[View of Richmond Hill from Twickenham Strawberry Hill] [art original].

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Title: [View of Richmond Hill from Twickenham Strawberry Hill] [art original].
Creator: Müntz, Jean-Henri, 1727-1798, artist
Published / Created: [not after 1798]
Publication Place: England
Abstract: A view toward Richmond hill looking over the Thames River. The landscape well-treed. Swans swim in the foreground water. At left a party disembarks from a boat. A couple wait on shore with their dog. Some vessels with sails navigate the river. Buildings stretch across the top of the hill in the distant horizon
Description: Title from 2005 Christie's appraisal.
One of a pair of paintings; the other is entitled: View of Twickenham from Strawberry Hill.
Provenance: Purchased from Strawberry Hill Sale, 19 May 1842, twenty-second day's sale, lot 44 (2 gns. to Forster). Bought in 1891 by a member of the Müntz family by descent to S.H. Louet and by inheritance to R.A. Müntz from whom acquired by W.S. Lewis for £150; April 1953.
Extent: 1 painting : 10 x 15.75 in., framed to 16.75 x 22.25 in.
Language: No linguistic content

Genre: Pictorial works
Oil paintings (visual works)
Material: oil ; and on canvas.
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Geographic): Richmond (England)
Subject (Topic): Landscape paintings
Subjects: Landscape paintings
Richmond (England) > Pictorial works
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 > Ownership

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: Jean-Henri Müntz. View of Richmond Hill from Twickenham Strawberry Hill. The Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University.