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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.
A drawing of Lady Cobham's house at Stoke see Gray's Long story / [art original]

Creator:
Wyatt, Matthew Cotes, 1777-1862, artist
Published / Created:
[1807]
Call Number:
Quarto 33 1 Copy 2
Collection Title:
Page 26. Odes.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Sketch of a house, surrounded by trees and a low fence
Description:
Title and statement of responsibility written in ink on separate strip of paper (2.4 x 18.8 cm) mounted above drawing.
Subject (Name):
Cobham, Anne Halsey, Viscountess, -1760
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts and Dwellings
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > A drawing of Lady Cobham's house at Stoke see Gray's Long story / [art original]

3.
Strawberry Hill, in Middlesex, the seat of the Honourable Horace Walpole [graphic]

Creator:
Wooding, John, active 1784-1791, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1 October 1788]
Call Number:
SH Views D275 no. 1 Impression 1 Box 100
Image Count:
2
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"View of the gothic style house with castellated towers, pikelets and a spire with weathervane at back, seen from lawns in the foreground with two figures, thin trees surrounding the building and a bench in the garden at right."--British Museum online...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Published as the act directs, Octr. 1, 1788, by Harrison and Co., No. 18, Paternoster-Row, London
Subject (Geographic):
England and Twickenham.
Subject (Name):
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England),
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts, Dwellings, and Estates
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Strawberry Hill, in Middlesex, the seat of the Honourable Horace Walpole [graphic]

4.
Strawberry Hill, in Middlesex, the seat of the Honourable Horace Walpole [graphic]

Creator:
Wooding, John, active 1784-1791, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1 October 1788]
Call Number:
Folio 49 3582 (Oversize)
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"View of the gothic style house with castellated towers, pikelets and a spire with weathervane at back, seen from lawns in the foreground with two figures, thin trees surrounding the building and a bench in the garden at right."--British Museum online...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Published as the act directs, Octr. 1, 1788, by Harrison and Co., No. 18, Paternoster-Row, London
Subject (Geographic):
England and Twickenham.
Subject (Name):
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England),
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts, Dwellings, and Estates
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Strawberry Hill, in Middlesex, the seat of the Honourable Horace Walpole [graphic]

5.
[Strawberry-Hill] [graphic]

Creator:
Wollaston, Charlton, 1733-1764, printmaker
Published / Created:
1754.
Call Number:
49 2523
Collection Title:
First leaf following title page. Description of the villa of Horace Walpole ...
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Landscape; view of Strawberry Hill, a neo-gothic house in parkland, seen from a pool in the foreground, with a water-wheel on the left, a horseman on the far bank, sailing-boat on the right and cattle grazing in the field before the house."--British ...
Alternative Title:
East front of Strawberry Hill, from the river
Description:
Title from note in brown ink below image, in Horace Walpole's hand.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts, Estates, and Dwellings
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > [Strawberry-Hill] [graphic]

6.
[Strawberry-Hill] [graphic]

Creator:
Wollaston, Charlton, 1733-1764, printmaker
Published / Created:
1754.
Call Number:
Folio 49 3582 (Oversize)
Collection Title:
First leaf following title page. Description of the villa of Horace Walpole ...
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Landscape; view of Strawberry Hill, a neo-gothic house in parkland, seen from a pool in the foreground, with a water-wheel on the left, a horseman on the far bank, sailing-boat on the right and cattle grazing in the field before the house."--British ...
Alternative Title:
East front of Strawberry Hill, from the river
Description:
Title from note in brown ink below image, in Horace Walpole's hand.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts, Estates, and Dwellings
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > [Strawberry-Hill] [graphic]

7.
View of Strawberry Hill [art original]

Creator:
Watts, William, 1752-1851, artist
Published / Created:
[between 1779-1786?]
Call Number:
SH Views W34 no. 1 Box 125
Image Count:
1
Abstract:
A view of the front of Horace Walpole's home, Strawberry Hill, as seen from the southeast corner of the property. Two ladies walking a dog stroll from the left towards the road
Alternative Title:
East view of Strawberry Hill
Description:
Title printed in ink on mount, below image.
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
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > View of Strawberry Hill [art original]

8.
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]

9.
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]

10.
Drawings and designs by Richd. Bentley, only son of Dr. Bentley, Master of Trinity-College

Creator:
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797, collector
Published / Created:
[approximately 1760]
Call Number:
Folio 49 3585
Image Count:
69
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A collection of 75 drawings and designs for Strawberry Hill which document the growth of Strawberry Hill whilst Bentley was in favor with the owner Horace Walpole and part of the "Strawberry Committee" (ca. 1753-1761) along with John Chute. Drawings i...
Alternative Title:
Drawings and designs by Richard Bentley ...
Description:
Title from special title page printed at Strawberry Hill Press, ca. 1760. See Hazen, A.T. Bibliography of Strawberry Hill press, p. 255.
Subject (Name):
Gray, Thomas, 1716-1771., Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797, and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Drawings and designs by Richd. Bentley, only son of Dr. Bentley, Master of Trinity-College, Cambridge [art original].

11.
Front of Strawberry Hill to the garden, as it was in 1747, before it was altered As altered. [art

Creator:
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797, artist
Published / Created:
[not after 1797]
Call Number:
49 2523
Collection Title:
Page 121.11. Description of the villa of Horace Walpole ...
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Titles from notes in ink below images, in Horace Walpole's hand.
Subject (Name):
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England),
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts and Dwellings
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Front of Strawberry Hill to the garden, as it was in 1747, before it was altered As altered. [art original]

12.
Kitchen garden [art original].

Creator:
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797, artist
Published / Created:
[not after 1797]
Call Number:
SH Views W218 no. 2 Box 125
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Sketch of the kitchen garden at Strawberry Hill. Grass walkways, flower beds, shrubs, and rows of trees are among the features labeled on the drawing
Description:
Title written below image in the artist's hand.
Subject (Name):
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts, Gardens, Landscaping plans, and Estates
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Kitchen garden [art original].

13.
[Designs for the ceiling in the library at Strawberry Hill] [art original].

Creator:
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797, artist
Published / Created:
1754.
Call Number:
SH Views W218 no. 1 Box 125
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Horace Walpole's sketches for the design of the ceiling in his library at Strawberry Hill
Description:
Title devised by cataloger.
Subject (Geographic):
England and Twickenham.
Subject (Name):
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts, Houses, Estates, and Libraries (Rooms)
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > [Designs for the ceiling in the library at Strawberry Hill] [art original].

14.
[Floor plan of a room] Fontainebleau window, shelf over it. [art original]

Creator:
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797, artist
Published / Created:
[not after 1797]
Call Number:
49 2523
Collection Title:
Page 121.21. Description of the villa of Horace Walpole ...
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title of drawing on the left supplied by cataloger; title of drawing on the right from note in ink below image, in Horace Walpole's hand.
Subject (Name):
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts, Floor plans, Windows, and Shelving
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > [Floor plan of a room] Fontainebleau window, shelf over it. [art original]

15.
Book of materials, 1759, 1771, 1786

Creator:
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797
Call Number:
49 2615
Image Count:
73
Abstract:
A collection of notes by Horace Walpole over the course of three years -- 1759, 1771, 1786 -- on a very wide range of topics. The volumes for 1759 and 1771 include: notes on books he is reading; observations about historical events and historical figu...
Description:
Horace Walpole (1717-1797), fourth earl of Orford, author, politician, and patron of the arts, youngest son of Robert Walpole, first earl of Orford (1676-1745), Britain's longest-serving prime minister.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain. and Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797.
Subject (Topic):
Artists, Art, British, Art, Private collections, Historic buildings, Manors, Castles, Aristocracy (Social class), Homes and haunts, Politicians, Authors, English, Kings and rulers, History, and Social life and customs
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Book of materials, 1759, 1771, 1786

16.
Book of materials, 1759, 1771, 1786

Creator:
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797
Call Number:
49 2615
Image Count:
92
Abstract:
A collection of notes by Horace Walpole over the course of three years -- 1759, 1771, 1786 -- on a very wide range of topics. The volumes for 1759 and 1771 include: notes on books he is reading; observations about historical events and historical figu...
Description:
Horace Walpole (1717-1797), fourth earl of Orford, author, politician, and patron of the arts, youngest son of Robert Walpole, first earl of Orford (1676-1745), Britain's longest-serving prime minister.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain. and Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797.
Subject (Topic):
Artists, Art, British, Art, Private collections, Historic buildings, Manors, Castles, Aristocracy (Social class), Homes and haunts, Politicians, Authors, English, Kings and rulers, History, and Social life and customs
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Book of materials, 1759, 1771, 1786

17.
Book of materials, 1759, 1771, 1786

Creator:
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797
Call Number:
49 2615
Image Count:
275
Abstract:
A collection of notes by Horace Walpole over the course of three years -- 1759, 1771, 1786 -- on a very wide range of topics. The volumes for 1759 and 1771 include: notes on books he is reading; observations about historical events and historical figu...
Description:
Horace Walpole (1717-1797), fourth earl of Orford, author, politician, and patron of the arts, youngest son of Robert Walpole, first earl of Orford (1676-1745), Britain's longest-serving prime minister.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain. and Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797.
Subject (Topic):
Artists, Art, British, Art, Private collections, Historic buildings, Manors, Castles, Aristocracy (Social class), Homes and haunts, Politicians, Authors, English, Kings and rulers, History, and Social life and customs
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Book of materials, 1759, 1771, 1786

18.
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.
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]

19.
A view in the Island of Jamaica, of Fort William Estate, with part of Roaring River, belonging to

Creator:
Vivarès, Thomas, approximately 1735-approximately 1810, printmaker
Published / Created:
[25 March 1778]
Call Number:
Babb-Beckford no. 118++
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A view of the Fort William estate belonging to William Beckford near Savannah la Marr, with the river in the foreground crossed by bridge and figures driving donkeys at the right, buildings beyond, and a house nestled in a hillside in the background;...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Published March 25th, 1778, by John Boydell, engraver in Cheapside, London
Subject (Geographic):
Jamaica and Jamaica.
Subject (Name):
Beckford, William, -1799
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts and Estates
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > A view in the Island of Jamaica, of Fort William Estate, with part of Roaring River, belonging to William Beckford Esqr. near Savannah la Marr to whom this plate is dedicated by his most obliged servant, John Boydell / [graphic]

20.
A view in the Island of Jamaica, of Roaring River Estate, belonging to William Beckford Esqr. near

Creator:
Vivarès, Thomas, approximately 1735-approximately 1810, printmaker
Published / Created:
[25 March 1778]
Call Number:
Babb-Beckford no. 117++
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"View of an estate with blacks (slaves) leading an oxcart, carrying sugar canes, walking with basket on head, and leading a horse. Includes dwellings, outbuildings, and mill buildings (?). Also includes (Beckford?) coat of arms."--John Carter Brown Li...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Published March 25th, 1778, by John Boydell, engraver in Cheapside, London
Subject (Geographic):
Jamaica and Jamaica.
Subject (Name):
Beckford, William, -1799
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts and Estates
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > A view in the Island of Jamaica, of Roaring River Estate, belonging to William Beckford Esqr. near Savannah la Marr to whom this plate is dedicated by his most obliged servant, John Boydell / [graphic]

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