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1. A prospect of Richmond-Hill, from Lord Cholmondeley's walk on the River of Thames [art original]
- Creator:
- Heckel, Augustin, approximately 1690-1770, artist
- Published / Created:
- [ca. 1751]
- Call Number:
- Folio 49 3582 (Oversize) Box 1
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Drawing of the view from Chomondeley Walk on the River Thames, with Richmond Hill rising in the distance. The busy walk is seen at left, with pedestrians and several dogs traveling in both directions. In the foreground a man pulls a small boat loaded with passengers towards the bank; further offshore a woman and two men travel in a rowboat. Other small boats and several swans are visible further down the river, which curves to the right and is lined with buildings on its far bank. Clouds and birds fill the sky above
- Description:
- Title written in brown ink below image., Signed with initials by the artist below image, in lower left., Approximate date from a similar drawing by Heckel in The Lewis Walpole Library: A view from Richmond Hill up the River Thames., and Formerly laid in at page 5 (formerly D) of Horace Walpole's extra-illustrated copy of his: A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole. Strawberry Hill : Printed by Thomas Kirgate, 1784. See Hazen, A.T. Bibliography of the Strawberry Hill Press (1973 ed.), no. 30, copy 12.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Richmond upon Thames (London, England)
- Subject (Name):
- Cholmondeley, George Cholmondeley, Earl of, 1703-1770
- Subject (Topic):
- Homes and haunts
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > A prospect of Richmond-Hill, from Lord Cholmondeley's walk on the River of Thames [art original]
2. A view from Richmond Hill up the River Thames [art original]
- Creator:
- Heckel, Augustin, approximately 1690-1770, artist
- Published / Created:
- [1751]
- Call Number:
- Folio 49 3582 (Oversize) Box 1
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Drawing of the view from Richmond Hill, with the Thames in the distance surrounded by fields and rows of trees. Two boats are on the river; people and horses are visible in the fields. On the road in the foreground are several men on horseback, a strolling man and woman with a dog running behind them, a milkmaid accompanied by a boy, and a coach driving to the right. A vast sky is above
- Description:
- Title written in brown ink below image., Signed and dated by the artist below image, in lower left., and Formerly laid in at page 5 (formerly D) of Horace Walpole's extra-illustrated copy of his: A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole. Strawberry Hill : Printed by Thomas Kirgate, 1784. See Hazen, A.T. Bibliography of the Strawberry Hill Press (1973 ed.), no. 30, copy 12.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Richmond upon Thames (London, England) and Thames River (England),
- Subject (Topic):
- Rivers, Sailboats, Carriages & coaches, Pedestrians, and Horseback riding
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > A view from Richmond Hill up the River Thames [art original]
3. Elizth. Countess of Berkley [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- [not after 1797]
- Call Number:
- Folio 49 3582 (Oversize) Box 1
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Portrait after Reynolds (Mannings 159); standing half-length to front and leaning on book on table before her, looking to left, wearing fur-trimmed mantle, dress with wide lace cuffs and ribbon bows on bodice, and pearls."--British museum online catalogue, description of a different plate of similar composition
- Alternative Title:
- Elizabeth Countess of Berkley and Elizabeth Countess of Berkeley
- Description:
- Title engraved below image., Date of publication based on death date of Horace Walpole, who presumably laid an impression of this print into his extra-illustrated copy of A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Formerly laid in at page 53 of Horace Walpole's extra-illustrated copy of his: A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole. Strawberry Hill : Printed by Thomas Kirgate, 1784. See Hazen, A.T. Bibliography of the Strawberry Hill Press (1973 ed.), no. 30, copy 12.
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified
- Subject (Name):
- Berkeley, Elizabeth, Countess of, 1720-1792,
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Elizth. Countess of Berkley [graphic].
4. From Strawberry Hill, the tower [art original].
- Published / Created:
- [not after 1797]
- Call Number:
- Folio 49 3582 (Oversize) Box 1
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Drawing of part of the wall decoration, possibly a frieze or wallpaper, of the Round Tower at Strawberry Hill. An image of a cherub placing a vase upon a pedestal is present within an oval at the bottom of the design
- Description:
- Title from note on verso in an unidentified hand., Unsigned; artist unidentified., Date of production based on Horace Walpole's death date., and Formerly laid in at page 103 of Horace Walpole's extra-illustrated copy of his: A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole. Strawberry Hill : Printed by Thomas Kirgate, 1784. See Hazen, A.T. Bibliography of the Strawberry Hill Press (1973 ed.), no. 30, copy 12.
- Subject (Name):
- Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England),
- Subject (Topic):
- Homes and haunts, Friezes (Ornamental bands), Wallpapers, and Putti
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > From Strawberry Hill, the tower [art original].
5. Maria Countess of Waldegrave, and her daughter Lady Elizabeth Laura [graphic]
- Creator:
- Watson, James, 1740-1790, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [between 1766 and 1779]
- Call Number:
- Folio 49 3582 (Oversize) Box 1
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Portrait after Reynolds (Mannings 1903); half-length seated to right, looking at her young daughter curled up against her chest, and wrapping her in ermine-lined mantle."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title engraved below image., Date of publication from the British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1881,1112.231., Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark on bottom edge with loss of imprint. Imprint statement supplied from impression in the British Museum., Formerly laid in at page 69 of Horace Walpole's extra-illustrated copy of his: A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole. Strawberry Hill : Printed by Thomas Kirgate, 1784. See Hazen, A.T. Bibliography of the Strawberry Hill Press (1973 ed.), no. 30, copy 12., 1 print : mezzotint on laid paper ; sheet 14.7 x 11.5 cm., and Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark with loss of imprint statement from bottom edge.
- Publisher:
- Printed for John Bowles in Cornhil, & Carington Bowles in St. Pauls Church Yard, London
- Subject (Name):
- Maria, Duchess of Gloucester, 1736-1807, and Waldegrave, Elizabeth Laura, 1760-1816,
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Maria Countess of Waldegrave, and her daughter Lady Elizabeth Laura [graphic]
6. Offices [graphic]
- Creator:
- Barlow, Inigo, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [approximately 1784]
- Call Number:
- Folio 49 3582 (Oversize) Box 1
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Elevation of the offices at Horace Walpole's Strawberry Hill estate in Twickenham. One facade of the two-story building is depicted, with a scale bar running along the bottom of the image
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Publication information from that of the volume for which the plate was engraved., Plate engraved for: A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole. Strawberry-Hill : Printed by Thomas Kirgate, 1784., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., and Formerly laid in at page 103 of Horace Walpole's extra-illustrated copy of his: A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole. Strawberry Hill : Printed by Thomas Kirgate, 1784. See Hazen, A.T. Bibliography of the Strawberry Hill Press (1973 ed.), no. 30, copy 12.
- Publisher:
- Printed by Thomas Kirgate
- Subject (Name):
- Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
- Subject (Topic):
- Homes and haunts
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Offices [graphic]
7. Plan of the principal floor [graphic] ; Ground plan of the offices
- Creator:
- Barlow, Inigo, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [approximately 1784]
- Call Number:
- Folio 49 3582 (Oversize) Box 1
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Two floor plans, one for the principal floor and one for the ground floor, of the offices at Horace Walpole's Strawberry Hill estate in Twickenham. The top half of the plate shows the principal floor, which includes five bedchambers, a coachman's room, a granary, and a hayloft; the bottom half of the plate shows the ground floor, which includes a stable, laundry and wash-house rooms, a dairy, and several smaller rooms
- Description:
- Titles from text etched below each floor plan., Publication information from that of the volume for which the plate was engraved., Plate engraved for: A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole. Strawberry-Hill : Printed by Thomas Kirgate, 1784., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Formerly laid in at page 103 of Horace Walpole's extra-illustrated copy of his: A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole. Strawberry Hill : Printed by Thomas Kirgate, 1784. See Hazen, A.T. Bibliography of the Strawberry Hill Press (1973 ed.), no. 30, copy 12., 1 print : etching on laid paper ; sheet 31.5 x 26.8 cm., and Sheet trimmed to plate mark.
- Publisher:
- Printed by Thomas Kirgate
- Subject (Name):
- Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
- Subject (Topic):
- Homes and haunts
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Plan of the principal floor [graphic] ; Ground plan of the offices
8. Strawberry-Hill [art original]
- Creator:
- Edwards, Edward, 1738-1806, artist
- Published / Created:
- [1781]
- Call Number:
- Folio 49 3582 (Oversize) Box 1
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- View of the entrance to Strawberry Hill, with a man at the door which stands ajar
- Alternative Title:
- Entrance of Strawberry Hill and Strawberry Hill (entrance)
- Description:
- Edward Edwards (1738-1806), British painter., Title written on mount below image., Signed with initials and dated by the artist on mount., and Formerly mounted on page 23 of Horace Walpole's extra-illustrated copy of his: A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole. Strawberry Hill : Printed by Thomas Kirgate, 1784. See Hazen, A.T. Bibliography of the Strawberry Hill Press (1973 ed.), no. 30, copy 12.
- Subject (Geographic):
- England and Twickenham.
- Subject (Name):
- Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
- Subject (Topic):
- Homes and haunts and Houses
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Strawberry-Hill [art original]
9. The Gentleman's magazine
- Published / Created:
- 1731-1907.
- Call Number:
- Folio 49 3582 (Oversize) Box 1
- Image Count:
- 1
- Alternative Title:
- Gentleman's magazine; or, Monthly intelligencer 1731-35., Gentleman's magazine: and historical chronicle 1736-1833, Gentleman's magazine Jan. 1834-June 1856. (caption title Feb. 1850-June 1856: The Gentleman's magazine and historical review), and Gentleman's magazine and historical review July 1856-May 1868
- Description:
- BEIN 2011 S21: Includes mixed editions: Jan.-Feb.=6th ed.; Mar.=no ed. statement; Apr.=3rd ed.; May=new ed.; June=no ed. statement; July=5th ed.; Aug.-Oct.=no ed. statement; Nov.=4th ed., printed 1741; Dec.=no ed. statement: 1., BEIN 2011 S21: Includes mixed editions: Feb.=5th ed.; all others have no ed. statement: 3., BEIN 2011 S21: Autograph: Charles Hartley M.A., Waveney House, Beccles, 1904: 1-3, 9-10, 18., BEIN 2011 S21: Autographs: Dav'd Bowher [?], December 20th, anno Domini 1787; Joseph Foster, June 16 [?], BEIN 2011 S21: Imperfect, p. 381-382 and 483-486 wanting; Bookplate: Hall Park McCullough; Autograph: Mary Gaskell: 29., ELIZ 025: Ms. annotation by Edmond Malone: 1763:Apr., BAC: British Art Center copy imperfect: 1731-1818 and 1820-1858 only. British Art Center also has the General index and obituary volume for 1731-1818., Yale medical historical volumes the gift of Dr. John Fulton., Yale medical historical copy 2 of Volume 64, part 2 (1794) is the gift of M. Felix Freshwater M.D. 1972, 2016., "Edited by Sylvanus Urban, gentleman.", Editors: 1731-1754, Edward Cave (parliamentary editor, 1740-1744, Samuel Johnson). -- 1754-1778, David Henry (1754-1766, with Richard Cave). -- 1778-1792, David Henry, John Nichols. -- 1792-1826, John Nichols. -- 1826-1833, J. B. Nichols and others. -- 1834-1850, John Mitford. -- 1851-1856, J. G. Nichols. -- 1856-1865, J. H. Parker. -- 1868-1873, Joseph Hatton. -- 1874-1905, Joseph Knight and others. -- 1906-1907? A. H. Bullen., Printers vary., Beinecke Library copy of v. 23 (1753) of the cumulative ed. has suppl. titled "Of the order of baronets" (20 p., [3] leaves of plates)., Includes indices., Formerly laid in at page 165 of Horace Walpole's extra-illustrated copy of his: A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole. Strawberry Hill : Printed by Thomas Kirgate, 1784. See Hazen, A.T. Bibliography of the Strawberry Hill Press (1973 ed.), no. 30, copy 12., and Imperfect; all wanting except pages 407-10, with bottom portions of pages 409 and 410 trimmed away.
- Publisher:
- Printed by John Nichols [etc.]
- Subject (Topic):
- Literature
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The Gentleman's magazine
