The Countess of Suffolk's house at Twickenham [drawing]
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Description
- Title
- The Countess of Suffolk's house at Twickenham [drawing]
- Creator
- Heckel, Augustin, approximately 1690-1770, artist
- Published / Created
- [1748]
- Publication Place
- Twickenham
- Abstract
-
A view of Marble Hill at Twickenham from across the Thames. In the foreground, along the edge of the river, a man on horseback holds the reins of a pair of horses as they drink; a dog stands in the shallow water looking up at the rider. A sail boat approaches from the left of the image while another, without its rigging, approaches from the right, another punt boat along its side. In the center of the image are a pair of rowboats. In the distance, on the opposite shore, is a view of the lawns leading up to the villa and the grove of trees flanking each side
- Description
-
Title inscribed by the artist at the bottom of the image.
Inscribed with the date and monogram of the artist in lower right corner of the image.
AH is the monogram of Augustin Heckel.
Inscribed by Horace Walpole on the verso: "Marble Hill at Twickenham, villa built by King George 2nd for Henrietta Hobart, wife of Mr. Howard, afterwards Earl of Suffolk. The house was designed by Henry Herbert, Earl of Pembroke."
Formerly housed as part of the SH Contents collection.
Possibly part of the collection of drawings described as no. 3678 by A.T. Hazen in Catalogue of Horace Walpole's library and dispersed at the Strawberry Hill sale, viii, lot 154.
For further information, consult library staff. - Provenance
- Purchased by W.S. Lewis from Colnagi, July 1952, £95.
- Extent
- 1 drawing : sheet 243 x 387 mm, matted to 40 x 55 cm
- Language
-
English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- Folio 49 3678.39+ (Oversize)
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Views
Wash drawings British 18th century - Material
- gray wash ; and laid paper gray wash with pen and brown and black ink and graphite sheet 8 9/16 x 15 3/16 inches.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Geographic)
-
England
London. - Subject (Name)
- Marble Hill House (London, England)
- Subject (Topic)
-
Dwellings
Estates - Subjects
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Marble Hill House (London, England)
Dwellings > England > London
Estates
British > 18th century
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 > Ms. notes
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 > Ownership
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 9733551
- Object ID (OID)
- 11019096