Sketches for the windows in the Holbein chamber at Strawberry Hill [art original].
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Description
- Title
- Sketches for the windows in the Holbein chamber at Strawberry Hill [art original].
- Creator
- Bentley, R. (Richard), 1708-1782, artist
- Published / Created
- [1758]
- Publication Place
- Strawberry Hill
- Abstract
-
On recto an elevation drawing in gray and brown wash. On verso, preliminary pencil studies for the windows
- Description
-
Title from Horace Walpole's ms. note in ink on mount below drawing.
Watermark (partial) lower left edge.
Date from J. Harris.
Formerly mounted on leaf 51 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 27 x 16.8 cm
- Language
-
English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- Folio 49 3585 leaf 51v Box 4
- 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
Design drawings
Wash drawings British 18th century - Material
- gray and brown wash with ink, and pencil ; and laid paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Name)
-
Walpole, Horace 1717-1797
Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England) - Subject (Topic)
-
Homes and haunts
Windows - Subjects
-
Walpole, Horace 1717-1797 > Homes and haunts
Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England) > Pictorial works
Windows
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, Sketches for the Windows in the Holbein Chamber at Strawberry Hill. The Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 13051749
- Object ID (OID)
- 16193329