Exterior of the round tower from the gardens [art original]

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Title: Exterior of the round tower from the gardens [art original]
Published / Created: [ca. 1842]
Publication Place: England
Abstract: View of a Gothic-style tower framed by trees, with the edge of a separate structure with arched windows visible on the left; a pedestal is seen on the lawn to the right. A woman holding a parasol walks on the path leading to the tower
Description: Title and statement of responsibility written in ink below image, on mounting sheet.
Artist "W.C.S." is unidentified.
Date of production based on the 1842 publication date of the Strawberry Hill sale catalogue, into which this drawing was inserted as an illustration.
Mounted on page 201 in an extra-illustrated copy of A catalogue of the classic contents of Strawberry Hill.
Provenance: Purchased by W.S. Lewis from Pickering & Chatto, March 1951.
Extent: 1 drawing : sheet 13.6 x 21.6 cm, mounted to 21 x 26 cm
Language: English

Repository: Lewis Walpole Library
Call Number: 485 842 C76 V Copy 7
Collection Title: Page 201. Catalogue of the classic contents of Strawberry Hill.
Collection / Other Creator: Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797.
Collection Date: [London] : Smith and Robins, [1842]

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: Exterior of the Round Tower from the Gardens. The Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University.