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1. (Slight sketch of the) general ground plott of the gothic mansion, and the grounds adjacent, at Strawberry-Hill [art original].

Creator:: Carter, John, 1748-1817, artist
Published / Created:: [between 1790 and 1797]
Call Number:: Folio 49 3582 (Oversize)
Image Count:: 1
Resource Type:: still image
Abstract:: Detailed plan of the grounds, buildings, and gardens at Strawberry Hill, as viewed from above. The boundaries of Horace Walpole's property are delineated with a red dotted line, and the roads and properties immediately adjacent are shown. Some features, including the River Thames at the bottom of the drawing, are labeled in ink within the drawing itself; other features are labeled with capital letters that are explained in a key below. A scale for the drawing is included beneath the key
Description:: Titled by the artist in ink at bottom of sheet., Attribution to John Carter and date range for production from curator., and Mounted on page 2 (formerly A) 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, Estates, and Site plans
Found in:: Lewis Walpole Library > (Slight sketch of the) general ground plott of the gothic mansion, and the grounds adjacent, at Strawberry-Hill [art original].

2. A collection of prints engraved by various persons of quality [graphic].

Creator:: Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797, collector
Published / Created:: [1774?]
Call Number:: Folio 49 3588 (Oversize)
Image Count:: 86
Resource Type:: still image
Abstract:: Volume of etchings, engravings, and four drawings by amateur artists, collected and heavily annotated by Horace Walpole and assembled and bound by him around 1774. Artists included are: C.W. Bampfylde, Lady Beaumont, Miss C.S. Blake, the Earl of Buchan, the Countess of Burlington, Hon. Richard Byron, Emma Crewe, Lady Cunynghame, the Countess of Drogheda, Lord Grantham, Eliza Gulston, E. Haistwell, Sir William Hamilton, Mary Hartley, Georgina Keate, Ellis Cornelia Knight, Lady Elizabeth Montagu, the Duchess of Newcastle, Viscountess of Polwarth, Sir Thomas Reeve, Catherine St. Aubyn, the Earl of Sunderland, J. Tobin, Caroline Yorke (engravings from drawings by her mother Mrs. Agneta Yorke), and others; some of the engravings are after the work of Lavinia Countess Spencer and Lady Diana Beauclerk
Description:: Title from item., Bound in red morocco, gilt, with Horace Walpole's coat of arms on sides. Bookplate of John Waldie, Hendersyde., and With three additional title pages, formerly thought to have been printed at Strawberry Hill Press: Etchings by Isabella Byron, daughter of William Lord Byron, and second wife of Henry Harcourt, fourth Earl of Carlisle; Etchings by Lady Louisa Augusta Greville, eldest daughter of Francis Earl of Brooke and Warwick; Etchings by George Simon Harcourt Viscount Nuneham, eldest son of Simon Earl of Harcourt.
Subject (Geographic):: Great Britain
Subject (Topic):: Artists, British and Landscapes
Found in:: Lewis Walpole Library > A collection of prints engraved by various persons of quality [graphic].

3. A collection of prints engraved by various persons of quality [graphic].

Creator:: Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797, collector
Published / Created:: [1774?]
Call Number:: Folio 49 3588 (Oversize)
Image Count:: 64
Resource Type:: still image
Abstract:: Volume of etchings, engravings, and four drawings by amateur artists, collected and heavily annotated by Horace Walpole and assembled and bound by him around 1774. Artists included are: C.W. Bampfylde, Lady Beaumont, Miss C.S. Blake, the Earl of Buchan, the Countess of Burlington, Hon. Richard Byron, Emma Crewe, Lady Cunynghame, the Countess of Drogheda, Lord Grantham, Eliza Gulston, E. Haistwell, Sir William Hamilton, Mary Hartley, Georgina Keate, Ellis Cornelia Knight, Lady Elizabeth Montagu, the Duchess of Newcastle, Viscountess of Polwarth, Sir Thomas Reeve, Catherine St. Aubyn, the Earl of Sunderland, J. Tobin, Caroline Yorke (engravings from drawings by her mother Mrs. Agneta Yorke), and others; some of the engravings are after the work of Lavinia Countess Spencer and Lady Diana Beauclerk
Description:: Title from item., Bound in red morocco, gilt, with Horace Walpole's coat of arms on sides. Bookplate of John Waldie, Hendersyde., and With three additional title pages, formerly thought to have been printed at Strawberry Hill Press: Etchings by Isabella Byron, daughter of William Lord Byron, and second wife of Henry Harcourt, fourth Earl of Carlisle; Etchings by Lady Louisa Augusta Greville, eldest daughter of Francis Earl of Brooke and Warwick; Etchings by George Simon Harcourt Viscount Nuneham, eldest son of Simon Earl of Harcourt.
Subject (Geographic):: Great Britain
Subject (Topic):: Artists, British and Landscapes
Found in:: Lewis Walpole Library > A collection of prints engraved by various persons of quality [graphic].

4. A correct representation of Her Majestey Queen Caroline returning from the House of Lords, 1820 [graphic]

Creator:: Cruikshank, Robert, 1789-1856, printmaker
Published / Created:: [approximately 1820]
Call Number:: Folio 75 H89 821 (Oversize)
Collection Title:: Page 19. George Humphrey shop album.
Image Count:: 1
Resource Type:: still image
Abstract:: "A procession of Queen Caroline on a carriage through central London, with six horses pulling the carriage to the left, followed by another coach, two cavalries in the right foreground, the public along the street in the background, all cheering towards the Queen."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:: Title etched below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Mounted on page 19 of: George Humphrey shop album.
Publisher:: Pubd. by G. Humphrey, 27 St. James's Street, London
Subject (Geographic):: London (England)
Subject (Name):: Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821.
Subject (Topic):: Parades & processions, Carriages, Crowds, Cheering, and Cavalry
Found in:: Lewis Walpole Library > A correct representation of Her Majestey Queen Caroline returning from the House of Lords, 1820 [graphic]

5. A faithful representation of the trial of Her Most Gracious Majesty Caroline Queen of England, in the House of Lords, 1820 [graphic].

Published / Created:: [approximately November 1820]
Call Number:: Drawer 820.11.00.01
Image Count:: 1
Resource Type:: still image
Abstract:: "A realistic view of the House receding in perspective to the Throne, above which is inset an oval bust portrait of Bartolomo Bergami, wearing a cluster of five decorations, see British Museum Satires no. 13810. Eighteen figures and objects are numbered referring to the key in the lower margin. Counsel are in a line across the foreground on each side of the centre figures, who are Gurney the short-hand writer and Majocchi facing the interpreter. The Queen is inconspicuously seated behind Brougham, next a smaller lady who must be the tall Lady Anne Hamilton. Eldon is at the Table in front of the Woolsack. On the Table is 13 Green Bag [see British Museum Satires no. 13735]."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:: Title from text below image. and Date of publication from British Museum catalogue.
Publisher:: publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):: Great Britain.
Subject (Name):: Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821, Bergami, Bartolomeo Bergami, Baron., Bergami, Bartolomeo Bergami, Baron,, Gurney, William Brodie, 1777-1855., Brougham and Vaux, Henry Brougham, Baron, 1778-1868., Hamilton, Anne, Lady, 1766-1846., Eldon, John Scott, Earl of, 1751-1838., and Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords
Subject (Topic):: Scandals, Trials (Adultery), Government officials, Judicial proceedings, Queens, and British
Found in:: Lewis Walpole Library > A faithful representation of the trial of Her Most Gracious Majesty Caroline Queen of England, in the House of Lords, 1820 [graphic].

6. A general prospect of Vaux Hall Gardens shewing at one view the disposition of the whole gardens = Vüe d'etaillee des Jardins de Vaux Hall / [graphic]

Creator:: Miller, John, 1715-1790?, printmaker
Published / Created:: [not before 1751]
Call Number:: Topos L847 no. 110+
Image Count:: 1
Resource Type:: still image
Abstract:: "Bird's eye view over Vauxhall Gardens, with figures surrounding bandstand and the Prince of Wales's pavillion in centre, triumphal arches at right and supper boxes at either side of the gardens, the conical roof of the 'Elegant music room' at extreme left"--British Museum online catalogue, description of an earlier state
Alternative Title:: General prospect of Vauxhall Gardens and Vüe d'etaillee des Jardins de Vaux Hall
Description:: Title from text below image., Later state, with publication line burnished from plate. For an earlier state published in 1751 by John Bowles, see British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1880,1113.5465., Date of publication based on that of earlier state. See British Museum online catalogue., and Plate numbered "128" in upper right corner.
Publisher:: publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):: London (England), Vauxhall Gardens (London, England),, England, and London.
Subject (Topic):: Gardens
Found in:: Lewis Walpole Library > A general prospect of Vaux Hall Gardens shewing at one view the disposition of the whole gardens = Vüe d'etaillee des Jardins de Vaux Hall / [graphic]

7. A general view of the city of London, next the River Thames Vüe générale de la ville de Londres qui comprend la partie la plus voisine de la Tamise. [graphic] =

Published / Created:: [between 1751 and 1770]
Call Number:: Folio 75 L847 750
Collection Title:: Leaf 20. London and its environs about 1750.
Image Count:: 1
Resource Type:: still image
Abstract:: "Bird's eye view of London; the Tower on the right, old London Bridge in the centre with the Monument to its right, St Paul's beyond, Westminster Abbey in the distance at the left; a reduced copy of a print by Bowles."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:: Vüe générale de la ville de Londres qui comprend la partie la plus voisine de la Tamise
Description:: Titles etched below image, in English and French., Probably a later state, with slight alterations to the plate numbering. For a state with "No. 1" in upper right corner and no number in upper left corner, see British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1875,0710.4904., Date range for publication from the British Museum online catalogue., Plate reissued by Sayer and Bennett and listed in their 1775 catalogue as part of the series "Twelve views of the city of London and public buildings therein, accurately engraved from the originals taken on the spot", in the section on "Sets of small prints"; see: Sayer and Bennett's enlarged catalogue of new and valuable prints. London : [Sayer and Bennett], 1775, page 86, no. 8., Plate numbered "No. 1" in upper left corner and "1" in upper right corner., Watermark: Curteis & Son 1806., and Leaf 20 in an album of views of London and its vicinity.
Publisher:: Printed for Robt. Sayer, map & printseller, at the Golden Buck near Serjeants Inn, Fleet Street
Subject (Geographic):: London (England), Thames River (England),, London Bridge (London, England),, England, and London.
Subject (Name):: Tower of London (London, England),, St. Paul's Cathedral (London, England),, and Westminster Abbey,
Subject (Topic):: Monument, The (London, England), Cathedrals, Bridges, Monuments & memorials, Rivers, Boats, and Sailing ships
Found in:: Lewis Walpole Library > A general view of the city of London, next the River Thames Vüe générale de la ville de Londres qui comprend la partie la plus voisine de la Tamise. [graphic] =

8. A gentlemans seat on Stockwell Common, Surry [graphic].

Published / Created:: [12 September 1792]
Call Number:: Folio 75 L847 750
Collection Title:: Leaf 62. London and its environs about 1750.
Image Count:: 1
Resource Type:: still image
Abstract:: "View of a mansion, with wall and gate in front, figures in the foreground including a man making a drawing of the house and another walking to the left with a dog behind him, sheep grazing to the right."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:: Gentlemans seat on Stockwell Common, Surrey
Description:: Title engraved below image., Twelfth in a series of twelve plates showing country seats outside London; the first plate bears the series title: Twelve views of gentlemens seats, in the environs of London., Plate numbered "12" in upper right corner., Mounted to 24 x 38 cm., and Leaf 62 in an album of views of London and its vicinity.
Publisher:: Published 12th Sepr. 1792 by Robt. Sayer & Co., Fleet Street, London
Subject (Geographic):: Stockwell (London, England)
Subject (Topic):: Dwellings, Estates, Walls, and Sheep
Found in:: Lewis Walpole Library > A gentlemans seat on Stockwell Common, Surry [graphic].

9. A geographical description of the world : on 32 cards ; embellished with the dresses of the various nations

Published / Created:: [1815?]
Call Number:: PLAYING CARDS GEN 397
Image Count:: 35
Resource Type:: text and still image
Description:: BEIN PLAYING CARDS GEN 133: Title label on case shaved with place of publication wanting. Formerly owned by Julia Parker Wightman. From the Cary Collection of Playing Cards., Title from slipcase., and Date inferred from reference to the re-establishment of a "legitimate monarchy" in France.
Publisher:: publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):: England, Asia, Europe, Africa, and America
Subject (Topic):: Playing Cards, Manners and customs, Costume, and Description and travel
Found in:: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > A geographical description of the world : on 32 cards ; embellished with the dresses of the various nations