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61.
Building in Lord Strafford's menagerie at Wentwork Castle Yorkshire by Mr. Bentley 1756 [art

Creator:
Bentley, R. (Richard), 1708-1782, artist
Published / Created:
[not before 1756]
Call Number:
Folio 49 3585 leaf 45 Box 4
Collection Title:
Drawings and designs by Richd. Bentley ...
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Design for a Gothic building Lord Strafford's castle Wentworth in Yorkshire, with scale and measurements and notes on the design. In a letter dated 1 September 1760 Walpole wrote to Montagu: " Lord Strafford has erected the little Gothic building whic...
Description:
Title from Horace Walpole's manuscript note in ink in upper left corner.
Subject (Name):
Wentworth Castle (England)
Subject (Topic):
Architectural follies and Zoos
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Building in Lord Strafford's menagerie at Wentwork Castle Yorkshire by Mr. Bentley 1756 [art original].

62.
The cohüe or town house at St. Helier in Jersey designed by Richd. Bentley 1755 [art original].

Creator:
Bentley, R. (Richard), 1708-1782, artist
Published / Created:
[between 1752 and 1756]
Call Number:
Folio 49 3585 leaf 41 Box 3
Collection Title:
Drawings and designs by Richd. Bentley ...
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Unexecuted design for the town hall in Jersey, with scale. Bentley lived in Jersey between the years 1752 and 1756. On the verso, a small calculation in ink
Description:
Title written in ink by Horace Walpole below design.
Subject (Geographic):
Jersey.
Subject (Topic):
City & town halls
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The cohüe or town house at St. Helier in Jersey designed by Richd. Bentley 1755 [art original].

63.
Sir Horrise Walpoles gothick lamp [art original].

Published / Created:
[not before 1756]
Call Number:
SH Contents Un58 no. 1 Box 115
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Drawing the gothic lantern that eventually hung "in the well of the staircase" according Horace Walpole's account in his 1774 Description of the Villa of Horace Walpole. Date of creation based on the appearance of the gothic lantern, as originally des...
Alternative Title:
Sir Horace Walpole's gothic lamp
Description:
Title from item.
Subject (Name):
Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England) and Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797.
Subject (Topic):
Art collections and Lamps
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Sir Horrise Walpoles gothick lamp [art original].

64.
Design for a chimney in the style of architecture in the reign of James the First [art original].

Creator:
Bentley, R. (Richard), 1708-1782, artist
Published / Created:
[approximately 1755]
Call Number:
Folio 49 3585 leaf 42 Box 3
Collection Title:
Drawings and designs by Richd. Bentley ...
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Unexecuted design for chimney-piece for Wentworth Castle in Yorkshire, with scale and measurements and notes on the design. In a letter dated 27 March 1755 Walpole wrote to Bentley, "Your chimney is come, but not to honour: The caryatides are fine an...
Description:
Title written in ink by Horace Walpole on mount below drawing.
Subject (Topic):
Chimneypieces
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Design for a chimney in the style of architecture in the reign of James the First [art original].

65.
Design for the library at Strawberry Hill by Mr. Bentley [art original].

Creator:
Bentley, R. (Richard), 1708-1782, artist
Published / Created:
[1753 or 1754]
Call Number:
Folio 49 3585 leaf 37a Box 3
Collection Title:
Drawings and designs by Richd. Bentley.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Proposed design for the library at Strawberry Hill, Horace Walpole's villa in Twickenham
Description:
Titles on verso and mount in Horace Walpole's hand in ink.
Subject (Name):
Walpole, Horace 1717-1797 and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts, Private libraries, and Libraries (Rooms)
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Design for the library at Strawberry Hill by Mr. Bentley [art original].

66.
Chimneypiece in the refectory or great parlor at Strawberry Hill [art original]

Creator:
Bentley, R. (Richard), 1708-1782, artist
Published / Created:
[1754?]
Call Number:
Folio 49 3585 leaf 32 Box 3
Collection Title:
Drawings and designs by Richd. Bentley ...
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Design with measurements of the chimneypiece for the Great Parlor in Strawberry Hill, Horace Walpole's villa in Twickenham
Description:
Title from Horace Walpole's manuscript note in ink on mount.
Subject (Name):
Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Subject (Topic):
Chimneypieces
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Chimneypiece in the refectory or great parlor at Strawberry Hill [art original]

67.
Design of a fictitious steeple for Nich. Hardinge Esq. of Kingston [art original].

Creator:
Bentley, R. (Richard), 1708-1782, artist
Published / Created:
[1753]
Call Number:
Folio 49 3585 leaf 40 Box 3
Collection Title:
Drawings and designs by Richd. Bentley ...
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
On the recto, a drawing showing a Gothic steeple with a clock on a section of tile roof. On the verso, a small pencil sketch of a detail of a clock?
Alternative Title:
Design for Nich. Hardinge Esq. by R. Bentley 1753
Description:
Title from Horace Walpole's note in ink on mount below drawing.
Subject (Topic):
Clocks & watches and Steeples
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Design of a fictitious steeple for Nich. Hardinge Esq. of Kingston [art original].

68.
[Alternative design for the library at Strawberry Hill] [art original]

Creator:
Bentley, R. (Richard), 1708-1782, artist
Published / Created:
[1753]
Call Number:
Folio 49 3585 leaf 38 Box 3
Collection Title:
Drawings and designs by Richd. Bentley ...
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Alternative design for the library at Strawberry Hill with extensive notes on the design and dimensions. The sketch includes a figure (Horace Walpole probably) reaching for a book on a shelf in the center alcove. The drawing was later part of the port...
Description:
Title devised by curator.
Subject (Name):
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797. and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Subject (Topic):
Private libraries and Libraries (Rooms)
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > [Alternative design for the library at Strawberry Hill] [art original]

69.
Design for the end of the library at Strawberry Hill by Mr. Bentley [art original].

Creator:
Bentley, R. (Richard), 1708-1782, artist
Published / Created:
[1753]
Call Number:
Folio 49 3585 leaf 37b Box 3
Collection Title:
Drawings and designs by Richd. Bentley ...
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Proposed design for the library at Strawberry Hill. The drawing was later mounted in Horace Walpole's portfolio of Bentley's drawings
Alternative Title:
First designs for the library at Strawberryhill
Description:
Title from Horace Walpole's note in ink on verso with notes about elevations and dimensions in Horace Walpole's hand in ink. Title on mount also in Walpole's hand.
Subject (Name):
Walpole, Horace 1717-1797 and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts, Private libraries, and Libraries (Rooms)
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Design for the end of the library at Strawberry Hill by Mr. Bentley [art original].

70.
Design for the library at Strawberry Hill [art original].

Creator:
Bentley, R. (Richard), 1708-1782, artist
Published / Created:
[1753]
Call Number:
Folio 49 3585 leaf 36 Box 3
Collection Title:
Drawings and designs by Richd. Bentley ...
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Design of the library Strawberry Hill, Horace Walpole's villa in Twickenham, showing six Gothic bays of shelving with quatrefoil designs above and a door on the right; statues and busts above the bays. Walpole has made notes on the verso of the drawin...
Description:
Title from caption written by Horace Walpole on the verso of the drawing.
Subject (Name):
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts, Private libraries, and Libraries (Rooms)
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Design for the library at Strawberry Hill [art original].