[Ground plan of the library at Strawberry Hill] [art original].
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Lewis Walpole Library > [Ground plan of the library at Strawberry Hill] [art original].
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Description
- Title
- [Ground plan of the library at Strawberry Hill] [art original].
- Creator
- Bentley, R. (Richard), 1708-1782, artist
- Published / Created
- [1753]
- Publication Place
- Strawberry Hill
- Abstract
-
On the recto, a drawing showing the floor plan of the library Strawberry Hill, Horace Walpole's villa in Twickenham; with Bentley's notes including dimensions. On the verso, a rough pen and ink sketch of the library bays
- Description
-
Title devised by cataloger.
Date from Horace Walpole correspondence.
Formerly mounted on leaf 39 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 : design 24.8 x 16.4 cm and design on 8.0 x 10.8 cm, on sheet 24.8 x 16.4 cm
- Language
-
English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- Folio 49 3585 leaf 39 Box 3
- 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
-
Pictorial works
Designs and plans
Floor plans
Ink drawings British 18th century - Material
- pen and ink, pen and ink and wash ; and laid paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Name)
-
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797
Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England) - Subject (Topic)
-
Homes and haunts
Private libraries
Libraries (Rooms) - Subjects
-
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 > Homes and haunts
Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England) > Pictorial works
Private libraries > Designs and plans
Libraries (Rooms)
British > 18th century
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, Ground Plan of the Library at Strawberry Hill. The Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 13049648
- Object ID (OID)
- 16193320