Gothic cloyster designed by Mr. Bentley [art original]

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Title: Gothic cloyster designed by Mr. Bentley [art original]
Alternative Title: Gothic cloister designed by Mr. Bentley
Creator: Bentley, R. (Richard), 1708-1782, artist
Published / Created: [ca. 1762]
Publication Place: England
Abstract: Elevation of flank of seven bays of pointed arches divided by thin buttresses, and elevation of end. This is probably the design for the cloister linking Bateman's house to this Gothic Octagon designed by Muntz. In a letter written to George Montagu on 24 September 1762, Horace Walpole refers to Bentley's design for Bateman's cloister; also associated with Walpole's Strawberry Hill. See Harris
Description: Title from Horace Walpole's ms. note in ink on verso.
Signed by the artist in the lower right corner below design.
Date based on correspondence between Montague and Walpole in which this design is discussed.
Watermark: [...] C. Blauw.
Provenance: Sold at Strawberry Hill Sale, London sale, lot 1259. Ex dono from Seymour de Ricci to W.S. Lewis, July 1933.
Extent: 1 drawing on 2 sheets : sheets 23.4 x 68.4 cm
Language: English

Genre: Pictorial works
Design drawings
Ink drawings British 18th century
Watermarks (Paper)
Material: pen and ink with gray, yellow and brown wash ;
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Name): Bateman, Richard, approximately 1705-1773,
Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Subjects: Bateman, Richard, approximately 1705-1773
Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England) > Pictorial works
British > 18th century
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 > Ms. notes
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 > Ownership

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Citation: Richard Bentley, Gothic Cloyster designed by Mr. Bentley. The Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University.