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1.
[The shrine inside the Chapel] [art original].

Creator:
Bawtree, William, 1744-1824, artist
Published / Created:
[not after 1824]
Call Number:
Folio 33 30 Copy 4
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Drawing depicting the shrine designed by Pietro Cavallini, brought to the chapel at Strawberry Hill from Rome in 1768. Four twisted Corinthian columns are at the base
Description:
Title devised by curator., Probably drawn by William Bawtree, perhaps in preparation for a similar engraving he published in 1798. For a description of the engraving, see British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: G,2.199. For a reproduction of the engraving, see: Walpole, H. Strawberry Hill accounts ... Oxford : The Clarendon Press, 1927, opposite page 128., Date based on date of William Bawtree's death., and Mounted on page 200 of William Bawtree's extra-illustrated copy of: Horace Walpole's A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole (Strawberry Hill : Printed by Thomas Kirgate, 1784). See A.T. Hazen's Bibliography of the Strawberry Hill Press (1973 ed.), no. 30, copy 11.
Subject (Name):
Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Subject (Topic):
Shrines
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > [The shrine inside the Chapel] [art original].

2.
Garden gate at Strawberry Hill [art original]

Creator:
Buckler, John, 1770-1851, artist
Published / Created:
[1831]
Call Number:
Folio 24 27 805 Copy 1
Collection Title:
Page 8. Reminiscences, written in MDCCLXXXVIII, for the amusement of Miss Mary and Miss Agnes Berry ...
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A view of the garden gate at Strawberry Hill, Horace's Walpole's estate in Twickenham. Two posts of Gothic design support the metal gates between them, with walls and trees extending on either side of the gate. The path in the foreground continues through to the other side, where more greenery is visible
Description:
Title written in ink below image., Signed and dated by the artist in lower right corner., and Bound in as page 8 in an extra-illustrated copy of: Walpole, H. Reminiscences, written in MDCCLXXXVIII, for the amusement of Miss Mary and Miss Agnes Berry ... London : Printed by Richard Taylor and Co., 1805.
Subject (Geographic):
English.
Subject (Name):
Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England),
Subject (Topic):
Gates
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Garden gate at Strawberry Hill [art original]

3.
South east view of Strawberry Hill [art original].

Creator:
Buckler, John, 1770-1851, artist
Published / Created:
[1831]
Call Number:
Folio 24 27 805 Copy 1
Collection Title:
Page 6. Reminiscences, written in MDCCLXXXVIII, for the amusement of Miss Mary and Miss Agnes Berry ...
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
View of Horace Walpole's villa at Strawberry Hill, as seen from the southeast part of the property. The white structure is prominent in the center of the image, with ivy and shrubs obscuring the first floor of the house in places. A clump of trees separates the main house from another building on the left, only the edge of which is visible. On the lawn in front of the trees is an urn sitting on a pedestal. A cloud-filled sky is seen above
Alternative Title:
Southeast view of Strawberry Hill
Description:
Title written in ink below image., Attribution to John Buckler and date of production from signatures and dates on two similar drawings bound in the same volume., and Bound in as page 6 in an extra-illustrated copy of: Walpole, H. Reminiscences, written in MDCCLXXXVIII, for the amusement of Miss Mary and Miss Agnes Berry ... London : Printed by Richard Taylor and Co., 1805.
Subject (Geographic):
Twickenham (London, England)
Subject (Name):
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts, Buildings, structures, etc, and Estates
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > South east view of Strawberry Hill [art original].

4.
The cottage or printing house at Strawberry Hill [art original]

Creator:
Buckler, John, 1770-1851, artist
Published / Created:
[1831]
Call Number:
Folio 24 27 805 Copy 1
Collection Title:
Page 7. Reminiscences, written in MDCCLXXXVIII, for the amusement of Miss Mary and Miss Agnes Berry ...
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
View of the cottage on the grounds of Horace Walpole's estate Strawberry Hill, seen in the middle distance surrounded by trees. The entrance and its portico face the viewer; a large bow window faces right. Smoke rises from one of the two chimneys atop the pitched roof
Description:
Title written in ink below image., Signed and dated by the artist in lower right corner., and Bound in as page 7 in an extra-illustrated copy of: Walpole, H. Reminiscences, written in MDCCLXXXVIII, for the amusement of Miss Mary and Miss Agnes Berry ... London : Printed by Richard Taylor and Co., 1805.
Subject (Geographic):
Twickenham (London, England)
Subject (Name):
Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Subject (Topic):
Buildings, structures, etc, Estates, and Outbuildings
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The cottage or printing house at Strawberry Hill [art original]

5.
[Beggars at Epsom] [art original].

Creator:
Bunbury, Henry William, 1750-1811, artist
Published / Created:
[approximately 1810?]
Call Number:
Drawings B87 no. 11 Box D105
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A young girl begs for change as she holds out a hat to a couple heading toward the crowd around the tents at Epsom Derby. Her father (?) half kneels while playing a violin, and a woman (her mother?) clutches a baby to her breast
Description:
Title devised by cataloger., Date based on unverified data in local card catalog record., and For further information, consult library staff.
Subject (Topic):
Epsom Derby, England (Horse race), Beggars, Crowds, and Families
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > [Beggars at Epsom] [art original].

6.
A visit to my uncle & a visit to my aunt [art original].

Creator:
Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878, artist
Published / Created:
[1819?]
Call Number:
Drawings C889 no. 4 Box D115
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A drawing consisting of two panels. The left panel, "A Visit to my Uncle" depicts two women, one of a lower class than the other, visiting an elderly man, a money-lender, who is standing behind a counter. Instruments, possibly of gold, rest on the counter and behind the man. The right panel, "A Visit to my Aunt," depicts the same two women being served drinks by a corpulent woman behind a counter
Alternative Title:
Visit to my uncle and a visit to my aunt
Description:
Title from item., Inscription in ink underneath title: Original drawing., George Cruikshank, English graphic artist and son of Isaac Cruikshank (1764-1811, caricaturist), 1792-1878., and For further information, consult library staff.
Subject (Topic):
Visiting, Families, and Usury
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > A visit to my uncle & a visit to my aunt [art original].

7.
Arms of the Greeks!! 41 Pall Mall Augt. 1817 / [art original]

Creator:
Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878, artist
Published / Created:
[1817]
Call Number:
Drawings C889 no. 2 Box D115
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A crow stands on top of a table flanked by two gallows inscribed with the words "To Botany Bay" (left) and "To Hell" (right). Cards and dice are also on the table, the front of which displays two crossed swords. Bottles of wine and a pot of gold pieces are underneath the table. The table itself sits on a dias
Description:
Title from item., Inscriptions in pencil above and below image with instructions on which colors to use. In the artist's hand?, Inscription in ink (part of image): Dedicated to the Members of White's, Boodle's, Brookes'. Let those laugh who win!. Arms of the Greeks!! 41 Pall Mall Augt. 1817., Signed in ink lower left: G. Cruikshank fecit., George Cruikshank, English graphic artist, 1792-1878., and For further information, consult library staff.
Subject (Topic):
Gambling, Daggers & swords, Crows, and Gallows
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Arms of the Greeks!! 41 Pall Mall Augt. 1817 / [art original]

8.
Go along do! You coaxing rogue [art original]

Creator:
Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878, artist
Published / Created:
[1815?]
Call Number:
Drawings C889 no. 1 Box D115
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A soldier with an elongated nose appears to plead with or coax a woman wearing a stole, feathers in her hair, and a crucifix on a chain
Description:
Title from item., Signed in ink lower left: G.C., George Cruikshank, English graphic artist, 1792-1878., and For further information consult library staff.
Subject (Topic):
Courtship and Soldiers
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Go along do! You coaxing rogue [art original]

9.
Sure such a pair were never seen so justly form'd to meet by nature!!! [art original]

Creator:
Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878, artist
Published / Created:
1818.
Call Number:
Drawings C889 no. 3 Box D115
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A man and a woman are shown in profile, half-length; their facial features fit together likes pieces of a puzzle
Description:
Signed in ink lower left: GCk., Original drawing, basis for a publish print: Sure such a pair were never seen so justly form'd to meet by Nature!!! See British Museum. Catalogue of political and personal satires, v. 9, 13131., George Cruikshank, English graphic artist, 1792-1878., and For further information, consult library staff.
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Topic):
Couples, Dandies, British, and Clothing & dress
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Sure such a pair were never seen so justly form'd to meet by nature!!! [art original]

10.
The boxers arms [art original].

Creator:
Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878, artist
Published / Created:
[1819?]
Call Number:
Drawings C889 no. 6 Box D115
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A shield with four quarterings: first quarter contains a pair of boxing gloves; the second quarter is drawn showing a man uncorking a bottle. The third and fourth quarters show different moments in a fight. Above the shield is a clenched hand surrounded by laurels, with two "Bottle-holders" supporting either side
Description:
Image was used as the basis for a print published by George Humphrey in 1819: The Boxer's arms., See Catalogue of political and personal satires, v. 9, 13395., George Cruikshank, English graphic artist, 1792-1878., and For further information, consult library staff.
Subject (Topic):
Boxing and Coats of arms
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The boxers arms [art original].

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