[Side elevation of a design (not executed) of a farm-house for Sr. Thomas Seabright at Beechwood in Hertfordshire] [art original].

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Description

Title
[Side elevation of a design (not executed) of a farm-house for Sr. Thomas Seabright at Beechwood in Hertfordshire] [art original].
Alternative Title
Design (not executed) of a farmhouse for Sir Thomas Seabright at Beechwood in Hertforshire
Creator
Bentley, R. (Richard), 1708-1782, artist
Published / Created
[not after 1760]
Publication Place
England
Abstract

A drawing showing the side elevation for Sir Thomas Seabright's farmhouse Beechwood in Herfordshire which was never executed according to Horace Walpole's note on the other drawing included in the album for this project

Description
Title devised by cataloger.
Date based on creation date of Horace Walpole's album. One of two drawings for the farmhouse included in the album.
Watermark (partial) left edge, in the middle of the sheet: top of crest.
Formerly mounted on leaf 54 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
1 drawing : sheet 25 x 19.4 cm
Language
English

Collection Information

Repository
Lewis Walpole Library
Call Number
Folio 49 3585 leaf 54 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
Design drawings
Wash drawings British 18th century
Material
brown wash and brown pen and ink ; and laid paper.
Resource Type
still image
Subject (Geographic)
Hertfordshire (England)
Subject (Name)
Seabright, Thomas Saunders, -1761.
Subject (Topic)
Estates
Farmhouses
Subjects
Seabright, Thomas Saunders, -1761
Hertfordshire (England)
Estates
Farmhouses
British > 18th century
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 > Ms. notes
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 > Ownership

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Public
Rights
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Citation
Richard Bentley, Side Elevation of a Design (Not Executed) of a Farm-house for Sr. Thomas Seabright at Beechwood in Hertfordshire. The Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University.

Identifiers

Orbis Record
13052023
Object ID (OID)
16193332

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