable on spine: "33.", The 3 volumes consist of 1 album and 2 cases., and Original marbled boards. Second Strawberry Hill Sale fleuron used as bookplate. Press-mark K.13, but moved to the Closet. Not in Manuscript Catalogue of 1763; probably kept in the Glass Closet until 1790. Inscribed on the fly-leaf: 'Lady Waldegrave from W.V. Harcourt, July 6, 1867.' Bookplate of Lord Carlingford, who married Lady Waldegrave in 1863.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain and Twickenham (London, England)
Subject (Name):
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts, Country homes, and Buildings, structures, etc
"View of Copenhagen House, from the gardens; two slim and one stout man smoking a pipe stand in foreground, a horse to their left, two further men walk away from tavern to right, looking suspiciously towards the other men, behind them men play a game of skittles; fields in the distance."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Southeast view of Copenhagen House
Description:
Title etched below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark on top and bottom., For a nearly identical print, probably from a different plate, see British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1927,1126.1.5.9., and Leaf 64 in an album of views of London and its vicinity.
Publisher:
Printed for R. Sayer and J. Bennett, map and printsellers, No. 53 Fleet Street
Subject (Geographic):
Islington (London, England)
Subject (Topic):
Buildings, structures, etc, Taverns (Inns), Pipes (Smoking), and Games
Page 6. Reminiscences, written in MDCCLXXXVIII, for the amusement of Miss Mary and Miss Agnes Berry ...
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
View of Horace Walpole's villa at Strawberry Hill, as seen from the southeast part of the property. The white structure is prominent in the center of the image, with ivy and shrubs obscuring the first floor of the house in places. A clump of trees separates the main house from another building on the left, only the edge of which is visible. On the lawn in front of the trees is an urn sitting on a pedestal. A cloud-filled sky is seen above
Alternative Title:
Southeast view of Strawberry Hill
Description:
Title written in ink below image., Attribution to John Buckler and date of production from signatures and dates on two similar drawings bound in the same volume., and Bound in as page 6 in an extra-illustrated copy of: Walpole, H. Reminiscences, written in MDCCLXXXVIII, for the amusement of Miss Mary and Miss Agnes Berry ... London : Printed by Richard Taylor and Co., 1805.
Subject (Geographic):
Twickenham (London, England)
Subject (Name):
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts, Buildings, structures, etc, and Estates
View of the Horace Walpole's Gothic villa Strawberry Hill, with pinnacles on the battlemented roof and pointed arched windows, seen across parkland to the left, surrounded by trees, with a man watering a small tree in a large pot (barrel) on the left, and trees to the right
Description:
Title etched below image., Later state of the plate that was originally etched for A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole (Twickenham, 1784)., Above the image: Vol.II. Pl.I. P.512., and With single crease from fold through the center of the image.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
Twickenham (London, England)
Subject (Name):
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England),
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts, Buildings, structures, etc, and Estates
View of the Horace Walpole's Gothic villa Strawberry Hill, with pinnacles on the battlemented roof and pointed arched windows, seen across parkland to the left, surrounded by trees, with a man watering a small tree in a large pot (barrel) on the left, and trees to the right
Description:
Title etched below image., Later state of the plate that was originally etched for A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole (Twickenham, 1784)., Above the image: Vol.II. Pl.I. P.512., and With creases from two folds from.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
Twickenham (London, England)
Subject (Name):
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England),
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts, Buildings, structures, etc, and Estates
View of the Horace Walpole's Gothic villa Strawberry Hill, with pinnacles on the battlemented roof and pointed arched windows, seen across parkland to the left, surrounded by trees, with a man watering a small tree in a large pot (barrel) on the left, and trees to the right
Description:
Title etched below image., Printmaker unidentified; after a drawing by Paul Sandby., First state of the plate, before volume and page numbering added in upper right corner., Publication information from that of the volume for which the plate was engraved., Plate engraved for: A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole. Strawberry-Hill : Printed by Thomas Kirgate, 1784., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Mounted on page 17 of Richard Bull's copiously extra-illustrated copy of: Walpole, H. 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 13., 1 print : etching with engraving on laid paper ; sheet 19.8 x 33.4 cm., Sheet trimmed to plate mark leaving thread margins., and For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
Printed by Thomas Kirgate
Subject (Geographic):
Twickenham (London, England)
Subject (Name):
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts, Buildings, structures, etc, and Estates
View of the Horace Walpole's Gothic villa Strawberry Hill, with pinnacles on the battlemented roof and pointed arched windows, seen across parkland to the left, surrounded by trees, with a man watering a small tree in a large pot (barrel) on the left, and trees to the right
Description:
Title etched below image., Printmaker unidentified; after a drawing by Paul Sandby., First state of the plate, before volume and page numbering added in upper right corner., Publication information from that of the volume for which the plate was engraved., Plate engraved for: A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole. Strawberry-Hill : Printed by Thomas Kirgate, 1784., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Mounted on page 12 (formerly J) 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., and 1 print : etching with engraving on laid paper ; sheet 19.7 x 33.4 cm.
Publisher:
Printed by Thomas Kirgate
Subject (Geographic):
Twickenham (London, England)
Subject (Name):
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts, Buildings, structures, etc, and Estates
"View of the grand house from the garden, in Twickenham; battlements and pinnacles along top; trees in foreground partly obscuring the view; a woman and young girl stand to the right."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Mounted on page 19 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.
Publisher:
Published as the act directs Feby. 1st, 1784, by F. Jukes, No. 1 Great Marylebone Street
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, Dwellings, Buildings, structures, etc, and Estates
Watercolor drawing of the real-life Castle of Otranto in Italy. The gray structure is seen in the middle distance beyond a low stone wall, one branch of which extends towards the viewer in the right foreground. Blue-tinted mountains are visible in the far distance on either side of the castle. A green lawn occupies the rest of the foreground; a blue sky strewn with white clouds completes the top half of the image
Description:
Title written in ink below image., Attribution to John Carter from local catalog card., Date of production based on probable date for Richard Bull's assembly of the extra-illustrated volume in which this drawing appears. See Hazen., The original drawing by Willey Reveley, of which this is a copy, was kept by Horace Walpole in the Small Closet at Strawberry Hill., Mounted on page 255 of Richard Bull's copiously extra-illustrated copy of: Walpole, H. 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 13., and For further information, consult library staff.
Pencil drawing by an amateur artist of the west front of Strawberry Hill, as seen from the road. Also in the road is a man pushing a wheel barrel as a young boy gestures to him. On the verso is a pencil sketch of a donkey's head
Description:
Drawing signed by artist in lower right corner of image; signed and dated again in left corner of image., On verso, in later hand, misidentified as "SH - North Front"., and Partial watermark: [W]hatman 1817.
Subject (Geographic):
Twickenham (London, England)
Subject (Name):
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts, Buildings, structures, etc, Estates, and Donkeys
