Drawing of the exterior of the Great Cloyster (ground floor) and Gallery (first floor) that form part of the southern facade of Strawberry Hill. Two rows of arched windows are depicted, and a doorway is present in the lower right. At top is seen a castellated roofline with evenly-spaced spires. Measurements are written in various places to provide scale
Description:
Title devised by curator., Statement of responsibility written below image on mounting page, in Thomas Kirgate's hand., Date of production based on John Chute's death date., and Mounted on 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)
A drawing of the library at Horace Walpole's home, Strawberry Hill in Twickenham, complete with full shelves with Gothic arches, the chimney-piece imitated from the tomb of John of Eltham, Earl of Cornwall in Westminster Abbey, the ceiling painted by Clermont from Walpole's designs as well as statuary and paintings. Outline of a desk in front of the fireplace sketched in.
Description:
Title devised by cataloger., Later engraved by Godfrey for the 1784 edition of The description of the villa at Mr. Horace Walpole, at Strawberry Hill., and Edwards, Edward (1738-1806), British painter.
Subject (Geographic):
England and Twickenham.
Subject (Name):
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts, Dwellings, and Libraries (Rooms)
The mirror of architecture, or, The ground-rules of the art of building / exactly laid down by
Image Count:
6
Resource Type:
Books, Journals & Pamphlets
Subject (Topic):
Architecture --Early works to 1800
Collection Created:
London : Printed for W. Fisher, and R. Mount, at the postern-gate on Tower-hill, T. Passenger at the Three Bibles on London-bridge, and E. Smith at the Bible in the south poritco of the Royal exchange, 1687
M. Vitrvvivs per Iocvndvm solito castigatior factvs cvm figvris et tabvla vt iam legi et intelligi
Image Count:
1
Description:
Liber primus.
Subject (Topic):
Architecture --Early works to 1800 and Isometric projection
Collection Created:
[Colophon: Impressum Venetiis : ac magis q¯unquam aliquo alio tempore emendatum: sumptu mira[?]q diligentia Ioannis de Tridino alias Tacuino, anno Domini M.D.XI, die XXII. maii ...
