Perspective of the hall & staircase at Strawberry Hill by Richd. Bentley [art original].
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Description
- Title
- Perspective of the hall & staircase at Strawberry Hill by Richd. Bentley [art original].
- Alternative Title
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Perspective of the hall and staircase at Strawberry Hill
Staircase at Strawberryhill - Creator
- Bentley, R. (Richard), 1708-1782, artist
- Published / Created
- [1754?]
- Publication Place
- Strawberry Hill
- Abstract
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A drawing proposed by Bentley whilst a member of the "Strawberry Committee" along with John Chute and Horace Walpole, of the staircase and hall at Strawberry Hill. On the verso, a light pencil sketch of a reclining figure
- Description
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Title from Horace Walpole's ms. note in ink on verso.
Title from Horace Walpole's ms. note in ink on mount between two drawings on the same subject: Staircase at Strawberryhill.
Date from: Harris, J. Catalogue of British drawings for architecture, decoration, sculpture and landscape gardening, 1550-1900, in American collections. Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Gregg Press, [1971], page 26.
Formerly mounted on the lower half of leaf 30 with another sketch of the staircase in an album assembled by Horace Walpole: Drawings and designs by Richd. Bentley ... [Strawberry Hill], [circa 1760]. - Provenance
- Sold at Strawberry Hill Sale, day viii, lot 57, to William Knight, Esq., £4.2.0; London sale number lot 1255 of the 10th day of sale, with the lot number still preserved on spine. Sold by Spencer through Fletcher to W.S. Lewis for £210, May 1926.
- Extent
- 2 drawings on 1 sheet : sheet 22.7 x 17.7 cm
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- Folio 49 3585 leaf 30b Box 2
- Collection Title
- Drawings and designs by Richd. Bentley ...
- Collection / Other Creator
- Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797.
- Collection Date
- [Strawberry Hill], [ca. 1760]
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Pictorial works
Designs and plans
Wash drawings British 18th century
Watercolors British 18th century
Graphite drawings British 18th century - Material
- pen and ink and watercolor, graphite sketch ; and laid paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Name)
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Walpole, Horace 1717-1797
Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England) - Subject (Topic)
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Homes and haunts
Design drawings
Stairways - Subjects
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Walpole, Horace 1717-1797 > Homes and haunts
Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England) > Pictorial works
Design drawings
Stairways > Designs and plans
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.
- Citation
- Richard Bentley, Perspective of the Hall & Staircase at Strawberry Hill. The Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 8395599
- Object ID (OID)
- 16193310
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