[View of the Twickenham bank of the Thames] [art original].

Description

Title: [View of the Twickenham bank of the Thames] [art original].
Alternative Title: Pope's villa, Twickenham
Creator: Heckel, Augustin, approximately 1690-1770, artist
Contributor: Müntz, Jean-Henri, 1727-1798, attributed name.
Published / Created: [ca. 1750]
Publication Place: England
Abstract: A view from Richmond of the Twickenham bank of the Thames, showing (left to right) Pope's villa, Lady Ferrers' summer house, Cross Deep, and Dr. Batty's house (later Poulett Lodge).
Description: Title and date assigned by curator.
Unsigned; attributed to Augustin Heckel.
Previously attributed to Johann Heinrich Mü̈ntz (1727-1798) and inscribed on the wash line mount 'J H Muntz / Pope's Villa Twickenham'. Also on the mount in lower right corner is the ownership stamp 'Scipio' (Henry Scipio Reitlinger).
Provenance: Henry Scipio Reitlinger (1882-1950), his Sale Sotheby's 27th January 1954, lot 75 (as by Muntz); bought by the Fine Art Society; to Hilda F Finberg, April 1954; L. G. Duke, his Sale 29th April 1971, lot 150 (as by Peter Tillemans); bought by Spink & Son where acquired by the most recent owner in 1972 (as by Heckel). Purchased by The Lewis Walpole Library from Abbott and Holder, February 2022.
Extent: 1 drawing : sheet 18.3 x 41 cm, framed to 35 x 55 cm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English