First idea for the Chapel Tribune at Strawberry Hill but rejected tho beautifull, because it must have been too large or too small [art original].
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16193338
Description
- Title
- First idea for the Chapel Tribune at Strawberry Hill but rejected tho beautifull, because it must have been too large or too small [art original].
- Creator
- Bentley, R. (Richard), 1708-1782, artist
- Published / Created
- [between 1758 and 1760?]
- Publication Place
- Strawberry Hill
- Abstract
-
Designs for the chapel tribune at Horace Walpole's home Strawberry Hill, Twickenham, Middlesex. On the recto a wash drawing of the interior vaults with additions in pencil. On the verso a rough sketch of the floor plan
- Description
-
Title from mount in Horace Walpole's Drawings and designs by Richd. Bentley [1760].
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. - 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 23 x 37.8 cm
- Language
-
English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- Folio 49 3585 leaf 58 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
Graphite drawings British 18th century
Wash drawings British 18th century - Material
- pen and ink, brown wash, pencil ; and laid paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Name)
- Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
- Subject (Topic)
-
Chapels
Floor plans - Subjects
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Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England) > Pictorial works
Chapels
Floor 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, First Idea for the Chapel Tribune at Strawberry Hill. The Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 8397584
- Object ID (OID)
- 16193338
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