South east view of Strawberry Hill [art original].

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Title: South east view of Strawberry Hill [art original].
Alternative Title: Southeast view of Strawberry Hill
Creator: Buckler, John, 1770-1851, artist
Published / Created: [1831]
Publication Place: Twickenham?
Abstract: View of Horace Walpole's villa at Strawberry Hill, as seen from the southeast part of the property. The white structure is prominent in the center of the image, with ivy and shrubs obscuring the first floor of the house in places. A clump of trees separates the main house from another building on the left, only the edge of which is visible. On the lawn in front of the trees is an urn sitting on a pedestal. A cloud-filled sky is seen above
Description: Title written in ink below image.
Attribution to John Buckler and date of production from signatures and dates on two similar drawings bound in the same volume.
Bound in as page 6 in an extra-illustrated copy of: Walpole, H. Reminiscences, written in MDCCLXXXVIII, for the amusement of Miss Mary and Miss Agnes Berry ... London : Printed by Richard Taylor and Co., 1805.
Provenance: Formerly owned by John A. Spoor, who purchased the book at the Orford sale in 1902. Bought by W.S. Lewis from Hill, April 1940.
Extent: 1 drawing : image 25 x 39 cm, on sheet 30.1 x 40 cm
Language: English

Repository: Lewis Walpole Library
Call Number: Folio 24 27 805 Copy 1
Collection Title: Page 6. Reminiscences, written in MDCCLXXXVIII, for the amusement of Miss Mary and Miss Agnes Berry ...
Collection / Other Creator: Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797.
Collection Date: London : Printed by Richard Taylor and Co., 1805.

Genre: Pictorial works
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Ink drawings British 19th century
Watercolors British 19th century
Material: pen and ink and watercolor ; and wove paper.
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Geographic): Twickenham (London, England)
Subject (Name): Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797
Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Subject (Topic): Homes and haunts
Buildings, structures, etc
Estates
Subjects: Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 > Homes and haunts
Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England) > Pictorial works
Twickenham (London, England) > Buildings, structures, etc
Estates
British > 19th century
Orford, Horatio William Walpole, earl of, 1813-1894 > Ownership
Spoor, John A. (John Alden), 1851-1926 > Ownership

Access: Public
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Citation: John Buckler, South East View of Strawberry Hill. The Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University.