Dr. Batty's house at Twickenham [art original]

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Title: Dr. Batty's house at Twickenham [art original]
Alternative Title: View of Dr. Batty's House at Twickenham
Creator: Heckel, Augustin, approximately 1690-1770, artist
Published / Created: [1748]
Publication Place: Twickenham
Abstract: A view of the home of Dr. Batty in Twickenham from across the Thames. On shore in the foreground a string of houses pulls a load, which is not in view
Description: Title, date, artist's initials, and artist name inscribed in ink, in the same hand.
Inscribed in the lower right corner of the image: "AH. 1748." On the verso in the same hand, "by A. Heckel."
Drawing used as the basis of the engraving entitled: A view of Dr. Batty's house at Twickenham.
Watermarked: LV.
Provenance: Formerly owned by Horace Walpole. At the Strawberry Hill, London Sale, lot 1247, bought by William Knight, £3.3.0. Colnaghi to W.S. Lewis; July, 1952, £95.
Extent: 1 drawing : sheet 24 x 38.6 cm
Language: English

Genre: Views
Watermarks (Paper)
Wash drawings British 18th century
Material: pen, ink and gray wash ; and laid paper.
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Geographic): Twickenham (London, England)
Subject (Name): Batty, Robert, 1763?-1849
Subject (Topic): Homes and haunts
Buildings, structures, etc
Boats
Estates
Landscapes (Representations)
Subjects: Batty, Robert, 1763?-1849 > Homes and haunts
Twickenham (London, England) > Buildings, structures, etc
Boats
Estates
Landscapes (Representations)
British > 18th century
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 > Ownership

Access: Public
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Citation: Augustin Heckel, Dr. Battys House at Twickenham. The Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University.