Mr. Walpole's at Twickenham [art original].

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Title: Mr. Walpole's at Twickenham [art original].
Contributor: Müntz, Jean-Henri, 1727-1798.
Published / Created: [approximately 1758?]
Publication Place: Twickenham
Abstract: A small watercolor drawing of the east front of Strawberry Hill, Twickenham
Description: Title inscribed in an unidentified hand at bottom right corner of the image.
A portion of the Vryheyt watermark visible at the bottom of the sheet. Cf. Churchill, W.A. Watermarks in paper, no. 84.
Sheet torn at lower right edge, with loss of the three characters from the title: 'ken' in Twickenham.
Probably a drawing by an amateur, possibly after Müntz's 1758 drawing "East View of Strawberry Hill near Twickenham in Middlesex". Date based on similarity of plantings in the two drawings.
Provenance: Sold by F.J. Sabin to W.S. Lewis, November 1947, £4.10.
Extent: 1 drawing : sheet 15.1 x 18.4 cm
Language: English

Genre: Views
Watercolors British 18th century
Amateur works
Material: watercolor and wash with pen and ink ; and laid paper.
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Name): Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797
Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Subject (Topic): Homes and haunts
Estates
Subjects: Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 > Homes and haunts
Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Estates
British > 18th century

Access: Public
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